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VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of Performer’s 2021 Mixtape
Go BEHIND-THE-SCENES of our new mixtape as we check in with each of our participating artists to...
Stream Performer’s ‘Class of ’21’ Mixtape NOW
Please enjoy the digital version of our 2021 mixtape, featuring amazing young artists from around...
VIDEO PREMIERE: Curse of Lono – “Blackout Fever”
Performer is excited to premiere the brand-new video for "Blackout Fever" from UK act Curse of Lono. Legendary London-based Americana rock band Curse of Lono is back with an...
EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE: “Changes” by WYO
We've been dropping some amazing behind-the-scenes clips on our YouTube channel and social media over the past few weeks, going in-depth with the cinematic rock band WYO as they recorded and prepped...
Yvette Young: Covet’s Ace Guitarist Opens Up About Unique Tapping Style
Yvette Young has her hands full. The 27-year-old multi-instrumentalist is currently touring with her math rock trio, Covet, in support of their 2018 EP effloresce while starting to gear up for the...
JOSH SMITH: Catching up with the Bluesy Axeman as He Hits the Road
“The best advice I can give is do it because you love it, because you have to, because it’s so much fun you can’t not do it.” Josh Smith is a man of few words – he prefers to express himself through...
Greg Holden Takes Us Inside the Recording of ‘World War Me’
photo by Laurel Renee Valdez “Suddenly I was face to face with quite the dilemma: Hire a world-class producer with my own cash or suck it up and record the album on my own.”...
COVER STORY: pronoun Unpacks Layers of Heartbreak Through Songwriting
I’ll show you stronger. Let those words marinate for a minute. Take in the punch, the weight, the defiance of them. That’s the resonant title of up-and-coming indie rock artist pronoun’s full-length...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Ages and Ages
Ages and Ages Me You They We (Partisan Records) It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the Portland-based indie rock collective known as Ages and Ages. Led by primary songwriter and...
SONG PREMIERE: “How To Love You Today” by Son of Cloud
Performer is thrilled to premiere the gorgeous new track "How to Love You Today" by Son of Cloud The new track comes to us courtesy of Jonathan Seale, the man behind Son of Cloud, and the co-founder...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: “New Beginning” by Ray Goren
Performer is excited to premiere the brand-new track "New Beginning" by singer/songwriter Ray Goren. Listen now and sound off in the comments below. Of the new track, Goren comments: "New Beginning"...
Novo Amor on learning to produce and stepping into the spotlight
After a summer spent at a summer camp in the woods in upstate New York, young Ali Lacey was forever changed and the music of Novo Amor (his alter ego) soon followed. Returning home to Wales and...