The beauty that Twin Shadow’s third album, Eclipse, is entrenched in is almost elusive. George...
New Music and Video
Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
MUST WATCH: Exclusive Video Premiere for “Circular Key” by Exiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RDD_pULiX0 Performer is stoked to present the latest video by...
WATCH NOW: Unknown Component Premieres New Video for “Holding Pattern”
Performer is excited to be premiering the new video for "Holding Pattern" by Unknown Component off...
Live Review: The Back Pockets
WonderRoot // Atlanta, GA //October 28, 2010 The Back Pockets tread a line between absolute chaos and living, interactive art. Employing an innumerable amount of people both on stage and off, the...
Live Review: Dopapod
Paradise Rock Club // Boston, MA // October 7, 2010 The newly renovated Paradise Rock Club was packed to the gills as countless whistles, screams and chants of “Dopapod” filled the venue. The...
Live Review: Geographer
Sophia’s Thai Kitchen // Davis, CA // October 16, 2010 There’s a peculiar charm about the live shows at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen: the gentle air of a cool evening, contrasted by the claustrophobia of...
Live Review: Marco Benevento
The Middle East, Upstairs // Cambridge, MA // October 21, 2010 By the time Benevento came onstage, the small club was tightly packed with fans, mostly huddled around the left of the stage,...
Live Review: Next Big Nashville
Nashville, TN // September 29-October 2, 2010 This fall saw Nashville become the center of not only independent music, but also the think tank for the future of the music business by...
Live Review: Other Sound Festival
Atlanta, GA // October 2, 2010 As evidenced by the name, The Other Sound Festival is not the typical Atlanta festival. For starters, roughly 25 local bands were...
Navigating the Rabbit Trail: Bunny Bands
We here at Performer have noticed the recent trend of rabbit-themed band names multiplying like…well, bunnies, I suppose. So, in an effort to get you up to speed on all our furry friends, we present...
Studio Diary: Spirit Kid
Boston’s Spirit Kid has been generating quite the buzz locally, and that word-of-mouth is sure to spread with their latest 7-inch release. Emeen Zarookian, the...
Spotlight: The Cinnamon Band
An Ever-Evolving Big Band of Two With just a two-piece band in front of them, many would expect a minimalist sound to emerge from the musicians. The Cinnamon Band is living proof that a simple setup...
Spotlight: Brian McGee
Philly’s Southern Gentleman Somewhere in the city of Asheville, North Carolina lives Brian McGee, a folk singing, punk rock influenced, guitar building mountain man who recently released his latest...