Gear Reviews
How BandLab is Changing Cloud-Based Recording & Collaboration
CAPTURING TRACK IDEAS ON-THE-FLY How often does this happen to you? You have a killer song idea, maybe just a snippet of a melody, and it's been kicking around in your head long enough now to where you feel you must record it somewhere. So, what do you do? Do you...
Eventide H9 MAX wins TEC Award at Winter NAMM 2016
On Saturday January 24th at NAMM, Eventide’s H9 MAX received the award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the category of: Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects. The H9 MAX gives guitar players an arsenal of Eventide’s best effect algorithms combined...
Why Female Musicians Still Face Incredulity in Live Venues
“What’s Your Band Called?” Why Female Musicians Still Face Incredulity in Live Venues Growing up in a fairly low income, single parent family in Melbourne, Australia, you could say I was your typical rebellious teenager. Thankfully for me, somewhere during my awkward...
How To
Live Review: Baby Baby, Cusses & Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun
The Drunken Unicorn // Atlanta, GA // February 12 At 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 12th, a very slow trickle of music fans filtered into The Drunken Unicorn. Three bands were slated to play, but the crowd hadn’t arrived. With a line-up like Today the Moon,...
Live Review: Portugal. The Man at SXSW
"We can make it through the war if we make it through the night," the words of Portugal. The Man could definitely sum up the experience of South by Southwest. The conference is a flurry of events and tonight landed me at the Do 512 Lounge for an up close and personal...
Live Review: Full Tang with Elephant Wrecking Ball
Pheonix Landing // Cambridge, MA // March 1, 2011 Full Tang celebrated the new month with Elephant Wrecking Ball and Hi-Gate Soundsystem at Phamily Night in Cambridge's Phoenix Landing. The atmosphere was comfortable, with just enough people to have a good time and...
Buying Guide
FLASHBACK: 1963 Epiphone Casino
FLASHBACK: 1963 Epiphone Casino BACKGROUND Essentially a lower class Gibson ES-330, the Casino was a true thin-line hollow body with two P-90 pickups introduced in 1961 and, to the annoyance of Gibson, quickly won over the market for that style of guitar. It’s...
First Impressions: Newzik Sheet Music App
We've had a little time to test out the Newzik sheet music reader app for iOS, and wanted to share a few quick thoughts on what we were digging about it. For starters, we really like the Annotations feature. Sometimes you have a chart that a band member wrote out...
Earthworks SR20 Cardioid Condenser Microphone Review
Earthworks SR20 Cardioid Condenser Mic PROS: Excellent sound, plenty of applications. CONS: Black finish tends to get scuffed. PRICE: $599 Earthworks has been making quality microphones for decades, and has an excellent reputation of making high-quality studio...
Industry News
5 Not-So-Obvious Revenue Tips For Musicians (UPDATED)
You've probably seen many lists outlining revenue opportunities. Here's a little twist on not just learning what they are, but also how to utilize them. We present: 5 Not-So-Obvious Revenue Tips For Musicians MASTER/SYNC LICENSES By far, this should be the most...
PHOTO GALLERY: Reverend Horton Heat Live in Boston
On January 20th, 2015, Performer caught a blazing set at Royale in Boston featuring Reverend Horton Heat on the Baddest of the Bad Tour, with special guests Dale Watson and Rosie Flores.
Marshall Introduces Stanmore Pitch Black Portable Bluetooth Music Speakers at NAMM
Named for locations in London that are significant to the history of Marshall Amplification, Marshall Headphones has produced a range of portable music speakers with high quality audio reproduction and the classic look of Marshall amps. Shrouded in darkness, this...