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Executive Profile: Chuck Surack, Founder/President of Sweetwater Sound
Chuck Surack launched his instrument sales empire from his Volkswagen bus, the same one he used as a 4-track recording studio four decades ago. Over that time, Sweetwater has ballooned ... -
Live Review: Gentle Temper at Great Scott in Allston, MA
Material: Referring to themselves as an “ocean folk duo,” guitarist Ryan Meier and bassist Marion Earley traverse hipster alternative root territory alongside a refreshing burst of moxie courtesy of the ... -
Signing Story: Josh & Dylan
As a manager, Johnny Vieira has been seeking artists for more than 15 years. A longtime Music Connection reader, he’s boosted the careers of Vanessa Hudgens and Janel Parrish, but ... -
Executive Profile: Stefanie Taub, CEO of AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund
BACKGROUND An independent, non-profit organization, the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund exists to collect and distribute funds generated from recordings all over the world. Last year, Stefanie ... -
Executive Profile: Jason Kates - Co-Founder/President Clearpath Alerts, LLC
A musician himself, as well as a reader of Music Connection, Jason Kates has been creating technology companies since 1995. In 2017, he united one of them with a diplomatic ... -
Live Review: Blame It On Whitman at O’Brien’s Pub in Allston, MA
Material: Humor-oriented pop punk with an emphasis on the punk, Blame It On Whitman is a fledgling act with passion to match. Their loud ‘n flashy tunes consistently highlight the ... -
Signing Story: The Faim
Forming in high school, the Australian group (originally named Small Town Heroes) displayed superior hustle by distributing flyers outside Perth Arena and recording 30-second covers to post online. After renaming ... -
Exec Profile: Kirk Pasich, Co-Founder / President Blue Élan Records
A reader of Music Connection since his college days, Kirk Pasich founded Blue Élan as a different sort of record company. Having managed bands as well as represented labels and ... -
Long Gone John at the Toad in Boston, MA
Material: In 2015, guitarist-vocalist John Freeburn, the driving force behind “folkalicious” collective TallGrass GetDown, decided to refocus his artistic vision. Assuming the moniker Long Gone John, he utilized the same musicians for this reincarnation, an odd ... -
Cityzen by The Wooly Mammoths Album Review(8/10)
The Wooly Mammoths describe themselves as a punk band making dance music, but their curious brand of dank electronica has alternatively been labeled nerd rock and earned comparisons to The ...
