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Up Close: Sound Affair Mastering
Part of the SoCal Sonic Landscape For Nearly 40 Years: Prior to launching his own studio, Sound Affair, in Santa Ana, CA in 1978, Ron ... -
Live Review: Oops at The Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL
Material: Oops is an alternative rock band with traces of pop, grunge, garage and punk who describe themselves as “a rock band and we melt ... -
Grammy Museum Mississippi Announces Grand Opening Lineup
Following the opening of Grammy Museum® Mississippi on Saturday, March 5, a benefit concert will be held that evening at Delta State University’s Bologna Performing ... -
Album Review: Toulouse Engelhardt - "Mind Gardens" (9/10)
An instrumental master, Engelhardt shows off his craft as a world-class 12-string guitarist. Compositions here are by turns elegant, beautiful, meditative, intricate, psychedelic and an overall joy. A few ... -
New Gear Review: DPA Microphones d:screet Slim Microphone
DPA’s new d:screet Slim microphone is a nearly invisible body worn omnidirectional microphone with a tiny attached cable. It is designed with a buttonhole accessory ... -
President Obama and First Lady Announced as SXSW Keynote Speakers
South by Southwest® (SXSW®) has announced President Barack Obama will appear as part of a Keynote Conversation at SXSW Interactive on Friday, March 11, and ... -
Signing Story: Soren Bryce
A musical wunderkind from the get-go, Soren Bryce began writing songs at age eight and playing the violin at 10. Yet ironically, it was the ... -
Live Review: Billy Lawler at the Viper Room in West Hollywood
Material: Up-and-coming pop/R&B artist Billy Lawler has gained recognition for his profound and heartfelt songwriting, and it shows in his debut single “Casualty.” Lawler successfully ... -
Album Review: Cirque du Soleil - "Kurios" (10/10)
Sonically sophisticated, Kurios is a soundtrack to the latest Cirque du Soleil touring production, which examines a 19th century inventor who develops a mechanism that challenges the biological ... -
New Gear Review: AKG K553 Pro Headphones
The K553 Pro are closed-back, over-ear studio headphones that I found super comfortable in the studio. The large round cushions sealed well on my head ...
