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All Access: Green Day

May 1, 2013 9:00 AM, Photos and Text By Steve Jennings

Green Day is back! And Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool put on a stellar show at the Greek Theater in their hometown of Berkeley, Calif., which is located not more than two miles from their storied roots at punk rock club 924 Gilman....

All Access: Nick Waterhouse—Stage and Studio

Feb 1, 2013 9:00 AM, Photos and Text By Steve Jennings

Waterhouse recorded his album, Times All Gone, at Mike McHugh’s Distillery in Costa Mesa, Calif. Mix caught Waterhouse and his band—Jack Payne (bass), Jeff Luger (drums), Kyle Stephens (keyboard), Tim Hill (piano), Jon Lammers (baritone sax), George Schafer (tenor sax), Erin Harris and Brit Manor (backing vocals)—at a packed house on New Year’s Eve at the famed Bimbo’s 365 nightclub in San Francisco. ...

Peter Gabriel's Back to Front Tour

Jan 1, 2013 9:00 AM, Photos By Steve Jennings | Text By Matt Gallagher

In fall 2012, Peter Gabriel celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of his multi-Platinum album So (actually released in 1986) by embarking on a brief North American tour comprising 13 stops. For this tour, dubbed Back to Front, Gabriel reassembled his original touring band for So....

Celine Dion's Search for Monitoring Perfection

Jan 1, 2013 9:00 AM, By Blair Jackson

If you read Mix’s December 2012 cover story on recording Celine Dion, you know that the pop chanteuse is quite particular and demanding when it comes to being able to hear herself in the studio. The same is true in concert, and it has taken a lot of trial and error, spearheaded by Dion’s monitor engineer, Francois Lalonde (pictured)—who also happens to be her vocal recording engineer—to perfect their current live monitoring setup....

Padding the Mix

Jan 1, 2013 9:00 AM, By Michael Duke

Mobile devices and Wi-Fi have become ingrained in our daily lives, so it’s not terribly surprising to see that these technologies have been adopted as tools in the pro audio world, as well. The Apple iPad has proven to be particularly well suited for this, with its generously sized touchscreen, wireless capability and the relative ease with which custom apps can be written for it. ...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Nov 1, 2012 9:00 AM, Text By Barbara Schultz // Photos By Steve Jennings

Warren Hellman was the world’s most generous music lover. The billionaire financier, philanthropist and banjo player founded and sponsored San Francisco’s massive, free music festival, giving it like a huge, joyful present to the city. When Hellman passed away last December, he was mourned not only by people who knew him, but also by those who benefited from his charitable donations to public schools, the San Francisco Free Clinic and more, and by the hundreds of thousands who flock to the meadows of Golden Gate Park every October....

The Chapel in San Francisco

Feb 1, 2013 9:00 AM, By Barbara Schultz

A new venue needs to offer something special to carve out a space in San Francisco’s crowded club scene. The Chapel should have no problem. This newcomer to the city’s Mission District is outstanding on every level: leadership, support staff, atmosphere, music, refreshments, sound....

Controlling Interests

Jan 1, 2013 9:00 AM, By Michael Duke

Here’s a brief look, in alphabetical order by manufacturer, of the apps discussed in 'Padding the Mix', and their parent mixer(s)....

Capitol Theatre Reopens As Concert Venue

Nov 1, 2012 9:00 AM, By Matt Gallagher

Designed by theater architect Thomas W. Lamb as a Vaudeville house and movie theater, the 1,800-seat Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. opened in 1926 and has endured over the decades as an entertainment venue in various incarnations. As a performance space in the early 1970s it became a major East Coast rock venue, attracting The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Santana, Eric Clapton and Traffic....




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