In the Philadelphia area on 10/17? We are pleased to be sponsoring a show with Matthew Ryan and Garrison Starr. Ryan is way out front for our Best of 2008 honors with his sublime Matthew Ryan Vs. The Silver State release. Tickets and more info here.

Rothbury Festival 2008 photo gallery with over 2,500 photos in 40+ full galleries, including Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Widespread Panic, Primus, Phil Lesh and Friends, Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, The Black Keys, and many others.

Appel Farm Festival photo gallery with They Might Be Giants, Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn, The Smithereens, Lucy Kaplansky, Enter The Haggis and Vienna Teng- Appel Farm 6.7.08

Bands or Labels: Interested in getting on the Studio M Live DVD filming/concert photography schedule? - We're currently booking our 2007-08 schedule, so drop us a line if you're interested in having a show filmed for DVD.


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Bruce Soord's Pineapple Thief have recently signed with Snapper/ K-Scope. Will their debut label release Tightly Unwound be a new direction, or an evolution of their sound? Review here.

Planet P Project's 4th CD in 25 years is something that should not be missed. Perhaps their most accessible work, Levittown: Go Out Dancing Part II finds them as lyrically relevant and musically dynamic as ever. What are you waiting for?

Nosound's sophomore effort (and Burning Shed debut) Lightdark is indeed and excercise in contrasts. Read the review.

Cambodian Surf Rock. Well, it is and it isn't. It's a lot of things, but it's never boring. Check out our review of Venus On Earth, the third CD from Dengue Fever.

Marillion's 14th album Somewhere Else is a challenging listen. Not as immediately engaging as their previous work, we gave it numerous listens to see what stuck. So what stuck?

New Orleans artist Abigail's Ghost have released their debut full-length Selling Insincerity. Is it greater than the sum of its influences, or just another case of mimcry run amok? Read the Studio M review here.

Prog fans rejoice. Supper is finally ready. Rising To The Surface, the first in a series of compilation DVDs from NEARfest, is finally available. Get more information and order directly from the Nearfest site.

Israeli pop star Aviv Geffen and Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson try to recreate the glory of Blackfield's debut on the appropriately named Blackfield II. Here's what we think of it.

Damien Rice seems to have nothing to prove. But that hasn't seemed to stop him from producing his second masterpiece in a row. Find out more in our in-depth review.

It's been the year of the dinosaur. 2006 has brought new releases from Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, the Kinks Ray Davies and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham as well as Bob Seger and Tom Petty. With the year drawing to a close, one of the oldest dinosaurs has resurfaced after a 24-year recording break. Read more.