Converse Rubber Tracks announced yesterday that they're partnering up again with the Newport Folk Festival for their recording week set to take place the week of July 25-July 29th. The weeklong residency is designed and tailor made for musicians to live out their dreams to record with Converse Rubber Tracks for free at their studios just steps away from North Station amidst the breathtaking backdrop of the Zakim Bridge that really makes you feel at ease right away. Any artist

The next local Converse Rubber Tracks Show is coming just around the corner in 2 weeks on 5/11 @ The Sinclair in Harvard Square, and hopping on the bill this year is Atlanta, GA's Deerhunter supported by Somerville's own up and coming outfit Mini Dresses! These free shows have always been a big hit and huge draw ever since Converse first put them on a couple of years ago, exposing music nuts living in the region to musical acts that are on the cusp of hitting it big right her

Photo Credit: Liz Harvey Cambridge's own Wolf Blitzer have just unleashed to the world their brand new track recorded right here in Boston called "DBLVZN". Put together over at the brand new Converse Rubber Tracks studios just steps away from the TD Garden, the track sees the evolution and growth of the band's current sound and sees them maturing with a more melodic framework this time around, coupled with the band's signature and flashy indie vibe that is equal parts mesmeri

Photo Credit: Kealan Shilling Emanating from Cape Town, South Africa, Diamond Thug have emerged with their brand new single titled "Long Way". Recorded right here in Boston at Converse Rubber Tracks, the song has an ethereal, dreamlike quality to it with deep, punctuating rhythms and Chantal's breathy and hypnotic vocal presence contributing to an otherworldly listening experience like no other. I got the opportunity to interview these guys when they visited Boston back in Se

Quincy based punk rockers Bundles have just released a brand new visual nugget for your musical enjoyment from their recent session at Converse Rubber Tracks studios in Boston. The vid is for the track "Dead Reckoning", and gives you a behind the scenes look at all the goings on behind this exquisite session shot in black and white that gives it an old school, stop motion feel to it. The guys were recently featured here on the site about a month or so ago, and I commented on

There was a big shindig recently that took place the other night involving a band that was recently featured here on the site called The Orwells. It all went down at The Sinclair in Harcard Sq,, and while I didn't get the chance to attend, it was a sordid affair with Nice Guys keeping the guys company during their brief jaunt. Converse has been doing this Rubber Tracks Live series for a while now, and its mission is to expose new music to devoted music fans from all across th

Chicago based grime rock quintet The Orwells are gearing up to make a presence in the Boston area on 11/2 when they stop by The Sinclair in Cambridge as part of the Converse Rubber Tracks Live tour with local favs Nice Guys opening up for them. The guys have been making all sorts of noise across the country in the last few years, with their previous albums Remember When and Disgraceland recieving high critcal acclaim, and garnered themselves a spot performing on Late Show Wit

Boston got a new addition to their glistening skyline back in July when Converse Rubber Tracks opened the latest itieration of their studios right in the heart of Beantown, just steps away from the TD Garden. The studio is fully equipped with everything at a music lovers disposal with a luxurious piano, drum set, keys, amps, guitars, bass, pedals, and pretty much everything under the sun gathered right at your feet. The control room has a sleek and contoured 32 input Neve Des

The newest addition to Boston's skyline is getting ready to hold their first big shindig at Converse Rubber Tracks right in the heart of the city. Converse is partnering with the Newport Folk Festival to offer three up and coming artists two full days of recording at the new studios, along with a chance to perform at the legendary festival. Chosen artists will get the chance to work under the tutelage of Seth Manchester, a Rhode Island based producer who has his own studio do

Boston will be getting a Converse Rubber Tracks studio to call its own coming on July 1st! It's located right near North Station in downtown Boston, just steps away from the TD Garden and is the third permanent recording studio that Converse has set afoot. The studio is also directly attached to the brand spanking new world headquarters that Converse recently built in the Bean, and allows local area musicians to record brand new, quality music along with an array of producers