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Featured Artists – Stompboxes

A stompbox inspired delirium: The Stargazer Lillies

Listening to the brand new album 'Door to the Sun' by PA via New York trio The Stargazer Lillies is an experience comparable to getting lost in the fog. The fog, in this circumstance, is of the aural kind, and created by an over-abundance of guitar effects employed (very unsparingly) by guitarist John…... Click for more

A stompbox inspired delirium: The Stargazer Lillies

Stone Cold Fox’s pedals and gear

Melodic and atmospheric, Brooklyn's Cold Stone Fox boasts a sound that's multifaceted but extremely balanced. Their latest EP 'Tunnel Vision' harmoniously blends psychedelia with some of that melodic, ethereal but somewhat dark rock of the '80s (we hear a little bit of Simple Minds and The Church). Such well produced sound could…... Click for more

Stone Cold Fox’s pedals and gear

EQD Organizer – Honduras’ favorite pedal

Gathering Rust by Honduras With obvious nods to psych rock and krautrock evident in their latest EP, 'Gathering Rust,' to call Honduras simply a punk or post-punk band would be reductive. The quartet manages to combine the reckless spirit of punk, youthful abandon of garage rock, and the polished melodic…... Click for more

EQD Organizer – Honduras’ favorite pedal

Klon KTR Overdrive – Acid Dad’s favorite pedal

NYC's Acid Dad, elected as The Deli's Best Emerging Band of 2015 just a few months ago) boast an electric sound that welcomes psychedelia, garage rock, and post punk in constantly varying doses, and a rock'n'roll attitude that screams "NYC late '60s" (and at times "Manchester late '80s). From what we hear, a…... Click for more

Klon KTR Overdrive – Acid Dad’s favorite pedal

TEEN’s favorite pedal: Eventide Pitch Factor

TEEN's 2016 album Love Yes is a playful aural kaleidoscope that follows in the footsteps of imaginative, brainy, NYC based pop bands like The Talking Heads and They Might Be Giants. In the NYC scene, these ladies are a force to be reckoned with, relentlessly prolific and musically always interesting. We asked main guitarist/songwriter Teeny Lieberson…... Click for more

TEEN’s favorite pedal: Eventide Pitch Factor

Dilly Dally introduces us to Wounded Paw’s Battering Ram

Dilly Dally is not a new band in the Toronto scene (they were born in 2009), but it's one of those rare ones that get better with time. 2015 was their year, thanks to their deliciously noisy debut album 'Sore,' a record that aims straight at the hearts of those who can relate…... Click for more

Dilly Dally introduces us to Wounded Paw’s Battering Ram

Gothic Tropic’s favorite pedal: EQD’s Afterneath

Cecilia Della Peruti is a creative force to be reckoned with in the LA scene. Her band Gothic Tropic's musical output could be seen as a permanent effort to defy categorizations: disparate influences like rock, pop, ambient, African melodies and even jazz find a place in her repertoire without affecting its cohesiveness. The…... Click for more

Gothic Tropic’s favorite pedal: EQD’s Afterneath

Tall Juan’s Classical Guitar Driven Garage Pop

We've seen our fair share of interesting use of guitar related gear, but, honestly, the idea of a classical guitar associated with garage rock never crossed our mind. Enter Tall Juan from Queens, NY, who begs to differ! "Currently I'm using a Fender Blues JR. which works great with my nylon-stringed classical guitar.…... Click for more

Tall Juan’s Classical Guitar Driven Garage Pop

The Beaches’ Guitar Pedals

Power girl band (or girl power band?) The Beaches made quite a splash last year in Toronto. In honor of our upcoming first Toronto Stompbox Exhibit, we asked guitarist Kylie Miller to tell us about her favorite guitar pedals... here's what she had to say! "Here’s my pedal board, pretty simple rig going on.…... Click for more

The Beaches’ Guitar Pedals

Dead Leaf Echo about pedals, guitars and set ups

DEAD LEAF ECHO'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Eventide Space [caption id="attachment_9955" align="aligncenter" width="257"] " after trying a lot of different items have decided to go with the Eventide Space as it seems to have the most depth in recreating what I’ve already been doing - and beyond. "[/caption] BOSS DD-2 Delay…... Click for more

Dead Leaf Echo about pedals, guitars and set ups

Wild Ones’ Gear and Creative Process

WILD ONES' CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Suzuki Omnichord [caption id="attachment_9676" align="alignnone" width="270"] " It's made for kids but is very capable of arranging an entire song. We've used it in a few unreleased songs. It's also great to play any instrument with chord buttons because you end up stumbling upon new…... Click for more

Wild Ones’ Gear and Creative Process

EZTV Ezra Tenenbaum’s pedalboard (or lack of thereof)

EZTV'S CRUCIAL GEAR Moogerfooger Filter [caption id="attachment_9389" align="aligncenter" width="152"] It sounds truly great on singing, guitar or nearly anything. I hope Moog will send me free pedals for saying this.[/caption] Boss Metal Zone pedal [caption id="attachment_9387" align="aligncenter" width="102"] "...the first pedal I got was a Boss Metal Zone pedal which…... Click for more

EZTV Ezra Tenenbaum’s pedalboard (or lack of thereof)