The Grain Audio Music Blog

Wood is an amazing material to work with. It has a life of its own and each piece has a unique history that is communicated through its grain pattern. No matter how you cut a timber or which species you are working with, no two pieces will ever be exactly the same. This may be seen as a drawback to a material used in mass production but, for us, we see this as a unique starting point to design from. Our products are meant to resonate on a very personal level with their owners. Rather than providing multicolor skins that one might clad their product in, the individual nature of the solid wood in our products makes each owners speaker totally unique to them. Wood feels good in the hand. It has a tactile quality that makes you want to touch it, run your fingers over it. There are not many other materials that inspire this kind of interaction but when sanded and finished well, wood does. We don’t dissuade people from this in fact we highlight the natural feeling of our... Read more...

POSTINGS

SETLIST: Some New Tunes 12.13.13

There’s been an abundance of good music released over the past couple of months: straig...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Leighton and Christian of Adventure Club 12.10.13

Shortly after Thanksgiving, on an icy evening in San Francisco, a horde of scantily dre...READ MORE

SETLIST: Nelson Mandela 12.06.13

Although he was a son of South Africa, Nelson Mandela’s death is felt all across the gl...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Jill Janus of Huntress 12.03.13

Last month we sat down with Jill Janus, the fiery front woman for the LA based metal ba...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Ivan Neville of Dumpstaphunk 11.27.13

Earlier this month we talked with frontman and creator of the New Orleans funk band "D...READ MORE

SETLIST: Thanksgiving Tunes 11.23.13

Thanksgiving is a lot of things for a lot of different people. But for most of it has t...READ MORE

CULTURE: Preservation Hall Jazz Band at The Sinclair, Boston 11.19.13

On the afternoon of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s November 19th show at The Sinclai...READ MORE

SETLIST: Comfort Songs 11.15.13

With the clocks falling back a couple of weeks ago, and the weather turning colder, it ...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Gypsyhawk 11.12.13

A while back in September we interviewed Gypsyhawk at Slims in San Francisco while they...READ MORE

SETLIST: Divine Details 11.08.13

Sometimes you want music to be in the foreground, to sing along to or help get the part...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Hiran from Battlecross 11.05.13

At the start of their tour with Death Angeland 3 Inches of Blood, we sat down with Hira...READ MORE

SETLIST: An Ode to Lou Reed 11.01.13

Growing up, Lou Reed had an early interest in rock and R&B. And before he found sta...READ MORE

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