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

CULTURE: A Conversation with Dirtyphonics 10.30.13

What happens when a couple of ex metal playing/skater punks from France discovers drum ...READ MORE

SETLIST: Pretty Green 10.25.13

At Grain Audio, we’re always listening to music: at our desks, in our homes, and even w...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Japanese rock band Guitar Wolf 10.23.13

This month on October 12 walking to theBottom of The Hill in San Francisco you could f...READ MORE

CULTURE: Orange Goblin Invades Santa Cruz 10.16.13

Friday night on October 4, 2013 one of the UKs best kept secrets came to the Catalyst ...READ MORE

SETLIST: Recently Released Quality Tunes 10.11.13

While people always love to hear their favorite songs, it’s good to switch it up every ...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of Bosnian Rainbows 10.09.13

Earlier this month we had the opportunity to sit down with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Te...READ MORE

SETLIST: A Case of the Sunday Electric Blues 10.04.13

The fourth season of Eastbound & Down just recently began, and not only does it mea...READ MORE

CULTURE: Iggy and the Stooges 09.30.13

On the evening of September 28, a small park in the middle of San Jose was over run by ...READ MORE

SETLIST: A Very Springsteen Birthday 09.27.13

On September 23rd, Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 64th birthday, and we can’t think o...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Jon Stevens and Marco Mendoza of The Dead Daisies 09.23.13

The Dead Daisies are a blended cocktail with equal parts sex, fury, and mayhem. Working...READ MORE

SETLIST: Fall Songs 09.20.13

Well, it’s that time of year. The nights start getting cooler and the leaves begin to c...READ MORE

SETLIST: Heavy Bells 09.15.13

Well we’re down to one final week of summer. So we had to put together a bunch of feel-...READ MORE

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