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 Toxic Holocaust (Joel Grind) 02.17.14

What started out as one man’s (Joel Grinds) desire to create awesome thrash music from ...READ MORE

SETLIST: Will It Go Round in Circles 02.14.14

Sure, Valentine’s Day is this week, and with that comes certain expectations. Greeting ...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with STYX bass player Ricky Phillips 02.11.14

Last week I spoke with Ricky Phillips of the American rock band STYX. Ricky had the cha...READ MORE

SETLIST: Conjuring Some Warmth 02.07.14

A few weeks ago, while others were complaining about winter feeling like … well, winter...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Mystery Skulls 02.04.14

Towards the end of last month we met up with Luis Dubuc of Mystery Skulls before he ope...READ MORE

SETLIST: January Birthday Tribute 01.24.14

Michael Stipe, Jimmy Page, Donald Fagen, Eddie Van Halen, Clarence Clemons, Syd Barrett...READ MORE

SETLIST: The World (Is Going Up in Flames) 01.16.14

It’s just the middle of January, and although the idea with the New Year is a new begin...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant 01.14.14

We sat down with the frontman for Cage The Elephant, Matt Shultz right after their soun...READ MORE

SETLIST: Embracing the Cold 01.10.14

As the calendar turned to 2014 on New Year’s Day, the warmth of the holiday season has ...READ MORE

SETLIST: Some 2013 Favorites 01.03.14

We’re already a few days into 2014, but it’s still not too late to take a look back at ...READ MORE

CULTURE: The Inspector Cluzo battle for the hearts of punks in Santa Cruz 12.30.13

Earlier this month I came across something truly special. Normally the opening act at ...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Zach Carothers of Portugal. The Man 12.16.13

The day before their December 5, 2013 show at the Mezzanine in San Francisco, CA, we s...READ MORE

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