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: Test CW 02.21.14

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

DETAIL: Test Post 2 02.21.14

"Oh, very curious. Mosques, minarets, temples, fakirs, pagodas, tigers, snakes, elephan...READ MORE

DETAIL: Wood 02.21.14

Wood is an amazing material to work with. It has a life of its own and each piece has ...READ MORE

CULTURE: The 27th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert doesn't dissappoint 02.21.14

Close your eyes. Imagine a days worth of music incorporating the top 10 bands from this generation and last. Pair that with unforgettable moments that couldn’t be scripted even if you tried, and you might have about half of the greatness that is the Bridge School Benefit concert. Sunday night On October 27th, Neil Young and his Wife put on the 27th rendition of this charity event and once again left a sold out crowd at the Shoreline Amphitheater speechless and in stunned as they walked to their cars.

Close your eyes. Imagine a days worth of music incorporating the top 10 bands from thi...READ MORE

CULTURE: A Conversation with Guy Blakeslee 02.19.14

Self-taught guitarists always seem to have a certain special quality to their playing, ...READ MORE

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

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

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

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

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

SETLIST

12.23.13

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

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

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 11.23.13

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

: First Post 11.18.13

This is your store’s blog. You can use it to talk about new product launches, exp...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

11.06.13

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DETAIL: Test Post 1 11.06.13

"Oh, very curious. Mosques, minarets, temples, fakirs, pagodas, tigers, snakes, elephan...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

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

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

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

CULTURE: Iggy and the Stooges 09.27.13

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

CULTURE: A Conversation with Jon Stevens and Marco Mendoza of The Dead Daisies 09.25.13

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