JT Royster is a wonderfully talented acoustic musician. When I stumbled across his Christmas music through a mutual friend on YouTube, I knew it was a must feature. But I didn’t just want to throw it up here and let it stick. I …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Alex Culbreth and the Dead Country Stars – Heart in a Mason Jar
Friend of the blog and former frontman of The Parlor Soldiers, Alex Culbreth, has a new band, a new album, and a new sound. From the ashes of the minimalist rootsy sound of The Parlor Soldiers, we’re treated to the full band, roots …
Artist Interview: Ravenna Woods
Ravenna Woods have become a staple in the Seattle music scene over the last couple of years. Their latest two releases, Demons and Lakes (2010) and Valley of the Headless Men (2011) have received plenty of play on KEXP, resulting in Ravenna Woods …
Marketing Music via YouTube
Many artists have YouTube accounts these days. In fact, most emerging artists have a few of their videos on YouTube, but often can’t get more than a few hundred hits. In truth, most musicians aren’t really “marketers,” which is why the most successful …
The Barr Brothers – “Dear Mrs. Claus”
One of favorite albums and bands from last year was The Barr Brothers and their self-titled debut. While this Christmas song wasn’t on that album, it certainly has that soft, harp rock sound that made the album so incredible. Some snow to go along …
FREE Holiday Music – Courtesy of the Music Bed
This collection by The Music Bed (a music licensing group), featuring the work of ETTG favorites Green River Ordinance, Katie Herzig, and Matthew Mayfield, is sure to put a smile on the face of even the Grinches among us. Please, share this excellent …
Show Review: Walk the Moon in Seattle
Walk the Moon brought their fun and fancy free stylings to the Showbox Market in Seattle on the Friday after Thanksgiving. They played through all the hits from their self-titled release amidst a sold out dance party filled with folks with painted faces …
A Folk Christmas Playlist from Ear To The Ground Music
Thank you to all of you for visiting the site. We hope you have a delightful holiday. Since one of the best parts of the season is the variety of music, we thought we’d compile a list of “folk” Christmas songs. They aren’t …
Featured FREE Download: “Baby It’s Cold Outside” by Penny Rae
While perusing the Interwebs for delicious Christmasness, I found this little gem. It’s free… like a present. Enjoy! (And please, please share this wonderful music.)
EP Roundup: Fiction Family, Robinson
First things first: all of these EPs are free on Noisetrade right now (see embedded downloaders below). Fiction Family is the brainchild and musical outlet of Jon Foreman, the frontman from Switchfoot, and Sean Watkins, former guitarist and vocalist of Nickel Creek. It’s …
