Fans of breathtaking guitar picking and subtle, penetrating lyrics will adore the latest offering of Brooklyn artist Nathan Reich. Sometimes people ask me how I find amazing artists like Nathan. The truth in his case is through Crackerfarm’s videos of Nathan on YouTube. …
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Wake Owl – Wild Country
Please give these two Vancouver musicians a chance. I had never heard of them until I ran across this KINK show. The video starts off with some ads and intro from the show, but if you bear with it I promise you the …
Indie Rock Double Feature: LA’s The Rebel Light and Sad Robot
“Garage band” is usually an insult, but the do-it-yourself style of LA band The Rebel Light is part of what makes them so enjoyable. They’ve put some pretty awesome work on their bandcamp page that’s a joy to fans of the recent wave …
Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys – All Day
There are two things that make me want to share a song with you all at ETTG. One is that the band has a cool name (check) and the other is that the music is actually good. I really like this relatively traditional …
Artist Interview: Josh Wintrup
Josh Wintrup has a blues-influenced finger picking style that many people will find quite intriguing. He was kind enough to digitally “sit down” with us across the pond and answered a few questions about his music. We highly encourage you to check out …
MRee – Walking on a Dream (Empire of the Sun Cover)
This video represents two exceptional qualities that vary from videos that we tend to post. One, it’s a cover. We usually feature original work. Second, it has quite a few hits on YouTube. We like to feature the “hidden gems” of the music …
Micah Turbitt – Oh Come Oh Come Emanuel
This is going to be the last Christmas song I’ll post this year, but I doubt it will be my last Micah Turbitt post. Every once in a while you run across someone so talented that you just sort of stop and let …
Best of 2012: Greg’s Top 10 Albums
Albums might actually be more difficult to compile than best songs. There’s no easy way to determine one album as better than another. Instead, we make our judgments based largely in how we feel about a particular album as a whole. For me, …
Wayfarer – The Holly and The Ivy
Some of our regular readers know I went crazy for the Wayfarer album The River when it released earlier this year. I was extremely excited to hear they had put out some Christmas music as well. Enjoy this “repurposed video” and music for …
Best of 2012: Greg’s Top Songs 1-10
Here’s the completion of my top 20 songs of 2012. I know everyone will not agree with the tracks I’ve chosen. Music is largely personal taste. But it’s my hope that some of you will discover something you’ve never heard here. Be inspired. …
