Brian Payne – Self Titled EP Brian Payne’s sound is just excellent and his folksy songwriting feels like the cool, refreshing Rockies. He’s got that “everyman” vocal quality. I almost guarantee he’ll make you think of “that guy” you know from high school …
Category: Acoustic
House of Hats-listen to me, listen to this!
Today I have the great privilege of covering a band which I was mildly obsessed with in college and never got over. I would spend Thursday evenings trawling through YouTube videos taken in Brighton music venues and wishing that they would just make …
Brooke Annibale – Under Streetlights
Local Pittsburgher, Brooke Annibale, is making quite a name for herself in this area. Part of that comes from her being a prolific performer, but more and more that’s because, when she gets the chance to perform, she’s been blowing people away. I …
Stacey Randol
One of my favorite things about Ear to the Ground is the diversity of music I am given the access to immerse myself in. I used to settle comfortably into a niche for a while until my next niche came along. I don’t …
Goodnight, Texas – A Bank Robber’s Nursery Rhyme
I’m always excited when something that I’ve been anticipating comes out and even more excited when it exceeds expectations. This new song, “A Bank Robber’s Nursery Rhyme”, from Goodnight, Texas, is off of their new album, Uncle John Farquhar, due out in August. While …
Michael Stovall – Georgia – Soft Country Songs that Give You Chills
The other night I was home alone for several hours. I typically don’t mind being alone. I listen to music and dance like a fool around the apartment, or I do silly things like re-arrange the paintings on the wall. This particular night, …
Free Music Friday! The Likes of Us
Happy Free Music Friday! This week, we have an artist that we’ve featured before. The Likes of Us released an album of love songs that we absolutely loved, no pun intended. This new album includes some of those songs and others that weren’t …
Passenger – 27
Passenger has a new album out this week and I had no plans to cover it. But it quickly jumped to the top of my priority list when I heard this song. Though there are a lot of albums of review and songs …
DA and the Jones – Sirens – Endearing, genre-defying independent music
They are a male and female duo, but if I say that you’ll start thinking about the Civil Wars and the like, but they are a completely different sound. Think timeless sounds with a fresh, crispness that makes them exciting and relevant. The …
Joe Young–honest, nostalgic, and beautiful.
In highschool I always dreamed of some guy singing me to sleep, gently picking away at his guitar. I dated a musician for a while and he was cool, but never sang to me, mostly just to himself and sometimes to other people. …
