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Category: Folk
Featuring Northeast Ohio’s Own Tom Evanchuck – Lead single “Just Got Back”
Whether he knows it or not, Tom Evanchuck is one of the reasons we started this site. Several years ago my wife and I were waiting for a show to start at Musica when a busker in the wine bar started playing some …
The 4 Best Songwriters We Heard Today
Kaptan – “The Hardest Part” The music of this songwriter could be used to teach a course on dream pop. His vocals are smooth and ethereal, while the bass works in and out of an almost shoe gaze style guitar burst. Catchy both …
3 Fresh Need to Hear Bands
Dunbar – “Cary Grant” This St. Louis act combines the guitar precision of Foals with the cool pop of a 1975. They can simultaneous make you dance and rock out. Guitar solos and sick drumbeats are sure to win over an eclectic audience. …
Five Brand New Americana and Folk Tunes Just for You (and your four thousand closest friends)
You might say that Americana and folk music is in our DNA here at ETTG. We founded the site with a focus on that music and it has only grown and evolved since then. As we continue to take on ever more progressive …
Is it ethical to release music posthumously?
“The world hurries on at its breakneck pace People fly by in their lifelong race For them there’s a future to find And I think they’re leaving me behind The chances they come, but the chances have been lost Success can be gained …
A little musical world tour for your Monday
One of the great things about running this site is that we get submissions from literally all over the world. Some places we had to Google to find them, others we receive dozens from each week. Here we want to feature a few …
2 Great New Releases From Incredible Singer Songwriters
Emily James – “If Walls Could Talk” We get it, we cover James a lot, but we don’t mind at all. Her pop sensibilities are as sharp as her dynamic lyrical prowess. Her ability to start with an expected piano intro before breaking …
Album Review: Shallow Lenses – War Poems EP
Seattle-based folk rock outfit Shallow Lenses is one of those acts that shows elite musicianship and really enjoyable songwriting. The band came to my attention through Planes on Paper artist, Navid Eliot. When he told me he was working on this new project, …
The 3 Best Songs From The Week That Was
Eric Benoit – “Taos” This building rock jam is off Eric’s sophomore album, due out January 26th. The delicate mix of gentle climbing instrumentation and the songwriter’s lulling vocals makes this track a must hear. “Taos” has a floating folk tune, but it …
