The Living Hour by the Living Hour Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com The Living Hour is a fairly new band from Canada – this self-titled album is their debut release, with eight original songs. The album art fits the overall combined mood of …
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Live Show Review: Lake Street Dive at Cleveland’s House of Blues
Live Show Review: Lake Street Dive at Cleveland’s House of Blues Cleveland loves Lake Street Dive. You can feel it in the air. From the moment we walked into the venue, it was obvious that there was a “buzz” around the evening’s act. …
Artist Spotlight: NY’s Mainland are the best thing you will hear all month
We at Ear to the Ground get the rare honor to cover some of the best emerging artists from across the world. Like many great things though, we can sometimes take it for granted. The glimmer that once danced behind our eyes is …
Four folk artists to make you look forward to spring
Four folk artists to make you look forward to spring Photo credit: Lori Symmonds It is, technically at least, still late winter here in the States. It’s that time when we look forward to the green sprouts of our favorite plants poking through …
Album Review: Hans Wenzel – Greyhound 77
Album Review: Hans Wenzel – Greyhound 77 Country music has a lot of interesting wrinkles that define it. Sometimes it’s just a twang or intonation, other times it’s a full song structure that makes it country. When it comes to Hans Wenzel’s country …
Fresh Music Sunday / / / Highly Suspect / / / “Serotonia”
Fresh off their GRAMMY nomination, badass rockers and friends to the site Highly Suspect have released a jamming new tune complete with a haunting new video. The boys have been gaining major exposure from their phenomenal debut Mister Asylum and have worked a few new tunes into …
Farewell Ohio – Honest and Nostalgic Rock
Many times in the course of being a citizen of the Buckeye state, the average citizen wishes to say farewell to disappointing sports teams and volatile weather. Yet, maybe it is a love of punishment and heartbreak that keeps us bound to the …
Lowly The Tree Ghost – From The Ground
Cleveland act Lowly, The Tree Ghost have created some of the best songs we have heard in recent memory. Mixing everything we love about folk/indie rock including violin, his and her vocal exchanges, and breathtaking harmonies, the band has something incredibly special. Their …
5 Saturday Bands to Know
Who: Hospital Where: Moscow Why listen: A band with crazy infectious lyrics and highly danceable beats, the boys of Hospital have been lauded by Rolling Stone, Metropol, and, Ear to the Ground partners, Tradiio. Uncommon Sense, the band’s second LP came out in …
Run River North – – Early Album of the Year Candidate
It’s good to be Run River North. Since forming in 2011, the California folk sextet has built an impressive resume. After filming their own video for the upbeat “Fight to Keep”, off their exceptional self-titled debut, in the backseats of their modest Honda’s, …



