Living in the Midwest has given me a love/hate relationship with bands like Blisses B. There are certain acts, such as this San Francisco rock outfit, that beckons thoughts of beaches, sunshine, and easygoing waves. All things that are in short supply in …
Category: Rock
Greylag – Classic Indie Rock
Great music, like love, is often found in the most random and mundane occurrences. In the case of the exceptional indie rock act Greylag, it was found under the dimly lit café lights at a local coffee house. While music is generally muted …
Greg Jones’s Best of 2014
Here are co-founder Greg Jones’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 #10: The Native Sibling – “Place to Rest/Keep on Running” No matter how many times I hear this song, I continue to have a visceral, deeply personal response …
Casey Karger’s Best of 2014
It’s that time of year again! Without further ado, here are staff writer Casey Karger’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 #10: Mustered Courage – “Standing By Your Side” While it’s rare for us to find really solid, …
Kate Bee’s Best of 2014
It’s that time of year again! Without further ado, here are staff writer Kate Bee’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 (in no particular order) Bad Suns – “Salt” This song would even get Baptists to dance. Great …
Matt Simon’s Best of 2014
It’s that time of year again! Without further ado, here are staff writer Matt Simon’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 #10: John Mark McMillan “Love at the End” There is no set category to place the music of …
Quick Hits – A little Rock, A Lot of Punk
We get a lot of EP’s at Ear to the Ground. Many of them are rather extraordinary. A humble music writer such as myself is limited by a few short posts each week, which means sometimes he has to cheat and double up …
Free Music Friday! Green River Ordinance Christmas
Happy Free Christmas Music Friday! Today I’m so excited that this album is free for everyone. Green River Ordinance is one of my favorite bands and they’ve done justice to these Christmas songs. Get it while the getting’s good.
Mayor Byrne–idyllic, forested reality.
When winter starts up every year, I get weird. I lie on the floor and stare out of the window, I cry a lot. I run around on the ice barefoot, saying things like, “I think I need to be more grounded.” I …
Honeyrunners – Soulful and Righteous Rock & Roll
There is no profound reason to why I like the Honeyrunners, I just do. One quick listen and I was hooked. The Toronto based band blends soulful vocals with blues guitar and keys to make songs that make you shake, stomp, and sing …



