Hey, everyone! Greg and I had a great meeting last weekend over some delicious lasagne and vegan, gluten-free, chocolate ganache tart served out of Ikea tupperware. We decided that we wanted a way to talk about album art without making the site more …
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The Roys–honest-to-goodness bluegrass
I bonded with The Roys pretty immediately. My family on my mother’s side is a bunch of proud, true Scottish Roys. I’m right with them. I have the tattoo of my family crest, tartan, thistles. We’ve traced our lineage all the way …
Simon and the Bande A Part: Blinking and Breathing
Simon and the Bande À Part. Blinking and Breathing. Released on Bandcamp, 2013. http://www.simonvangend.com Simon and the Bande À Part hails from Cape Town, South Africa, a country that (if it isn’t yet) really, really needs to be on your radar for hot …
Guest Review: Kori Shearer on Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes – Kid Tiger – Energetic percussion-heavy indie rock releases exciting album
On March 4, 2014, four-piece indie rock band Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes will release their sophomore album, Kid Tiger. Based in Nashville, Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes have built a significant fan base spanning the country thanks to a slew …
Help Wanted: Redditors, Twitter users, and avid Facebook users – Help us help musicians
We need help with our social media efforts here at EarToTheGround Music. We have a few folks that do their best to spread the word, but we want to enlist a small army of folks. Will you join us in this endeavor? What …
Carly Jamison- Ungrounded
Carly Jamison. Ungrounded. 2013. http://www.carlyjamison.com Recorded in Nashville, Ungrounded has the presence of a Bonnie Raitt or Janis Joplin, with the complex sound of Bruce Springsteen, and the hard edge of Alanis Morisette. The whole shebang is quite a powerhouse of an album, a …
Casey’s Top 10 Albums of 2013
Alright everyone, here’s my last list of the year. This is the big one. This is the list that we think about all year. Our top ten albums of 2013. This year was a very good year for music and there are some …
Kent State ‘Round Town Rundown
By the time you read this on Saturday morning (or later), the fun will have past and you’ll have to wait until next year for such a great time as was had this evening in Kent, Ohio. First, a bit of a history …
Brother Sun- Some Part of the Truth: New Folk Classic
Bother Sun. Some Part of the Truth. Brother Sun Music, 2013. Brother Sun: http://www.brothersunmusic.com/ Super groups are a familiar phenomenon in pop music, but I would venture to call Brother Sun a rare super-group in the folk genre. The three mainstays of the group- …
Lorde- Love Club EP
Lorde. The Love Club EP. Universal Records, 2013 Lorde: http://www.lorde.co.nz/ Lorde is a New Zealand teen and musician, on her second EP now, The Love Club EP. Australia and New Zealand have had their moments in the sun as music powerhouses, and seem to be …
