Jason Connelly has spent most of his time in the American South. Over the last six years he has grown immensely as a musician, starting off as a solo artist with a few instruments in the back of his car, he has grown …
Free Music Friday! Blue Water Highway Band
Happy free music Friday everyone! Yesterday, I posted a video of “Medicine Man” by Kyle, TX’s Blue Water Highway Band. This band has just released their debut album, Things We Carry, and it’s available right now on Noisetrade for free! As always, we recommend …
Blue Water Highway Band – Medicine Man
I’m really excited about this new band. Blue Water Highway Band has their debut album up on Noisetrade, more on that tomorrow, and their particular brand of infectious Americana is exactly what we need to warm us up on this freezing cold February …
So you wanna be a YouTuber? Advice for Musicians
*Note this is specifically focused on making music for YouTube. Other types of YouTubers may not find this helpful. EarToTheGround Music subscribes to over 120 YouTube channels, many of which are individuals “on the rise” in their respective careers. They’re making an attempt …
Luke Sital-Singh – “Nothing Stays the Same”
Luke Sital-Singh’s name has been on the rise in singer songwriter circles for a bit now and this recording from On’t Sofa shows why. Incredibly talented with a raw vocal that exhibits the right kind of desperation. “We hold out for some day …
Quick Hit – Goldishack and the Devil’s Groove
Recently I was sent a song from an artist out of the Lower East Side of Manhattan who goes by the name Goldi. We at Ear to the Ground typically don’t review singles, however one listen of his new project Goldishack, made me …
Mark Moldre – An Ear to the Earth – Experimental singer songwriter captures the past in song
[Note: This album is from 2013. We rarely cover albums more than a year old.] Not since I first heard Pokey Lafarge have I been so impressed with an artist’s ability to capture a bygone era. A bit of the 1930s in sonic …
Ashley Allred–ethereal, instrumental, magical
This morning National Public Radio taught me about Gaelic mouth singing. I’ve been fascinated by throat singing for a while and with the concept of the voice as an instrument. Ashley Allred is not a throat singer or a mouth singer (though I …
Sun Culture – Young Blood – Exceptional, energetic pop songwriting
Are you longing for spring and summer on these cold, snowy (at least for us in the northeast and midwest) days? Well, here’s a bit of sonic summer fun from Sun Culture, the new project from singer songwriter Chase Coy. It’s energetic and …
Artist Interview – Eric Lilavois
While the name Eric Lilavois may be new to some, his resume is most definitely not. The diverse craftsman has worked with some of the brightest bands around including Atlas Genius, Saint Motel, Surfer Blood, and My Chemical Romance. His talent as producer …
