Artist Interview and Spotlight: Matthew Logan Vasquez of Delta Spirit (Gone Solo) If you’re a reader of EarToTheGround, then Delta Spirit is not a new name to you. In fact, their frontman Matthew Logan Vasquez is probably on the shortlist of names you …
Tag Archives: california
Calgary James–Bay Cruisin’
It’s sunny and gorgeous here in Cleveland today. I know that most of the people on the internet think that daylight savings is a meaningless, worthless, and outdated construct but gaining that hour this weekend has seemingly brought me new life. As it …
Album Review: Bearcoon–El Guapo
These songs are the black and white polaroids you find in a basket in an antique store. The ones that are captivating enough to grab your attention, to make you wonder, “Who has touched this before me? What happened to it that it’s …
Ted Z and the Wranglers–Cowboy Rock and Roll
On your average day, I do not think of Southern California as a hotbed for quality country music. Here I am being wrong again. Maybe it’s not a hotbed and maybe this isn’t the most country of country music. Ted Z and the …
Artist Interview: Tyler Madsen of Branches
Every once in a while my worlds collide. Last week due to a fortuitous email and a block of open time in my schedule, I was able to see an afternoon show of a band that I had heard once or twice called …
The Rebel Light–making their own waves in hidden LA.
Winter is coming. For those of you on the bottom half of the world, summer is coming. For all of you, I have the perfect sound for whatever you are doing right now. The Rebel Light are absolutely pure independent music. No indie …
Miner–authentic, natural California.
When most people think of California, they think of surfers and movie stars. Those things are in California, but there is so much more. There are mountains and desert, date farms, Salvation Mountain, Slab City, elementary schools which grow their own food for …