
[iPhone 4 photo by acidjack] I have known the Raleigh, NC-based singer and songwriter Matt Douglas, best known for his work with The Proclivities and his new band with the singer-songwriter Caitlin Cary, The Small Ponds , since we were high school kids, so it is fair to say that I am not impartial when it comes to his music. A multi-talented musician who excels on multiple instruments including sax and guitar, Douglas has spent most of his life as a teacher and student of music. Matt's songs draw on a range of musical influences, [...]

Back in January, we put together a list of Ten Brooklyn Bands You Should Hear Right Now that began with a nepotistic rhetorical question: "is there even any doubt that Brooklyn circa 2009 fosters one of the most vibrant music scenes on this here planet?" The answer to that question, clearly, is that there isn't any doubt, Brooklyn sure does have its share of very fine, if almost entirely immigrant, resident bands. However, so do a lot of other parts of this here planet... Lest you fine folks think that EAR FARM focuses solely on the [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Local H : 2008-06-08, San Francisco [mp3,ogg,flac] "Mayonnaise & Malaise" [mp3] other Local H music blog posts at Largehearted Boy North Mississippi Allstars : 2008-05-02, Athens [mp3,ogg,flac] "Hey Bo Diddley" [mp3] North Mississippi Allstars : 2008-02-19, Lawrence [mp3,ogg,flac] "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Solomon Burke cover)" [mp3] [...]