Music Is My Weapon

What do you get when you mix edgy progressive rock with American Folk? A unique sound that's worth traveling to Atlanta for. And no, they don't just play in Atlanta. Ethan and the Ewox, has conquered stages from Texas to the JazzFest in New Orleans (that's right, the JazzFest).

The great thing about reviewing this band is I can let their resume speak for itself. They've opened for Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, and Days of the New. Even XM is old hat for them. Ethan and the Ewox captures you with their electrified acoustics, then after reeling you in for a few tracks, you begin to realize their lyrics have real time put into them. You realize their music has a soul. I must admit, when my editor told me to review an "American folk" band, I was hesitant as the genre is most definitely not my forte'. However, it grows quickly, and it grows strong. The feeling is inexplicable but excellent; their music grabs at the strings of your musical tastes for reasons you or I cannot begin to fathom. Long and short, I may have to pack my bags and see them at their February 23rd show at the 10 High Club in Atlanta Georgia. Sorry guys, I'll be traveling on your December 22nd show.

If you think you've heard their music, but do not recognize the name, it's because a few years ago someone convinced them it would be a great idea to add "and the ewox" to the name. Though I'm not sure how extraodinary an idea that was, you must admit, it does have a ring to it.

This is for the college audience, or highschool kids who like intelligent and witty music. Listen to their music on their website, before the next big label takes it down because it is hurting their new record sales. And speaking of websites, visit http://www.ethannoise.com, although they prefer the interactivity of MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/ethannoise)

I am sure the band is going to be mad that I published a picture of just their guitarist (Rob Bruce) and not the whole band, but I thought that was a pretty badass picture, so now it's on the web!