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Mar 13

eTown Back from the Road at EXPO West

eTown just got back from Anaheim where we were the featured event on Saturday night at the Natural Products Expo. Our show, which was a benefit for the non-profit organization Just Label It, raised over $100k for the effort to pass mandatory GMO labeling laws. Our guests included Ziggy Marley... read more →
Mar 11
Mar 03
Feb 24

Legendary Week at eTown Hall!

What a week at eTown Hall! In one seven day period, we hosted multiple Grammy winner, Steve Earle, 84 year-old legend David Amram (French horn jazz master, composer and Beat Generation music director), Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Jorma Kaukonen along with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, the Fairview... read more →
  • February 24, 2015
  • Music
Feb 18

A Pair Of Southerners

This week we have two great artists on deck that we think you’ll both enjoy. We are dipping into the musical pools from the two “T” states to bring you a Nashvillian and Austinite. Their stories and pathways are vastly different, but they fit perfectly together in this week’s broadcast/podcast... read more →
  • February 18, 2015
  • Music
Feb 11

A Musical Meeting – Lucy Rose and Big Al This Week!

We’ve got another great encore broadcast/podcast for you this week, featuring two musical acts that most certainly have never been in the same room before the taping. First up is singer/songwriter Lucy Rose. For Lucy it was a week of firsts. It was her first visit to eTown, and the... read more →
  • February 11, 2015
  • Music
Feb 05

Gold Sounds From Old Souls

My grandparents in Tennessee (on the Littlefield side) had a gold velvet couch and recliner in their living room. Since both of my parents worked, I usually rode the school bus to a stop that was close to my grandparents house, and would walk to their house afterschool to hang... read more →
Jan 28
Jan 21

Looks Can Be Deceiving

This week in eTown, we dip into the archives from the last couple of years to bring back a great show with two up-and-coming artists and an excellent eChievement Award story to boot. First up is the Santa Cruz-based trio The Devil Makes Three. While being born and raised in... read more →
Jan 15

An Established Legend and One Soon To Be

What a week it has been here in eTown. If the first few weeks of 2015 are any indication, we are in for a great (and busy) year here in the world of eTown. Last week we had two great tapings, followed by a very special event for this year’s... read more →
Jan 07

A Legend Among Us This Week

I remember walking in to the hall during setup for this week’s taping. It was just like any other taping day. Audio guys were running mic cables across the stage, cases were being rolled to the back of the room, and others from the production staff were making their best... read more →
Jan 01

Classic In Their Own Right

Wow – another year come and gone! It’s hard to believe that eTown is quickly approaching the 25-year mark as an independently produced and distributed broadcast/podcast. Just in the time I’ve been there alone (5 years now) I have seen so many amazing things happen on the stage, and the... read more →
Dec 23

Ringing in the New Year with Tegan and Sara!

Hello friends. Well it’s the holiday season, as we all know. It can be the best of times or the worst of times, depending on what’s going on in your personal world. Things like family dynamics, the groove at work, your social scene, spiritual satisfaction or lack of it .... read more →
  • December 23, 2014
  • Music
Dec 17

A Broadcast/Podcast Decorated For The Holidays

It’s starting to feel a lot like the holidays here at eTown. Another year is coming to a close. Our production schedule is moving right along and the little elves that make things around here (like radio shows, interview content, and videos) have been hard at work to close out... read more →
  • December 17, 2014
  • Music
Dec 10

A Harp On Stage? – Yes, Please.

This week’s broadcast/podcast brings a pairing of newcomers to the eTown stage, as well as a moving eChievement Award interview. It’s also the first time a harp has graced the stage at eTown Hall outside of the classical setting. First up is Katie Herzig. Katie is originally from Colorado, but... read more →
  • December 10, 2014
  • Music
Dec 05
Random Acts of Flowers - eTown

eChievement Award Spotlight – Random Acts of Flowers

In July 2007, Random Acts of Flowers’ founder, Larsen Jay, was in a near-fatal accident. He credits the outpouring of support he received in the form of daily visitors and dozens of floral arrangements while in the hospital as a key to providing the emotional lift and encouragement that helped... read more →
Dec 02
Nov 26

Giving Thanks This Week

It feels good to have weeks like this holiday week. While so much is made about the food and the travel associated with the Thanksgiving holiday, the real focus should be to step back and look around and give thanks for the world around us – for family, friends, co-workers,... read more →
  • November 26, 2014
  • Music
Nov 20

The Collision of Many Worlds Under One Roof

For me, this taping for this week’s broadcast/podcast was a huge deal for so many reasons. Both musical guests that are with us have impacted my life in so many ways. For them to come together on the evening of the taping, under the same roof, was surreal to me.... read more →
  • November 20, 2014
  • Music
Nov 12

Some Serious Music ‘Slinging’ This Week

We’ve been fortunate, here at eTown, to develop relationships with artists over the years that have been coming back, time and time again. Once they come on the show the first time, we like to think that they had a great time, and will come back and join us again.... read more →
  • November 12, 2014
  • Music
Nov 05
Oct 31

Greetings from eTown World Headquarters

Hi everyone, Well as you can tell from these photos, its a typical day around eTown World Headquarter. Nah, just kidding, its Halloween! Have a safe and fun celebration tonight. We’ve obviously already started having fun here at the eTown offices! Nick and I always look forward to giving out... read more →
Oct 28

Child Ballads and Songs From The Well of Sparseness

Every now and then we like to take a look back and some great things that have happened on stage at eTown Hall in recent years, and pull them back out for another listen. This week, we have another one of those back-by-popular demand shows that we are sure you... read more →
Oct 24

A Bear In The Backyard

Man oh man, check out this photo from our backyard: That’s from a bear who’s been frequenting our neighborhood of late (if the rather large, nightly deposits of bear scat in various spots around the ‘hood are any indication, he’s been a regular visitor). Through the opening he made in... read more →
Oct 21

The Dirty South To The Northern Coast

The weeks are flying by, and pretty soon we’ll be looking at a new year entirely. While most folks keep track of time using a calendar or a watch, we find ourselves monitor the passing weeks with our broadcast/podcasts. A new one lands every Wednesday morning, and this week we... read more →
Oct 15
Oct 07

Everybody Likes A Banjo

If you prefer your guitars to have drum heads on them, then you're in for a special treat with our broadcast/podcast this week. While Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn have both been on the show several times in the past with various projects and configurations, this week they perform together... read more →
Sep 24
Sep 17

Grasshopper says “Be Your Own Media Filter”

Being in the media creation line of work, all of us here at eTown spend quite a bit of time checking out the world around us to see and hear what kinds of things are being captured in the audio and video realms. Things move so fast, that it’s important... read more →
  • September 17, 2014
  • Ideas
Sep 10
Aug 21