Bob Dylan, Primus, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Lamontagne,
Martin Sexton, anything classical, Amos Lee, The Tragically Hip, The Gourds,
Tool, Townes Van Zant, Joni Mitchel, Rachael Yamagata, Dave
Matthews, Ryan Adams, Son Volt and so many others.
Sounds Like
Middle Ground can be catagorized as:
Acoustic Americana,
acoustic folk rock,
Alt. rock,
or even
Alt. country.
Anyone who likes
good classic songwriting and powerful acoustic music will most certainly love
the San
Antonio
based group Middle Ground.The group has a
completely fresh take on
Americana
and acoustic folk rock music.Their entirely
acoustic and eclectic sound (including a cello, violin and mandolin) lends
itself perfectly to the truly poetic lyrics.The
lyricist in the group (Kelly Miller) has grown up listening to Dylan,
Springsteen, and Joni Mitchell.The rest of the
group’s musical interests range from pure classical (Sophie Severance who
plays violin is classically trained and sits as the concert master for the
University of Texas’s orchestra) to CD collections of groups like Primus and
Tool.Together, Middle Ground uses these typically
conflicting backgrounds to form a unique yet enjoyable sound.
Recently, Middle
Ground has made quite a splash in
South-Central
Texas.The group was honored by being named one of the best
Americana
groups in the area by the San Antonio Current.In
late June the group will also be featured on KSYM’s Third Coast Music network
to coincide with the release of their freshman, full- length album.
The tentative
release date of this long-awaited CD will be announced soon, but it can be
expected to show up on shelves by the end of July.Currently, The group has an EP that is currently available at their shows.The EP, Chataguay features new material including fan
favorites like T-Shirts and Morphine and Hopeless Romantic.
Kelly! Look at my Middle Ground photo album! =) I can't sleep because I drank strong coffee, so I chronologically updated my photo album...you should check it out...
Sad I couldn't make it last night, I hope it was as great as last year! Sidenote, does anyone else remember the creepy biker that hugged me? :) When are you all playing again?
hey guys! i really REALLY enjoyed hearing y'all at lion & rose last night!! i especially love the cello parts - so beautiful :) can't wait to check you out again sometime when you got the whole band playing.
awesome performance last night. everybody was blown away. keep it up and i'll be out of a job! haha. loved getting a chance to get out and see you all. it's been a while.
Hey Middle Ground, you guys going to make a trip out East for the summer of 08? New York is sick of listening to crappy music and is in dire need of Texas toast.
