Though most of you have probalby never heard of Ethan Steffensen, don't be surprised if one day you walk into your local record store and see a display of his work. Ethan is a musician local to Mariposa, though he has also done some work in San Luis Obisbo. He is young, but a very talented writer. He first played the Bug shortly after Thanksgiving last year and we were flabbergasted at his progress. Now to clarify, he has always been remarkably talented, though he lacked the full measure of confidence needed to make his voice shine. He seems to have gotten over that hurtle. None of us knew he could sing like that.
Ethan is well known and loved at the Bug as he used to be one of the staff members here and two of his roommates still work here so he spends a lot of time here and is still close to much of the staff. He is heavily influenced by artists like Radiohead and Pearl Jam. One day he may well be an influence on others.
Some video was shot that night and you can find them at YouTube. A staff member here has an account and you can go to here to find a link to that users page and watch to your heart's content. We must share one video here though. I can't tell you the title of the song and I have to apologize for the background noise but the guitar solo was quite an event. Zach Green is also a staff member at the Bug and musician who prefers loud and fast music. He used his wireless set up to surprise the crowd with a solo that he began from the outside deck.
Ethan did a lot of original material that night as well as some covers, including "Wagonwheel" which was a big hit and was also captured on video. You can find it at the YouTube link found above.
We know the video quality could be much better, w=but what do you think? Would you buy Ethan's album or see him live? I suspect he'd impress you and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he got even better by the time he is done writing his lasted album's worth of material.
See you at the next show.
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