Ethan Keller
Ethan Keller is a singer-songwriter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was voted Solo Artist of the Year in the 2011 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards, and Pop Artist of the Year in the 2011 Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards.
Ethan produces a variety of original music, often mixing folk, blues, and rock, with jazz, funk, and R & B. He has been performing for over 30 years, and has toured in more than 35 states.
Ethan has supported a myriad of artists over the years, including Rusted Root, Umphreys McGee, Milky Chance, Charli XCX, Grupo Fantasma, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, James McCartney, Kandace Springs, Glenn Tillbrook, Willy Porter, Erin McKeown, Fareed Haque, Danny and The Juniors, Hanson, Bif Naked, The Exies, Crown City Rockers, Citizen King, Better Than Ezra, Lucky Boys Confusion, Night Ranger, Third Eye Blind, The Lost Trailers, and NEEDTOBREATHE.
Keller was the founder and front-man of Wisconsin's eclectic funk-rock outfit, The Green Scene (voted "America's Best Unsigned Band" in Jim Beam's 2001 National Rock Band Search).
Keller’s 2010 EP Profit, was co-produced by Grammy-winner Ted Greenberg ("Standing in the Shadows of Motown"), and has aired on 100s of radio stations across the U.S. Ethan’s music is currently in rotation at WYMS 88.9 Radio Milwaukee.
Ethan's last EP “Carried Away” was released on Driftless Records in October 2017. Since then, he has released several singles in advance of his double album project, set for release at the end of 2026.
(Below: Ethan meeting Senator Bernie Sanders after opening for him at his presidential campaign rally in Milwaukee in April 2016.)
Theaters, festivals, clubs and other venues:
Shank Hall (Milwaukee, WI)
Turner Hall (Milwaukee, WI)
The Pabst Theater (Milwaukee, WI)
The Miramar Theater (Milwaukee, WI)
The Gothic Theater (Denver, CO)
The Roseland Theater (Portland, OR)
Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
Lincoln Auditorium (Chicago, IL)
The Hard Rock Cafe (Chicago, IL)
The Hard Rock Cafe (Phoenix, AZ)
The Hard Rock Cafe (Newport Beach, CA)
The Hard Rock Cafe (San Diego, CA)
The Hard Rock Cafe (Los Angeles, CA)
The Whisky a Go-Go (Los Angeles, CA)
The Cooperage (Milwaukee, WI)
The Red Lion (New York, NY)
The Rio Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
The Pfister Hotel (Milwaukee, WI)
The Iron Horse Hotel (Milwaukee, WI)
The Trempealeau Hotel (Trempealeau, WI)
The Four Seasons Hotel (Seattle, WA)
The Grand Traverse Resort (Acme, MI)
The Grand Kabaret (New Ulm, MN)
The Rave (Milwaukee, WI)
The Tractor (Seattle, WA)
The Canopy Club (Urbana, IL)
The Turf Club (St. Paul, MN)
The 8x10 (Baltimore, MD)
The Soiled Dove (Denver, CO)
The Cabooze (Minneapolis, MN)
Momma's (Memphis, TN)
Martyr's (Chicago, IL)
Gabe's (Iowa City, IA)
Fletch's (Oshkosh, WI)
Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS)
Lucky Rabbit (Johnson City, TX)
Union Street Station (Traverse City, MI)
Port Cape (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Harpers Ferry (Boston, MA)
John’s Alley (Moscow, ID)
Nectar's (Burlington, VT)
Rusty Nail (Stowe, VT)
Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI)
Bastille Days (Milwaukee, WI)
Wisconsin State Fair (Milwaukee, WI)
Waukesha County Fair (Waukesha, WI)
Racine County Fair (Union Grove, WI)
Milwaukee International Film Festival (Milwaukee, WI)
Summer Soulstice (Milwaukee, WI)
Chill on the Hill (Milwaukee, WI)
Metro Jam (Manitowoc, WI)
Riverfest (Waukesha, WI)
Concerts on the Square (Wausau, WI)
Picnic in the Park (Kenosha, WI)
Party in the Park (Stevens Point, WI)
River Festival (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)
Port Fish Day (Port Washington, WI)
EAA Air Museum (Oshkosh, WI)
Octoberfest (New Glarus, WI)
Potosi Brewfest (Potosi, WI)
Sawdust Days (Oshkosh, WI)
Holland Festival (Cedar Grove, WI)
Dunegrass Music Fest (Empire, MI)
Friday Night Live (Traverse City, MI)
Solstice Festival (Elberta, MI)
Independence Day (Frankfort, MI)
Independence Day (Sheboygan, WI)
Heritage Fest (Downers Grove, IL)
Two Rivers Wine and Jazz Fest (Ottawa, IL)
Taste of Colorado (Denver, CO)
Tomato Romp (Milwaukee, WI)
Alive at Five (Helena, MT)
Lakefront Brewery (Milwaukee, WI)
Minocqua Brewing Co. (Madison, WI)
Founder's Brewery (Grand Rapids, MI)
Bell’s Brewery (Kalamazoo, MI)
Forager Brewery (Rochester, MN)
Bullfrog Brewery (Williamsport, PA)
New Holland Brewery (New Holland, MI)
Rock Island Brewing Co. (Rock Island, IL)
Lewis and Clark Brewing Co. (Helena, MT)
Sun Valley Brewing Co. (Hailey, ID)
Icicle Brewing Co. (Leavenworth, WA)
Wild Parrot Brewing (Pasadena, CA)
New World Brewing Co. (Tampa, FL)
Jester King Brewing Co. (Austin, TX)
Vagabond Brewing Co. (Salem, OR)
Sociable Ciderwerks (Minneapolis, MN)
OK Cider Co. (Oklahoma City, OK)
Ploughman Cider (Gettysburg, PA)
Wild State Cider (Duluth, MN)
Six Byrd Cider (Phoenix, AZ)
Bivouac Cider (San Diego, CA)
Capitol Cider (Seattle, WA)
Cave B Winery (Quincy, WA)
Treaty Oak Distilling (Austin, TX)
Ledgestone Vineyards (Greenleaf, WI)
Colleges and Universities:
University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Green Bay, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Whitewater, WI)
University of Wisconsin (River Falls, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Manitowoc, WI)
Carroll University (Waukesha, WI)
Northland College (Ashland, WI)
Knox College (Galesburg, IL)
Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL)
North Central University (Naperville, IL)
Triton College (River Grove, IL)
Hanover College (Hanover, IN)
Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Kent State University (Kent, OH)
Boston College (Boston, MA)
Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, NC)
North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)
Official Music Conference Showcases:
South by Southwest (SXSW) - 2002 - Austin, TX
Music Fest Northwest (MFNW) - 2001 - Portland, OR
Nemo Music Conference (NEMO) - 2002 - Boston, MA
Emerging Artists and Talent in Music (EAT-M) - 1999 - Las Vegas, NV
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) - 1998 - Salt Lake City, UT
Millennium Music Conference (MMC) - 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012 - Harrisburg, PA