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 many blends of original music, often melding folk, blues, and rock, with funk, jazz, and hip-hop. He has been performing and promoting for over 20 years, has appeared at venues and music festivals in over 30 states, and has sold over 10,000 albums.

Over the years, Ethan has supported a myriad of artists: Rusted Root, Umphreys McGee, Milky Chance, 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 (named "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 latest album "Carried Away" is out on Driftless Records (10.20.17)

Theaters, festivals, clubs and other venues:
Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI)
The Pabst Theater (Milwaukee, WI)
The Northern Lights Theater (Milwaukee, WI)
The Miramar Theater (Milwaukee, WI)
The Gothic Theater (Denver, CO)
The Roseland Theater (Portland, OR)
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)
Shank Hall (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 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 Excalibur Club (Chicago, IL)
The Turf Club (St. Paul, MN)
The 9.30 Club (Washington D.C.)
The 8x10 (Baltimore, MD)
The Soiled Dove (Denver, CO)
The Cabooze (Minneapolis, MN)
The Cornerstone (Galena, IL)
Martyr's (Chicago, IL)
Piano's (New York, NY)
Cicero's (St. Louis, MO)
Gabe's (Iowa City, IA)
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)
Two Brothers (Middlebury, VT)

Lakefront Brewery (Milwaukee, WI)
Milwaukee Ale House (Milwaukee, WI)
Ale Asylum (Madison, WI)
3 Sheeps Brewing Co. (Sheboygan, WI)
7 Hills Brewing Co. (Dubuque, IA)
Minocqua Brewing Co. (Minocqua, WI)
Founder's Brewery (Grand Rapids, MI)
Bell’s Brewery (Kalamazoo, MI)
New Holland Brewery (New Holland, MI)
Bullfrog Brewery (Williamsport, PA)
Rock Island Brewing Co. (Rock Island, IL)
Sun Valley Brewing Co. (Hailey, ID)
Icicle Brewing Co. (Leavenworth, WA)
Lewis and Clark Brewing Co. (Helena, MT)
New World Brewing Co. (Tampa, FL)
Vagabond Brewing Co. (Salem, OR)
Capitol Cider (Seattle, WA)
Twisted Path Distillery (Milwaukee, WI)
 
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)
Concerts on the Square (Wausau, WI)
Metro Jam (Manitowoc, WI)
Riverfest (Waukesha, WI)

Freeport Music Fest (Port Washington, WI)
Party in the Park (Stevens Point, WI)
River Festival (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)
Port Fish Day (Port Washington, WI)
EAA Air Museum (Oshkosh, WI)
Bloomin Days (Kenosha, WI)
Octoberfest (New Glarus, WI)
Potosi Brewfest (Potosi, WI)
Sawdust Days (Oshkosh, WI)
Holland Festival (Cedar Grove, WI)
Jam for Jam (Sullivan, WI)
Dunegrass Music Fest (Empire, MI)
Friday Night Live (Traverse City, MI)
Solstice Festival (Elberta, MI)
Rootenanny (Ellsworth, MI)
Independence Day (Frankfort, MI)
Independence Day (Sheboygan, WI)
Heritage Fest (Downers Grove, IL)
Taste of Colorado (Denver, CO)
Tomato Romp (Milwaukee, WI)
Alive at Five (Helena, MT)

Colleges and Universities:
University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh, WI)
University of Wisconsin (Green Bay, 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)
Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL)
North Central University (Naperville, IL)
Knox College (Galesburg, IL)
Triton College (River Grove, IL)
Hanover College (Hanover, IN)
Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Kent State University (Kent, OH)
Boston College (Boston, MA)
North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)
Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, NC)
 
Official Music Conference Showcases:
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) - 1998 - Salt Lake City, UT
Millennium Music Conference (MMC) - 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012 - Harrisburg, PA
Emerging Artists and Talent in Music (EAT-M) - 1999 - Las Vegas, NV
Music Fest Northwest (MFNW) - 2001 - Portland, OR
South by Southwest (SXSW) - 2002 - Austin, TX
Nemo Music Conference (NEMO) - 2002 - Boston, MA

 

Ethan Keller's "SUMMERTIME" cover

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