Ethan Tasch and Samantha McKaige
Ethan Tasch
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Indie folk artist Ethan Tasch(Opens in a new window) has amassed over 25 million streams since 2020. His debut album, Got Him!, has earned him numerous placements on Spotify editorial playlists, including New Music Friday, Lorem, and All New Indie. The album’s focus track, “Shell,” landed him on the cover of New Music Daily and featured him on the Zane Lowe Show.
Tasch has collaborated with artists such as Felly, Jeremy Zucker, Boyish, and Caleb Nelson (Mt. Joy), who coproduced Got Him!. He has also supported artists like Spill Tab, Tiny Habits, Wallice, Charlie Cunningham, and Bea Miller. His music has been featured in Consequence of Sound, The Line of Best Fit, Billboard, and Rolling Stone, and he’s heard on rotation on SiriusXMU and KCRW.
Samantha McKaige(Opens in a new window) is a guitar-playing, Americana-singing, folk-loving songwriter who takes inspiration from the landscapes around her, including the forests and peaks of her Pacific Northwest home, the beaches of Northern California, and the rivers of the Rockies. Heartache and travel inspire the themes of her lyrics, with her eclectic sound reflecting musical influences that range from John Prine to the Hotelier.
Taking pride in the DIY elements of being an independent musician, McKaige books all of her own shows and tours. She has shared the stage with artists such as Hunter Hayes, Ezra Bell, Ethan Tasch, the Brazen Youth, and Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche, at historic and esteemed venues such as Brighton Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts; the Tractor Tavern in Seattle, Washington; and Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, California. She recently made her festival debut during the 2024 season at the Faster Horses Festival. Her music has been featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist, and has amassed over 250,000 streams. McKaige's recent EP, How We Outgrow, is a genre-bending collection of songs that touch on the complicated push and pull of growing up.