Rotterdam has a thriving pop culture. The city is full of established artists and regularly a great talent surfaces. Someone that sticks out his neck and shows a great artistic performance is Michel Ebben, front man of Gravel Town. As a solo artist and singer-songwriter, he forces you into your…

Although Gravel Town has been around for about seven years, the band has only recently recorded their debut album. You ought to think it’s a well thought through record, which makes the choice of the title- and opening track From Grace particularly notable. It’s ‘the stranger in our midst’ and…

Cold in September Although September just started, Gravel Town is now really launching their album ‘From Grace’. Those who listen to the album carefully, will see an endless American landscape with sand and dust where you drive for hours and stop somewhere in a village to be surprised by country…

Gravel Town consists of four seasoned musicians. Michel and his cousin Martijn Ebben, Mark Lubeek and Hans Glerum (brother of the famous jazz bass player Ernst Glerum) and are all active in music for about twenty-five years now. Gravel Town emerged from Plastic Shark Project, a group that was founded…