How in the hell aren’t these guys more popular? Their latest effort, a four song EP called Canaanville, is an appendix EP meant to accompany the amazing 2011 release, Canary. Misra was quick to...
Christian Wargo calls Robin Pecknold a Doodyhead and steps out on his own. Apparently tired of everybody of wetting themselves over Pecknold’s silky vocals, Wargo and fellow Fleet Fox Casey Wes...
It took a stern push from our ol’ pal Starkey to push me back in the direction of The Walkmen. A few years ago, they were playing at the Pitchfork Festival and I glossed over them as nothing sp...
I don’t know what to do with Josh Tillman. Like many people, my introduction to Josh was as a member of Fleet Foxes. He’d hang back there and pop up with some easy one-liners, crank out s...
It has been over 20 years since The Mother Hips released their debut album Back to the Grotto, which begs the question: What were you listening to in 1992? I was a sophomore in high school back then ...
I first discovered Cory in 2003 through the Lucero song “Tears Don’t Matter Much.” Ben Nichols sang: Cory Branan’s got an evil streak. And a way with words that’ll bring you to your knees...
A while back, we did a hipster point scale that aimed to make sense of the varying degrees of hipsterness. But what about all of the different types of hipsters? Certainly there are more varieties of...
I recently delved into the Twitter world and found some of it fascinating and useful; other parts contrived and nonsensical. But I have Twitter to thank for finding Lee Bains III & The Glory Fire...
Bhi Bhiman is a one-man folk music force of nature. He’s a Sri Lankan-American who grew up in St. Louis and later re-located to San Francisco, where he lives today. His debut album, BHIMAN, was...
Since moving out to The City of Fountains (yes, Kansas City), I’ve been to a handful of shows but haven’t caught any local bands. Oddly enough, I discovered Lawrence, KS band Quiet Corral...
One of my favorite songs from The Band is “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and Lisa Hannigan’s rendition in tribute to Levon Helm more than does the song justice. I’m not...
The Walkmen have a new album coming out on Fat Possum on June 10th called Heaven. We got a new track and a trailer so you can sample the goods like a fine caviar. If the lead track is any indicator, ...
On the Tuesday night of SXSW, Oz was trying preview Nick Waterhouse for me before seeing his set the following day. I was skeptical at best; ornery at my worst. I remarked to him, “I hope this ...
I remember the first time we all heard Joe Pug. Listening to his lyrics, I would have guessed him to be closer to my age than his true age of 23. The lyrics he put to paper belied his true age. The s...
I first crossed paths with The Mastersons at SxSW 2011 at The San Jose. As I sat in the sun drinking micheladas, they cranked out the twang with boy/girl harmonies that made my heart swell. I plugged...
Friends, now that the secret of The Chubberoo has been exposed, I figure I will now be working it in to more and more posts, kind of like right now. Lucero playing Sounds Of The City w/ The Memphis S...
I am going to let you in on a little HearYa secret. Sometimes when we get new music, I will remark to Oz that such and such band’s new song is giving me a Chubberoo. A Chubberoo is defined as a...
I once said that it’s hard to put a price tag on Joe Pug’s music. I received his debut EP Nation of Heat in the mail while living in Northern California, shortly after moving away from Ch...
When he last checked in on them, The District Attorneys had just kicked out a great cover of Gillian Welch’s Wrecking Ball. Now the band is back with their proper full length debut, Slowburner,...
On day one of SXSW, Heartless Bastards gave us one of our best memories. If you’ve ever been to SXSW, you know to expect your fair share of problems – venues with awful acoustics, sound p...
Poor Mrs. McCauley. Raising John must have been some chore. Based on his musical career, I doubt he sat still for more than 10 minutes. Any time, he has more than a month to recuperate from Deer Tick...
We mentioned that Field Report was one of our favorite new discoveries at SXSW this year. Christopher Porterfield ended his previous Milwaukee-based band, Conrad Plymouth, and emerged with a new one ...
Levon Helm was an American treasure. He was adored and loved by anybody that came in contact with him. A friend of mine from college described an evening that he met Levon and the other true members ...
I have a demanding day job that has me flying around the country regularly. Conversations with strangers at airport bars or on flights lead to the “what do you do for a living?” question,...
We were lucky to catch a set by Seattle’s Pickwick at Antone’s during SXSW. They were part of our soul and R&B revival during our annual boondoggle. We were pretty gassed when we cau...
Sleepy Sun’s third album is met with some changes. First, Rachel Fannan is no longer with the band. Her ying to Bret Constantino’s yang on the band’s vocals was one of the main pull...
Caitlin Rose recorded two Arctic Monkeys tracks for Record Store Day. The songs (Piledriver Waltz and Love Is A Laserquest) will be available on limited edition, record store day-only, 7″ vinyl...
HearYa session alumni, These United States have a new s/t album coming out in June. Via the PR machine: The guys are on tour right now behind their fifth studio album, featuring collaborations with D...
Lately I have become enamored with Nick Waterhouse and that led me to his label, Innovative Leisure, and their website. From there, I poked around and found Hanni El Khatib and a gem that was release...
I fell in love with Bahamas back in 2011. The band was really just Canadian singer/songwriter, Afie Jurvanen, so I suppose I just admitted falling in love with a man in 2011. It was a confusing year ...
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