March 2009

HearYa SXSW Party Preview: The Henry Clay People

March 16, 2009

The Henry Clay People are playing about 7 sets at SXSW, so there’s no question about the bands determination to win over crowds the old fashioned way. To me, their sound is like Stephen Malkmus fronting The Hold Steady. The Henry Clay People follow Ferraby Lionheart at 1pm on Wednesday at our 15 our day [...]

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HearYa SXSW Party Preview: Joe Pug and Justin Townes Earle

March 16, 2009

If you haven’t been introduced to LaundroMatinee, let me do the honors. Dodge from MOKB created this website dedicated to live video sessions and he’s had some great acts in recently, including O’Death, Blitzen Trapper and two artists that will be performing at Stimulus Package, our Wednesday 15 hour SXSW Day Party at The Paradise [...]

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I hope I just twitted. Or tweeted. I don’t think I twat. [Follow Us On Twitter]

March 15, 2009

During SXSW 2009, I’ll be providing live coverage via Twitter. We’ve been on Twitter for awhile now, but haven’t really publicized it until now. Follow us if you’re not already and I’ll do my best to send updates from my cell phone (assuming I don’t accidentally drop it in a urinal). If you’ll be down [...]

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 3.15.09

March 15, 2009

Here are all the tracks we discussed this week: Neko Case – People Got A Lotta Nerve The Deek Dark Woods – All The Money I Had Is Gone Bishop Allen – Dimmer Bishop Allen – The Ancient Commonsense of Things The Traditionist – Sleep Be Told The Traditionist – Driftwood Doll The Traditionist – [...]

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Local Natives, another must see band at SXSW 2009

March 14, 2009

The HearYa inbox is working overdrive and we can barely keep up. The flood of SxSW info has gotten to the point that Oz and I have more or less given up and are ready to just get to Austin and blow off steam. There was one email from Taylor of Local Natives that was [...]

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Dark Was The Night – Awesome Is The Music

March 13, 2009

You know how people that have terrible taste in music buy those “NOW, That’s What I Call Music!” compilations and think they’re incredible? Well, those people are really dumb. There are tons of reasons why, but my favorite is that it would be a lot cheaper to just turn on the radio and hear those [...]

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HearYa SXSW Day Party Preview: Kenan Bell, just added.

March 13, 2009

Kenan Bell is the latest addition to our SXSW party lineup and he’s sure to stand out. In a lineup full of alt-country and indie rock, he’s a 6’5″ rapper backed by an indie band. Kenan grew up outside of LA and was immersed in the skate scene before becoming a teacher and musician with [...]

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HearYa SXSW Party Update: Free Headbands, Free Shoes, Free Beer Nuts

March 12, 2009

We’re less than week away from our 15 hour “day” party not-so-clevery called Stimulus Package, and there are a couple updates. First off, Saucony has joined us as a sponsor and will be giving away free headbands that will display either “Winner” or “Loser” across your forehead. Show up early enough, and you could walk [...]

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Eulogies toss out another free track. [mp3, SXSW 2009]

March 12, 2009

Eulogies just released a track in anticipation for their upcoming release, Here Anonymous, due out in April via Dangerbird Records. How have I overlooked this band until now? Eulogies – This Fine Progression Previously posted: Peter Walker (of Eulogies) – 39 Stars Tour dates: 3/19 – Official Showcase @ The Ranch – SXSW Austin, TX [...]

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Dex Romweber Duo – Ruins of Berlin [Album Review, SXSW 2009]

March 12, 2009

Dexter Romweber teams up with his sister Sara to deliver his debut release as The Dex Romweber Duo on the Bloodshot label. Dex delivers a blend of surf and rock-a-billy and has a couple of notable guests on the album including Cat Power and Neko Case. “Love Letters” with Cat Power is the highlight of [...]

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