May 2010

Futurebirds sing of Johnny Utah, famous Ohio State quarterback surfer adrenaline junkie hero with a bum knee.

May 13, 2010

Futurebirds, the hazy lo-fi alt-country outfit from Athens, GA are set to release their debut LP, Hampton’s Lullaby, on July 13th via Autumn Tone Records. They’ve offered up an mp3 called “Johnny Utah.” If you weren’t paying attention to HearYa back in January, you may not have known that the band’s self produced EP is [...]

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros release “Home” [Music Video]

May 13, 2010

One of my favorite records from last year was Up From Below by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Woody put it eloquently in his review, saying that they make him want to “crap sunshine.” I wouldn’t advise doing that, because I’m sure it burns. They do put out great summertime music though. Here’s their [...]

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The National – High Violet [Album Review]

May 12, 2010

Can anyone truly capture tension and anxiety like The National?‚  Matt Berninger and crew follow a consistent recipe on their new release, High Violet, released yesterday.‚ ‚  If darkness is indeed palpable, High Violet will make you feel it. The album kicks off with my favorite track, “Afraid of Everyone,” building to a modest crescendo of [...]

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I’ll Take Out Your Ashes. A new song from The Low Anthem

May 11, 2010

The mandolin is a real nice addition to The Low Anthem. I can’t wait to hear more new stuff. Watching this band is akin to a religious experience. In case you missed it, here are a few tracks recorded during our Lollapalooza live session with The Low Anthem. The video of the new song follows. [...]

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The Black Keys “Tighten Up” on new video [Music Video]

May 11, 2010

It’s no secret that The Black Keys are my favorite band, so I will post anything that comes my way about Dan, Pat, or Dan’s beard. Here’s the second video from their upcoming album, Brothers, due out next Tuesday (see the first video here). “Tighten Up” shows that you don’t need a big budget or [...]

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Get Free Tickets to Local Natives @ Schubas 5/14, plus 7″! [Chicago Giveaway]

May 11, 2010

We have another giveaway for Chicago readers! Email us your name and address to freeshit@hearya.com to win a pair of tickets to see Local Natives at Schubas this Friday (5/14) at 10:30pm. There are two shows that night and this is the late show! The opener will be Frenchkiss label-mates, Suckers. As an added bonus, [...]

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Spider Bags – Goodbye Cruel World, Hello Crueler World [Album Review]

May 10, 2010

A couple of months ago, when listening to Titus Andronicus’ The Monitor on repeat, I thought I heard Dan McGee of Spider Bags on the song “Theme From Cheers.” Turns out I did. It also turns out that Titus Andronicus and Spider Bags are pals. All that got me wondering if Spider Bags had released [...]

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See Local Natives’ performance of Airplanes from Craig Ferguson

May 10, 2010

In case you missed it like me, here’s the Local Natives performance of “Airplanes” on a recent late night visit to Craig Ferguson. It’s impossible not to like this band. Tweet

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 5.09.10

May 9, 2010

The tracks we discussed last week: Male Bonding – Year’s Not So Long Wolf Parade – Ghost Pressure Wolf Parade – What Did My Lover Say And a few we haven’t discussed: Blitzen Trapper – Heaven and Earth Sleepy Sun – Open Eyes John Hiatt – The Open Road Tweet

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Could it be? Yep – FreeCreditScore.com Looking for New Band…and It Could Be You

May 8, 2010

To quote YouTube’s David After Dentist, “Is this real life?” Apparently so. Shirk (who shares my disdain for the FreeCreditReport.com guy) sent me an email a few hours ago saying he heard FreeCreditScore.com is conducting an official band search. Just when you thought you’d seen it all…it sounds like they’re putting the guy pictured above [...]

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