Joe Pug has been hard at work on his new album, recorded in Chicago with HearYa Live Session producer, Steve Shirk at Shirk Music + Sound. That means it’s going to sound great.
Pug has been kind enough to offer a free EP, appropriately entitled In The Meantime, while we wait for the full length to arrive. Enter your email over at his website to get the 5 song EP that includes unreleased songs from the original Nation of Heat sessions.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is playing at Schubas this Friday, January 16th and we’ve got a pair of tickets to givaway. He’s on the bill with All the Saints, Colourmusic, and Cursive, all of which I’m completely unfamiliar with, but I’m still loving Miles’ debut album from last year and am looking forward to seeing him in person.
If you want the tix, just email us at freeshit@hearya.com with “Miles” in the subject line. If you win, you’ll get your name on the guest list with a +1 at the door.
MBAR is also performing in-store at Reckless Records on 3161 N. Broadway on 1/17 at 1pm in case you can’t make the Schubas show. And if you miss that, we’ve got you covered with an upcoming live session.
We’ve got a damn nice giveaway for the holidays. O’Death have offered us a free copy of their latest CD, Broken Hymns, Lambs and Skin, and a make your own ukulele kit – the body is signed by the entire band.
If you want them, email us at freeshit@hearya.com with your name, mailing address, and favorite O’Death song.
4AD is in the holiday spirit and offering a free compilation album featuring all the artists you see below. You can also preview the tracks in that fancy widget.
To download the digital album, head over to their site. Your email address will be required for download.
Thanks to everyone that responded. Our inbox filled up real quickly, but there could be only two winners. Chris and J#@$%* (name withheld to protect a Christmas surprise), enjoy your autographed copies of Attack and Release.
The rest of us can enjoy this video of The Black Keys performing “Your Touch” at Grimey’s Record Store in Nashville:
My favorite band, The Black Keys, are gearing up to release a new live DVD on November 18th. It was produced and directed by Lance Bangs (R.E.M.’s Road Movie). The disc will include 17 live songs; original music videos for “Your Touch,” “Just Got To Be,” and “Strange Times;” and behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the band’s most recent album, Attack & Release. The live performance was recorded on April 4, 2008 at a sold-out show at The Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR.
Oh, and the giveaway! We ended up getting our grubby hands on two signed copies of The Black Keys’ latest album, Attack and Release. Email us at hearyablog@yahoo.com with “Keys Giveaway” in the subject line if you want one.
Here’s the set list from The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom DVD
1. Same Old Thing
2. Girl Is On My Mind
3. Set You Free
4. ThickFreakness
5. Stack Shot Billy
6. Busted
7. You’re The One
8. Remember When (Side B)
9. Your Touch
10. Oceans and Streams
11. Strange Times
12. Psychotic Girl
13. 10 am Automatic
14. No Trust
15. I Got Mine
16. All You Ever Wanted
17. Till I Get My Way
Congrats to Chicago reader Matthew Brown for winning a pair of passes for tonight’s exclusive Brett Dennen show at the W Hotel.
Matt, if you are single, please consider going to the W Hotel solo and picking up your plus one at the lobby bar. That place is loaded with talent and I’d like to live vicariously through you. Do it for all us married guys.
Everyone else, feel free to catch Brett Dennen tomorrow night at Schubas.
Attention Chi-town readers. We just got our hands on a great prize pack from Dead Confederate. The band made 16 of these homemade tees to give out to fans. No one tee is alike, so you’ll be sure to be the life of every indie hipster party. Much like the Men’s Warehouse guy, I guarantee it.
If you’re the big winner, you’ll get:
Whatever tee is available in your size.
Dead Confederate’s latest CD, Wrecking Ball(it’s damn good)
A pair of tickets to the October 4th show at Schubas (you’ll be on the guest list)
In order to qualify, I’ll need your full name, mailing address and tee shirt size emailed to hearyablog@yahoo.com. To increase your odds, send in one run-on sentence (no punctuation or grammar please) describing your favorite album or song of the moment. A winner will be chosen by Tuesday next week.
For a sample run-on sentence, here’s one from Drinking Buddy’s post about Jan Terri and her song “Journey To Mars”:
Journey to Mars: Jan Terri in very slimming hair extensions singing about an acid trip she had on a transit tram that took her from Economy Parking Lot C at O’Hare airport that doubled as a Journey to Mars with 3 lesbians where everyone wears fannypacks and they talk on the first flip-phones ever invented.
If you don’t win, you should still check out the show. Woody should be there and is more than happy to buy everyone a round of beers. We’ll follow up with a Dead Confederate live session shortly after their visit to the windy city.
The fine folks at Indie Nation have offered to give away some free merchandise. Since time is precious, just send a quick note to hearyablog@yahoo.com with “tee shirt giveaway” in the subject line. Make sure to provide your mailing address and shirt size in the email. We’ll pick the winner at random.
