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Drive-By Truckers give away new mp3, “Used To Be A Cop”

by oz on December 6, 2010

Drive-By Truckers just offered up the first single from their upcoming album, Go-Go Boots, in exchange for your email address. The album will be released on February 15th via ATO Records.

Video: Drive-By Truckers – Used To Be A Cop

Drive-By Truckers “Used To Be A Cop” from Jason Thrasher on Vimeo.

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Drive By Truckers to release Go-Go Boots, New Album + Documentary

by oz on November 9, 2010

Drive-By Truckers will release their 11th album, Go-Go Boots, on February 15, 2011 via ATO Records. Patterson Hood describes the album:

We recorded nearly 40 songs last year and into this year and fairly early on divided it into two separate albums. The Big To-Do, released first, was the more straight forward “Rock” album. Go-Go Boots is what I sometimes (semi-jokingly) refer to as our country, soul, and murder ballad album. Those elements definitely play into it, but it’s a little more open ended than that.

DBT will also release a documentary film, The Secret to a Happy Ending, about “the redemptive power of rock-and-roll.”

Its a film about the American South, where rock was born.  Its about a group of kids that grew up amidst the sweet soul music made in Muscle Shoals, Alabama by black and white musicians while the civil rights movement exploded all around.  Its about leaving home and embracing the DIY ethos of punk.  Its about making art, making love and making a living.  Its a film about the Drive-By Truckers.

Go-Go Boots track listing (you’ve gotta love DBT’s song names):

  1. I Do Believe
  2. Go-Go Boots
  3. Dancin Ricky
  4. Cartoon Gold
  5. Rays Automatic Weapon
  6. Everybody Needs Love
  7. Assholes
  8. The Weakest Man
  9. Used To Be A Cop
  10. The Fireplace Poker
  11. Wheres Eddie
  12. The Thanksgiving Filter
  13. Pulaski
  14. Mercy Buckets

Video:  Drive By Truckers – Used To Be A Cop

Drive-By Truckers “Used To Be A Cop” from Jason Thrasher on Vimeo.

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Drive-By Truckers give up This Fucking Job from The Big To Do [new mp3, SxSW 2010]

by oz on January 27, 2010

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Drive-By Truckers will be releasing The Big To Do on March 16th via the fabulous ATO Records. They’ll be touring in support of the album with a stop in Austin at SxSW 2010.

The band and label were generous to release the first single as a free download with an explicit song title.

Drive-By Truckers – This Fucking Job

Tour dates:

Drive-By Truckers on tour:
Thu Jan 28‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Huntsville, AL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Crossroads Music Hall
Fri Jan 29‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Mobile, AL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Soul Kitchen
Sat Jan 30‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Tuscaloosa, AL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Jupiter Bar & Grill
Thu Feb 11‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Greenville, SC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Handlebar
Fri Feb 12‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Raleigh, NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Lincoln Theatre
Sat Feb 13‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Raleigh, NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Lincoln Theatre
Sun Feb 14‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Knoxville, TN‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Bijou Theatre
Thu Feb 25‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Charlotte, NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Neighborhood Theatre
Fri Feb 26‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Charlottesville, VA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Jefferson Theatre
Sat Feb 27‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Charlottesville, VA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Jefferson Theatre
Thu Mar 04‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Wilmington NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Rox Nightclub
Sat Mar 06‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Augusta GA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Sky City
Fri Mar 12‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Atlanta GA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Variety Playhouse
Sat Mar 13‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Atlanta GA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Variety Playhouse
Thu Mar 18‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Austin, TX‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  SXSW
Fri Mar 19‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  New Orleans LA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Tipitinas
Sat Mar 20‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  New Orleans LA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Tipitinas
Thu Apr 01‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  New York NY‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Webster Hall
Fri Apr 02‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Boston MA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  House of Blues
Sat Apr 03‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Philadelphia PA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Electric Factory
Tue Apr 06‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Toronto Canada‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Lee’s Palace
Wed Apr 07‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Toronto Canada‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Lee’s Palace
Thu Apr 08‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Detroit MI‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  St. Andrews Hall
Fri Apr 09‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Chicago IL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  The Vic Theatre
Sat Apr 10‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Lexington KY‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Buster’s Billiards and Backroom
Sun Apr 11‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Cleveland OH‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
Wed Apr 14‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Towson MD‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Recher Theatre
Thu Apr 15‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Norfolk VA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  The Norva
Fri Apr 16‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Asheville NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  The Orange Peel
Sat Apr 17‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Asheville NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  The Orange Peel
Fri Apr 30‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Nashville TN‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Cannery Ballroom
Fri May 07‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Los Angeles CA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Avalon
Sat May 08‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  San Francisco CA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  The Fillmore Auditorium

3/6 , 3/12, 3/13 David Barbe and the Quick Hooks support
4/1 – 4/17 Langhorne Slim supports
4/2 & 4/3 with Lucero

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The Whigs announce new album, release new song [new mp3]

by oz on October 21, 2009

Athens, GA rockers The Whigs are headlining a tour, releasing a new album via ATO Records and giving fans a taste by giving away the title track. No word on a release date for In The Dark, but we’ll keep you posted.

The Whigs – In The Dark

Tour dates:

October 28 -‚  Middle East (Downstairs) -‚  Boston, Massachusetts
October 29‚  -‚  Funk & Waffles -‚  Syracuse, New York
October 30 -‚  Mohawk -‚  Buffalo, New York
October 31 -‚  Musica -‚  Akron, Ohio
November -‚  Mad Hatter -‚  Cincinnati, Ohio
November -‚  Newport Music Hall -‚  Columbus, Ohio
November -‚  Birdy’s -‚  Indianapolis, Indiana
November -‚  Cannery -‚  Nashville, Tennessee
November 6 -‚  Bottom Lounge -‚  Chicago, Illinois
November 7 -‚  Triple Rock -‚  Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 10 -‚  Bluebird Theater -‚  Denver, Colorado
November 13 -‚  Media Club -‚  Vancouver, British Columbia
November 14 -‚  Tractor Tavern -‚  Seattle, Washington
November 15 -‚  Doug Fir Lounge -‚  Portland, Oregon
November 17 -‚  The Independent -‚ ‚  San Francisco, California
November 18‚  – Detroit Bar -‚ ‚  Costa Mesa, California
November 19 -‚  The Troubadour -‚  Los Angeles, California
November 20 -‚  Beauty Bar -‚  Las Vegas, Nevada
November 21 -‚  Soma (sidestage)‚  -‚  San Diego, California
December 1 -‚  Emo’s -‚ ‚  Austin, Texas
December 2 -‚  The Loft -‚ ‚  Dallas, Texas
December 4 -‚  The Variety Playhouse -‚  Atlanta, Georgia
December 5 -‚  Rhythm & Brews -‚  Chattanooga, Tennessee
December 8 -‚  Visulite -‚  Charlotte, North Carolina
December 10‚  -‚  Black Cat -‚ ‚  Washington, DC, Washington DC
December 11 -‚  The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza -‚ ‚  New York, New York
December 12 -‚  North Star -‚ ‚  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 14 -‚  Local 506‚  -‚ ‚  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 15 -‚  Pour House -‚ ‚  Charleston, South Carolina

With The Features (from October 28th – December 15th)
With The Dead Trees (from October 28th – November 21st)
With Mean Creek (October 28th and December 5th – 15th)

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Alberta Cross covers John Lennon, Steel and Glass [new mp3]

September 9, 2009

HearYa favs and live session alumni, Alberta Cross, just released a cover of John Lennon’s “Steel and Glass.” Their debut full length album, Broken Side Of Time, is coming out on September 22nd. Stay tuned for our review in the coming days and check out our Alberta Cross live session if you haven’t already. Alberta [...]

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Get White Rabbits Album for $1.99 Today Only!

August 27, 2009

That’s one great album for less than a two dollar bill. Click here to purchase from our friends at Amazon. If you are really that stingy, here’s a free mp3: White Rabbits – Percussion Gun Video: White Rabbits – Percussion Gun (Live on Letterman) Tweet

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Alberta Cross releases first single from Broken Side of Time [new mp3]

July 17, 2009

The debut album from Alberta Cross, Broken Side of Time, is scheduled for release on September 22nd via ATO records. The first single is “Leave Us And Forgive Us” and it’s available as a free download on their site (in exchange for an email address). Here’s the HearYa Live Session version of the song: Alberta [...]

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White Rabbits – It’s Frightening [Album Review]

May 1, 2009

I love Spoon so when word leaked that their frontman, Brit Daniel, was going to be producing the follow up to the White Rabbits stellar debut, I got more than a little geeked up.‚  For my money Spoon is the most consistent, if not the best, American indie band going right now.‚  As for the [...]

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White Rabbits brandish Percussion Gun [new mp3]

April 3, 2009

White Rabbits have a new album called It’s Frightening coming out on May 19th via TBD Records (home of Radiohead and Other Lives). It was produced by Britt Daniel (Spoon), recorded by Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter) and mixed by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail of Dead). But no one likes a name dropper, so here’s [...]

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HearYa Live Session 42: Alberta Cross

March 17, 2009

About a year ago we got an email about Alberta Cross and soon thereafter Oz and I had become enamored with their EP, The Theif & The Heartbreaker. We thought they were going to be a huge breakout band and the toast of the blog community. But then things went mostly silent. Oz and I [...]

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