Justin Townes Earle

Justin Townes Earle releases another new track, playing two HearYa sponsored SxSW parties

March 2, 2009

HearYa favorite, Justin Townes Earle, released another new track entitled “What I Mean To You” from his phenomenal sophomore album Midnight At The Movies. The album is available for purchase now. If you’d like to catch him at SxSW 2009, find him at Stimulus Package (our SxSW party) on Wednesday at 5pm or at Bloodshot [...]

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Justin Townes Earle – Midnight At The Movies [Album Review]

January 27, 2009

Justin Townes Earle will be a star. Writing anything about Midnight At The Movies is intimidating because I know I can’t do this album justice.‚  I guess Justin would say carving a name for himself in the music industry is a little intimidating, being the namesake of Townes Van Zandt and the son of Steve [...]

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Justin Townes Earle – Mama’s Eyes [new mp3, SXSW 2009]

January 26, 2009

Justin Townes Earle just released this “Mama’s Eyes” from his sophomore album, Midnight At The Movies, due out March 9th. For those of you that liked The Good Life, get ready. This is even better. I’ll save my commentary because I’m trying hard to write a worthy review, but I will say that Justin Townes [...]

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Am I the only one that doesn’t get Animal Collective?

January 16, 2009

I keep reading all these great reviews, but I don’t get it. I gave it a shot and it must be above my intellect. Some are claiming that it’s the best album so far this year and may end up being the best of the year. I’ll stick to my advance copies of‚  the upcoming [...]

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15 Albums We’re Looking Forward To In 2009

December 31, 2008

The artwork above was found at Colorcubic, an ultra-hip design firm that handles multimedia, print, branding, etc. This poster will be made available in their online store. We may say good riddance to 2008 as a nation, but as we posted our top 50 albums of 2008, it was easy to reflect on an amazing [...]

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Justin Townes Earle, Live at Pickathon 2008 [bootlegging]

December 27, 2008

I’m in the midst of four Christmases, so HearYa is on a bit of a hiatus. Here’s a real nice Justin Townes Earle bootleg from Pickathon 2008, outside of Portland, OR to help nurse your holiday hangover. Justin Townes Earle – Intro, [0:22] Justin Townes Earle – Hard Livin’, [2:39] Justin Townes Earle – Ain’t [...]

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Top 50 Albums of 2008 [Picks 1-10]

December 19, 2008

The best part of doing these year end lists is rediscovering every album we loved in 2008. While we chose Blitzen Trapper as the best album of the year, it may as well be a three-way tie. How do you choose between Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes and The Black Keys? Hopefully y’all liked our choices. [...]

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New Video: Justin Townes Earle – The Good Life

September 20, 2008

Take a stroll through Nashville with Justin Townes Earle. This is the video for the title track off of his latest album, The Good Life. Chicago readers can catch him in October at The Chicago Country Music Festival on October 11th, but I’d hold off until later that night to catch him at The Hideout. [...]

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