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HearYa Live Session 48: Other Lives

June 9, 2009

I have had the privilege of seeing many phenomenal acts roll through the HearYa studio for some intimate personal concerts. I don’t think there has been a session yet that has moved me like this one, featuring Stillwater, Oklahoma band Other Lives. Their arrangements are simply amazing and they have a unique ability to sound [...]

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The Everybodyfields bid us farewell.

June 6, 2009

The Everybodyfields posted this letter on their website. The abbreviated version is “Thanks. We’re done. Come out and see our solo projects.” Dear friends, We have had such a blast playing for all of you in the past five or more years.‚  We have slept on your couches, floors, patches of grass, and the occasional [...]

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HearYa Live Session 43: Hacienda

March 31, 2009

Hacienda, the foursome from San Antonio, recently rolled into the studio sporting some serious Auerbachs. For those wondering, an Auerbach is a long bushy beard similar to the one worn by Black Keys lead singer, Dan Auerbach (patent pending). Hacienda’s 2008 release, Loud Is The Night (produced by Auerbach) has been a staple in my [...]

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A.A. Bondy, Live Session #36

December 8, 2008

A.A. Bondy’s 2007 release, American Hearts, is a deep album that begs the listener to take pause and give some thought and concentration to the music. His poetic words float over a sparse instrumentation to give them added weight. Upon hearing that Bondy would be flying solo at the session, my anticipation grew. Fresh off [...]

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HearYa Live Session 32: Dead Confederate

October 30, 2008

“These guys are kicking ass,” someone in the control room said.‚  As Dead Confederate segued from “Yer Circus” to “Goner,” my buddy Jefe commented aloud to no one in particular. It wasn’t a boastful announcement that was meant to fill some dead air. It was just a simple statement that wrapped up what we were [...]

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HearYa Live Session 31: Sam Champion

October 16, 2008

Sam Champion’s newest album Heavenly Bender has been playing in my ears all summer, but after spending the better part of a Wednesday in studio listening to them bang out tunes from the same album, I have now a whole new appreciation for the band. In particular, “Lorraine” has become one of my favorite songs [...]

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HearYa Live Session 28: Jukebox The Ghost

September 2, 2008

“Why do piano players like playing in Eflat?”‚  The question, posed from one vocalist to another, Tommy (guitar) to Ben (piano), had the inflection of a sappy joke: one that a 3rd grader might brazenly ask his parents when he hates the idea of piano lessons.‚  My mind quickly went to possible answers: “So his [...]

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HearYa Live Session 25: Samantha Crain and The Midnight Shivers

August 7, 2008

You may have noticed that the image above is a bit better than pictures of past live sessions. There’s a good reason for that. We forgot to take one. See that one on the right over there? We didn’t take that one either. I considered pulling out the old Crayola’s to create an artistic portrait [...]

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