SXSW 2009

Dex Romweber Duo – Ruins of Berlin [Album Review, SXSW 2009]

March 12, 2009

Dexter Romweber teams up with his sister Sara to deliver his debut release as The Dex Romweber Duo on the Bloodshot label. Dex delivers a blend of surf and rock-a-billy and has a couple of notable guests on the album including Cat Power and Neko Case. “Love Letters” with Cat Power is the highlight of [...]

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HearYa SXSW Day Party Preview: Red Cortez

March 11, 2009

In just over a week, I’ll be aboard a plane wearing some noise canceling headphones, sipping on a Budweiser in a can with a shit-eatin’ grin on my face. When SXSW approaches, I get the same feeling in my stomach that I had when I was seven and Christmas was fast approaching. Just substitute beer [...]

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HearYa SXSW Day Party Update: The Deep Dark Woods and Free Tacos

March 9, 2009

Just when you thought our party couldn’t get better, we went ahead and added free tacos to Stimulus Package, courtesy of Taco Town. For those keeping score, that’s free booze and free tacos. And free music. More free shit is in the works. We also added one Canadian band to the lineup. Well actually, we [...]

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Watch out for Hungry Villagers [new mp3, SXSW 2009]

March 6, 2009

Hungry Villagers is a spanking new band out of Houston, TX formed by brothers Jacob, Abraham and David Houck. The guys spent part of their youth in South Africa with their parents who preached and played gospel music to the local villages (hence the band name). If they have more singles like this up their [...]

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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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Kinch – The Economic Chastisement [new mp3, SXSW 2009, free album]

February 28, 2009

Kinch hail from Phoenix and they released 3 song EP entitled The Economic Chastisement sometime this year. If you can listen to the title track below just once and stop, I applaud you. It’s catchy as hell. You can download the three-track EP, for free on their site and they’ll be playing some shows in [...]

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Stimulus Package: The HearYa SXSW 2009 Day Party, Wednesday 11am – 2am

February 26, 2009

We weren’t originally planning to host a party at SxSW 2009, but as fate would have it, we’re now collaborating with Tom Schraeder and QuinnStorm.com to throw one helluva a shindig. The economic crisis is stealing a lot of our thunder, but we’re kick-starting the festival with a Stimulus Package of our own. In true [...]

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Joe Pug reveals Unsophisticated Heart, playing at our SxSW party.

February 25, 2009

Joe Pug has been spending quite a bit of time in the studio with HearYa Live Session producer, Steve Shirk, recording some new material. For those of you that loved Joe’s debut Nation of Heat EP (it was our top EP of 2008), here’s a taste of what you have to look forward to. The [...]

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Alive Records SXSW 2009 Showcase Lineup

February 24, 2009

Alive Records announced their SXSW 2009 Lineup and it’s pretty damn tasty. Get a good buzz on before heading to this one and feel free to cut loose. It’ll be noisy. They also list that there will be a “special guest.” I know that Dan Aerbach of The Black Keys has produced albums with several [...]

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The Harlem Shakes release new mp3, to play sweetass day-party at SxSW 2009 [Hint: It's our party!]

February 23, 2009

Brooklyn’s Harlem Shakes will release their debut LP, Technicolor Health, on March 24th via Gigantic Records. They’ll also be stopping by SxSW 2009 to play a party that your favorite blog is hosting. I’m talking about us. HearYa. Dot Com. If you’ll be in Austin on Wednesday, you should stop by The Paradise on 6th [...]

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