Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 6, 2009, 11:01 am
Here are the tracks discussed this past week. The Mumlers – Tangled Up With You Volcano Choir – Island, IS Shout Out Louds – Walls Langhorne Slim – Say Yes Langhorne Slim ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 5, 2009, 4:55 pm
My bad for forgetting to post “November Shows We Recommend”, but November was a pretty slow month as it were. And December is shaping up to be somewhat low-key with the exception of New Year’s E...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 4, 2009, 3:11 pm
HearYa’s own Tom Cruise body double and bearded teen wolf concert goer, SafariMan, spent some time on the phone with J. Tillman. You can buy Tillman’s latest (and great) album Year In The ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 4, 2009, 6:51 am
We had the pleasure of meeting the guys from Local Natives down at SxSW last year. They couldn’t have been any nicer and we’re happy to announce that they are releasing their debut on Feb....
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 3, 2009, 7:08 pm
The Deep Dark Woods can do no wrong. After hearing their new tracks in our live session, I eagerly anticipate any new material they put out. The band sent us an email today with an mp3 attachment for ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 3, 2009, 8:38 am
I reviewed Be Set Free not too long ago and Langhorne Slim and Kemado Records have kindly offered a second free download from the album. For you fellow southerners (still feels odd that I’m in t...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 8:07 pm
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros “KISSES OVER BABYLON” from Edward Sharpe on Vimeo.
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 1, 2009, 7:23 pm
Sweden’s Shout Out Louds are releasing their third record, Work, on February 23rd via Merge Records. The album was recorded in Seattle and produced by Phil Ek (The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Band of Ho...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Dec 1, 2009, 6:48 am
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has been tinkering around over the last couple years with his side project, Volcano Choir, and finally released the album a couple months ago. The album, entitled Unmap, is ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 30, 2009, 7:48 am
During my 3 1/2 years in the Silicon Valley, The Mumlers were the only bright spot in a non-existent music scene. San Francisco is thriving and Santa Cruz has a decent thing going on, but in between l...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 29, 2009, 11:08 am
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted a roundup, so here are the tracks we’ve been discussing recently. First, from our live session with Port O’Brien: Port O’Brien In...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 27, 2009, 7:50 pm
The freaking internet! This thing never ceases to amaze me. I was sitting around watching TV tonight when the Free Credit Report Dot Com song came on and, per usual, I was mesmerized. The evolution of...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 25, 2009, 11:53 am
Back in March, I was desperately trying to catch a cab at SxSW to make my way across town to catch an band who’s name I now can’t recall. I ended up sharing a taxi with a couple of Brits a...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 25, 2009, 7:42 am
I’ve reviewed Grayson Capps’ last two releases Songbones and Rott n’ Roll and described him as part country singer, part bluesman, part preacher, part vagabond and part poet. It̵...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 1:14 pm
I’ve given Michael McDonald a hard time over the years and I just want to take this opportunity to apologize. I’m sure everyone has already heard the Grizzly Bear/Michael McDonald collaboration on...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 7:52 am
The Parkas have been rocking Canada for eight years and have decided to throw in the towel after releasing their third album. Look for When You Had The Chance on December 1. Until then, dive into the ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 23, 2009, 12:42 pm
Tim Williams released his sophomore album in October and we totally overlooked it. Careful Love is Tim’s introspective look at life and death as he underwent heart surgery for a bad valve. Here&...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 23, 2009, 6:36 am
Since I’ve neglected my editor responsibilities for HearYa while unpacking boxes and getting my life straightened out, I’m going to ease back into the swing of things by posting a few trac...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 22, 2009, 8:09 pm
The relocation is finally over and it was one helluva drive. 2,600 miles with a shaggy-ass dog, but had a safe to trip from California to Georgia with stops in Utah, Colorado and Kansas. My dog saw sn...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 1:00 pm
There are certain bands that I associate with HearYa more than others. Bands like Ha Ha Tonka, Other Lives and Joe Pug are a few that blend great musicianship with amiable personalities. Port O’...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 10:01 am
There are certain bands that I associate with HearYa more than others. Bands like Ha Ha Tonka, Other Lives and Joe Pug are a few that blend great musicianship with amiable personalities. Port O’...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 1:56 pm
British blues-garage-rock duo, Little Fish, are set make some noise over here in the States. Here’s what the PR had to say. Once in a very long while a band comes along with a sound that is mor...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 14, 2009, 9:25 am
Day 1 is complete. Here are the songs the popped up on the iPod on Day 1 of my cross country move (while I was tracking them). This is also why I love using shuffle. I wouldn’t have picked out m...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 11:54 pm
My life tour continues tomorrow as I drive 2,500 miles from the Bay area to Atlanta with a full ipod, a big dog and a twelve pack of beer. That little map shows the trek I’ve taken so far in my ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 11:22 am
Portland’s Loch Lomand released their new EP Night Bats yesterday. They are also touring with two other HearYa favs – Horse Feathers and The Generationals. If the first track is any indica...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 12:21 pm
I was talking with John, the lead singer of Roadside Graves, after this session about how to describe the band to those unfamiliar with the New Jersey outfit. He tended to go with older acts such such...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 8:45 am
One of the best songs/videos of the year comes from Ramona Falls, the solo venture of Brent Knopf of Menomena. The album entitled Intuit is out now via Barsuk Records. I just spotted it on eMusic. Ra...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 9, 2009, 9:59 am
The Mother Hips have been one of the most underrated bands for years. After a brief stint on Rick Rubin’s label, American Recordings, the Bay Area quartet has had a consistent output of Californ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 8, 2009, 9:34 pm
Here are the tracks discussed this past week: Ox – Burnout Monsters of Folk – Say Please The Dutchess & The Duke – Hands The Dutchess & The Duke – Living This Life J. Till...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 7, 2009, 10:22 pm
One of the best surprises for me at our SxSW party last year was seeing Tigercity perform. They took the stage about 8 hours into the party after a series of alt-country acts like Joe Pug, Justin Town...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 6, 2009, 7:00 am
Fleet Foxes drummer and solo folk troubadour and Jesus look-a-like, J. Tillman, has released a new video for the song “Though I Have Wronged You” from his ‘09 album Year In The Kingd...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 7:56 am
In describing The Dutchess and The Duke, a Seattle-based duo of Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison, my descriptions always begins with “you could add some of their tunes on a ’60’s mi...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 7:37 am
I had a friend named Prick Lachey who used to leave me voicemail messages from late night bars where he’d scream into the phone, “MmmmmmBEST DAY OF MY LIFE!” Those words pretty much sum up my Mo...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 2, 2009, 11:32 am
One of our favorite Canadian acts are back at it with a new EP, Burnout. The foursome has added a little psychedelia/freak folk to their alt-country 70’s sound. That is never more evident than ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Nov 1, 2009, 10:05 pm
Here are the tracks we discussed this past week. First, from our live session with Strand of Oaks: Exclusive: Strand Of Oaks – Used Cars (Bruce Springsteen Cover) Exclusive: Strand Of Oaks ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 31, 2009, 10:37 am
Another video appropriate for Halloween. White Water, White Bloom is available now via Dangerbird Records. Video: Sea Wolf – Wicked Blood
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 30, 2009, 9:47 am
My friend Nick and I went to the Lucero show the other night at the new Bottom Lounge in Chicago. I say new because the first time I saw Lucero was at the old Bottom Lounge years ago.  The new...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 29, 2009, 4:59 pm
In the spirit of not holding out any longer on good music, here’s another track from a band I’ve been listening to. Just haven’t had the time to write a proper review of the full bod...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 29, 2009, 2:01 pm
This just in from the I can’t believe I’ve been ignoring this album department. Austin’s Brazos is releasing their debut album, Phosphorescent Blues, on November 24th. The band has b...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 28, 2009, 9:12 am
Strand Of Oaks is Timothy Showalter. Shirk characterized him as a jolly sort of guy, always wearing a smile and communicating mostly in jokes. That characterization stands in contrast to the music of ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 27, 2009, 3:54 pm
Yesterday we posted The Low Anthem’s claymation video for “Charlie Darwin” and today I ran across this video from Land Of Talk. It’s a great video for Halloween week with dark ...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 27, 2009, 9:02 am
First up was The Rural Alberta Advantage and now we’re on to The Wilderness of Manitoba. Next up is the Wacky Saskatchewan Disaster in our study of each Canadian province. Anyway, The Wilderness...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 26, 2009, 12:32 pm
Okay, enough of our sappy content from the previous few days. Bottle Up And Go are a dirty, lo-fi blues-punk outfit described like this: Crush up some shards of broken whiskey bottles and colorful co...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 26, 2009, 10:07 am
I’m still em0tionally recovering from our live session with The Low Anthem. Those were some of the most moving songs we’ve recorded in Shirk’s studio and the band is staying at the f...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 25, 2009, 9:41 pm
Here are the tracks we discussed on HearYa this past week: Dan Mangan – Road Regrets Dan Mangan – Robots Lissie – Little Lovin Lucero – The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo Lu...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 24, 2009, 12:40 pm
HearYa favorite, A.A. Bondy, was just featured on ABC’s Good Morning America this morning with his song “I Can See The Pines Are Dancing.” I overheard it while brewing some coffee in...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 24, 2009, 11:13 am
Congrats to Lindsey from Evanston, IL for winning our Radiohead prize pack! She submitted the following run-on sentence for her favorite song, “No Surprises.” Tinkling pluckings of a guit...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 8:19 am
A common complaint you’ll hear about bands is that they don’t take chances or try to evolve as musicians. Kind of like when The Strokes released Is This It to critical acclaim, and...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 21, 2009, 2:05 pm
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 we̵...
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Scott O. posted an article on HearYa - Indie Music Blog - Oct 21, 2009, 6:54 am
Okay, let’s talk about the elephant in the room. The horns. Anyone that has heard Lucero’s new album (and their major label debut), 1372 Overton Park, has an opinion on the issue and I hav...
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