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 on “Speedwagon,” a tune that slowly builds with some...

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...

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 been opening...

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...

Last weekend I was hooked on Lissie’s upcoming EP, Why You Runnin’, due out on 11/10 via Fat Possum Records. This new school folkie is from Rock Island, IL but now lives alone in a farmhouse in...

And here are HearYa’s top albums of 2009. In our opinion 2009 was a better year for music than ‘08, but there was no single album that jumped out at us like Blitzen Trapper last year. Each HearYa contributor had a different favorite, but there was one...

26.    The Devil Makes Three – Do Wrong Right The Devil Makes Three – All Hail 27.    The Decemberists – Hazards of Love 28.    Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More Mumford and Sons – Little Lion Man 29.    The Builders and The Butchers –...

Here are the songs we discussed this past week. First, from our live session with Lissie: Introduction by Lissie Exclusive: Lissie – Wedding Bells Exclusive: Lissie – Little Lovin Exclusive: Lissie – Watch Over Me Download the live session with...

In case you weren’t paying attention, Lissie (her last name is Maurus) just ended up at #2 on our best EP’s of 2009 list yesterday. To say that she has that “something” would be an understatement. She started  shopping her EP to labels last August and...

Cold War Kids are releasing their new Behave Yourself EP on 1/19 (12/21 digitally as an iTunes exclusive) and have scheduled a few shows this winter in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and NYC. The first single, “Audience,” is groovy. Cold War Kids...