Blog: HearYa: An Indie Music Blog

I had originally dubbed October "Rocktober" as I was fixing to see a host of shows this month. Due to some personal issues, I missed my first show, Heartless Bastards & Langhorne Slim, and then Jim James was injured and the My Morning Jacket Show at the Chicago Theatre was canceled. Rocktober was falling apart in front of my eyes. But then I went on a run of shows that I haven't seen since before the kids started coming fast and furious. First up were the Silver Jews. Lead singer, David Berman, emerged in a snappy suit and [...]