Quotes about SHURMAN’s latest record “Inspiration”

“Kicks up clouds of gritty soul much like the Black Crowes - 8/10 stars “
--Uncut Magazine 

"Great writing and excellent musicians are what make this record so damn good & the entire album is worth listening to (which is a rarity these days).  Shurman mixes catchy lyrics with jangly guitars, think Tom Petty with a little more twang." --Atlanta Examiner

"The album, Inspiration, is nothing short of inspiring with heavy guitar drenched melodies and an intoxicating roots rock vibe. A shining example of what classic American rock is supposed to sound like!" --turnstyledjunkpiled.com

"Shurman’s studio album finds the Austin quartet playing top-shelf twang-rock." --iTunes

"With the California coast in his rearview mirror, Aaron Beavers traversed the route back to his home and infused his band with some bad-ass Texas musicians giving Shurman the perfect, mix of country and rock." --worldnews.com

"One of the things that I have always appreciated about Shurman is the ragged edge of their music. And man do they serve it up by the bucket on their latest release." --Twangville

"Shurman’s Inspiration is about the most Stonesy-esque record to come along since 2011’s reissue of Some Girls" --Lone Star Music Magazine

"I am proud of their perseverance, and on top of that, congratulate the Shurman guys for just how good this CD is." --MusicFog

"Tracks like Novocaine Heart, Hometown Judgement Day and the title track should be blasting out of open car windows all summer long. " --Too Old To Rock & Roll Magazine

"No question about it, this is perfect roll-down-the-windows-and-crank-up-the-stereo music" -- Eight More Miles Magazine

"I get a pleasant feeling from this music & I cherish this great album." --altcountryforum.nl

"SHURMAN is one of Austin's premier country-rock outfits.  "Inspiration", finds them mixing styles with distinctive ease. Augmented by a soulful edge and ardent harmonies, it displays the gritty energy of Shurman's live performances which have quickly gained it loud and large audiences." --Austin Chronicle

"You Don't Have to Love Me' is a great example of what runs through the mind of every dreamer out there on the grift with a song to sing and a promise to keep," Popper told Rolling Stone. "Aaron Beavers is a prime example of that American dreamer, and when he brought the tune to us, in the truer sense he kept his promise and made all of us dreamers feel at home out here . . . I love how he writes!"  John Popper interviewed in Rolling Stone Magazine

"Very Good! Reminds me of old pre-Heartbreakers' stuff we used to play back in Florida." -- Mike Campbell (Tom Petty’s guitarist)

"SHURMAN has been paying their dues on the road for quite some time. Now it's time for the world to get to hear and enjoy them on record. It'll grow on you quick!" -- Jim Lauderdale

Novocaine Heart

Back to Texas

Apartment #9 Blues

Somebody's Gonna Break Your Heart

This is a private playlist-of SHURMAN's upcoming release "East Side of Love" available everywhere 11/06/15


If I Could I Would

Tonight we will be performing this original holiday tune form our "A Shurman & Family Holiday album Vol. 1" & is also available on HAAM JAM Vol. 2 at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holiday-haam-jam-benefit-album/id579015477 

Hope to see all of our Austin family & friends at Antone's tonight for the HAAM JAAM vol. 2 CD release party and benefit show...we go on around 10PM

Tomorrow is Christmas Day

tracks from SHURMAN's record "A Shurman & Family Holiday Album Vol.1" available for FREE for the next 24 hours-feel free to share

South Austin Silent Night (feat. Josh Zee)

Santa Get Me Outta Here

Frosty Interlude

Stay inside and listen to music...would love it if you added this to your playlist!

Heart In Quarantine

“Kicks up clouds of gritty soul much like the Black Crowes - 8/10 stars “
--Uncut Magazine 

There is an elusive sweet spot at the crossroads where soul music, country, and rock’n’roll intersect, and the Austin, TX-based band Shurman hits that bulls-eye dead on. The band has gained a reputation as a “must see live act” built on their sweat-drenched live shows and relentless touring schedule. Underneath the raw energy and grit of the band’s performance lie memorable songs that breathe the truths of unrequited love, life experiences, and emotions both familiar and haunting. 
At the heart of Shurman is the songwriting and voice of Aaron Beavers, who founded the band in Los Angeles in 2001. Since then, he has built a dedicated grassroots following over the course of three self-released EPs, and 4 full-length recordings. In 2008, Aaron returned to his native state of Texas from the West Coast to “retune the band” with musicians from the vibrant Austin music scene. Now a dream team of such killer players as bassist Mike Therieau, lead guitarist Harley Husbands, and Clint Short on the drum kit behind Beavers, the group stands ready to fulfill All Music Guide’s prediction that its “songwriting and synchronicity will carve out a distinct place for the band on the contemporary music scene.”
In 2011, Beavers spent the year on the road as a member of Grammy-winning artist John Popper’s Duskray Troubadours but somehow, Shurman still found time to make 3 full-length recordings.  The first of the releases, A Shurman and Family Holiday Album Vol.1, was released on 12/1/12 on the band’s label, Teletone Records to much critical acclaim.  It features the band performing with a handful of their good friends who happen to be members of bands like the Mother Truckers, Stonehoney, Roger Clyne’s Peacemakers & Blues Traveler.  The records were mixed in the New Mexico mountains north of Santa Fe by fellow Duskray Troubadour, Jono Manson, who also guests on a song.  Shurman’s highly anticipated studio release, Inspiration, was released in late 2012 on German label Blue Rose Records with a very special Shurman Live at Roadhouse Rags to follow in fall 2013.  
Currently the band is finishing up demos and readying for a 30-date European tour that kicks off on November 13, 2013 and stretches through mid December. In January 2014 the band will be entering the studio with award-winning songwriter and producer Ray Wylie Hubbard to record their 7th studio album to be released later this summer.  In the words of the LA Weekly’s music editor Gen Starkey “I defy anyone not to love this band!”


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