Alex Massie (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Yes, that would be Steve Earle's boy and yes he's named after the great Townes van Zandt. One of the things I like about country music is it that, in the end, it's all one big family. Granted, a family that sings about heartbreak and loss and the endless miseries of life quite a lot, but a family nonetheless. So it's good to see Steve's son following the family tradition. And the kid...
HearYa (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
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 Townes Earle, The Deep Dark Woods and others. Their set was the turning point in the party. People [...]
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
... [mp3,ogg,flac] "Thirteen (Big Star cover)" [mp3] other Elliott Smith posts at Largehearted Boy Justin Townes Earle : 2009-09-19, Bristol [mp3,ogg,flac] "Can't Hardly Wait (Replacements cover)" [mp3] Justin Townes Earle : 2009-06-14, Ann Arbor [mp3,ogg,flac] "Mama's Eyes" [mp3] Justin Townes Earle : 2009-02-17, BBC Radio Scotland [mp3,ogg,flac]...
Verve music group (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Justin Townes Earle, John Fogerty Honored at Americana Music Association Ceremony Justin Townes Earle capped off his year with the Americana Music Association’s Best New & Emerging Artist of the Year honor at the organization’s 8th Annual Honors and Awards show, held Thursday, September 17 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. His win comes...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
C'mon mama, Make your move orI can find someoneTreat me better than you,'Cause' it's hard livin'Lovin' you.-- Justin Townes Earle"Hard Livin' Lovin' You"You could ask any of the literally dozens of Clippers fans who are left (owner Donald T. Sterling, Penny Marshall, Jimmy Goldstein plus entourages) . . . they don't make can't-miss young teams the way they used to.With this one...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... Happy Valley [mp3,ogg,flac] "Tragedy Song" [mp3] other Jaymay posts at Largehearted Boy Justin Townes Earle : 2009-08-01, Happy Valley [mp3,ogg,flac] "Ghost of Virginia" [mp3] other Justin Townes Earle posts at Largehearted Boy Mt. Eerie : 2009-10-25, Philadelphia [mp3,ogg,flac] "Wind's Dark Poem" [mp3] other Mt. Eerie posts at Largehearted Boy Ween : 2009-10-28,...
Slam City Skates VS Jake's Alley (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Let me introduce you to someone. You'll know him if you don't already perhaps as Bubbs' sponsor Waylon in The Wire... He was a close personal friend of Townes Van Zandt, his son is named Justin Townes Earle. He recently released this album in memory of Townes... I'm going to see him touring this album with my dad this evening at the scene of many Summer days past-Fairfield...
The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
On January 10, one of our favorite songwriters, Freedy Johnston, will release Rain On The City, his first album of new original songs in eight years. The album, to be released by Bar None, was recorded in Nashville with producer Richard McLaurin, (Justin Townes Earle, Allison Moorer, Slaid Cleaves, Matthew Ryan), and it’s styles range from straight-ahead rockers to bossa...
Austinist (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Pogues/MySpace The Pogues with Justin Townes Earle Wednesday, October 28 Stubbs ( 801 Red River ) $45, AA, Doors at 7pm [ info ] | [ tickets ] What is left to say that hasn’t been said, written, or sung about this motley crew? Rumors of Shane MacGowan’s death have been greatly exaggerated, and 27 years on from their founding, The Pogues remain one of the rare bands...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
... "White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane cover)" [mp3] other Grace Potter posts at Largehearted Boy Justin Townes Earle : 2009-10-16, Chattanooga [mp3,ogg,flac] "Close Up the Honky Tonks" [mp3] other Justin Townes Earle posts at Largehearted Boy The Low Anthem : 2008-04-23, Providence [mp3,ogg,flac] "Charlie Darwin" [mp3] other Low Anthem posts at Largehearted...
Streaks Blog (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
I have read Niewert's blog off and on, and he writes at Crooks and Liars as well. I hope he is overstating the threat, but fear that he isn't. Anyway, here is the book: Amazon.com: The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right (9780981576985): David Neiwert: Books
Muzzle of Bees (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
A tinge of regret still lingers for not making a road trip south to catch one of the big surprise dates that featured Old Crow Medicine Show, David Rawlings Machine (with Gillian Welch), The Felice Brothers, and Justin Townes Earle. Some saving grace comes via news that David Rawlings Machine will play Madison’s High [...]
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
... : "Skin Orders" [mp3] from Strategies for Apprehension other Historics posts at Largehearted Boy Justin Townes Earle : 2009-02-08, BBC Radio 2 [mp3,ogg,flac] "Mama's Eyes" [mp3] Justin Townes Earle : 2008-07-26, BBC Radio 2 [mp3,ogg,flac] "South Georgia Sugar Babe" [mp3] other Justin Townes Earle posts at Largehearted Boy Lisa Germano...
Streaks Blog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
So I have to post this rather funny and biting video. Not sure who the woman is in the video, and perhaps it is her accent that makes it rather funny, but still, she makes some good points.
