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show recap: justin townes earle (may 3, 2012)

Midway through Justin Townes Earle’s Thursday night set at a packed upstairs Fitzgerald’s, a husky, bearded dude slipped past me to the front row whispering “Excuse me, I just gotta talk to Justin…” Smash cut to a dead silent venue as our guy hollered at Justin at the top of his lungs – “Hey, Justin! These people say I’m cheering too loud, but let me tell you, I know how to play all your songs! I am your number one fan!! Number one!! Tell me, am I cheering too loud?” “You kinda are now!” replied a nonplussed Earle.

Hit the jump for the full recap.

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video: justin townes earle – look the other way [live on letterman] (2012)

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our natty nashviller justin townes earle came through letterman to perform his new song “look the other way” from his upcoming album nothing’s gonna change the way you fell about me now. dave loved the hell out of it, as i do earle’s eyewear. damn that dapper dude. check it out above.

stream nothing’s gonna change the way you fell about me now here.

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justin townes earle – nothing’s gonna change the way you feel about me now (2012)

where else could you find a full album stream of dap and dandy justin townes earle’s new album nothing’s gonna change the way you feel about me now but on gq.com? the album, earle’s take on early 60′s memphis blues, is set to be released on next tuesday but you can get your fill, as well as an-depth interview with earle, by hitting the link below. you goddamn well enjoy that one.

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justin townes earle – nothing’s gonna change the way you feel about me now

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video: justin townes earle – nothing’s gonna change the way you feel about me now trailer (2012)

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hallelujah! justin townes earle has finished recording his fifth lp nothing’s gonna change the way you feel about me now, up in asheville, north carolina. the album was produced by skylar wilson, who worked on 2010′s harlem river blues as well as with earle’s friend and frequent contributor caitlin rose. check out the album trailer above, featuring earle in the studio and some natty threads, and download the title track here.

nothing’s gonna change the way you feel about me now is out march 27th.

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justin townes earle – live in amsterdam [november 26, 2011] (2011)

earlier this week, we offered a cut of justin townes earle’s take on a jimmy cox song he performed at a recent show in amsterdam. thank to largehearted boy, you can now download the full soundboard recording of that very same set, featuring many new songs that are on earle’s upcoming album.

download or stream the whole concert at the link below.

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justin townes earle – live in amsterdam

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justin townes earle – nobody knows when you’re down and out [jimmy cox cover live] (2011)

justin townes earle has never been shy about covering other artists’ songs at his live performances. at a recent show in amsterdam, he took on jimmy cox’s depression-era hit “nobody knows when you’re down and out.” download the track below.

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justin townes earle – nobody knows when you’re down and out [jimmy cox cover live]

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video: justin townes earle – slippin’ and sliddin’ (2011)

nearly a year after its september 2010 release, justin townes earle’s harlem river blues has its first official video. “slippin’ and sliddin’” takes in in-depth and intimate look at jte’s adoped hometown of new york city. check it out at the link below courtesy of paste.

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justin townes earle – slippin’ and sliddin’

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video: justin townes earle – racing in the street [springsteen cover] (2011)

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we’ve all seen the outlaw country rocker justin townes earle and his take on the boss before. one dap denim shirt later, he’s at it again, this time covering darkness on the edge of town‘s “racing in the street.” keep it up, brother.

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video: justin townes earle – i been burning bad gasoline [lightnin' hopkins cover] (2011)

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gulf shores, alabama’s 2nd ever hangout music festival just wrapped up and was a huge success. this and that might have happened, but our guy, justin townes earle took some time out of his beach day to sit down with paste for a quick interview and to perform his cover of lightnin’ hopkins’ “i been burning bad gasoline.” thanks, guy. nice shades!

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stream: justin townes earle – npr world cafe (2011)


photo credit: joshua black wilkins

the always natty and formerly disorderly justin townes earle is the guest on npr’s world cafe, performing songs from the poignant harlem river blues and discussing life in new york, his drug and drinking habits and a few more weary and weathered topics. check it out below.

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justin townes earle – npr world cafe

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video: justin townes earle – harlem river blues [live on letterman] (2011)

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please don’t ask me how i missed posting this justin townes earle performance from last night. it’s simply unjust for the level of commitment i have for this man.

making his debut televised performance, justin townes earle brought with him, not just his usual suspect, upright bassistist bryn davies, but the added bonus of a full band and backup singers. sadly, fiddler josh hedley is nowhere to be seen, but that didn’t let the title track of his most recent album “harlem river blues” gallop any less. in fact, paul shaffer’s added organs really lent the song some serious gospel honky-tonk. good to see the jte band in top form.

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justin townes earle – harlem river blues

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show recap: justin townes earle & caitlin rose (december 2, 2010)


photo credit: jim bricker

“My Mama raised me all by herself,” proclaimed Justin Townes Earle, last night at Houston’s revamped Fitzgerald’s. “And if you’ve been reading the papers, you know I’m still a handful.”

No amount of sugar can coat Earle’s recent arrest in Indianapolis, where he was charged with public intoxication and battery against a club promoter after a performance went awry and a dressing room left trashed. Earle’s self imposed check-in to a rehabilitation clinic left his last tour in limbo, with many wondering about the state of the Americana singer-songwriter.

“If you hang around the barber shop long enough, you’re going to get a haircut. I’d just gotten to a point with my drinking that it required a medical detox. Alcoholics and junkies tend to become stupid when it comes to that. We need giant catastrophes to hip us to the fact that we’re fucked up.”

Just weeks shy of his decision to climb aboard the wagon, Justin Townes Earle (son of maverick Texas songwriter Steve Earle; namesake of Townes Van Zandt), headed out on his first national tour since the sobering incident to promote his latest, and very well-received album Harlem River Blues.

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stream: justin townes earle – harlem river blues (2010)

one of the best-dressed men in music (just check out the billy reid gear above) drops off his third album for streaming via the fine people at NPR. i’m on my first run through, and it’s definitely sounding like a great follow-up to last year’s midnight at the movies. vocally, earle’s voice sounds as strong as ever. the biggest difference seems to be the diversity of his musical influences seem to stand out more than before. you can hear bits of everything from elvis to johnny to southern gospel sprinkled throughout. all in all, it’ll probably be the best (and possibly only) album of it’s kind by years’ end. harlem river blues drops september 14th.

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justin townes earle – harlem river blues.

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