Justin Townes is his own brand of Earle

I'm still here. I refrained from posting any info on the circumstances surrounding JTE's arrest and the incident at Radio Radio. I wasn't there, didn't see what happened, and didn't feel it was my place to comment on any of it. Not to mention I was out of town and away from the computer for the weekend. I have nothing new to add.

Moving on with business as usual...

A nice interview with Justin appears today over at  Cincinnati.com.

Some great photos from Lincoln Hall on Flickr. Thanks to howsmyliving.

Fall Tour in Full Swing

Renee McMahon

Justin's Fall tour for Harlem River Blues kicked off this weekend in Seattle at the annual Bumbershoot Fesitval. It's was followed the next day by a "secret show" in Ballard, WA where Justin perfomed under the name Alabama Finger Bang. As expected, several reviews and photos have popped up everywhere. Here's a rundown:

Seattle Weekly - Slideshow
Seattle Weekly - Review
Click Dagger - Review / Photos
Gutter Snipe - Review / Photo
KEXP Blog - Review / Photos
Spratt504 - Photos
javacolleen - Photos
KEXPLive - Photos

Paste Magazine: Photos from Sellersville

Not sure how I missed this one! Paste Magazine has some terrfic photos by Doug Seymour taken at the Sellersville Theatre back in June.

The photos can be found here.

Justin Townes Earle Photos from Governors Island

Brooklyn Vegan has some amazing photos of last night's show from The Beach at Governors Island. You can access the photos right by clicking right here.

Tusk interview and new photos

Thanks to uploader rockinrolltide

Recent Photos:
Mountain Jam 2010
Rachael Ray Block Party At The Bell House
Life Magazine: Rachael Ray Block Party

Justin Townes Earle, Caitlin Rose Raise Money For Flood Victims

Justin Townes Earle, Caitlin Rose, and several other Nashville songwriters and musicians raised $3000 for Nashville flood victims last night.

Amercian Songwriter covers the story here.

Reviews from Down Under

At long last, some reviews and more photos from Justin's Australian tour.

TheDwarf.com.au has a review from The Factory Theatre in Enmore from April 9 and Steve Ford has a review of BluesFest over at No Depression.

One of my favorite sites, Flop Eared Mule (I love that name), posted a few Hipstamatic iPhone photos and a short review.
Photographer Stephen Booth has some incredible photos (including the one on the left) on his page.

Photos and setlist from Milton April 11, 2010

Huge thanks to Serena Van-Hek for the photos, and just so happened to keep a setlist!

They Killed John Henry
I Don't Care
What Do You Do When You're Lonesome
Mama's Eyes
Boy Keep Movin'
What I Mean To You
Someday I'll Be Forgiven For This
One More Night In Brooklyn
I Ain't Waitin'
My Starter Won't Start
So Different Blues
Learning To Cry
Slipin' And Slidin'
Hard Livin'
A Wanderin'
South Georgia Sugar Babe
Halfway To Jackson
Midnight At The Movies
Poor Fool
Mama I'm Coming Home
Close Up The Honky Tonks
Can't Hardly Wait

Encore:
Yuma
Fishing Blues
Chitlin Cooking Time In Cheatham County
Walk Out

Photos and Review from Alexandria, Virginia

Click Track Blog has a nice review of Justin's recent show at the Birchmere in Alexandira, Virginia. Here's an excerpt:

Encoring with a toe-tapping take on Buck Owens’s “Close Up the Honky Tonks” and sparse suicide ballad “Yuma,” Earle proved he’s one of alt-country’s most dynamic artists. Sunday would have been legendary songwriter Van Zandt’s 66th birthday. Chances are he was looking down on his namesake with pride.

You can read the rest of the review along with terrfic photos by David Malitz right here.

Allston, MA Videos, Photos, and Reviews

A nice video of "Mama's Eyes" from Allston, MA. More videos, photos, and a review can be found here.

Country Standard Time has another fine review from Allston, MA as well.

Justin Townes Earle - Blog Mentions Reviews and Photos

Justin makes a couple of appearances on blog today:

James Dean Photo Blog: Justin Townes Earle at The Horseshoe - Some great photos!
Deal With It: LMF - Justin Townes Earle - Review of the recent Madison, WI show

Thanks to James Dean for the photo

Photos: Justin Townes Earle - 2010-MAR-01 Horseshoe Tavern

Some fantastic photos from Toronto. Thanks to Craig Chapman for sharing!









Justin Townes Earle - 2010, originally uploaded by
CraigRWC.

Photos: Justin Townes Earle / Joe Pug - Magic Stick- Detroit, MI 2010-FEB-28

Some outstanding photos from Justin Townes Earle and Joe Pug at the Magic Stick in Detroit, MI - February 28, 2010 - RobertHendricks.net

Robert Hendricks also has a video for Midnight at the Movies here.

Photos From Toronto and More Reviews

News from this tour keeps rolling in....

Photos from last night at the Horse in Toronto right here. Thanks to Miek Hebert for getting these up so quickly and sending me a link!

A couple of fine reviews have been posted elsewhere. Seems everyone is loving the tour with Joe Pug! Let's hope it's not the last!

- Earle and Pug Put their Passion on Display (Chicago)
- Justin Townes Earle and Joe Pug Knocked My Boots Off Last Weekend (Denver)

Photos and Audio - 2010-FEB-23 The Mill- Iowa City, IA

Before I go into the audio part of this post, I need to say that there are some amazing photos of the Iowa City show at iamnotjerry.com. Be sure to check those out! The photo on the right is just one of them.

The LMA has the recent Iowa City, Iowa show ready to download and stream. Here's the setlist:

01 intro
02 Poor Fool
03 They Killed John Henry
04 Halfway To Jackson
05 I Don't Care
06 What Do You Do When You're Lonesome
07 Mamas Eyes
08 What I Mean To You
09 Someday I'll Be Forgiven For This
10 Ain't Waitin'
11 A Wanderin'
12 So Different Blues (Mance Lipscomb)
13 Starter Won't Start (Lightning Hopkins)
14 Hard Livin'
15 Ain't Glad I'm Leavin'
16 Lone Pine Hill
17 Workin' For The MTA
18 Mama I'm Coming Home
19 Gold Watch And Chain (A.P. Carter)
20 Can't Hardly Wait (Replacements)
21 Walk Out
22 encore break
23 Yuma
24 Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County
25 outro

The quality is extremely good. Check it out here.

UPDATE: Another source has been posted on the LMA. You can find it here.

Photos: 2010-FEB-06 Granada Theater- Dallas, TX

justowe-437, originally uploaded by billellisonphotographer.

Some great photos of the Dallas show can be found here. Thanks to billellisonphotographer.

New Photos, Videos, and an Interview!

I got lots of new updates, so let's get to it!

First off, Justin's Offical Website is now up and running at JustinTownesEarle.com. It's a sharp website. Be sure to sign up for email updates!

A new interview from the Illinois Entertainer. The last line says there's more in the print edition. Pick it up if you are in the Chicagoland area.

Lots of exceptional photos have been popping up lately. Here's a set from Knoxville (thanks JW Photo), a set from Asheville (thanks to rorris), and a set from Indianapolis (thanks to Jess Major)

And if that's not enough, we have videos from all of Justin's recent shows:

- From Radio Radio in Indianapolis: Poor Fool and I Don't Care (thanks to beechgrovemorgan)

- From the Grey Eagle in Asheville: I Dont' Care and Mama's Eyes (thanks to holycowdude).

- You can view the entire Mercy Lounge Nashville show here! (a HUGE thanks to jebusfubar4)

Whew...I will attempt to do a better job at updating so I don't get so far behind! A special thanks to Leigh Ann Arrowood for the photo of Justin at Machiavelli's in Bristol, Tennessee.

Photos & Audio: 2010-JAN-27 Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN

Justin's Wednesday nigh set is available to download or stream on the Live Music Archive. I hope you enjoy it! Be sure to leave a review. Here is the setlist:

Justin Townes Earle
2010-01-27
Mercy Lounge
Nashville, TN

1. Poor Fool
2. They Killed John Henry
3. Halfway to Jackson
4. Mama's Eyes
5. Boy Keep Movin'
6. What I Mean to You
7. Someday I'll Be Forgiven For This
8. Ain't Waitin'
9. Lone Pine Hill
10. A Wanderin' *
11. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind *
12. Hestation Blues *
13. I Don't Care
14. What Do You Do When You're Lonesome
15. Hard Livin'
16. Midnight at the Movies
17. South Georgia Sugar Babe
18. Gold Watch and Chain
19. I Can't Wait
20. Walk Out

Encore
21. Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County

Justin Townes Earle - Guitar, Vocals
Joshua Hedley - Fiddle, Backing Vocals
Bryn Davies - Upright Bass, Backing Vocals
Dawn Landes - Vocals on "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"

Chris Wilhelm - Sound Engineer

* Justin Townes Earle solo

Photos from the show can be seen at my flickr page.

Video and Photos: 2010-JAN-28 Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria - Knoxville, TN

Dawn Landes and Justin Townes Earle performing "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?"



Also check out videos for They Killed John Henry and A Wanderin'

Photos from the show can be found here.

Justin Townes Earle - 2009-DEC-17 Billy Reid- New York, NY

Justin played and unannounced show at Billy Reid in New York City last Thursday. The folks over at Drinkin And Dronin took lots of photos and posted a short review. You can find the all of it here.

Photo: Drinkin and Dronin