End of Tour Wrap up

Justin ended his month long tour of Australia and New Zealand tonight, and will be heading back to the US in the morning. The few supporting gigs for Wilco seems to have went well.

Thanks to Sarah from Wildwood Lights for the setist from the Civic Theatre in Aukland, New Zealand April 27, 2010

• They Killed John Henry
• I Don't Care
• South Georgia Sugar Babe
• Mama's Eyes
• I Ain't Waitin'
• Christchurch Woman
• Halfway to Jackson
• Midnight at the Movies

Justin gets a small mention at the end of this review of the same show.

Even with the end of the tour, we will spend the next few days posting more reviews and such if they are available. Thanks to everyone sending links, photos, and info to cover the tour. Heather and I really appreciate it..

More reviews from Down Under

Not sure what happened or why we missed it, but Cat Politics has posted a review of Justin's recent show at The Studio Geelong. It includes a couple of nice photos and a nearly complete setlist. You can check it out here.

The Dwarf also has a review of Justin's recent show at the Republoic Bar and Cafe. It can be read here.

Aaron Farrant wrote a nice little column in praise of Justin in dBmagazine in anticipation of his show at The Gov in Adelaide, AU which you can read here.


Also, a nice video of Justin and Jason Isbell from the Zoo has popped up on YouTube. Many thanks to the uploader!

Thanks to Anna at Cat Politics for the photo!

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.

Yuma - Live in Sydney

Photos from BluesFest 21 and Boogie 4

It's ben rather quiet on the news from Australia. It's not the same as it was a few months ago when Justin was down there. Not sure why that is. Anyone from Australia have any links to share?

One of the few things I have been able to find are a few photos from BluesFest 21. They can be found at ABC Dig Music.

Photos from Boogie 4 can be found  on Pete Bakac's flickr page. After you are done there, check out some of his fine artwork at bakaxe.com. Pete says a painting of Justin is coming soon. I can't wait to see it!

Justin joins Old Crow in Melbourne

Cat Politics Blog did a write up on the Old Crow Medicine Show's appearance at the Thornbury Theater in Melbourne, Australia. Justin got on stage and played for two songs and was apparently enjoying himself. We should have more posts on his travels soon!

photo courtesy of Cat Politics Blog

Australian Tour Dates announced!

Although not on the Ground Control Touring site, I have found a complete(?) list of Justin's upcoming Australian Tour.

• 04.07.10 Brisbane - The Zoo
• 04.08.10 Newcastle - Lizotte`s
• 04.09.10 Sydney - Factory Theatre
• 04.10.10 Bulli - Heritage Hotel
• 04.11.10 Milton - Milton Theatre
• 04.14.10 Belgrave - Ruby`s Lounge
• 04.15.10 Castlemaine - Theatre Royal
• 04.16.10 Melbourne - Corner Hotel
• 04.17.10 Geelong - The Studio
• 04.18.10 Hobart  - Republic Bar
• 04.21.10 Adelaide - The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel
• 04.22.10 Fremantle - Fly By Night
• 04.23.10 Perth - Rosemount Hotel

(Dates from Love Police)

This will be Justin's third trip down under in 2 years. Jason Isbell will be with him for all dates through April 17.Justin is also scheduled to play Boogie 4 and Bluesfest 2010 dusing the first weekend of April.

Australian Tour 2010

Although Ground Control Touring has not confirmed any dates in Australia, tickets for a handful of shows have now gone on sale. Doubtful Sounds has posted three dates:

04.07.10 – Zoo, Brisbane

04.09.10 – Factory Theatre, Sydney
04.16.10 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

According to the site, Jason Isbell will be joining Justin for the tour. Tickets for these shows are now on sale from Love Police.

As previously posted here, Justin is also scheduled to play Boogie 4 and Bluefest 2010 the first Weekend in April.

Although not on the Ground Control Touring page just yet, Justin has been annouced as one of the performers for Boogie 4. For those unfamiliar, Boogie is a boutique camping festival that takes place over 3 days and 2 nights in Tallarook in regional Victoria (That's in Australia for those of us unfamiliar with that area). Advance tickets are avaialble right here.

At this point, I am unsure which day Justin will be playing, but he has been announced as a perfomer for the BluesFest 2010 which will be the same weekend.

Bluesfest 2010!

Great news for Australian fans! Justin Townes Earle has been annouced as one of the perfomers at the 21st Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest! The festival takes place in Byron Bay, Australia over Easter Weekend (April 1-5, 2010). Other announced performers include The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show,  The Swell Season, and Buddy Guy. It sounds like quite the event! Tickets are on sale now.

Review: Clarendon Guest House - Katoomba, Australia 2009-OCT-07

The Australian blog Life's Too Short for Shitty Music (I love that title by the way!) has posted a very good review of Justin's show in Katoomba, Australia. You can find it here.

Photos: Annandale Hotel, Sydney, Australia

Several photos from Justin's recent Annandale Hotel shows can be found here. Special thanks to Serena Van-Hek

Video: Bar Bodega, Wellington NZ, October 10, 2009

Thanks to skinnylaveal (...Get the Skinny from: [skinny])

Review: Annandale Hotel - Sydney, Australia October 8, 2009.

Amanda at Flop Eared Mule (Damn, I love that logo!), has posted a short review of Justin's October 8, 2009 Annandale Hotel show. She has also included a link to a few youtube videos as well (one was posted here a couple of days ago). Head over to her page to check it out!

Thanks to Cat Politics for sending me the link!

Review: Earle owns the Stage, Hank would be happy

Simon Sweetman, from The Dominion Post, has posted a review of Justin's October 10 Bar Bodega, Wellington, New Zealand show.

The Review can be found by clicking here.

 Thanks to the Dominion Post for positive reviews and interviews they have given over the past several days.

Press: The Dominion Post - Love Is The Drug

The Dominion Post put one of the best interviews on the front page of it's Entertainment Section for October 9, 2009. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the article online, but I was able to obtain a .pdf file of the entire front page. If you skip over the other interviews I post here, then do yourself a favor and read this one. It's that good!

The pdf file can be found here

Thanks to Traci for sending this in!

Video: Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County - 2009-10-08 Annandale Hotel - Sydney, Australia

Thanks to uploader 180outofphase

Photos: Basement Records In-Store 2009-10-02

Photos from Basement Records in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks to Cat Politics!

Nu Country Review: Justin Townes Earle - Thornbury Theatre 2009-OCT-02

Australia's Nu Country has an expanded review of The October 2, 2009 Thornbury Theatre show. The shorter version was posted here a couple of days ago. This review includes another photo, and a set list which is always nice! It looks like Justin has added another cover song to his list, as well as some new songs. I can't wait to hear them myself. Thanks to Anna for the link, review, and photo!

Faster Louder Review: Justin Townes Earle - 2009-OCT-02 Thornbury Theatre

The folks over at Faster Louder have posted a great review of Justin's show from The Thornbury Theatre on October 2. You can find it here.

I'm looking for more reviews and photos from Justin's current Australian tour. If you have anything to share, please send me an email.