Justin Townes Earle

Take a look at Justin's video from his latest release, Midnight At The Movies, here:

http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/news/2009/08/justin-townes-earle-midnight-at-the-movies

Justin Townes Earle’s age belies his experience. Growing up in Nashville he mis-spent his youth playing in “The Swindlers” (bluegrass/ragtime) and the louder, more rocking “The Distributors” and developing some very bad habits! These problems lead to being fired from his father’s band (Steve Earle). Ultimately though, he cleaned up his act, dropped his self-destructive habits and focused on his music. With inspirations as diverse as Townes Van Zandt, (who he is named after), Jimmy Reed, The Replacements, Woody Guthrie, Kurt Cobain and Ray Charles, Justin has forged his own brand of American Roots Music.

It has taken Justin Townes Earle sometime to slip the shadow of his famous father (Steve Earle), but with the release of his second album “Midnight At The Movies”…he is well on his way! A great voice, less country and more cosmopolitan in tone. But it’s the range of styles that impress most, from slow cowboy ballads and Western swing to full-throated honky-tonk, Tin Pan Alley and exquisite break up songs…. “Uncut”

I have a feeling that in a few years we’ll need backstage passes at the Ryman auditorium to get anywhere near him. He’s just THAT good.” … “Chattanooga Free Press, USA”

Justin Townes Earle is living proof that despite the freak show that is modern day Nashville, there are still artists out there who revere the deep roots of the American musical tradition while still pushing the boundaries to create something new and wonderful.…. “PopMatters.com”

New CD "Midnight At The Movies" out now on Bloodshot / Southbound.

Matt Joe Gow will open the two New Zealand shows for Justin Townes Earle in October.

Growing up in Dunedin, he traveled the globe and eventually settled in Melbourne a place where independent spirits and western shirts live together in harmony reinforcing Matt’s faith in the music he’d always loved. Matt heeded the many recommendations he’d received to “take music more seriously” (and realised that he wasn’t much good at anything else), and went about assembling a band, The Dead Leaves – in Matt’s own words, a bunch of “like-minded guys who are into playing music that’s really honest, raw music that’s kind of like the stuff we grew up on. Timeless music. Stuff that’s not really influenced by what’s going on now.”

Matt Joe Gows debut album with the Dead Leaves is called The Messenger, and out now through Liberation. www.myspace.com/mattjoegowmusic

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