Steve Earle at the Newport Folk Festival
For fellow Steve fans, NPR has a podcast of Steve’s set at the Newport Folk Festival available for free. Get it from their site, or download from iTunes. While you’re there, grab Jim James’s set, and Tom Waits’s entire Atlanta…
A Good Week for Tunes in Telluride: Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Junior Brown, and Jonny Lang
Top Left: Steve Earle works his dobro hard for the Sheridan Opera House crowd. Top Right: Jonny Lang brings the blues in Mountain Village. Bottom Left: Junior Brown rocks his guitar / lap-steel hybrid in Mountain Village. Bottom Right: I…
Tunes in Telluride
It’s summer time in Arizona, which means it’s high time to hightail it out of town. This week finds me back in one of my favorite places on God’s green earth – Telluride, Colorado. I snapped the pic above this…
Steve Earle performs Copperhead Road on Letterman (1988)
Steve Earle performing “Copperhead Road” on Late Night, 1988. I miss Letterman in the old NBC studio (now Conan’s). Look, Paul Shaffer with hair (sort of)!
Steve Earle’s Valentine’s Day
I’m glad to say that I’ve never been in the position to identify with Steve Earle in his song “Valentine’s Day”. But if you’re one of the unlucky ones who wakes up Thursday morning cardless and giftless, simply drop to…
Pete’s Year in (Ick)Music: 2007
I know you’re probably all sick of the obligatory year end list mania sweeping the interwebs, but indulge me, if you will, as I throw in a few favorites myself. I give you…. Pete’s Year in (Ick)Music: 2007 Songs of…
Ickmusic @ ACL: Day Two Recap
With the cancellation of the White Stripes, Saturday’s headliner, many called this the weakest day of the festival lineup-wise. But for me, it turned out to be my favorite. Here’s why: Raul Malo – What can be said about Raul…
Ickmusic @ ACL: Day One Recap
Here’s a brief recap of my first day at ACL: Friday, September 14th…. Jesse Malin – my bro and I walked in part way into Jesse’s set. Jesse gets instant cred in my book because he pulled the Boss in…
Steve Earle performs City of Immigrants on Letterman
We’ll see how long this stays online, but in the meantime, here’s Steve with his Wire look. Any Wire watchers out there? Have Steve’s episodes began yet? Steve’s lovely wife Allison Moorer joins in on backup vocals.
