• Roots Rock

    Steve Earle News: Washington Square Serenade

    Thanks to Jeffro for alerting us that New West Records has announced details of Steve Earle’s first record with the label. Due September 25th, and titled Washington Square Serenade, it will feature the CD and a bonus DVD of Steve…

  • Miscellaneous

    Sunday Mini-Ick-Mix-Ness

    A trip through a variety of tunes today…To commemorate Paris Hilton’s first trip to the slammer, we start off with … Steve Earle and the V-Roys – InThe Jailhouse Now – from Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute One of…

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    Roots Rock

    Steve Earle on Bob Harris Country

    I have to get a hold of one of those shirts. From the 2000 Transcendental Blues Tour, here’s a nice set from Coventry, England. It’s part of a BBC radio broadcast called Bob Harris Country. A nice snapshot of the…

  • Acoustic

    New Steve Earle: Goodbye Guitar Town

    Sunset in my mirror Pedal on the floor Bound for New York City And I won’t back no more And so begins Steve Earle‘s new tune, “Goodbye Guitar Town”. He dropped into Austin’s KUT radio station last week for a…

  • Roots Rock

    Steve Earle at Tradewinds, Part Deux

    “They’ll let anybody in here!” – Steve Earle, as The Boss joins him on stage Well who do you think was lurking in the crowd that fateful New Jersey night? The Boss joined Steve and the Dukes for the last…

  • Roots Rock

    Steve Earle at Tradewinds, Part 1

    I haven’t posted about my favorite left-wing Tennessee via Mexico via East Texas outlaw in a while. Steve Earle hasn’t been quiet lately though. He’s a modern-day renaissance man: musician, poet, protester, playwright, you name it. He jokes that he…

  • Acoustic

    Sunday Video: Steve, Townes, and Blaze

    Steve Earle sings his beautiful “Fort Worth Blues”, a tune he wrote in memory of Townes Van Zandt (bringing Nanci Griffith to tears)… Townes sings “Snowin’ on Raton”, with a little help from Blaze Foley… Extra: Townes sings Bruce’s “Racing…

  • Country,  Roots Rock

    Allison Moorer meets Mr. Earle

    I have two words for Steve Earle: You dog!! He must have the charms of Casanova, because he continues to seduce the ladies into taking his hand in marriage. His latest – sixth, seventh, eighth? – bride is none other…

  • Rock

    Marah and Steve Earle play the TLA

    One of the best concert weeks of my life was seeing Steve Earle play the West Hollywood House of Blues in the summer of 2000 with Marah as their opening act. A week later, I saw Marah at the small,…

  • Roots Rock

    Malo, Flaco and Earle

    I love the Mavericks. Love the sound of lead singer Raul Malo’s voice. “All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down” rose out of my mp3 shuffle today. Tex-Mex superstar accordionist Flaco Jimenez adds his signature playing to the tune.…