Ick’s Pick (Week XIX): Steve Earle – ‘Townes’
I’m sitting down to write this after the improbable occurrence of just seeing Steve Earle in the 30 Rock season finale. Oh my, what an ending! It’s a kidney benefit for Jack’s dad, and a We Are the World-esque gathering…
Be Here to Love Me – A Film about Townes Van Zandt
It’s through my old friend Mark that I discovered the music of Townes Van Zandt a dozen years ago, and through Steve Earle that I’ve learned more about Townes the man. I don’t think I’ve seen a Steve show where…
Townes Van Zandt in Heartworn Highways
I just watched Heartworn Highways last night. It’s a great music film, a snapshot of the mid-70’s Nashville and Austin outlaw music scene. It features Rodney Crowell, Guy Clark, David Allan Coe, Steve Young, a very young Steve Earle, and…
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…
Quiet Time with Townes
So it was my turn to put my little one to sleep tonight. Usually an ambient/space music internet station does the trick. Tonight, it was random shuffle on Winamp. So with my daughter laying across my lap in the dark,…
