Justin Townes Earle

Related Search

Blogs
December 16, 2008
Tonight: Justin Townes Earle at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Honky-tonk blues youngun Justin Townes Earle, 26, hits McGonigel's Mucky Duck tonight. Rocks Off called him up last week to ask about last year's first round of tours behind debut release The Good Life, his early hip-hop influences, his new record and how he'll handle a venue with no room to dance ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2008
Aftermath: Justin Townes Earle at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Justin Townes Earle at Tuesday's Cactus Music in-store Photos by Craig Hlavaty Nothing could really ruin a Justin Townes Earle show - not even the worst venue setup in town. That handsome, rail-thin cowboy owns the stage as if trying to transform you back to the days when hardened souls put on ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2009
Lonesome Onry and Mean: Miss Leslie Takes Top Honors in Freeform Americana Radio Awards
Miss Leslie and Her Juke-Jointers, "Yes Ma'am" Houston's own Miss Leslie Sloan of Miss Leslie and Her Jukejointers was tipped for a slew of honors in the most recent Best of 2008 voting by FAR (Freeform Americana Radio) members. She was voted Female Artist of the Year over Eliza Gilkyson and C ... More >>
Blogs
January 22, 2009
SXSW Update: Watch Out for Devo; Peter, Bjorn & John; Justin Townes Earle; Hungry Villagers and More
Devo on the BBC's Top of the Pops 2 With the big bad final band announcement coming next week, all is quiet on the SXSW front. For now. This past week was slow, with the biggest names confirmed being Devo, Cursive, Peter, Bjorn & John, and Justin Townes Earle. Devo will be clos ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2009
Can't Get It Out of My Head: Kleenex-Core with Justin Townes Earle's "Mama's Eyes"
I will be the first to admit that when it comes to music, I get misty at points. I guess it's the sentiment of a song, if it lines up with something that I could never intimate to someone else. Love, death, remorse, all the biggies that get that lacrimal gland going in our everyday lives. I have ev ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2009
How About Some SXSW Day Parties? A LOT of SXSW Day Parties?
We here at Rocks Off are only about a week away from chafed inner thighs, weird Japanese punk bands puking in hotel pools and sweating out our morning mojitos while walking to an art space off 4th Street. South By Southwest is now only a week away. It was all fun and games in December when we w ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2009
SXSW: Justin Townes Earle at SESAC Lounge in Austin Convention Center
Justin Townes Earle ran through a short set on Thursday of new material from his recent Midnight At The Movies album.
Blogs
April 3, 2009
Aftermath: Kevin Welch and Dustin Welch at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Photos by Harley C. Pitts This was not the usual Mucky Duck opener, some member of the street team with a guitar and a desire to hang with rock stars. Dustin (son of Kevin) Welch stunned the sparse crowd at the Duck last night from the first note of "One False Move," the brilliant opener to his n ... More >>
Music
March 19, 2009
Justin Townes Earle: Midnight at the Movies
Photos by Harley C. Pitts This was not the usual Mucky Duck opener, some member of the street team with a guitar and a desire to hang with rock stars. Dustin (son of Kevin) Welch stunned the sparse crowd at the Duck last night from the first note of "One False Move," the brilliant opener to his n ... More >>
Music
January 1, 2009
New Year's Resolutions from a Few Big Musical Names
Fine in '09
Music
April 16, 2009
Merchant of Soul
Spoon's musical tinker Britt Daniel avoids the cringe.
Music
December 11, 2008
Justin Townes Earle
Spoon's musical tinker Britt Daniel avoids the cringe.
Music
April 30, 2009
Got Live If You Want It
Our Spring/Summer concert preview, part deux
Blogs
October 28, 2009
Lonesome Onry and Mean: The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" and the Tragic Ballad of Kirsty MacColl
Lonesome, Onry and Mean has never hidden our distaste for Christmas music. So if we were ever called on to choose our favorite Christmas song, the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" would win hands down. We can still remember the day - we were still Pogues virgins - when the lyrics, waffling between a ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2009
The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy & the Lash Answers Famous Musical Questions
Dear Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, Who wrote the book of love? - The Monotones, Newark, NJ Dear Monotones, I'm going to make me a big sharp axe, shining steel-tempered in the fire. I'll chop you down like an old dead tree. Dirty old town, dirty old town. Dear Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, Why do fool ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2009
No, We Haven't Forgotten About That Other Guy Playing House of Blues Thursday
Amidst all the rum, sodomy, and lashing going on this week about the Pogues hitting House of Blues Thursday, it's easy to forget that they have a pretty stellar opener warming up the crowd. Hmm, kinda reminds us of another Irish band that brought a really kick-ass young band with them a few weeks ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2009
Aftermath: Justin Townes Earle, Gaining on His Dad and Lightnin' Hopkins at House of Blues
Photos by Craig Hlavaty It seems every time Aftermath encounters Justin Townes Earle live, the guy has peeled another layer off himself revealing another astounding bit of his promise. Barely three years into his career, Earle is seemingly moving at an accelerated rate, even if the casual listene ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2009
Distant Early Warning: 30FootFall, Agnostic Front, Dropkick Murphys, George Thorogood, Joe Ely, Slayer, etc.
30FootFall: Fri., Dec. 25. Fitzgerald's. Agnostic Front, Death By Stereo: Sun., Jan. 24. Walter's on Washington. American Sharks, The Watermarks: Wed., Nov. 25. Boondocks. Band of Heathens: Fri., Dec. 11. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe. Basses Loaded, Springfield Riots, Nosaprise: Fri., Nov. 27, 8 p. ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2009
Aftermath: Deer Tick Remembers Lightnin' Hopkins - Do You? - at Warehouse Live
Photos by Eggs/ breakfastontour.com Deer Tick's set Sunday night at Warehouse Live, opening for the lovely and photo-shy Neko Case, was the perfect capper to a weekend that saw us become sleep-challenged conspiracy hounds and road-weary travelers all within the span of a day. Too bad that the ban ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2009
He Said She Said: Albums From the Past Decade of Our Lives
When this decade began, He Said was but 15 years old, bored, jobless and chubby. It ends with him 26, overworked, overstimulated and chasing away his self-imposed demons with too much of everything and too little of most things. But the one constant has been the power of music to lead him out of ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2009
American Central Dust: The Americana Class of 2009, Part 2
5. Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels (Nettwerk) Great Lake Swimmers frontman Tony Dekker has written his fair share of heartbreaking, reverb-soaked ballads in the past, but Lost Channels finds him and his band also dabbling in Waterboys-style folk rock. What results is the Swimmers' most varied ... More >>
Blogs
February 12, 2010
SXSW Update: Anybody Remember The Zeros? Lemmy, Maybe?
Have you ever been to a party or bar with about 30 or so acquaintances that you all know to some degree or another? You want to try to talk to all of them, or at least hug and say hello. But you can't because the party just gets louder and louder, drinks start flowing and people are just running ar ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Still Not Sold On SXSW? How About Smokey Robinson, High On Fire, She & Him, Band Of Horses, Drive-By Truckers, Deer Tick, Anya Marina, Black Angels, Major Lazer...
Today the organizers of the SXSW Music Festival announced their showcase schedule for the music portion of the industry fest starting on March 17. This is the news Rocks Off has been looking for, so let's get it on. We are now one month away from Sixth Street and one of the world's biggest conglome ... More >>
Music
March 11, 2010
Joe Pug
Today the organizers of the SXSW Music Festival announced their showcase schedule for the music portion of the industry fest starting on March 17. This is the news Rocks Off has been looking for, so let's get it on. We are now one month away from Sixth Street and one of the world's biggest conglome ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2010
Back To The Future: The Path Of Joe Pug
As the Houston SXSW spillover begins to permeate our bars and clubs, we find ourselves inundated with talent. Sunday, Joe Pug and Horse Feathers set up shop at Mango's for a show that is sure to quench anyone's Americana thirst. We first got hipped to Joe Pug while we were interviewing Justin ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2010
SXSW Aftermath: A Night Of Ecstatic Peace, White Mice And Courtney Love Singing The Blues
Photos by Craig HlavatyBlack HelicopterRocks Off Jr.'s fourth night of SXSW frolicking starting off groggily as we woke from a well-needed nap after what has seemed like a month now pounding the pavements of Austin, seeking out new music from club to club like soldiers kicking in doors in Iraq lo ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2010
Treme: Getting The Tribe Back Together
Hamsterdam: Treme gets a few Wire shoutouts.This was the most Wire-heavy episode of Treme yet. We've already got Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters in major roles, but this ep was packed with shout-outs to David Simon's former series. One of Sonny's buddies mispronounced Amsterdam as "Hamsterda ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2010
Treme: Getting The Tribe Back Together
Hamsterdam: Treme gets a few Wire shoutouts.This was the most Wire-heavy episode of Treme yet. We've already got Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters in major roles, but this ep was packed with shout-outs to David Simon's former series. One of Sonny's buddies mispronounced Amsterdam as "Hamsterda ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Steve Earle Emmy-Nominated For Treme Song
Steve Earle, one of Houston's favorite musical sons, was nominated for an Emmy today for his song "This City," featured in the recent season finale of the HBO series Treme. Earle, who recently touted Houston's rich history and musical assets on an episode of NPR's World Cafe, wrote "This Ci ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Rocks Off's Top 10 Favorite Story-Songs
The Internet wants to kill Gordon Lightfoot - back in February, someone started a rumor that the Canadian troubadour was dead. Of course it started on Twitter, of all places, where an offhand remark about a celebrity death will be held as fact. Hell, the other night we killed Tim Allen and To ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2010
Springsteen 2.0: Can Baby Bosses Cruise The Backstreets?
Daniel KramerThis fall, Houstonians salivating for another touring run by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band don't have to search to hard to find bands heavily influenced by the man's sound and work ethic. Even though Springsteen and his merry band of musicians may be cooling their road ... More >>
Music
October 14, 2010
The Grand Theatre
Old '97s snap back with new album.
Music
December 2, 2010
Justin Townes Earle
Old '97s snap back with new album.
Blogs
December 2, 2010
Justin Townes Earle's Musical Family Tree
credJustin Townes Earle at Warehouse Live, May 2009Tonight Justin Townes Earle headlines Fitzgerald's with Caitlin Rose in tow. For the past three years, Earle has been making believers out of most every audience he has come across, either converting the uninitiated or further leading his dev ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2010
Last Night: Justin Townes Earle At Fitzgerald's
Photos by Jim BrickerJustin Townes Earle Fitzgerald's December 2, 2010 It's been a tumultuous year for folk-rocker Justin Townes Earle. Lucky for him, we're fast approaching year's end. This fall the Nashville native and recently settled New Yorker released his third album Harlem River Blues ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2010
In Case You Got Stoned And You Missed It...
It's Friday, it's time to party, but in case you're futzing around the Internet this weekend sometime, here's Rocks Off's week in one easy post. NEWS We don't know how you could have missed this one, but almost exactly one week ago, Willie Nelson got busted. (Since he wrote "Me & Paul," we ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Balaclavas, Moccs, Fat Tony Place In Pazz & Jop Poll
Show of hands, everyone who is surprised this is No. 1.Music writers all know that once they get their Village Voice Pazz & Jop ballot in their e-mail inbox, that it's time to tally their loves from the last year. It's sort of like the leaves changing or the first freeze of winter coming. You ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
SXSW Find: Valerie June At The 18th Floor Hilton Garden Inn
Craig Hlavaty Each year at SXSW there are certain artists that you find either by sticking around after the artist you came for, or coming to the venue early, for said artist you came for. Memphis' Valerie June is our first and best find so far this year, coming directly after Buxton at the 1 ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
SXSW: The 10 Best Of The Fest This Year
Photos by Craig Hlavaty
Music
March 24, 2011
March Madness
At SXSW 2011, almost everything that could go wrong did — except the music.
Blogs
April 5, 2011
New Music Releases April 5: Leon Russell, Robbie Robertson, The Ravonettes, The Kills, Etc.
Last week brought new releases from Britney Spears, Radiohead, and a few Pearl Jam re-issues hitting store shelves amid reports that the industry was finally starting to see some improvement. Spears' Femme Fatale is currently projected to enter the top spot of the Billboard 200 chart with sal ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Out Today: Paul Simon Resurgent, Foos Get Loud, Isbell Kills
It's New Release Tuesday, and this week's is one of the biggest days of the year, with new discs by the Foo Fighters, a reinvigorated Paul Simon and TV On The Radio leading the pack, plus a few other artists returning to the scene after a few years away from the limelight. Next week (April ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2011
Crazy In Alabama: Hangout Festival Preview
jambase.comThis weekend this member of Rocks Off is heading to Gulf Shores, Alabama, for the Hangout Festival on the beach. Well, hopefully, considering the drive may take us through some rough waters due to the flooding in the deep South. Let us pray... Anyhow, this is the second year for H ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2011
On The Road Again: Bikinis And Bands At The Hangout Festival
Photos by Craig Hlavaty Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, duh.See the bands and bikinis of the Hangout Festival in our slideshows. Imagine the Austin City Limits Music Festival or even the rapidly approaching Free Press Summer Fest on pure, white sand just feet away from a (variably) blue ocea ... More >>
Music
August 4, 2011
Dex Romweber Duo
Photos by Craig Hlavaty Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, duh.See the bands and bikinis of the Hangout Festival in our slideshows. Imagine the Austin City Limits Music Festival or even the rapidly approaching Free Press Summer Fest on pure, white sand just feet away from a (variably) blue ocea ... More >>
Music
September 15, 2011
Nick 13
Photos by Craig Hlavaty Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, duh.See the bands and bikinis of the Hangout Festival in our slideshows. Imagine the Austin City Limits Music Festival or even the rapidly approaching Free Press Summer Fest on pure, white sand just feet away from a (variably) blue ocea ... More >>
Music
October 13, 2011
Bayou Country
Mike Stinson has a thing for his adopted hometown.
Blogs
November 21, 2011
10 Things You Need To Grab At Black Friday Record Store Day
"Put down that Type O Negative box set you son of a bitch!"While your other shopping contemporaries are slashing each others' throats at Walmart and Best Buy for $20 plasma televisions and six Blu-Ray players for $5 on Black Friday next week, why not sleep in and head up to your favorite loca ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2011
Old Man: A Happy Birthday Randy Newman Playlist
Photo By Jim BrickerRandy Newman at ACL '11 back in September. Mr. Randy Newman, who turns 68 years old today, turned in one of the best and our most most favorite sets of this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival. In a festival littered with Kanye West, Coldplay, and Skrillex, Newman's s ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2012
Chris Gray Day: A Few Auction Item Photos
On Saturday, there will be some amazing bands at Chris Gray Day, which is completely appropriate when you consider who this is for. There is also the whole "let's raise some money for Chris Gray" thing. Really, this should be enough for you to want to show up and spend some cash. But, yester ... More >>
More >>

Find A Coupon

Popular Coupons

Come in and demo ANY Harley of your dreams and we'll give you $20 bucks!

Republic Harley Davidson

12707 Sw Freeway
Houston, TX 77014
$200 OFF!

Courts At West University

3810 Law
Houston, TX 77005

More Popular Coupons »

Browse Voice Nation

Justin Townes Earle

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Music

Music

Music

Music

Music

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Music

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Music

Music

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Music

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Music

Music

Music

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Find A Coupon

Popular Coupons

Now Click This