Steve Earle
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Townes (2009)
Washington Square Serenade '07
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Limited Edition Deluxe 2 CD Set Features "The Basics" Bonus CD:
11 Acoustic Renditions Of The Songs On Townes
Includes Fold Out Poster & Expanded Liner Notes
Steve Earle’s new album Townes, is his highly anticipated follow up to the Grammy Award winning album Washington Square Serenade. The 15-song set is comprised of songs written by Earle’s friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt.
The songs selected for Townes were the ones that meant the most to Earle and the ones he personally connected to. Some of the selections chosen were songs that Earle has played his entire career (“Pancho and Lefty,” “Lungs,” “White Freightliner Blues”). He learned the song “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria” directly from Van Zandt. Earle taught himself “Marie” and “Rake” specifically for making this record. Earle recorded the New York sessions solo and then added the other instruments later on in order to preserve the spirit of Van Zandt’s original solo performances to the best of his recollection.
The track “Lungs,” was produced and mixed by the Dust Brothers’ John King and features Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/The Nightwatchman on electric guitar.
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Steve Earle Shows
June 9 Thu Seattle, WA The Moore Theatre
June 10 Fri Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
June 11 Sat Spokane, WA Fox Theatre
June 13 Mon Bozeman, MT Emerson Cultural Center
June 16 Thu Telluride, CO Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 18 Sat Missoula, MT Wilma Theater
June 19 Sun Medicine Hat, AB Esplanade Arts & Heritage Center
June 20 Mon Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
June 22 Wed North Battleford, SK Gold Eagle Casino
June 23 Thu Swift Current, SK Living Sky Casino
June 24 Fri Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
June 26 Sun Vancouver, BC The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
June 28 Tue Nanaimo, BC Port Theatre
June 29 Wed Victoria, BC Royal Theatre
July 1 Fri Boise, ID Egyptian Theatre
July 4 Mon Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
July 6 Wed Houston, TX House of Blues
July 7 Thu Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
July 9 Sat Ft. Worth, TX Billy Bob’s
July 11 Mon New Orleans, LA House of Blues
July 12 Tue Mobile, AL Saenger Theater
July 14 Thu Birmingham, AL Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
July 15 Fri Atlanta, GA Botanical Gardens
July 16 Sat Somerset, KY Master Musicians Festival
July 17 Sun Bloomington, IN Buskirk-Chumley Theater
July 19 Tue Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
July 22 Fri Chautauqua Bayfield, WI Lake Superior Big Top
July 23 Sat Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre
July 26 Tue Lexington, KY Lexington Opera House
July 27 Wed Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
July 28 Thu Columbus, OH Southern Theatre
July 30 Sat Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
July 31 Sun Kent, OH Kent Stage
August 5 Fri Ithaca, NY State Theater
August 11 Thu Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall
August 13 Sat Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
August 14 Sun Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
August 17 Wed Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
August 18 Thu Upper Darby, PA Tower Theater
August 20 Sat Toronto, ONT Molson Amphitheatre
August 26 Fri Ottowa, ONT Ottawa Folk Festival
