I enjoyed talking to Billboard about our grand ambitions for Tapedeck.
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I enjoyed talking to Billboard about our grand ambitions for Tapedeck.
this story is like 10x more bad faith than i thought it'd be when i clicked on it suspecting it might be bad faith
damn. that seems right! i also hear a lot of "elvis presley blues" by gillian/dave in this song.
I'm part of this very special JTE event in Tennessee next week!
www.thedownhome.com/schedule/htt...
Finally, the first published profile of the best Neil Young interpreters in the world is here nygroove.nyc/real-young-l...
sweet!
Then, on 3/19, a very special evening at the legendary Down Home in Johnson City, TN:
Conversation about Justin followed by a full set from his collaborator Scotty Melton, who co-wrote "Rogers Park," "Far Away in Another Town" and many more JTE tunes!
thedownhome.ticketspice.com/scotty-melto...
East TN/Tri-Cities/Western N. Carolina: Heading your way for two very special evenings celebrating Justin Townes Earle.
First up, 3/18 at the Grey Eagle in Asheville, a venue Justin played many times. Live music inspired by JTE will follow my book event.
www.thegreyeagle.com/event/celebr...
Oh man, yes! Have a really special evening planned in Chicago next month, the night after Milwaukee. I'm basically just the opening act; Sammy Brue is playing a whole set celebrating Justin. All at his old stomping grounds! Come say hi!
www.oldtownschool.org/classes/deta...
so much going on in that film with JT, isn't there?!
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
This is going to be such an absurdly big hit:
www.instagram.com/reel/DVeMUyz...
Such a great song+recording. Should be a huge AAA hit!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVsK...
No Depression is giving out two fellowships (aka 20k in cash!) for longform reporting on roots music.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)
For my latest Audio Books column, I spoke with @jonbern.bsky.social about his excellent new biography of Justin Townes Earle
Book Review: Jonathan Bernstein “What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome” The Authorised Biography of Justin Townes Earle
@justintownesearle
@steveearle
After the Hasidic businessman Jacob Ostreicher was denied bail by the Bolivian government and returned to prison, the actor Sean Penn, who had been lobbying for his release, decided to change tactics. What if he broke Ostreicher out of the country himself?
Rewatching ABC's Nashville and struck by how much of the show is focused on country stars fumbling around with the day to day operations of their vanity record labels.
When my mother died, I wrote a letter to the name plaintiff on her case—who was serving a life sentence for an unthinkable crime—to talk about grief.
When he passed, his daughter reached out said she’d like me to tell her story too.
My latest for @rollingstone.com:
apple.news/A7c7VYYnrTc6...
Talk of the Town pitch: accompany Mitchell Robinson as he attends a Luke Combs or Morgan Wallen concert
Dream music magazine job alert
Hey Milwaukee! Mark your calendars! @jonbern.bsky.social and I are heading to Boswell Books. on 4/15. It's free!
We'll talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social as well as his new bio of #justintownesearle
#booksky📚
www.eventbrite.com/e/rob-miller...
Across The Margin : The Podcast celebrates the life and music of Justin Townes Earle with the author of What Do You Do When Your Lonesome, Jonathan Bernstein: acrossthemargin.com/across-the-m... #JustinTownesEarle @osirispod.bsky.social @mikeshza.bsky.social
Thanks so much to @jewlyhight.bsky.social, @wpln.bsky.social and NashVillager for the coverage of my JTE bio!
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
Contributing editor Jack Silverman collects remembrances of steel guitar wizard Pete Finney, who died Feb. 7.
NEW EPISODE! We caught up w/ @rollingstone.com Senior Research Editor @jonbern.bsky.social about his recent interview with Lucinda Williams on her (and Dylan's) take on "the female Bob Dylan" label. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
I left a voicemail for Lee Brice asking why he only went after queer kids in new song “Country Nowadays” at TPUSA. Here’s what happened. open.substack.com/pub/untether...
