Steve Earle Is Talk Of The Town With Townes - Page 4

Earle announced he would be returning to Colorado with the Bluegrass Dukes on July 25 at RockyGrass, the three-day outdoor festival in Lyons. See the complete lineup at bluegrass.com.

Then he ended this crowd-pleasing appearance with, appropriately enough, Van Zandt’s “Colorado Girl.” But not before a little delay.

While experiencing a few problems tuning his instrument (“This guitar still thinks it’s a tree,” he said), Earle discussed his reasons for traveling light on this series of promotional appearances. “I only brought one (guitar) on this trip because I’m flying everywhere. I wanted to give Homeland Security a shot at one at a time. They broke this one, actually. This one’s already been repaired once and it’s only about six months old. ... Those guys are sworn to protect us from other instruments, evidently.”

After another slight pause, he said, “This better be good, huh?”

Never a doubt. Twist & Shout owner Paul Epstein said of Earle on his store’s website: "He put every ounce of feeling and heart into every moment, singing with his eyes closed and kicking the wooden stage with his boots to punctuate songs (and knock over water bottles). It was magic. I have to say I think it might have been the best in-store ever."

Extras
• For more Steve Earle news, music and tour dates, go to his website or MySpace page.
• For more Earle photos and comments from Paul Epstein, go to twistandshout.com.
• Go to the New West Records website for a limited time to receive a free download of “To Live Is To Fly” from Townes.

See a brief clip of Steve Earle playing at Twist & Shout below:

Article Author: Michael Bialas

A newspaper editor and former college football player, Michael Bialas makes sports his business but exploring and reviewing music, movies, TV and other forms of pop culture are among the games he enjoys playing now.
Technorati Profile

Visit Michael Bialas's author page — Michael Bialas's Blog