January Jams Presents: Justin Townes Earle

If You Like: Jason Isbell, Townes Van Zandt, Dave Rawlings Machine, Hayes Carll, John Prine, Steve Earle
Fresh off the success of his recently released album, Single Mothers, Justin Townes Earle announced the companion album Absent Fathers to be released January 13, 2015. Also comprised of 10 tracks, Absent Fathers was recorded alongside Single Mothers as a double album, but as Justin began to sequence it, he felt each half needed to make its own statement and they took on their own identities.
In describing Single Mothers, NPR describes the album as “…mov[ing] between evocative portraits of place set in knotty emotional frames, prickly confessions of destructive patterns, and melancholic eloquence in the wake of short-lived love affairs.” The Sun UK hailed the album, noting “Justin’s songcraft is fast maturing and this is a concise exercise in laying emotions bare,” while No Depression summed up Justin’s career by saying ” No longer needing to beg for attention, he’s built a career that’s brought him critical acclaim and a well-deserved reputation for consistent artistic integrity.”
Once compared to a man who wears many suits, in thirty-two short years Justin Townes Earle has experienced more than most, both personally and professionally. Between releasing four full-length-critically-acclaimed albums, constant touring, multiple stints in rehab, a new found sobriety, being born Steve Earle’s son, amicable and not-so-amicable break-ups with record labels, and facing the trials and tribulations of everyday life, it’s safe to say JTE has quite the story to tell. His fifth album (and first ever on Vagrant Records) serves as the perfect platform for such narrations.
As a recently married, sober man JTE writes from a point of maturity and content we’ve not seen before on past records. “One day I just realized it’s not cool to die young, and it’s even less cool to die after 30,” Justin states as he reflects on a life past and his newly found clarity. What he’s created is material that’s raw, honest and personal in a way he hasn’t touched upon since his debut EP, Yuma.
Time – Doors Open at 7:15 PM Show Starts at 8:00 PM
Tickets are $25 or purchase tickets for Justin Townes Earle and A.J. Croce on January 6th for just $45.
Opening Act: If Birds Could Fly