event Justin Townes Earle
Also Playing: Joe Pug
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Joshua Black Wilson
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Joshua Black Wilkins
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Sat Feb 27
10 pm
Justin Townes Earle and Joe Pug at Lincoln Hall
Justin Townes Earle's taste for the reassuring corniness of old honky-tonk, bluegrass, and Western swing makes for some captivating deception. Still in his late 20s, Earle uses these velvety sounds to line warped caskets of song. Rather than pour all the hurt out there, Earle's mannered rasp and rosy melodies throw just enough light on things to provide a glimpse. "Poor Fool," from 2009's Midnight At The Movies, and the title track of his 2008 debut The Good Life both pull off the classic country trick of dousing tales of the pathetic in drunken charm. Opener Joe Pug doesn't come off quite so sly, but matches Earle in the patience-belying-youth department with the acoustic storytelling of his new album Messenger.
Lincoln Hall 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
Justin Townes Earle's taste for the reassuring corniness of old honky-tonk, bluegrass, and Western swing makes for some captivating deception. Still in his late 20s, Earle uses these velvety sounds to line warped caskets of song. Rather than pour all the hurt out there, Earle's mannered rasp and rosy melodies throw just enough light on things to provide a glimpse. "Poor Fool," from 2009's Midnight At The Movies, and the title track of his 2008 debut The Good Life both pull off the classic country trick of dousing tales of the pathetic in drunken charm. Opener Joe Pug doesn't come off quite so sly, but matches Earle in the patience-belying-youth department with the acoustic storytelling of his new album Messenger.
Updated 03/11/2010
