Steve Garners Emmy Award Nomination For "This City"!
Steve Earle was honored this morning by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with an Emmy Award Nomination for his song, "This City" in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Category. The new song closed the season finale of HBO's critically acclaimed series Treme. Produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring arrangements by Allen Toussaint, "This City" was written specifically for the series. From David Simon (creator of The Wire) and Eric Overmyer (writer/producer of Law & Order), Treme begins in the fall of 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina's devastation on the city of New Orleans. The series title refers to one of New Orleans' oldest neighborhoods and a historically important source of music and culture. The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, which will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon, will air on August 29th on NBC. This is Steve Earle's first Emmy Award Nomination.
"This City" Closes Season Finale of Treme This Sunday!
Steve Earle’s
new song “This City” is set to close the season finale of HBO’s
original series Treme this Sunday (June 20th at 10pm Eastern).
Produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring arrangements by Allen
Toussaint, “This City” was written specifically for the series. From
David Simon (creator of The Wire) and Eric Overmyer
(writer/producer of Law & Order), Treme begins in the
fall of 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation on the
city of New Orleans. The series title refers to one of New Orleans’
oldest neighborhoods and a historically important source of music and
culture. It stars John Goodman, Steve Zahn, Wendell Pierce, Khandi
Alexander, Melissa Leo, Kim Dickens, Clarke Peters and more.
As he appeared in the critically acclaimed David Simon series The
Wire, Steve Earle has played a recurring character, Harley, a street
musician, in three episodes of Treme. When speaking about the
brand new song, Steve Earle stated “David Simon came on the set one day
and asked me to write a song that my character would have written in
‘05. The next morning I woke up and wrote it.” In addition to his
appearances on the show, many more musicians have been featured
throughout, including Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Kermit
Ruffins, Trombone Shorty, Earle’s son Justin Townes Earle and members of
the Treme and Rebirth Brass Bands.
6/19 & 6/21 Re-broadcast of Steve on NPR's World Cafe!
Catch Steve on National Public Radio's World Cafe as they re-broadcast the Cayamo Cruise session on Saturday, June 19th and Monday, June 21st! NPR's World Cafe is hosted by David Dye and can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Find your local station for broadcast times, or connect worldwide to the WXPN Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm-4pm EST. If you miss the re-broadcast, the session's audio will be available later that day on the NPR website.
New UK Tour Dates Added!
Steve has added 5 more tour dates in the UK. Please check the tour page for more information.
Steve on NPR's World Cafe April 23rd!
Steve's visit and performance on World Cafe will be aired next Friday, April 23rd. You can check your local listings at NPR.com.
Allison Moorer & Steve Earle Welcome John Henry Earle
Allison Moorer and Steve Earle welcome into the world their first child, John Henry Earle. John Henry was born on April 5th at 10:07am, weighing eight pounds, two ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Moorer and Earle were married in 2005 and live in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Steve takes home Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album!
Last night Steve was presented with the award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 2010 Grammys for his most recent album, “Townes.” This is Steve’s third Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
Steve will be finishing up a brief tour tomorrow at Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO. For more tour information, please visit Steve’s Tour Page.
Tonight's (12/11) Show in Shetland is Canceled!
Due to weather related travel issues Steve's last show on his European tour in Shetland is canceled. Please check back for more information regarding ticket refunds.
Steve on BBC Radio
Steve was part of two great broadcasts this weekend on UK BBC Radio 4 and BBC 5
You can listen again at the links below. Don’t delay – these shows will only be up for a few more days!
BBC RADIO 4 - LOOSE ENDS
BBC 5 LIVE - SIMON MAYO
Also, Steve is currently going strong on the first leg of his European tour. In early October he’ll be making a few appearances in the US with both Tom Morello and Allison Moorer before he returns for the second leg of his European tour with Rhett Miller. Check out his tour dates, and be sure not to miss him when he comes your way!
Steve to be on NPR Mountain Stage
Steve Earle's NPR Mountain Stage performance will air during the weekend of
July 17th- 19th. A complete list of stations that carry Mountain Stage
can be found here:
http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageaffiliates.aspx
The following week, his set will be posted at NPR.org/mountainstage and archived for continued access.
Steve Presale Information
July 29th - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI (available until 6/11)
Click here to purchase tickets
The password for this presale is TOWNES (case sensitive).
October 5th - Crest Theater - Sacramento, CA (NEW DATE!)
Click here to purchase tickets
The password for this presale is REESE (case sensitive).
If you missed Steve’s appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, have no fear! The clip of his performance is now on Youtube.
Steve Earle on Late Show with David Letterman TONIGHT!
Make sure to watch Steve as the musical guest on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman at 11:30 PM (ET/PT) tonight, performing an acoustic version of Townes Van Zandt’s, “Colorado Girl”!
Don't miss it!
Steve Launching New Season of Hardcore Troubadour Radio on Sirius XM
“The Steve Earle Show: Hardcore Troubadour Radio” to launch new season on SIRIUS XM’s Outlaw Country channel
SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that it will launch the highly-anticipated second season of Steve Earle’s exclusive SIRIUS XM Radio show, The Steve Earle Show: Hardcore Troubadour Radio Saturday, June 6 at 9:00 pm ET on Outlaw Country, SIRIUS channel 63 and XM channel 12.
Earle brings his notoriously outspoken attitude to satellite radio as he joins the other misfits, outcasts, rebels and renegades of country music also featured on SIRIUS XM’s Outlaw Country channel, created and executive produced by “Little Steven” Van Zandt. The weekly, hour-long show provides a forum for the legendary rebel troubadour to discuss great songs and the songwriting process.
The season’s first show will be a tribute to his friend and mentor Townes Van Zandt, including tracks from Earle’s new album, Townes, a collection of Townes Van Zandt songs. The season launch will feature covers of Van Zandt’s songs by Lyle Lovett, Cowboy Junkies, Gillian Welch, Robert Earl Keen, Emmylou Harris and others.
Outlaw Country SIRIUS channel 63 and XM channel 12, created and executive produced by E Street Band member “Little Steven” Van Zandt, is home to the freaks, misfits, outcasts, rebels and renegades of country music. The channel features shows hosted by Cowboy Jack Clement, Mojo Nixon, Johnny Knoxville, Steve Earle, Shooter Jennings, Hillbilly Jim, Marty Stuart and Fred Imus. Outlaw Country listeners will hear all three generations of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, David Allan Coe., Emmylou Harris, Dale Watson, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Band, Buffalo Springfield, and The Byrds and many others.
Steve Earle's Townes Debuts at #19 on the Billboard Top 200
STEVE EARLE’S TOWNES DEBUTS AT #19, ATTAINING HIS HIGHEST BILLBOARD TOP 200 CHART POSITION DEBUT
NATIONAL TOUR STARTS MAY 28th IN PORTSMOUTH, NH
TO APPEAR ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN JUNE 3rd
“Earle, Townes Van Zandt’s foremost disciple, gives 15 favorites the kind of carefully considered settings they deserve.” Entertainment Weekly
“This is an extraordinary tribute to an elusive talent.” Sunday Express (UK)
May 20th, 2009 -- New York, New York -- Steve Earle’s Townes debuted today at number 19 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, the highest Top 200 debut in his career. Townes also debuted at #6 on the Billboard Country Chart. Incidentally, it is also the highest position on the Top 200 chart for New West Records, who released the record. The news comes on the heels of Earle’s seven in-store appearances in major indie retailers in eight days with an upcoming headline tour that begins May 28th in Portsmouth, NH (see full itinerary below).
Townes is garnering major worldwide critical acclaim, receiving 4 stars in Uncut, 4 out of 5 stars in The Sunday Express (UK), 3 out of 4 stars in USA Today and 8 out of 10 stars in Spin Magazine which claims that “…he does his idol justice.” Of the songs, Rolling Stone’s 3 1/2 star review states that Earle “…delivers them with the ease of breathing…” and in Best Life Magazine, Anthony DeCurtis stated that the album is “beautiful and scarifying.” A major profile on Steve Earle was featured on the cover of the Arts & Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times on May 10th, he was interviewed on both NPR’s All Things Considered and Here and Now and also appeared on the Tavis Smiley show the week of release. Steve Earle will be performing on The Late Show With David Letterman on June 3rd.
Townes, a 15-song set, is comprised of songs written by Earle’s friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. It was produced by Earle at his home in Greenwich Village, at Sound Emporium and Room and Board in Nashville, TN and The Nest in Hollywood, CA. The track, “Lungs,” was produced and mixed by the Dust Brothers’ John King and features Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine/Street Sweeper Social Club/The Nightwatchman on electric guitar. Earle’s wife, the acclaimed singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, is featured on backing vocals on “Loretta” and “To Live Is To Fly.” Three songs cut in Nashville, “White Freightliner Blues,” “Delta Momma Blues,” and “Don’t Take It Too Bad,” feature a bluegrass band consisting of Dennis Crouch, Tim O’Brien, Darrel Scott and Shad Cobb.
TOUR DATES:
May 28 / Portsmouth NH / The Music Hall
May 29 / Boston MA / Berklee Performance Center
May 30 / Albany, NY / Swyer Theater
June 2 / South Orange NJ / South Orange PAC
June 4 / Princeton NJ / McCarter Theater
June 5 / Vienna VA / Wolf Trap Filene Center (with John Prine)
June 6 / Charlottesville, VA / Paramount Theatre
June 7 / Princeton, WV / Mountain Stage
June 9 / Richmond, VA / The National
June 10 / Carrboro, NC / Carrboro Arts Center
June 12 / Atlanta, GA / Atlanta Botanical Garden
June 13 / Savannah, GA / Fine Arts Auditorium
June 14 / Jacksonville, FL / Florida Theatre
June 16 / Knoxville, TN / Bijou Theatre
June 18 / Houston, TX / Crighton Theater
June 19 / Austin, TX / Paramount
June 20 / New Braunfels, TX / Whitewater Ampitheatre
June 21 / Dallas, TX / Lakewood Theatre
June 24 / St. Louis, MO / Pageant
June 25 / Chicago, IL / The Vic
June 26 / Bloomington, IN / Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
June 27 / Cincinnati, OH / Memorial Hall
July 8 / Burlington, VT / Waterfront Festival
July 9 / Montreal, QUE / Le National
July 10 / Ottawa, ONT / Ottawa Blues Fest
July 17 / South Park, PA / South Park Amphitheatre
July 18 / Windsor, ONT / Bluesfest International
July 19 / London, ONT / Bluesfest International
July 21 / Chatauqua, WI / Lake Superior Big Top
July 23 / Minneapolis, MN / Pantages Theatre
Aug 1 / Canandaigua, NY / Performing Arts Center (w/ Jackson Browne)
Aug 2 / Camden, NJ / Susquehanna Bank Center (w/ Jackson Browne)
Sept 6 / West Hampton, NY Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
** additional dates to be announced
Townes releases!
Steve's new record Townes is now available!
Steve Earle In-Store Appearances
Steve will also be doing a series of in-store performances starting Monday, May 11 at Easy Street Records in Seattle, Washington.
Monday, May 11 @ 6 PM
Seattle, WA
Easy Street Records
20 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109
Tuesday, May 12 @ 6 PM
Portland, OR
Music Millennium
3158 E. Burnside Portland, OR. 97214
Wednesday, May 13 @ 6 PM
Los Angeles, CA
Amoeba Music
6400 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028
Thursday, May 14 @ 6 PM
San Francisco, CA
Amoeba Music
1855 Haight St, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117
Friday, May 15 @ 6 PM
Denver, CO
Twist & Shout Records
2508 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80206
Saturday, May 16 @ 5 PM
Houston, TX
Cactus Music
2110 Portsmouth Houston, TX 77098
Monday, May 18 @ 5 PM
Austin, TX
Waterloo Records
600-A N Lamar Austin, TX
Steve Opens for Jackson Browne
Steve is a featured solo opener on two dates for Jackson Browne's Time The Conqueror world tour. He will open for Jackson on August 1 in Canandaigua, NY, at the Constellation Performing Arts Center and on August 2 in Camden, NJ, at the Susquehanna Bank Center. For more details visit Jackson Browne's tour page. Then check out guacfund.org to find out how you can reserve special benefit seats for either show.
Steve's Rolling Stone Article
Pick up the March 6 edition of Rolling Stone magazine to read David Browne's "In-The-Studio" piece on Steve's soon to be released album, Townes. 
06/03/09
Rolling Stone Q&A
Check out Steve’s latest interview in Rolling Stone Magazine and find out about the music the moves him. In this interview you will hear the rabble-rousing rocker on his unique relationship with the late, great Townes Van Zandt, listening to the Kings of Leon and recording with Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello.
Tibet House US Benefit Concert
On Tuesday, February 3, 2009,
Steve will perform at the Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie
Hall. Presented by Philip Glass and celebrating its 19th year with
artists such as Antibalas, Keb’ Mo’, The National, Patti Smith and
Vampire Weekend with more to be confirmed, the night also includes an after-party dinner. For more details and tickets to this event please visit, tibethouse.org/. 
Steve And Allison Pairing Up At The City Winery
Join Steve and Allison for an intimate and personal performance at the City Winery in New York City on Thursday, January 8, 2009. As part of the Pairing concert series put on by the City Winery this event will be preceded by an optional tasting or private dinner. For more details on Steve and Allison's performance at the Pairing concert series, please visit citywinery.com.
Steve and Allison Perform At The 43rd Annual Peace Awards
In an effort to help recognize that the post-Katrina tragedy in New Orleans was made immeasurably worse by the diversion of U.S. resources to a cruel war, Steve Earle, Allison Moorer and others will perform at the 43rd Annual Peace Awards on December 12, 2008, Brooklyn, New York.
This event is to also recognize the efforts of Shana Griffin & Kali Akuno who are representatives of the greater New Orleans grassroots efforts to bring the city back to life.
Proceeds go to the War Resisters League’s work at home and abroad! To make reservations, call 212.228.0450 or visit warresisters.org
The Christmas Jam
In its Twentieth Anniversary, Steve will join a host of other performers at this years Christmas Jam, presented by Warren Haynes on Saturday, December 13 at the Ashville Civic Center in Ashville, NC. As always all proceeds from the Christmas Jam will be donated to Habitat For Humanity. For more details on this event, visit www.xmasjam.com