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Steve Earle Spits the Bit and Leads His Own Paradenew

It’s a testament to Steve Earle that encapsulating his career isn’t quick or easy.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Steve Earle Talks Love, Marriage, Divorce and Townes Van Zandtnew

Now sober for more than a decade, Earle has released a brilliant tribute to his fallen and underappreciated idol. The lovingly conceived and intimately understated album is entitled simply Townes.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
07-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bela Fleck and Steve Earle Collaborator Casey Driessen Takes His Trio on the Roadnew

Driessen's influences are all over the map. And some of them -- like, say, British electronicist Squarepusher and seminal jazz violinist Stuff Smith -- barely seem from the same universe.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Joan Baez Gets By with a Little Help From Friendsnew
At the age of 67, Joan Baez has a stunning collection of recordings that rivals anything she has ever done.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Steve Earle Talks Music, Politics and Addictionnew

Earle's resurrection after being released from jail in the mid-1990s is remarkable, and few would dispute that he is today one of the best songwriters in the world. And he always seasons his songs with powerful political messages that rise above the polemical.
New Haven Advocate |
Jim Motavalli |
09-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Earle on TV Roles and Winning Another Grammynew
It was a case of art imitating life when Earle found himself cast as a recovering addict on The Wire, the alt-country troubadour having suffered for years from heroin addiction before finally going clean 13 years ago.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Benson |
07-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Earle Settling Down; Keeping it Honestnew
Steve Earle talks about life married to Allison Moorer, his solo tour, New York, country music, and of course, politics.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
I Raq and Roll vs. We Can't Make It Herenew
Two Houston-based musicians -- Clint Black and James McMurtry -- offer different takes on the war in their music. On veteran says which he thinks is more accurate and why.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-22-2005 |
Music