In which we take a look at the latest releases by two popular singer/songwriters with strong Chicago fan bases.
QUICK SPINS: Andrew Bird, Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle Performs At Park West Thursday
Singer Justin Townes Earle is stopping through town next week to support his new album Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me
Interview: Justin Townes Earle
The immensely talented, hard living singer-songwriter took a few moments to talk with us in advance of his gig at Millennium Park tonight with Andre Williams and the Goldstars.
Justin Townes Earle Carries On a Family Tradition
It's been written here previously: Justin Townes Earle has some mighty large footsteps to follow as a musician. The son of hardcore troubadour Steve Earle (one of the best songwriters of the past 40 years) and named after his father's best friend and hero Townes Van Zandt, Earle's musical education rivals anything you can get at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
One for the Road: Justin Townes Earle
One of the reasons I came back early from the Great American Beer Festival was because I had tickets for the Justin Townes Earle concert at Lincoln Hall. Instead, I stayed home and tended to my dog, who went through a major case of separation anxiety while I was in Denver.

