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Justin Townes Earle @ Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Ga.
Firstly, I apologize as these are about a week late. Been really busy. But as mentioned earlier, these videos come from Justin Townes Earle’s March 10, 2009, set at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, Ga. I opted to leave (most) of them in color because these really can’t compete with the black and white ones from Kent in terms of contrast. (“Halfway to Jackson” is the only exception. It was the first one to be uploaded and a bit of an experiment, if you will.)
To date, this is one of the greatest shows I’ve ever attended. It all went down on a perfect 70-degree evening in historical downtown after Justin and I had spoken for nearly an hour prior. The rowdy audience only enhanced Justin’s good-humored vibe. Regardless of the absense of now-ex-sidekick Cory Younts, no one left that small, packed room disappointed that night.
Here are a few of the highlights, including two tracks from the new album, Midnight at the Movies, a new track, which I call “Keep on Wanderin’” and the final number of the set, a cover of Randy Newman‘s “Louisiana.”
“Keep on Wanderin’” (new song)
“Halfway to Jackson”
“Walk Out”
“Lousiana” (cover)
(Photo taken by J.J. McCarthy) JTE @ Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Ga.
So I’m comparing the Nicole Atkins black and whites I uploaded a couple weeks ago to the Justin Townes Earle black and whites I uploaded a couple days ago. In terms of YouTube views, the latter is thriving while the others have all but flatlined. I think it’s because there’s so much footage available of Atkins that those kind of just got lost. However, because my JTE videos are doing relatively well, I’ve decided I’m going to upload some clips from the show in Decatur, Ga., sometime soon–probably closer to the weekend because of my schedule.
What will be included this time? Again, I’m going to have to take a look at the footage to see what’s decent, but I can almost guarantee there will be at least one more new track and a cover. Perhaps more. It should be noted this is the show Mr. Cory Younts missed because he had previously broken a bottle and his eye was on the receiving end of some glass. Ouch!
Stay tuned…
(Photo taken by J.J. McCarthy) JTE @ The Kent Stage
Continuing the Inglourious Black and White series we bring to you, as promised, live footage of new Justin Townes Earle tracks. These gems in particular come from a June 4 set at the Kent Stage in historical downtown Kent, Ohio.
A little background.
I had just gotten back to home in Ohio from my internship in Georgia about two weeks earlier, so the spirit of ol’ Dixieland was alive and well inside me. Naturally, seeing Earle in an old theater was an added bonus. But it wasn’t just the music and the setting, mind you. I’d spoken with Earle a couple times while down South: once on the phone for a Buddy Holly piece in either late-January or early-February, the next time in person during his U.S. tour when he swung through Decatur. Seeing him a second time in less than three months in my own backyard was oddly nostalgic. The scene–a static camera capturing the dynamic performer–thrown in black and white seems to fit with that.
Below are four songs in three clips. The first two videos contain three new tracks: “Learning to Cry,” “One More Night in Brooklyn” and an untitled newbie I like to call “Tennessee Pine.” (OK, for all I know, they’re all untitled. I’m just guessing on the other two.) The last clip is one of my favorite JTE covers, “So Different Blues,” originally performed by blues guy Mance Lipscomb. Theoretically, I’d love to upload the entire show, but 80 minutes is just too much. But if there’s a favorite JTE song you’d like me to post, lemme know in the comments section.
“Learning to Cry” / “One More Night in Brooklyn”
“Tennessee Pine”
“So Different Blues”
