Justin Townes Earle is the son of Steve Earle. Named for rebellious, drug-addicted but legendary folk singer Townes van Zandt, Justin Townes Earle has reportedly taken some steps down the same path of his father and van Zandt.
If you read-up enough on Justin Townes Earle, you'll come across his own admissions of heavy drug use during his youth, including incidents of OD-ing by the time he was 12 or 13. But, JTE claims he's mellowed these days: "I smoke my weed, but I'm good," he told the Huffington Post.
I saw JTE on Sunday at Portland's Doug Fir Lounge. He was fabulous live. A truly talented musician and a rare original voice with his own stories to sing. Regardless of what the guy does in his personal life, I hope he does himself well enough to keep making music for a long, long time.
His cover of The Replacements' "Can't Hardly Wait" simply floats my boat.
Hear the song and get your hands on his most recent album, Midnight at the Movies.
