Guardian Music — Booglaoo, LondonJustin Townes Earle has some serious musical heritage to live up to. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter is not only the son of multi-Grammy-winning US country singer, actor and political activist Steve Earle, but his middle name bears ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako "justin townes earle was good, but the punch brothers are a hard act to follow." - Peter Caruvel "Justin townes earle is doing a replacements cover. It is quite excellent. He is terrific." - Sara Ivry... more info

Totally Fuzzy — First Listen: Emmylou Harris, 'Hard Bargain' Emmylou Harris is the first to admit that songwriting doesn't come easy for her: "It's the fear of writing that's still there with me," she said recently. Harris found inspiration for her newest set of son... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Decemberists: with Justin Townes Earle, 7 p.m. April 22. Royal Oak Music Theatre, $26, $29. Sold out. Pixies: 7:30 p.m. April 22. Fox Theatre, $35, $59.50. Joan as Police Woman: 8 p.m. April 22. The Pike Room, $12. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Each Note Secure interviews Cassie Ramone of the Vivian Girls about the band's new album, Share the Joy (out April 12th. The Christian Science Monitor offers a literary cat quiz. Mix Position interviews singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. Tom Tom ... more info

Addict Music — They will be joining other acts, including: The Go! Team, Edwyn Collins, Justin Townes Earle, Admiral Fallow, Dry The River and Gaggle. more info

Altsounds — The members of Brooklyn's Madison Square Gardeners (http://t.ymlp116.net/umwjuarajusafabuesazawqse/click.php) have a long pedigree as backing musicians for artists like Ben Kweller, Justin Townes Earle, The New York Dolls and Roseanne Cash, to name a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Decemberists @ Beacon Theater (more by Chris Gersbeck) If you were wondering what ever happened to that Decemberists / Best Coast show happenning in Prospect Park on June 14th, well it is back as part of an official Decemberists... more info

Twangville — A couple of months ago, the collective conscience here at Twangville voted Justin Townes Earle’s latest record our album of the year.  On a chilly night in Santa Cruz, Earle stopped through on a west coast swing of appearances to play at the Rio T... more info

Twangville — Here’s a recent performance of Bruce Springsteen’s “Racing In the Street” by Justin Townes Earle to start your week. Happy Monday. more info