Allmusic Blog — Steve Earle - Townes In his brief liner sketch on this album of Townes Van Zandt covers, songwriter Steve Earle writes: “I always read everything Townes told me to read. All of us did; we who followed him around, or simply bided our time in places ... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Steve Earle, today, has released his much anticipated follow-up to his 2007 Grammy Award-winning album Washington Square Serenade. Called TOWNES, and out on New West Records, it's a 15-song set that's comprised of songs written by Earle'... more info

USA Today Music — Back when he was still a brash young whelp, Steve Earle proclaimed, "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — To my ears, Steve Earle covering Townes Van Zandt is a perfect pairing, and Earle's new album Townes is the rare covers record that captures the songwriting's spirit without ever feeling the need for duplicating the original songs. There... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviews Steve Earle about his Townes Van Zandt covers album, Townes. You’re famously on record for saying that Townes is the greatest songwriter of all time. That’s not exactly what I said. It wasn’t a quote pulled ... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Crystal Method, Better Than Ezra, more * * * Green Day "21st Century Breakdown" (Reprise) The multi-platinum pop/punk act finally returns with a follow-up to its Grammy-winning 2004 effort, "American Idiot." Green Day's eighth studio effort,... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Joe Putrock There are singers, there are vocalists and there are guys with a voice. Sean Rowe has a voice, a warm baritone that was just made for singing folk-tinged blues songs and he can play guitar too, using his acoustic like a percussive... more info

Rolling Stone — Kyle Minogue announced her first-ever U.S. tour today. The Aussie pop star will hit only five U.S. cities (and one Canadian market, Toronto) this fall, but promoter Bill Silva is hopeful there’s more to come: “We are confident in the tour’s suc... more info

JamBase — STEVE EARLE ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, IN-STORE EVENTS, AND NPR IN SUPPORT OF TOWNES, NEW ALBUM OF TOWNES VAN ZANDT SONGS OUT MAY 12 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS Steve Earle & Townes Van Zandt Steve Earle is hitting the road in support of Townes (... more info

Twangville — When I first heard Steve Earle was recording an album of all Townes songs I was like, well, guess he took so much flack from his last album, he’s trying to redeem himself with some old time fans.  But then I realized that Steve probably doesn’... more info