Justin Townes Earle Announces New Album and Tour

07/16/2010
. Justin Townes Earle has announced a brand new album and tour. Here is the official word:

Harlem River Blues, the new album from celebrated singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, will be released September 14 on Bloodshot Records. In support of the record, Earle will tour throughout 2010.

A recent transfer to New York City, Earle returned to his home of Nashville, TN to record the album at House of David studio. Harlem River Blues was produced by Earle and Skylar Wilson and features guest appearances from Jason Isbell, Bryn Davies (Patty Griffin, Guy Clark), Calexico's Paul Niehaus and Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor.

Since his debut in 2008, Earle has toured consistently including performances at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest, the Grand Ole Opry and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival as well as a recent appearance on "A Prairie Home Companion." On August 1, Earle will join Levon Helm, The Avett Brothers, The Swell Season and many more at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival Additionally, Earle won "Best New and Emerging Artist" at the 2009 Americana Music Awards and was named by GQ magazine as one of "The 25 Most Stylish Men in the World" in 2010. He also recently appeared on HBO's Treme with his dad, troubadour Steve Earle, on whose Grammy Award winning record Townes, Earle also guests.

July 29 Rochester, NY Party in the Park*
July 30 Northampton, MA The Iron Horse
August 1 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival
August 8 New York, NY "Gone to Governors" Live Music Series
August 15 Bristol, TN Mountain Stage
August 21 Toledo, OH Frankie's
August 22 Wellston, MI Hoxeyville Music Festival
August 23 Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo Public Library
August 28 Lakewood, NJ Strand Theatre
September 4 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival
September 6 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
September 7 Bellingham, WA The Wild Buffalo
September 9 Portland, OR Musicfest Northwest at Berbattis
September 11 Atlanta, GA Smith's Olde Bar
September 12 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay
September 14 Nashville, TN Grimey's in-store
September 15 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House�
September 16 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio�
September 17 Louisville, KY Headliners�
September 18 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall�
September 23 Cincinnati, OH Midpoint Music Festival�
September 24 Columbus, OH The Rumba Caf�
September 25 Berryville, VA Watermelon Park Festival
September 29 San Diego, CA Casbah�
September 30 Los Angeles, CA Autry Museum�
October 1 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre�
October 2 San Francisco, CA Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
October 4 Humboldt, CA The Depot at Humboldt State��
October 6 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room�
October 7 Denver, CO The Bluebird�
October 9 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue�
October 11 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall�
October 12 Bloomington, IL Six Strings�
October 14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick�
October 15 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern�
October 16 Buffalo, NY The Mohawk�
October 21 Portsmouth, NH The Music Hall�
October 22 Philadelphia, PA The First Unitarian Church�
October 23 Washington, DC 9:30 Club�
December 1 Baton Rouge, LA Manship Theatre

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