JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE & JUBAL LEE YOUNG

Wed 10th Oct 2007

The Luminaire presents
Our first Annual American Music Festival;
a series of shows from 1-14 October

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JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE &
JUBAL LEE YOUNG

Doors 7.30
£8.00 via WeGotTickets
£10 door

Justin Earle comes from good stock. His father, the legendary and ground-breaking singer/songwriter Steve Earle must have taught him well. But don't be so quick to compare him to his father. Whatever he may have learned from his old man, he continues to prove himself as an individual - always forging his own path no matter where the others are going.

Maybe that is the most important lesson he learned from his father (as well as being the main thing they have in common artistically). Aside from that, you must speak a different language when discussing Justin Earle. Whether it be with his now defunct tin-pan/bluegrass/ragtime extravaganza, The Swindlers, or his loud rocking unit, The Distributors, the songs are always smart. And the songs are always good.

Justin's honest voice perfectly reinforces his searing melodies and provocative lyrics. Always above (and beyond) par, his music is rapidly creating a buzz in and around Nashville and elsewhere. As pop music perpetually becomes more and more stale and irrelevant, Justin Earle will continue to forge a path of musical righteousness and great rock and roll. Just watch. And listen. [words; Travis Stephens, 2006]

Jubal Lee Young's songs are reckless, deep and spiritual - meticulously crafted, delivered by an amazing voice that can go in a heartbeat from a falsetto whisper to a lions roar. Jubal Lee Young is the only son of singer-songwriter Steve Young (Seven Bridges Road, Lonesome Onry and Mean) and Terrye Newkirk (My Oklahoma, Come Home, Daddy). He grew up around the best of the '70s and '80s Country, Folk and Bluegrass artists; his parents amazing circle of famous and infamous friends.

Along the way, he came up with a unique sound - encompassing the diverse styles of the musically fertile Southland, but with a genius for intelligent lyrics and wry humor that is altogether fresh. Jubal Lee Young has learned from the greats, first-hand, right there at the kitchen table. You can hear it - he's the real deal.

“Here you have one of the finest singers that the Americana genre has produced. He's got that elusive thing, a sound. When he opens his mouth, what comes out just sounds good.” [Frank Goodman, Puremusic.com]

"Jubal goes out on the edge and doesn't just survive. He triumphs. There is an acceptance of The Great What Is, an unflinching attitude that blossoms into a flat-out joy in being alive." [David Olney]

“Young’s vocals are strong and one is reminded at times of a young Steve Earle, with echoes of Steve Stills in his heyday.” [Paul Kerr, AmericanaUK.com]

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