Justin Townes Earle at Paste Studio NYC live from The Manhattan Center

1. Flint City Shake It 1:15
2. The Saint of Lost Causes 11:49
3. Frightened By the Sound 20:17
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Audio: Bob Mallory
Video: Brad Wagner

[@GlenSloan-eu5tr]

Such effortless brilliance and he’s out of his mind. Just legendary.

[@farneybuster]

not many have that complete mastery of being so loose and tight at the same time. damn he comes out swinging on this one!

[@calebgrant2701]

Rip brotha❤️

[@earthamaeguthman5302]

watching this is so bittersweet, when you've known someone ... you can see it. RIP King, thank you for everything beautiful soul

[@earthamaeguthman5302]

i cry everytime i hear the song, thinking about his daughter listening to "ahi esta ma niña"

[@rabonour]

Watching this after videos from ~2017 is so damn hard. He was looking good for a few years. RIP

[@Westernerd1]

I loved him. He was on his way man. Such a loss. Peace for Justin and his family.

[@connorsherrets4018]

Whoooeee he's zoomin

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

RIP Justin you were totally awesome

[@We_are_the_light]

Such a giant of Americana . Hear you around brother ❤

[@debosgoodmusic4969]

RIP beautiful young man.

[@necmuck0460]

TSOLC is probably my favorite album of his. Every song just resonates with me. I remember listening to frightenend by the sound back in 2019 and just thought it was a great song. Now nearly three years later the lyrics seems almost prophetic.

[@jeremyf5973]

Never thought I'd see the day when I'd enjoy new JT music over SE's, but I really enjoy this new stuff.

[@timmcfate5339]

Brings me to tears to hear he has pasted...By the grace of god.....

[@babylonbybike]

Today we mourn.

[@johnwhiteleather3565]

So much too say about this guy as far as songwriting, singing, simply my favorite, but I wanna bring to light that Justin sounds just as great on a Recording King guitar as he does playing a Gibson or Martin. Same quality of music but 1000's of dollars of difference in guitar prices.

[@BarbaraNitsche]

YES , he is alive for us in his songs . ALWAYS .

[@wolfe-kz4ep]

Amazing artist the voice the writing love you Justin see you on the other side😊

[@elenamolinaro9453]

RIP Sweet Angel. I hope to meet you in Heaven and keep on enjoing your stellar music and humanity. Love, bliss and inspiration be with you. Thank you so much for the joy and the strenght you bring me every time I listen to you and your amazing stories 🥰🌈

[@martinlowe4441]

RIP JTE. you will be missed

[@factualverbage]

After being a Steve Earle fan of sorts I'm amazed that I never heard Justin before tonight.......I guess I just don't watch as much TV as I used to....... saw he was on Letterman several times and I only saw it tonight and after the fact..... and now he's gone....... He was a fascinating performer........ I think he is a more impressive singer/guitar player than his dad....... I'm kind of stunned by this all...... Obviously dad is a top song writer........ but there is something about Justin's performance that is hypnotizing.........much better than I expected when I first heard of him........what a shame he is gone........ this really affects me......... It's time for the death penalty for anyone peddling fentanyl I'm serious........WTF........

[@diannabass4057]

I love this guy. And theres so much going on with his voice and the sound. A band would distract you from the center of his energy flow. Stay Solo l9ve it.. You transcend me... THANK YOU

[@langstongrandma]

Damn it. This was such a huge loss - this singer/songwriter had so much promise. He will be missed forever.

[@hfm2374]

Frightened by the Sound is my favorite track off of TSOLC. Tough to watch, RIP JTE.

[@Afxb]

I love this man, this music, this performance, this attitude. He was this good last night at Union Chapel in London.

[@paulpatmac]

Saw him play in Belfast on the Harlem tour - great songwriter, player, performer and a great loose too

[@Mosey410]

Great songs

[@sistertracy-thechurchofroc6574]

Im just sitting here sobbing. Fuck 2020.

[@craigbrockway652]

Very on point, way ahead of his time.

[@4characterusername]

I never would have took Justin as the outspoken type in terms of social issues and politics, but it’s nice to hear his opinions. Makes a nice change of pace for his songwriting for sure.

[@mikelynch7271]

Don’t you know who his Daddy is ??? Haha

[@jamisonwatters]

You are loved and missed my friend…

[@thomkennan7118]

Just coming into his own. Loved watching his evolution as an artist, sadly a too short trajectory. His last LP, probably my fav. Sorry for your loss Earle. It's a shared one.

[@heyspeed]

Hey just found JTE. Surprising bc I love music. This is awesome and sad to watch. Glad I made it though. Nice to meet you all. T

[@renmazzolo9676]

TSOLC is just the best album by Justin. Every track a gem. Looking forward to catching up with Justin’s show in Australia in September!! His recent interview with Brian Hiatt on the Rolling Stone podcast is worth a listen. Go Justin!! Tell it like it is son!! We’re all responsible for the electing our leaders. Stop blaming everyone else and Pray-for the Soul of Lost Causes!! Cheers from down under 🇦🇺👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ononss1]

Cheers!

[@1kitteegalore]

love you!!!!!! smart AF!!!

[@JesusGarciaParrado]

Without take action, everything remains the same ☁️ Responsibility is the burden of freedom 🌤 ... I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. 🌹😘😍✨

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

LEGEND

[@VincentVader]

He's strung out again

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

I bed you are not saying that now

[@DGNYY27]

Helen Lizzy Stewart wait for the tox report.

[@AaronAtkinsHonorableChairman]

i miss you

[@adamnicholson1273]

My first impressions of Justin Townes Earle was, this Man has "Townes" and "Earle" in his name. That's a lot of pressure. Then I heard Lone Pine Hill and thought "Okay, but can he do Townes? Then I heard the first song in this video

[@bulldoghockey27]

He was very much his own person.

[@adamnicholson1273]

Uncle Townes would be tearfully proud

[@-TheRealScubasteve-]

Damn Justin, sucks to see you off the wagon again. Hope you can get some help, and like you said, maybe your 18th rehab will stick. Lol Great album again this time man!

[@tuffknuckles]

ugh. to late. RIP.

[@martinlowe4441]

Damn, if he only woulda stayed clean.... RIP JTE, so much talent gone 😢

[@-TheRealScubasteve-]

Thomas Cook damn I totally forgot I left this comment a year ago. I got to see him one more time right before Covid struck and told him I loved him, and to keep his head up. We talked about our addictions, and he helped give me the motivation I needed to get off of my pain medication that I was on for a decade. He was too busy caring about everyone else to save himself. Still heartbroken and don’t want to believe I’ll never see him live again. Fuck opioids. Love you Justin.

[@JLKDOOM]

This comment did not age well

[@langstongrandma]

@@-TheRealScubasteve- Thank you for this comment. Hope you survived. Bless you.

[@nicholasguenther2957]

RIP 😢

[@zickafoose]

RIP, Justin..He seems so troubled here.

[@brandonmoses1698]

Yeah, he’s super geeked

[@shawnclare-nb1up]

- so much was lost- we'll never know the true cost- JTE

[@saidinjest]

I wonder what his process for recording demos of songs was. I would love to hear collections of some of raw recordings of the songs sometimes, especially if he managed to write any after The Saint of Lost Causes was released. I know he was in a very dark and troubled place even while writing that album, so maybe he did write more during the off-time.

[@hauntyoo]

"I'm not a republican, i'm not a democrat...I'm a socialist!" RIP man, you will be missed

[@factualverbage]

OMG

[@habs249]

Nice rug

[@epipd5712]

I wondered if he liked Woody Guthrie...he is a very good singer this guy..I just heard him today and RIP. I will be buying some cds by this awesome singer.

[@mairianncullen8753]

He described himself in an interview I've heard on KZbin as a follower of Woodie Guthrie.

[@epipd5712]

@@mairianncullen8753 Thanks for telling me, because I have been a big fan of Woody's for years. Justin was an amazing artist with an amazing voice Perhaps he and Woody are singing a song together now. Take care.

[@dionst.michael5818]

@@mairianncullen8753 Actually, what he said was both him and his father were ‘students of Guthrie.’

[@MsArtistuno]

That voice, lyrics and eyelashes! ❤️

[@margaretgraves5109]

😘😘 😘

[@dearingfauntleroy1795]

RIP

[@coleworld5902]

I can’t believe this guy is dead

[@bgierat]

Wondering if Otis James made that hat he’s wearing?

[@mikilevy1]

Sad. RIP

[@PeresD]

Poor guy,fought his demons for so long ,in the end they won.

[@andrewbowen8122]

Those speedballs are bad news. Either on their own and one can live but those speedballs take people out in quick time.

[@jacobthomas2756]

If he was shooting coke and heroin mixed then I'm surprised he even lived as long as he did. Poor guy. He really was amazing.

[@andrewbowen8122]

@@jacobthomas2756 unbelievable talent and the direct link to those outlaw singer songwriters. But yes re him shooting up speedballs I’m only guessing but it’s an educated guess. As an addict myself who’s finally had enough. It’s tha Fentanyl that is just Russian roulette as it varies in strength! There’s no way of ensuring a safe amount.

[@bobharris7569]

Love his music, his sound. That being said, every tree loving hippie, every socialist, almost every so called folk singer songwriter, believes that America is garbage and they have the answers to America's problems. However, they don't realize at all that they are adding to the problem by being drug addicted fools who believes if only they were given a chance to help America and the people come together. What they don't realize is most people just want the music and not the added BS, with all the drugs and addiction BS. It makes you a great songwriter but nothing more. JTE was great, as long as he kept mouth shut about social issues. People couldn't care less about that garbage.

[@ctx817]

So sad

[@evaharrison6192]

I knew there was a reason I liked this guy beyond his music. Anyone who didn’t vote for Hillary in 2016 is RESPONSIBLE for the awfulness of trump. It’s OUR FAULT, not Hillary’s and not even trump’s. Too many people let misogyny blind them in 2016 so we got the much greater of the two evils.

[@MrSwitchblade327]

Lol finish school and live. Stop worrying about politics. Two sides sames coin. That's how they stay in rule over you. People of the world need to just stop acknowledging that these parasite self proclaimed rulers even exist. Stop fighting among each other over stupid ideologies created and designed to divide neighbors,families, and fellow citizens. If you still believe in the left /right good ol red vs blue sport teams then you've already lost.

[@mikeyb2698]

Pretty shitty his views on the destructive two party system. But the cores of his ideas seem solid, but if everyone starts believing the idea of a lesser of two evils when will their be growth.

[@cartert2]

Flint City Shake It is a good song but the decay of Flint isn't a new issue. The decline of Flint began in the late 60's when it faced the first wave of disinvestment, deindustrialization, depopulation and urban decay. During the 80's it seen a second wave of the same issues. The city population has decreased by over 104,000 since 1960. I'm sure the metro population has witnessed the same percentage of decline. Flint is the victim of political mismanagement and corruption. When the financial landscape of a city is destroyed by these two factors, to the point where there isn't the proper environment for economic growth, corporations have no choice but to relocate to cities that can offer the proper environment. Hence the reason GM employment fell from 80,000 to under 8,000 by 2010.

[@picknfish]

GTFOH, GM was part and parcel of Flint's decline...

[@johnjohnmadscientist]

Or maybe it was globalization and the shift of the industry to other parts of the world and the impending financial downfall of the communities after the factories left.

[@mikelynch7271]

NO GM wanted to make extra profits & moved .

[@DavidBridwellMusic]

JTE: "vote the lesser of two evils" - so uninspiring. Great music though

[@BADNDN]

David Bridwell Music I think you missed the point. It wasn’t a suggestion, it was an observation on how ridiculous that idea is.

[@lindakate4644]

Hmmm...not so depressing, just an enlightened perspective; strongly concur from Canada that US is dire in need of more than a "Two Party" system!!💯 🇨🇦

[@andrewbowen8122]

@@lindakate4644 As a Brit I’m always careful re bashing government as I realise there is much to be thankful for. That said I’m also aware that the origins of Red and Blue go way back( Greece I think) and has always been used as a tool to make people think they have choice? Lost count of how many videos of Trump calling Hillary and Bill Clinton very good friends and good people.

[@MrSwitchblade327]

@@andrewbowen8122 plenty to be thankful for but govt is not one. Govt is the one guaranteed true evil that we can see in this world. Problem is everyone's been conditioned since birth to believe govt is good. The scales are coming off the eyes now and people are having a hard time accepting the reality thats always been. Just hidden better.

[@andrewblanton5397]

WOKE JTE ain’t Harlem River Blues that’s for sure.

[@accurtis2763]

😭🤡

[@iRamble88]

I had to stop listening at "Im a socialist". Love his music though.

[@jtshutzhund6754]

Hummm... Imma socialist.. next act overdose.. why didn't anyone tell him Tide pods were bad for you.

[@neilmoore7194]

Not nice to mock other people's pain.

[@jtshutzhund6754]

@@neilmoore7194 it's not right to be young and stupid either..but I didn't see you there savin the fuking airhead.. respect where it's due truth prevails.. if you can't connect the dots here your prolly an ignorant liberal as well.. the back story you don't know about.. STFU your a punk silver spoon fed fool yourself if the truth bothers you.. the only fact of truth he ever spoke was he loved his dope more than anything else.. you wanna heed advice and place him on a shelf like a trophy.. again STFU..if you don't like my view of the facts like they really are.. the only time you"LL ever hear me say it.. it's not my problem.. don't make me one yours..

[@amsydow]

Sorry, but your the one who sounds like a child. Your ignorant and have a lack of knowledge toward addiction, why anyone would get hooked, or the battle it is. You must be privileged and had an easy life and a decent childhood. But shame on you for your lack of empathy and not willing to understand more.

[@jtshutzhund6754]

@@amsydow tryin to guilt trip the wrong guy..on the streets since 13, been there done that.. and you couldn't lecture me about squat . Simply put inanimate objects can't addict anything.. you pick them up and put them in your body for an escape or a spiritual reason.. from there the rest lays in the hands of the individual and whether they have simple self control.. make all the pity party excuses ya want facts are facts . Silver spoon fed kid that never got told NO enough got what he wanted when he wanted it.. it's reflected in his adulthood.. you clowns and all your " new age excuses" opiates have been around for eons..now sick folks who need them can't get because of jackasses like him..and you it sounds as well.. congrats you deserve the humanitarian award for Darwinism.. not the good one either .just so it doesn't fly over your head with all the logic you wield so mightly... Gonna give us a big I am woman roar too?

[@amsydow]

“Never got told no enough.” Yeah, probably because unfortunately he wasn’t raised with a father being there etc. Also “Simple self control”? It’s called addiction for a reason. Again, lack of knowledge. But I won’t convince your ignorance thinking you know it all personality. You’re the one attacking some guy saying something wasn’t nice. Telling him “stfu.” You sound incredibly Miserable yourself and not one to judge anyone. May you never have a loved one who deals with addiction and may you somehow learn to be less of a jackass. Bye now! Go troll elsewhere.