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Justin Townes Earle returns to the OGD

Posted by Stephen Centanni | Aug 26, 2015 | Music Briefs | 0 |

Band: Justin Townes Earle
Date: Sept. 2-3 at 8 p.m. nightly
Venue: Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, 916 Charleston St., www.callaghansirishsocialclub.com
Tickets: $60, available at Callaghan’s

Photo/ wikipedia.org | Justin Townes Earle

Photo/ wikipedia.org | Justin Townes Earle


The Azalea City continues to watch singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle’s career flourish. Even though this guitar poet packs larger venues nationwide, he still manages to make his way back to the OGD for intimate performances at Callaghan’s. Those who have been fortunate enough to attend these special performances will testify Callaghan’s is the perfect environment in which to enjoy Earle’s music. For this two-night event, tickets are limited to 50 per performance.

The last time Earle came to town he was exposing local fans to his album “Single Mothers.” When he returns next month, he’ll be performing crowd favorites as well as tracks from his latest release, “Absent Fathers,” the companion piece to his previous album. Even though he released the albums separately, they were conceptualized as a double album. But Earle felt the messages were best delivered as individual statements.

“Absent Fathers” exposes Earle’s audience to the artist’s self-therapy through his art. His undeniable vocals and skillful guitar playing maintain a style that has made him alt. country’s most notable artist. In addition, his lyrical skills have only grown stronger, with bittersweet songs that verge on being therapeutic.

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Stephen Centanni

Stephen Centanni

With the exception of two years spent at Auburn University, Steve Centanni has spent his life in Mobile County while focusing on his two passions: music and the written word. As soon as he was issued his driver’s license, Centanni began to explore the local music scene in the early ‘90s. He filled his weekend with visits classic local venues such as the Four Strong Winds Coffee House, Vincent Van Go-Go’s and Culture Shock, all of which welcomed those who had yet to reach 18. After high school, Centanni traded Mobile for Auburn to complete his B.A. in English with an emphasis on general writing. While at Auburn, he had the honor of studying under the Pulitzer-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, who served as the nation’s Poet Laureate in 2012 and 2014. After receiving his diploma, Centanni quickly moved back to Mobile and completed the University of South Alabama’s graduate program with a M.Ed. Eventually, he was tapped by the nationally distributed Volume Entertainment Magazine to serve as the magazine’s managing editor/senior writer. His time with Volume allowed him to exercise his love for both music and writing. As Volume began to fade, Lagniappe recruited Centanni as their Music Writer and later their Music Editor, where he has remained for a little over a decade. As far as his involvement in the local music scene, Centanni organized Cess Fest at the Langan Park, which was a mini-festival focused on original local music in a time when original local music was veritably taboo in Downtown Mobile. For a short time, he brought original music to Downtown Mobile as the in-house promoter for the now deceased venue Cell Block. He managed local underground powerhouse Fry Cook, until the members parted ways. Centanni has lent his bass to bands such as Keychain Pistol and The F’n A-Holes, and he toured nationally as a member of Abstract Artimus & the Torture Children. Currently, he provides vocals for the garage blues rock outfit Johnny No. Ultimately, Centanni’s experience in the local music scene as both a participant and an observer has allowed him to witness the ever-changing persona of Mobile’s enigmatic music scene, which continues to leave him with more questions than answers.

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