Serendipity never tasted so sweet.
45 minutes after rock nyc fave Justin Townes Earle had to cancel his appearance at Newport Folk Festival (needing NINETEEN STITCHES IN HIS HAND -a story i have the feeling might be a bit more interesting than the one I’m telling here. I saw Justin at Joe’s Pub a coupla years ago and if half of what he said was true, the kid was more trouble than Earle Senior -well, more like nearly as much… where was I)…
Yeah, Justin has cancelled and 45 minutes Elvis Perkin Of Dearland’s management calls up looking for tix simply as fans. “We said we could do one better…and asked them if they would like to play, and they said YES!!!! So, without further ado, please welcome ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND to the 2010 Newport Folk Festival Lineup!”
Congrats to all except Justin, who I heard was going electric for the first time…