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Steve Earle is set to take New York City by storm as the release date for his new album approaches. THE REVOLUTION Starts Now is due out on August 24th, and Earle will be very busy with a variety of activities in the upcoming weeks.
The first event on Earle's calendar is to serve as keynote speaker at The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Fest, which is part of The 2nd Annual Howl! Festival. The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Festival celebrates the spirit of the renowned poet. The Festival is set to start at 5PM on Friday, August 20th in Tompkins Square Park.
Next up will be a reading of Earle's play Karla at 4PM on Sunday, August 22nd at 45 Below, 45 Bleecker Theatre at Lafayette Street. Karla, written by Steve Earle and directed by Bruce Kronenberg, is a gripping and complex portrait of Karla Faye Tucker, a born-again Christian who was executed in 1998 for a double homicide.
At 10PM, EST on that same Sunday, August 22nd, Earle's new hour-long weekly music show will debut on Air America. Aptly titled, "The Revolution Starts Now", Earle's first guests will be director John Sayles and Bobby Muller, President of Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF). The show can be heard on the Air America Radio Network and online at www.airamericaradio.com.
Earle will then perform and sign copies of his new CD at two special in-store events. The first will take place in Washington, DC on Monday, August 23rd at 6PM at Borders at 1801 L Street. The second will take place in New York City on release date, Tuesday, August 24th at 7PM at Barnes & Noble at 33 East 17th Street.
Steve Earle's highly political forthcoming album, THE REVOLUTION Starts Now is already receiving rave reviews from the press. Rolling Stone gave the album 4 stars and called it "easily the most potent roar about Iraq so far", while Harp referred to it as "a wake-up call, an undeniably passionate stirring to arms for the anti-war movement and the forces of American anti-imperialism".
Blender also gave the album four stars, and The New York Daily News stated "Earle remains one of the best vocalists we've got. His gruff singing expresses weariness, sarcasm, disgust and ultimately, a vulnerable hope."
