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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 4h

phoebe bridgers felice brothers cover alert incoming

Partial tracklisting of upcoming Felice Brothers tribute album

Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tried to parse some of the *many* allusions to Phoebe Bridgers' record collection on her new album www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The idea that this group—with this name—would have been told they couldn't make retro soul during the mid-late 2010's is mind-boggling to me. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Block of text from Rolling Stone article about the Womack Sisters describing their struggle to make retro-soul music and their rejections from the music industry.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The first words Hansard spoke to me when I interviewed him in 2019 and asked him where he was calling from.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I devoted the better part of a whole chapter of my JTE biography on his close, complex friendship with David Berman; how moving to see these two books stacked side by side at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social

A bookshelf with David Berman's book of poetry next to the biography of Justin Townes Earle

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Any music-loving dads in your life who need a Father's Day Gift? Would he enjoy the story of a fiercely fraught, profoundly close father-son relationship? If so, I have the book for you!

Cover of the biography What Do You Do When You're Lonesome: The Autghorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle, featuring a 2007 photo of Justin holding a guitar and staring solemnly into the camera.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

this is not true, and this guy doesn't speak for me! nymag.com/intelligence...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Need to know what happened here between the reporter and the author of this scam book. This happened two days before this story was published!

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

jeff tweedy picking himself also rules

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

unsurprisingly very cool ballot of Greatest Living American Songwriters from Meshell Ndegeocello www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Love seeing my beloved Kyocera DuraXV getting its 15 minutes of fame in this piece: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Andy Greene's Journey opus www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Chicago! An evening celebrating Justin Townes Earle next month; 4/16. Featuring @millerscave.bsky.social, Sammy Brue, October Crifasi and me! www.oldtownschool.org/classes/deta...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

or if your curious where his personal chef sources Bruce's fresh mozzarella, or what his favorite jamaican dish is:

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I'm part of this very special JTE event in Tennessee next week! www.thedownhome.com/schedule/htt...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

It's out today! Thanks to anyone giving this book a shot. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonat...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It's also really funny that there's a ZB song called "Slicked Back"

Photo of Tim Robinson from I Think You Should Leave

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

opening to the new Zach Bryan album, brought to you by Zillow.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

new favorite place on the internet is the "Background" section of the Wikipedia page for the song "Picture" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Nashville! See you at Grimey’s on 1/16, 5pm!

Poster of book release event for Justin Townes Earle biography

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

some personal 2025 faves www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Not sure why I'm so moved to learn that Joe Ely was really proficient on Mac computers www.facebook.com/lance.cowan....

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Left my body during this portion of last night's Snocaps show

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Huge thanks to Uproxx for including 'What Do You Do When You're Lonesome' in their Holiday Gift Guide! uproxx.com/music/music-...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

And the great David Ramsey on Blaze Foley

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I love how Ashanté Reese writes about the mix of disappointment and awe that can come with visiting a historic cultural space

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Still the best day of the year when this arrives in the mail

Cover of Oxford American magazine with Willie Nelson on the cover

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Beautiful writing about Kaleb Horton from @cantkill.bsky.social nofencesreview.substack.com/p/kaleb-hort...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Here he is on Prine, and life: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Kaleb was one of my favorite writers, someone you drop everything to read whenever they published anything. Too many to count, but his meditation on America after Merle Haggard's death was maybe my favorite piece he ever wrote kalebhorton.ghost.io/from-the-arc...

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Props to my barbershop for the rad new artwork

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

My biography of Justin Townes Earle will be released on January 13th, 2026, the week after what would’ve been his 44th birthday. It’s called ‘What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome’ If you’d like to support a debut author, you can pre-order here: www.hbglibrary.com/titles/jonat...

Graphic announcing the publication date of January 13, 2026 of a biography of Justin Townes Earle called 'What Do You Do When You're Lonesome'

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Point of this project is data privacy but my main takeaway, unfortunately, is that Seth Meyers' 'Porch Jams' playlist rules panamaplaylists.com

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

What a treat to write up two great forthcoming albums by Amanda Shires and Kathleen Edwards in the September issue of Rolling Stone

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Come for the whimsy of Jonny Fritz pretending to sell me a house. Stay for his reflections on what streaming has done to songwriters like him over the past decade.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Learned a lot myself just hearing what Amanda has learned these past few years!

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