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Hardcore Troubadour

Hardcore Troubadour

By: Tyler Short and Brian Wallace
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 Two hardcore kids nerding out about Steve Earle and all things country, folk, rock, and Americana. Join Tyler Short (Inclination, Constraint, LDB) and Brian Wallace (Perfect World, Halfacre Gunroom) as they journey through every Steve Earle album, with several twists, turns, and adjacent records along the way. If you like your music with a heavy dose of class consciousness, this is the podcast for you.LDB 2022 Music
Episodes
  • The Saint of Yuma

    The Saint of Yuma
    Jun 19 2025

    Join us as we take a look at the two records that book-ended Justin Townes Earle's short but incredible career: Yuma and The Saint of Lost Causes.

    "She'd talk about Mississippi

    Still don't know how it is

    Any place could be worse than this

    It's hard to believe"
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • JT

    JT
    May 29 2025

    Not an easy listen today, as we explore Steve's tribute to his son Justin Townes Earle. Also, being absolutely gigged out but loving every minute of it. Walk up the FDR with us, singing and clapping our hands.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Ghosts of West Virginia

    Ghosts of West Virginia
    Apr 24 2025

    This record from 2020 has some songs that belong in the American folk canon. Full stop. Join us as we talk about labor history, black lung, what they did/didn't teach us in school, Pope Francis, and Chuck Yeager arguing with teenagers on twitter.

    Don't wanna hear about the state of the economy

    Fiscal reality, profit and loss

    None of that matters once you're underground anyway

    Damn sure can't tell me nothin' 'bout cost
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    1 hr and 54 mins
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