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An Evening with Steve Earle (solo acoustic) - A Benefit Concert for Witness to Innocence
Learn more about Witness To Innocence
Sun, February 27, 2011
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Johnny Brenda's$40.00
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An Evening with Steve Earle (solo acoustic) - A Benefit Concert for Witness to Innocence - (Set time: 7:00 PM)
Steve Earle is a master storyteller, actor, novelist, radio show host, political activist, musician, and songwriter. We’re not exaggerating! His songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, The Pretenders, Joan Baez, not to mention other lovely people. With his debut record, Guitar Town (1987), Earle revealed himself as someone with both a profound connection to country music, and a combative relationship with the conventions of the country music industry. Guitar Town shot to number one on the country charts. Not sure how to categorize Earle’s music, the genre, “Alt Country” and it's genre-label progeny, “Americana” were born. But what’s in a label? What followed was an extremely exciting array of twelve releases, including the biting hard rock of Copperhead Road (1988), the minimalist beauty of Train A Comin’ (1995), the politically charged masterpiece, Jerusalem (2002) the Grammy Award Winning albums, The Revolution Starts…Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007), and Townes (2009).
Earle produced the Grammy nominated album, Day After Tomorrow, by the legendary Joan Baez in 2008. In 2010, Earle received a Grammy nomination for his song, "This City," that closed the season finale of Treme, the HBO's series set in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Earle’s acting career includes his portrayal of Walon in the critically acclaimed HBO television series, The Wire. Earle currently appears as the character Harley Watt, a street musician, in Treme.
Steve Earle has worked to abolish the death penalty and has recorded several songs about capital punishment, including, "Billy Austin," "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" and "Ellis Unit One" for the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. In 2010, Earle was awarded the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty’s Shining Star of Abolition award.
Johnny Brenda’s is very proud to partner with Witness to Innocence to present Steve Earle.
Witness to Innocence is a national organization based in Philadelphia that is composed of and led by exonerated death row survivors. These courageous individuals proved their innocence from wrongful capital convictions and are now telling their stories and speaking out against the death penalty across the nation.
Earle produced the Grammy nominated album, Day After Tomorrow, by the legendary Joan Baez in 2008. In 2010, Earle received a Grammy nomination for his song, "This City," that closed the season finale of Treme, the HBO's series set in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Earle’s acting career includes his portrayal of Walon in the critically acclaimed HBO television series, The Wire. Earle currently appears as the character Harley Watt, a street musician, in Treme.
Steve Earle has worked to abolish the death penalty and has recorded several songs about capital punishment, including, "Billy Austin," "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" and "Ellis Unit One" for the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. In 2010, Earle was awarded the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty’s Shining Star of Abolition award.
Johnny Brenda’s is very proud to partner with Witness to Innocence to present Steve Earle.
Witness to Innocence is a national organization based in Philadelphia that is composed of and led by exonerated death row survivors. These courageous individuals proved their innocence from wrongful capital convictions and are now telling their stories and speaking out against the death penalty across the nation.
Learn more about Witness To Innocence
Witness to Innocence (WTI) is the only national organization in the United States founded by, led by, and composed of exonerated death row survivors. These are individuals who were wrongfully convicted of a capital crime, sentenced to death, incarcerated on death row, later found to be innocent, exonerated, and released from prison. Now, these courageous death row survivors have joined together to form one of the most powerful forces for justice in the nation. WTI was launched in September, 2005 when 25 exonerated death row survivors, family members, and allies gathered near Atlanta, Georgia, for a three-day Gathering to form a new organization of the exonerated community. The mission of the organization is to unite exonerated death row survivors as powerful spokespersons to abolish the death penalty, to conduct self-advocacy campaigns to win just compensation for the exonerated, and to build a peer-support community of exonerated death row survivors and their loved ones.
When Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation repealing New Mexico’s death penalty in 2009, he spoke at length about wrongful convictions and the possibility of executing an innocent person as the primary reasons for his decision. A recent national public opinion poll revealed that the risk of executing an innocent person was the most convincing argument for abolishing the death penalty. Clearly, the voices of the exonerated death row survivors are being heard by ordinary citizens and by political decision-makers. In addition to helping abolish capital punishment in New Mexico, WTI has been on the ground for critical public-policy battles in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and other states. WTI has recently established an ongoing project in Texas and is challenging a criminal justice system with an infamous record of executing more people than other state in the nation. Across the United States, Witness to Innocence is shining light on the prevalence of wrongful capital convictions and exposing the systemic flaws in the death penalty process.
When Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation repealing New Mexico’s death penalty in 2009, he spoke at length about wrongful convictions and the possibility of executing an innocent person as the primary reasons for his decision. A recent national public opinion poll revealed that the risk of executing an innocent person was the most convincing argument for abolishing the death penalty. Clearly, the voices of the exonerated death row survivors are being heard by ordinary citizens and by political decision-makers. In addition to helping abolish capital punishment in New Mexico, WTI has been on the ground for critical public-policy battles in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and other states. WTI has recently established an ongoing project in Texas and is challenging a criminal justice system with an infamous record of executing more people than other state in the nation. Across the United States, Witness to Innocence is shining light on the prevalence of wrongful capital convictions and exposing the systemic flaws in the death penalty process.
Venue Information:
Johnny Brenda's
1201 N. Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA, 19125
http://www.johnnybrendas.com/
Johnny Brenda's
1201 N. Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA, 19125
http://www.johnnybrendas.com/
