Joe Pug

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A singer/songwriter whose songs offer an updated version of the country-folk archetypes that Bob Dylan and John Prine made famous, Joe Pug was born and raised in Maryland, and began playing guitar when he was in grade school. Pug formed his first band on a dare from his sixth-grade science teacher, who didn't believe Pug and his friends would be able to pull something together in time to appear at a school dance. The boys were able to deliver a presentable version of a tune from the first Foo Fighters album, and Pug was on his way; before long he began writing songs, convinced at an early age that a real band should play its own original material. After graduating from high school, he traveled south to North Carolina to attend college. Pug was studying writing plays, but in time his growing passion for songwriting overwhelmed his interest in drama. Pug dropped out of school and relocated to Chicago, where he supported himself as a carpenter while he wrote songs and began working his way into the city's club circuit. He released his debut EP, Nation of Heat, on his own label in 2008. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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    Joe Pug Readies The Great Despiser, Tour
    American Songwriter
    On April 24, singer-songwriter Joe Pug will release a new studio album entitled The Great Despiser. For his new album, the Chicago-based folk artist d...
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    The Muse: Joe Pug, "Hymn #76
    American Songwriter
    Joe Pug, "Hymn #76" A companion piece to "Hymn #101" and "Hymn #35," the first single from The Great Despiser finds Joe Pug singing about love like a ...
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    The Miseducation of Joe Pug
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    When Joe Pug says that he owes his life to Steve Earle, it may not be in the way you might imagine. It could appear that he's speaking metaphorically ...
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  • May 23 Thursday
    Boulder, CO, US Etown Hall
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  • May 24 Friday
    Denver, CO, US Daniel's Hall
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  • May 31 Friday
    Iowa City, IA, US Englert Theatre
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  • Jun 4 Tuesday
    Detroit, MI, US Magic Stick
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  • Jun 6 Thursday
    St Louis, MO, US Duck Room, Blueberry Hill
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  • Jun 6 Thursday
    St Louis, MO, US Duck Room, Blueberry Hill
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Chicago, IL, US Beat Kitchen
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Chicago, IL, US Damen between North and Schiller
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  • Sep 19 Thursday
    London, UK The Borderline
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Discography

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  • The Great Despiser (2012)
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    The Great Despiser (2012)
    Lightning Rod Records
  • Live at Lincoln Hall (2011)
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    Live at Lincoln Hall (2011)
  • Messenger (2010)
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    Messenger (2010)
    Lightning Rod Records
  • EP (2007)
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    EP (2007)
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