Joe Ely

Joe Ely Is Still ‘Driven to Drive’ After 50 Years

Joe Ely Is Still ‘Driven to Drive’ After 50 Years

Joe Ely’s new songs are full of colorful one-liners that contain the wisdom of the road as found in tall tales, folk wisdom, and poetic inspiration.

The Flatlanders Find ‘Treasures of Love’ in Classic Texas and Country Music

The Flatlanders Find ‘Treasures of Love’ in Classic Texas and Country Music

The Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock) reunite on Treasures of Love for a collection of Texas and country music songs mixed with some new, original tracks.

Cowpunk: A Brief Y’alternative History

Cowpunk: A Brief Y’alternative History

Cowpunk is a reaction against conventional country music, yet embodies some of its distant and deepest traits. Likewise, it's also a reaction against punk, yet manifests as one of its purest expressions.

Do iPhones Dream of Boxcars? Joe Ely and Sci-Fi Country

Do iPhones Dream of Boxcars? Joe Ely and Sci-Fi Country

In 1983, road-weary Texan Joe Ely hovers over gadgets and wires, entering a brave new world of technology. Is he creating science-fiction country music?
The Flatlanders: Now It’s Now Again

The Flatlanders: Now It’s Now Again

The tale of the musical journey of the Flatlanders—Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock—from a house in Lubbock, Texas to a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall.

Joe Ely and Joel Guzman – 5 July 2008: Berwyn, IL, Fitzgeralds

Joe Ely: Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch

Joe Ely: Streets of Sin