Bastards' Special

A simple start for Bastards of Earle...stripped down to acoustic and vocals.  No tricks, nothing up my sleeves.  But, it's all Philly--written in the summer sun of Penn Treaty Park, video filmed amongst the characters of Rittenhouse Square and the beauty glinting off the mosaics of The Magic Gardens.  It's a glimpse into the city I love, the loves I've lost and the music that keeps me going.  After all...everybody knows she's just a Downtown Girl.

Thanks to Joshua Mallory at Noise Soul Cinemas and Eric Bogacz at Elevate Sound Studios for making this happen.

Downtown Girl

Recorded live at North Star Bar on 11/7/13 in Philadelphia, PA. 

Londontown [Live]

Weightless (Live)

Recorded live at North Star Bar on 11/7/13 in Philadelphia, PA.

Idlewild (Live)

The first single from Philly-based Americana/Rock 'n' Roll outfit, Bastards of Earle...

Black Heart

Philly native, Todd Zamostien, is the heart, hands, soul and guts behind Bastards of Earle -- Rock 'n' Roll, Americana, Folk and Alt-Country in the sweet and crumbling tradition of The Replacements, Jeff Buckley, Ryan Adams, Mike Ness, Gram Parsons and its namesake, Steve Earle.  He finds solace in the drunken musings of curmudgeons, Tom Waits and Charles Bukowski, and in the dissection of discord and reality inspired by Milan Kundera and Pablo Picasso.  Beauty is found in the scratchy earnestness of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, in the clever wordplay of Elvis Costello and Tom Robbins and in the angst and honesty of The Clash and Nirvana.  Zamostien’s songs take inspiration from the city around him—its beating, broken hearts; its tender and often crooked smiles; and the constant flirtations leading him onto the other side of the tracks, to the edges of town and beyond.

Idlewild (Live)

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