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Wednesday night was the same as any old New England spring evening—except in Johnny D's in Davis Square. There, Justin Townes Earle shared the warmth of the south and the twang of the past with an enthusiastic crowd, playing a long set of down-home straight-country tunes. Earle was technically by himself on stage with just his guitar for accompaniment, but his songs—including several covers—evoked plenty of heroes from country music history, such that he was never really alone. Saying "Any folk singer'll tell you that—we like to borrow," Earle proved it with tributes to Woody Guthrie and Manse Lipscomb, to which the crowd responded enthusiastically.

9pm, $10

William Fitzsimmons is the Zach Galifianakis of folk: bearded, funny, fierce.

9pm tonight

8:30pm

--Everyone needs money, so it's not a surprise that Mayor Menino wants to increase fines for illegal parking in the city: "The largest increase will be for parking in a fire lane, which would rise from $40 to $100 under the mayor’s plan. Parking in front of a handicapped ramp would go from $50 to $100, while parking in front of a hydrant would rise from $75 to $100." [Boston Herald]