Joe Pug (born Joe Pugliese) is a singer-songwriter from Chicago. He has released two EPs, “Nation ‎of Heat” and “In the Meantime”, the latter of which has been made available for free on his website. ‎He has toured extensively since 2008 and has opened for alt-country pioneer Steve Earle, singer-‎songwriter Josh Ritter and folk rocker M. Ward among others. Pug released his first full-length ‎album, Messenger, in February 2010.‎

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