From the first note and phrase, Texas-based, Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry captivates ears with his gravelly, baritone voice, soulfully rendered to deliver his precisely crafted lyrics in ...

Bring on the new stuff. Audience members will get to hear the title track to Americana master James McMurtry’s upcoming new album, “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy,” when he returns to The Moon ...

Give credit to the songwriters who can look beyond obvious song topics and find inspiration in surprising places. For James McMurtry, one of the best songwriters of this era, even a traffic jam can ...

James McMurtry released his 11th studio album on June 20. The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy is a collection of songs that continues to cement the reality that McMurtry is, without a doubt, one of ...

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Talking about his forthcoming album, his first in four years, James McMurtry is as no-nonsense as his songs. “It happened like all my records happened,” he said in a statement. “It’d been too long ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X James McMurtry will continue his tradition of live-testing new tunes during his Jan. 30 show at ...

According to the one-sentence bio on James McMurtry’s Facebook page, he’s been “Steadily Shedding Fans Since 1989.” Actually, he hasn’t. The Texas singer-songwriter, whose blue-collar anthems like “We ...

His songs are so real, you feel you can talk to his characters and recognize them in a police line-up. They’re a little dangerous and unpredictable. Yes, James McMurtry – who plays at Valentine’s ...

SANTA CRUZ — James McMurtry knows exactly when the time is right to make a new album: When the tours start winding down, that is when he gets into the studio. “That’s kind of what drives it nowadays,” ...