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 ...

Droll singer James McMurtry is a complex man who turns out cutting, precise story songs yet will write himself off as a “beer salesman” because he prefers to play his music in establishments that have ...

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James McMurtry is happy to be returning to Spokane in the middle of the summer. The clever singer-songwriter recalls performing at the Bartlett in November 2016. “It was freezing,” McMurtry said. “I ...

Though James McMurtry has been releasing albums consistently for three and a half decades, his tenth record, The Horses and the Hounds (2021), introduced the Texas musician to a new group of fans when ...