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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Incisive Texas singer-songwriter James McMurtry returns to Houston promoting his latest albun, "The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy." He is sharing the stage with Houston's own Betty Soo, a performer ...

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 ...

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 ...