James McMurtry has been celebrated by some of the greatest writers alive today, from Stephen King and Jackson Browne to Jason Isbell and John Mellencamp. Those accolades began with his debut LP in ...

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 ...

FALL RIVER — James McMurtry will be including songs from his first full-length album in seven years when he performs at the Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., on Friday, March 24. Doors open ...

Bring on the new stuff. Audience members will get to hear the title track to Americana master James McMurtry’s upcoming new ...

DALLAS -- Texas singer-songwriter James McMurtry swore he'd never pen a political tune. "I used to not like to hear other songwriters make a point politically," he says by phone from Austin, Texas.

Nearly seven years since the release of his 2015 album Complicated Game, James McMurtry has announced plans for a new LP: The Horses and the Hounds will be released August 20th via New West Records.

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,” ...