James McMurtry at Hibiscus, 30A Songwriters Festival
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Taos, New Mexico-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Max Gomez got his first axe as a Christmas gift when he was 10, learned the basics and then delved into the blues style of Big Bill Broonzy, the gritty lyrical frankness of Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, and […]
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It was a natural thing. The excited, jovial, unaware chatter from the bar had been slowly building all night as the Real Music Club crowd at the Errigle Inn had eased into a gig we’d been waiting for since way […]
When Curtis McMurtry released his debut album, Respectable Enemy, in 2014, there were at least traces of his father’s influence, punctuated by Curtis’ cover of one of James’ masterpieces, the spare, heart-wrenching “Gulf Road.” But on Curtis’ new album, The Hornet’s […]
This story first appeared on the Isthmus website. It is dedicated to the memory of Clark Anderson, slide guitarist, union organizer and friend. By Marc Eisen Yeah, I got a music jones. About 500 concerts and shows’ worth over 10 years. […]
A master songwriter, James McMurtry’s music can move you to tears, make you laugh out loud, and occasionally shock you. Acerbic, poetic, witty, insightful – he’s all of these things, often within the same song. Complicated Game, released last February, […]
It’s hard to pick a favorite James McMurtry lyric, and not for lack of quality. One could opt for the produndity of “We Can’t Make It Here,” the solemnity of “Gulf Road,” the dizzyingly detailed landscape of “Choctaw Bingo,” or the entirety […]
Like most left-leaning Americans, I woke up on the ninth of November in a depressed fog, a situation which wasn’t helped by having to drive 15 miles in the rain to report to jury duty in a landlocked Seattle suburb. […]
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