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Member Since6/21/2005
Band Websitewww.jamesmcmurtry.com
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Record LabelLightning Rod Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 6 2009 8:00P
Dan’s Silverleaf Denton, Texas
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
Cheatham Street Warehouse San Marcos, Texas
Nov 19 2009 8:00P
Waterloo Records Austin, Texas
Nov 20 2009 8:00P
Sam’s Burger Joint San Antonio, Texas
Nov 21 2009 8:00P
Threadgills Austin, Texas
Nov 27 2009 8:00P
Continental Club Houston Houston, Texas
Nov 28 2009 8:00P
Granada Theater Dallas, Texas
Jan 16 2010 8:00P
Gruene Hall New Braunfels, Texas

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JAMES McMURTRY LIVE IN EUROPE CD WITH BONUS DVD DOCUMENTS FIRST EURO TOUR WITH GUESTS IAN MCLAGAN AND JON DEE GRAHAM, DUE OUT OCTOBER 13
On October 13, 2009, Lightning Rod Records will release Live in Europe, a document of McMurtry's first European tour, on which, along with long-time band members Ronnie Johnson, Daren Hess, and Tim Holt, he was joined by keyboardist Ian McLagan and fellow Texas songwriting legend Jon Dee Graham. The set will be available as a CD with a bonus DVD, or as a deluxe vinyl LP package with a CD and DVD insert.  In early 2009, James McMurtry and his trio traveled overseas to play their first European tour. The guys played for enthusiastic crowds in Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Scotland and Belgium. Joining the band on keyboards for the tour was the legendary Ian McLagan (who also played on McMurtry's latest studio album, Just Us Kids). The best recordings from the Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Geislingen, Germany concerts were combined to create Live in Europe. The album includes a bonus DVD featuring performances from the Amsterdam show. This marks the first time fans will be able to purchase video footage of McMurtry live in concert. The deluxe vinyl version includes inserted copies of the CD and DVD. Fellow Austin-based songwriter Jon Dee Graham opened the shows and joins the band on a version of his tune "Laredo" on the bonus DVD.
The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records. His first album, released in 1989, was produced by John Mellencamp and marked the beginning of a series of acclaimed projects for Columbia and Sugar Hill. In 2004, McMurtry released the universally lauded Live in Aught-Three on Compadre Records. 2005's Childish Things garnered some of the highest critical praise of McMurtry's career and spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Americana Music Radio Chart in 2005 and 2006. In September 2006, Childish Things and "We Can't Make It Here" won the Americana Music Awards for album and song of the year, respectively. McMurtry received more Americana Music Award nominations for 2008's Just Us Kids. The album marked his highest Billboard 200 chart position in more than 19 years. The Washington Post noted McMurtry's live prowess: "Much attention is paid to James McMurtry's lyrics, and rightfully so: He creates a novel's worth of emotion and experience in four minutes of blisteringly stark couplets. What gets overlooked, however, is that he's an accomplished rock guitar player. At a sold-out Birchmere, the Austin-based artist was joined by drummer Daren Hess and bassist Ronnie Johnson in a set that demonstrated the raw power of wince-inducing imagery propelled by electric guitar. It was serious stuff, imparted by a singularly serious band."

McMurtry will tour the U.S. and Europe this fall in support of the live album.

Track List:
Bayou Tortue
Just Us Kids
Hurricane Party
You'd a' Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)
Fräulein O.
Ruby and Carlos
Freeway View
Restless

Bonus DVD:
Choctaw Bingo
You'd a' Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)
Freeway View
We Can't Make It Here
Laredo (with Jon Dee Graham)
Too Long In The Wasteland


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James McMurtry has been nominated for BEST ALBUM (Just Us Kids), and BEST SONGWRITER for the Lone Star Music Awards (Held Sunday, March 29th). CLICK IMAGE ABOVE FOR MORE INFO

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Just Us Kids Included on Numerous "BEST OF" Lists

James McMurtry's latest album showed up on a wide array of Best of 2008 lists. USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Blurt Online, and the Philadelphia Inquirer are some of the publications that laud Just Us Kids as one of the year's foremost releases. Here is a partial list of the reviews:
USA Today - Ken Barnes' Number 2 album of the year
Entertainment Weekly - Stephen King's Number 3 album of the year
Baltimore City Paper - Geoffrey Himes' Number 1 album of the year
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Number 4 album of the year
Americana Music Chart - Number 2 album of the year
Blurt Online - Number 11 album of the year
Popmatters - Number 5 Americana Album of the year

McMurtry Featured in Upcoming Film
James McMurtry narrates new Carolyn Macartney film, Wanda The Wonderful. Several McMurtry songs are also featured. CLICK HERE for more info!

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FREE JAMES MCMURTRY DOWNLOAD

"We Can't Make It Here" (LIVE)

Just before the 2004 Presidential Election, James McMurtry gave away a free download of his state of the union anthem, "We Can't Make It Here." The song struck a chord with the public and went on to win Song of the Year at the Americana Music Honors and Awards. Author Stephen King described it as the "best American protest song since 'Masters of War'" in his Entertainment Weekly column. On the brink of the 2008 election, McMurtry is giving away a previously unreleased live version of "We Can't Make It Here" from his 2008 concert at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY.

Click on the link below to access the free MP3 (Radio-Friendly Edit also available):


http://www.lightningrodrecords.com/cantmakeithere.php

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Congratulations to Michael Myles for winning the James McMurtry Video Contest. Fans were encouraged to use the free "Cheney's Toy" mp3 to create their own videos and post them online. Mr. Myles received an 8 gig iPod Nano for his winning video (which can be seen below).
(created by Michael Myles)






BIO

JAMES McMURTRY


AUSTIN, Texas -- James McMurtry's recent studio albums, 2005's Childish Things and 2008's Just Us Kids, earned him formidable accolades. The Village Voice called him "a poet of the people." Stephen King, writing in Entertainment Weekly, pronounced him "the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation." Yet a lot of current McMurtry converts were introduced through the 2004 release Live in Aught-Three. Live albums aren't typically greeted with rave reviews, but McMurtry's rockin' treatments of songs like "Choctaw Bingo" and "Out Here in the Middle" in concert made an uncanny translation to record. The Austin Chronicle proclaimed, "This is no-frills, freak-flag rock. Turn it up!" PopMatters called it "a snapshot of where McMurtry is now, [marking him] as a legitimate inheritor of the Texas songwriting tradition." Now, on October 13, 2009, Lightning Rod Records will release Live in Europe, a document of McMurtry's first European tour, on which he was joined by keyboardist Ian McLagan and fellow Texas songwriting legend Jon Dee Graham. The set will be available as a CD with a bonus DVD, or as a deluxe vinyl LP package with a CD and DVD insert. In early 2009, James McMurtry and his trio traveled overseas to play their first European tour. The guys played for enthusiastic crowds in Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Scotland and Belgium. Joining the band on keyboards for the tour was the legendary Ian McLagan (who also played on McMurtry's latest studio album, Just Us Kids). The best recordings from the Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Geislingen, Germany concerts were combined to create Live in Europe. The album includes a bonus DVD featuring performances from the Amsterdam show. This marks the first time fans will be able to purchase video footage of McMurtry live in concert. The deluxe vinyl version includes inserted copies of the CD and DVD. Fellow Austin-based songwriter Jon Dee Graham opened the shows and joins the band on a version of his tune "Laredo" on the bonus DVD. The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records. His first album, released in 1989, was produced by John Mellencamp and marked the beginning of a series of acclaimed projects for Columbia and Sugar Hill. In 2004, McMurtry released the universally lauded Live in Aught-Three on Compadre Records. 2005's Childish Things garnered some of the highest critical praise of McMurtry's career and spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Americana Music Radio Chart in 2005 and 2006. In September 2006, Childish Things and "We Can't Make It Here" won the Americana Music Awards for album and song of the year, respectively. McMurtry received more Americana Music Award nominations for 2008's Just Us Kids. The album marked his highest Billboard 200 chart position in more than 19 years. The Washington Post noted McMurtry's live prowess: "Much attention is paid to James McMurtry's lyrics, and rightfully so: He creates a novel's worth of emotion and experience in four minutes of blisteringly stark couplets. What gets overlooked, however, is that he's an accomplished rock guitar player. At a sold-out Birchmere, the Austin-based artist was joined by drummer Daren Hess and bassist Ronnie Johnson in a set that demonstrated the raw power of wince-inducing imagery propelled by electric guitar. It was serious stuff, imparted by a singularly serious band."

So, roll over Kate Smith — this “God Bless America (pat mAcdonald Must Die)” bears no resemblance to the ubiquitous Irving Berlin chest-thumper; it’s a scorched-earth cataloging of the old-boys’ club glad-handing, cronyism and “belly up to the trough” feeding-frenzy of corporate and state war profiteers.

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    Nov 7 2009 2:14 PM

    Thanks for the add. Not only does your music kick ass, but the lyrics are dead on right. Come to Milwaukee for a gig please!
    Jim Mayer

    Jim Mayer



    Nov 6 2009 10:37 PM

    Keep the faith man. Whichever path you decide to roam you know they're all gonna lead you home. Hope to see you in KC again sometime.
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    Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned



    Nov 6 2009 3:51 PM

    awesome, rock on
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    Nov 4 2009 5:50 PM

    The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J

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    Nov 4 2009 2:00 AM

    It's not just about the Words....they are poetry, that's for sure,... but It's gd...good music... perfect fit ..guitar, drums, basss.....solid shit......can't get any better...!!xxoopi
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    Nov 2 2009 2:37 AM

    Keep the pen to the paper, leave the gates like you find 'em and KEEP A BIND ON IT friend.
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    Nov 1 2009 12:41 AM

    thxs for the friendship.
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    RyAN

    RyAN Abbott



    Oct 29 2009 8:01 PM

    I just purchased your latest, Live in Europe, great album!! I found it at my favorite local record store, it was great to see you being carried there. Is a new studio album in the works? Thanks for all the great albums. Writing here in the Papago winds, and I am half way to Gila Bend.
    Texas TwoSteppers Songwriters

    Texas TwoSteppers Songwriters



    Oct 29 2009 1:40 PM

    Thanks so much. We are honored and blessed!

    {{{BIG HUGS}}}

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    Keith Meisner

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    Oct 26 2009 11:25 PM

    Brilliant gig in Edinburgh James, inspiring stuff!

    Haste ye back to Scotland big yin!

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    Oct 26 2009 3:38 PM

    check out my new song for Halloween! "Night Crawlers" featuring Reklis & Chip City!
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    J.Band

    J.Band



    Oct 24 2009 9:43 PM

    Great songs!
    Thanks for the add.
    Paolo J.
    Michael-Ann

    Michael-Ann



    Oct 24 2009 7:02 PM

    Oh please please come back to Cal-i-for-ni-YAY!
    Mister Mojito

    Mister Mojito



    Oct 24 2009 5:39 AM

    Lotsa comments evr'y day. 'assa good thing. I like the stuff.

    Hey James, I giving you the John Lennon Cup. Too bad you can't open for Warren Zevon. I reckon you've crossed paths with lots guys like Stephen Bruton and Warren Zevon. Of course you're not into riding trains with Tom Russell like Eliza Gilkyson, but that's understandable.

    I gotta think that you ought to do a Steve Earle thing and publish a few short stories. So should Joe Ely.
    Philing

    Philing



    Oct 23 2009 6:45 PM

    Hi!
    thank for the add!
    Nice to meet you!
    Welcome in our univers!
    Best regards!
    Phil

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    Oct 23 2009 6:47 AM


    Let the Music bless ur soul...
    was busy at the studio... so how bout u?




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    Oct 22 2009 2:34 AM

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    Oct 21 2009 5:31 PM

    just wanted to say hi and i hope the rest of your week is good.
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