Sat, Aug 2nd
An Evening with James McMurtry
Doors 8:00 PM
Show 9:00 PM
$15.00 (Under 16 Must be w/Parent or Guardian, All Others Must Present Valid Photo ID)
James McMurtry’s socially-progressive lyrics and rock energy has won over the fans and the critics:
“FOUR STARS” — BLENDER
“FOUR STARS” — AUSTIN CHRONICLE
“THREE out of FOUR STARS” — USA TODAY
“…reveals McMurtry’s sensitive brilliance as a chronicler of quiet desperation.”
— PASTE MAGAZINE
“McMurtry might be the best topical writer performing right now and this finds him at his finest.”
— Patterson Hood / DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
“The title track may lament the fact that even arrested adolescents grow old, but, if anything, James McMurtry sounds more energized than ever.”
— TEXAS MONTHLY
“(James McMurtry’s) new one Just Us Kids, is gonna blow your socks all the way off and back onto the sheep what made ’em”
— HARPMAGAZINE.COM
“As bracing as they are prophetic, James McMurtry’s songs shine a light on injustice and oppression, forcing his listeners to take sides.”
— WASHINGTON POST
- ALBUM ON THE R&R/AMERICANA
RADIO CHART
5 Weeks RunningJames McMurtry’s Just Us Kids (Lightning Rod/Thirty Tigers, released April 15) posted an impressive first week of sales, reflected in the album’s debut on four separate Billboard charts in next week’s issue:
Heatseekers Chart #2
Tastemaker Chart #6
Indie Label Chart #18
Top 200 album sales chart #136
James McMurtry and his band will embark on an international tour to support his new album, Just Us Kids. “We tour so we can make albums. We make albums so we can tour,” said McMurtry.
