James McMurtry
Friday, October 17, at Dan's Silverleaf, Denton; Saturday, October 18, at Granada Theater
The first time I heard James McMurtry's music, I groaned to myself, wished for some Hank Williams instead and dismissed it quite quickly. The second time I heard it, I actually started listening. The third time I came across his songs, I was hooked.
The Austin-based McMurtry's Steve Earle-like music has a rough quality that owes much thanks to the man's vocal abilities. His lyrics, too, are vivid and poetic; in his song "Hurricane Party" off 2005's Childish Things, you don't hear about isolation and loss "when the lines are down." You see it, and, subsequently, you feel it.
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You'll have two chances to see (and feel) McMurtry's music this weekend as he rolls through the region.
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