Features
Thursday, December 18 2008
The Best Americana Music of 2008
It did seem -- perhaps because of the genre's traditional real-world concerns -- like a lot of the year's best Americana releases sensed the storm clouds gathering.
Monday, March 24 2008
20 Questions: James McMurtry
Smart and aware, Texas singer-songwriter James McMurtry shares some pointed observations about the world with PopMatters' 20 Questions.
Reviews
Wednesday, February 24 2010
James McMurtry: Live in Europe
James McMurtry's character-driven songs get a muscular workout on this live CD/DVD package which offers the first authorized footage of McMurtry in concert.
Monday, June 9 2008
James McMurtry: Just Us Kids
There is just enough organic warmth here to make those who grimace at James McMurtry's grizzled vocals forgive him his sin of sounding like a Texas roughneck.
Tuesday, April 15 2008
James McMurtry: Just Us Kids
Call McMurtry’s music what you will, just don’t call it kids’ stuff.
Monday, April 16 2007
Guy Clark: Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years
The experience of a good retrospective is like raiding an older sibling's record collection as a kid, one of the most time-honored entry points for discovering new old music.
Thursday, September 8 2005
James McMurtry: Childish Things
The Texas troubadour adds a bit of panache and grace to the stories of the working class poor. America: the land of the free, where even working two jobs means one can only afford to sleep in the car.
News
Tuesday, June 17 2008
James McMurtry takes on politics on latest album
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…
