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
Album cements McMurtry's ability to make great live albums as
augured by 2004's Live in Aught-Three. Live in Europe available as
CD/DVD set and collectors' edition vinyl LP/DVD set.
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."
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
http://www.jamesmcmurtry.com
http://www.myspace.com/jamesmcmurtry
http://www.lightningrodrecords.com
http://www.conqueroo.com
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Joe Pug's Messenger in Stores Today
Joe Pug will release Messenger today on Lightning Rod Records.
Messenger is the long awaited follow-up to his highly acclaimed
self-released EP Nation of Heat.
After playing over 200 shows, including runs with Steve Earle, M.
Ward and Josh Ritter, Pug took to the studio to record his
sophomore release. While Nation of Heat may have earned him the
title of talent to watch, Messenger solidifies his spot among the
finest songwriters of his generation.
Free download of "The Sharpest Crown" here:
www.joepugmusic.com
Stream the entire album at AOL Spinner
Lake Fever Sessions video for "Unsophisticated Heart"
Available at your favorite record store as well as:
iTunes
Amazon
Lightning Rod Records Store
TOUR DATES
2/16/10 The Biltmore Vancouver, BC**
2/18/10 The State Room Salt Lake City, UT**
2/19/10 The Bluebird Denver, CO**
2/20/10 The Sheridan Opera House Telluride, CO**
2/23/10 The Mill Iowa City, IA**
2/25/10 The Turf Club St. Paul, MN**
2/26/10 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI**
2/27/10 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL**
2/28/10 The Magic Stick Detroit, MI**
3/02/10 The Mohawk Buffalo, NY**
3/04/10 Great Scott Boston, MA**
3/05/10 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY**
3/06/10 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA**
3/07/10 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA**
3/08/10 The Southern Charlottesville, VA**
3/09/10 Carrboro Arts Center Carrboro, NC**
3/17-20/10 SXSW Austin, TX
3/26/10 Pullman Folk Festival Pullman, WA
**Denotes shows with Justin Townes Earle
www.joepugmusic.com
www.lightningrodrecords.com
facebook.com/lightningrodrecords
twitter.com/lightningrodrec
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