James McMurtry Embarks on International Tour

Singer/songwriter James McMurtry and his band will embark on an international tour to support his new album, Just Us Kids, on Lightning Rod Records. "We tour so we can make albums. We make albums so we can tour," said McMurtry. He backs up that statement with a 27-city tour beginning on the April 15 release date. McMurtry will play a pair of hometown shows at Austin’s Continental Club before hitting the road for the seven- week run of dates.
 
 The early buzz surrounding Just Us Kids suggests that McMurtry has followed his award-winning 2005 album, Childish Things, with another masterpiece. "(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," declared HarpMagazine.com. Texas Monthly called McMurtry "more energized than ever." Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood declared that "McMurtry might be the best topical writer performing right now and (Just Us Kids) finds him at his finest."
 

 TOUR DATES:

 
April 15 – AUSTIN, TX – Waterloo Records (in-store performance)

April 15 & 16 – AUSTIN, TX – Continental Club

April 18 – HELOTES, TX – Floore’s Country Store

April 19 – HOUSTON, TX – Continental Club

April 25 – SAN MARCOS, TX – Cheatham Street

April 26 – DALLAS, TX – Granada Theater

April 28 – LEXINGTON, KY – Woodsongs

April 29 – STATE COLLEGE, PA  Lulu’s

April 30 – TEANECK, NJ  – Mexicali Blues

May 1 –   NEW YORK, NY – Bowery Ballroom

May 2 –   BOSTON, MA  – Johnny Ds

May 3 –   NORTHAMPTON, MA  – Pearl Street

May 4 –   BAR HARBOR, ME – Criterion Theatre

May 6 –   BURLINGTON, VT  – Higher Ground

May 7 –   TORONTO, ONT  – Horseshoe Tavern

May 8 –   DETROIT, MI  – The Magic Bag

May 9 –   CLEVELAND, OH  – Beachland Ballroom

May 10 & 11 – CHICAGO, IL  – Martyr’s

May 12 –  MADISON, WI  – High Noon Saloon

May 13 –  MINNEAPOLIS, MN – TBA

May 14 –  OMAHA, NE  – The Waiting Room

May 15 –  KANSAS CITY, MO  – Knuckleheads

May 16 –  BLOOMINGTON, IL  – New Lafayette Club

May 17 – MADISON, IN – Ohio River Music Fest

May 25 – HORSE SHOE,  NC   Deerfields Amphitheater – Asheville Music Jamboree

May 31 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – AAA Non-Comm Radio Convention

June 6 – WASHINGTON, DC/ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Birchmere

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