Following the release of Complicated Game – out February 24 on Complicated Game Records – acclaimed singer-songwriter James McMurtry will embark on a spring tour around the U.S. that will hit the East Coast, Midwest, and parts of the South. Complicated Game is highly anticipated, as it is the Texas artist’s first new album in six years. According to a recent press release, “McMurtry’s first collection in six years spotlights a craftsman in absolutely peak form as he turns from political toward personal (“These Things I’ve Come to Know,” “You Got to Me”). “The lyrical theme is mostly about relationships,” the longtime Austin resident says. “It’s also a little about the big old world verses the poor little farmer or fisherman.” Either way, McMurtry spins his stories with a poet’s pen (“Long Island Sound”) and a painter’s precision (“She Loves Me”) throughout.”
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Based on what we’ve heard so far, the album promises to be some of McMurtry’s finest work, so make sure to catch him on one of the dates listed below…
SPRING TOUR DATES:
Tues., April 7 MEMPHIS, TN Lafayette Music Room
Thu., April 9 NASHVILLE, TN 3rd & Lindsley
Fri., April 10 ATLANTA, GA Variety Playhouse
Sat., April 11 CHARLOTTE, NC Visulite Theater
Mon., April 13 CHARLESTON, SC Pour House
Tues., April 14 RALEIGH, NC Southland Ballroom
Wed., April 15 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA The Southern
Fri., April 17 TEANECK, NJ Mexicali Live
Sat., April 18 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom
Mon., April 20 WASHINGTON, DC The Hamilton
Tues., April 21 PHILADELPHIA, PA World Café Life
Wed., April 22 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland Ballroom
Thu., April 23 CHICAGO, IL Lincoln Hall
Fri., April 24 MADISON, WI High Noon
Sat., April 25 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Fine Line
Mon., April 27 BLOOMINGTON, IL The Castle Theater
Tues., April 28 IOWA CITY, IA The Mill
Wed., April 29 DES MOINES, IA Wooly’s
Thurs., April 30 KANSAS CITY, MO Knucklehead’s
Fri., May 1 ST. LOUIS, MO Off Broadway
Sat., May 2 LITTLE ROCK, AR Revolution Music Room
