James McMurtry
July 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Doors and bar — 6:30pm
BettySoo — 7:00pm
James McMurtry — 8:00pm
Coming off the success of his first release in seven years, James McMurtry is just as fresh, gritty, and gutsy as he was 35 years ago. His songwriting process has been admired by contemporaries such as John Mellencamp and Jason Isbell, and despite earning Americana Music Award nominations and topping the Americana Music Radio chart for six weeks in 2005 and 2006, remains down to earth: McMurtry makes “real music for real people.”
Opening act —
Since exploding on the Austin scene a decade ago, BettySoo has carved out an enviable niche among the very best the city has to offer. Having toured nationally, both solo and as dedicated support for artists such as James McMurtry, Chris Smither, and Alejandro Escovedo, as well as providing vocal harmonies for James McMurtry’s latest release, BettySoo’s is a voice well acquainted with the roots of American music inside and out; coming from a most unexpected place–a diminutive Korean-American with a deceptively girl-next-door demeanor.