Droll singer James McMurtry is a complex man who turns out cutting, precise story songs yet will write himself off as a “beer salesman” because he prefers to play his music in establishments that have ...

Getting in the van and hitting the road to make money from music because records don’t sell? That’s nothing new for James McMurtry. “It’s been that way for us for a long time,” said McMurtry, who is ...

The music industry has been turned on its head since James McMurtry released his first album, “Too Long in the Wasteland,” back in 1989. “The business model at that time was you would tour to support ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify Larry McMurtry wrote the script, but did not originate the story, for the movie starring John Mellencamp. James McMurtry's songs, like his dad's ...

With a new album, “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy,” out June 20, the time is right for Texas singer-songwriter James McMurtry to return to Santa Cruz. He will be playing the Rio Theatre Thursday.

Getting in the van and hitting the road to make money from music because records don’t sell? That’s nothing new for James McMurtry. “It’s been that way for us for a long time,” said McMurtry, who is ...