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February 3, 2006
James McMurtry @ The Troubadour: January 26, 2006
What's with The Troubadour and all these great acts lately? Shooter Jennings, Rodney Crowell, James McMurtry, and Kris Kristofferson coming in March?! Big props to the booker at the Troubadour...Good job!
James McMurtry put on a solid show on the 26th...featuring local band Shurman as the opener. This is a band that accurately describes themselves as "too rock for country, and too country for rock;" however, Shurman never disappoints in their live shows. James played to a packed crowd, the largest he's ever played to in Los Angeles, thanks to the unstoppable efforts of Cary Baker and Conqueroo Music Publicity. James played a nice balance of earlier work, as well as plenty of material from his politically-charged "Childish Things." An obvious audience favorite was "We Can't Make It Here Any More," a very left-leaning tune.
So which Hollywood celebrity would you expect to see at James' show? Well, it seems that Matthew McConaughey purchased eight tickets for the show, and occupied the front and center floor space, singing along with every word. Penelope Cruz, who was in tow, seemed bored and unimpressed, but Matthew's enthusiasm more than made up for that.
Posted by darlin at February 3, 2006 12:39 PM
