(PR) Singer/songwriter James McMurtry and his band will embark on a national 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 Austins Continental Club before hitting the road for the seven- week run of dates. The album debuted at #8 on the R&R Americana airplay chart dated Monday, March 24.
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 Lulus
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
