James McMurtry with Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Jun 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM · Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, NM

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James McMurtry

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Fort Worth, Texas singer-songwriter James McMurtry is a plainspoken storyteller known for character studies and political commentary. John Mellencamp produced his 1989 debut Too Long in the Wasteland; later highlights include Choctaw Bingo and Childish Things.

Dave Alvin

Downey, CA roots-rock/blues guitarist-songwriter: co-founded the Blasters; wrote hit “Long White Cadillac” (Yoakam); Grammy-winning Public Domain; collab’d w/ X.

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

West Texas singer/songwriter from Tulia, later based in Lubbock and Austin. A Flatlanders founder (1972 debut; song “Dallas”), he blends folk and country. Solo debut Fair and Square (1988); acclaimed After Awhile (1991). Collaborated with Dave Alvin on Downey to Lubbock (2018).