In an alternate reality with less fake news, James McMurtry might have been a pundit - imagine the musician and son of a Pulizter winner with a Washington Post column or talking-head gig on CNN. But within the realm of Americana music, and pop in general, he's one of those rare singer-songwriters whose words frequently draw blood. The Austin-based McMurtry put out his latest single, "State of the Union," as a free download on Jan. 2. Just his moderately strummed acoustic guitar and a dollop of Warren Hood's fiddle, the arrangement doesn't need much dressing up. Not with lines like these: My brother's a fascist, lives in Palacios, fishes the pier every night He holsters his Glock in a double retention, he smokes while he waits for a bite Where: Continental Club, 3700 Main Details: $20; continentalclub.com/houston He don't like the Muslims, he don't like the Jews He don't like the Blacks, and he don't trust the news He hates the Hispanics and alternate views He'll tell you it's tough to be white "If we could teach our kids proper Spanish pronunciation, that song would have never happened," McMurtry says during a phone call. "But in the Texan pronunciation, ('Palacios')...from News Page http://ift.tt/2oygAcB https://youbrandinc.com
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