James McMurty "The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy" COLOR:KHAKIS In partnership with WaterTower Records

In partnership with WaterTower Records

medieval-sounding twin guitars and dynamic drums and bass

lightly psychedelic

acoustic versions

Bursting into the Chicago punk scene in 1991

James McMurty "The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy" COLOR:KHAKIS In partnership with WaterTower RecordsWhen his father died in 2021, James McMurtry went through his effects and discovered a rough pencil sketch of himself as a child. I knew it was of me, but I didnt realize who drew it. I had to ask my stepmom, and she said it looked like Ken Keseys work back in the 60s. The Merry PrankstersKeseys roving band of hippie activists and creatorsstopped by often to visit Larry McMurtry, his wife Faye, and his very young son James. He held on to that drawing