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Sihasin & Lindy Vision
May 4thAnn Napolitano
May 6thThe Kipsies
May 9thJason Joshua
May 9thJake Shimabukuro
May 10thThe Kipsies
May 11thJake Shimabukuro
May 11thMariee Siou
May 12thKiran Ahluwalia
May 12thKiran Ahluwalia
May 13thMike Zito
May 14thEtana
May 15thEtana & Kabaka Pyramid
May 16thNew Mexico Heritage Celebration
May 18thThe Sadies
May 30thEliza Gilkyson
May 31stEliza Gilkyson
June 1stChristopher Paul Stelling
June 6thChristopher Paul Stelling
June 7thJesse Dayton
June 8thLara Manzanares
June 13thRev. Peyton's Big Damn Band
June 19thFelix Gato Peralta
June 20thFelix Y Los Gatos
July 17thCarolyn Wonderland
July 23rdLara Manzanares
July 24thCarolyn Wonderland
July 24thWailing Souls
August 15thAndrea Magee's She Rises
August 31stBlack Uhuru
September 12thAlejandro Brittes
September 20thThird World
October 3rdCeú
October 8thIndigenous Heritage Celebration featuring Innastate
October 19thTopHouse
November 21stCurtis McMurtry
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Curtis McMurtry writes about villains that believe they are victims. Influenced by Fiona Apple, Billy Strayhorn and Chet Baker, Curtis' music combines sardonic lyrics with crooked, unconventional arrangements. His first solo album Respectable Enemy was released in August 2014, and drew comparisons to Calexico and John Fullbright. His sophomore album The Hornet's Nest was released in February 2017, and continues to garner critical acclaim. Curtis' music has been featured on NPR's "Weekend Edition," and his song "Wrong Inflection" was included in the soundtrack for comedian Tig Notaro's Amazon Prime series One Mississippi.
Curtis was born and raised in Austin, Texas and grew up surrounded by local musicians of all genres. Curtis studied music composition and ethnomusicology in college, primarily writing contemporary chamber music for banjo and strings. After graduation, he moved to Nashville to sharpen his songwriting by co-writing with elder statesmen including Fred Koller and Guy Clark. He has since moved back to Austin. Curtis' goal in songwriting and composition has been to integrate the classical and jazz orchestration techniques he learned in college with the lyric-driven singer-songwriter style he grew up with.
Curtis will be performing as a duo with cellist Diana Burgess.