The crowd at Dan's Silverleaf Thursday night for the first night of North By 35 was nearly as entertaining as the music. Fans of James McMurtry, son of the successful writer Larry McMurtry, piled in the venue for a heart wrenching opening set by Clair Small of Austin.
"How do you like love now?" she sang with a sarcastic, Feist-ey tone. If every failed relationship didn't come to mind, well, you were probably too busy ordering drinks at the bar.
Next up, Denton's band The Heelers, sang along the same wavelength. I couldn't stop thinking of Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows and Bob Dylan. And of course, Isaac Hoskins, the lead singer, made the crowd wait till the very end to hear their best song - Which set the mood perfectly for Jonny Burke, of Austin, before McMurtry played.
But James McMurtry was the most entertaining of all. Or maybe it was the 40 and older, ass-shakers working their money-makers in the center of the venue.
Either way, McMurtry stayed true to his Americana rock groove - Country music for KISS fans. Keep an eye out for The Heelers, who play in venues across Denton, and Jonny Burke.
-Melissa Crowe
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