James McMurtry with the Gourds

Two mainstays of the Austin, Texas, music scene, the Gourds and James McMurtry come from different corners of the Americana/country-rock realm. The rowdier, Cajun-ized Gourds are touring behind their spirited 10th album, “Old Mad Joy,” produced by former Dylan and Levon Helm guitar ace Larry Campbell. McMurtry has displayed his novelist father Larry’s knack for wry and vivid storytelling since his Mellencamp-produced 1989 debut, and he’s grown into one mean guitar player. Now if only the Cedar could stock up on Shiner Bock for the show. Chris Riemenschneider