Kathy McCarty

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Kathy McCarty is an Austin, Texas-based musician and painter.

Career

After getting her start with the band Buffalo Gals (1981–1983), McCarty was a founding member and co-leader of the band Glass Eye. After Glass Eye disbanded in 1993, she turned her attention to recording an album of covers by songwriter Daniel Johnston. Dead Dog's Eyeball: Songs of Daniel Johnston was produced by former Glass Eye bandmate Brian Beattie. Trouser Press noted that "no songwriter ever had a more imaginative or beneficial interpreter than Daniel Johnston enjoys in Kathy McCarty".{{Cite web| last= |first=|date=|title=K McCarty| url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/k-mccarty/|archive-url=| archive-date=|access-date=November 27, 2020|website=Trouser Press}} One of the songs of the album, Living Life, was included on the soundtrack of the movie Before Sunrise (1995).{{Cite web| last=|first=|date=|title=Kathy McCarty - Living Life| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6scamDr1r3s|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 11, 2021| via=YouTube}}

Another Day in the Sun was a full-length follow-up to Dead Dog's Eyeball. It was also produced by Beattie. Texas Monthly wrote: "Some songs recall Glass Eye's art-rock explosives... and McCarty's lyrical acuity remains intact... But there's an open, folkish quality too... that lends her work uncommon depth and staying power".{{Cite web| last=McCord |first=Jeff|date=June 2005| title= Another Day in the Sun| url= https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/another-day-in-the-sun/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 27, 2020|website=Texas Monthly}}

In 2020, McCarty played a variety of curated shows including the occasional Johnston tribute and recorded new material. In February 2020, she traveled to Los Angeles to sing "Younger Generation" for a tribute/benefit show at the reunion of the Lovin' Spoonful.{{Cite web|last= Willman| first= Chris| date=March 1, 2020|title=Lovin' Spoonful Daydreams Come True as John Sebastian Goes All-In for Tribute Show|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/reviews/lovin-spoonful-tribute-reunion-john-sebastian-review-1203520407/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 December 2020|website=Variety}}

McCarty's cover of Johnston's song "Rocketship" was featured in the animated TV show Futurama and in the 2022 Richard Linklater film Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood.