I’m writing to let you know that two of the songs from Face This World will be featured this Monday evening (April 24) at 7 p.m. CST on the soundtrack to a new CNBC series called American Made. Last Monday, I saw the initial episode, focusing on the making of Starbucks, and got the impression that the show highlights “American made” businesses. It was informative and entertaining, and I’m glad that my songs were selected for the second episode, along with music by my friends and fellow Texans, Dan Workman, the Southern Backtones, and Hayes Carll. I’m also very excited about launching an intensive publicity and radio campaign in May in support of a tour I’ll be playing with two of my favorite Texan singer-songwriters, the lovely and talented Sarah Sharp (www.sarahsharp.com) of Austin and Kristy Kruger (www.kristykruger.com) of Dallas. We’re the Texas Angels, and we’ll be singing our way across the Lonestar State very soon. I’ll keep you posted on these dates, which are still being booked. Other shows I’m especially looking forward to are Melissa Mullins’s critically-acclaimed “Writers Who Rock” showcase at El Mercado Music Lounge in Austin on May 23 (http://manmademedia.net/melissamullins/elMercado.htm), as well as opening for Chip Taylor (who’s credited with discovering and producing James Taylor and with writing “Wild Thing,” “Angel of the Morning,” and several other hits) and Carrie Rodriguez (his award-winning accompanist) at romantic Courville’s restaurant in Beaumont on June 6 (www.trainwreckrecords.com). And last, but certainly not least, I’m happy to be heading back into the studio to mix my new song, “How I Found Out I’m Insane,” with producer, John Evans, and Sugar Hill Studios engineer, Steve Christensen. This song is hilarious, if I do say so myself, and John’s spin on it perfectly accentuates the comedy of the lyrics, along with some very funny sound effects by steel guitar legend, Herb Remington, of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys fame. It’s lining up to be another summer full of music and memories for a lifetime, and I hope that our paths will cross somewhere along the way. It would be my pleasure. Y’all come.