West Coast with the BAND -- April 1st - 13th!

Hello! This weblog is coming to the world wide web from the hallway of a hotel in Corpus Christi, TX. We just settled in for the "night" and The Blue Hit is sleeping and I have to leave for the airport in an hour so I decided to BLOG. Also, maybe, twitter. Or "tweet?" If John Mayer does it, why can't EVERYONE?

Constant touring and traveling again since March 16th. At the midway point on this trip, some thoughts:

1. The Blue Hit

(from Austin, TX) is the band I'm touring with and they are so good and it is so inspiring to hear them every night. They have copies of their debut album (FINALLY) on this tour and it is really really beautiful. It's called "Move In" and you should get it when you can. Grace sings lines like "flowers grow everywhere" and "why don't you stop building fences?" and "summer days bake clay things for winter to break" and so many more. David plays his cello like it's an instrument he invented (heard a hilarious argument at the bar last night between two guys trying to figure out what instrument it was). And my guitar is so happy when John plays it -- like when a guy who really knows computers really uses a computer vs. a guy who only uses it for e-mail and porn.

2. Texas

My Yankee, heartland soul can't figure out when it fell in love with Texas or how, really, but it sure did. San Marcos to Austin to Houston (where I was asked three separate times outside the venue if I just got out of jail) to Denton to Corpus Christi. Good, kind, hospitable people (some with Sarah Palin calendars) who look you in the eye and treat you right everywhere you go. Secret handshakes too. The Blue Hit and the elusive, worldwide Kerrville family are incredible hosts and have made me feel at home since I first came down here two years ago. I am so grateful. Still don't understand the Dr. Pepper thing, though.

3. California

Maybe I write about it too much, but I love it even more. I can't wait to come back and play these coming shows (April 1st to the 13th). PLEASE come out and support and make my Texas friends feel at home. Show them how good the promised land can be -- dreams come true in seconds, freeways paved in gold, raining oranges, etc.

4. THE BAND

Don't get me wrong, I like playing by myself, but I cannot WAIT to play with Bryan and Mike for the next two weeks as we make our way up the coast. Please look at the shows part of the website and come out if you live in or near: San Diego, Joshua Tree, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Ashland, Eugene, Portland, Olympia, Seattle or Bellingham. We haven't had the opportunity to play night after night on a tour like this before and I'm very very very excited.

5. New York City

I never felt at home when I lived in Bed Stuy for five months at the end of the Clinton administration, but I feel at home there now. This is only because there is no place that has been more supportive and receptive to my music and I am so grateful. There are so many people I love in the greatest city in the world -- my sister, my cousin, friends from decades past... on and on. I never stay long enough. I will the next time I get out there.

6. Cha-Cha

Are you familiar with this? They love it down here and I think it's pretty great. It just told me, for example, that sunrise is at 7:12 a.m. in Corpus Christi, TX today. I've got 20 minutes to get off the computer and go watch it.

"American in Love" Tour + New website!

WELCOME TO THE WEBLOG! (long for blog)

This is part of moving the website and myself boldly into the 21st century. All credit and praise is due to Ricky de Laveaga. He is patient and talented and smart and great...and he's for hire!

I can't say exactly how this weblogging is going to work for me, but mainly this will take the place of the "news" section on the old site. As stuff comes up I'll talk about it here. 

At the moment, a lot of stuff is up (or coming up) so here it is:

1. This is the new website! I can't thank Ricky enough -- I love it. Take a look around, there is lots to see and hear and do. 

2. "American in Love" is available now at iTunes, Amoeba in Hollywood, CD Baby & shows. Please get a copy and enjoy it! 

3. The album is getting played on the radio and more stations are being added each day! It's pretty cool to think that these songs are being heard on the radio in places like Mississauga, Ontario (it's right by Toronto, I looked it up).

4. The tour starts this Sunday, March 22nd at The Living Room in New York! All the dates are up now on the shows page (which is done through Google calendar so you can add it to your calendar if you so choose...very Obama Era). 

Starting 3/24 in Texas, all shows are with The Blue Hit -- a wonderful band from Austin that makes beautiful music. They are releasing their debut album, "Move In," on this tour and it is wonderful and beautiful. 

Bryan and Mike will be joining me in San Diego on April 1st and we'll be doing all these shows together. I am so excited to play with them every night as we make our way up the coast. They are the best. If you've only seen me play by myself, please come out and support the band -- it's a whole different deal. 

And so concludes Weblog #1. Thank you for your support and thank you for sticking with me this far.