News

Hey everyone!  I'm excited to report that I was just chosen as one of the top 10 for the 4th season of Nashville Star, to premiere on the USA Network on March 14th!  Watch our LIVE performances on Tuesday nights and be sure to vote for me!  It is a voting show, and unless I get your votes, I don't make it through to the next round.  Help me win this record deal!  Tell all your friends... heck, pester them every Tuesday, and get VOTING!!! Also, we could use your support on the message board. Please keep things positive about EVERYONE, and I appreciate you voicing your support at http://www.usanetwork.com/nashvillestar/ .  If you'd like to come to a LIVE taping in Nashville and sit in my support section, please email me through myspace (more on that below) to get on my "list".  I'd be honored to have you!

I've been going back and forth between California and Nashville for an entire year, splitting my time between my publishing deal in Nashville, and my house gig with APPALOOSA at The Saddle Rack in Fremont, CA.  My writing has been going great.  I've been writing with several hit songwriters, and constantly growing in my craft, and my playing.  The band has been kicking butt too, building the Saddle Rack to the hottest place in the Bay Area to party!

Appaloosa will continue to play the Saddle Rack without me while I'm off taping Nashville Star.  A wonderful friend and artist is going to sub for me while I'm gone (more on that soon!), and rest assured, the party will go on without me.  Be nice to her and the band while I'm gone!

On that note, the best way to keep in touch with me during this busy time is to visit me on MYSPACE, my favorite new place on the web.  I will be blogging, uploading videos, and keeping in contact with my friends and fans through Myspace as much as possible.  It will most likely be what I'm checking most often, time permitting.  So visit my music and personal pages and add me as a friend to keep updated!

music page: http://www.myspace.com/jewelshanson

personal page: http://www.myspace.com/mudflapjewels

Thanks for being part of this exciting time in my life.  You all have made it possible.

All my best,

Jewels