Album Notes

AUSTIN is a rawkin pedal to the metal radio anthem for a city that Michael loves and calls his Texas home. Michael is no new commer to to the radio dial from the early days of touring with stevie Ray Vaughan, The Grateful Dead and Little Feat to most recently sharing stages with Jim Lauderdale, Todd Snider, Sunny Sweeny, David Onley, Pauline Reece and others, the single " AUSTIN " has been mastered and produced by Eric Paul ( Towns Van Zant, Willie Nelson) .


" Austin" captures the spirit of that city the same way that Marc Cohns hit Walking in Memphis took you to the River City."
Al Kunz, Playback Magazine

" 4 Stars!! Austin is good old FTB style of country chugging "
Don Grant, Frieght Train Boogie

" One of the most prolific sounding Roots/Americana Country albums, Passionate, Playful,Heartbreaking and Explosive. "
Robert Bartosh, Root Music Reprot GM

" Austin is going to hit the Red Dirt ciruit by a storm , It is Rawkin"
Keith Howerton, Texas Music Times