I get this, at a very deep level. This is how I approach music. “Either you are the music or you’re not. There are a lot of people that want to do what I do, but what I do is about humility and righteousness and understanding, because music is precious. I know it’s just rock … Continue reading
This was posted on my Facebook Wall… “I’m camping with my 3 yr old this weekend and had American Sun playing. He asked me to put it on in his room of the RV as his “sleeping music”. I said “you know what bud? The man singing is daddy’s friend”. His response was “I love … Continue reading
Here’s the track list for the next Maida Vale disc (not in order) Jordan! Signs of Life State Street Serenade Is Your Heart Blue? You Look Good Broken on the Wheels of Love Big Events in Loneliness Tick Tock Never Been Good I’m excited to wrap this thing up and get it mixed. There are … Continue reading
Last year, I started a tradition of listing my annual “Song Assassins.” I through these out on last year’s blog, but I shut that one down, and so I present this year’s selections. Here’s what this list is not: This list is not the “Best Music of 2009″; there are some 2009 releases here, but … Continue reading
Opened up a Eugene Peterson book tonight, looking for some words to share with my musical worship team, and out popped an Intelligentsia “Buy 9 Drinks, Get the 10th Free” card. It was ironic. I remembered getting that card with a friend of mine almost three years ago when we were at a Willow Creek … Continue reading
There is a scene from Thornton Wilder’s play, The Angel That Troubled the Water. A doctor comes to a healing pool every day wanting to be healed of his melancholy and his gloom and his sadness. Finally the angel appears. The doctor goes to step into the water but the angel blocks his path, saying, … Continue reading
From maidavalemusic.com (eric writing): Thought I’d give you all an update as to what we’ve been up to. In a sense, it’s been a quiet few months since April: Birmingham, Gainesville, Warehouse, etc. But just because it’s been quiet doesn’t mean that it hasn’t been productive… We’ve been laughing a lot. Exploring space. Throwing off … Continue reading
So Here I begin anew… Let’s begin with something simple, shall we? How about gear? I’ve been on a bit of a “binge” lately — playing music for a living (at least somewhat) has its perqs. I’ve been playing with mostly the same set of pedals for years now, only switching out the occasional overdrive … Continue reading
