Mmm coffee...

Mom, can i?

Abilene tx

Tonight we were in abilene, tx, and we had such a great time. The pre show listening party was a blast... Over 500 green tee folks were present. Here they are showing off the monsters on the back. All in all, 1500 people came out to the show tonight. I feel honored to have so many people supporting what we do. It's amazing to feel so loved!

Sonora tx

This is our home for the next few months. Our driver, Andrew, will be hauling us around the country in this bucket of bolts. Ok, it's actually a really nice bus... Maybe if your nice you'll get pictures of the inside. :) Today was our first night of the green tee tour... And it was terrific! We played in this small texas town called sonora. There were about 700 to see us in a town of 4000! Small town folk really are amazing.... The hospitality was unreal. If you ever find yourself in sonora, do yourself a favor and visit the sutton county steakhouse. They make a mean chicken fried steak!

Last Night of Revolve

So over the last 6 months we've been playing on a tour called Revolve... It's a tour that's geared towards teen girls.... and when I say "geared towards" I mean it's JUST for teenage girls. Arenas full of 'em. YIKES!

We've made some amazing friends on this tour, and it's been sad to see it come to an end. We had a great time this weekend though.... with a bit of a party each night to celebrate the tour. I don't remember having this much fun at the end of a tour before!

Here are a few shots of our last Revolve performance, compliments of Victor Oquendo.

God Bless the First Amendment

Actual Quote on a Youtube Post

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The best band ever is Metallica

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mettalica is tight but there not better then hawk nelson


I got a kick out of this.

Take that James Hetfield.

p.s. mettalica?!!

The Uninspired, The Unrehearsed

"God we're tired of empty words. We're the uninspired. We're the unrehearsed."

I don't always feel very inspired by today's new music. I've listened to a few records that SOUND fantastic.... Maroon 5, Radiohead, and Rihanna all put out great-sounding new records. Rihanna's in particular... hers is one of my favorite records right now. This is definitely Jess's influence. However, the music I listened to growing up did more than just tickle my eardrums... it changed the way I looked at many things.

Foo Fighter's "Monkey Wrench" changed the way I thought about playing guitar. U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" changed the way I thought about passion. Ben Fold's "Brick" changed the way I thought about honesty. I remember hearing songs that were written and performed with REAL passion and charisma.

While the airwaves have been filled with a lot of glorified mediocrity recently.... I've actually heard a few albums that have started to remind me of what it felt like as a kid.... listening to artists that have inspired me, and challenged me in my own songwriting, performing, and mindset.

Leeland has inspired me with his very real passion and completely childlike freedom when he worships in his songs. Jon Foreman has inspired me by writing more honestly than I thought any "Christian" artist could. I'm so proud of him for his EPs. Marilyn Manson (obvious criticisms aside) has inspired me in his willingness to take chances, and to poetically describe the sad world he sees around him, all the while appearing as a hatemonger for doing so. Bjork has inspired me by making records that many would barely consider music, and doing it with a wonderful awkwardness only she could pull off. Daniel Carson (guitar player for Chris Tomlin) has inspired me as a guitar player, seeing him balance technique with personality and substance. Bryan Adams has inspired me because he's Canadian... and he's freaking Brian Adams.

It's interesting to think that there are kids growing up right now, having the same experiences with music that I did when I was a kid. There are young boys and girls enjoying their first tastes in melody and rhythm. What will inspire them? Can we be a part of that? How do we carry the mantle of the artists that inspired us? Aren't those big shoes to fill?

They certainly are.