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Haley Barnes isn’t a month into her freshman year at Baylor and she is already stealing the Waco music scene. Her charming voice that reminisces of Zooey Deschanel and Jenny Lewis turned heads and quieted the usually chatty coffee shop scene. Her sweet demeanor pairs perfectly with her delicate voice. Tonight she covered great tracks from Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Beruit, She & Him and even a little Johnny Cash. She was joined by Reagan Smith and together they created a memorable dent in “Common Grounds Open Mic Night”.
This entry was written by , posted on September 10, 2009 at 1:10 am, filed under Featured Artists, Reviews and tagged haley barnes waco common grounds baylor. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Today’s guest post is by the talented musician Mark Devin Dildine from Dallas. I asked him if he would share one of his favorite artists with us and we were fortunate enough to get this great post…
Who Sucks
When most of us hear the term “Christian” in referring to music, we normally change the channel or tune down the volume. Most of us, such as myself find this bitter taste in our mouths. And for me being a songwriter and finding depth in everything I read or here, I’m genuinely disgusted at the music the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) Industry puts out.
Whatever happened to the Great music coming from the hearts of men who really loves the Lord? (i.e. Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Phil Keaggy, Keith Green, and Rich Mullins to name a few) I find it depressing that the heart of the music died with the changing of times. That’s where Jesus Music comes in.
The Definition
“Jesus Music” is a term I’ve use in my frequent. It’s a category that still has a heartbeat outside of the infrastructure of the Christian Media, and surpasses into a statement to promote life and it’s great and hard times while still obtaining the reality of things that God has for us here on earth. It’s to say there is a God who loves us with out all the cheese.
The Example
This is where John Mark McMillan from Charlotte, North Carolina come in. For those who are looking for something that resembles good songwriting dating back to the days when songwriting was a virtue. I’ve checked out at least two of his albums, his sophomore album “The Song Inside the Sounds of the Breaking Down” and his new album “The Medicine.”
Skeleton Bones
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Why He Doesn’t Suck
If you have ever listened to Jesus Culture’s “How He Loves” and have loved every measure, you have every charge to thank this man. “How He Loves” is probably one of the most Ground Shaking songs in Worship Music today. On his new album, “The Medicine” you capture the sounds of a man who truly is IN love with the Christ. Every word is drenched in a resounding love and through this grabs you and takes you in. I highly suggest him, who is one of my inspirations by far.
Carbon Ribs
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You can find his music available on iTunes or to preview on his MySpace.
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Mark Devin Dildine has released two EPs and is currently working on his first LP which will hopefully be out this Summer and followed by a midwest tour. When he’s not playing or working he’s helping in the Underground Revolution, a non-profit focused on loving the homeless.
This entry was written by , posted on December 9, 2008 at 10:28 pm, filed under Reviews and tagged john mark mcmillan. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I have a confession to make; I was looking for an “advanced copy” of Death Cab’s forthcoming album using bittorrent. I know, I’m ashamed but I need my fix. Well to my ecstatic surprise I found what I thought was a leak of Narrow Stairs, but after further investigation (ie reading other people’s comments) I found that some bush league blogger had put another band’s music up and called it Death Cab’s new release. That other band was Velveteen, funny how the internet works sometimes…
This entry was written by , posted on April 10, 2008 at 4:17 pm, filed under Reviews and tagged velveteen. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Album: Black Sheep Boy
With Okkervil River’s latest release, The Stage Names, the band has received a fair amount of deserving publicity but I feel their greatest album was the one before this. Black Sheep Boy was a concept album revolving around the song of the same name by folk singer Tim Hardin. Front man Will Sheff wrote what is in my mind one of the greatest concept albums of all time. From start to finish Black Sheep Boy poetically describes the tension we we all live in between unchecked passion and depressing discontent. Like a disenchanted dream the album holds an ethereal weight that only grows as the album continues…
This entry was written by , posted on February 18, 2008 at 11:00 pm, filed under Reviews and tagged black, black sheep boy, for real, okkervil river, ryan, soundsuck, stage names, stone, tim hardin. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Album: Bad Blood EP
There aren’t many bands that have the ability to make songs you instantly repeat after only one listen. In their debut EP Ultra Sonic Edukators are letting us all know they’re one of those bands. Expansive sonic landscaping characterizes much of Bad Blood with instruments taking center stage for over half the play time of some songs…
This entry was written by , posted on February 13, 2008 at 12:45 am, filed under Reviews and tagged adrenaline, atomic bombit, bad blood, ep, eyeliner novocaine, indie, mp3, ultra sonic edukators, upcoming. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Here’s a group of guys from Minneapolis who don’t seem to take themselves too seriously but they obviously know how to engineer a solid jam. In an unconventional move the band is made up of two guitarists accompanied by dual drummers. While I don’t know how much character this lineup adds to Hockey Night’s sound, it definitely doesn’t hurt…
This entry was written by , posted on February 10, 2008 at 12:57 am, filed under Reviews and tagged defunct, guys eyes only, hockey night, indie, renegades, soundsuck, spranger, unsigned. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Album: Past Is Prologue
Don’t you hate it when a band you like always gets compared to a more popular band and is never “as good as fill in the blank.” So it is with Tycho, the moniker under which Scott Hansen creates gorgeous IDM/ambient music which is constantly being written off by Boards of Canada fans…
This entry was written by , posted on February 7, 2008 at 9:44 pm, filed under Reviews and tagged ambient, idm, iso50, mp3, past is prologue, ryan, scott hansen, soundsuck, techno, tycho. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
