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Category: music

The Converters – Spokane, WA

Friday night after leaving a rock show with a cameraful of poor images due to the venue’s horrible lighting set up, I came across two street musicians playing on the corner beneath more appropriate lighting. Between songs I asked if they had a name, and they told me they were just two members of a [...]

Jimmy Needham @ The Bell Tower – Pullman, WA

Yesterday a good friend of mine, Jimmy Needham, came to Pullman with his band on their tour. It had been years since we’d had a chance to actually hang out, so was a pleasure catching up with him and his insanely talented bandmates throughout the day. We spent a considerable amount of time in The [...]

Andrew Peterson – The Palace Theater, Corsicana, TX

Last night I took part in one of my absolute favorite annual events: attending Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God concert with close friends and family. If I allowed myself to write about this show or how special it is to me, it’d be longer than I anticipate anyone wanting to read. Suffice it [...]

The Year Christmas Came Early

Sitting in the southbound-backseat, en route to the most anticipated event of the month (if not the year), my mind briefly went back to how I’d ended up there. The saga began over a month before the fateful night that ushered in a fourteen-day-early Christmas celebration. My friend (and personal convert to Andrew Peterson), Mason [...]

Required Advent Listening: Andrew Peterson

It is fairly safe to say that as each Advent season rolls around, so too will another odfm post about Andrew Peterson and his magnificent album, Behold the Lamb of God. This is that post. The fact that I’m a huge fan of Christmas music is no secret. As each Halloween passes, I’m tempted to [...]