Internet…finally!

I’m in China.  This is my third day here, and I’ve finally had a chance to get online.  I have to make the most of my time, so I’ll be brief, which I should probably do a better job of all the time, actually.  

 

This is completely unrelated to my trip, but please go to http://www.ugclocal.com/wvfj/25136019.html and show 2nd Wave some love.  They’ve entered a contest held by J93.3, but I think they’re going to be disqualified because they’re too young.  

 

I know this is not my strongest post.  I’m still jetlagged!  More later.

P is for Panda

So my buddy Chad and his wife Candy moved to Atlanta not long ago from the West Coast.  Chad was co-founder of The Militia Group, which brought the world such bands as Copeland (one of my faves) and Atlanta’s Cartel.

 

Chad recently started a merchandise company called P is for Panda.  And now that company is adding to its arsenal, you guessed it, a record label.  Chad has a way of finding cool, new talent, so this new label should be pretty darn cool.  Love it when he gives me stuff to listen to.   So, attend Pandamonium Number One at the Highland Inn.  July 25th at 7pm.

 

Rumor has it (update)

A friend of mine who works with Louie Giglio at Passion told me today that the rumor about “a local expression of Passion in the form of a church,” as she put it, is true.  In fact, Louie talks about “planting an expression of [God’s] Church” in Atlanta in his podcast.  (Click the iTunes button below.)  This installment is appropriately titled, “The answer is yes.”  He gets into the topic about 30min,30sec in.  Exciting stuff.

  

A good day.

Today has been a good day.  Been hanging out in the studio, blogging while listening to Brad Fisher mix a band called Public Radio.  

 

Dan Hannon ran a song idea by us that he’s been working on with Aaron Shust.  And now the one and only Rudy Vaughn (check out the 1ATL player at right) is working with us on some songs in preparation of his upcoming project.  

 

Nothing earth-shattering to report.  Just a good day.  How was your day? 

 

The Sound and the Jury

For the second year in a row, Austin City Limits Festival (ACL Fest) is hosting an online band competition called the “Sound and the Jury.”  Presented by Dell Lounge, the Sound and the Jury contest gives emerging bands the opportunity to generate national exposure, compete for great prizes and launch a career by performing on the Dell Stage at the 2008 Austin City Limits Festival.  

 

Last year the Athens, Georgia-based band Blue Flashing Light entered the competition, made it to the Top 5, and headed to Austin, Texas for the finals.  The winner, however, was the band in the video below, Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys.

 

Contest information may be found at www.delllounge.com/soundandjury. Anyone got any Atlanta bands in mind that should give it a shot?  

 

Is Brad Delp rolling over in his grave?

Boston and Styx will be playing the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Alpharetta on August 17th.  I was shocked to read that Stryper frontman Michael Sweet is now singing with Boston.  Not sure if he’s on every date with them, as there’s another vocalist touring with them as well.

 

I was a Stryper fan in high school.  Saw them at the Atlanta Civic Center in ‘88(ish), among other venues.  But I’d have never thought of him as being a good fit.  Judge for yourself.

 

Any opinions on this?  And will anyone else admit to being a Stryper fan back in the day?

 

 

Thank this guy.

We Americans have guys like Frank Buckles to thank for our freedom.  He’s the last living American who is a World War 1 veteran.  Yes, I said 1, not 2.  

 

How amazing is that?  He’s 107.   Read all about it.

 

Happy 4th of July!  Thank a veteran.

 

Look familiar?

I’ve been doing music professionally all my adult life.  But there are seasons where it seems I spend more time in meetings than actually making music.  We’re having lots of meetings right now about some cool opportunites for ONE Atlanta (I’ll keep you posted).  Meetings can yield great ideas and results.  But we musicians generally have short attention spans, so meetings can be a grind.  Anyone out there, no matter what line of work you’re in, feel like you spend more time meeting about “doing” than actually “doing?”  

Convoy of Hope.

Our friends at Safehouse Outreach are hosting the Convoy of Hope event August 9th in the World Congress Center parking lot.  Safehouse needs 3000 volunteers to help pass out groceries, among other things.  Click here for contact info if you’d like to volunteer or just to find out more.  We will be there!  Will you?

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