Today we are recording six drum sets and an extra floor tom for our upcoming EP. So stoked for this!
Just a brief update…
We’re deep into recording our EP right now. As we’ve decided to utilize Jared’s schooling and have him record us in our very own practice spot, it’s definitely become quite the project. Since we practice in a basement, you can imagine that we’ve had to really tap into our…
Progress. Come out to Mulligans this Friday the 13th and get wild!
This Friday. Grand Rapids, you know that Mulligan’s is the place to be to tear it up with us.
Commonplace.
Grand Rapids has my body;
the road has my heart.
Spread my wings just to see what becomes of me.
How is it that my hands can feel the clouds
When my feet still drag on the ground?
Kicking up soil of sweet nostalgia,
Reaching to my lips, a confectionery’s bitterness.
The truth is, I’m not sure how I’ve come to this.
When your head can feel the breeze that
The soles of your feet cannot,
The mid-space; the commonplace
Becomes shallow and vast. Too difficult to get past.
It’s where our bodies get stuck when our
Souls refuse to meet our hearts-
Or the other way around-
We cannot commit to the skies or
The sturdiness of solid ground.
So we float in this
Mid-space; commonplace.
For eternity, we may never leave
When our dreams are misplaced
in a world too colossal for our eyes to seek.
The truth is…
The truth is…
Some do exist who fly beyond this midway abyss.
And if you can catch them in flight
And pay attention to the astonishing sight,
You’ll see their struggle to lift above is not
Robust enough to crush their undying love for
The skies,
And their wings only pulse harder with
Fervent drive
In attempts to see their dreams materialize.
The truth is
(And I’ll whisper softly, this)
If you learn of these rarities,
You must latch tight and listen closely.
For these song birds sing to share melodies
Of hope and major chords so bright
To strengthen your own wings and
Prepare to lift you in your own flight.
Grand Rapids has my body;
The road has my heart.
Grand Rapids has my body;
The road has my heart.
The mid-space has my body;
The clouds have my heart.
Spread my wings and watch
As my world falls apart.
Please check it out, if you have the time. Post-hardcore from Grand Rapids, Michigan. We’ve been working really hard in the last year and we’ve got so much more to give.
Living Without Religion
Saw my first CFI billboard in Grand Rapids.
“Holy shit” were the first words to come to mind…how odd!
It’s obvioius that I cannot group myself in with the conservative Christians in this town, but I can only guess some are livid about that sign.
I appreciate this. It’s far too often I find self-proclaimed Christians who are anything but. They commonly will throw the religion card into conversation and use it as a right to judge others. I could write a novel about my opinions on the hypocrisy, but I will spare my fellow followers that petty soap-box stance.
The fact is, we have believers and we have non-believers. It may be too simple of a notion for our complex human minds to comprehend, but if we could just respect eachother instead of running our mouth out of spite…maybe we wouldn’t have to post billboards like these.
Session 1 of recording in our DIY basement studio. It’s not pretty but it’s going to work. Drums tracks are solid and guitar is finishing up. We’ll possibly get bass recorded tonight and vocals will be tracked on Wednesday. We’ve got high hopes and a cute boxer to keep us company.
Yep.
My life wont skip a beat, this week.
After a great bachelorette weekend spent in the woods at a quiet cabin with a few of my best girlfriends and no phone, internet or television to be distracted by, I’m back in Grand Rapids and ready to take the city by storm this week.
I won’t have a chance to breathe, but I am really quite alright with it.
Two shows for my new band this week, practice, work, and some really great shows from other local acts will keep my feet moving. The motivation has really got me inspired and I couldn’t ask for a better way to end the summer. I can’t honestly say there has been a time in my life that I have felt like I am truly on the verge of something great…I’m so close. All I have to do is reach out a little further.
I won’t count my eggs yet, because I’m not sure what will hatch. But I can say that I am extremely blessed to even get the chance to lay that nest.
