by Joe | Aug 29, 2017 | Band News, History, Personal Blog
When Thom said he’d like to celebrate his 30th birthday with a concert, it made sense that we would reunite the full band lineup to play. 30’s a big milestone and deserves some fanfare, and that’s exactly what we provided. It also turned out to be a...
by Joe | Jun 6, 2017 | Album Reviews, Personal Blog
In the early 2000’s, before blogs, Facebook and Instagram became the most important means of personal online expression, there were free websites that would allow a person to make their own website. As long as you knew some basic html, you could work with the...
by Joe | May 16, 2017 | History, Other Bands, Personal Blog
Teitur @ Cafe Dekcuf February 2004 Hi friends. I’ve long had this idea of a recurring blog post topic. In fact, about five years have passed since I took pictures of my old concert ticket stubs and corresponding t-shirts. I did this for two reasons: in case I...
by Joe | Apr 27, 2017 | Music Ministry, Personal Blog, Upcoming Shows
Refuge is a word that has been on my heart a lot over the past six months. Its cousin-word, “refugee”, has been very prominent in the news during the past few years, and for good reason. Thousands of Syrians left their homes to find a safer, healthier and...
by Joe | Feb 16, 2017 | Music Ministry
For the past 10 years, I have played an active roleĀ in music selection for the masses which I have led or co-led for Sunday liturgies, feast days, and retreats. During that time, I have done a lot of research and self-teaching to train myself on how to be better at...