Monthly Archives: May 2019
STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS—BUILDING THE SUN
May 29, 2019
This Friday we release our latest record Building The Sun with our new friends at BFE/The Orchard. We are thrilled to have this new crew to help us get the music out. I figure what better way to christen the new release than to pull back the curtain on the meaning behind each song. We recorded this record with the … Read More
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER/BROTHERS IN ARMS
May 22, 2019
“Now is the season to know everything you do is sacred.” —Hafiz (thank you, Pat Blair) Someday you’ll return to Your valleys and your farms And you’ll no longer burn to be Brothers in arms —Mark Knopfler, “Brothers in Arms” “You can’t conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.” —Graham Greene (spoken by Josiah Bartlett … Read More
BORROWED, BEGGED, AND STOLEN WISDOM, PART 15
May 8, 2019
(Things I have borrowed, begged, and stolen from books, movies, conversations, etc.) Ignoring your passion is slow suicide. Never ignore what your heart pumps for. Mold your career around your lifestyle, not your lifestyle around your career. —Kevin Claiborne The songs keep on coming—in fact, the older I get, the more that they do. —Mark Knopfler Bring people who love … Read More
WHAT TOUR IS LIKE/ALL HAIL THE TOUR MANAGERS.
May 1, 2019
People ask us what tour is really like. As Eon posted last week, it’s the highest of highs and lowest of lows. It’s go/stop and hurry up/wait. It’s 24/7 no days off we never close. It’s magic and boredom, transcendence and self-doubt. You will find out who you really are out here (whether you like it or not). Most things … Read More