Our travels have been over-shadowed by the events in Boston and our prayers are for everyone wrapped up in this tragedy as we listen on the radio and follow on the TV.
Still our tour has been full of joy as we have met many kind folks while performing in Michigan and Chicago on week one of our tour. I (Jonathon) am writing from Emily's parents house in Milwaukee, getting ready to head north to Aurora, Wisconsin for a show this evening. For our full tour schedule check out www.SparkandEchoBand.com/shows
We set out with our Hertz rental Jeep from the Bronx last Wednesday and enjoyed three days at the Calvin Festival of Faith and Music. There we presented a workshop/mini-concert at the festival, spoke on our approach to "Echoing the Spark of the Bible" and shared tips bands can learn from the non-profit community. We were inspired by concerts from Welcome Wagon, Andrew Bird, Josh Garrels, Mason Jar Music, and Kenyon Adams. For the last 10 years this festival has been on the forefront in the convergence of faith, music and popular culture. It is brilliantly planned and lovely experience for all participants. You gotta go!
After a day visiting our dear friends and fabulous musicians Benje and Ashley Daneman in Kalamazoo, we head north to Saginaw. Monday brought an afternoon show at Michigan Lutheran Seminary and an evening at Trinity in nearby Bay City. It was our first visit to that area and we had a blast–thanks to all for the support of our music, for your kindness and for the tasty breakfast at Fuzzy's in Saginaw...
Still our tour has been full of joy as we have met many kind folks while performing in Michigan and Chicago on week one of our tour. I (Jonathon) am writing from Emily's parents house in Milwaukee, getting ready to head north to Aurora, Wisconsin for a show this evening. For our full tour schedule check out www.SparkandEchoBand.com/shows
After a day visiting our dear friends and fabulous musicians Benje and Ashley Daneman in Kalamazoo, we head north to Saginaw. Monday brought an afternoon show at Michigan Lutheran Seminary and an evening at Trinity in nearby Bay City. It was our first visit to that area and we had a blast–thanks to all for the support of our music, for your kindness and for the tasty breakfast at Fuzzy's in Saginaw...
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We head south to Ann Arbor, led by our trusty navigator Linda...
To connect with our long-time friends Reid and Gabby. We performed at Faith in Dexter, ate way too many cookies and E.L Fudges (balanced with some tasty Pea Soup from Pastor and Mrs. Porinsky) and had a blast sharing our music with a warm community. Thanks also for taking home so many Boris the Bassoon shirts...
From there we head to Chicago for a super fun pizza filled show at D'Agostino's in Wrigleyville. Thanks to Crossroads for sponsoring the show and taking such good care of us as always. Lots of tasty pizza, new friends and a great turnout despite the crazy rain that has been following us from NYC...
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| From our awesome parking spot outside D'Agostino's Pizza |
Time to pack up and head north to the Iron Mountain Area, Green Bay, Lawrence University and more. We'll be in the Midwest until May 2 and then in the Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky area until May 17th. Be safe and see you soon.
