Okay I know Crystal just posted her band from last week, but I had to write about these guys before they wound up with more than 1500 friends. As of right this second they have 1494 friends, so I don't want to take the chance waiting on them. That's also the reason the blog will have two so-called Christian bands in a row. It's not that this is a Christian music blog, it's that I wanted to hurry up and feature these guys because they're great. Oh, and no they aren't girls.

Cathy Crescendo's songs (lyric-wise) are a lot like Relient K's. Some of the songs talk about Jesus and God's love, while the others just talk about hope and love in general. All the songs are awesome though, and their influences which range from Simon and Garfunkel to Jimmy Eat World can be heard through all of their music. I also thought the bio about their lead singer Jacob Champlin was funny, and had to post a bit of it below:

Jacob Champlin will be your friend. It is unavoidable. He's too magnetic, too disarming, too … friendly.
Not only will he be your friend, you will like that he's your friend. Even if you live in a cave in the middle of the mountains hoping to never see another human soul again, when Jacob comes knocking on the rocks outside that cave, you will find yourself inviting him in for tea and before you know it he will have kicked off his shoes and you will have pulled out your extra, just-in-case blanket and he will be staying the night.
He is innately engaging; he must have come out of the womb smiling and ready to shake the doctor's hand. And his songs are the same. They invite you in to tell you tales of illegal parking and cats in doorways and before you know it you've taken off your jacket and slung it over the back of the chair you're sitting in and you've kicked up your oh-so-tired dogs on the ottoman and you are staying for dinner.

And it's true! Jacob's voice draws you into the story of each song, and his thoughtful lyrics make you feel like you're walking away with new insight to life. His song The Bright Branching (which is available for a free download on Indie Vision) has become a regular listen on my mp3 player, and I intend to get their cd as soon as I get some money. Yay for broke bloggers! (Try saying THAT ten times fast)

Click here to have a listen.

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I was at Winter Jam in Atlanta on sunday. And let me just say the concert was AWESOME.  Tony Nolan gave a great message and all of the artist put on a great show.  While I was there I had the privilege to meet Stephanie Smith.  A christian artist who recently signed with Gootee Records and is on the brink of superstardom.  I got the chance to meet her and I actually bought a tutu from her that she had made. Why? Just because I could. Plus I've always loved ballet. So check her out and tell me what you think.

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Okay I felt the need to do a post on a band that I'm really close friends with, Hey Euphony. But with over 14,000 friends (the last time I checked, anyway) they're way way over our limit. For some reason, though, they're still relatively obscure. Soooo...I'm allowing each of us to do one post with a band that's still considered obscure with as many friends as we want. Just this once. Well, okay okay there's always the chance it could happen again haha. Anyway, moving on to my boys...

Hey Euphony is a band that I got to know about a year and a half ago. What drew me in (besides their awesome pop-punk music) is that they really stress the fact that they want to talk to all of their fans and become their friends. They all have personal myspaces, and encourage people to add them and talk to them, and they respond to nearly everything on the band site. I've had the chance to become friends with Canon (lead vocals &  guitar), Chris (drums) and former guitarist Brien since I've been talking to them, and they are some of the most awesome guys I know. I haven't gotten a chance to meet them yet, or see them live (they're in North Carolina and I'm in Georgia with no car...ugh.) but I plan to as soon as possible. In the meantime, I'm listening to them as much as possible and getting all of my friends (and now you guys!) to do the same. Click the banner below to go to their page.

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This week Lanna and I have decided to break the rules. We will be posting a band each with a higher number of friends than we would normally allow, but are still considered "obscure".  We will do this periodically. So stay tuned for that. They should be up sometime this weekend.

-Crystal

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Ok, so I'm way behind this week with my post. I tried to contact the band to tell them about us and ask them a few questions. But my myspace was being a jerk and wouldn't let me send the message due to a spam blocker. But whatever. 

So anyways my band of the week is Sorren Maclean.  Named for their lead singer, Sorren Maclean derives from Isle of Mull, Scotland. Driving beats and a classic rock sound make them one of the best celtic bands I've heard in a long time. They remind me of a better version of the Bravery.  I just can't get the song "One Last Dance" out of my head. Its so catchy.

*click on the band name to link to their myspace music page.

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