Everything you leave behind (TOUR starts Tuesday!)

I’m drinking hot tea and listening to FUN. looking out my window….. It’s almost the weekend which means it’s almost time for rehearsals for tour. We leave next week! I remember when I was 20 and dreamed about how I wanted to always be on the road. Show after show, mile after mile. It’s a lot different than that. It’s a roller coaster of emotions. Good shows, bad shows, great crowds, bad crowds, awesome venues, hole in the walls and so on. It’s all apart of it. And then there is everything you leave behind….. Your friends, family, home, all that you love. I’m 26 now, my dream is finally becoming reality. We are playing around 10 shows a month now-a-days. Which means it’s finally happening. It’s all I ever wanted for so long. I take it one breath at a time.

This blog was supposed to be about telling you to come to the shows. Which I hope you do. Inside I have this vision of what this could all look like someday. I have to fight it most of the time, cause I know it’s not mine to hold. But I know it can’t happen without you. So that’s my way of saying, we need you at the shows… we need your friends at the shows. We even need the stranger you met in line at starbucks at the shows. You see, we can only do this with you. It’s how it works. My dreams are slowly happening because everyday someone wants to tell this story in a new light. That’s what it’s about. It’s about spreading a story that is bigger than all of us combined. I hope you see that. The shows are listed below. And we will come to your town and sing songs, and then laugh a lot after the show is done. Promise.

See ya soon,
Adam

All shows with Audrey Assad.

5.8.12 – Lexington, KY
Natasha’s Bistro & Bar
$7, 9:00p

5.9.12 – Louisville, KY
Zanzabar
$8, 7:00p

5.10.12 – Knoxville, TN
Relix Variety Theater
$8 advance / $10 door, 6:30p

5.15.12 – Decatur, GA
Eddie’s Attic
$8 advance / $10 door, 7:00p

5.16.12 – Greenville, SC
House Show (109 Butler Ave, Greenville, SC 29601)
$8, 6:30p

5.18.12 – Ft. Wayne, IN (Leo)
Hebrews
$5, 7:00p

5.19.12 – Cincinnati, OH
Roh’s Street Cafe
$5, 7:00p

5.20.12 – Indianpolis, IN
Birdy’s
$8 advance / $10 door, 7:30p

5.21.12 – Grand Rapids, MI
The DAAC
$8, 7:30p

5.22.12 – Chicago, IL
Schubas
$10, 8:00p

5.24.12 – Nashville, TN
12th & Porter Lounge
$8, 7:00p

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Go see Blue Like Jazz!

Today is an important day for our community, our sub-culture of christians who actually tell the truth about their struggles. It all started 10 years ago when this small book started swirling through coffee shops and colleges. Now it’s become a best seller, and as of today, a movie.

Blue Like Jazz.

We want to encourage you to go experience it. Ask questions, tell friends, hate it, or love it. But most of all….

Give it a chance.

We have some close ties with this movie. People we love dearly are the reason it’s out today (Jonathan Frazier and Zach Prichard.) And actually, our very own…. DAN is in the party scene in a pirate outfit! LOOK FOR HIM!

Just trust us, you need to see it! GO.

You can find out more here: bluelikejazzthemovie.com

http://youtu.be/GOglQgyxYkI

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A few thoughts from Adam.

Adam here.

I’m sitting here on my front porch with the new “Of Monsters And Men” providing the soundtrack. Everybody has been talking about this new band… so I wanted to get my own opinion on it. It’s too early to tell my thoughts.

I wanted to write on these past few months. Lots has changed in my heart. It still burns, but it’s more steady. The flame will never go out. I’m thankful for the opportunities that have come our way. We have finished recording the record, now we are onto mixing. Next week we will start on design and branding. I’m thrilled to get into this next phase…. art direction is my favorite part of the process! Giving a visual to sound. This new record was a battle. We had to fight with it….. which makes me more proud of it. You see, I’m proud it’s not the same as the first one. It’s a new season, which deserved a new song. It’s ironic to let your creation into the world, the past two years of writing and dreaming…. suddenly is let out. These songs are like children. We have raised them, and soon we will be letting them leave home. Needless to say, we can’t wait for you to hear this record!

The next few months we’ll be planning for the release. Photoshoots, new branding, marketing, touring in May, AND LOTS OF PRACTICES! Then we hope to hit the road heavy. It’s gonna be a good year or so. We can’t wait to see where this goes. Thanks for being in it with us. It means the world to us.

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More photos from the studio….

We have been working hard on our new full length record. Making lots of great memories, and hopefully some good music too! Here are some more photos while working on our new project. Enjoy!

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The making of “ANIMAL EVOLVE”

Here are some photos from our time in the studio this weekend. It was truly an amazing experience. We can’t wait for you to hear these new songs!

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EL TOPAZ TOUR RECAP

We are home from EL TOPAZ TOUR and wanted to show you a few precious pictures from our time in Texas! It was a trip filled with laughter, dancing, lots of BBQ, and of course beautiful music! Thanks to all who made it out to a show, tweeted, or helped spread the word! We loved meeting you all and we surely hope to make it back early next year! Here’s a few highlights from our travels. Happy Thanksgiving to you.

-NEULORE

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