Entries from March 2008

March 31, 2008

Less like criminals

Here is the first song I am posting from my “live in the spare bed room” session this weekend. Remember, these are only going to be demo quality recordings, mainly for the purpose of letting you hear it like it would sound with me sitting on your couch playing.
I am singing these words as much [...]

March 29, 2008

Stay tuned for tunes

Today I did not work and my wife and daughter spent the day in Greenville. That left me a rare “free” day. So I thought I would do some recording and songwriting. I set up my sparse rig and set to it. My intentions were to get rough cuts of as many songs as possible [...]

March 25, 2008

PBS at Java Mott’s

Come out to Java Mott’s this Friday night from 8 to 10 pm and enjoy a good cup of coffee, fellowship and music… all while watching “PBS”.
That’s right, Public Broadcasting Service, also known as Powell, Batts and Sessoms
* above picture is the alternate PBS, that would be Perry, Batts and Sessoms… taken two weeks ago [...]

March 25, 2008

Relevant interview and free music

By clicking here you can find an interview of Matthew Smith at Relevant magazine’s website. He talks about modern worship, old hymns, truth, social justice and “my-opia”.
While you are there, check out Relevant’s free mp3 download page by clicking here. Some really good stuff.
Matthew Smith’s official website.
Matthew Smith’s Myspace.

March 23, 2008

Toe stepping encouragement

UPDATE: Here is a prayer Shane posted that would be good to pray for our pastors. Click here.
Today I found much encouragement from my pastor’s message. He did a good job of stepping on toes (mine included) as well as encouraging us for faithful service. Today was not a “let’s come to [...]

March 20, 2008

The future of ideas

The publishers of the two books, “The Cult of Mac” and “The Cult of iPod” have decided to allow people to freely and legally download both books online. In their own words…
“It’s no secret that content providers have mixed feelings about file sharing. But rather than worrying ourselves sick over it, we’re experimenting with [...]

March 19, 2008

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

That is the title of Andrew Peterson’s new book. Yes the Andrew Peterson many of us know and love as one of the most talented singer and songwriters around, has now written a book. That is good news. Now selfishly I have even better news. Please read here for more details. And yes, you can [...]

March 17, 2008

Something bigger than “me”

Last night I joined some of my friends (Porter, Brandon, Russ and Aidan) for the Carolina Hurricanes game. I will say that for the most part I was pretty lost as to the rules of the game. And to make matters worse, the few hockey games I have ever watched in the past were accompanied [...]

March 14, 2008

Love/hate relationship

Daniel 2:21 “He changes times and seasons;”

As much as I hate hot weather, I must say that it has some advantages (I will get to those in a minute). I spend all year dreading the summer time. I know, I know, most people love the summer and hate the winter. Well, most people are not [...]

March 11, 2008

Friday, March 14th, Java Mott’s

Q: What does March 14th (this Friday)…Java Mott’s…and you have in common?
A: I hope a lot.
I hope to see as many of you as I can this coming up Friday night. We will be playing at Java Mott’s here in Rocky Mount from 8pm to 10pm. Michael Batts and Jackson Perry will accompany me this [...]