May 2013
1 post
Big news today
Check out the feature over at Purevolume and watch the new biography video “A Midwest Story” and hear this track:
April 2013
2 posts
February 2013
4 posts
Indian Chicken Sacrifice Aftertaste
I’m completely confident that God blessed me with a few doses of talent to perform music through years of frugal living in a van to prepare me for missions. I love soaking in the sounds and landscapes all over America and enjoy the diversity of Western culture. A touring artist must be adaptable. You never know where you will sleep, who you will meet, what or when you will get...
I WENT TO INDIA A FEW WEEKS AGO.
Landscapes, sounds, scents, and faces will soon transition to memories but there are a few blessed moments that God marked as surreal for me in India. Standing upon the rooftops of the orphanage overlooking the city I found a great place of solace where I could retreat to pray, reflect, and partake in thanking God for the beautiful scenery I couldn’t...
Dear AK fans: We just finished a very successful 50+ acoustic tour. Nobody could tell us we don’t have an amazing fan base; YOU made the Living Room Tour 4 an incredible experience for us. What has been your favorite part of any of the four living room tours? You can share it with us on our https://www.facebook.com/abandonkansas. There’s nothing cooler to us than hearing from you!
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December 2012
2 posts
It’s 12.12.12 which is cool, but it’s...
September 2012
1 post
Of Course He Can
“Can you restore what’s been taken? Can you restore what’s been given away?”
These are some heartfelt lyrics we sing on our record and lately the answer has been shrieking down the corridors of mind down to my heart. My community group and I have been reflecting on the gospel lately by holding our reading at pause in John 19.
In our backyard we have this towering telephone...
August 2012
7 posts
Reminders
Nearly three years ago we pulled our van over and randomly chose a mountain to climb in Wyoming. Three shirtless white boys and one minority raced up the foothills and over a barbed wire fence that was accompanied by a “no trespassing” sign. After about an hour or so we sat on the very top and began to soak in this mountain’s highest view of creation. It was here as...
July 2012
3 posts
Host the Living Room Tour 4!
This winter you will have a unique opportunity to host an intimate living room concert with members of Abandon Kansas. Imagine being able to invite a couple dozen of your friends and family over to enjoy an hour of music, stories behind the songs, tales from the road, and the genuine company of authentic musicians and people. Sounds awesome right? I’m sure you already have questions, so here are a...
The Living Room Tour 4
This winter you will have a unique opportunity to host an intimate living room concert with members of Abandon Kansas. Imagine being able to invite a couple dozen of your friends and family over to enjoy an hour of music, stories behind the songs, tales from the road, and the genuine company of authentic musicians and people. Sounds awesome right? I’m sure you already have questions, so here are a...
June 2012
1 post
May 2012
3 posts
my lil girl
Tonight I went to my future brother-in-law’s surprise birthday party and I ended up being surprised. Of course my “brother to be” wasn’t surprised at all but what always catches my attention is my four year old niece. In a room full of adults she shies behind my brother as I try to get her to come over to me especially when she hasn’t seen me in over a month....
just a thought
What kind of roles are we suppose to play as artists? This question stares at me everyday and is magnified when my mind lays idle. Perhaps its the time I have on the road when I examine my motives that I begin to hurl punches at myself. When I step into normal life of routines held together by deadlines back at home, my mind doesn’t have much time to wander so far where I beat myself...
April 2012
4 posts
Crawling Back
So far this April run for us has been really fun on the road. When I sit and think about it I have to make a conscious effort to check myself and remember to count my blessings. Though the contrast of being a substitute teacher vs. touring musician is heightened while on tour, I have to drag myself back to the reality that GOD has called us to be a human as well as “children of...
What makes it timeless?
For some reason I would rather seek to write timeless songs rather than fashionable songs. For a while now I’ve tried to understand what it is that makes people react when they hear a great song? Or even wonder what makes a great song? I know music is subjective but what variables does one need to create a great song? For a lot of bands the answer seems to be to ride the wave of what is...
Here’s a list of things you could do to help us out if you’ve been wondering how to get involved… A lot of times people want to help bands out, they just don’t know how to do it. I couldn’t count the number of times a sweet gal has brought us 4 dozen cookies to a show, and as delicious as they are, us four guys just can’t eat them before they go stale. I’m...
March 2012
5 posts
“I think King David is really someone to look up to. He messed up, a ton, yet he was known as a man after God’s own heart. He was a great songwriter, and he came to God with this incredible balance of humility and confidence. He looked up to the heavens when he was afraid, convinced that the same God who formed the universe could protect him from anything he would face. He didn’t ask for an...
ART
Us Kansas boys just recently moved into a house together, primarily to cook up the best batches of music we possibly can. Its kinda weird to stand on your own two feet independent from the the financial net of your parents. Hopefully God will provide as well as enable us to use the gifts and few doses of talent to bless him in addition to help us stand on our own feet.
Time and...
jeremyspring:
HELLO! Starving musician here! I’m trying to pay my bills by posting cover songs by request. Make a donation using the paypal link on my tumblr, request a song for me to cover, and I’ll post a video for you! Pick a song you love, pick a song you think I’ll love, pick a song that will make you laugh, pick a song that will make you cry, just pick a song!
Here’s the first cover...
February 2012
5 posts
Concept Records
Nearly a year ago we gave the world our first concept record “Ad Astra Per Aspera” and are currently working on a batch of new material. Though I’m excited about writing new music I stop and glance back at the art we created last year and I’m proud of it. You’ve probably heard enough about it but I cannot help but silently salute my band for the art we all gave...
PRESS RELEASE - NASHVILLE, TN… In follow-up to their critically acclaimed March 2011 release Ad Astra Per Aspera (latin for “to the stars through difficulties”), which debuted at #15 on Billboard’s Heatseeker’s Chart and a free 3-song remix EP, Gotee Records’ Abandon Kansas (AK) debuts a brand new single today, “Chariot.”
Produced by David Garcia (tobyMac, Jamie...
January 2012
16 posts
Work Clothes
“You don’t look anything like you do in your music videos or onstage,” the kids said to me during class. As a substitute teacher by day, it doesn’t take long for the word to get around among the students that I’m in a rock and roll band. “Of course not,” I said. “If I was a plumber I would wear a plumber’s outfit, and when I’m working as...
Watch“Liar” from the Fresno stop on The Living Room Tour 3. Video by Allan Moua.
Upcoming shows:
Jan 27 - Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
Feb 10 - Wichita, KS @ Rock Island Live
Feb 11 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
Feb 22 - Springfield, MO @ The Outland Ballroom
Feb 23 - Ames, IA @ The Machine Shop
Feb 24 - Winterset, IA @ The Studio
Feb 25 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Latitude 44
Feb 26 - Sioux City, IA @ Dordt College
The folks over at our label are pretty thoughtful. Don’t have our latest record yet? They are offering to send you a hard copy in the mail for FREE when you download it from Amazon mp3 this week. That’s 11 songs digitally and the hard copy with artwork (including 6 paintings by Brad) all for FIVE BUCKS. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me. Check out the details here.
Upcoming shows
Jan 13 Baton Rouge, LA - Private Event
Jan 14 Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar (all ages) 8pm
Jan 27 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown (18+) 8pm
Feb 11 Kansas City, MO - Riot Room (21+) 9pm
Feb 23 Ames, IA - The M Shop (all ages) 7pm
Feb 24 Winterset, IA - The Studio (all ages) 7pm
