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hannawilliamson · 5 years

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Lifest - Party with a Purpose (2019)

On Black Friday 2018 as the deals rolled in I snagged up two tickets to Lifest 2019 at 50% off. Another year I would find myself in the crowds listening to Christian music on various stages in the summer sun, with nights of concert headliners. Sydney from church decided to tag along this year and I couldn’t be more excited. Since solidifying my faith in college, it has not wavered. I started attending church in October 2017 at Central Christian in Beloit, WI. It wasn’t until May 2019 that I had a shift. I questioned if my lack of attendance was in relation to a friend’s passing, but I didn’t doubt my God or His love. Unclear for the reasons behind my drastic lack of attendance in the month of May, June and July I was hesitant heading into a Christ filled weekend. I dove into prayer asking for a weekend of rejuvenation, a flame to return full into my faith and connection with others in Christ.

Day 1: Thursday July 11, 2019

Sydney and I departed around 12:30PM for a weekend away in Neenah, WI. It was quite a travel, which provided a good opportunity for us to catch up on the changes of life over the last several months apart. We arrived to our AirBnB in the mid afternoon to find the air conditioning cranked, which provided some reassurance for a hot weekend ahead. It was a quaint older home, simple in many ways with it’s own quirks here and there. We claimed our personal bedrooms and headed to the store for some supplies.

One of my favorite things about Sydney is her love for food, alternative options and basic cooking methods. Sydney has been vegan for the last several years of her life. I was raised in a home where it isn’t a meal with some sort of meat on the table. Each time I am with Sydney I soak up information about alternative meal options, food benefits and the health behind what we take into our bodies. I was lucky enough to go grocery shopping with Sydney for the first time. We went through the aisles that are unusual for me, filled with organic, vegetarian and vegan options. I love to see and try these options, and typically end up incorporating pieces of the meal into my own life. When we returned home Sydney whipped up a great meal of homegrown lettuce salad, baked potato and Boca Spicy Chik’n Veggie Patties. Can you tell that I am a huge foodie?

After filling out stomachs we got around and headed to Lifest in Oshkosh, WI. One of my favorite things about Lifest is the organization of the parking, golf cart transportation, police officer supervision of the cross street and the entry process. We arrived first at the Cafe stage direct to the main entrance. We met up with my friend Sarah and her son Carter to finish off the HappyFunTime comedy show. As they grabbed some dinner we couldn’t resist the dough shoppe. Sydney tried the Vegan Chocolate Chip and I had the Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate. Oh how thankful I am for the invention of raw cookie dough as a treat.

We headed over to the Grandstand to catch the last half of Kari Jobe singing. It was wonderful to see her in person with her husband alongside sharing some of his own songs. Soon after For King & Country came onto the stage. I first saw them last year at Lifest 2018. For King & Country is a group of truly incredible performers with a great message to their audience. A music group that I would pay to see in concert each and every year (that’s a lot coming from a girl who isn’t crazy about loud music & crowds). We spent the entire concert standing up by the stage, which lead to a swollen knee on my end and very tired feet. Upon arrival at home we recognized the television wasn’t working, a late night as is we both headed to bed.

Day 2: Friday July 12, 2019

We woke up to have a good ol’ bowl of peanut butter cereal and chai tea lattes. A vegan breakfast that again, I ended up loving.

Once finished we headed out for the day, with the destination of a local coffee shop. Easily distracted we walked ourselves through a local natural product shop and reused bookstore to finally arrive at Timshel Cafe. (Timshel: http://timshelcafe.com/menu-1) Sydney ordered the Vegan Sunrise Wrap and Vegan Chili. I selected the half/half Pesto Chicken Sandwich and Harvest Salad. We chatted, munched and spent some time in our own worlds. Sydney chose to read out of her bible and work on a study, while I worked on my business of Lemongrass Spa. After a few hours out we returning home in the late afternoon for a nap before a long night ahead. While some may say “lazy”, we call it “relaxed!”

As we headed into Lifest we grabbed some french fries and headed to find seats for an evening of listening to Casting Crowns. Not one to recognize a song by the artists name I was pleased to see how many songs I did know the words to. Sitting in the back on the bleachers gave us the time to witness families of all ages gathered together for a weekend of God, music and family. It is a beautiful thing to watch the gaps between generations come together in the name of Jesus. As the day came to an end we spent some time with a glass of wine at home before crawling into our beds.

Day 3: Saturday July 13, 2019

Sydney Snapchat Saturday! I woke up to snaps of Sydney's face encouraging me to wake up for the farmers market. It doesn’t take much besides the word “market” to get me up, her face and farmers were a bonus though. We got around for the day before heading out to the local market. Walking up I was impressed it was more than five stand, a little disappointed with the repetitive selection. Please understand our standards are high when it comes to farmers markets as we are spoiled by living in/near Beloit, WI where we have one of the best in the state. We did stop and enjoy some Honey Land Juice Co pressed juices. Sydney tried Mean Green (apple, cucumber, kale, celery, lemon and ginger). I picked Sweet Green (apple, pineapple, cucumber and mint). There on the side of each bottle was a subtle bible verse, adding just a touch more love into our days.

Straight off to Lifest we went. Upon our arrival we toured around the stages and went through the inside building to tour the various stands of Christian schools, organizations and products. Sydney and I spent some time at a picnic table again enjoying some friends together. We weren’t thrilled with any music going on and decided to head home for some rest before another big night. On our way out my not so hungry self couldn’t resist from bakery treats. I picked up some cream puffs in order to help Sydney live vicariously through my not so vegan choices. It was a good choice indeed!

After a nap at home, Sydney again cooked an amazing dinner. Today it was her Papa’s famous wine pasta. Sydney added tofu to hers, and my not so adventurous self returned to my Boca Spicy Chik’n Veggie Patties to mix in. We spent the late afternoon eating, watching television and chatting. During our time at home I received several messages from an old friend from home, talking about life and plans to catch up. She mentioned her love for watching my faith journey and interested in attending a church service in the future. I kept saying in my head, “God I hear you, thank you for listening to my prayer to call me home”.

Photo: Sydney called her Papa to make sure she had the right steps for the recipe.

Eventually we got ourselves around and headed on back to Lifest. As we approached the Cafe stage Sydney encouraged that we stay to watch Jamie Kimmett singing. I was surprised I recognized a song, and pleased to find a new artist with a transparent passion in their music. As I silenced myself to my surroundings and honed my listening into his music I got goosebumps as you can feel his love for Christ and passion to share that with others. (His Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXi_fTB0BBU).

After deciding comfort was the way to go we returned home for a quick change of clothes. Sydney made herself a chai tea latte in a coffee mug for on the go. As we got into the car I questioned her driving and drinking out of a mug, with not confident reassurance on her end we were off. Please note we arrived in one piece with no chai latte casualties on the way. We returned in time to catch the end half of Danny Gokey at the Grandstand. Never before had either of us have seen him in concert. He’s a common name in Christian music these days, so it was incredible to see his stage presence and reliability. Headliners of the night was the American Christian rock band Skillet. I am not one for rock music but I can tell you these people have a stage presence, there is no doubt about that. It was a night filled with flames, smoke and lights. We returned home for our last night in the area.

Day 4: Sunday July 14, 2019

A few days prior Sydney and I looked online for a local church similar to our own. After looking at various options, she trusted my opinion in which I selected MillCity Church in Neenah, WI. On Sunday morning we woke up, got dressed, ate quick and checked out of our AirBnB before heading to the morning church service. After a few missed turns we arrived at MillCity Church in Neenah, WI. Upon walking in we recognized it was much smaller than both of us intended, but stayed for the sermon which covered a section out of the Bible. I went in to use the bathroom at a small gas station before we left town, only to be surprised by raccoons in the ceiling. I’ve been in plenty of old farmhouses to recognize the sound but never in a tiled room with the fear of one falling in on me, so I scurried on out before one had the chance. We took a long ride home judging the height of farmer’s corn, discussing the week past and week to come.

It was quite a weekend, filled with a lax game plan for the days, Christian music at night and beautiful sunsets. I returned home with the itch for worship, to be present in God’s house surrounded by people that made me feel at home. I was looking forward to returning to my church the next weekend ahead.

#lifest2019 #partywithpurpose #worshipweekend #christianmusic #kingandcountry #castingcrowns #skillet #fullsoul #lifest #oshkoshwi #july

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meescuchasahoraofficial · 6 years

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Cuatro álbumes que han pasado desapercibidos este 2017

Escrito por: Duvan Sánchez

Oímos y vemos opiniones que se muestran desinteresada en la música moderna, equivocándose y etiquetando la amalgama de tintes que ha sido este arte en el 2017, caricaturizando y llamando de mediocre a los nuevos artistas, ignorando a lo que verdad es mayoría, los trabajos bien hecho o por lo menos interesados en transmitir algo al oyente.

Y entonces, vedme aquí, queriendo hacer una lista a lo mejor de un año lleno de hechos y dichos, queriendo hacer una lista a lo mejor del año. Pero quiero ser algo diferente, quiero buscar más a fondo en aquel entorno más personal, brindando un catalogo para aquellos que quieran sin duda, ir en el transporte o en su casa y brindarle algo diferente a su experiencia, digno de ser escuchado y que no se pierda entre los años pasajeros o de gente que no está entusiasmada por la belleza del descubrir nueva música.

Nubya García - Nubya's 5ive

Jazz, hip hop, electronic funk, soul/ 9 may 2017

Ya en Londres se habla de una gran saxo y compositora, con virtudes tanto técnicas como sus colaboraciones. En esta entrega se encuentra con Moses Boyd conocido de una impecable percusión y ya de renombre en Inglaterra por sus brillantes sesiones. En este caso, es indudable como este ayuda a este album/sesión, dotándola con su trabajo en la batería un alucinante parecido a los beats del hip hop, volviendo este un jazz bastante pintoresco, que aunque algo allegado a este genero urbano, se aleja al acostumbrado rozamiento chill hop, y dotándolo de un ritmo peculiar, que separa bien ambas partes, sin ser un todo, pero único y bello en cuanto a como se siente la progresión y los cambios de este.

Track favorito: Hold (Alternate Take).

Dominus - Desire

Chillhop, Lo -fi/ 27 Jul, 2017

Soundcloud es la cuna del material creciente y que más se infravalora, ya sea porque son entusiastas que hacen música por diversión, ya sea más por un meme que propio amor al arte, pero igual hay otros que acuden a está plataforma por una oportunidad. Dominus es un chico de 17 años con un talento increíble a la de ejecutar sample de buena manera, no abusa de los tiempos muertos, sabe ejecutar y darle segundos a las narraciones con el fin de que no sea un set vacío. Es relajante y significativo, tempera bien el ritmo y sabe separar cuando es Chillhop y cuando es Lo - Fi, sin introducir estás dos homogéneamente. Un chico con mucho talento a la hora de producir y crear nuevo material.

Track Favorito: The city of jiufen.

KSR - One - The World is MIND

Hip Hop/ 9 may, 2017

El Legendario MC del Bronx, conocido por formar parte del Bowie Down Productions, pioneros de la fusión del raggamuffin y el hip hop, estilo que fue muy característico en los 90'. La esencia de KSR siempre ha sido ser critico y en su décimo tercer álbum nada cambia. Sin luces, sin anuncio sale uno de los mejores del hip hop, logra brillar siendo un rap que sigue la línea ya añeja y desgastada del East Coast rap, pero eso es su mayor logro, darle ese tradicionalismo común a las rimas que presenta un hoy bastante caótico, dándole un sentido más que necesario y muy espiritual que respira y bebe de las experiencias de KSR.

Aunque la carrera de Parker no este en boca de todos, es real que el ha sido una piedra angular de su comunidad y su género.

Track Favorito: Hip Hop Speaks From Heaven.

MIKE - MAY GOD BLESS YOUR HUSTLE

Hip hop, alternative rap/ 21 Jun, 2017

La conmovedora historia de MIKE, de como su madre lo ha apoyado en su música y como todo ese soul conmovedor y melódico vive en el y en su destacado debut recibiendo apoyo total de la comunidad de Bandcamp y siendo apoyado por artistas como Earl Sweartshirt. El álbum se compone de una composición muy sencilla, pero funciona a la hora de entender el foco de todo, la observación de MIKE ante el mundo y lo que le rodea, en su interpretaciones surge a la hora de existir y seguir existiendo. Con una voz refrescante y smooth con los samples que trabaja de un contenido bastante cercano al fullsoul. De pie y demostrando que futuro tiene, siendo la gran sorpresa con BROCKHAMPTON.

Track Favorito: awalkingharlem ft. King Carter.

#2017 #album #recomendaciones #recommended

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