Posts Tagged ‘David Bazan’

David Bazan Levels With All Sorts of People

On a sweaty June night, in the Byward Market of the Nation’s Capital, I had the chance to chat with someone who I’ve wanted to interview for a long time – David Bazan. Due to his insane touring schedule and rigorous work ethic, he is a hard man to track down (as I’ve been trying for...

July 8th, 2011 | Music | Read More

Sheep & Goats: the Dirtbombs, David Bazan, the Rules for Praise Song MadLibs, and More!

Not many Christian Sheep this month, give or take a couple “singles”, a faint-praise pop album, and some 30-year-old songs sung in Yoruba. Great music continues to appear in all genres, though, and you’ve no doubt heard things I haven’t. So use the comments to recommend away!...

May 31st, 2011 | Featured, Music, Sheep & Goats | Read More

Bless This Mess

David Bazan, Curse Your Branches David Bazan, Curse Your Branches (Barsuk, 2009) Even counting Sufjan Stevens, there is no artist currently making music whose faith (or the potential lackthereof) is given as much attention as the faith of David Bazan. Once one of the poster children for hip Christians...

September 16th, 2009 | Featured, Music | Read More

What is David Bazan Doing Here?

Recalling the early days of his frustrations with Christian rock, David Bazan said, “It’s embarrassing to be associated with stupidity and hypocrisy, on that cultural level.” Yet years after Pedro the Lion signed with Tooth and Nail Records, Bazan is once again finding himself in the...

April 20th, 2009 | Music | Read More

Hope And Doubt: My Evening With David Bazan

“You must be Michael.” He notices me standing just beyond the crowd of people asking for autographs and just for the chance to shake his hand and say good show. David Bazan grabs the one guitar that he came with and checks his pockets for his keys in his corduroy jacket as we walk from...

November 3rd, 2008 | Music | Read More

David Bazan – Live @ Crocodile Cafe, Seattle WA

On a misty northwest Saturday night, I stood in line outside the Crocodile Cafe in downtown Seattle with a hundred other hipsters waiting to be let in. We waited for the warmth provided by drinking beer, nestled shoulder to shoulder with other twenty-somethings, listening to timeless rock and roll by...

January 7th, 2008 | Music | Read More