June 07, 2004
sandtown soul
friday night new city fellowship and olivet baptist church on MLK brought the sandtown choir to chattanooga. i'd heard of these kids from my mom - she's a fan of steve smallman, the director's, music - but i'd never actually heard them. its a group of kids from inner-city baltimore who have been touring the last few years performing for everyone from the mayor of baltimore to small southern churches. before seeing them i was under the impression that they were primarily a gospel group, but its actually much more hip-hop and rap oriented. either way, those kids are talented, and they've got a lot heart... or perhaps i should say soul.
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the pulse party on saturday night was hill-arious. i'm still trying to figure out who all those people were - cause they sure don't work for the pulse. i'll have photos from it later this week.
and the sopranos wrapped up another season last night. this is the first season that i've actually watched, and i must admit that i'm completely hooked. emily and i actually broke into aaron and ryan's apartment last night just to watch it. they're out of town at the free wilco show in pittsburgh, but its the only place i could find HBO. a write-up in the times (WARNING: SPOILERS!) this morning captures one of the things i like about this show:
"The Sopranos" is at its best when it explores the tension between the business and family duties; one of the series's most deeply etched jokes is its premise that organized crime is just like any other business: good help is hard to find; even the most loyal employees will sneak off with company Post-it notes and ballpoint pens."
Posted by andy at June 7, 2004 10:40 AM(mike roy on tour - www.mikeroy.info)
good sir ANDY!!!
it has been a VERY long time, and i just sent you an email about this same topic, but good old Jes Thomas and i have been in recent contact and she said it might be a good idea to send you a message here at your BLOG!
I WILL BE IN CHATTAOOGA on FRIDAY JUNE 11th!!!
PLaying a SHOW at The Local w/ J RODDY WALSTON and The BUSINESS! in fact, we're on tour, so we'll be all over, so if you have blog readers in other parts of the east coast, maybe they'll come see us TOO!
see: www.mikeroy.info or www.jroddy.com
for more info!
I'll hope to see you soon!
LOVE,
*mr
Sandtown kept the st.elmo in me while I was in Norway a few years back. It's amazing how much ya need your hip hop!!
Posted by: Katie at June 7, 2004 10:51 PMAs you know, I'm a Sandtown fan.
But you must also go hear Mike. I don't know if Mike remembers me, but I met him in Baltimore when he was dating Mary Miner's sister. He gave me a copy of his first album, which I totally love.
Glad to hear you're still doing your thing, Mike. You're music is truly rich. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the depth of some of those lyrics. I wish I was you.
Posted by: Baus at June 7, 2004 11:37 PMI got Steve Smallman's CD (Hope Remains) at a PCA mercy ministry conference where he was leading the music. It is a mixture of songs he has written and some old hymns with new music with a jazzy sound. He says on it that James Ward is his longtime musical mentor and friend--"your music and ministry have defined my own in so many ways."
Posted by: mom at June 8, 2004 07:19 AMI think you can still get Steve's album's and Sandtown albums at Ye Ole Tuck Shoppe.And hey! my Dad made it into the comments!
Posted by: Katie at June 8, 2004 12:15 PMWell, you may not be able to get those cd's in the T. Shop, as it's now being run by a different company.
Posted by: jeep at June 8, 2004 01:38 PMOmg thats right! Please come see me and my friends! ;)
Posted by: watch moi at March 18, 2005 04:40 PMWe are so proud of Sandtown they have really grown into soon to be cross culture member they have a lot of hided talent and i cant wait until somebody unleashes it
Posted by: cross culture at July 19, 2005 08:45 PM