Awaken I am: Secrets 10 Year Anniversary Tour

    We have been a huge fan of Awaken I Am for a while and had the honor of covering these young men on their 2018 U.S tour. When we got the offer to cover them on this tour with Secrets we did not hesitate to jump on the opportunity to meet up with our friends again.     Unfortunately we did not get to catch up with guitarist Connor due to a tragic accident that claimed his life at the age of 22.  Although he was not there physically, you could still feel his presence in the room with his brothers.

  Now let's get to their set! these guys just released their EP "The Beauty In Tragedy" a few weeks ago and although it was their way of greiving, it did not disappoint at all. It had everything from hurt, anger, confusion, questioning to why it happened ect. Their performance showed the exact emotions that you hear on their EP. It was emotional for us as the fans to see these amazing artist going through something so horrible and yet they found a way to perform it with respect, grace and pride because they poured their heart and soul into this in honor of their brother Connor. 

  
  The way Jimmy sang with such passion followed by Ryan playing his heart out on bass, Luke was tearing it up on drums and Jay was nailing it on guitar was mind blowing to me and every song showed how much this EP meant to them and to the world. Not only were they able to perform with such tremendous passion, it definitely showed all emotions to the point everyone was singing and crying. These young men put on a show that everyone in some way could relate to and then they also pulled out some of the old tracks to have fun with.

    Awaken I Am is definitely ones to keep your eye on because there is a lot more great things to come from these guys and their shows are only going to get better with time however their passion for the music will stay the same because their passion is something that can not be faked and their love and respect they have for their fans is priceless and they are going to keep taking the music scene and the world by storm.

                                                                           ~Debbie~
    

A Decade Apart @ Big Room Bar

    This is my first blog this year due to some unseen things. I am so honored to be kicking it off with this post and it is highlighting our very own A Decade Apart. 
    I started following these guy's band after their guitarist Donald sent me their song "Forgiveness" via email almost 2yrs ago and I was in a "WOW" moment. The rawness of Josh and Donald's vocals is amazing and the passion that Travis, Sean and Tim have while playing is an amazing thing to watch. These guy's are our friends and we are following their every career moving steps & it's been a wild ride so far. 
    On April 5th of this year we witnessed a huge step in their career with a headlining sold out show at the Big Room Bar here in Columbus Ohio.   They were so grateful and humble for all of the support and that's always a plus to the fans. With that being a HUGE thing for this amazing band, let's go back to November/December of 2018 when these guys signed with 10 & 8 management and landing the very smart, business savvy, music loving Mrs. Whitney Shoemaker as their manager. This is AMAZING for this band and they make sure that they let everyone know how thankful they are for their fans(more like a family), friends and family even if it's your first time ever seeing them they always make you feel like you've known them forever.

    I can not wait to see what the rest of this year has in store for them and they deserve every great thing that happens to them. Thank you guy's and your families for sharing this journey with us as fans/media and friends, we are extremely proud of you! Keep on kicking butt and playing your music. To everyone else that reads this go to spotify or apple music and check out Premonitions pt 1 and their cover of Black Bears "The One"  and keep watching for Premonitions pt 2.



             ♡Debbie♡

Avanti 8/24/18 The Forward Festival

   This was the 4th annual forward fest where local bands in Ohio come together with local & national charities. This year the very talented Avanti amongst other talented artists came together to raise money for The Warehouse Youth Center.

    It is always good to see local and national artists come together and help raise awareness or to help support these amazing charities and it's not because they have to do it, it's because they want to help no matter what the cause is. I worked with Avanti on a benefit and it was truly a pleasure working with them, so it was no surprise that we would be there to support them and support this cause. 
  Avanti is a solid group of artists that have the talent, the energy, they know how to demand the attention of the crowd and most importantly they are down to earth with amazing personalities. 
   

   These young artists ended up raising $2500 for The Warehouse Youth Center at this year's annual Forward Fest. I would recommend getting out and seeing these guys at a live show if you haven't seen them yet(even if you have seen them GO see them again). They will be back in Columbus on September 29th at the Bethel Pub, GO SEE THEM!!
       ♡Debbie