Written by: Jon Fisher (08/19/2021) The year 2020 left a mark on all of us to a lesser or greater degree, and this included music. Without live music nor the ability of musicians to gather to collaborate and record, these times might end up being a scar on the [...]
Written by: Jon Fisher (8/4/2021) The Uniontown, PA band, The Letter Black, had taken a bit of a hiatus after their last album, “Pain” to spend more time with their families. But after teasing their fans on social media last year about a possible retirement, they have returned with their [...]
Written by: Jon Fisher (7/27/2021) The trend in epic, 10-minute-long worship songs continues with SongLab’s latest release, “Simplicity Live”. Containing just four songs, this EP clocks in at over 30 minutes in length, and it is well worth it. For those unfamiliar with SongLab, they are a very fluid [...]
Written by: Jon Fisher (7/30/2021) My introduction to NeedToBreathe was back in April 2007 when I saw them open for Jars of Clay at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. To be totally transparent, my daughter asked to go to the concert, and it was primarily so she could see [...]
Written by: Jon Fisher (7/10/21) Can you go home again? The 30th anniversary re-release of Amy Grant’s ninth studio album, “Heart In Motion”, tries to answer that question. Certainly one of her most successful albums, it contained Grant’s biggest hit, “Baby Baby” and sold over 5 million copies. The [...]
Written by: Jon Fisher (6/26/2021) “A Shrugging of the Shoulders” is Mitch McVicker’s 11th studio album in a career spanning over 25 years that began in support of the late Rich Mullins. They had performed and written together, and the same accident that took Mullin’s life also severely injured [...]
