Music Promotion Alert

    I like promoting the accomplishments of folks I know. (This has been proved elsewhere on here.) And Jon's been one of those guys that I've known for quite a while. (Again, well-documented.)

    So, he's been living in Maryland for about a year, uploading a bunch of YouTube cover videos like this one, with Sophie the acoustic guitar. ("Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" - Relient K)

     He moved back to southern Missouri a couple weeks ago and formed a Christian rock band called Heroes At Large. Their first single hit this afternoon, check it out. (I got a sneak peek download of the single last night.) He describes the band's music as "edgy, raw, and introspective". And fans of their music would likely also enjoy Breaking Benjamin, Creed and Crossfade.

   
     As far as the actual song goes, it's a little on the darker side. But that's what he usually tends to go when writing songs. He says it's because brokenness and conviction about sin always comes before salvation. (And "Life is pain", as all humans know, especially Princess Bride fans.)

     So, give the first single a listen, and if you like the band, check out their YouTube and Facebook pages. Maybe they're not quite Mouse Rat yet, but you gotta start somewhere.