Who Do You Love

I fallen in love or in love again several times in the past few weeks. Here are the people who have me all twitter-pated these days.

Matt Mays and El Torpedo - This guy is from my new hometown Cole Harbour. He has had a few big hits you heard if you live in Canada like "City of Lakes" and "Cocaine Cowgirl". He is a pretty heavy hitter on the Canadian Music scene. Last night I was able to attend a very intimate (like 150 people) concert at a "Dinning Room and Lounge" about 2 min from my house and had the distinct privilege of hearing them play most of their new album and all their standards. It was amazing. one of my favorite shows ever, especially for a band I didn't already know well. Their new album (Terminal Romance, drops July 7) is going to be awesome!!! His music, especially the new stuff, feel to me like Tom Petty being backed up by the Foo Fighters. Check it out.

Matt Epp - Guess who else was there. My new favorite deep and mellow troubadour Matt Epp. I just posted about him last week so suffice it to say 2 weeks and a second show since I first saw him I'm still a believer. That said last night wasn't quite as good as the last one but the crowd was there to rock hard so it was a tough crowd.

Rebekah Higgs - Haven't explored her as much as I would like but she is another local musician who has some phenomenal talent. I would describe her as "The soundtrack from Juno wakes up in an ethereal forrest full of elves and ferries"

Joel Plaskett - Another local Rock Star who should get more props than he does. You know some of his music two even if you don't realize it. Jangly guitars, hooky melodies, and a "lets not take this to seriously" vibe Barenaked Ladies fans will recognize Plaskett is awesome. One of these days I'll post a "best of" list of his work. Ever heard of the "100km Diet?" Distances vary but the idea is to only eat food grown close to where you live. I might have to try that one of these days with music. Mays and Plaskett are a good start and there are several other bands I like to check out. It's cool to live somewhere with a music scene.

David Allen - And now for something completely different. David Allen is the productivity wiz behind the "GTD" approach and he has changed my life. I started using his method a year ago but this week it's wonders were proved true again as I went from a work load I didn't think I could get through to having it all done in time to take the day off to paint my front door and post this. If you have work to do and you care about your time you should at least buy his book "Getting Things Done" and see if it is right for you.

Seth Godin - This blogger and author is officially a marketing guru but his wisdom has implications for many areas of life and ministry. Plus he updates at least daily. If you head over to his blog check out his posts "Not So Grand" and "Do You Own Trees". I know a lot of churches that own "trees."

That's who I'm loving - who are you into in a new way these days?