Tag: Showbread

The Bell Jar is comprised of 3 friends, 2 of whom were in the original Showbread line up. You can definitely hear Showbread’s influence on TBJ’s sound. Josh Porter aka Josh Dies is a music genius imho. Check out his Church of Agony project as well & his site. This SOTD is a reminder that hurting people hurt people so try & be kind as Jesus would. https://www.joshuasporter.com/ … Continued →

The fine folks at UnoriginalVinyl have been feverishly at work on several classic albums that’ll get the vinyl treatment in next few months. For now, the first 4 announced are Stavesacre “Friction”, Showbread “Age of Reptiles”, “Songs From The Penalty Box Vol. 1”, and Training For Utopia “Throwing A Wrench Into The American Music Machine”. As with all their releases, special care went into the creation of these and I’m sure there will be tons of extra goodies from the unique art to the write ups inside.… Continued →

In honor of the greatness of a Festival that brings much joy to so many, I’m compiling a short longer list of recent band reunions announced for Furnace Fest 2023. This Fest has had a tumultuous past couple of years in light of the horrors and inconveniences Covid has brought to so many and yet they’ve persevered to cobble together an insane experience with an ongoing commitment to quality and fan adoration. While I haven’t been able to attend in either the past or more recently, I’m there in spirit.… Continued →

Head over to the Tooth & Nail Merch Site right now and order yourself a copy of “No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical” on VINYL! There is a limited number of copies left. This was carefully and thoughtfully put together by UnoriginalVinyl for T&N and on behalf of the band who also worked together on this Vinyl pressing. Go check it out here.… Continued →

With the lineup that put the album together, Showbread reunites for to perform, “No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical” in its entirety at Furnace Fest. This festival is really turning out the bands they’ve disbanded over the years and boasting a pretty impressive lineup. Are any of you going?… Continued →

Last week, Joshua S. Porter of Showbread was interviewed on the Labeled Podcast. Here is a classic song from the band, before they were even signed to Tooth & Nail, selected from Life, Kisses, and Other Wasted Efforts.… Continued →

I’ve enjoyed listening to music much longer than I’ve enjoyed reading books. Reading has only been an interest of mine for the past five years, especially subjects like philosophy, religion, and sociology. What I’ve found through reading books, though, is that it complements listening to music. The relation between books and music in terms of their content, especially lyrically, is undeniable. Even musically, there seems to be room for reading to influence listening, with pictures derived from words being transformed into pictures derived from sound. We end up with snapshots of the sublime and we meditate on them time and time again.… Continued →

Recently on Twitter, Joshua Porter not only announced that he is in a new band called Church of Agony, but that they have already released a short Christmas EP entitled O Come, All Ye Faithful. The EP includes new wave renditions of the following Christmas classics: “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “O Holy Night,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” You can stream it or download it for $3 on Bandcamp; you can also follow them on Twitter.… Continued →

In this edition of "In the Silence of the Mind" we take a look at some songs that are completely passionate "Love Songs to God."

To some, raw rock makes a glorious return. To others, raw rock never went anywhere in the first place.

A brief description of the events of Tuesday and Wednesday at Cornerstone Festival 2011