We had tons of friends show up to the coffee attic in Iowa Falls. It was a packed house! The band spent 2 hours playing acoustic versions of their music and sharing stories from our life. Afterwards we hung out with some people who came as far as 2 hours away. McDonalds is the only thing open in Iowa Falls after 11, so we treated everybody to some tasty Mc food and had a good time.

Dear Fans of US,

I got a challenge for you. Unlike any other band I know, every dime that comes in for US music goes directly to helping the poor (EVEN ITUNES, RHAPSODY DOWNLOADS!). Now don’t think I am gonna say, “Buy our Music, because You’ll be helping the poor!” No. That is not my challenge.

My challenge is this – LET SOMEONE YOU LOVE HEAR THE MUSIC. If you love an unnamed servant song share it. Get the message out there. Let your mom hear,  your dad, friend, teacher, son, daughter, brother, sister….whomever!

If they like it, tell em the message matches the musicians and if they buy the music, they will be giving to poor. Whether you buy the music or not God’s work will continue, but it cant continue without people who are willing to surrender their lives to his work.

So if you are fan, become a friend of the band by joining us in our mission. Spread the message. Roll down the window. Turn up the volume. Email an mp3. Post it to your blogy thing. Share the Music!

Bands and Image! What’s the deal. Seems like today all you got to do is fit the image and all of sudden your music has somehow been validated. It’s like people want their music to look better than it sounds. That’s just funny.

Now don’t get me wrong. If you are gonna jump on stage and play a revolutionary rock show to change the world you’d better dress the part! But if your revolution stops after your encore you can go home and image whatever you want.

I loved watching an old show called “behind the music” on VH1. They would go to these huge music star’s homes and follow em around in their “normal” lives. The big music stars are always dressed down in sweats and normal “walmart” ish clothes. It was always so interesting to see these BIG STARS living and using the restroom just like normal people.

So whats the big deal? People want to see something real. If the image doesnt match the real person its a fake, fabrication, false, foolish!

As a band if we are anything, we are committed. We are committed to being heralds of a message of a loving God and his desire for a new world to the people that need to hear it. Wearing that uniform isn’t easy but its an image worth having. God help us represent with our lives.

Well The Anthem is out there. If you have been in contact with the band you have got your fully packaged finished cd. It will be available on iTunes, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, Amazonmp3, etc. in a couple weeks. We are also digitally re-releasing our debut self-titled record. It will be out anyday now! If you want the full-length packaged cd you will also be able to access it from www.independentbands.com.

Now if you absolutely can’t wait just send an email request to us@unnamedservant.com and we’ll get you your copy.

As always all funds from the cds and merchandise go directly to serving the poor overseas with food, healthcare, education, and most importantly a message of hope!

The Anthem, our 3rd studio album, is finally mixed & mastered and ready for print. It should be available on iTunes and www.independentbands.com by the end of July.
As a band G, Paul, and I are really happy about the quality and content of the album. It wasn’t easy to sing the lyrics to these songs over and over again. At times it was heart-wrenching and other times we were full of joy about the message we were putting together.

Anthem was our attempt to represent those whom we have been trying to give a voice in the poorest and most silent of places. Our Anthem has become the story of their lives instead of our own. When the most forgotten people get their story told in these songs we find ourselves face to face with the suffering and pain. At the same time we hold a liberating message for those suffering the injustice. Listening to this albim forces you to sit in this tension.

Even now Gregg is ministering to women who are trapped in a life of prostitution and sex slavery. Paul and I (Rob) are back in Nashville praying for him to bring a message of forgiveness to these women that can’t be limited to a song. If the power behind our message is limited to 5 min tracks wrapped in plastic, we haven’t got what it takes to save anybody. If God is for us though…who can be against us!

If you could see,
What you mean to me,
You’d never turn away,
I see your tears,
And I hear your cries,
Please stay,

I’ve given all I am,
To find you where you are,
Don’t ignore me now,
Don’t you shut me out,
I’m not that far,

So I will wait for you,
I will wait for you,

I love you so,
You could never know,
Just why I do,
Don’t try to understand,
Just reach out your hand,
I’ll show you…

Your stains are nothing to me,
I’m covered with blood myself,
Just let these hands,
That once held nails,
Hold you now,

I will wait for you,
I will wait for you,

Because I know you never meant to hurt me,
And I know that you’ve been scared,
But you must know that everyday without you,

Is hard, hmmmm,
Yes it’s hard,
I said it’s hard for me to bear,

No greater love…

I will worship you with all I am,
I will give you praise always,
it’s to you I sing almighty king,
it’s to you my voice I will raise,

and I will sing and I will shout,
I’ll raise my hands and stretch them out,
no lip service, no faint replies,
no entertainment, hear my hearts cry,
more of You and less of me,
Help me to see eternity,
here I am Lord, use me.

I will…

I will love you more with every breath,
I will see you everywhere,
I will walk with you when no one will,
I will go to where you send,

when I can’t see that you are there,
when I can’t feel you in the air,
when my reality becomes something I can’t bear,

I will…

In the next few weeks I’m going to be writing a few articles about Lyceum, including how to make WordPress themes and plugins work with Lyceum.

I’ll throw out this bit of info now for those who want to make their themes work: the most crucial thing is adding one line in comments.php, right under the opening <form ... > tag:

In the next few weeks I’m going to be writing a few articles about Lyceum, including how to make WordPress themes and plugins work with Lyceum.

I’ll throw out this bit of info now for those who want to make their themes work: the most crucial thing is adding one line in comments.php, right under the opening <form ... > tag:

December is the deadline for the newest unnamed servant release. This will be the third cd for the band whose first two cds took them 5 years to produce. It seems as though the band has turned into a regular old juke box kicking out the hits as fast as you can say Sam is your uncle. Critics are already talking about this album saying:

This should be the best one yet. – RollingStone

More anticipated than ever. I’m sure this album won’t disappoint – Ebert and Roper