JASON EVANS

December 30, 2018

2018 Year End Music List

Other Years: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007.

Every year I do a year-end, top ten music list. Here are my favorite 2018 music releases for you in no particular order ...

1) Turnstile - Time and Space: Dan So kept telling me to listen and I finally did. Best genre-bending hardcore album since Refused's The Shape of Punk to Come.

2) War on Women - Capture the Flag: In your face and unrelenting.

3) Pusha T - Daytona: Favorite hip hop release of the year.

4) F@#%ed Up - Dose Your Dreams: They continue to push the boundaries of what is punk rock and it's wonderful once again.

5) Gouge Away - Burnt Sugar: Brutal production and music with some well-executed melodic pieces mixed in.

6) Sons of Kemet - Your Queen is a Reptile: I was so into this jazz album in 2018 ... is this a sign that I'm getting old?

7) Fiddlehead - Springtime and Blind: I have such a weakness for this kind of punk rock. Sounds like they should come from Florida ... but they're from Boston.

8) Idles - Joy is an Act of Resistance: Truly loved finding this album in 2018. Joy ... no kidding!

9) Mid-Air Thief - Crumbling: Weird and beautiful. Reminds me of earlier Radiohead.

10) Red Hare - Little Acts of Destruction: Fun thing about this album is that you hear a touch of Jason Farrell's Blue Tip days.

Honorable Mentions: Pig Destroyer, Bixiga 70, David Byrne, Daughters, Super Unison and Lonely Leary.

It's a shame that there are not any local Houston artists on this list. Brooke and I were talking about making a new year's resolution to make it out to more shows this year.

Related Posts:

Dan So on meeting Turnstile's vocalist Brendan Yates on A New Thing podcast episode 2
Sons of Kemet on Weekend Listening
Idles on Weekend Listening
Red Hare on Weekend Listening
Turnstile on Weekend Listening
Pusha T and Tim Kaine talk policy
F@#%ed Up on my 2014 and 2011 top ten lists

You can listen to my Weekend Listening playlist on Spotify and YouTube.

You can see what I'm listening to on Bandcamp and Spotify too.

December 25, 2018

StartUp Response: Church Planting 5 and 6

Catherine, Rasheen and I respond to episodes 5 and 6 of Gimlet Media's StartUp Church Planting series. We discuss the last episode with AJ Smith and Restoration Church and we also talk about meeting Abby Norman and New Hope United Methodist.

I reference A Nazareth Manifesto by Samuel Wells and The Message in the intro to this episode. Later on, I mention Jim and Casper Go To Church. Jim Henderson was on A New Thing on episode 7.

Music created by Adam Powell of Best Friends Creative.

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November 6, 2018

StartUp Response: Church Planting 3 and 4

Catherine, Rasheen and I respond to episodes 3 and 4 of Gimlet Media's StartUp Church Planting series.

We reference our conversation with AJ Smith, pastor of Restoration Church in Phillie. Check out part 1 and part 2 of that conversation.

I reference Duke University's The National Congregations Study during our conversation.

If you're interested in a different evangelical perspective on LGBTQ inclusion, I recommend Colby Martin's Unclobber and check out my written interview with Colby.

Music created by Adam Powell of Best Friends Creative.

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October 30, 2018

StartUp Response: Church Planting 2 w/ AJ Smith (part two)

This is the second part of the conversation Catherine, Rasheen and I had with AJ Smith, pastor of Restoration Church in Phillie and featured church planter on Gimlet Media's StartUp Church Planting series.