Tenth Avenue North Bringing ‘Hope’ To Winona Lake
October 4, 2017 at 7:34 p.m.
Tenth Avenue North Bringing ‘Hope’ To Winona Lake
By David [email protected]
The following morning, Tenth Avenue North drummer Jason Jamison said, “It went really good. As far as first nights of a tour go, you just hold your breath and hope it all goes well. But we’re happy with it. You can always tweak it as you go along, but it’s going to be a fun tour.”
On Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., the Christian music artists will bring their music to the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center, 610 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Admission is $25 reserved, $45 gold and $15 to $20 general admission. Information on tickets can be made by calling 574-527-0103 or online at itickets.com or www.actsconcert.com.
The tour’s namesake is the fourth track on Tenth Avenue North’s latest CD “Follower.”
“We try to write songs from an honest place. In life, you have questions and difficulties,” Jamison said.
The song “I Have This Hope” sprang from a difficult time in guitarist Jeff Owens’ life, Jamison said. Owens’ sister-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The then-32-year-old mother of three began chemotherapy treatments in early February 2016 just as the band began writing the “Followers” album.
“Lots of decisions had to be made quickly. She was a young mother. Sometimes we don’t understand why something happens,” Jamison said.
Owens wrote “I Have This Hope,” rooted in Isaiah 43 from the Bible, for his sister-in-law.
“As Christians, we believe God walks with us through those things, but He doesn’t take us away from them,” Jamison said.
The tour brings a message of encouragement and hope to its audience, he said.
“We’re trying to communicate the hope we have in Jesus to people who are having difficulties and who need some hope,” he said.
Tenth Avenue North started in 2000 when lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Donehey and Jamison met as college freshmen. The band was signed to a label in 2007, and released its first national album in 2008.
Jamison said, “Being in a band is like being married to four other guys. We’re traveling in tight quarters, we have fights and disagreements. We learn the concept of community and dealing with life a little better because you have to give more and understand others.”
He said a band can make incredible music, but if it doesn’t get along it won’t last. “You always have to grow as a unit,” he said.
“Hopefully, over the last five albums, you can hear our progression and our maturity. We also have gotten better with our instruments,” Jamison said.
Along with Jamison, Owens and Donehey, other members of Tenth Avenue North are Brendon Shirley on keyboards and vocals and Ruben Juarez on bass and vocals.
Their national debut album was “Over and Underneath” in 2008, followed by 2010’s “The Light Meets the Dark,” 2012’s “The Struggle” and “Cathedrals” in 2014.
Tenth Avenue North won the Gospel Music Association Dove Award in 2009 for New Artist of the Year and in 2010 received Song of the Year for “By Your Side.”
All members of the band have contributed to the songwriting for the albums, with Jamison noting everyone wrote on the last album, “Cathedrals.”
“For the most part on this latest album, Mike and Jeff drove the writing,” he said. Everyone in the band helped create the sound, atmosphere and tracks, he said, but Owens and Donehey “did a lot of the writing. They worked with friends in Nashville.”
On the “I Have This Hope” tour, the band has a couple of friends traveling with them.
Heath debuted on Reunion Records with “Don’t Get Comfortable” in 2006 and has become one of Christian music’s “most beloved and respected artists and songwriters,” according to information provided. He has garnered an Emmy Award, five Grammy nominations and an American Music Award nomination. He has been honored as a six-time GMA Dove Award recipient, including Male Vocalist of the Year in 2009 and 2010.
McLaughlin, born and raised in Indiana, released two albums with Island Records – “Indiana” in 2007 and “OK Now” in 2008 – and three albums with Razor & Tie – “Promising Promises” in 2012, “Holding My Breath” in 2013 and “Like Us” in 2015.
He appeared as himself in the Disney film “Enchanted” starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, singing the song “So Close.” The song was nominated for an Academy Award and he performed it at the Oscars. He’s toured with artists like Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Colbie Caillat and One Republic among others.
On this tour, Jamison said the band has Heath and McLaughlin come out at some point in Tenth’s set to perform with everyone.
“It’s a fun night. We talked about it last night. Of all the tours we’ve done, we’re really proud of this one. Jon blows people away. Brandon is an incredible storyteller. ... We always try to create an environment where people can meet with God.”
But that doesn’t mean the show is a bummer, Jamison insisted. “We have fun, we dance, we jump around. Mike is a loose cannon on the stage. In general, I’m really proud of this tour.”
The following morning, Tenth Avenue North drummer Jason Jamison said, “It went really good. As far as first nights of a tour go, you just hold your breath and hope it all goes well. But we’re happy with it. You can always tweak it as you go along, but it’s going to be a fun tour.”
On Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., the Christian music artists will bring their music to the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center, 610 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Admission is $25 reserved, $45 gold and $15 to $20 general admission. Information on tickets can be made by calling 574-527-0103 or online at itickets.com or www.actsconcert.com.
The tour’s namesake is the fourth track on Tenth Avenue North’s latest CD “Follower.”
“We try to write songs from an honest place. In life, you have questions and difficulties,” Jamison said.
The song “I Have This Hope” sprang from a difficult time in guitarist Jeff Owens’ life, Jamison said. Owens’ sister-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The then-32-year-old mother of three began chemotherapy treatments in early February 2016 just as the band began writing the “Followers” album.
“Lots of decisions had to be made quickly. She was a young mother. Sometimes we don’t understand why something happens,” Jamison said.
Owens wrote “I Have This Hope,” rooted in Isaiah 43 from the Bible, for his sister-in-law.
“As Christians, we believe God walks with us through those things, but He doesn’t take us away from them,” Jamison said.
The tour brings a message of encouragement and hope to its audience, he said.
“We’re trying to communicate the hope we have in Jesus to people who are having difficulties and who need some hope,” he said.
Tenth Avenue North started in 2000 when lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Donehey and Jamison met as college freshmen. The band was signed to a label in 2007, and released its first national album in 2008.
Jamison said, “Being in a band is like being married to four other guys. We’re traveling in tight quarters, we have fights and disagreements. We learn the concept of community and dealing with life a little better because you have to give more and understand others.”
He said a band can make incredible music, but if it doesn’t get along it won’t last. “You always have to grow as a unit,” he said.
“Hopefully, over the last five albums, you can hear our progression and our maturity. We also have gotten better with our instruments,” Jamison said.
Along with Jamison, Owens and Donehey, other members of Tenth Avenue North are Brendon Shirley on keyboards and vocals and Ruben Juarez on bass and vocals.
Their national debut album was “Over and Underneath” in 2008, followed by 2010’s “The Light Meets the Dark,” 2012’s “The Struggle” and “Cathedrals” in 2014.
Tenth Avenue North won the Gospel Music Association Dove Award in 2009 for New Artist of the Year and in 2010 received Song of the Year for “By Your Side.”
All members of the band have contributed to the songwriting for the albums, with Jamison noting everyone wrote on the last album, “Cathedrals.”
“For the most part on this latest album, Mike and Jeff drove the writing,” he said. Everyone in the band helped create the sound, atmosphere and tracks, he said, but Owens and Donehey “did a lot of the writing. They worked with friends in Nashville.”
On the “I Have This Hope” tour, the band has a couple of friends traveling with them.
Heath debuted on Reunion Records with “Don’t Get Comfortable” in 2006 and has become one of Christian music’s “most beloved and respected artists and songwriters,” according to information provided. He has garnered an Emmy Award, five Grammy nominations and an American Music Award nomination. He has been honored as a six-time GMA Dove Award recipient, including Male Vocalist of the Year in 2009 and 2010.
McLaughlin, born and raised in Indiana, released two albums with Island Records – “Indiana” in 2007 and “OK Now” in 2008 – and three albums with Razor & Tie – “Promising Promises” in 2012, “Holding My Breath” in 2013 and “Like Us” in 2015.
He appeared as himself in the Disney film “Enchanted” starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, singing the song “So Close.” The song was nominated for an Academy Award and he performed it at the Oscars. He’s toured with artists like Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Colbie Caillat and One Republic among others.
On this tour, Jamison said the band has Heath and McLaughlin come out at some point in Tenth’s set to perform with everyone.
“It’s a fun night. We talked about it last night. Of all the tours we’ve done, we’re really proud of this one. Jon blows people away. Brandon is an incredible storyteller. ... We always try to create an environment where people can meet with God.”
But that doesn’t mean the show is a bummer, Jamison insisted. “We have fun, we dance, we jump around. Mike is a loose cannon on the stage. In general, I’m really proud of this tour.”
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