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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Contest Win Tickets to David Bazan!
Posted by Ezra Caraeff on Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:13 AM
You might know David Bazan as the bearded (former) Christian solider behind Pedro the Lion. Perhaps you know David Bazan as the man responsible for Curse Your Branches, arguably the best record of 2009 not named Bitte Orca. Or maybe you think Bazan was the man behind that song, "Like a Pimp," but you are wrong, that was David Banner. (I could stare at the photo all day long and it will never cease to amaze me.)
Anyway, Branches is Bazan's breakup album with God—if you think Bazan is taking it bad, you should see the other guy—and while it's an emotionally jarring listening experience, the album is truly beautiful and sincere. To celebrate his first Portland show since the album's release, we're offering up a pair of tickets to see Bazan at Mississippi Studios this Friday night.
We'll give two tickets to the best commenter below, just explain why you deserve to go to the show for free. Love David Bazan? Love David Banner? Hate Jesus? Adore 'em all? Make your case by tomorrow (Wednesday!) at 9am and the tickets will be yours. Good luck, and God bless.
LISTEN:
David Bazan - "Bless This Mess"
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i've been listening to bazan since i was 13 years old in eastern washington, almost 1 year before whole ep came out..
David Bazan's loss of faith strangely mirrors my own discovery of faith ... this faith, right here, specifically. I found it just ... lying around. Maybe if I had two tickets to this show, I could give it back to him: "Found yr faith, bro!"
I love David. My friends love David. Send us to the concert, please.
i have faith
...that i want the tickets
i just want to go to the show and cry my eyes out
For those of us who grew up with Bazan, surely the most recent direction speaks with weightier words than other singer/songwriters who have shared such intimate work. In my mind, the severe pendulum shift from ideology equals even historical transformation such as C.S. Lewis finding himself "Suprised by Joy". However, as an artist with an established fan-base such as his, this latest work is akin to the conversion of high status profiles like Cat Stevens, or Prince. The newest album offers a sonically familiar reward to those who have followed along the artist's wayward path, however also introduces a conceptual confessional element that is standard to the singer/songwriter equip, yet unique in Bazan's arsenal.
come on give me those god blessed tickets
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