Where I left off.

There was a huge gap from the time I last wrote. I could attribute that too a lot of things. I will spare the time, though.
It's been a busy first couple of months, that is all there is.
Living off campus has been a blessing and a curse.

Blessing- I can eat whatever I want to eat and the opposite sex can come hang out whenever she pleases.
Curse- We get outrageous power bills, we accumulate so much trash it is not even funny, and our kitchen tends to stay quite messy.
Mixed feelings- Mario Kart on the Wii. My roommates and virtually anyone who steps into my apartment is in love with Mario Kart. You would think that I would love it too considering it is my Wii. Mixed feelings still.

Harry's has been kickin and packing out crowds as of late. More is yet to come too.
We just had The Civil Wars come and we shot our first full-length concert DVD. We hope to be able to show the finished product very soon!
Upcoming concerts that I am attending. Jonsi on Halloween, Mumford and Sons on the 7th, and the great Brooke Fraser on the 13th.

Albums to get: Hillsong Chapel: Yahweh. An awesome acoustic rendition of some of the Hillsong greats from the past few or so years.
Brooke Fraser: Flags, this CD was and will be on repeat for quite sometime. Here is a link to a cool article some cool guy did on Brooke ARTICLE
Sufjan's new one The Age of Ads is pretty raw and in some ways creates different elements of his music style.

This is one is not new just real real good (if you are into bluegrassy kind of tunes) (I am) Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore.

That is about all I have for you all at this point.


Always. Keep that hope alive.

matt

Keep on keepin' on.

Picking up where I left off.
In a way.
I am now in Birmingham for good, and have been for over three weeks now. "The swing of things" is absolutely not what it is cracked up to be. Second week of school and the whole stress thing has already kicked in, but then again when has it ever subsided? Harry's Coffeehouse has started off in a dead sprint, and I think they will win the race if you know what I mean.
Living in an apartment has been much more than I could have asked for. The freedom that comes with this liberating feeling of being off by yourself is unmatched on campus. Waking up in a queen size bed could not be any better, or how about waking up on a Saturday to the smell of cinnamon rolls that were made by your awesome roommate Josh. Could not do that in Smith or Mountain View.

Something to consider praying about:
I am about to start writing for a non-profit organization called Here's Life Inner City in New York City. Pray for guidance and direction in my writings and for possible opportunities to come out of this. The Lord has been faithful in allowing me to write about something I am passionate about and I am grateful for that.

Short and sweet this time.
Your welcome.



matt

A Year For Amazing Shows; A Concert Calender of Sorts.

This summer has been the best. It has had it's ups and downs, but let me tell you the downs weren't that bad and the ups were enough to make me completely fine for many many summers. {If that made sense at all}
So lets get this amazing year for shows calender going. {These are in no particular order}

BHAM September 10th (Friday) @ Workplay- Griffin House
BHAM September 30th (Thursday) @ Workplay- Trevor Hall
BHAM October 5th (Tuesday) @ Workplay- Tyrone Wells and Andrew Belle
BHAM November 13th (Saturday) @ Workplay- Brooke Fraser
BHAM November 17th (Wednesday) @ Workplay- The Punch Bros


BHAM August 29th (Sunday) @ Samford University- Needtobreathe and some other guy...

BHAM September 20th (Monday) @ Verizon Wireless Music Center in Bham- Kings of Leon and The Black Keys and The Whigs
ATL November 2nd (Tuesday) @ The Tabernacle- MGMT
ATL October 30th (Saturday) @ The Fox- Band of Horses


ATL October 5th (Tuesday) @ The Fox- The National

ATL November 7th (Sunday) @ The Buckhead Theatre- Mumford and Sons
ATL September 8th (Wednesday) @ Masquerade- Crystal Castles
ATL October 2nd (Saturday) @ Masquerade- Yeasayer
ATL October 6th (Wednesday) @ The Tabernacle- The xx


ATL October 31st (Sunday) @ The Tabernacle- Jonsi

ATL November 6th ( Saturday) @ The Tabernacle- Sufjan Stevens
ATL November 19th (Friday) @ The Variety Playhouse- The Punch Bros
NASH August 22nd (Sunday) @ Bridgestone Arena- Ray Lamontagne and David Gray
NASH September 26th (Sunday) @ Cannery Ballroom- Of Montreal


NASH October 7th (Thursday) @ Mercy Lounge- Gayngs with Glasser {Justin Vernon is playing with Gayngs FYI} :)

NASH September 1st (Wednesday) @ Ryman Auditorium- She and Him
NASH October 3rd (Sunday) @ Ryman Auditorium- The National
NASH November 4th (Thursday) @ Ryman Auditorium- MGMT


Some live footage from the incredible show that Jonsi puts on.

That is it for NOW. Keep in mind if you live in Birmingham that Harry's Coffeehouse at Samford WILL be kicking some butt this year. AKA we got a new budget. Keep watching for that schedule to come out because you really will be surprised by who we are bringing in.
I may keep updating this schedule as new shows come out.

Life is real real good.


matt

Travels have come to a close. [for now] Louisville Tribute.

Now, I know I pretty much suck at posting every day. or even every week. My apologies. You most likely do not check every day or every week to see if I have posted, but regardless I am going to try a little better at keeping this baby up to date. Maybe then you WILL check me out every day... Who knows. --Thought I'd half way explain myself.




She is my favorite. No doubt about it.


My latest travels started in Birmingham for a few days of absolute chill time with my buddy Jake and a sweet sweet show with William Fitzsimmons. And then my travels took me to a place that I have wanted to get back to for quite some time now [and I thought I may never get back there ;)] This place is Louisville, Kentucky, Lou-uh-vul. Kelsey Elaine Boone calls Lou home. Now think of how excited you would be if you added up all the excitement from 10 birthdays all in to one... THAT is how excited I was to see her again. Needless to say it was a little surreal to see this 5'2 blonde beauty greet me at the airport. Call this completely ridiculous but I wore my gray beanie that day because she loves it. * The things you do for your girl friend.
The next 5 or so days kind of all ran together because of all the fun we had. It was very relaxed but we also accomplished a lot. And by accomplished a lot I mean we went to antique shops and ate Dairy Castle ice cream. It would be an understatement if I said I CANNOT wait to be back in Louisville. Would I mind living there one day? I would do it in a heart beat if Nashville would not take me.


Mister Fitzsimmons everybody.



Funniest Moment For Me in Louisville:

To go to the park and play tennis with Kelsey. The girl is an athlete, do not get me wrong. But she is about as good at tennis as I am good at growing hair on the top of my head. BUT do not fear I have promised myself that I will make her better at tennis somehow some way...

Favorite Food in Louisville:

I have tried to limit this to one item, but that is just going to be impossible. First I will start with the incredible sushi I had with Kelsey on a little date. I could not tell you what kind it was but it was THE best sushi I have ever had. Second place prize goes to Kelsey's mom's enchilada's. And lastly we have the one and only "Bird-in-a-basket" that was created in the Boone Manor by Miss Kelsey Boone and her freaking awesome* father Larry Boone.- * I am not sucking up, I promise.

Least Favorite Moment (besides when I left to go back home):

I was playing Kelsey's 6 year old cousin's Nintendo DS. Mario to be exact. He wanted me to try to beat a really really tough level because his young mind just could not let his fingers move as swiftly as an aged nintendo players. So I took that thing and was doing quite well, dodging sharks, jumping over killer crabs, and then I received some "shooting power"... Little did I know little Joseph absolutely loves the shooting power and wanted to witness it himself. Well, like an awful "grown up" who plays little kid games I lost the "shooting power" and Joseph went nuts. I thought he might take his shirt off and whip me with it. Ten minutes later, and a "talkin' to" Joseph innocently told us goodnight.
I hope the little guy still likes me, I mean I did trade silly bands with him...

I would tell you more about after Louisville but this post is getting too long for even me.
Ok, I'll make it short. Myself, Luke, and David Swilley helped paint and fix up their Aunt and Uncle's house in Birmingham for a couple of days. I came away with a fire ant bite and a huge knot on my head from a low door post.


Music Video of the day:


I am blessed beyond belief to be able to travel and enjoy my friends and family. I am thankful, very thankful.

Keep THE faith.

matt

Antiquing with mama. "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Chris Martin?"

Here are some pictures from this past weekend.

Older is better than new.

In my opinion, an old, scratched up, spilled on and then cleaned up piece of furniture is better than a fresh out of China piece.
You are probably thinking, matt why the heck are you writing about this!?
I went antique shopping today with my mom for the first time. We started this quest for a bargain in hopes of finding a night table and end table for my new place in Birmingham. I just was not about to go to Walmart and buy a half plastic half wood piece of junk. My thoughts were I will just go with an aged piece of furniture that looks like it has been through some hard times. I am not aged but sometimes I feel like I am an antique of sorts.
haha just kidding, I am 20 years old. Not quite "antique" worthy yet.
I am ready for the next little "big" step in my college aged years. That is living in my own place, cooking my own food, and not having to report to an R.A. when holidays come around. I am ready to truly fend for myself when it comes to making my next meal. Yeah, I may have salads and omelets and a smoothie every other day, but it will be a big step for me. Is it better than the caf? Most likely the answer will be a resounding yes!

A couple of random happenings/findings...
I walk into GoodWill today and as soon as I walk in the cashier guy goes, "Dude, has anyone ever told you that you look like Chris Martin?"
They most definitely have not. But thanks bro. It went a little something like that.

Oh and did you hear the awesome weekend I had with the Corley Family and Jana and Jake?! Oh you didn't?
Well well well. I tagged along with Laney, Jason, Hill and Bryn to the laser show at Stone Mountain. The weekend was perfect and then it got better... Jake (Jana's 9 week old son) decided that he was going to roll over for the first time. It was like the Braves won the world series when he did, the crowd went wild, and Jana cried... haha I think there will be a whole 'nother post on Laney and Jana. I know they would appreciate that.
Sorry for the rambling. I probably could have presented this past weekend to you a little better but I know this will suffice.


Older is still better than new. It's been tested.

Matt

Vacation and something else.

I am home, in Lilburn, Georgia. Three weeks ago I was home too. But the time in between then and now was perfect. From Winston Salem, NC to Nashville to Birmingham it was all an adventure, something new everyday. I did not update any of my blogs while I was gone. Some call it lazy. I call it simply, okay. I promise I won't have any crazy long breaks like that again.
You know when you get back from a trip and you try to think back on all the stuff that you did but you just cannot seem to quite comprehend ALL the outrageous activities that took place? That is me right now.
Things that I do remember:
1. Taylor Wright Branscombs wedding in NC
2. Went to Nashville. Stayed for a week and a couple days. Almost got a tattoo (story for another time). Played in a lake. Dressed up like proud American's from Tennessee on the 4th of July. Ate good food.
3. I got picked up in Nashville by none other than Kelsey Boone. Went to Birmingham, Alabama and enjoyed good food and amazing company.
4. Kelsey Boone
5. Now I'm back home. Very okay with this.

I could not and never will ask for a better life than I have. I take it for granted. The life I live is the one that the Son of God gave me, so I will cherish it and live, live as best as I can to please Him.

I felt like I needed to do some life updating as a "finally returning traveler" post.


What I'm listening to right now:
John Mark McMillan's new album titled The Medicine
Hillsong Live- Beautiful Exchange
A lot of Beirut
Mumford and Sons
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Future Islands
Sleigh Bells
William Fitzsimmons
and
The National

Just a little mid-summer soundtrack.

Read this also please. A blog on me and Jesus.

Oh ho ho ho. How amazing are the summer months. Winter is something special though. Jeans and flannel.

You all are too kind.

matt

Am I 20 or 40?! A bit vulnerable. PART 2.

There is a first time for a lot of things. This is the first time I have written a Part 2 to a post. I feel that a Part 2 dos needed to happen considering what just took place a couple of hours ago.
Today was the day that I had an appointment to get a haircut. (I needed one in a bad way, so I thought.) I walk in just like I would to any other hair cut appointment, sit down and start talking to Donna, the nice lady that cuts my hair when I am home. Before she starts wetting the scissors along with my hair, she says, "Matt you really have beautiful hair, like I don't think I need to cut it." I'm thinking what in the world! Are you kidding me! I have a receding hair line and I am balding, there is no way that qualifies for such a compliment. So I humbly respond with a, "Thank you, I appreciate that but the hair on the back of my head just grows way too fast and it leaves me with a mullet-y look, and honestly that just isn't me." She understood what I was saying and proceeded with the haircut. It turned out to be quite a masterpiece. No more curls over the ears, when my hair gets greasy it will not look like I have a mullet any more, I am happy. This lady is consistent though... Before she pulled off the cover she looks at my hair, looks in the mirror, and is still just shocked that my hair looks so good. Her words, "Your hair just has so much volume, and umpfff, I mean yeah your thinning, but it really doesn't look that bad." Well dad gum, I went in for a hair cut and came out with a hair cut and a self esteem that could trump anyone.
It was if Donna read my blog and wanted to reassure me that thinning hair CAN look good, possibly. Or she wanted a good tip.
Either way I am appreciative. But I know I will look like Bruce Willis in the somewhat near future.


If you haven't stopped reading by now, thank you. I am starting a new project, a new blog, a new blog platform.

http://www.mattdavidsonandlife.wordpress.com/

This blog will be the raw, unashamed journey that the Lord has brought me to, the journey that will continue on until I die. Vulnerability will be huge in this blog I presume. I wanted others to come on the journey with me. So I created something new.


The faith will not leave you if you stay true to it.

matt