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Happy Birthday to Me: New Music Release

22 November 201622 November 2016 by Justin Whitcomb

Justin Whitcomb

I'm having another birthday. And since I haven't released any new music yet this year, I felt it was time to make it happen! As of 23 November, you can go to my BandCamp page and download FOR FREE my new single "Southpaw." This instrumental hip-hop style track is a…

Faith Like a Child

5 June 201213 April 2013 by Justin Whitcomb

Justin Whitcomb

[caption id="attachment_2709" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Grayson"][/caption] Last week we had storms here in Sioux Falls. As I was getting my 2 year old into his PJ's for the night, he heard the first roll of thunder. He looked at me and said, "Airplane!" I said, "No, that's thunder." "Thunder...?" "Yeah. It's…

Conspicuous Compassion

16 March 201231 December 2015 by Justin Whitcomb

Justin Whitcomb

A couple of days ago we took the kids for a ride to calm them down for the night. It's something we've grown fond of doing, and we always like driving through the neighborhoods where the houses are new, modern, and big. As we were driving, our son Gray was…

The Sioux Empire…for Kids

5 July 201111 November 2013 by Justin Whitcomb

Justin Whitcomb

Becoming a dad means many learning experiences, not the least of which is finding creative ways to keep your kid's hands out of the way during diaper changes. Yes, there are plenty less pleasant lessons, but there are also some incredible discoveries that come with this life-changing stage. I'm…

Life Changing Music, Part 1: Most Influential Albums from Middle School and Before

5 March 2010 by Justin Whitcomb

Justin Whitcomb

There are certain songs, bands, albums, ideas that hook you when you're young and change forever your opinion of what music should be. Before my middle school years (1994-1997), I based my musical tastes largely on two things: my parents' music and the music on Top 40 radio (the latter…

Review: mewithoutYou “Brother, Sister”

22 March 200922 March 2009 by Justin Whitcomb

Justin Whitcomb

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="mewithoutYou: Brother, Sister"][/caption] It's no surprise that mewithoutYou's most recent album, "Brother, Sister," offers a heady dose of unusual and unsettling music, but this album is still beyond this band's typical realm of shouted poetry and spoken-word intensity. The first two albums, "[A-->B] Life" and "Catch…

Supplemental Reading

8 October 2007 by Justin Whitcomb

Justin Whitcomb

Don't you love it when you discover something you hated for the longest time is actually incredibly enjoyable? Maybe it's that first time you eat broccoli and say, "Hey, that's good." Or maybe it's the first time you look at Argyle socks and think, "that may just be more stylish…