Dear Ephesus
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Dear Ephesus was an American Christian
Emo
music group from Orlando, Florida
. They were voted third-favorite new group of 1997 by HM Magazine
readers, and went on to release two albums. The band broke up at the end of the 1990s.
Several members reformed as Tenderfoot
, hoping to fill their Bulletproof Records contract and reach the secular market. They had one release under this name, The Devil And Rock And Roll, in 2000.
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
Emo
Emo (music)
Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace...
music group from Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. They were voted third-favorite new group of 1997 by HM Magazine
HM Magazine
HM: The Hard Music Magazine is an American bimonthly publication focusing on both Christianity and hard rock. Articles include news, album and festival reviews, posters, artists to watch, indie artist reviews, devotionals and interviews with Christian artists...
readers, and went on to release two albums. The band broke up at the end of the 1990s.
Several members reformed as Tenderfoot
Tenderfoot
A tenderfoot is slang for an inexperienced person, or someone who exhibits tenderness as a personality trait.Tenderfoot may also refer to:* One of the ranks in the Boy Scouts of America* A guest at a guest ranch, also known as a "dude"...
, hoping to fill their Bulletproof Records contract and reach the secular market. They had one release under this name, The Devil And Rock And Roll, in 2000.
Band members
- Aaron Wiederspahn - vocals
- Brett Levsen - guitar
- Ed Lamoso - guitar
- Louis Defabrizio - bass
- Jeff Irizarry - drums
Discography
- A View of Epic Proportions EP (1995, Review: HM Magazine, Cross Rhythms)
- The Consolation of Pianissimo (1997, Reviews: The Phantom Tollbooth, Cross Rhythms)
- The Absent Sounds of Me (1998, Reviews: HM Magazine, The Phantom Tollbooth)
Trivia
- The band was notable for their incredibly intense live performances.
- The hidden track on the album The Consolation Of Pianissimo is not titled Sutton Blaze (as is often cited), but actually Sutton Place, a reference to an apartment complex where a friend lived and band members often hung out.
- Aaron Weiderspahn is now a writer and director. His first film is The Sensation of SightThe Sensation of SightThe Sensation of Sight is a feature film produced by independent film company Either/Or Films. Shot in 2005 and completed in 2006, it was written and directed by Aaron Wiederspahn and stars David Strathairn, Ian Somerhalder, Daniel Gillies, Jane Adams, Ann Cusack, Elisabeth Waterston, Joseph...
(2006), starring David StrathairnDavid StrathairnDavid Russell Strathairn is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for portraying journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck...
and Ian SomerhalderIan SomerhalderIan Joseph Somerhalder is an American model, actor and producer, best known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost and Damon Salvatore in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries.-Early life:...
from LostLost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. - Brett Levsen and Edgardo Lamoso are currently playing in The Vanity PlanThe Vanity PlanThe Vanity Plan is an American Rock Band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2006. It consists of Brett Levsen, Joshua Rucks, Emmanuel Foret, Christian Berglund and Ed Lamoso....
. - Louis Defabrizio Currently fronts the band Gasoline Heart along with Jeff Irizarry and John Forston from Squad 5-0.