Something Like Silas
Encyclopedia
Something Like Silas was an alternative
Christian
rock
band from San Diego, CA, USA who played at the Hume Lake
Christian camp before being signed onto Sparrow Records
in 2003 and was the regular band at Flood, a ministry that meets at Kearny High School in San Diego, and is pastored by Matt Hammett. In the Fall of 2006, the band members decided to bring an end to Something Like Silas and form a new band, Future of Forestry
.
The founding members of Future of Forestry are the same as the final members of Something Like Silas, however the band posted on their old Web site that Future of Forestry is a new band with a new musical direction, Future of Forestry's initial EP is evidence that the band's "sound" has changed from their previous albums.
Alternative rock
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Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band from San Diego, CA, USA who played at the Hume Lake
Hume Lake
Hume Lake is an artificial lake in the Sequoia National Forest of Fresno County, California, adjacent to the unincorporated community of Hume. It is on Tenmile Creek, which flows into the Kings River. The surface elevation of the lake is...
Christian camp before being signed onto Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
in 2003 and was the regular band at Flood, a ministry that meets at Kearny High School in San Diego, and is pastored by Matt Hammett. In the Fall of 2006, the band members decided to bring an end to Something Like Silas and form a new band, Future of Forestry
Future of Forestry
Future of Forestry is a Christian rock alternative band from Southern California, USA.-History:Eric Owyoung, lead singer and song writer, started the band Something Like Silas in 2000. After playing at Hume Lake for 3 years and planting Flood Church in San Diego, the band signed with Sparrow Records...
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The founding members of Future of Forestry are the same as the final members of Something Like Silas, however the band posted on their old Web site that Future of Forestry is a new band with a new musical direction, Future of Forestry's initial EP is evidence that the band's "sound" has changed from their previous albums.
Final
- Eric Owyoung - Lead Vocal, Guitar, Keys
- Nick Maybury - Guitar, Vocals, Keys
- Luke Floeter - Bass, Keys
- Spencer Kim - Drums
Previous
- Ben Wurzell - Bass
- John Luzzi - Bass
- Malina Owyoung - Keyboards, Vocals
- Lenny Beh - Drums
Albums
- Divine Invitation - Sparrow RecordsSparrow Records-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
(2004) - Glimpses - Independent (2003)
- SL Silas EP - Independent (2002)
- Something Like Silas Live - Independent (2001)
- Creation's Call - Independent (2000)