Last night, I saw Shawn McDonald in concert at Dwelling Place, a church in Christiansburg. I didn’t recognize the name when I first heard about the concert yesterday afternoon, but I decided to take a look at his site, and some of his original songs seemed familiar, so I decided to go. Someone from Dwelling Place was opening for him. I was hoping that it would be Isaac, one of the ministers from Chi Alpha who goes to Dwelling Place. Instead, it was someone who I didn’t know. He was too long, and I didn’t like his style.
Shawn had a great solo acoustic set, and I was able to talk with him and get a copy of his latest studio album autographed after the show. It turns out that he was the opening opening act the first time that I saw David Crowder Band on tour. That night was amazing, but I missed most of Shawn’s set because of several wrecks on the capital beltway. Apparently, that night was Shawn’s first time on the east coast ever and he thought that it was one of the best stops on that tour. I was glad that I went, and it was cool getting to meet an artist who seemed to really want to connect with his fans.
UPDATE: Shawn’s song that has made it onto Christian radio is called “Gravity”. It’s also was a bonus track on the purple disc of WoW 2005.