Pikeville FBC Pastor John Lucas is looking forward to meeting inside for Easter. Last year he led drive-in services on the Pikeville High School sloped parking lot. Submitted
Pastor Chad Fugitt remembers last Easter as a surreal moment as they livestreamed a service with had four people in the sanctuary of Ormsby Heights Baptist Church.
âWe had like five of us come in on Sunday morning to do the livestream,â he said. âI preached on hope in the pandemic. I know a lot of people were online, on YouTube and Facebook watching, but it was surreal. Here we were on Easter Sunday and preaching on hope in the pandemic and I was looking at four people.â
Adrian Spinelli March 11, 2021Updated: March 14, 2021, 6:51 pm
Valerie June performs at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2019. June’s latest album, “The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers,” draws dreamy scenarios. Photo: Bobby Bank, Getty Images
The Chronicle’s guide to notable new music.
NEW ALBUMS
Valerie June, “The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers” (Fantasy)
The fifth album from the Memphis singer-songwriter is more than just a roots music release. Blending the gospel and Appalachian folk sounds June has come to be known for, her latest release brings in imaginative producer Jack Splash (who has worked with Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and St. Paul & the Broken Bones) for a richer treatment of these often psychedelic soul songs. Standout track “Call Me a Fool” features Stax Records legend Carla Thomas on backing vocals and is a perfect example of the dreamy pictures June paints throughout the album’s 14 tracks. She summed up her creati
By the time the Mike Blankenship was out of bed, the flames were blocking the entrance to his home. He thanks Bellevue firefighters for saving his life.