A new year to fall in love....

I fell in love again today. Maybe it's the season. Family, friends, food. Through the snow and ice, there's new life. New life to live, to share. Maybe I'm just extra sentimental because of something I ate. Regardless, I fell in love again today.

It's the simplest thing really. You're sitting on the floor at the foot of your bed with you laptop and guitar, 1 pick, 1 capo, no tuner, no socks, no distractions and it happens.

Practicing...but not really practicing to get anywhere. Checking out guitar tabs online for fun, writing new tunes and I stumble across some old favorites and just dive deeper in love again. Was it St. Patricks Day by John Mayer? Was it the idea of you, dreamgirl, or steady as we go by DMB? Maybe it was the new tunes I'm working on....regardless...

I fell in love with music again today.

Do you remember what that's like? Have you slowed down enough, really stopped to experience that moment in your life a long time ago when you listened to music because you couldn't NOT listen to it?

This new year, this 2009, take some time to fall in love with the music that really moves you, that really carries you. I doubt you'll regret it. Who knows, maybe Beckon Q can deliver that chance to fall in love again for you. I truly hope so.

All of the peace, all of the love, and all of the good things life can bring to you.

Luke
Beckon Q

Why I love music...

Hi everyone!
I was asked by a fellow band mate to write on why I love music and what music means to me. So here goes…

My love affair with music started when I was a little bitty girl singing in the church choir. I was so nervous singing Silent Night in front of a silent attentive crowd. I remember catching myself as I scrunched the side of my dress up in my hand as I held the mic in the other. But even though I had nerves, I loved it. I wanted to do it again, and again, and again.

In high school I decided, much like Luke, to teach myself guitar. It took quite a bit of dedication to learn this foreign instrument. After crossing that beginner’s hurdle, songs started flowing out. Many were full of teen angst and heartbreak but as many artists would say, the best songs are written out of raw emotion. And teenage years are full of raw emotion!

I believe there’s magic in what music does. It tells stories in ways that words alone cannot. If created with sensitivity and thought, music allows you to enter into what the artist is trying to share, linking us together in a mysterious fashion.

My soul sings because that’s all it desires to do. As lungs fill with air without us thinking about it, so my soul sings. I hope that is what you hear when listening to Beckon Q… our heart, our thoughts, our souls when you listen to these songs.

Peace and love,

Becky

Northbrook baby!

Why does it always snow in Northbrook?

I think it's so it makes it extra special to cuddle up with friends, drink coffee, and enjoy a cold snowy night the best way us BQers know how to...

Here's a sample of the evening...enjoy!

Shirts, shirts, and well...just two shirts

Did you know that we now have shirts for sale? That's right, sport your BQ gear proudly...

Couple of options here:
Uni-sex "city" shirt. Beckon Q is all over this city.
"Girly" flower shirt. Careful boys, this doesn't just look girly, it fits girly too...

Head to www.beckonq.com to pick yours up today! (and while you're there..check out the updates to the website! I think you'll appreciate the cleanup. We sure did!

Like what you see on the website, let us know! Could we do something different, we're all ears!

Peace, love, and all good things,
lq
BQ

Cubby Bear

Friday night...well, Saturday morning more like...
The first time the glorious fivesome got to actually play together. I'm biased, but it was magic.

Here's just a glimpse of how pimp it was...check out beautiful Scotty on electric.

Check out more pics on our facebook page (and while you're there..become a fan of course!!!)

I do need to say a special thanks to Tim Stopulos (www.timstopulos.com) for coming through in a pinch. My guitar decided to go quite on me that night and I needed an acoustic in a hurry. Tim leant me his Gibson without thinking about it and I'm much indebted! Thanks Tim! Be sure to check out his trio as soon as you can. They were great that night and we hope to do more shows with them in the future for sure.

If you were there, did you have fun? If you weren't...what do you think you missed? Hmm...?

Peace, love, and all good things...
Luke
Beckon Q

Free cubs gear! World series tickets!?

One never really knows what surprises await each and every Beckon Q
show these days...
At murphys bleachers (www.murphysbleachers.com) the other night, not
only did everyone get to listen to the smooth tunes of Beckon Q, as
well, listen to Micah Walk band (www.myspace.com/micahwalkband) ...but
the fine folks at bud lite decided it would be nice to hand out free
tshirts, buttons and even a pair of world series tickets to a lucky
winner! It wasn't me.... Ah well....

Needless to say, the surprises that come to pass at Beckon Q shows can
be quite fun and you should know we've got a couple surprises in store
for you at the next few shows.... So be sure to come out... can't wait
to see you there!

Venue Art and Wine show...

This past weekend, Becky and I were asked to hit up a grand opening show and head to Washington, IL for Venue Art and Wine. This place is great. Check it out here: www.venueartandwine.com

Some good friends of ours, Jeff and Julia Woods (www.jwportraitlife.com...the photographers that took all of our pics...) started this idea, then handed it over to 2 very fine ladies, Steph and Tiff to complete. (i think=) In any case, we dug the space tons. Now, no offense to Washington, IL, but it's not exactly what you'd think of when you think of hip, fun, trendy, cool...yet Venue is just that. The evening featured scultor artist Bob Emser, acoustic music compliments of yours truly, and a wine and beer menu that was something to boast about!

Hopefully some of the folk from Washington, IL will remember us and we can hit up the small town sometime in the future full-band...we'd love to.

Peace, love, and all good things.
Luke
Beckon Q