Another Side of Love146

I kind of can't believe I haven't posted on this yet.

You might have heard about Lamont Hiebert and his band Ten Shekel Shirt. Lamont is one of the amazing co-founders of Love146. When he took part of the lifechanging trip to the child brothels of Southeast Asia with Rob Morris and other future founders of Love146, he decided to put his musical career on hold and form the organization. Now that Love146 has really taken off, he has returned with a newly released album called "Jubilee" and is speaking about the issue of child sex trafficking and exploitation through his music. The iTunes review calls it a "welcome return" and describes Ten Shekel Shirt's sound as an "atmospheric folk-pop groove, reminiscent in spots of Coldplay and their British compatriots... These songs are written out of faith and experience by an artist dedicated to a noble cause."

I just bought Jubilee on iTunes and I'm listening to it right now (seriously? Not only

had I not posted on TSS, I hadn't purchased this yet? I don't even know what I was thinking.) The new Kelly Clarkson CD (which I also love, btw), is going to have to move over to make room for this. If you're interested, you can listen to some clips of Jubilee on iTunes here, or on their website.

I've posted a video below of Lamont speaking about Love146, Ten Shekel Shirt's music, and a few interspersed clips of their performances. It's great and I would recommend taking a few minutes to watch it. Fun fact--Johnny Rodgers, the lead guitarist, is also married to Love146's lovely Desirea Rodgers.

"Learn, as much as you can... and then join something. You can join a national group, a local, regional group: I started something at my house. A little justice study, we met and talked about issues of modern day slavery. And the third thing I would recommend to those who want to get involved is to act. They can act by giving money, by pursuing a career in law, child psychology, trauma counseling, a lawyer working on behalf of the oppressed; people can use their existing vocations or voice--I happen to be a musician so many of my songs are about abolition, restoration, and I speak about it all over the country. It's not just all a guilt trip and heaviness; It's incredibly exciting to be a part of the new abolition, the movement in our day... The reality is that it's very encouraging to see children learn to smile again, to walk in freedom, and see them restored." - Lamont Hiebert, Ten Shekel Shirt