“Showstopping and Face-melting All In One” by Kylie Foster

November 17, 2012, the Feed The Bears crew took over the River of Life church in Hesperia for what turned out to be one of the greatest shows on this tour thus far. Despite last minute changes and scrambling to find out who would be on stage next, the artists all left their hearts on the stage… and I’m pretty sure Bboy Nesto left his on the floor during a break-dance interlude.

Krosswordz took the stage first performing two original hip hop tracks, followed by Tha Saint, gracing the Feed The Bears platform for the last time during the tour. ProzperaD and Imajj performed a “holy hip hop” twist on a mainstream song, drawing in an impressive amount of crowd participation.

In order to fill in some extra time, Floyd (from Holy Kiss) accompanied by Paul and Josh (from Yielded) performed two praise songs with a funky, blues twist. After two mind-blowing solos from Paul and soulful vocals from Floyd, it’s easy to say this performance was a showstopper and a face-melter all in one. Naturally, the only person who could follow such an amazing performance was Bboy Nesto. After three of his songs, he and a very talented audience member did a break dance interlude, proving the point that a show with such awesome variety could only be that of the Feed The Bears tour.

Next was Caught Up, bringing energy to the stage and to the crowd. With a total of five songs, including a whole new take on Revelation Song, they left the audience buzzing… not to mention leaving one of their songs stuck in my own head ever since. Headlining and closing the event was Yielded. And let me tell you, I could write about them all day. Paul, again, stole the show with his incredible guitar skills and genuine lyrics. After an audience demanded encore of two songs, Esteban closed the night with a heartfelt message of redemption from the past and hope for the future in Christ. The night ended on an emotional high as the entire audience engaged in a Spirit-filled time of worship. Seeing an entire crowd so genuine in their worship and their emotion is such a rare and beautiful thing. With lightened hearts and entertained ears, people are already looking forward to the next Feed The Bears show, excited for what they will hear and even more excited for how they will see God move.

“Three shows down, four to go!” by Kylie Foster

The Feed The Bears tour, presented by The HD Platform, is in full swing. Different locations are being filled to the brim with eager audience members, excited by the amazing music and uplifting truth they receive from this tour. This tour has now filled the stages of The Life Center in Hesperia, One of Life’s Perks coffeehouse in Apple Valley, The Branch Christian Center in Hesperia, and is on to Forerunner Christian Fellowship in Barstow.

Saturday, October 20th, Feed The Bears took over One of Life’s Perks coffeehouse in Apple Valley. With the tables and chairs all full, the evening began with the infamous Chad & Garrett, with a worship set, moving onto Alex Sanchez, whose set contained his first live performance of an original song (and a killer drum trio for an instrumental). King D, followed by IGorilla, had the crowd excited and moving with upbeat hip hop. Following these acts were Dayseye, a Christian alternative rock band from Barstow, and another rock band (with the perfect rockstar hair) known as Jagg. Yielded closed the performance portion, followed by an encouraging message from Esteban Vargas and worship from Holy Kiss.

The following Saturday, November 3rd, the artists and a big group of their fans, set up shop in the Branch Christian Center in Hesperia. The beginning praise and worship set came from The Redeemed Collection. Following them was Jagg, with both an original and rockin’ cover. Then Tha Saint took over the stage and right after him came Krosswordz, both two original Christian hip hop artists. Holy Kiss performed next with clever harmonies and a surprising and exciting guitar solo in their set. Bboy Nesto gave another infectious performance after hearing from Holy Kiss. The ever-so-lovable Chad & Garrett, accompanied by Kevin Lindsey, came next and charmed the audience with their personalities and their raw vocals. Caught Up ended the performance portion and another great word from Esteban closed out the night.

Each show has contained an opening set of praise and worship, multiple bands filling up the performance portion, and then closed with a message and another set of praise and worship. The tour is designed to not only bring artists together on stage, but to bring people, despite their personal circumstances, together in life. These shows, and the tour overall, are special events that really showcase the power of music and the power of the Lord, and what more could one ask for in their community?

The Feed The Bears tour will be taking over Forerunner Christian Fellowship in Barstow this upcoming Saturday, November 10, 2012.