I'm playing this THURSDAY & SATURDAY (1.26 & 1.28) at Ghirardelli Square (San Francisco) from 12-4pm (Thurs) and 5-8pm (Sat). Weather looks to be great this week but check before you come! If you can make it, try parking somewhere on the street. Depending on the time, it will probably be cheaper for you than the garage.
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Music
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1) Email me (KEVIN@KEVINTOQE.com), say which album(s) you want, and I'll send you the link. Then just CONTRIBUTE with the PayPal button on the rightsidebar ($10 suggested donation). If you're willing to wait for me to email you the link (within 24 hours), I get a much higher percentage of the money this way.
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While listening to Kevin's first record, Love Is, you will find great effort was taken to maintain an authentic, live recording feel, forgoing traditional recording click tracks and over-compression. This keep-it-simple style focuses on the quality of lyrics while highlighting the talented musicians who keep your foot tapping.
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Videos
Brendon Patubo (Vocal Eyes Media) was nice enough to swing by and take some footage from Sunday (12.4.11) in Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco. He caught most of a Christmas song I wrote a few years back. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas :)
And big thanks, Brendon! Thanks for sharing your videography skills! :)
Another video capture by Brendon Patubo, this time "Keep the Faith", live in Ghirardelli Square (12.4.11).
A couple friends told me they wanted to take some photos for a new internet opportunity for my music. So we made an evening of it in a stranger's field (after asking permission, of course. We're not dumb!).
3rd Thursday @ City Centre Crepes & Coffeehouse in downtown Laurel, MS. This is one of my favorite cover songs - includes help from Shane Kelly (bass) & Jeremiah Stricklin (electric).
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Kevin has been a full-time independent artist since April 2009 through album sales and contributions. His music is directly furthered by support from listeners like you.
About Kevin Toqe
Growing up in California, 28-year-old singer-songwriter Kevin Toqe didn't have to look far to find beauty in the surrounding landscape. The San Francisco Bay Area was where he developed musically with the help of some talented mentors and hours of practice. Now, through the writing and performing landscape, Kevin has developed a medium for communicating Love through song and verse.
The original album, Love Is, tells of true and beautiful life that we're all made to experience, and with the release of his second album, Home Is, Kevin has continued to communicate the same message along the same hopeful style as the first. Every album track invites you to listen in on a musical conversation with God, each reflecting on how real life comes rarely as expected, but that joy is just as real and possible in every situation.
Continuing the theme of Love Is, the new title track, Home Is, has become another significant picture for how Kevin wants to see his life on earth in relation to God, drawing parallels to relatable personal relationships. He elaborates, saying:
"God gave the earthly relationship between a man and a woman to reflect what it means to feel at home in a relationship with Jesus. The feeling of home in both relationships is not confined to a location, and the best aspects in the earthly version only begin to tell of the Divine one."
Listeners of Kevin's first album, Love Is, will find a noticeable progression into his second, both lyrically and musically. Greater emphasis on rhythm and instrumental layers reflect the sounds of James Taylor and John Mayer along with flavors of Sara Groves and Colbie Caillat. Many of the same musicians lent their talents again for Home Is, helping keep a similar feel as the first album, while the engineering and mixing talents of Mike Burns added that extra polish.
Kevin looks forward to a bright future in California, and no doubt this season will create plenty of experiences to shape his next album and point listeners to where their Home Is.
Kevin would like to thank some of the following musical influences in his life: Dan Vigus (first band teacher), Steve Muller (music pastor), Mike Busbee, Steve Bowman (former Counting Crows drummer), Pastor Roger Thrower, Max Butler (guitarist/worship leader), Derrek Phillips, & James Johnson-Hill.
