The Love Bravely Podcast
The Love Bravely Podcast
Podcast Description
A journey in music, culture, and courage, the Love Bravely podcast explores the meeting place of inner and outer change—how do we transform ourselves to help transform our world? Rapper/singer-songwriter and creative activist, Matre, invites a space of conversation and collaboration with inspiring musicians, artists, and thinkers from traditions and places around the globe. In a time of much intensity and challenge we are coming together to explore new, deep-hearted ways forward. We’re excited to have you join us. lovebravely.substack.com
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The podcast explores themes of music, culture, and social change, focusing on how inner transformation can lead to outer societal shifts. Episodes cover topics such as the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the power of love as a transformative force, and deep-hearted ways to navigate societal challenges, using personal anecdotes and creative expressions.
A journey in music, culture, and courage, the Love Bravely podcast explores the meeting place of inner and outer change—how do we transform ourselves to help transform our world? Rapper/singer-songwriter and creative activist, Matre, invites a space of conversation and collaboration with inspiring musicians, artists, and thinkers from traditions and places around the globe. In a time of much intensity and challenge we are coming together to explore new, deep-hearted ways forward. We’re excited to have you join us.
This episode features pieces of an audio recording from an online Love Bravely event earlier this year: the Department Store Song Premiere and Artist Talk. The event took place on Zoom on February 23rd and features Love Bravely host, Matre, telling the story of the newest Love Bravely song, “Department Store,” while also diving deeper into an exploration of what he refers to as “A Church With No Walls”—the possibility of a sacred space created through popular musical styles.
This event recording also features a conversation with producer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Rick Ellis, who produced “Department Store.” Matre and Rick tell stories about their musical journeys, and their journeys with inner development and spirituality, exploring the interconnection of the two, and discovering new connections and commonalities between their paths. Together, they take a step further in Love Bravely’s ongoing exploration of the sacred roots of popular music—from the blues, to soul, jazz, rock ’n’ roll, and hip hop—and the sacred, transformative currents continuing to move through these, and other, musical styles.
The song “Department Store” is now streaming on all platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. The song was written by Matre and Peter David Walden, and features Matre on vocals; Peter David Walden on guitars and cello; Rick Ellis on guitar, keys, sound design, and production; Lesley Kernochan on backing vocals; Evan Cristo on drums; and Blaise Moriarty on bass.
Love Bravely is a community-supported project and we’re deeply grateful for your contributions, which make it possible for this work to move forward. We invite you to join our Patreon community and become a monthly subscriber at patreon.com/lovebravely, or to make a one-time donation here. Thank you for joining us on this journey and helping to make it possible!
To check out more music from Love Bravely and Matre, as well as Love Bravely articles and other collaborations, visit us on Substack at lovebravely.substack.com.
“Department Store” cover art / episode art by Laura Summer. Podcast logo art by Laura Summer. “Department Store” cover design by Joshua Temkin.
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