Marc Martel, lead singer of Downhere, looks and sounds a heckuva lot like Freddie Mercury, late lead singer for Brit band Queen. Before last week that made for nothing more than some good ice breaker conversation around Downhere’s merchandise table after concerts. But now the likeness and Marc’s vocal talents could help chronically underappreciated Downhere… 
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Marc Martel Sings Queen & Downhere Wins
All You Americans Come Here And Watch This. Texans Too.
So, Marc of Downhere says on the bus yesterday, “All you Americans come here and watch this.”
First, I explained to misguided Mark that I’m not an American. I’m a Texan living in America, only because Texas happens to be part of America (for the time being).
And then I watched it.
It was revelatory.
Perspective changing.
I have a new…
The Hard Life Of A Solo Soft Rock Star
It’s just me and Ben on the road.
No band. No drummer, bass player, electric guitar guy, keyboardist. Just me and Ben.
No gear. No speakers, amps, drumkits. No merchandise banner, table cloths. Just me and Ben.
Occassionally some well-intentioned soul will say something like, “Hey, why don’t you get a band? And a bus?…
Here Comes The Ugly American
I’m headed to Canada for a week. A whole week up there with Downhere (that’s just too easy) and High Valley. I’m just the opener and the guy who comes out and talks about Compassion during the show. Which means I’ll have loads of time each night to just sit and listen to…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
