Esterlyn

“I will not fear
I will not hide Your love, your love
All of my life
I can not deny your life

And everything comes alive
In my life as we lift You higher
Let Your freedom arise
In our lives as we lift You up
Sing it out
Freedom is here

Your freedom is here
Freedom is here
Your freedom is here”

The song came to an amazing finish and the crowd went wild in approval over Esterlyn’s hit Christian Single Freedom is here.

Coming from Boise, Idaho Esterlyn is a Christian worship/independent rock band that came to Turning Point Open Bible Church for a private concert for the youth group. 

The four handsome band members include Luke Caldwell (vocals and guitar), Tommy Torrez (guitar, keyboard, and vocals), Shawn Myers (bass), and Ryan Tomlinson (drums). In 2006 they signed to Rooster Records where they have recorded their first three albums Lamps (2008), and Mending the Meaning Acoustic EP (2009), and Call Out (2010). Mending the Meaning actually entered the top ten on Itunes! There first hit “We All Need”, has been played on major outlets such as fuse TV, JCTV, 1 Cubed, TVU, The Zone, and MTV’s Latino America. They have toured with Kutless, Disciple, Stellar Kart, and Thousand Foot Krutch (TFK).  Needless to say they are a talented group of musicians.

But back to the night of the private concert, I was tapping my filled moneybag to the beat of the drums in the other room. I was selling tickets at a mere five dollars for those who wanted to see Esterlyn live.

Luke Caldwell

After a while I was released of my duties and rushed to grab my camera so the real fun could began.  Because I was staff I had access to whatever angle I wanted. So I found myself hovering around the stage like a manic fan.  I watched as they sung with passion and true joy. You could tell by the way Luke swayed with his guitar and closed his eyes that this was his passion. He sung because he had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and he wanted the world to know where he came from. The crowd smiled and listened to the power of his lyrics and began to raise their arms in praise.

Half way through their set, Tommy stopped to talk about his life. The crowd clung to the words coming out of his mouth.  Tommy talked about how he always had a plan for his life and this old girlfriend of his who he was going to marry but it didn’t work out. He said he never thought he would be doing music but he let God change his heart and his life.

Once Tommy was done speaking the band sung a few more songs and then concluded by talking about their merchandise that was for sale. The crowd applauded and screamed as they walked off stage.

Tommy Torrez

As the room emptied and they came back in to pack up. Their wives came in with there kids and it was adorable to see that there wives traveled with them and how excited they where to be with their family’s. I was staking chairs and cleaning garbage during this team and even though the members of the band seemed tired they were full of smiles and kind words.

It truly was a great experience to see a band live, yet see how they were after the concert, and they were genuine, and that is what matters, at lease to me.