If you follow touring at all, you know it’s tough these days even to break even on the road. I have finally figured out how to go out for an extended tour and come out on top. Meet the new tour van, complete with retro awesomeness and a questionable sponsored. I don’t smoke, but apparently now I have to. And it’ll only be menthol-cooled North Pole cigarettes for me!!

If you grew up in the 90′s Christian Music scene like me then you’ve heard of Smalltown Poets. Over the years I’ve gotten to know them and was privileged to design the artwork for their Christmas album that just came out. They’re great guys and they made a great Christmas record for you to add to your collection so go BUY IT NOW!

After almost going with the “Milk & Cookies for Jesus” concept we landed here with a fun vintage sled. Makes me want to whisper “Rosebud.”

I figure I haven’t written too many blogs this summer. I also figure I’ve been busy with very important things.

For one, I’ve been assisting in raising a human being. It’s a tough task and one that is easy to lose sleep over. But the difficulties seem to melt away when this particular one gives you her undivided attention. It also helps that she’s ridiculously cute. Here are some photos from a recent shoot we did for Adalyn LaRue. (she desperately wanted to do a photo-shoot)

Please visit SusanPeckPhotography.com to heap praise upon her great work.

I recently found out about an unsung music blog, SoundsThatMatter.com,  run by the ever-diligent Crystal Serowka. Like most music-enveloped childhoods, I spent a great deal of time trying to figure out that next big thing; that undiscovered talent before they hit the radio. My efforts have turned to writing my own next big thing, but it’s great to see that enthusiasm has been picked up and run much further by people like Crystal.

I recently did a video performance of “I Want You more” off my latest record for Sounds That Matter. You can see it HERE.

This was sent to me today by David McDowell. Just thought I’d share it with all of you as it sums up why we make the music we make:

On Monday 4th April 2011, @dgmcdowe said:

@evanmchugh almost 6 years ago I heard you in a Marietta church basement, just days after I left NOLA escaping Hurricane Katrina. That night was a pretty formative moment in my life, as I was a 16 year old with just a few VERY new friends. I never stopped listening to your music. I just figured I’d let you know, on days you have writers’ block, or feel down on your luck, you did your part to make my time easier in 2005.

On another equally awesome note, my friend Anna Johnson (who is an awesome singer-songwriter) made this video and perfected the context in which my song “Tell Me It’s Lovely” should be listened to: Watch Now!