q cafe music spotlight returns! introducing: lower lights burning

Graydon Holden is the first to admit that he is a naturally self-conscious person. He cares about how others see him and can find letting his guard down to be emotionally draining at times. However, as the lead singer of the folk rock group Lower Lights Burning, Graydon chooses to put insecurities aside and present himself and his feelings transparently before those who come to listen.
   “There are very few people who don’t worry about being self-conscious,” he says. “But if I’m worried about myself I don’t have time to care about others around me… This (music) is the way I connect with individuals and show that I care.”
   For Graydon and his brother Michael, the other half of the Lower Lights Burning duo, raw honesty and vulnerability have become goals for the songs they write, the shows they play and really, as they go about each day, they say. The mission behind this is simple: learn to love others. In recent years they have found that Music is an excellent tool to show love to others in a unique and unifying way. READ MORE