Dear Ephesus Explained

Dear Ephesus was an American Christian alternative rock band from Orlando, Florida. They were voted third-favorite new group of 1997 by HM Magazine readers, and went on to release two albums. The band broke up at the end of the 1990s.

Several members re-formed as Tenderfoot, hoping to fill their Bulletproof Records contract and reach the secular market. They had one release under this name, The Devil And Rock And Roll, in 2000.^[1]

Band members

• Aaron Wiederspahn – vocals
• Brett Levsen – guitar
• Ed Lamoso – guitar
• Louis Defabrizio – bass
• Jeff Irizarry – drums

Discography

• A View of Epic Proportions EP (1995, Review: HM Magazine,^[2] Cross Rhythms^[3])
• The Consolation of Pianissimo (1997, Reviews: The Phantom Tollbooth, Cross Rhythms^[4])
• The Absent Sounds of Me (1998, Reviews: HM Magazine,^[5] The Phantom Tollbooth)

Trivia

• The hidden track on the album The Consolation Of Pianissimo is not titled Sutton Blaze (as is often cited), but actually Sutton Place, a reference to an apartment complex where a friend lived and band members often hung out.
• Aaron Weiderspahn is now a writer and director. His first film is The Sensation of Sight (2006), starring David Strathairn and Ian Somerhalder from Lost.
• Brett Levsen and Edgardo Lamoso are currently playing in The Vanity Plan.
• Louis Defabrizio currently fronts the band Gasoline Heart along with Jeff Irizarry and John Forston from Squad 5–0.

References

• Book: Powell, Mark Allan . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . 2002 . Hendrickson Publishers . . 1-56563-679-1 . First printing . Dear Ephesus . 244–245 . registration . https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/244 .
• Dear Ephesus . May–June 1998 . 18 . 7ball.

External links

• • HM Magazine profile
• Dear Ephesus Myspace Page

Notes and References

1. Book: Powell . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . registration . 2002 . Tenderfoot . 938. Hendrickson Publishers . 9781565636798 .
2. McGovern . Brian Vincent . January–February 1999 . Indie Album Reviews: DEAR EPHESUS A View of Epic Proportions . . 1066-6923 . 75 .
3. Wilson . Jon . December 1998 . Dear Ephesus – A View Of Epic Proportions . . 48 .
4. Wilson . Jon . February 1998 . Dear Ephesus – The Consolation Of Pianissimo . . 43 .
5. Van Pelt . Doug . November–December 1998 . Album Reviews: DEAR EPHESUS The Absent Sounds Of Me . . 1066-6923 . 74 .