6/5/10
Well we woke up after a much needed long sleep...well the longest we have slept in the past 5 days, we were blessed with the opportunity to have breakfast with Robert Fedducia and had a good afternoon of chilling and then headed to St. Ceclia's to set up in there new activity center!!! The night was awesome as usual...we have been so blessed that every part of this tour we have just been graced with amazing people and just annointed worship! PRAISE JESUS!!! one of the many cool experiences that we encountered in Portland, well the one that sticks in my head, is that while we played "The King He comes" and a kid started doing the Worm!!! It was amazing and whoever you are thank you for that!!! Thanks again to all the people who came and helped setup and tear down! you guys are rock stars!!!! We are headed to Boise on another overnight drive so we better head out! We will see you in BOISE!!!!!!
Peace,
The band
***On another note Guiz broke his macbook and then borrowed James's macbook....and broke it as well...therefore Guiz is banned from borrowing any Apple products that the band has..including ipods for the rest of the tour! He might have some type of Anti-Apple enzyme...Just saying:)
6/4/10
We woke up at 4:30 am and hit the road to Portland! About a ten hour drive but it went by quick. The drive from Northern California to Oregon was probably the most beautiful scenery we have ever seen .....it was green with water everywhere....the complete opposite of phoenix! Either way we were blessed to stay with Jetty's brother in law and it was nice to have a night of relaxing which included steaks and potatoes with a fire pit and Radiohead/Dave Matthews band playing in the background. Well it's late and were off to bed and hopefully we can catch up on some sleep! Till tomorrow!!!!!
Peace
I.M.M.R.J.
6/3/10
The drive from Irvine to Modesto was a lot longer than I anticipated so Guiz and Ike did great switching off on driving. It is pretty impossible to sleep in a crowded van with 5 smelly guys and drive on roads that lack the smoothness (I don't know if that is a word) to get a good nights sleep, but with the grace of God we made it to Modesto at 6 a.m. We got a good 3 hour sleep and headed to St Joseph's Church to start setting up for the XLT that night! I tell you what, every stop so far has been amazing with the hospitality/sound/and the crowds of people. Tonight we had a good 200 people just ready to worship...as soon as the music started they were ready!! It was awesome!! Thanks to all those who came out it was a blessing to worship with you guys! We will see you in September at your fall festival!!! Now we get back and Jetty's inlaws made us all steaks....which we devoured....cause that's how we roll!!! Falling asleep while typing this so I'm out....we have about 4 hours of sleep before we drive to Portland so I need to take advantage of that! See you tomorrow oh land of Ports!
Laterz!
The fellas
6/2/10
Well sleeping in didn't happen:(but we got to stay up late and hang out with some of our friends that live in San Diego, and we ate some amazing breakfast burritos the following morning that will take 3 weeks at the gym to work off....if we went to the gym! After the amazing breakfast we hit the road and drove to Irvine California where we played at St Thomas More! The church was beautiful and the hospitality was awesome! There were many people there that we got to meet and hangout with and thanks to all those that helped us clean and load up the trailor..MAN!!!! that was clutch!!! Another experience that happened was the first ever Ike Ndolo Band encore...but we played all of our songs already so we just did a cover...lame I know but we are writing more stuff and working out the kinks! Well now that we are all loaded up we are driving through the night to Modesto...about 7 hours away staying at Jetty's in laws house!!! St Christopher...LET'S DO THIS!!!!
Peace!
The band
6/1/10
After about a thousand stops during the trip for red bulls and bathroom breaks we finally made it to San Diego around 5:30 a.m. thanks to the Nascar evasive maneuvers by Ross!!!! We stayed at a beautiful beach house compliments of our dear friends the Oertles which was just amazing...in fact we were all contemplating us moving there! :) Anyway the night was awesome and we were blessed to have singer/songwriter Grace Ellen open for us. After the show we got to meet alot of amazing people including someone who knew one of our good friends from steubenville!!! Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us!!! It was so much fun! Now time for bed because this is the only night we get to sleep in!
5/31/10
Just finished playing our first show of many at the Newman Center at University of Arizona!!! It was amazing we are excited to see what else the Lord has in store for us for the next 9 days!! Thanks to all those who came and prayed with us!!!
God bless!
The guys
5/12/10
Great news!!! we are excited to announce that we have a new member of the band!!! his name is James Salas and he is our keyboard player! Actually James is Ike's brothers wife's little sisters husband!!! Yup and the crazier part is that we just found out he is a distant cousin of Guiz (the drummer) so technically we are now a family band....kinda...like the van trapps....Anyway we would like to welcome James to the band family along with his wife Delia and daughter Sophia Therese!!
Peaces!!!
I.M.M.R. and J!
5/11/10
The tour is finalized, all the dates are set and we are just waiting to hit the road!!!! Look at the tour section of the website to find directions and start times! we will see you guys out there!!!
Peace,
The fellas
4/21/10
BAND TOUR!!! WE are so pumped for our upcoming tour..the dates and locations are set, the van is rented...and we are just waiting for May 31st to come around so we can hit the road for 11 days....over 4000 miles ...7 stops....65 hours of driving time. WHOA!!! that is a long time ..good thing we are friends or it would be a LOOONG TOUURR! Anyways Look at the tour section of the website for details about the event...and if you live around these areas you should totally come and tell everyone you know about it. Plus if you come I think Ike is giving out Ice cream...or gum...or both!!!! Keep us in your prayers and we will see you guys in about a month!!!
Blessings,
I.M.M.R.
4/2/10
Real quick update....Ike is going to Haiti on mission for 5 days next week....if you guys could keep him in your prayers it would be dandy!
3/29/10
CHECK THIS OUT!!!! We are very excited to announce that we are going on our first ever Ike Ndolo Band tour!!!! Very excited about that....we just confirmed all of our dates in Los Angeles, San Diego, Modesto, Portland, Boise, and Denver!!!!!! Check back on the website later for exact locations! We will be on the road from 6/1 to 6/9! so excited to pray with you guys! See you all out there!!!
Peace,
Ike, Jetty, Guiz, Ross
3/15/10
We flew in from Portland....spent about 20 hours at home...and then left for El Paso! This time we are driving...its was about a good 6 hour drive...well 6 and a half because we had to stop and see "THE THING?" probably the best attraction on the that side of Arizona...in fact it's the only attraction on that side of Arizona..but either way, if you ever see the sign to go see "THE THING" we highly suggest that you go and see it! We finally reached our destination and played a parish mission at St Pius Catholic Church, it was a great experience we learned so much about the culture and the struggles the people are going through there especially since Juarez Mexico is less than 5 minutes away from we were staying. Such great hospitality, such a great experience! We are praying for Juarez and we are asking for those who read this to say a prayer for all the people of Juarez and their families!
3/14/10
Portland has to be one of our favorite places to visit. Everything is green, and it rains alot..which we love since AZ sees only about 30 days of rain all year! we had an awesome young adult worship night, thanks to those who came and prayed with us...especially the group that drove 5 hours one way! We are excited for what the Lord is doing with the young adults in the portland/washington area.
3/7/10
Just got back from the Diocese of Phoenix teen retreat in williams and it was the amazing! We actually got stuck in a snow storm....WHAT?!?! A SNOWSTORM IN AZ??!?!?! yeah for real! Craziest weather we have ever been in. Besides the crazy weather, praying with a large camp at full capacity of 750 was such an amazing and blessed experience...and alot of fun! Anyways...feat of that weekend ...was that Ross (bass player) ate a whole 10 inch pizza cookie with 5 scoops of ice cream all by himself. there is actual video of this endeavor on Ike's phone....gonna see if we can post on the website. Well anyway hope all of you are having a blessed lent!
Peaces!
I.M.M.R
2/28/10
Just got back from Idaho playing in Boise at ICYC and playing In Caldwell. We played a benefit concert in Caldwell for the people of Haiti. It was so much fun! we actually got to play in a barn!! Fun was had by all and the next day ICYC kicked off, it was such a blessed time and We had a blast hanging with the all the teens along with Jackie Francois and Righteous B and DJ Super Kid! WE LOVE going to Boise and praying with you all
and you all are in our prayers!
Much love,
I.M.M.R.
2/8/10
Exciting news!! This coming weekend our friend/Ike's Brother is getting married!!!! Kemi ndolo..the bass player for the Matt Maher band is getting hitched this weekend and becoming a living sacrament!!! We are so excited for him and his future wife! Keep them in your prayers!!! Also we are looking to fill some spots to play in April and May...so if you would like for us to come out for a XLT, worship night, conference, or concert hit us up at ikendoloband@gmail.com!!! Talk to you later
Peace,
I.M.M.R
2/4/10
Hello folks! hope you all are doing fantabulous and hope your preparation for Lent is going well! Last night we were blessed to play at Adore ministries 2097 night of worship and WOW!! THE LORD BROUGHT IT!!! It was such a great night all around and Matt gave an amazing talk and more importantly Jesus was there bringing down the fire!! Our ears are still ringing! It was such a blessing to pray with the college students from Arizona State University! Anyway we have a Catholic youth day event tonight which we are pumped about so if you think of us...for some odd reason...drop a few lines in prayer for the event! Anyway until next time..
Peace,
Ike, Mike, Mike, and Ross (aka Spike)
1/23/10
Hey Peeps!!! We just came back from playing the Pro-Life Rally in Washington DC..It was such a blessing for us to pray with 22,000 other brothers and sisters to end abortion! Well, we are home for a few weeks playing 2097 Young Adult worship nights and some other stuff then we are back at it heading up to Boise for ICYC...Really stoked about it..we love us our boises...boisinites...bositinians..either way we will catch up later!
Much love,
us
1/12/10
Happy New Years all!!! We hope that you all had a blessed Advent, Christmas and New Years. We have a very busy year coming up, and we are very excited about what the Lord is doing.
Keep checking the site for updates!
10/23/09
The Ike Ndolo Store will be up and running on the site tomorrow - so be on the lookout!
PS - We hope you all went out to buy your copy of "We Are the Beggars" - if not, do it. Now.
PPS - CD Release party, 11/2 @ 7pm. See you there.
9/30/09
"We Are the Beggars" album can be pre-ordered at LifeTeen.com! Go grab your copy..
There is a CD release party for the new album on November 2nd at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Tempe, AZ. Join us for this awesome event!
8/30/09
Our new album "We Are the Beggars" will be released on October 15th, 2009! Stay tuned to the site for more details.
8/2/09
Text "spirit" to 66937 and get a free song of the new album
PS... Steubenville Northwest was amazing!!
7/22/09
Getting excited for Steubenville San Diego this weekend. Ross and I are driving out, should be an adventure.
7/11/09
Every musicians worst nightmare now in satirical and funny music video enjoy
7/3/09 Please Pray
Please pray for this little girl in the video below, Kate McRae. She is having surgery to remove a brain tumor tomorrow at 9. Pray for healing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ese3zYZ-NA4
6/29/09 Notre Dame
Just got done with the first day of the Notre Dame Leadership conference. Things are great, waiting for Jetty to join us on wednesday.
6/24/09 Hilarious!!
I love this show and it's surprises. Check it out!
6/23/09 The last time... I hope
So i'm in the studio for the last time, finishing up the last bits of the record, laying down some banjo tracks, thats right, banjo... doesn't that get you excited, it gets me excited!!
6/23/09 Just funny
Ok just watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPM5Z-AGVvw
6/23/09 Notre Dame
Me and the band (well some of us) are headed to Notre Dame for a week with our good friends Matt and Audrey for the Notre Dame LIFETEEN leadership conference.
6/22/09 CD
I know what you're saying, is this Ike Ndolo cd even real, and when is it coming out. We're tracking vocals right now, and getting this thing out the door. Soon and very soon. Mean while check out a sneak peak on our myspace page. myspace.com/ikendolo
6/20/09 Welcome
Welcome to the new ikendolo.com! Were glad you're here.
6/19/09 Steubenville San Diego and Northwest
Were getting excited for the two Steubenville conferences coming up. If you're going to be there come up and say hi.