The sun was just beginning to burn off the fog from last night\u2019s carnival-induced chaos as the tour van rolled to a cautious stop outside a quaint brick building nestled between a Bible supply store and a shuttered quilt museum. A sign above the door read in neat, hand-painted lettering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c103.7 The Beacon \u2013 Northwest Arkansas\u2019 Home for Faith and Fellowship!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A small plastic marquee beneath it read: Thane blinked. \u201cDid we\u2026 did we agree to this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabriel, already halfway out of the van, grinned. \u201cTechnically? I said we\u2019d do a radio spot<\/em>. I didn\u2019t know it was this<\/em> spot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cassie glanced up at the sign and made a face. \u201cI\u2019m not even wearing sleeves. We\u2019re all going to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToo late,\u201d Maya muttered, checking her eyeliner in the side mirror. \u201cWe burned<\/em> that bridge in Tulsa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside the Station: 10:13 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The interior smelled like peppermint tea and slightly scorched toast. A sweet older woman in a knit sweater with embroidered lambs offered everyone homemade banana bread while ushering them into a carpeted recording studio that looked like it hadn\u2019t seen a computer since the Y2K panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DJ\u2014Pastor Jim<\/em>, as stitched across his denim shirt\u2014beamed from behind the mic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell now, this is a real treat!<\/em> Feral Eclipse, y\u2019all! Such a unique name. We\u2019re so excited to have you here sharing your music and ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thane blinked. \u201cMinistry?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabriel elbowed him. \u201cWe\u2019re… uh\u2026 a ministry of sound<\/em>. Healing\u2026 through\u2026 music?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cassie made a high-pitched noise that might\u2019ve been a suppressed snort or the last gasp of her sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pastor Jim nodded earnestly. \u201cThat\u2019s beautiful. So tell us, what inspires your songs?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jonah, deadpan: \u201cRage. And also tacos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Live On Air: 10:22 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pastor Jim: \u201cYou\u2019ve got a real, uh\u2026 energetic<\/em> sound. A little louder than our usual gospel guests. Tell us about your most recent song\u2014\u2018Lunar Burn,\u2019 I believe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cassie: \u201cIt\u2019s about spiritual transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rico: \u201cAnd maybe arson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maya: \u201cBut like<\/em>, metaphorical arson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thane was quietly fixing a buzzing mic cable with the look of a man contemplating whether biting through it would count as justifiable self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pastor Jim chuckled nervously. \u201cWell! You certainly bring a lot of passion. I noticed you folks don\u2019t all, ah, wear shoes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabriel wiggled his clawed toes helpfully. \u201cWe believe in staying grounded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10:39 AM \u2013 Disaster Level: Ascending<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It was all going marginally okay until the station intern\u2014a bright-eyed college student named Becky\u2014burst into the studio holding her phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUm, Pastor Jim? The Feral Eclipse TikTok is trending again. Something about a flaming bass solo on a Ferris wheel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pastor Jim slowly turned to Gabriel. \u201c\u2026You were on<\/em> the Ferris wheel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabriel: \u201cIt was stationary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cassie: \u201cYou set it on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabriel: \u201cMostly<\/em> stationary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:03 AM \u2013 Final Blessing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After a final banana bread offering, two awkward selfies, and a moment where Jonah almost accidentally stole a stack of church bulletins (he thought they were flyers for a gig), the band was back in the van, driving fast and wordless down a back road away from 103.7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silence reigned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then Maya started giggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cassie followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then Gabriel cackled loud enough to scare a field of goats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rico wiped his face. \u201cWe are never<\/em> getting booked in Branson now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thane just muttered, \u201cNext time, I\u2019m doing the damn interview alone. 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