Just a few years ago, Sky Harbor was a garage band that would play anywhere they could set up their instruments. Now they are touring with Christian heavy hitters like Pillar and the Newsboys.

Their first nationally released album, Who Would Have Guessed, is available now.

The name of their album comes from a quote by C.S. Lewis.The album title comes from a quote “where [Lewis] mentions that part of Christianity's validity for him was the fact that he never could have guessed it. There are many topics I think we deal with in our songs that fall into the category of things one might have ‘never guessed’ but are actually true,” said Garth Bostic.

The members of the band include Garth Bostic, vocalist, guitarist and song writer; his younger brother Willie Bostic, bassist; Steve Houser, guitarist and vocalist; and Jonathan Russo, drummer. All of the guys in the band are 18 years-old with the exception of Garth, who is 19 years-old.

In an interview, I asked about the formation of the band. They said it was formed when Garth and Willie decided to get really serious about their music. Soon after, they called their childhood friend, Steve, to play guitar and ended up meeting Jonathan through a mutual friend. After these additions, Sky Harbor was complete.

“The lineup just seems to fit,” said Willie Bostic. “It just feels right.”

While working to get their name out, Sky Harbor played over 150 dates last year. They opened for Christian groups like Pillar, East West, Justifide, Benjamin Gate, Switchfoot and Bleach. The band recently played on the Festival con Dios tour with the Newsboys, Kutless and Stereo Motion.

I caught their show when they stopped at the Memphis Agricenter. Sky Harbor puts on an extremely energetic show which includes Garth jumping onto his brother’s shoulders while both of them continue to play their guitars. A surprising addition to their on-stage props includes a four foot tall Santa Claus wearing an “I love Sky Harbor” T-shirt.

According to the band, the greatest thing about touring with such big names is how much you learn.

“This business is about perception. Newsboys put on a great show, sound awesome and are very professional, and people recognize that,” said Willie Bostic.

The group hopes to reach everyone during their shows.

“We want to reach anybody who likes rock music. Hopefully, we’ll never have a stereotypical fan,” said Willie Bostic.

With the growing number of Christian artists crossing over into mainstream music, I wanted to find out how they felt about it. “I think it’s a beautiful thing. It’s great that there are bands taking that message of God’s love to people who need it,” said Willie Bostic.

The highest goal they have for their career is to “write great songs” so people will be “listening to [their] records in 30 years.”

When asked to describe the type of music they play, Willie Bostic said, “it’s rock music striving for depth and maturity.” “This is a song about how we use rock ‘n’ roll to let people know there is a lot to life and that God has great things for them,” said the band about In Stereo, the first song on the album.

Who Would Have Guessed that a rock band could be anchored by penetrating songs and thoughts about the hope of God’s love?