The Afters is a Christian pop rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they played for customers, before deciding to form a band. They added fellow Starbucks employees Brad Wigg and Marc Dodd. They have recorded six studio albums, over 20 singles, and have won 3 Dove Awards.
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Melony from the KC Cruise had a conversation with Matthew West recently and caught up with his most recent endeavors!