For bands and artists, good songs, good chops and good marketing are critical if you plan to make money with your music. DUH right? But, if your live show sucks, you are missing a great opportunity to multiply your efforts. Awhile back I heard a podcast with an interview with a live show producer named Tom Jackson (not the ESPN NFL dude). He talked about things you can do onstage that will both increase sales at the merch table but also create a lasting impression on your audience. He has a lot of great tips [...]
For many, the parable of Jars Of Clay begins and ends with its 1995 hit "Flood," the moody acoustic folk tune that crossed over from contemporary Christian radio to mainstream rock stations. The s... Continue reading "Jars Of Clay's Charlie Lowell on the Clumsy Middle Ground Between The Church and The World and Going to St. Louis Raves" >
Jars Of Clay, Matt Maher, Thousand Foot Krutch, The Afters, and Lecrae hop on board for hallway hootenanny.
I sat down with Nick Nowell, lead singer of The Famine , a month ago to talk about their new album, The Architects of Guilt . The weekend prior, an assassination attempt on Gabrielle Giffords had occurred, and it dominated most of our pre-interview conversation and also bled into the interview itself. It was somewhat fitting as The Famine's new album is, in large, a statement of disgust of America's current political climate. The album is out now, and I can't recommend it enough. It's heavy, passionate and intelligent - everything a [...]
Nashville indie band The Kicks who Kings profiled in the past has released a video for Fly Away which can be viewed here . The band worked with Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay) and Vance Powell (The Raconteurs, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes) on their first full length album. contact: thekicksrock@gmail.com
It's pretty quiet here, just after noon on a rare sickday at home. The kids are at school, as they should be; the wife is off with a friend, doing some last minute shopping for Friday's opening night. One of the cats - I can never tell them apart - curls up next to me on the couch; the dog rests on the chair opposite, her eyes closed, her breathing gentle in sleep. And though the phone rings occasionally, startling in the overwhelming silence, I've turned off the music, the better to hear the rare [...]
Merry Christmas! Love Came Down at Christmas , Love all lovely, love divine; Love was born at Christmas, Star and angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love incarnate, love divine; Worship we our Jesus: But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, Love be yours and love be mine, Love to God and all men, Love for plea and gift and sign. [...]
I need to preface this post with four simple words. I HATE CHRISTMAS MUSIC Why do I hate it? Well, in recent years it has just become a platform for crappy pop stars to keep re-covering the same christmas songs over and over. I don't need to hear Carrie Underwood sing White Christmas, or Wynonna singing Silent Night, or any big shot artist covering a christmas classic to get me into the spirit. I think I should stop being such a grinch, and just let the [...]
John Denver: Christmas for Cowboys [ purchase ] We started our week with John Hartford on the silent river at Christmas Eve; we end it with John Denver on the lonesome prairie, that clear, high tenor ringing out his preference for the sky and the range, the saddle and the reins on Christmas Day. The songs both come from and celebrate the opposite ends of the country, one with water and wheel, one with snow-covered plains; Hartford's Christmas is warm and damp with the [...]
Here's a great lineup coming to Calvin College Creation Festival: The Tour Jars of Clay, Thousand Foot Krutch, Audio Unplugged with B. Reith, This Beautiful Republic & FM Static Mon, Oct 19; 7pm, Hoogenboom Center $35 VIP; $20 public; $10 w/ Calvin ID Conversation w/ Jars of Clay: 2:30pm, Hoogenboom 280 via Calvin College - SAO [...]
Shuffle Sundays is a weekly feature in which we feature a cover chosen at random by my iTunes shuffle. The songs will usually be good, occasionally be bad, always be interesting. All songs will only be available for one week, so get them while you can. After you listen, discuss this week’s tune in the comments. Quite a month for Christian music here at Cover Me. First we had a tongue-in-cheek DeGarmo and Key cover for our second Shuffle Sunday, then that inspired [...]
Jars Of Clay - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet [Gavin Bryars]
Our Shuffle Sunday pick a few weeks ago reminded me of a theme I’d been planning to work up for a while. See, for my senior thesis I researched the phenomenon of Christian rock, otherwise known as Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). I examined the fan base, seeing who they are and why they buy what they buy. During the course of this I was exposed to quite a bit of Christian music, and learned that musically, it’s like any other genre: 90% of it is terrible, the other 10% not bad. Lyrically it spans [...]
I use one hand to pull closer The other to push you away If I had two hands doing the same thing Lifted high, lifted high Jars Of Clay have a new video for their song Two Hands . This song captures the essence of Jars of Clay ...putting our faith into action. The video features a glimpse at the work of their organization blood:water mission. So many of us take for granted the access to clean water. Here is a way we all [...]
Video: Jars of Clay "Two Hands" Jars of Clay have put up a new video " Two Hands ", showcasing their work in Africa with Blood:Water Mission. A special message from Dan: "Sometimes music videos tell stories. This video tells the story of a band's journey to get our own hands dirty. Someone once defined the role of an artist as the act of looking at the world and describing it...not just as the world is... but also as it should be. There is only so much [...]
You might just be familiar with Cincinnati's Seabird without even knowing it. Hell, you might even be a fan. If you've watched an episode of Grey's Anatomy , Numb3rs , or probably any of those other shows that are on prime-time TV, then you've definitely swooned to their pop gems. Even the much-loved, yet quickly-canned show Pushing Daisies used one of their songs as the theme song. This little bit of licensing has seen them catching national attention and they've definitely capitlaized on the momentum by [...]
Chrystal has a magical evening at the 2009 Nashville 4 Africa benefit Nashville4Africa was a once-in-a-lifetime concert opportunity that seemed to pop up out of nowhere last week with the addition of Keith Urban and Faith Hill to the list of performances.Other participants included Dierks Bentley, Third Day, Jars of Clay, Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down), Ashley Cleveland, The Steeldrivers, Brandon Young and Michael Rhodes. Big Kenny (Big & Rich) and Damien Horne hosted the event in a friendly, relaxed manner that brought an overwhelming sense of unity and hope that filled [...]
Congratulations, Gospel Music Association! You got what you wanted when you added Miss California to the lineup of last night's Dove Awards: A flash of added publicity for one of the most tedious award shows ever. A rant on the night, and a list of the winners, after the jump. First of all, on behalf of anyone who has ever listened to Christian music (regardless of whether they agree with me or not), I'd like to apologize to Marvin Sapp. Sure, you released the chart-topping, record-breaking gospel classic "Never Would Have Made It" [...]
This is my last week here at Idolator after a year and a half or so of regular appearances, and it'll be a little strange to not have such a high-profile opportunity to broadcast my preferred (if odd) mix of music tastes to the Internet world. For example, I've been waiting for some excuse to post something by Christian rock's answer to the Replacements the Altar Boys (not to be confused with the similarly titled Broadway musical) for awhile now, but I couldn't really come up with a legitimate reason. Well, the clip above takes care of that problem, [...]
With the April 21, 2009 release of Jars Of Clay new album The Long Fall Back To Earth looming , The Relevant Podcast has released a SPECIAL EDITION with " the acoustic performance Jars of Clay did at the Relevant office... in its entirety" , along with an interview with the band. The Relevant podcast itunes Posted in 2009, albums, jars of clay, music Tagged: [...]
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