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From Copeland on their Farewell Tour Friday, December 18, 2009 The Farewell Tour Hey guys, we are extremely excited to make our way around the country to come see you guys one final time. Below are the dates for our Farewell Tour. We will be bringing along some dear friends of ours, and we’re confident this will be a fun and memorable tour. We wanted to make the announcement and get the dates out there now so you guys could start making any travel plans needed to be at the shows. [...]

The Cold War Kids have their Behave Yourself EP on iTunes Posted in music Tagged: behave yourself, cold war kids, ep, itunes

Here is Family Force 5's - "The Baby" Video more about " > Family Force 5 - "The Baby" Video ", posted with vodpod Posted in music

Here is House of Heroes' "O Come, O Come Emmanuel Video more about " > House of Heroes "O Come, O Come Emm... ", posted with vodpod Posted in music

Cornerstone 20ten announce it's first wave of artists at Cornerstone Festival 2010 :: Bands . Switchfoot Skillet and more...... Posted in 2009 Tagged: christian rock, cornerstone 2010, festival, skillet, switchfoot

Best albums lists come in various sizes. Some are top 10, 25 & even 50. As I put together my list of best albums of the year I was surprised at how long the the list got. So here are my top 27?! . Thrice - Beggars Beggars the follow up to Thrice's ambitious Alchemy Index ep's does not disappoint. Dustin Kensrue masterfully weaves his Christian faith and worldview into the songs in a way that makes [...]

Brett Detar (ex -Juliana Theory vocalist) is planning a solo album... First of all, if you have yet to hear, the big news is that there is a set of Juliana Theory reunion shows coming! Second... In my own words: I’ve never had any desire to be a solo artist. The thought of it sorta’ frightens me, to be honest. When my band of 10 years, the Juliana Theory, broke up in 2006, I frankly quit music. I always loved [...]

A new Ric Hordinski (x-OTR) release called Notes from the Monastery with plenty of special guests... ....new collection of previously unreleased songs from Ric Hordinski ’s monastery studio… Notes from the Monastery .  It ships December 18th, and with the pre-order you get an immediate 320kbps mp3 download of it.  It has new songs by Ric Hordinski (aka Monk ), [...]

With the 10th anniversary of the Emotion is Dead album, The Juliana Theory are announcing 2 reunion shows where they will play the album from start to finish. Dates and locations yet to be announced. The complete message from the band's  Facebook notes: Broken up since February of 2006, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania’s indie-emo-pop trailblazers The Juliana Theory have remained quite silent. Aside from the formation of Vesta (featuring 3 members of TJT), all has remained rather still in the Juliana camp. But with [...]

Best New Artists 2009 ______________________________ ______________ Owl City - Ocean Eyes & Lights - The Listening I know they really aren't new artists...just new to me and a whole lot of other listeners. With Owl City & Lights you have a couple of kids making music in their bedrooms with keyboards and computers. Fireflies was the surprise hit single of the year and Saviour may just be just as catchy. [...]

Aaron Sprinkle's band Fair is coming out with a new album.... Fair's new album " Disappearing World " will be available in stores and online February 9th! When Fair debuted with 2006’s The Best Worst-Case Scenario , the indie rockers were immediately heralded as an innovative buzz band known just as much for sophisticated songwriting as infectious appeal. In the four years between that underground blockbuster and the brand new " Disappearing World ," members Aaron Sprinkle (vocals, guitar), Erick Newbill (guitar), Joey Sanchez (drums, percussion) and Nick [...]

Jesusfreakhideout have posted their top 10 staff picks..... 1. The Long Fall Back To Earth , Jars Of Clay 2.   Hello Hurricane , Switchfoot 3.   Ocean Eyes , Owl City 4.   Forget And Not Slow Down , Relient [...]

Here is the latest vdeo from The Rocket Summer, featuring footage video shot and sent in by fans.... more about " > The Rocket Summer - 'You Gotta Beli... ", posted with vodpod Posted in music

4,000 strong saw Skillet perform at the Deltaplex. Here ia review of the show from the Grand Rapids Press on MLive.com . Posted in 2009, concert review, concert venues Tagged: deltaplex, grand rapids press, mlive.com, skillet

Here is a photo gallery of Skillet , with special guests Hawk Nelson and Decyfer Down at the DelaPlex in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sunday December 6, 2009.  Photos from The Grand Rapids Press - mlive.com Posted in 2009, hawk nelson, music, skillet Tagged: photo gallery

Family Force 5 Christmas Pageant Did anyone have doubts about a band like Family Force 5 doing a Christmas album and a supporting tour ? If you did, those doubts were firmly laid to rest on the opening night of their Christmas Pageant Tour. Not only did the band play the entirety of their Christmas album in their own signature style, they literally blasted through a non-stop medly of fan favorites and hits. The end of the show was a breathtaking romp through many of the band's biggest hits. It left the band [...]

Valerie Poxleitner , who writes and performs under the name LIGHTS, makes an appearance on Daytrotter Posted in 2009, music Tagged: daytrotter, lights, valerie poxleitner

You got the free download now see the video ........ more about " > The Fold - Every Band in the U.S.A.... ", posted with vodpod Posted in 2009, music, video Tagged: party in the usa, the fold

See  Saviour as well as 2 other songs and an interview from Lights on Yahoo Music's The New Now more about " > Lights - 'Saviour' on The New Now ", posted with vodpod Posted in 2009, music, video Tagged: interview, lights, saviour, the new now

Say a prayer for Joshua Olds (aka Fatty) bass player for Family Force 5 ... They are moving my brother up to the ICU and  doctors are saying it's serious. We are getting a kidney specialist on the way. via Twitter / SoulGlowActivtr Posted in 2009 Tagged: family force 5, fatty, hospitalized, joshua olds