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Jars of Clay Annual Christian Concert at Riley Park

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park will add another Grammy Award winner to its list of performers this summer, as the highly acclaimed Christian rock band, Jars of Clay, will play at The Joe Aug. 5 for the Charleston RiverDogs' annual Christian concert. The concert will immediately follow ...

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Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Pedro the Lion's David Bazan Written by Laura Hamlett FROM THE ARCHIVE: It makes a lot of practical sense to use that voice that people have from stage to encourage dialogue. Which, I think, is the real goal. I do want George W. Bush out of office, very ...

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Encomium The Portland-based rock band

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Alex Sloyer, 25, has served two tours of duty in Iraq as a U.S. Marine and says he’s seen enough of man’s capacity for evil. “I don’t see war as a necessity,” he says. “Very little is gained by war except for more war and regret.” Now a self-described pacifist, ...

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CCM Magazine

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

CCM Magazine, the publication known for its coverage of Christian music, recently decided to expand its reach to include independent and general-market artists who are Christians. The monthly magazine, published since 1978, also has changed the meaning of its CCM acronym, from "contemporary Christian music" to "Christ. Community. ...

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Matthew Smith

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

musician Matthew Smith is not following the latest trends in popular music. Instead, his style of music is from the old school - the really old school. At first listen, Smith's music may sound similar to a lot of the contemporary Christian music out there, but listen a ...

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Fernando Ortega

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Though he's been around more than 15 years, Fernando Ortega isn't exactly a household name. Unless, of course, you're an aficionado of contemporary Christian music. Then you know that his sound embraces bits of folk and classical, Celtic and Latin American music, and his songs aim to express ...

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CCM

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Jay Swartzendruber, editor of CCM, says, "We’re going to start mixing indie and general market Christians such as The Fray, Mary J. Blige and Sufjan Stevens in with artists with traditional Christian label affiliation. Rather than define ‘Christian music’ just by its label or distribution, we’re ...

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Gallatin Valley’s only local Christian radio station

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Listeners tuning in to the Gallatin Valley's only local Christian radio station should not assume that they'll hear organ-banging hymns or DJs preaching. At radio station KCMM-FM 99.1, The One, the DJs play rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, rock and pop music. The artists love God, and their lyrics ...

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Fernando Ortega contemporary Christian music

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Though he's been around more than 15 years, Fernando Ortega isn't exactly a household name. Unless, of course, you're an aficionado of contemporary Christian music. Then you know that his sound embraces bits of folk and classical, Celtic and Latin American music, and his songs aim to express ...

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