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Robin Mark free concert Hopelands Gardens

August 29, 2008 – 11:08 am
Worship leader Robin Mark brings his songs of worship and praise to Aiken for a free concert and sing-along this weekend. Mark performs at 6 p.m. Saturday at Hopelands Gardens. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved indoors to event sponsor St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church. Mark is touring in support of his current CDs "The Mandate: Living the Adventure" and "East of the River," and his latest book, "Warrior Poets of the 21st Century." He has released 13 contemporary Christian albums internationally, featuring the hits "All For Jesus," "The Wonderful Cross," "Revival" and "Days of Elijah." His 1999 live album, "Revival in Belfast," provided his U.S. breakthrough after years of European fame, and in 2004, he received the International Artist of the Year Award from the Gospel Music Association in America. A native of Northern Ireland, Mark recently observed his 20th anniversary as worship leader of his local church ...

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LifeLight 2008 Christian music festival

August 28, 2008 – 12:23 pm
LifeLight Festival, in a sense, is a Christian music festival of extremes_hard core metal bands play alongside contemporary artists in a three day music line-up. The free festival, which includes music on five stages and other non-music events like worship seminars, begins Friday at Wild Water West. LifeLight 2008 Christian music festival Appealing to a diverse crowd has been a focus for organizers, and fans will have a smorgasbord of music choices. Family Force 5 brings its space-age clad squad before rock band Switchfoot on Friday's main stage. Organizers say Contemporary Christian legend Michael W. Smith, who headlines Saturday night on the main stage, will bring an older fan base to the show. The Coffeehouse and Children's stages have larger tents this year, offering even more choices for fans.

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Naperville Christian music concert

August 26, 2008 – 10:00 am
The Millennium Carillon was the center of attention Sunday night as part of a Christian music concert sponsored by several area Catholic churches. Hundreds of people packed the lawn in front of the monument in Naperville's Rotary Hill to listen to three noted Christian artists combine their talents with the huge bell tower as part of Praise in the Park. Families spent the evening sprawled out on the grass and sitting on lawn chairs and blankets during the show, which featured singers John Angotti, Jorge Rivera and Aaron Thompson. Dave Jones and his sister, Stephanie Jones-Kastelic, joined family and friends at the park. The pair, whose family owns the Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home in Naperville, were among the dozens of show sponsors. "We thought it would be a great family gathering on a Sunday," said Dave Jones, a parishioner at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville. "We just had John Angotti work ...

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Philmont Forefront Records

August 26, 2008 – 9:57 am
Up and coming new Forefront Records Christian music act, Philmont , coming out of Charlotte, North Carolina are already creating a buzz with their punk/rock style. In this interview, Philmont 's Scott Taube and Josiah Prince speak to STREETBRAND about the group and what we can expect from their new album. SB: Tell us a bit about the band. JP: We're a group of fun-loving guys who get a kick out of travelling the country playing rock and roll while ministering to the kids we encounter at our shows. SB: How long have you been a band? Introduce band members and what they do. ST: Well Philmont has been alive and kicking for about three years now. We consist of Scott Taube (lead vocals and guitar), Josiah Prince (lead guitar, keys and backing vocals), Justin Sams (Bass and backing vocals) and Todd Davis (drums). We all played in other local bands ...

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Jars of Clay Christian Rock

August 25, 2008 – 11:07 am
Jars of Clay road manager Aaron Sawyer was looking at the itinerary for the Christian rock band when he noticed an 859 area code.The Lexington native was stoked the band was touring close to his home — then he saw how close they were getting.”I saw the Web site and said, ‘Hey, I recognize that URL,“ Sawyer said recently over coffee at the Nicholasville Road Starbucks It was the Web site for his alma mater, Lexington Christian Academy, where Jars will play Aug. 30 as the grand finale for Lexington Christian’s Back to School Bash. The two-day event will include a lot of fair and carnival staples such as a dunking booth and inflatable rides plus a battle of the bands, Guitar Hero and cornhole contests, and several high school football and soccer games. The Jars concert will follow Saturday’s 6 p.m. football game.When Sawyer graduated from LCA in 2002, he ...

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Superhero album Fake Lunar Landing

August 21, 2008 – 12:27 pm
Superhero album Fake Lunar Landing - Religion and rock music don’t usually mix, but they’ve always been on speaking terms. Elvis himself grew up a good, god-fearing boy, while Bob Dylan, possibly the most famous one-time born-again Christian in music, released two albums of Christian songs in the late 70s. Then, of course, there’s gospel. Where would modern music be without gospel churches and choirs? Yet just because artists like Nick Cave or Johnny Cash make reference to God, it doesn’t make them altar boys, now does it? There’s clearly a difference between talking about religion in music, and actually being a Christian rocker, and the latter is a deeply unfashionable genre of music, no matter how you look at it. After all, the point of rock for most listeners is that it allows them to apply any values they want onto it and themselves, and the whole idea of God ...

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World Pulse Festival 2008

August 19, 2008 – 1:45 pm
Rock 'n' roll is about singing about what you're passionate about, said John Cooper. And for Cooper, his fellow band members in Skillet, and the thousands of people gathered, it was all about praising God through music at the World Pulse Festival on Saturday. The annual festival draws more than 40,000 people and broadcasts over the Internet, radio and television to millions worldwide. The LeSea Broadcasting Network has held the event for 22 years. A sea of people on lawn chairs blanketed the lawn in front of the stage, almost all the way back to the concession stands. The festival gates opened at 8 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. there was still a steady stream of people coming in. Dispersed among the crowd, groups of teenagers held signs offering "Free Hugs" and high fives. Smiling and giggling they occasionally got into a hug-o-war as two or three people would try to hug the same ...

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Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman The United Tour

August 19, 2008 – 1:40 pm
Christian music artists Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman bring " The United Tour " to Procter & Gamble Hall on Oct. 10, and all-things-Roman Catholic send-up "Late Nite Catechism" gets a two-week run in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater beginning Oct. 7. Together, Chapman and Smith have garnered eight Grammy Awards, 96 Dove Awards, 77 No. 1 singles and more than 30 gold and platinum albums. Both artists will perform music from their current and upcoming albums: Chapman's "This Moment" from 2007 and Smith's "A New Hallelujah," scheduled for release Oct. 28. Wildly popular in its first Cincinnati run in January 2005, audience participation romp "Late Nite Catechism" returns Oct. 7-19. "Catechism" has been touring internationally for 14 years. The show features Kimberly Richards. Its premise is that an irrepressible "Sister" teaches a roomful of "students" (the audience) who are rewarded for correct answers and "punished" for misbehavior. "Late Nite" goes on sale Aug. 22, ...

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Phil Wickham singalong album

August 19, 2008 – 1:37 pm
Phil Wickham recently invited listeners to sing along with him and other fans in his first-ever recording of a LIVE worship album, aptly titled SINGALONG. Available only as a free download from his website www.philwickham.com, the album has received more than 8,000 downloads within the first week of release (8/8/08). SINGALONG was recorded at Solid Rock Church in Portland, OR where 3,000 fans gathered together to see the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter perform 15 songs from his self-titled debut album and sophomore record Cannons. Three days after Wickham released the live worship album, his debut CD climbed the iTunes ® Top Christian Albums chart to No. 25 after being released over two years ago. Wickham’s most recent release Cannons peaked at No. 10 on iTUNES ® Top Christian chart and No. 11 on national mobile platform Mozes, surpassing artists such as Nelly and Jewel. The chart numbers for Mozes are based ...

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Christian Singer Steven Curtis Chapman Tragic Loss Larry King

August 16, 2008 – 2:10 pm
Larry King, in a show aired last night on CNN, interviewed the Christian music recording star Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth who told the story of the death of Maria Sue Chapman, their youngest daughter. King was visibly moved by the story of the family coping, by means of their religious faith and close-knit family, with the loss of their youngest who was killed on May 21. Maria, who was adopted from China, was accidentally struck by an SUV that was driven by her teenage brother. King later said that although he himself has not been able to make the "leap into blind faith", he was amazed by the strength of the tightly knit Christian family and wished he could have such belief. Steven Chapman is well known in US Christian circles as one of the most prolific and popular Christian musicians, having released more than 20 albums ...

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