HM News Update: Week Ending 5-4
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Underoath Gets All Jiggy
UNDEROATH will release their first-ever live CD and concert DVD SURVIVE, KALEIDOSCOPE May 27 on Tooth & Nail/Solid State. Recorded during the group's fall headlining U.S. trek at numerous tour stops and mixed by Beau Burchell, guitarist for Saosin, the 12-song live CD portion and features nine tracks from UNDEROATH's gold-certified breakthrough album Define The Great Line as well as "A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White," "It's A Dangerous Business Just Walking Out Your Front Door" and "Young And Aspiring"--all off of the group's They're Only Chasing Safety disc. The 65-minute live DVD concert film--shot in its entirety at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA--is presented in 16:9 widescreen and offers fans a glimpse at UNDEROATH's unique stage and lighting set up for an ambient visual and audio one-time-only concert experience. The DVD--which features 14 tracks back-to-back--was shot by Art & Industry and edited by Ryan Gardner of the Audible Diversion Group. The audio was mixed by producer Adam Dutkiewicz, guitarist for Killswitch Engage. "The footage on the live DVD came out far above our expectations, and Adam and Beau outdid themselves in the audio department," says UNDEROATH guitarist TIM MCTAGUE. The acclaimed hard rock group are renowned worldwide for their cathartic and frenzied live performances, as underlined by SURVIVE, KALEIDOSCOPE. Revolver magazine has noted that "Underoath have become one of the most punishing metalcore powerhouses around and--in the pouring rain--they delivered an astonishingly brutal set that proved them worthy of the buzz surrounding them." Metro Times (Detroit, MI) weighed in by saying, "While Define the Great Line added melody and dynamics without sacrificing the intensity of the sextet's metal-hardcore hybrid, nothing, compares to the band's writhing live performances." Elsewhere, as noted in the Providence Journal, "Underoath were the headliners; with punishing bass and drums, crunching guitar and a horror-movie tinge to singer Spencer Chamberlain's delivery that all give the religious themes of the lyrics universal appeal." Creative Loafing (Atlanta, GA) summed it up in one (Almost Famous-like) word: "incendiary." UNDEROATH has announced a special pre-order of SURVIVE, KALEIDOSCOPE at a discounted price through their new merchandising store which is run by the Audible Diversion Group. Special pre-order packages include a custom Underoath t-shirt designed by artist Justin Nelson (Verdure Studio) and a limited quantity of packages with posters autographed by the band are available until supplies last. The Audible Diversion Group--a merchandising and film company formed by Tim McTague of Underoath, Jay Vilardi guitarist for The Almost and filmmaker Ryan Gardner--has now taken over the webstores for Underoath and The Almost. Visit: www.underoath777.com and www.thealmost.com to see the revamped web stores for each band. UNDEROATH--lead vocalist SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN, guitarist TIM MCTAGUE, bassist GRANT BRANDELL, drummer AARON GILLESPIE, keyboardist CHRISTOPHER DUDLEY and guitarist JAMES SMITH--have solidly built their fan base from incessant touring and their unrelentingly intense live shows, establishing an unbreakable bond with their fans. The combined sales of their three albums are over one million copies. UNDEROATH will headline the Hot Topic stage on this summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour, joining Slipknot, Disturbed, Mastodon, Dragonforce, Machine Head and many others. The Mayhem Fest launches July 9 in Seattle, WA and wraps August 19 in Buffalo, NY and includes stops near Los Angeles on July 13 in San Bernardino, CA and in Uniondale, NY on August 3. For more info, visit: mayhemfest.com. Currently working on the follow-up to DEFINE THE GREAT LINE, the FL-based sextet will release their as-yet-untitled fourth disc on September 2.
The complete track-listing for the SURVIVE, KALEIDOSCOPE 12-song live CD is:
1) In Regards To Myself
2) A Moment Suspended In Time
3) You're Ever So Inviting
4) Returning Empty Handed
5) Casting Such A Thin Shadow
6) Moving For The Sake Of Motion
7) Writing On The Walls
8) Everyone Looks So Good From Here
9) To Whom It May Concern
10) A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White
11) It's A Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door
12) Young And Aspiring
To pre-order Survive, Kaleidoscope visit: underoathmerch.com
Catch UNDEROATH on the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour:
DATE CITY VENUE
Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour
7/9 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
7/11 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7/12 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/13 San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Pavilion
7/15 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
7/16 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
7/18 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
7/19 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
7/20 Denver, CO Coors Amphitheatre
7/22 Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/23 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/25 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
7/26 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/27 Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park
7/29 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
7/30 W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
8/1 Virginia Beach, VAVerizon Wireless
8/2 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
8/3 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
8/5 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for Performing Arts
8/6 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
8/8 Toronto, ON Downsview Park
8/9 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/10 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/12 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
8/13 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/15 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/16 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
8/17 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
8/19 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
And we're not done talking about Underoath!
UNDEROATH PARTNERS WITH XBOX 360 FOR LIVE GAMING COMPETITIONS; XBOX LIVE® CONTEST LAUNCHED
As the music landscape continues to evolve, UNDEROATH moves to the forefront of the music and the gaming worlds. The acclaimed hard rock group--currently in the studio recording their much-anticipated fourth studio album--have partnered with Xbox to offer their fans live gaming with multi-player competitions through the online gaming and entertainment network Xbox LIVE®. This marks one of the largest involvements that Xbox 360 has had with a musical artist. During short breaks from recording the as-yet-untitled album through mid-May--the follow up to their juggernaut gold-certified and critically hailed third release DEFINE THE GREAT LINE (Tooth & Nail/Solid State)--UNDEROATH are going online to play “Halo 3” or “Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” with fans. The band is online Thursdays from 6:00pm-8:00pm ET/3:00pm-5:00pm PT for their “Game with Fame” session. The Xbox LIVE® service boasts more than 10 million members from all over the globe; Xbox.com is the 377th biggest site on the internet and pulls in 150 million page views daily. Check out UNDEROATH’s “Game With Fame” page here: xbox.com/...underoath. As part of this promotion, Florida-based UNDEROATH has posted videos and completed blogs, in addition each band member has a “Gamertag” which fans can send a friend request to--GrantUnderoath (GRANT BRANDELL, bass), TimUnderoath (TIM MCTAGUE, guitars), AaronUnderoath (AARON GILLESPIE, drums/vocals), SpeeUnderoath (SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN, vocals), ChrisUnderoath (CHRIS DUDLEY, keyboards), JamesUnderoath (JAMES SMITH, guitars)--in order to play against specific band members live online. In addition, an official UNDEROATH and Xbox LIVE® Contest just launched this week that gives fans the chance to win: a drum head autographed and used by the band during recording of the new album; plus Underoath T-shirts, CDs, DVDs and messenger bags; as well as three Xbox 360 games (“Halo 3,” “Gears of War”, and “Mass Effect“), and Xbox 360 accessories including Spartan and Brute controllers and an Xbox 360 messenger kit. Visit the official contest page to sign up: https://live.xbox.com/...SignupLight...
UNDEROATH is featured on Xbox News, Calendar and the Community Buzz page as well as the new “Emerging Artists” program from Xbox LIVE®: xbox.com/underoath. “Emerging Artists” features live performances, music videos, artist interviews and more exclusive insider content from some of the hottest upcoming acts in the music business. In blogging news, UNDEROATH’s bassist and expert gamer GRANT BRANDELL posts a semi-daily in-the-studio diary which also includes commentary and tips on gaming, as well as bonus times the band will be available to compete via: xbox.com:80/.../underoath. Fans can click on the "ask Underoath a question" option where GRANT answers questions from fans and fellow gamers alike. Likewise, guitarist TIM MCTAGUE creates weekly Studio Video Journals for Xbox LIVE® Marketplace. The video journals are hosted in the "Music Videos" section and free to download straight to your Xbox 360. The exclusive videos can be downloaded through your Xbox LIVE® account for free and are housed solely on the Xbox 360's hard drive to watch on your TV. UNDEROATH is now featured on "Community Confidential" video up now on Xbox LIVE®. The two-minute video boasts 1.5 million viewers each week. The band is featured for the first part of the video and their song "Writing On The Walls" is played in the background and mentioned at the end of the video. After the video's first week on Xbox LIVE®, it will be available on xbox.com. Watch the video here: xbox.com...insidexbox/video. If you get a chance to play UNDEROATH, Xbox wants to hear about it. Send an email to xlmail@microsoft.com with the subject: "GWF-Underoath." Be sure to include your Gamertag and home-town. By the way, if you think you can take these guys, you must be good. The only time I've been on their tourbus, they were gaming. Beware!
Dove Awards News
Disciple won a Dove Award for "Best Rock Album of the Year." Congrats go to this hard-working band. Disciple took top honors for their sophomore project “Scars Remain” (2006). With seven nominations to the band’s name, lead singer Kevin Young is pumped about their first win saying "We are all so very happy and honored to have won the Dove Award for ‘Rock Album of the Year’ with ‘Scars Remain.’ This was our eighth nomination and our first win. Over the years I always would get butterflies every time our category would come up , but would always hear someone else's name called every time until last night. So needless to say, I was truly shocked. We are so thankful to God for using our music, and to the Gospel Music Association for recognizing us.” Currently on the “Cross the Line” tour with Superchick, the band is also working on a new project set to release this fall. The Knoxville, Tenn. foursome’s first self-titled studio release “Disciple” (2005) sold nearly 100,000 units and brought home three No. 1 hits. Disciple has also been nominated for a whopping eight Gospel Music Awards, and their sophomore album “Scars Remain” (2006) has already garnered a No. 1 hit. “Game On” from their sophomore project that also received massive placement in sports shows across the country including “Best Damn Sports Show,” NFL’s “Total Axxess”, WWE’s “Cyber Sunday” and Speed TV’s “Speed Report,” as well as venues such as Wachovia Center in Philadelphia and even Madison Square Garden in New York City. The single was also used in promotion for “Criminal Minds” and “CSI Miami.” The rockers were also chosen to write a song for “WWE: The Music Vol. 8” and WWE superstar duo Hawkins and Ryder. For more information go to disciplerocks.com.
Atlantic/Ardent/INO artist Skillet and INO Record’s Disciple are celebrating rock wins at last night’s 39th annual GMA Dove Awards with each bringing home their first career statues. After 16 nominations, Skillet won “Rock Recorded Song of the Year” for “Comatose” written by John Cooper and Brian Howes from their 2006 release of the same name. “The GMA Award show was absolutely awesome! It made me feel even more proud to be a part of the Christian music industry. Winning the Dove was an unexpected highlight of the night, second only to saying ‘Hi’ to Amy Grant and giving her a high five,” says Skillet front man John Cooper. Skillet is currently headlining their COMATOSE tour and selling out numerous venues across the country, recently including New York City’s Grand Ballroom. Skillet’s explosive 2006 Lava/Atlantic/Ardent/INO Records GRAMMY-nominated release, Comatose follows 2004’s Collide, which launched the group into the public eye and garnered the band their first prestigious Grammy nomination. A critical fave, Comatose has become their best-selling project to date, doubling the sales of Collide in half the time. In follow up to packed out headline club shows, a tour with Flyleaf, and summer festivals Skillet spent last fall opening for mainstream rockers Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace. In the process of becoming one of the hardest working, most rocking, and broadly appealing acts of its generation, radio welcomed Comatose with open arms, as the first single, “Rebirthing” spent seven-weeks at No.1 on Christian Rock. Their second single, “The Last Night,” also took the top spot, this time at both Rock and CHR (CRW/R&R), while their latest singles, “The Older I Get” (CHR/Rock) and “Comatose” have become their third and fourth consecutive No. 1 singles. At the end of 2007 the band was lauded with R&R’s No. 1 Christian CHR Song of the Year for “The Last Night”, which was also R&R’s No. 2 Christian Rock song of the year. In addition, Skillet was named 2007’s No. 2 top artist on both the CHR and ROCK year end lists. For more information go to skillet.com.
On the worship front, sixstepsrecords artists received top honors at the Gospel Music Association’s 39th Annual Dove Awards held on Wednesday evening, April 23, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. This year’s co-lead nominee, David Crowder received awards in three categories, while labelmate Chris Tomlin garnered two awards. David Crowder Band was honored in the fields of Rock Contemporary Recorded Song for “Everything Glorious” and Praise & Worship Album for REMEDY. REMEDY also won best Recorded Music Packaging. Crowder additionally picked up a Dove for his contribution to the Special Event Album winner, Glory Revealed. This year’s wins add to David Crowder Band’s previous three career Dove Awards. Chris Tomlin was recognized as well, awarded title of Male Vocalist of the Year his third consecutive year. Tomlin’s “How Great Is Our God” also took home the award for Worship Song. Both Chris Tomlin and David Crowder Band were featured performers on the telecast, Tomlin joining his Compassionart team for the world premiere of “So Great,” and David Crowder Band performing its hit single “Everything Glorious.” The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards was televised live on the Gospel Music Channel. Encore broadcasts are scheduled in the coming weeks. Worth seeing is the David Crowder Band performance of "Glorious," where they start off playing on a bare stage and jumpsuit wearing stagehands roll out the artificial grass, big flowers, plastic deer, and a giant sun from the rafters. Classic. (For a youtube peak at it, click here. Another first happened as Switchfoot took the stage performing their new song “This Is Home,” which will be included on the soundtrack for the Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media film “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.” For a complete listing of show times, visit gospelmusicchannel.com.
The critically acclaimed, multi-artist project Glory Revealed: The Word of God in Worship, won two Dove Awards last night (4/23/08), at the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. The show was broadcast live on Gospel Music Channel. The Scripture-based Glory Revealed project won in the Special Event Album category, and “By His Wounds,” a song from the record that spent eleven consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the R&R INSPO radio chart, won in the category of Inspirational Recorded Song. Mac Powell, lead singer of the multi-platinum, rock band Third Day, shares about the win. “Glory Revealed has always been a very special project for me, especially having the opportunity to work with David Nasser, and so many artists. I am very thankful, and honored, by these Dove Award wins; it really means a lot.” Third Day’s eleventh studio album, Revelation, hits stores July 29, 2008. Mac Powell, Casting Crowns’ lead singer/songwriter Mark Hall and Brian Littrell received two Dove Awards each, for their individual performance, production and/or songwriting work on the album, Glory Revealed (Special Event Album) and the song, “By His Wounds” (Inspirational Recorded Song). “By His Wounds” co-writer, David Nasser, took home a Dove Award, as songwriter on “By His Wounds.” Glory Revealed: The Word of God in Worship, is a result of the collaboration between Third Day’s Mac Powell and evangelist David Nasser. Wanting to provide listeners with truths taken directly from Scripture, Nasser teamed with Powell and other artists to build one of 2007’s most unique albums. Contributors to the project include Michael W. Smith, Brian Littrell, Steven Curtis Chapman, Trevor Morgan, Hyper Static Union’s Shawn Lewis, David Crowder, Shane & Shane, Candi Pearson-Shelton, Josh Bates, Starfield’s Tim Neufeld and Casting Crowns’ Mark Hall. Following the release of the worship album, Glory Revealed: The Word of God in Worship – David Nasser released his book, Glory Revealed: How the Invisible God Makes Himself Known. Nasser’s book, Glory Revealed, is about learning to see and hear God in our everyday lives. God is not silent; we just have to learn how to listen. He is not absent; we just have to know where to look. Glory Revealed is the third book by Nasser; his first two self-published titles, A Call to Die (2000) and A Call to Grace (2005) have sold more than 150,000 copies combined. David Nasser, a popular speaker and author, is founder of D. Nasser Outreach and speaks to more than 500,000 people annually. Glory Revealed, the book, is in stores now. To download a free sample chapter, visit gloryrevealed.com.
Multi-platinum and award winning ForeFront recording artist TobyMac had one of his best Dove Award experiences in his acclaimed career last night as he was named Artist of the Year, and received Dove Awards for Short Form Music Video of the Year (“Boomin’”) and Rock Recorded Album of the Year as Artist and Producer with his latest project Portable Sounds. The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards aired last night on the Gospel Music Channel. TObyMac won 4 awards. “I am truly honored to win all 4 awards, especially the Artist of the Year award,” remarked TobyMac. “For GMA to recognize a Hip-Rock Funk artist flexes our diversity and makes me want to shout. I am blessed to have talented people around me to help me pursue my artistic passion.” It was 12 years ago in 1996 when Toby, as a member of dcTalk last accepted the award for Artist of the Year. As a solo artist TobyMac has been nominated twice before for Artist of the Year (2003,2007) has won seven Dove Awards. Over the past year, and on the heels of two RIAA Gold -certified projects, TobyMac released his best-selling project to-date, Portable Sounds, which was his highest solo debut ever on the Billboard Top 200 chart (No. 10). In addition to sold out tour dates, four back-to-back radio hits and being named R&R’s Christian CHR Artist of the Year in 2007 as well as CCM magazine’s Best Male Artist of the Year, TobyMac was also nominated for a 2007 American Music Award as Favorite Inspirational Artist. On May 26th, after years of requests, Alive and Transported, TobyMac’s explosive concert experience is finally being released on a DVD and CD combo. As his fans will confirm, TobyMac has one of the most electrifying shows around, and the full-length project puts you on stage with Toby and the Diverse City Band as they perform “Made To Love,” “Gone”, “Burn For You”, “Diverse City”, “Catchafire (Whoopsi Daisy)” and many more favorites.
Ian Eskelin won a Dove for Producer of the Year.
John Schlitt Opens Doors to Media
Are you in the media, darling? Or are you a "media darling?" John Schlitt, multi-Grammy winning recording artist and lead singer of Petra, will hold an open media rehearsal session and 'meet and greet' opportunity Thursday, May 1 at 3 p.m. PDT at Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave. South, Seattle, Wash. Media personnel are invited to attend the live rehearsal, showcasing Schlitt’s third solo album, The Grafting, recently released on Schlitt’s own 4K Records. The event launches The Grafting Tour, set to begin May 8 in India, covering six cities with eight performances throughout the country. Guests are invited to be a part of the rehearsal, and to personally meet Schlitt in this intimate and private setting. Cameras and photographs are encouraged, as are questions and interviews with Schlitt. Reviews of The Grafting are also welcomed. Backing Schlitt on The Grafting Tour is StoneJava, a five-member band hailing from their hometown of Seattle. StoneJava consists of Roger Wood, music director and keyboardist; Rusty Urie, lead guitarist; George Aragon, drummer; Pete Ortega, bassist; and Jakael Tristram, lead guitarist. StoneJava members have collectively shared the stage with the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Kool and the Gang, Average White Band, KC & The Sunshine Band, Taylor Dayne, Bryan Duncan, Andrea Crouch, Glenn Frey, and Beck, to name a few. From his days with mainstream rock outfit Head East, to his career with Petra, which spanned nearly two decades, Schlitt has achieved nearly every accolade the music business has to offer, including two RIAA certified Gold albums, four Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, numerous chart-topping singles, sold out world tours, and inductions into the Hard Rock Café and Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In addition to being “the voice of Petra” Schlitt has had a successful solo career yielding an impressive body of work including his 1995 release Shake followed by Unfit For Swine in 1996. The Grafting, which many consider to be his finest work to date, tackles a variety of sensitive issues including adoption, divorce, caring for third world children and more, letting the emotions of the songs take the lead instead of trendy gimmicks. This combination gives The Grafting a style that is both unique and timeless. “The lyrical focus of this album is on relationships, both horizontal and vertical,” according to Schlitt. “The songs acknowledge that we're not going to get through this life without bumps, bruises and hurts. Life can be hard. It is messy. There are hard decisions to make and responsibilities to face – but we have a God who is there with us, helping us get through,” states Schlitt. “The songs on The Grafting have been on my heart for a long while” says Schlitt. “Now that Petra is retired, the moment is right to move forward in my solo career. It’s timely for me to do an album like this; not only from the standpoint of the subject matter, but also in the fact that the music itself is going down a whole new path,” explains Schlitt. The new path is not the rock of Petra, but the heart and soul of Schlitt. “These are songs that still contain the rock elements, but are more diversified in their stylings,” says Schlitt. “It’s where I’m at today, musically.” To hear a preview of The Grafting, visit johnwschlitt.com
Secret And Whisper Not Going to Be A Secret For Long
Tooth and Nail artist Secret and Whisper (SAW) has announced a upcoming tour with Lorene Drive and Jet Lag Gemini. The tour will start May 1st and run through May 10th. SAW is composed of ex members of post hardcore heroes, Stutterfly and thebleedingalarm. Drummer Ryan Loerke said about the upcoming dates, “It’ll be good to be on a tour more catered to our style. We toured with Lorene Drive two years ago when we were still Stutterfly. They're an awesome band and we're all really big fans and really happy to be back out with them. Though we've never met the guys in Jet Lag Gemini, we’ve heard their songs and we’re excited to hit the road with them.” The band is currently wrapping up a successful tour with Still Remains, Gwen Stacy and Catherine. SAW has also unleashed a video tour blog posted on their myspace that is updated regularly. The current episode # 8 spotlights the band on the road, warming up, impromptu finger surgery on their merch guy, surviving in the desert and more. “The whole idea started because we wanted to film one of our practices just to have it and show it to people, because you know, people want see that kind of stuff. It slowly evolved into what it is, catching footage from tour and everything.” Loerke remarked. The band just released their debut full-length The Great White Whale which has been a top selling album on iTunes with recent features on Myspace.com, Purevolume.com and a profile in the June issue of Alternative Press. Check myspace.com/secretandwhisper for the tour blog, tour dates, and album updates.
All Dates with Lorene Drive and Jet Lag Gemini
Date City Venue
5/01 Aurora, IL Doug’s Rockhouse
5/02 Kansas City, MO Main Street Café
5/03 Denver, CO Life Spot
5/04 Salt Lake City, UT The Avalon
5/06 Orangevale, CA Club Retro
5/07 West Hollywood, CA The Knitting Factory
5/08 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
5/09 San Diego, CA Soma
5/10 Victorville, CA KARMA
Gwen Stacy Premiered New Video
This past Thursday marked the premiere of The Fear In Your Eyes music video from Gwen Stacy on Headbangers Ball Blog (http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/). The video will also reach your TV this Saturday at 11pm on the next episode of Headbangers Ball on MTV2. The song is from the experimental hardcore quartet’s new album The Life I Know which dropped on Ferret Music recently. TJ Sego, the drummer for the band also wrote a guest blog entry for Headbangers that will run shortly on the site. Gwen Stacy is currently on tour with Still Remains, Catherine and Secret And Whisper. They will be joining Poison The Well on their upcoming tour this June (dates just announced). Gwen Stacy buzz has been reaching deafening levels for The Life I Know which debuted on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” Chart. The band, made up of Sego, Cole Wallace (vocals), Patrick Meadows (guitar) and Brent Schindler (Bass, vocals) has been together since early 2004. They are known for touring relentlessly, and have been out on the road since their formation with many notables, including The Devil Wears Prada, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster and Haste The Day. Check myspace.com/gwenstacy for updates.
April 23-May 13 w/ The Devil Wears Prada, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster
May 30-June 12 w/ Poison The Well and Duck Duck Goose
Date City Venue ...With
4/29 Augusta, GA Club Hollywood ...The Devil Wears Prada
4/30 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/1 Richmond, VA The Canal Club ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/2 Wilmington, DE Harmony Grange ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/3 Linthicum, MD St. Christopher’s ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/5 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/6 Providence, RI Living Room ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/7 Troy, NY Revolution Hall ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/9 Rochester, NY Water St ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/10 Erie, PA Perry Hi-Way ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/11 Toledo, OH Headliner’s ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/13 Kettering, OH Attic Club ...The Devil Wears Prada
5/23 Muskegon, MI Res / Life ...Inhale Exhale
5/24 Brighton, MI Bled Fest
5/25 South Bend, IN Underground Café ...Kingston Falls
5/30 Spokane, WA The Boulevard ...Poison The Well
5/31 Boise, ID The Venue ...Poison The Well
6/01 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater ...Poison The Well
6/03 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep ...Poison The Well
6/04 Witchita, KS Eagles Lodge ...Poison The Well
6/05 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club ...Poison The Well
6/06 Little Rock, AR Vino’s ...Poison The Well
6/07 Cordova, TN Skatepark of Memphis ...Poison The Well
6/10 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade ...Poison The Well
6/11 Jacksonville, FL Fuel Coffeehouse ...Poison The Well
6/12 Orlando, Fl The Social ...Poison The Well
A Kiss For Jersey Join Scream The Prayer Tour
With Sleeping Giant, Impending Doom, My Children My Bride, War Of Ages, Before Their Eyes, Blessed By A Broken Heart, Soul Embraced, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Here I Come Falling, and Agraceful, A Kiss For Jersey have announced that they will be joining Scream The Prayer Tour starting in June and running through July. The Tour showcases some of the best and brightest Christian based bands in metal, hardcore and screamo and will also have artists such as Impending Doom, My Children My Bride and War Of Ages on board. This tour will come shortly after the May 6th release of the band’s full-length album Victims on Tragic Hero Records. Their music combines impassioned and progressive hardcore/screamo with technically shifting guitar lines and vulnerable but melodic vocals.
TOUR DATES BELOW
myspace.com/screamtheprayer
6/19-Tulsa, OK @ The Otherside
6/20-San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
6/21-Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
6/22-Dallas, TX @ Fat Daddy's
6/24-Pensacola, FL @ The Red Door
6/25-Tampa, FL @ The Cuban Club
6/26-Orlando, FL @ The Haven
6/27-Miami, FL @ Life Pointe Church
6/28-Jacksonville, FL @ Hill Theatre
6/29-Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
6/30-Raleigh, NC @ Vintage 21
7/01-Nashville, TN @ Rockettown
7/02-Dayton, OH @ The Attic Club
7/03-CORNERSTONE
7/04-CORNERSTONE
7/05-Minneapolis, MN @ Barfly
7/06-Elgin, IL @ Judson College w/ LIVING SACRIFICE
7/07-Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
7/08-Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
7/09-Clinton, NJ @ The Aquifer
7/10-Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
7/11-Baltimore, MD @ Riva Trace Baptist Church
7/12-Virginia Beach, VA @ Club Relevant
7/13-Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
7/14-Pittsburgh, PA @ The School
7/15-Louisville, KY @ Headliner's
7/16-Joplin, MO @ The Foundry
7/18-Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
7/19-Salt Lake City, UT @ The Ritz
7/21-Fresno, CA
7/23-Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
7/24-Spokane, WA @ Service Station
7/25-Boise, ID @ The Venue
7/26-Sacramento, CA @ Club Retro
Switchfoot Records Song for Narnia Film
The multi-Platinum selling rock band Switchfoot has recorded a new original song, “This Is Home,” for the highly anticipated Walt Disney Studios and Walden Media May 16 theatrical release, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The song will be featured during the end credits of the film, and will appear on the Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack CD releasing on May 13. Switchfoot recently taped a companion music video for “This Is Home” in Los Angeles with director Brandon Dickerson who filmed Switchfoot’s most recent video, “Awakening,” from its current, acclaimed studio album, Oh! Gravity.. “We are so honored to be a part of the Prince Caspian film with ‘This Is Home,’” says Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman. “The Narnia stories have a really special place in my brother Tim and my lives. Our dad used to read these to us at bedtime when we were boys. Our imaginations were shaped on these amazing novels. “‘This Is Home’ was inspired by the book after re-reading it for the opportunity to write for the film,” continues Foreman. “I am always taken by [C. S.] Lewis' ability to write about the bittersweet beauty in this world; this home we aren’t really made for but is the place we work out our humanity in the midst of our longing for our true home.” And... “We are encouraged to continue our collaboration with Walt Disney Studios with the new Switchfoot song ‘This is Home’ for the new Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian film,” says Peter York, EMI CMG Label Group president. “The band continues to create thought provoking music and has been truly inspired by the C. S. Lewis series. It felt like a natural fit, and it’s an honor to continue to work with the Music/Creative team at Walt Disney Studios.” And... “Going back to our first Narnia film, ‘The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe,’ Switchfoot was at the top of our creative list of artists whose sound and artistry we felt was a perfect fit,” said Mitchell Leib, President of Music and Soundtracks for Walt Disney Studios. “When approached for ‘Prince Caspian,’ Jon Foreman had a concise read on the story and delivered a stellar, important composition and record, which we feel reflects our film brilliantly. We are proud to have Switchfoot involved and to be working with our friends at EMI CMG once again.”
About Switchfoot:
With over 5 million records sold, three albums in the Billboard Top 20, two top-five singles at both pop and alternative radio, performances on all the major late night talk shows, a Les Paul Horizon Award, and one of the Top 50 Most Performed Songs of 2005 with “Dare You To Move” (ASCAP), Switchfoot is recognized as one of the hardest touring bands in rock. Currently on its “Up In Arms Tour” that benefits To Write Love On Her Arms, the San Diego-based band has sold over three million concert tickets worldwide since the 2003 release of its double-Platinum breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown. Oh! Gravity., Switchfoot’s newest studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart and has received stellar reviews, with Billboard magazine calling it “the best of the San Diego group’s nearly 10-year recording career.” Spin exclaims this album is “their liveliest record, full of dive-bombing guitar fuzz, juicy arena-alt choruses.” “This is an outstanding record in every sense,” raved Associated Press. MTV’s “Life of Ryan” tapped the album’s title track for its theme song as the album showcases a harder rock direction for Switchfoot. With an ever-growing fan base, Switchfoot has also been actively involved in a number of humanitarian causes since its inception, including DATA, Bono’s THE ONE Campaign, Invisible Children and Habitat for Humanity. The band further founded the Switchfoot Bro-Am, a surfing and music benefit-event, and the online magazine, lowercase people (www.lowercasepeople.com), a daring new endeavor to revolutionize the way beauty, truth and humanity is viewed. More information about the band can be found at switchfoot.com. Don't forget to read the HM Editor's blog about what an idiot this editor is, confusing an oboe with a string instrument like the cello.
About The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian:
The characters of C.S. Lewis’s timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them. One year after the incredible events of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct, Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy. The four children will soon meet an intriguing new character: Narnia’s rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, who has been forced into hiding as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne.
Frisbee Movie Expands ... Larry Norman Flick To Follow
"On the Frisbee documentary, we were picked up for distribution by Passion River Films, which means that we will be on Netflix and in some Blockbuster locations as of May 7, 2008. In fact, Frisbee will be one of the movies that you can watch online at Netflix. So, tell your friends. Too, we finally got around to cutting the beta version for release into the PBS network through an organization called NETA. So, very shortly, there should be news on Frisbee being played in local PBS outlets around the country. My assistant and I have just returned from Nashville where we played a 90 minute very rough cut of what will eventually be a documentary on the life of Larry Norman. Tenatively titled THE OUTLAW LARRY NORMAN, this rough was played for a group of folks who worked with Larry throughout the 1970s and had gathered to pay their respects to him with his recent passing. Funny enough, it was very similar to when I first showed the first rough of Frisbee to a group of family and friends. The subject matter pushes a lot of buttons and packs a lot of emotional power, something that I keep forgetting because my head is so close to the material. But I came away from our two-day jaunt with a better perspective, and with renewed zeal that we aren't far from having a very rich documentary of a man who defies easy answers. You aren't going to want to miss that one. If you thought Lonnie was a character... sheesh. We are also working alongside of KQED in San Francisco to obtain a LINCS grant through ITVS that would allow us to put together a documentary on the Jesus movement proper. We have a five minute rough that we are submitting that is pretty good, and I am heartened by the responses that I have gotten back from the PBS people to continue to send them my materials. Here's hoping."
MxPx to Play the Xnoizz Flevo Festival 2008
The Xnoizz Flevo Festival 2008 will be held from 14th until the 17th of August in Bussloo near Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. The festival has more than 150 programs, 50 concerts of 4 stages and attracts more than 10.000 visitors each year. With the signing up of MxPx, Salvador and Tim Hughes, the organization will offer a vast variety to the visitors. The music style of the American punk rock band MxPx can be compared to the Foo Fighters and Greenday. Even before they had their drivers’ licenses they had already released 7 singles and to this day have released 9 albums. The most recent was released in 2007, named Secret Weapon. Salvador are known for their rhythmical pop music and come from America as well. In 2006 Salvador performed in front of 35.000 young people during the Evangelistic Broadcasting Company-youth day in The Netherlands. Tim Hughes (UK) has 3 albums to his name and a Dove Award for the renowned song “Here I am to worship”. Besides MxPx, Salvador and Tim Hughes the following artists have been booked: Project 86 (USA), The Gentlemen (UK), Tourniquet (USA), Fireflight (USA), Sarah Kelly (USA), Four Kornerz (UK), Joy Electric (USA), Make up your mind (NL), Stairs to nowhere (NL), The [New] Shining (NL), Hemelhoog (NL), Flatfoot 56 (USA), Ruth (USA), Lynn (NL), Lingby (DE) en Mammuth (SE). The sale of tickets for the festival has already started at flevofestival.nl. All reservations before the 22nd of June are eligible for a € 10, - discount on the check-in price. Main sponsor of the 2008 festival is NBG The Quench. Top sponsors are: Compassion, ASAF Music and Youth for Christ Netherlands. Thatcher & Aalderink are also sponsoring the festival. The Xnoizz Flevo Festival is organized by the Crown Foundation in cooperation with Xnoizz from the EO (Evangelistic Broadcasting Company). The Xnoizz Flevo Festival is held annually in August and attracts more than 10.000 visitors. The festival offers young people a diverse program of music, lectures, theater, seminars, arts, sports and workshops. The mission of the Xnoizz Flevo Festival is to offer the youth the opportunity to discover in a relaxed and festive environment the essence of the Christian faith.
Jeremy Camp Is A Hypocrite*
(* = as in the original Greek definition of the word -- hypokrites. i.e. "actor"). First Four Episodes of Internet TV Show Hit The Web With New Installments Being Added Every Tuesday. Paulist Productions is proud to announce the launch of the Web TV series, Tyler’s Ride. The debut season of this weekly web drama kicked off with “Happy Birthday”, introducing Tyler as well as the other characters to this intriguing new drama, and was followed up with a new episode each day during debut week. For the rest of the season, new episodes will hit the web weekly with "Tyler's On Tuesdays". Tyler’s Ride is available for viewing at tylersride.com, GodTube and blinkx, as well as at the show’s page at myspace.com/tylersride. The Tyler's Ride website also features exclusive behind the scenes footage and photos as well as blogs from the characters. Tyler’s Ride is the latest in the growing world of Internet television. This expanding medium is becoming a launching point for writers and actors, showcasing new talent such as lead actors Grant Alan and Natalie Wachen. Each week a new episode will be posted on Tuesday, taking viewers into the life of Tyler, an aspiring musician, and his quest to follow his dreams. The show also features guest star Jeremy Camp as Jesse, Tyler’s mentor, a musician who shows Tyler that sometimes you have to get lost to find your way. Camp already has a successful career in the Christian music world, having sold over 2 million units, 3 gold records, 13 number one back-to-back radio hits, and earning 5 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. This is Camp’s first, and certainly not last, appearance as an actor.
Telecast Does Worship Project
Known as the band that keeps a simple approach, yet deeply rooted lyrics and production, Telecast (BEC Recordings) releases their worship project today aptly titled Quiet Revolution. In an answer to their own questions raised from too much "noise" and clutter in life, Telecast embraces the simple joys of spending time alone with God in a life with many distractions. With such a perfect mix of theology and simplicity, Quiet Revolution gives the listener a balance of unhindered worship. With Telecast's third album on BEC Recordings, Quiet Revolution, White and his band accomplish that goal in spades with a beautifully crafted collection of 12 songs that serve as a call to holiness for believers. Telecast will be hitting the road with Robbie Seay Band beginning next month. For tour dates updated daily, go to Telecast's MySpace. Telecast's story is such of a prodigal son with reuniting with God and challenging listeners to live a life worthy of His calling. Josh White was once a member of a popular mainstream band in Seattle, Man Ray, which was signed to Mercury Records in 1997. Despite modest success, however, the band was later dropped from the label, and White went on to form another band called Medicate. Before long that pursuit began feeling empty, and White began re-embracing a closer relationship with God. Now with Telecast, White has never been happier to write about his love for God. Of course, White's the first to admit that he doesn't always have everything together, considering he's a pastor and worship leader at Solid Rock Church and a professional musician. And while the juggling act is never easy, White's resolve certainly is single-minded: "I want to bring theology back to music and be as Jesus-focused as possible. Pure and simple." Telecast is composed of: Josh White, Bobby Love, Luke Stillar, Brook Mosser, Zach Hodges, John Mark Comer and Ashley Elder. For more information on Telecast and Quiet Revolution click here.
Run Kid Run Drops Love At The Core
After releasing their debut This Is Who We Are in 2006, Run Kid Run (Tooth&Nail Records) is thrilled to release their sophomore project Love at the Core, which weaves ten exuberant pop/rock songs and the core message that a relationship with God is central to the essence of life. "The world often gives love a different meaning than what was originally intended," says Endicott. "On this record we set out to find what love really entails. 'Love at the core' just nails the point that, in all situations, the heart of love always has to do with God." Produced by James Paul Wisner (Dashboard Confessional, Paramore) over a two-month stretch in Florida, the new release expands on what Run Kid Run started with its 2006 debut, which charted the radio hits "We've Only Just Begun" and "Sing to Me." Both tracks gained exposure in American Eagle and Hollister stores and on daytime television, and led fans to sample the band's songs nearly one million times at MySpace. Showing the unique range of Love at the Core's theme, "One in a Million" effectively repeats the lyric about how life explodes, this time in relation to romantic love that honors God. And what might at first seem like boy-girl love songs are actually powerful praises to God alone on "My Sweet Escape" and the should-be smash "Fall into the Light." Indeed, Run Kid Run was born out of a culture where music does most of the talking. Each member came up drawing inspiration from the rich well of young alternative bands signed to Tooth & Nail Records. Neil Endicott, David Josiah Curtis, and Matt Jackson first signed to that label as Side Walk Slam. Paul Stewart joined later having played with acclaimed independent act Slingshot57. Run Kid Run is currently on the Hawk Nelson Green T tour. The band will continue playing for fans nationwide throughout the next coming months and summer festivals. For tour dates go to their official MySpace.
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