Article One begins recording process

The guys in Article One have begun recording their sophomore project.

Says the band:

"Since the beginning of September, Article One have been hard at work recording a new album with renowned producer Tedd T (Newsboys, MuteMath, etc.) ... Already the project is sounding more incredible than we could have imagined and we can't wait to share it with you!

Read our interview with Article One here.
Read our review of their debut album here.

CCM reader's choice awards 2007

This is always a fun issue to read---especially if you've cast your vote! Enter before October 14th. Click here.

Third Day/Jars of Clay Christmas tour

The Third Day guys will be hitting the road this Christmas season with Jars of Clay. Tour dates are:

November 29th	Rome, Ga	The Forum	Pre-sale
	Public Onsale October 5th
November 30th	Murray, KY	Regional Special Events Center
	Pre-sale 9-28 and Public Onsale October 5th
December 1st	Greenvile, SC	Bi-Lo Center
	Pre-sale 9-28 and Public Onsale October 5th
December 6th	Hoffman Estate, IL	Life Changers Church	link
	Pre-sale NOW and Public Onsale October 5th
December 7th	Bloomingtion, IL	US Cellular Colliseum
	Pre-sale 9-28 and Public Onsale October 5th
December 8th	Eden Prarie, MN	Grace Church
	Pre-sale 9-28 and Public Onsale October 5th
December 9th	Brookfield, WI	Elmbrook Church
	Pre-sale 9-28 and Public Onsale October 5th
December 13th	San Antonio, TX	Community Bible Church	link
	Pre-sale NOW and Public Onsale Septimber 7th
December 14th	Woodlands, TX	Fellowship of the Woodlands	link
	Pre-sale NOW and Public Onsale October 29th
December 15th	Broken Arrow, OK	Rhema Bible College
	Pre-sale 9-28 and Public Onsale October 5th
December 16th	Southhaven, MS	Desoto Civic Center
	Pre-sale 9-28 and Public Onsale October 5th
December 27th	Macon, GA	Macon Centraplex

Rebecca St. James update/news!

REBECCA SHINES ON GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL'S "FRONT ROW LIVE!"


Major applause ringing in on Rebecca's premier last weekend with a full one hour concert special on Gospel Music Channel's "Front Row Live!" Hope you caught the Saturday premier—or one of the five re-broadcasts over Labor Day Weekend!

Good news! You have another chance to let Rebecca rock your world! GMC will be re-broadcasting Rebecca's "Front Row Live" special on Saturday, September 13th –9:00 P.M. Eastern with a re-broadcast at midnight and again at 5:00 A.M. on the 14th.

Check out all details on Rebecca's MySpace: (Just click the profile picture at the top of the page) and scope out the Gospel Music Channel at www.gospelmusicchannel.com

Q&A WITH REBECCA:
Rebecca, what are you working on these days?

RSJ: "I'm actually taking a sabbatical this fall and I'm very, very excited about having this time. I learned a few years ago very much the hard way that it's very important for people in ministry to take 'time out' and be still. That's exactly what I am doing.

My plan in this time is to really pray and seek God on what this sabbatical time should look like. Generally with touring and book writing, and songwriting and being in studio—and everything else I am doing—my life is pretty mapped out. So sabbatical will be an open time to approach God with open heart and open hand to say, 'God, renew me, speak to me, prepare my heart for new things that you want to do in my heart and in my ministry.' I really have a sense of anticipation that God is moving me into a new 'room' of my life—that I have actually been in one room for some time—and He is moving me into this new room in the house of my life. I'm very excited about this coming season—that God is already opening some new doors of ministry. I'm also in this season exploring some film and acting opportunities that I have been wanting to explore for some time. It just feels to me like a season of newness and I think this sabbatical is very key to that. Ultimately, I want always to be in the center of God's will and involved in the adventure He has for me. One has to sit and hear from God—and be still— to be sensitive to His will for what's His best for us as He writes the story of our lives. That's what I am going to do."

RSJ OUR GREAT GOD" VIDEO PREMIER COMING SOON!



Stay tuned for details on the television premier of Rebecca's new performance video of "Our Great God" –her current duet radio single with Todd Agnew!

REBECCA ROCKS EUROPE!
Check out the awesome video from Rebecca's August tour of Europe—postings are on her MySpace on both her performance at Holland spectacular Flevo Festival—which drew crowds in excess of 30,000 concert-goers –and catch the video of Rebecca's concert in the Czech Republic where more than 7,000 young people rocked to her music and message for Jesus!

Family Force 5 Dance, Rawr, Dance Tour

Gotee crunk rockers Family Force 5 will hit 30 cities nationwide as they headline the Dance, Rawr, Dance Tour with bands Jonezetta and The Secret Handshake beginning this October 1^st. In addition, a sponsorship by Outerlight Entertainment has lead to the band partnering with Jedidiah Clothing and the Hope Collection, a series of t-shirts designed to benefit various humanitarian organizations and their causes.

The 30-city tour will kick off in October 1^st in St Louis, MO and take Family Force 5 through Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas, as well as Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, their home-state of Georgia, and Florida. Family Force 5, who tour an average of 200 dates a year, is just off the road with this summer’s Van’s Warped Tour.

Fans who come out to one of the Family Force 5 dates will be able to support various social aid affiliates by purchasing a “special edition” Dance, Rawr, Dance Tour t-shirt, with $5.00 from every shirt sale going to the Hope Collection charities. The special edition shirt will also come with a Gotee Records digital artist sampler in conjunction with start-up digital service DiscRevolt. Two Jedidiah representatives will be on the road as well offering the full Hope Collection lineup of clothing for purchase.

The Jedidiah Clothing company is a premiere brand in the surf/art/music/fashion industry that aims to create a revenue stream to assist the less fortunate through increased awareness, financial contributions and service projects. The company embraces clothing as a platform to convey a message of Hope, Grace, Encouragement, Forgiveness and Love. 1% of Jedidiah’s total revenue is donated to various social aid programs and humanitarian groups. Jedidiah Clothing is sold nationwide at Buckle stores.

Family Force 5 fans can also anticipate an online contest where people from each tour market can sign up to win a chance to hang with the band pre-show and have the opportunity to win a pair of tickets and a shirt from the Hope Collection. The contest opens for participation tomorrow, September 5^th at www.myspace.com/familyforce5 . Contest participants will need to create a piece of Family Force 5 artwork using sidewalk chalk in a highly visible area of their city. They will then photograph it and submit for contest consideration. Family Force 5 logo stencils will be available for download online.

Family force 5 catapulted onto the music scene in 2006 with Business Up Front, Party In The Back and since then have performed on CBS TV’s The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, performed twice on DIRECTV’s CD USA, and seen music video play on MTVU.com. They’ve also racked up two #1 rock radio hits “Replace Me” and “Love Addict” at Christian radio and toured on 2006’s Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour and with TobyMac. Led by front man and guitarist Solomon Olds (aka Soul Glow Activator), Family Force 5 includes Solomon’s two brothers Jacob Olds (aka Crouton) on drums/vocal, and his twin Joshua Olds (aka Fatty) on bass/vocals. The force of five is rounded out by Nathan Currin (aka Nadaddy) on keyboard and Derek Mount (aka Chap Stique) on guitar.

DANCE RAWR DANCE TOUR DATES:
10/01/07 - Saint Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
10/02/07 - Kansas City, MO - Grand Emporium
10/03/07 - Papillion, NE - The Rock
10/04/07 - Minneapolis, MN - Club 3 Degrees
10/06/07 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
10/08/07 - Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's Las Vegas
10/09/07 - Fresno, CA - The Big Fresno Fair
10/11/07 - Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Th./Church
10/12/07 - Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House
10/13/07 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
10/14/07 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
10/15/07 - Medford, OR - Main One Performing Arts Center
10/16/07 - Roseville, CA - Underground
10/17/07 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
10/18/07 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
10/19/07 - San Diego, CA - SOMA San Diego
10/20/07 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
10/24/07 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse Music Venue
10/25/07 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
10/27/07 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q
10/28/07 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
10/29/07 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
10/30/07 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution
11/01/07 - Madison, WI - The Loft
11/02/07 - Cincinnati, OH - The Underground
11/04/07 - Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner
11/05/07 - Akron, OH - The Lime Spider
11/06/07 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
11/09/07 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
11/10/07 - Buffalo, NY - Xtreme Wheels
11/11/07 - Lancaster, PA - The Chameleon
11/12/07 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
11/13/07 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
11/14/07 - Nashville, TN - Rcktwn
11/15/07 - Atlanta, GA - Coca Cola Roxy Theatre
11/16/07 - Jacksonville, FL - Murray Hill Theatre

Watch the tour promo:

Christmas albums coming from...

Jars of Clay "Christmas Songs" (Oct 16)

Relient K "Let It Snow, Baby ... Let it Reindeer"(Oct 23)

Michael W. Smith "It's A Wonderful Christmas (Oct 16).

Tobymac (with Barlowgirl & TFK) fall tour dates announced

Sep 20 2007 7:00P	Cottage Hill Baptist Church	Mobile, Alabama
Sep 21 2007 7:00P	Ozark Civic Center	Ozark, Alabama
Sep 22 2007 7:00P	Paramounts Carowinds	Charlotte, North Carolina
Sep 23 2007 7:00P	Freedom Hall Civic Center	Johnson City, Tennessee
Sep 27 2007 7:00P	Coliseum	Knoxville, Tennessee
Sep 28 2007 7:00P	Church on the Rock	St. Louis, Missouri
Sep 29 2007 7:00P	Big Spring Jam	Huntsville, Alabama
Sep 30 2007 7:00P	Pizza Hut Park	Frisco, Texas
Oct 3 2007 7:00P	Cullman Fairgrounds	Cullman, Alabama
Oct 5 2007 7:00P	Memorial Auditorium	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Oct 6 2007 7:00P	Landmark Church	Cincinnati, Ohio
Oct 7 2007 7:00P	Grove City Church of the Nazarene	Columbus, Ohio
Oct 11 2007 7:00P	Palladium	Worcester, Massachusetts
Oct 12 2007 7:00P	Expo Center	Portland, Maine
Oct 13 2007 7:00P	Continental Airlines Arena	E. Rutherford, New Jersey
Oct 14 2007 7:00P	Washington Avenue Armory	Albany, New York
Oct 18 2007 7:00P	Grand Wayne Convention Center	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Oct 19 2007 7:00P	MSU Auditorium	East Lansing, Michigan
Oct 20 2007 7:00P	Braden Auditorium	Bloomington, Illinois
Oct 21 2007 7:00P	Val Air Ballroom	Des Moines, Iowa
Oct 25 2007 7:00P	Oak Creek Assembly	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 26 2007 7:30P	Clay County Regional Event Center	Spencer, Iowa
Oct 27 2007 7:00P	Denfeld High School Auditorium	Duluth, Minnesota
Oct 28 2007 6:30P	Minot Municipal Auditorium	Minot, North Dakota
Nov 1 2007 7:00P	Church at Rock Creek	Little Rock, Arkansas
Nov 2 2007 7:00P	Central Christian Church	Wichita, Kansas
Nov 3 2007 7:00P	City Civic Center	Dodge City, Kansas
Nov 4 2007 7:00P	Bethany First Nazarene	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 9 2007 7:00P	Victory Christian Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 10 2007 7:00P	Berry Center	Houston, Texas
Nov 11 2007 7:00P	Forrest County Multi Purpose Center	Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Check out Toby's website here for more info.
Click here to see concert photos from an earlier date on the tour.
Read our review of Portable Sounds here.
Read our review of Barlowgirl's How Can We Be Silent here.
Read our review of Barlowgirl here.

Fireflight in the studio!

The band Fireflight is taking a much deserved break from the summer heat to record a new record. They will be in the studio for the month of August before the Scars Remain Tour with Disciple, Fireflight, Dizmas and Wavorly in mid-September. Look for video blogs and updates of the recording process from Fireflight at their MySpace page.

Read our interview with Fireflight here.
Read our review of The Healing of Harms here.
See our photo feature of Fireflight performing at Creation East 2007 here.

Newsboys to perform at 9/11 memorial service

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Aug. 10, 2007——Inpop Records' pop/rock band newsboys will perform at the Pentagon’s sixth annual memorial service to be held in the Pentagon Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2007. The event will honor those who gave their lives at the Pentagon and elsewhere on 9/11.

The multi-faith service will include members of the armed forces as well as government employees and their families. Additionally, the band will be hosting a concert immediately following for all employees.

“The events of 9/11 touched us all,” says Peter Furler, lead vocalist of Newsboys, “and the willing sacrifices of the men and women of our Armed Forces to defend the United States is truly awe-inspiring. We are honored and humbled to have been asked to be a part of the memorial service at the Pentagon this year, and we hope our music and message will be an inspiration to all those who attend.”

“Newsboys’’ music is incredible and reaches across the lines to so many different people,””comments Chaplain (Maj.) Alan Pomaville of the Pentagon Chaplain’’s Office. “I believe that many people will be blessed as a result of hearing their music.”

With five gold albums, sales exceeding six million units, more than 20 No.1 radio hits, and a mantle of Dove Awards as well as Grammy nominations, newsboys has achieved phenomenal success in its near two decades together. Known for its amazing live performances and groundbreaking tours, the band continues to sellout festivals and concerts worldwide, satisfying diehard fans and winning new ones in the process. Most recently, newsboys released its fourteenth record, GO, to critical and commercial success. Produced by Peter Furler and Tedd T, the project debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit www.newsboys.com.

Read our interview with Newsboys guitarist Paul Colman here.
Read our review of Go here.
Read our review of Go remixed here.

How Can We Be Silent by Barlowgirl debuts at #1

(Nashville, Tenn.) August 6, 2007 –Wrapping up street-week promotions in support of their highly-anticipated third album, How Can We Be Silent, Fervent Records’ sister rock trio BarlowGirl recently debuted at No. 1 on multiple Christian SoundScan charts.

Capturing the top position on SoundScan’s CBA chart, BarlowGirl seized the No. 1 spots on the combined CBA and general market chart along with the digital albums chart. The critically acclaimed How Can We Be Silent further claimed the No. 40 position on Billboard’s Top 200 chart.

BarlowGirl’s music is additionally becoming a favorite among cell phone users as the group offers customizable ringtones to fans through UrTone. The UrTone platform, available at www.myspace.com/barlowgirl and www.barlowgirl.com, provides fans the unique opportunity to customize their own ringtones from all songs listed in the BarlowGirl catalog

Read our review of How Can We Be Silent here.
Read our interview with Barlowgirl here.