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The Roanoke Times newspaper/website had a good story about the Winter Jam 2008 concert that was in town on Saturday night at Roanoke Civic Center. They were on their way to the Roanoke Civic Center for Winter Jam 2008, a Christian rock-and-pop-themed music festival whose fans filled up the center’s parking lot one full hour before showtime. Dozens of church vans from many parts of Virginia and West Virginia helped fill the lot. “I believe these musicians … they’re doing God’s work,” Coiner said as he and Carter and hundreds of other concertgoers filed down Williamson Road toward the event. “Anything you can find inRead More →

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It’s been a good year already for some Christian artists to get some spotlight on some major media outlets. Earlier we had Derek Webb and Caedmon’s call in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and now we’ve got Robbie Seay Band helping promote the new season of American Idol. Robbie Seay Band was a little caught off guard by the exposure as well, but they’re working on doing everything they can to capitalize on the chance. They’ve got a three-prong attack they’re hoping their great fans will help them achieve.Read More →

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You may not immediately recognize the name “Kevin Max”, but you’ve probably heard of the group he started in, dcTalk. I was browsing around the ChristianMusicDaily website and saw this album posted for Kevin Max. The description alone heightens my desire to go grab this at my local Christian bookstore. “The Blood is not a classic hymns cover project or a white/homogenized version of black Gospel or soul music. It’s a sensitive and stylized adaptation of the music that was at the root of rock and roll, blues and popular culture.” Says Kevin Max, “The Blood is about the story of redemption and grace, foundRead More →

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I’m not sure what I’m more excited about, the fact that Caedmon’s Call and Derek Webb are featured on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, or that it’s actually a new episode of Grey’s Anatomy. My wife is probably more excited about the latter. The song featured is “Ten Thousand Angels” and was originally written by singer/songwriter Sandra McCracken. You can go to her website and get a free download of her singing the demo version in MP3 format. Here’s what an e-mail I received from Derek Webb says about the song being featured on the show: Ten Thousand Angels will receive a rare and lengthy place onRead More →

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If you’ve got a gift card left over from Christmas for iTunes or just the desire to get  a good deal on some music, go visit the iTunes store by following this link. You can get two albums for the $14.99 from the story from artists like: Rebecca St. James Avalon Bethany Dillon Myron Butler & Levi Amy Grant Grits Jennifer Knapp Vicky Beeching David Crowder Band Jeremy Camp Kierra Kiki Sheard Kutless tobyMac Newsboys RelientK Steven Curtis Chapman Technorati Tags: iTunes, specials, Rebecca St. James, Avalon, Bethany Dillon, Myron Butler & Levi, Amy Grant, Grits, Jennifer Knapp, Vicky Beeching, David Crowder Band, Jeremy Camp,Read More →