My ears perked up the first time I heard Phil on my local K-Love station. Wonderful worship music, a high tenor voice that seems to lift into the clouds, and the lyrics - amazing. I went to I-Tunes and bought the song I heard but you can get it for free, plus 14 more. From your good friends at Jesus Freak Hideout and Phil himself. Cool. 
Digital Praise® Inc, the leader in Christian-themed, family-friendly entertainment software, today announced Guitar Praise™, its new inspirational PC guitar game, at the International Christian Retail Show 2008 in Orlando. Combining unique play features with a playlist of today's most popular Contemporary Christian rock hits, Guitar Praise gives Christian retailers a headlining opportunity to build on the $1 billion guitar game segment that continues to smash sales records among young consumers. In creating Guitar Praise, Digital Praise has applied its intimate knowledge of player tastes gained through its #1 best-selling Dance Praise™ dance arcade game franchise. "Our research shows that 92% of Dance Praise families, and 100% of Dance Praise churches, are interested in Guitar Praise," said Tom Bean, President and CEO of Digital Praise, Inc. "People love the console guitar games on the market, but many would like more family-friendly songs and graphics. Guitar Praise gives kids, families and youth groups the play features they like best, plus some new twists as well as the best Christian rock titles out there today."
Guitar Praise features 52 of the most inspirational and pulsating tracks from the Christian rock world, all by the original artists. Today's most popular hits are combined with classics from the 80's and 90's; the playlist includes titles from Flyleaf, Skillet, Stellar Kart, tobyMac, Newsboys, Petra, 12 Stones, Spoken, Whitecross, Thousand Foot Krutch, Paul Baloche, David Crowder, and Red, plus many others.
Sonshine Festival, which takes place July 17-19 in Willmar, MN, kicks off Wednesday night, July 16, with a free concert by Jars of Clay. No tickets are required and everyone is invited. The folks at Sonshine Festival just want to show their appreciation to the community that has hosted their annual Christian music festival for the past 27 years.
The festival then kicks into high gear on Thursday, with a line up that includes artists like Jeremy Camp, Third Day, Newsboys, TobyMac, Pillar, BarlowGirl, Superchick, Thousand Foot Krutch, Kutless, David Crowder Band and Skillet.
For more information about the event, camping, or tickets to the festival visit the Sonshine Festival wesite.
Bad weather has cometh to the Ichthus Festival yet again.An overnight storm destroyed more than two weeks of preparation for the annual Christian music festival, which starts Thursday in Wilmore. High winds tossed tables, chairs and tents, destroying about 90 percent of the setup.
But as he surveyed the barren festival grounds Tuesday, Ichthus executive director Jeff James said he expects the festival to start Thursday as planned.
"I've gone through some of this every year," he said, unfazed. Nearby, a telephone pole was snapped into three pieces. Several dozen volunteers and workers were resurrecting mangled tents.
Ichthus has had a history of bad luck with weather, earning the nicknames "Mudthus" and "Ickythus."
In 2005, the festival saw a severe thunderstorm Friday night and snow the next day. In 2004, rain created a logistical nightmare getting people into the campsite, and a severe thunderstorm caused evacuation of the campground in 2002.
American Idol alumnus Phil Stacey has combined his Christian upbringing and a passion for country music on his new self-titled album for Lyric Street Records. As a consequence, the album is being worked in both musical formats. 
The nation’s top Christian contemporary and rock recording artists, plus several rising stars, will perform at the 10th annual Crossover Christian Music Festival, June 12-14, Lake of the Ozarks. One of mid-America’s largest Christian music events, the Crossover festival is expected to attract 10,000 music fans to the Stoneridge Amphitheater in Camdenton. The three-day worship experience will offer both the main stage and a side stage featuring up-and-coming acts, as well as food concessions, merchandise vendors, and opportunities to meet the performers. In addition, Crossover will participate in Essential Records’ National Talent Search on the new Alternative Stage. Admission is free for the shows on the alternative stage from 9:00 a.m. to about 3:00 p.m.
Big Plus - Full one day tickets are only $30 at the gate!
We're more than proud to hear that our friends in Third Day have graced the cover of Billboard Magazine as the first ever Christian band to do so! Fans can pick up the June 7th edition of the magazine for the feature story, or simply click this link here from ThirdDay.com to view the article in a PDF file. The article comes just in time for the band's upcoming July 29th album release of Revelation. 
“Slow Fade” is the first music video from the GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum band’s blockbuster RIAA Gold album The Altar and The Door. Produced and directed by the Erwin Brothers, the “Slow Fade” music video was shot in Birmingham, AL., and features crashing pianos and stained glass windows as the storyline follows the heart-wrenching reality of a deteriorating family.
The song, which highlights vocals from lead singer Mark Hall’s daughter Reagan, was “inspired by the spreading cancer of moral failure in the fathers of this generation,” Hall said.
The “Slow Fade” video tells the story of a family slowly fading because of compromising decisions they have made. Hall adds, “As believers, we must guard our hearts and understand that no one crashes and burns, they just slowly fade away, one little compromise at a time.”
View it May 21 on Yahoo! at: http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/.
We now present to you our latest FREE Digital Compilation and is a sequel of sorts to our 2006 compilation by the name of Summer Slam. This one is Vol. 2 and it rocks! Bands of all styles should appeal to varying tastes and there is enough music here to make all of you happy. So let�s get on with it�. The most epic of all compilations ever!
Click here for the link to download!
"Epic" may be strong words, but check out the band list. It's not too shabby...
The multi-Platinum selling rock band Switchfoot will perform “This Is Home” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tomorrow (May 13). “This Is Home” was written and recorded by Switchfoot for the highly anticipated Walt Disney Studios and Walden Media May 16 theatrical release, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The song will be heard in the body of the film and over the end title credits of the film, and will appear on the Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack CD releasing May 13. “The Tonight Show” appearance follows the May 2 debut of Switchfoot’s new “This Is Home” video on the homepage of Disney.com, which receives over a million visitors per day. Many more fans have seen the video at AOL.com, www.switchfoot.com and other online sites. Switchfoot also played the song live for a national TV audience on the Gospel Music Channel television network as part of the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards telecast. The performance can be found at YouTube.
This is free software called Audio Tool, and it does a lot of what the pro tools do, but at this price anyone can try it. Bring out your creativity and down load this today.
One of best bands in Christian Music, Kutless is offering up the debut song from their upcoming new album for free. Just follow the link below, type in your e-mail, and they will send a link to the free song. Simple as that.
Summer is right around the corner, and with summer comes loads of live music to enjoy. Starting with Ichthus in Central Kentucky starting in 1970 as a Christian answer to Woodstock, now millions in the U.S. and around the world will be visiting festivals with crowds as large as a quarter of a million people (That's one is in Dallas and it's FREE!) . Come out this summer and see what the buzz and the noise is all about. Check out this huge collection of information about the best music in the world as far as I'm concerned, Modern Christian Music. 
It's no sin to be a redneck (as long as you don't get drunk on beer) but it is a shame to not have a good education. Gretchen Wilson as taken this to heart, and not only has she gotten her GED, but she gets to walk the stage and get her diploma.
The GMA Dove Awards were handed out last night in Nashville with TobyMac, Mark Hall and Casting Crowns flying highest, but certainly not alone. Televised live on the Gospel Music Channel and held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards show featured some impressive numbers: a different artist bestowed with a Dove Award in every major category, statuettes awarded to more than 35 different artists and a dozen performances including more than 30 artists.
The Dove Awards in the overall categories went to:
Artist of the Year: TobyMac
Female Vocalist of the Year: Natalie Grant
Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Tomlin
Group of the Year: Casting Crowns
New Artist of the Year: Brandon Heath
Songwriter of the Year: Cindy Morgan
Song of the Year: “East to West,” written by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms
Me and my wife got to meet Brandon Heath at a Robbie Seay Band concert last summer and he was just the nicest, most unassuming young man you could meet. His concert was also really, really good. If you do get a chance to pick up his CD do so, I highly recommend it.
The single also debuted as an exclusive for-sale download on Amazonmp3.com and stormed to the No. 1 spot within its first few hours of availability, even passing Justin Timberlake and Madonna’s new single, “4 Minutes.”
The World Premiere performance of “Call My Name” is happening exclusively during the Dove Awards – only on Gospel Music Channel, LIVE Wednesday April 23rd starting at 8 pm eastern. Gospel Music Channel is available on DIRECTV Channel 338 and on cable – check local listings.
More on this incredible band at JesusFreakHideout.com
Third Day article at Wikipedia
God of Wonders Video at You Tube
Cry Out To Jesus Video at You Tube
Listing of Third Day CD's from Google with lots of purchase links to I-Tunes, Amazon, ect...
