Gospel Soundcheck

Greetings, faithful readers! I’ve been away for a few days this week and as a result don’t have a pick of the week this morning. But I DO have a great guest blog post from my friend, Pastor Dave Weiss, that I’d like to share instead. I’ll also have some music news updates throughout the…

I was checking out the nominees for the Teen Choice Awards and realized that I’m either completely out of touch with reality, or I don’t know what a teen is anymore. When I think of music, television and movies that teens would vote on as their most favorite, I’m thinking of PG or PG-13 appropriate…

The Temecula Gospel Music & Art Festival is inviting Christian music artists to audition for their first annual festival, which will take place September 26-27 at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, in Temecula, CA. Auditions are being held for Christian music and gospel acts, including praise and worship teams, small groups, soloists, and choirs,…

David Crowder Band will release the “Remedy Club Tour” CD/DVD to retail on Aug. 19. This is the band’s first ever full-length DVD features five and a half hours of content, including a behind the scenes tour documentary, song demonstrations hosted by each member of the Crowder band, with chord/lyric subtitles, as well as 16…

Cindy Morgan ventures into new territory with her latest release, Beautiful Bird. The album is self-produced and being released only through digital formats on her website and via iTunes.Beautiful Bird returns Morgan to her Appalachian roots, with a mix of pop, Appalachia, Country, and symphonic. “I can’t choose the cello over the doboro,” she says,…

Did you guess the answer to this week’s Christian music trivia question:Q: In 1985, which Christian rock act’s video was banned from MTV for allegedly being too violent?The answer is …

Most musicians want to not only create beautiful music but make money and expand their fan base. Music fans want hot new music and the right to share it wtih their friends without the threat of the recording industry knocking on their door with a subpoena. Introducing www.NoiseTrade.com, an innovative tool that lets musicians and…

Billboard.com reports that Lou Gramm, former frontman for the rock group Foreigner, has finished recording his first Christian rock album. Gramm, a native of Rochester, NY, recorded the album in his hometown with his band, which includes his two talented brothers, Richard Grammatico on bass and guitar (an original member of Black Sheep); top session…

With the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, These Cold And Rusted Lungs, singer songwriter Amy Courts has committed to donate 10% of all artist proceeds from the album to the African aid organization, The Mocha Club. The donations will go towards the development the “Village of Hope” in Gulu, Uganda, which will provide…

Dove-nominated Rush of Fools recently had their equipment trailer stolen out of their driveway in Alabama. They lost everything, including all their merchandise, guitars, cases, amps and anything they’d need to play a show. Insurance was expected to cover some, but not all, of the $60,000 in costs. At the time, the band made a…

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