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Jars, NEEDTOBREATHE, Flyleaf in Denver

Jars of Clay, NEEDTOBREATHE and Fly­leaf all hit Den­ver this week for sep­a­rate shows. Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Ageless Amy Grant gives advice to young artists

Amy Grant, who turns 50 on Thanks­giv­ing this year, says that the beau­ty of aging is you get to do what you love. And for Amy that love is music. “I know the pow­er of music and I had just … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Tenth Ave. North’s aching heart

Last year, Tenth Avenue North won the Dove Award for best new artist and this year the trio won the Dove for song of the year for “By Your Side.” Wow what a ride, but Mike Done­hey is more mod­est. … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Red: Dove is as good as a Grammy

Red won a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year, and ear­li­er this year the band went to the Gram­my Awards as it was nom­i­nat­ed for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. But the band said the Doves are … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Alison Krauss helps Jars on new CD: The Shelter

While in the press room after accept­ing a Dove Award, Jars of Clay revealed that the band is work­ing on a new project: The Shel­ter. The new CD will fea­ture guest artists, includ­ing Ali­son Krauss, Jon Fore­man of Switch­foot, and … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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KJ-52 sees changes in hip-hop acceptance

KJ-52 attend­ed his first Dove Awards by sneak­ing in back­stage as a part of the press. Back then he says the cat­e­go­ry was rap-hip-hop-dance and that hip-hop nev­er won. Now it’s a viable cat­e­go­ry. “How cool is it that I’m … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Bebo Norman Hears from Britney Spears’ Mom

Bebo Nor­man’s song “Brit­ney” is a ref­er­ence to Brit­ney Spears’ strug­gles being played out in the media. The song got a lit­tle air-play (it was one of my fave on the CD) but Bebo did hear from Brit­ney’s mom, who … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Hello from the Doves — Nashville

The Dove Awards, the “Gram­mys” for Chris­t­ian music, are LIVE tonight from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. The Gospel Music Chan­nel is air­ing the show tape-delayed on Sun­day, April 25 at 6 p.m. Moun­tain. But I’m here and … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Leeland, Wickham, Maher to tour Denver

Lee­land, a pro­gres­sive rock band and a three-time Gram­my nom­i­nee, and Dove nom­i­nee Phil Wick­ham are head­ing to Col­orado this spring as co-head­­lin­ers of “A Night of Wor­ship Tour.” Wor­ship singer/songwriter Matt Maher is also along for the spring tour. … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Switchfoot plays Jay Leno

Need to get away from all those Irish jigs on St. Pat­ty’s Day? Then tune it to “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Wednes­day, March 17 to watch Switch­foot play its cur­rent rock hit “Mess of Me.” Switch­foot, which … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Create a video for Dove nominee Jonny Diaz

Cre­ate a music video for Dove Award nom­i­nee and Chris­t­ian music gui­tarist Jon­ny Diaz, a for­mer Flori­da State Uni­ver­si­ty base­ball play­er. Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Skillet, Jars of Clay, Maher, Crabb net six Dove nominations

[photopress:jars.jpg,full,pp_image] Jars of Clay broke out of its box this past year. Its “Two Hands” is nom­i­nat­ed for Song of the Year. Pho­to spe­cial to The Den­ver Post Four artists from wide-rang­ing back­grounds gar­nered six Dove Award nom­i­na­tions Thurs­day. Heavy … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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TobyMac: High energy at 44

[photopress:tmac2.jpg,full,pp_image] Toby­Mac enjoys a brisk game of bas­ket­ball before hit­ting the stage. Pho­to by Eliza Marie Somers A lit­tle Q& A with Chris­t­ian Hip-hop artist Toby­Mac, 44, from the archives. Q: You bring a lot of ener­gy to a show. … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Skillet sets fire to Denver

[photopress:skilletrafter4a.JPG,full,pp_image] Gui­tarists Korey Coop­er, left, and Ben Kas­cia get the par­ty start­ed Fri­day night at the Para­mount The­atre. Pho­tos by Eliza Marie Somers Skil­let con­tin­ued its assault on “Pan­heads” at the sold-out Para­mount The­atre on Sat­ur­day night. It should be … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Skillet gets a sporting chance

[photopress:skilletresize.hn2.JPG,full,pp_image] Skil­let will be at the Para­mount The­atre Fri­day, Nov. 7 for a 7 p.m. show. Tick­ets can be pur­chased at tickethorse.com or 866–461‑6556. Pho­to by Eliza Marie Somers By grab­bing the atten­tion of the NFL, Skil­let is bridg­ing a … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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