You are cordially invited:

Kemper Crabb is filming two DVD concerts - a new medieval Christmas concert
and a non-seasonal medieval concert back to back - he needs an audience! This is your chance to be involved in art of Biblical proportions. Kemper will be joined by the stellar lineup of:

Ryan Birsinger, Garett Buell, Frank Hart, Dave Marshall, Christina Paul, John Simmons, and Chris Whittington.

WHEN: Friday, September 1st, from 7:00 - 10:00 pm.

WHERE: Church of the Holy Apostles
1225 West Grand Parkway
South Katy, TX 77494
http://www.holyapostles.cc/index.asp

Admission is FREE.
Children under 10 years old will not be admitted.

http://www.kempercrabb.net/

Nashville, TN —— August 11, 2006 ——

Josh Reedy, bass guitar player & lead vocalist, for DecembeRadio wed his girlfriend of two years, Rachel Throckmorton, on July 22^nd. The wedding took place in Waynesburg, PA, and Josh sang Keith Urban’s popular tune “Your Everything” to his new bride during the ceremony. Brian Bunn and Eric Miker, from DecembeRadio, were groomsmen.

During the wedding the couple took communion. Rachel’s dad had bought some bread and grape juice for the platter that would serve them. As Josh tells it, “Needless to say, the bread was still in the Quiznos bag and the juice was still in the Welch’s jug!”

Josh popped the big question at Frank’s Mini-golf in Uniontown, PA, and he rented the entire putt-putt so it would be just the two of them. It was 2 pm and about 97 degrees, so Rachel was getting a little hot and irritated. The owner of the miniature golf course had placed the ring in the 17^th hole, so when Rachel went to pick up her golf ball, there was the box. After the proposal, the newly engaged couple had a romantic dinner that Josh had prepared.

Marriage vows will soon ring again for DecembeRadio as Brian Bunn will be married to Emily Nester on September 23^rd.

BREA, Calif. (August 10, 2006)

American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), widely known for its high-performance motorcycles and life-enthusiast-focused automobiles, today announced a sponsorship with BEC/Tooth and Nail’s Kutless, making the band the automotive company’s first music partnership.

A joint effort of ASMC?s Automotive and Motorcycle Divisions, the agreement makes American Suzuki the exclusive title sponsor of Kutless’ upcoming tour–the Hearts of the Innocent tour powered by Suzuki. The tour marks Suzuki’s first foray into the music industry where the company sees an opportunity to connect its products with a like-minded consumer demographic of those who choose to live life instead of watch it go by. …

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For a limited time, you can purchase the Phil Keaggy in Concert: St. Charles IL DVD, taped March 20, 2004.

As an added bonus, we’ll give you, at no extra charge, the Phil Keaggy in Concert: Wheaton IL DVD, taped February 26, 2005.

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Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! OK, we know it’s a little too early to be talking about Christmas. But we have some big news to share with you and we just couldn’t wait any longer.

Third Day has just finished the upcoming installment of the Offerings series, Christmas Offerings, and we are so excited to tell you about it! Over the course of this summer, we spent some time in the studio where we recorded 4 brand new and original songs for this record, along with many other Christmas traditional favorites. In the spirit of the other Offerings projects, we recorded several of these songs with a live audience comprised of dear friends, family members and many terrific fans. It was a great experience! Check back at thirdday.com for more information on how you can pre-order Christmas Offerings in September.

Did you see Third Day on the FX show “30 Days” last week? The documentary-style TV show was on site at the Third Day concert in Grand Prairie, TX, last spring to film content for the episode that aired last Wednesday, “Atheist/Christian.” FX is now airing re-runs of the episode, so check your local listings to find out when it will air again.

The highly anticipated Leigh Nash solo debut “Blue on Blue” hit the shelves yesterday. Since the amicable split from Sixpence None the Richer and the birth of her son, Henry, Leigh has put together a collection of songs sure to please any Sixpence fan as well as anyone with an affinity for Leigh’s sweet lilting voice.

We’re excited. Hope you can make it out!!

The new CD, Mechanical Sunshine, is out and available for purchase. Stop by www.clerestoryav.com to pick it up.

Jai Agnish and The Callbacks Live at the Mercury Lounge in NYC Sunday, August 27, 10 p.m.

Jai Agnish and The Callbacks

After releasing and touring in support of his self-released and critically acclaimed electro-poppin’ debut, “Automata” in 2000, Jai dropped off the map and fled back to his bed-room where the music making all began. Jai needed time to find the love of making music again after a bout with music biz burn out.

He did emerge, receiving a morale boost from his friend Sufjan Stevens’ who included a song of his on the new Mews Two Asthmatic Kitty compilation.

Jai finally got around to building a MySpace site where he stumbled across old fans and friends and found someone to release his new CD, “Mechanical Sunshine.” It’s the last of the electro-pop style songs released on the micro-indie label ClerestoryAV.

Jai’s now ditched the electro, drum-machine thing and put together a band of musicians he found in his North Jersey home town. The Mercury Lounge show will be just his second NYC gig since forming the band. Jai Agnish and The Callbacks performed to a packed house at the Knitting Factory in May with friends Denison Witmer, Saxon Shore and Ben & Vesper.

“`Automata’ is consistent and digestible. Agnish blends electronics, toys, and folk into a chalice and offers it to you as a gift. Both familiar and unlike anything else, you’d be wise to taste it. It may not (permanently) free you of worry, but if this music is what it feels like to be wholly satisfied with one’s life, then it’ll make you strive for such a life.” -Pitchfork

www.JaiAgnish.com
www.myspace.com/jaiagnish

The wait is over!  Wovenhand’s new album is available for pre-sale now at:

www.soundsfamilyre.com

We are taking orders now, and they will ship September 1, so you will recieve the CD by the official September 12 release date. 

In case you missed our previous email, Wovenhand will be joining Serena Maneesh for a US tour begining next month the tour dates follow:

9-18 - Seattle, WA - Neumo?s
9-19 - Portland, OR - Berbati?s
9-20 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
9-21 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
9-23 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
9-24 - Phoenix, AZ - Hollywood Alley 
9-27 - Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
9-28 - Denton, TX - Rubbergloves
9-29 - Austin, TX - Emo?s
9-30 - Houston, TX - Proletariat
10-1 - New Orleans, LA - Republic
10-2 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10-3 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat?s Cradle
10-4 - Washington, DC - State Theater
10-5 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church (R5 Productions)
10-6 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw

Visit www.soundsfamilyre.com for updates.

Love,

All of us at Sounds Familyre

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces 2006 Judges - Enter Your Gospel/Christian Songs Now!
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries and is pleased to announce some exciting new changes for this year. In addition to adding two new categories and many new judges, ISC has also increased the cash portion of its Grand Prize to $25,000 (US dollars), which makes it the largest cash Grand Prize in any songwriting competition.

ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including an Overall Grand Prize package of $25,000 (US) in cash and over $20,000 in merchandise, unmatched by any other songwriting competition. ISC winners also benefit from extensive press, publicity, and increased exposure.

One of the most prestigious and respected songwriting competitions in the world, ISC welcomes original songs from musicians, artists, groups, and songwriters at every level from amateur to professional. ISC’s Gospel/Christian category includes all genres of traditional and contemporary Gospel and Christian music.

In addition to the Gospel/Christian category, ISC offers 17 other categories, including: AAA (Adult Album Alternative), Americana; Jazz, Pop/Top 40, Rock, Latin, R&B/Hip-Hop, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Country, World Music, Dance/Electronica, Instrumental, Children’s Music, Blues, Lyrics Only, Teen, and Performance. Entrants may submit as many songs as they wish in the same category or in multiple categories.

ISC provides the perfect opportunity for bands, artists, and songwriters to gain more exposure and have their songs heard by some of the most influential members of the music industry. The complete 2006 ISC judging panel includes the following:

Recording Artists:
MercyMe; Tom Waits; Brian Wilson; Sean Paul; Jerry Lee Lewis; John Mayall; Cassandra Wilson; Robert Smith (The Cure); Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Macy Gray; Craig Morgan; Mark Chesnutt; Rosanne Cash; Frank Black (Pixies); Charlie Musselwhite; Amy Ray (Indigo Girls); Blue Man Group; Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse); Medeski Martin John Scofield; Ti보o, Peter Hook (New Order); and Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan).

Music Industry Executives:
Tara Griggs-Magee (Executive VP of Gospel/Urban Music, Sony Records); Charlie Walk (President, Epic Records); Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Mona Scott-Young (President, Violator Records); Larry Willoughby (VP A&R, Capitol Records); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music); Thomas Brooman (Co-Founder/Artistic Director, WOMAD); Angel Carrasco (President of 605 Discos and Sr. VP of A&R, Sony BMG Latin America); Betty Pino (DJ, WAMR Miami/Pioneer of Latin radio); Manolo Gonzalez (Sr VP of Regional Mexican A&R and National Promotion, Univision Records); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Cameron Strang (President, New West Records); Steve Lillywhite (Sr. VP of A&R, Columbia Records/Producer - credits include U2, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, and Peter Gabriel); Alexandra Patsavas (Owner, The Chop Shop Music Supervision - credits include The OC, Grey’s Anatomy, Without A Trace, Carnivale, Rescue Me); Barbara Sedun (VP Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada); Danny Epstein (Music Supervisor, Sesame Street/Sesame Workshop); Emily Wittmann (VP, Nick Records); Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little People); and Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment).

ISC 2006 Sponsors include: ASCAP, Epiphone, Berklee College Of Music, Fishman, Sam Ash, Shure, D’Addario, Hear Technologies, Cakewalk, Disc Makers, Sonicbids, Musician’s Atlas, Sibelius, Karian Studios, Planetary Group, OnlineGigs, The Music Business Registry, Mediaguide, ArtistMonitor, Sleepless Media, Platinum Blue Music Intelligence, Alphabet Arm Design, Musician’s Atlas, George Stein, Esq., and Taxi.

Enter ISC online or download an entry form to mail in your entry.
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com

Friends,

We realize that we’re about 20 years late on this one, but we’ve finally got our act together.

Visit our website to watch our first-ever music video–footage taken from the Green Eyed Alone CD release concert on March 30, 2006 at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN. The footage was captured by long-time UHQ pal, Kris Barberg of Montage Productions (www.montage-productions.com).

UHQ website link: www.UrbanHillbillyQuartet.com -look for a link in the bottom middle of the home page.

ALSO, talking about Green Eyed Alone…if you haven’t picked up a copy, well, it’s high time you did! It’s been getting the most press and radio play of any of Erik & the UHQ’s releases. Ways to get it:
- online at: www.PasteMusic.com or at www.MilesOfMusic.com
- online at iTunes
and (in the Twin Cities) at the Electric Fetus, Cheapo Records and Borders

Thanks to those of you who have come out to recent shows. The band will be heading to Madison, Chicago and various places in Michigan in November…and perhaps beyond. Stay tuned.

Take care & happy watching
Amelia
www.UrbanHillbillyQuartet.com