The Phantom Tollbooth’s News

24th January 2007

Jars of Clay Tour with NEEDTOBREATHE and Burlap to Cashmere!!!

Hey All!

We are so excited to announce our Spring Tour with NEEDTOBREATH and Burlap to Cashmere.

And to get you pumped for the tour, we decided to make a site for you to have some fun with.

Play games, be the first to tell your friends about the tour, pick up a free banner and purchase tickets all in one spot!

Check out your new addiction here: http://www.nettwerk.com/player/jarsofclay/tour07/

or click on banner.

Can’t wait to see you all this Spring!

Much love,
Jars of Clay

**LIVE MONSTERS SPRING TOUR DATES**

1/12/07 Holland, MI @ Hope College
2/09/07 Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
2/16/07 Gatlinburg, TN @ Gatlinburg Convention Center
2/19/07 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theater
2/21/07 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
2/22/07 Edmonton, AB @ W. Edmonton Christ Assembly
2/23/07 Kelowna, BC @ Grand Hotel
2/24/07 Surry, BC @ Chandos-Pattison Auditorium
3/01/07 Vancouver, WA @ Skyview Concert Hall
3/02/07 College Place, WA @ Walla Walla Community College
3/03/07 Missoula, MT @ SHEC Community Center
3/04/07 Great Falls, MT @ Mansfield Theatre
3/06/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ University of Utah
3/07/07 Greeley, CO @ Union Colony Civic Center
3/09/07 Duluth, MN @ venue TBA
3/10/07 Fargo, ND @ Playmakers
3/11/07 Sioux Falls, SD @ Washington Pavilion
3/23/07 Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
3/24/07 Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center
3/29/07 Kalamazoo, MI @ venue TBA
3/30/07 St. CatherineÂ’s, ON @ Central Gospel Temple
3/31/07 Toronto, ON @ Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship
4/02/07 Ottawa, ON @ Dominion-Chalmers Church
4/03/07 Hamilton, ON @ Redeemer University
4/04/07 Cambridge, ON @ Forward Baptist Church
4/05/07 Washington, DC @ Lisner Auditorium
4/07/07 Atlanta, GA @ Six Flags Over Georgia
4/12/07 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
4/13/07 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
4/14/07 Boston, MA @ Avalon Ballroom
4/15/07 NYC, NY @ Irving Plaza


20th January 2007

Pillar’s Days of the Reckoning Tour Continues!!!

January 10th, 2007   

Hello Everyone, we hope that your Christmas and your New Years were blessed with family and friends and hopefully a time of relaxation too. I know we all had a great time with our families, and its been nice to have some time off as well. But as you know we can’t be away from you too long. So at the end of the month we will head out again. Hope to see you there!

And the Days Of The Reckoning Tour Continues!!!

 

 

 

   

The second leg of the “Days of the Reckoning” Tour, is going to be presented by Invisible Children, Joining this leg will be Showbread, Tyler Reed, and a special local band at each show. This tour will be hitting several spots that were missed during the last tour as well as making up some time missed in Colorado due to the crazy weather. So be sure to check out the list completely and mark your calendars for any stops in your area.

Invisible Children is a non-profit organization that is changing culture, policy, and lives through collisions of power and poverty. The film documents a war in Northern Uganda where children are abducted by a rebel army and forced to fight as child soldiers. Rob, shares the band’s heart for Invisible Children, “Invisible Children: Rough Cut is a really special film and we want to help bring as much attention to it as we can.” At each show there will be a viewing of the film Invisible Children: Rough Cut.

Rob talks about the line up “We have wanted to play with Showbread for quite a while. Their live show is simply amazing. We wanted to get Tyler Reed on the way up. I think they are going to be huge and are definitely a band to watch in 2007. After a decade of touring and playing shows, we know how hard it is to get your start, especially as a rock band. So, with this tour, we want to give exposure to some local bands we have met or heard about during our travels.”

Saturday, January 27th
(Pillar Only)
Houston, TX
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.comSunday, January 28th
7:00PM
Fitzgerald’s
2706 White Oak Dr.
Houston, TX 77007
$12.00
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33700&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215
7:00PMFitzgerald’s2706 White Oak Dr.Houston, TX 77007$12.00Monday, January 29th
7:00PM
Bridge City Skate Park
870 Center Street
Bridge City, TX 77611
$13.00
All Ages

7:00PMFitzgerald’s2706 White Oak Dr.Houston, TX 77007$12.007:00PMBridge City Skate Park870 Center StreetBridge City, TX 77611$13.00All AgesWednesday, January 31st
8:00PM
Club Fathom
412 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
$15.00
All
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33701&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Thursday, February 1st
9:00PM
Music Farm
32 Ann Street
Charleston, SC 29403
$10.00
18+
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33702&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Friday, February 2nd
9:00PM
Amos’ Southend
1423 Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28203
$13.00
16+
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33703&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, February 3rd
9:00PM
Headliner’s
700 B Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
$13.00
All

Monday, February 5th
The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard St
New York City
NY, USA
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33704&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Friday, February 9th
7:30PM
Creepy Crawl
3524 Washington Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63101
$12.00
All Ages
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33705&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, February 10th
7:30PM
Nu Brew
300 E. Sunshine
Springfield, MO 65804
$12.00
All Ages
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33706&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Sunday, February 11th
8:00PM
Grand Emporium
3832 Main St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
$12.00
All Ages
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33707&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Friday, February 16th
7:00PM
Lake Geneva Christian Center
605 Birch Avenue
Alexandria, MN 56308
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33708&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, February 17th
(Pillar Only)
Minneapolis, MN
Target Center
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.com

Sunday, February 18th
7:00PM
Okoboji High School
901 H. Ave
Milford, IA 51351
$12.00
All Ages
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33710&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Thursday, February 22nd
8:30PM
Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom
1300 S. Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72202
$10.00
All
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33711&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Friday, February 23rd
7:00PM
The Church at Azle
180 S. Stewart Street
Azle, TX 7620
$15.00

Saturday, February 24th
(Pillar Only)
San Antonio, TX
Freeman Coliseum
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.com

Sunday, February 25th
Sunday
7:00PM
CAFE X A CHI
1402 Johnson St.
Lafayette, LA 70503
$13.00
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33713&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, March 3rd
(Pillar Only)
Tulsa, OK
The Mabee Center
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.com

Tuesday, March 6th
Launchpad Night Club
618 Central Ave SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33715&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Wednesday, March 7th
Refuge
4400 S Washington St
Amarillo, TX 79110

Thursday, March 8th
7:00PM
Gateway Church
1900 N. Sycamore
Roswell, NM 88201
$10.00
All Ages
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33716&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, March 10th
5:00PM
New Creation Church
44761 Hwy 6 & 24
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
$15.00
All Ages
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33717&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Sunday, March 11th
8:00PM
The Black Sheep
2106 E. Platte Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
$12.00
All Ages
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33718&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Thursday, March 15th
8:00PM
The Majestic Theatre
115 King Street
Madison, WI 53713
All Ages

Friday, March 16th
The District Venue
4005 S. Baldwin Road
Orion, MI 48359
$12.00
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33719&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, March 17th
(Pillar Only)
Muncie, IN
Ball State University
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.com

Wednesday, March 21st
Floyd’s Music Store
666 W Tennessee St
Tallahassee, FL 32304
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33721&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Thursday, March 22nd
State Theatre
687 Central Ave
St Petersburg, FL 33701

Friday, March 23rd
Backstage Lounge
1315 S Main St
Gainesville, FL 32601
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33722&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, March 24th
(Pillar Only)
Miami, FL
Bank United Center
at University of Miami
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.com

Sunday, March 25th
The Social
54 N Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
http://echo.bandfarm.com/ct/ct.php?t=33724&c=6836600&m=m&type=1&h=8BDB3726CA6C82D2DDEFF2602AEC6215

Saturday, April 21st
(Pillar Only)
Portland, OR
Rose Garden Arena
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.com

Saturday, April 28th
(Pillar Only)
Oklahoma City
Six Flags Frontier City
405-478-2412

Saturday, May 5th
(Pillar Only)
Pittsburgh, PA
Petersen Events Center
Acquire The Fire
acquirethefire.com

Saturday, May 19th
(Pillar Only)
Montreal, QC, Canada
Pierre Charbonneau Center
514-872-6644

Thursday, June 28th
(Pillar Only)
Shirleysburg, PA
Creation East
creationfest.com

Friday, June 29th
(Pillar Only)
Bushnell, IL
Cornerstone Festival

Wednesday, July 11th
(Pillar Only)
Oshkosh, WI
Life Festival
lifest.org

Friday, August 3rd
(Pillar Only)
Gilford, NH
Soul Fest
newsoundconcerts.com
Cornerstone.com

PillarLive.com
We are in the middle of revamping PillarLive.com for the Second Leg of the tour. So keep an eye on the site, the next few days. The tools and flyers will be revamped and full information on Invisible Children and Showbread and Tyler Read will be on the site. Once this revamp is complete you can use any tour tools to help spread the word. It will be your site for full details updates and everything available for you to utilize in reminding people about the upcoming shows.

Tour Bus For Sale
Yeap its time for us to part with this bus and get another, if you need a tour bus or would just like to live in ours here is your chance to pick one up.
Click Here For Full Details and Pictures

That’s all for now thanks so much for coming out to our shows in 2006 and get ready because 2007 is gonna be another great year! Stay tuned as more info is released on how you can help spread the word and for more cities to be announced!!

Pillar - Rob,Kalel,Lester,Noah
pillarmusic.com
myspace.com/pillar
purevolume.com/pillar

 


Lovedrug 5$ Storytelling Dates

 

Hello friends,

Everything is starting….

$5 Acoustic Storytellers - We’re happy to announce a number of dates on our would-be Storytellers tour. Basically Michael and David are headed out to a handful of cities to play some stripped down acoustic shows in mostly smaller, more intimate settings. All the shows are $5 at the door and we’ll have an exclusive “Everything Starts…Tour Bootleg” for anyone who wants to buy the new album at one of these shows.

Here are the dates confirmed thus far:
2/23 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern w/ New Frontiers, Chase Pagan - $5, 18+
2/25 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s w/ Chase Pagan - $5, All Ages
2/26 Memphis, TN @ HiTone Cafe w/ Jamie Randolph, Chase Pagan - $5, All Ages
2/28 Nashville TN @ The Basement w/ Thornton & Will Holland - $5, All Ages
3/01 Columbus, OH @ Skully’s w/ TBA - $5, All Ages
3/02 Akron, OH @ The Lime Spider w/ TBA, David Banyan - $5, All Ages

New Songs & Free MP3 - Check out Lovedrugmusic.com and MySpace to hear more samples of the forthcoming Lovedrug LP “Everything Starts Where It Ends”, available Feb. 7th in Japan and March 6th in USA. Also look for the “Ghost By Your Side” video starting to appear at YouTube, MySpace (where “Ghost By Your Side” is now a free MP3 download), and similar outlets this week.

We look forward to seeing you all soon and most especially to sharing this new album of music with you.

cheers,
Lovedrug


THREE KUTLESS FANS WIN SUZUKI AUTO AND MOTORCYCLES

Kutless appeared live on Radio U to announce the three winners of its online sweepstakes promotion during the band’s recent Hearts of the Innocent Tour Powered by Suzuki.  

 

Chuck Kelly of Lumberton, Texas was the grand prize winner of the new 2007 Suzuki SX4 compact sport X-over.  Diana Furlong of Franklin, N.C. won a 2007 Suzuki RM-Z450 motorcycle and Jason Steinke of Dayton, Oh. won a

2007 Suzuki DR

-Z400SM motorcycle.  They were among the more than 150,000 Kutless fans who registered at Kutless.com for the chance to win one of the sweepstakes prizes.  

 

The worldwide announcement included a live phone call to Kelly from all five members of the band (Jon Micah Sumrall, James Mead, Ryan Shrout, Jeffrey Gilbert and Dave Luetkenhoelter).   In addition to the Suzuki sweepstakes announcement, Kutless told Radio U listeners about what is going on with the band, including the upcoming Newsboys “go” tour which kicks off in February.  The band also gave away Kutless CDs including the new Kutless Live in Portland CD/DVD. 

For more information, visit www.kutless.com

 


NEW BILL MALLONEE/VICTORY GARDEN SONG AVALIABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD AT…

www.myspace.com/billmallonee

It’s called “Threadbare” with music and lyrics by Bill Mallonee and they will leave it up for a few days. The lyrics are there also.

enjoy!

pax,

bill

*BILL MALLONEE NEWS*

Website & Concert Information: http://www.billmallonee.net Booking Info: highhorsebooking@hotmail.com

 


3rd January 2007

Kansas City Film Critics Circle issues top awards

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The 41st annual vote of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle honored work ranging from an account of the 9/11 hijackings to acting portrayals of a British queen and a brutal African dictator.
The 27 voting members of the organization — comprised of print, television, radio and online critics from the Greater Kansas City area — cast ballots in 12 categories on Jan. 2, 2007. Films were eligible if they held advance screenings or opened in the Kansas City area during 2006.
The critics voted the following as the best of 2006:

Best Film: “United 93″

Best Director (renamed the Robert Altman Award for Directing this year): Paul Greengrass, “United 93″

Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”

Best Actress: Helen Mirren, “The Queen”

Best Supporting Actor: Michael Sheen, “The Queen”

Best Supporting Actress: Catherine O’Hara, “For Your Consideration”

Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, “Little Miss Sunshine”

Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, “The Departed”

Best Animated Film: “Over the Hedge”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Letters From Iwo Jima”

Best Documentary: “An Inconvenient Truth”

Vince Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: “Pan’s Labyrinth”

The first movie to win the Kansas City Film Critics Circle award for Best Picture was “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” in 1966. The group is the second oldest organization of film critics in the United States.
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