What: Cornerstone’s first ever Sacred Art Car Parade.

Who: You. Getting your car/float ready for this event should be a shared sacred experience of creativity, fun, and faith.

When: Friday June 29 at 2 p.m. Where: All contestants should have their entries at the Front Gate registration tent by 1:30 p.m.

As the cars drive the designated parade route, a panel of judges will rate the cars on creativity, difficulty, and originality, and award prizes. Some of the most creative folks on the planet attend Cornerstone, so we’re expecting some wild, wacky, and amazing floats. Don’t let the name fool you; the cars do not have to be decorated in only religious art, just creative!

COME ON CORNERSTONERS, LET THOSE IMAGINATIONS GO!!!

HM Magazine’s Doug Van Pelt kindly provided the following list of The 2007 GMA DOVE AWARD Recipients:

Rock Recorded Song of the Year: “Breathe Into Me”; End Of Silence; Red; Jasen Rauch, Anthony Armstrong, Rob Graves, Jason McArthur; Essential Records

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Me And Jesus”; We Can’t Stand Sitting Down; Stellar Kart; Adam Agee, Ian Eskelin; Word Records

Rock Album of the Year: DecembeRadio; DecembeRadio; Scotty Wilbanks; Slanted Records

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year: Good Monsters; Jars Of Clay; Dan Haseltine, Steve Mason, Charlie Lowell, Matt Odmark; Essential Records

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: See The Morning; Chris Tomlin; Ed Cash; Sparrow Records, sixsteps Records

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Praise You In This Storm”; Lifesong; Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms, Beach Street Records, Reunion Records

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year: Beyond Measure (Jeremy Camp); Invisible Creature; Ryan Clark; Jeremy Cowart; BEC Recordings

Short Form Music Video of the Year: “Work”; Jars Of Clay; Monica Ortiz; Jeff Stephenson; Wild Spirit Native Soul; Essential Records

Long Form Music Video of the Year: Time Again…Amy Grant Live; Amy Grant; Ken Carpenter, Rod Carpenter; Ken Carpenter; Franklin Films; Word Records

Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year: “Never Look Away”; Behind The Musik (a boy named jonah); KJ-52 featuring Brynn Sanchez; John Sorrentino, Aaron Sprinkle; BEC Recordings

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year: Remixed; KJ-52; KJ-52, Aaron Sprinkle, Joseph A. Kisselburgh, Funky DJ Pablo; BEC Recordings

Worship Song of the Year: “Holy Is The Lord”; Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio; worshiptogether.com Songs, sixsteps Music (ASCAP)

Christmas Album of the Year: Christmas Offerings; Third Day; Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee, Don McCollister; Essential Records

Song of the Year: “My Savior My God”; Aaron Shust; Bridge Building, Whitespot Publishing

Songwriter of the Year: Aaron Shust

Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Tomlin

Female Vocalist of the Year: Natalie Grant

Group of the Year: Casting Crowns

Artist of the Year: Chris Tomlin

New Artist of the Year: Aaron Shust

Producer of the Year: Ed Cash

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year: “Find Your Wings”; The Line Between The Two; Mark Harris; Mark Harris, Tony Wood; INO Records

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: “Give It Away”; Give It Away; Gaither Vocal Band; Gloria Gaither, Benjamin Gaither; Gaither Music Group

Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year: “My Cross”; Flyin’ High; Lewis Family; Wayne Haun; Vine Records

Country Recorded Song of the Year: “Jonah, Job And Moses”; Front Row Seats; Oak Ridge Boys; Tia Sillers, Bill Anderson; Spring Hill Music

Urban Recorded Song of the Year: “Imagine Me”; Hero; Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin; Fo Yo Soul, Zomba Gospel

Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: “Can’t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus”; Blur The Lines; The Crabb Family; Andraé Crouch; Clear Cool Music

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: “Turn It Around”; Alive In South Africa; Israel & New Breed; Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey; Integrity Gospel

Inspirational Album of the Year: Bless The Broken Road: The Duets Album; Selah; Jason Kyle, Allan Hall, Todd Smith; Curb Records

Southern Gospel Album of the Year: Give It Away; Gaither Vocal Band; Bill Gaither, Michael Sykes, Marshall Hall, Guy Penrod, Wes Hampton; Gaither Music Group

Bluegrass Album of the Year: Flyin’ High; Lewis Family; Wayne Haun; Kevin Ward; Mountain Home

Country Album of the Year: Precious Memories; Alan Jackson; Keith Stegall; Arista Records

Urban Album of the Year: This Is Me; Kierra Kiki Sheard; Fred Jerkins III, Warryn Campbell, J. Drew Sheard, Tommy Sims, PAJAM, PJ Morton, Antonio Neal, Dwayne Wright, Avriele Crandle, Fred Jerkins IV; EMI Gospel

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year: Mighty Wind; Andraé Crouch; Andraé Crouch, Luther “Mano” Hanes; Verity Records

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: It’s Not Over; Karen Clark Sheard; Otto Price, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Karen Clark Sheard, PAJAM, John Orew Sheard; Word Records

Instrumental Album of the Year: End Of The Spear Soundtrack; Ronald Owen, Howell Gibbens, Matt Cody, David Mullen, Jamie Moore, Steven Curtis Chapman, Brown Bannister, Otto Price; Word Records

Children’s Music Album of the Year: VeggieTales Worship Songs; Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer, Matt Redman; Steven V. Taylor; Big Idea Records

Spanish Language Album of the Year: Si Alguna Vez; Alejandra; Alex Orozco; Integrity Music Latin

Special Event Album of the Year: Passion: Everything Glorious; Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, David Crowder*Band; Nathan Nockels; sixstepsrecords, Sparrow Records

Praise & Worship Album of the Year: See The Morning; Chris Tomlin; Ed Cash; Sparrow Records, sixstepsrecords

Musical of the Year: Everything Glorious; Travis Cottrell; Sue C. Smith, David Moffitt, Travis Cottrell; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

Youth/Children’s Musical of the Year: A King Is Coming To Town; Geron Davis, Sue C. Smith, Craig Adams; Brentwood Kids Music Club; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

Choral Collection of the Year: I’m Amazed; Carol Cymbala; Carol Cymbala; Brooklyn Tabernacle Music, Word Music

Brought to you by HM Magazine, cuz we love you!

CNN ran a 7 1/2 minute report on the case of Eric Volz on the Anderson Cooper show.

From Pigeon John’s fan e-blast: 

Help PJ Take Over The World
Or at least MTVU, Pigeon’s “Freaks! Freaks!” will be up against 4 other videos. You can begin voting RIGHT NOW! Voting ends on Friday so please start voting now and voting often!!

If “Freaks! Freaks!” gets enough votes and taking out the other 4 videos then it goes into rotation on MTVU. You can vote online or by text and as often as you like. Simply click on the banner below or just bookmark the following link so you will be reminded to go back often. http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen

We really want to try and win this for Pigeon everyone so please let everyone know to help with the vote. If you are a MySpace Friend be sure to spread the word in bulletins and throw a banner up on your site.

Buddy and Julie Miller’s website, www.buddyandjulie.com, announces a new Julie Miller CD available exclusively through their website. The new project will be drawn from her first four long out-of-print records. New songs are being recorded as well.

Buddy Miller’s signature Fender is now shipping. Go to Fender Guitars for the specifications. 

To pass the time until the new CD is released, and your Buddy guitar arrives, check out the extensive gear and guitar photos.

mewithoutYou in Europe!
The band’s bags are packed and they will be boarding the plane shortly to head to the great continent of Europe! Get your tickets for these shows soon because several of these shows are almost sold out!

Apr 19: Bielefeld, Germany - Visions Party - Forum - Tickets
Apr 20: Koln, Germany - Give It A Name Festival - Palladium - Tickets
Apr 21: Amsterdam, NE - Powerfest - Melkweg - Tickets
Apr 22: Berlin, Germany - Give It A Name Festival - Columbiahalle - Tickets
Apr 24: Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik - Tickets
Apr 25: Paris, France - Give it A Name Festival - Elysee MontMartre - Tickets
Apr 27: Birmingham, UK - GiveIt A Name Festival - NIA - Tickets
Apr 28: Brussels, Belgium - Groezrock Festival - Marquee - Tickets
Apr 29: London, UK - Give It A Name Festival - Earls Court - Tickets

Headline Tour Tickets On Sale!
Come out to the upcoming summer tour with special guests Piebald, Manchester Orchestra, and The Snake, The Cross, The Crown.

A limited number of tickets have been held for mewithoutYou fans and will be available through a special presale that begins this Tuesday, April 10th at 12 PM Local Time. By buying tickets through our presale, you’ll save some money on service charges and order your tickets before anyone else.

To buy tickets: CLICK HERE

Tour Dates:
May 27 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
May 28 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
May 29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater
May 31 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s

June 1 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
June 2 – Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
June 3 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s (Presale through virtuous.com)
June 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
June 6 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House
June 7 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
June 8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Brick House
June 9 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
June 11 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
June 12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
June 15 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
June 16 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
June 18 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
June 19 – New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
June 20 – Reading, PA @ The Silo
June 21 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
June 23 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
June 25 – St Paul, MN @ Station 4
June 27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Irving Theater

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Kingdom Bound Ministries holds an annual Christian music festival at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, New York. Now in its 21st year with 65,000 people in attendance over the course of four days, Kingdom Bound 2007 will bring together some of today’s most popular Christian pop, rock, and modern worship artists, including Casting Crowns, TobyMac, Newsboys, Chris Tomlin, and David Crowder, among many others, for this summer’s festival, to be held August 5-8, 2007, at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort in Darien Center, New York.

In previous years, Kingdom Bound hosted live talent search competitions in select cities in the U.S. and Canada to win a slot to play at the festival and other prizes. This year, however, the talent search is exclusively online, through a partnership with Artist Ovation. Aspiring Christian/Gospel singers and bands should visit www.kingdombound.org and click on the Artist Ovation graphic to find out details about entering this year’s talent search.

For less than $200, a singer or band can have one of their original songs posted online for music fans to listen to and rate. The sooner someone submits their music, the more weeks of exposure they’ll get online. The highest rated artist gets to play the Kingdom Bound festival this summer, and be entered into another competition with the chance to win an artist development agreement with Word Label Group.

Kingdom Bound 2007 will be a diverse music festival, featuring praise and worship, hip-hop, blues, big band, pop, rock and other styles of music. Event or day pass tickets, along with campsite/RV/hotel packages, are currently available. For tickets and accommodation information, call 800-461-4485, and to see a current list of the more than 50 bands, singers, and speakers who will be offering concerts or seminars at Kingdom Bound 2007, visit www.kingdombound.org.

PRESS RELEASE
April 7th, 2007. For immediate release.

MINNEAPOLIS SONGWRITER JONATHAN RUNDMAN
TO RELEASE BEST OF THE 20th CENTURY ALBUM
AND PERFORM AT THE LORING PLAYHOUSE

Tuesday, May 1st, 8PM, $8, all ages
JONATHAN RUNDMAN Best of the 20th Century CD RELEASE SHOW
The Loring Playhouse
1633 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 486-5757
Sponsored by the FRIDGE FESTIVAL http://www.fridgefestival.org
And the ART SOUNDS PROJECT http://www.myspace.com/theartsoundsproject

The Best of Jonathan Rundman: 20 Songs from the 20th Century provides an excellent overview of the musical adventurousness that has likened Jonathan Rundman to everyone from Neil Young to Liz Phair to Marshall Crenshaw to Giant Sand. For the past decade, music journalists from coast to coast have raved about Rundman’s unusual wordplay, inventive instrumentation, and addictive melodies. Guest musicians on the album include guitarist Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Pondering, Scott MacCaughey, John Wesley Harding), drummer Pat Tomek (The Rainmakers), Mike Bradburn & Mark Balletto (of Chicago band Dolly Varden), and local Twin Cities musicians including guitarist Matt Patrick (Sara Groves, Put Down the Muffin), drummer Troy Alexander (Honeydogs, Tina Schlieske), and banjo player Anders Gyllenhaal (editor of the Star Tribune!).

2007 marks the 15-year anniversary of Rundman’s career as a national touring musician.

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http://www.jonathanrundman.com

APRIL 07 UPDATE FROM JUSTIN McROBERTS

It was great to see so many people at the March tour with Christopher Williams. Each night was a blast and I’m glad Christopher and I got to share the fun with you. For those who were unable to make it out to the shows, I would highly recommend you check out Christopher’s music (www.christopherw.com). He’s a very talented musician who is partnering with the Blood:Water Mission to do something to help the 1 billion people in the world without access to clean drinking water. www.christopherw.com

NEW “DO SOMETHING” TSHIRT>

We are proud to announce a NEW TSHIRT, beautifully designed for us by the Bezalel Project. The tshirt says “Do Something,” inspired by the Edmund Burke quote, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Inspired? Us too. Wait until you see the tshirt. Get it at the store. http://www.justinmcroberts.com

NEW 5 SONG EP>

NEW DIGITAL STORE AT MYSPACE

FALL BOOKING>

All dates subject to change, check http://www.justinmcroberts.com for current details.4.15.07 Rivercity Church, Kansas City, MO, Justin to lead entire 11a.m. service

On Saturday the 7.7.07, Mike Peters will lead The Alarm back onto the stage of Birmingham Academy for the first of seven U.K. shows to be played throughout 2007 / 08 thus fulfilling the prophecy he delivered from the stage at the Gathering. “The Alarm will be back when the three sevens clash”.