Music Reviews

Are you looking for a Christian band that isn’t afraid to admit that they are one? Then the band Everfound is for you. They know what it’s like to be persecuted because of your faith, having being born in Russia, but having to leave there to settle in the United States. The band, made up of 4 teenaged brothers, plays a well-honed style of music that’s well beyond their young ages. Their music is a blend of pop and rock…

Web www.christianactivities.com //–> Ernie Haase & Signature Sound joined musicians Reba McEntire, James Otto, Darryl Worley, Hal Ketchum and a host of Opry legends at the Grand Ole Opry for the group’s very first time in May 2009. Ernie, Doug, Ryan and Tim performed a Southern gospel set in vintage style around two microphones. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound entertained their audience with their classics “My Heart Is A Chapel” and “Swingin’ On The Golden Gate” from their Influenced: Vintage…

On Back & Forth, her first full-length release, Lanaé Hale bares her soul with a real honesty that’s not often found in any music style, especially not in this age of bubble gum pop music. Lanaé Hale looks like she could be the carefree, cute, girl-next-door, but she’s had to overcome a lot in her life to get herself to this point. Hale grew up in the church but could never really accept the fact that God truly loved her….

God and a Girl is the debut full-length release for this girl from the south. Having grown up as a preacher’s kid and taken a short trip down the wrong road of life makes a good starting point for Joy Whitlock’s songs. Joy’s faith is honest and not afraid to ask questions. All of that comes through loud and clear in the 14 songs that make up, God and a Girl. She says that each song found on the CD…

Web www.christianactivities.com //–> Jason Eaton started out singing in church services before earning a degree in Music Education at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois. From there he moved on to the stage as a soloist with the Thurlow Spur productions of Concert Ministries International, playing the lead role in the musical “David, A Man After God’s Own Heart” (written by Cam Floria, head of the Continental Singers). He also had a short stint touring full time with the vocal…

Web www.christianactivities.com //–> The Christmas Collection – Amy Grant If you like Christmas songs that are jazzed up with weird slow/fast tempo, key changes, odd medleys woven in, then “Jingle Bells,” the first song on Amy Grant’s The Christmas Collection is for you. It was not for me, however, and I found it just flat out annoying, thinking if this was a foretaste of the rest of the album, I was in for a BIG disappointment. Fortunately, the next song,…

Building 429 first burst onto the Christian music scene in 2004 with their debut release, Space in Between Us. The song “Glory Defined” from that release exploded, topping charts, winning BMI’s Song of the Year, and helped the band to land a Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. Since then, the band has released two more studio type releases, Rise (2006), and Iris to Iris (2007). Now the musical trio of Jason Roy (lead vocalist), Michael Anderson (drums),…

Web www.christianactivities.com //–> The Canadian band Downhere is back with their 4th release Ending is Beginning. This is the follow-up to the bands critically acclaimed release, “Wide Eyed & Mystified.” This new release features 12 original songs along with a bonus track, their 2007 hit song, “How Many Kings.” On Ending is Beginning, the band wants to take the listener to a place of a deeper faith, dealing with faith struggles and the triumph promised in the end. The band…