They’ve nicknamed the many adult, female Point of Grace fans, the ones often with kids, “The Beckys.”
So how about a name for the teen girls and younger women who so identify with BarlowGirl and the band’s Christian message, and catchy sound filled with thought-provoking and life-affirming lyrics?
“Becky-ettes”? Or how about “the Jennas” or “the Haydens” […]

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For years, she WAS Christian music.
When you asked a non-church person to name “a Christian singer” or two, her name was always at the top of the list.
And for Amy Grant, one of the most successful albums of her 30-year music career was released 20 years ago this month.
“Lead Me On” was not only one of […]

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Start with “the songwriting sensibilities of Mercy Me and Shawn McDonald, combine it with the sound of Dashboard Confessional.”
Then “put Michael Sweet’s soaring intonation, assuaged by Chris Tomlin’s warm expressiveness,” and you have an idea of their sound.
That’s what one reviewer writes of the Aaron Greer Band, the power trio that will be one of […]

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Just a quick reminder that the next two Saturdays are Christian-music days in New Holland, this week, and then Quarryville.
“The Day” in New Holland is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the borough park on East Jackson Street.
The rain location (but as of mid-Friday, rain wasn’t looking too likely, just heat and humidity) […]

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Hard to believe it all starts three weeks from today.
It’s Creation, the largest Christian music festival of its kind, which is set to begin Wednesday, June 25, and last for four days in the beautiful hills of west-central Pennsylvania.
The event, which started in Lancaster County and is now 30  years old, is often called “the […]

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Ever wonder why some Christian bands make it big and others, either by their own choice or God’s Plan for them, don’t?
Now, go to a map of California, and pick three spots along the Left Coastline. Go from San Diego up to Santa Barbara, north of L.A., and finish in the San Fran Bay Area.
From […]

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