RADIO FRIEND PHIL – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL. New projects available this week: “Miracle” by Third Day and “For The Glory,” from the O.C. Supertones. Another project that I highly recommend is “The Loudest Sound Ever Heard,” by the Choir. “The Loudest Sound Ever Heard” is another sonic masterpiece! The project is full of lyrical poetry, imagery, the Choir’s impeccable sense of time and space, and the their signature ambient soundscapes (or “sheets of sound”). The band, led by singer/guitarist Derri Daugherty, and lyricist/percussionist Steve Hindalong, continue to create musical art on their own terms, often aided and shaped by Dan Michaels, a musician who plays the lyricon, an instrument he calls, “a wind-controlled, midi-saxophone.” For more on the Choir, go to http://thechoir.net/ You can preview “The Loudest Sound Ever Heard” at the band’s iTunes store, sign up for band updates and check out special music packages, which currently includes a free 9-song compilation download (and the new single, “Shadow of the Cross”).
RADIO FRIEND PHIL - Greetings! Please take the new WJTL RadioTraks Music Survey! Everyone who rates the music qualifies to win free music from WJTL, including “Nothing Worth Knowing,” by Crossway Collective http://wjtl.com/musics/radiotraks/
RADIO FRIEND PHIL – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL. New projects available now: “Lights of Distant Cities” by Bebo Norman and “Finding Our Way” from Hyland. Available next Tuesday: “For The Glory,” from the O.C. Supertones. Another disc I highly recommended is “You Got My Attention,” by Dara Maclean. Dara Maclean is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Ft. Worth Texas who, in recent years, has been drawing comparisons to Crystal Lewis, and for good reason. Dara began singing at age eight, led worship services at her church in her teens, and began writing songs and playing guitar at age 13. For more on Dara Maclean. go to http://www.daramaclean.com/ You’ll find the iTunes music store, facebook and twitter, Dara’s video journal and more. Dara Maclean is currently on tour with For King and Country and Jason Castro. All three artists stopped by the Junction Center recently to play live before a captive radio audience. To see select videos from their performances (along with other recent guests, including Kutless and Charlie Peacock), go to wjtl.com and click on the videos tab.
RADIO FRIEND PHIL – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL. Available this week are two new projects on BEC Recordings that come highly recommended: “Finding Our Way” by Hyland; and “Lights of Distant Cities,” from Bebo Norman.“ Bebo Norman is singer/songwriter from Columbus, Georgia. He’s been releasing music since his 1996 independent project, “Fabric of Verse.” His new record, “Lights of Distant Cities,” continues to affirm the strength of his songwriting skills, while recognizing some of his major influences: the legendary James Taylor and the relative newcomer, John Mayer. Bebo Norman has been quoted as saying, “I’m reminded that the God of the universe thinks my prayers are nothing less than stunning—simply because I am His.” Recently, Bebo Norman spoke to Kristi Leigh about life experiences and navigating the seasons of life. For more on Bebo Norman go to http://bebonorman.com/#!/ss:facebook ? You’ll find the iTunes store, connect on facebook and twitter, read his blog and much more.
RADIO FRIEND PHIL – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL. Available this week is “The Way We Worship,” by FFH, featuring their new song, “As For Me.” Last Sunday, WJTL presented another Live From the Junction Center event, featuring Matthew West and Mikeschair. Mikeschair vocalist and guitarist Mike Grayson joined band mate Kyle Schonewill for 2 acoustic songs, “You Loved Me First” and “Someone Worth Dying For.” Both tracks are available on Mikeschair’s latest project “A Beautiful Life.” Mikeschair was formed at Belmont University, in Nashville, TN. To date, they’ve released 3 EP’s and 2 full-length projects–all are highly recommended! In addition to making music, Mikeschair are highly involved in charitable activities. In conjunction with Food For The Hungry, Mikeschair formed a food collection charity called “Mikestable.” The inspiration came when they noticed hungry people gathering at a food pantry at a church near their apartment. With that in mind, the band continues to invite their fans to bring nonperishable food items to select shows. Mike Grayson says that with the new project, “A Beautiful Life,” “We wanted this record to take a very hopeful approach. God is weaving together a beautiful life whether we can see it or not.” For more on Mikeschair, go to http://www.mikeschair.com/
RADIO FRIEND PHIL - Greetings! Please take the new WJTL RadioTraks Music Survey! Everyone who rates the music qualifies to win free music from WJTL, including “All Things Possible,” by Mark Schultz. http://wjtl.com/musics/radiotraks/
RADIO FRIEND PHIL – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL. Available this week is “Blue Mountain,” the new project from Brandon Heath. Brandon Heath is part of the ‘Hits Deep’ tour, coming to the Giant Center in Hershey, on Sunday, December 9! The full lineup includes TobyMac, Brandon Heath, Mandisa, Chris August, Britt Nicole, Jamie Grace and Group 1 Crew. Tickets are on sale now at CMILive.com or 717-459-3701. Also available this week is a new project by Brian Campbell: “Hearts Wake to the Giver of Life.” Brian Campbell is a Pennsylvania-born singer/songwriter and worship leader. Brian performed in Lancaster County this week and he also stopped by the Junction Center as a guest on New Tunes at 9. I spoke to Brian about his association with ‘Come and Live’ and his passion for giving worship workshops; click here http://wjtl.com/listen/wjtl-casts/ to listen to Brian’s live, acoustic, performance. Along with other musicians, Brian Campbell is a member of the ‘Come and Live Artist Community,’ which is offering his new project for free at http://comeandlive.com/ Here’s Brain’s facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/briancampbellmusic
RADIO FRIEND PHIL – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL. New projects available (and highly recommended): Toby Mac’s “Eye On It” (which recently debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200), “Into The Light,” by Matthew West and “Welcome To Daylight,” from Luminate. New music available Tuesday, October 9: “Blue Mountain” by Brandon Heath and “Finding Our Way,” from Hyland. Hyland is band that was formed in 2006 in Minneapolis by vocalist/guitarist, Jon Lewis. The band released a couple of independent EP’s before capturing the attention of Aaron Sprinke, formerly of Poor Old Lu. Jon Lewis was a recent guest on New Tunes at 9, where he spoke about his maturation as a songwriter over the course of three full-length projects. For more on Hyland, go to http://hylandofficial.com/welcome/ to find music downloads, facebook page and a video for the song you are about to hear, “Beauty In The Broken.” Hyland is also part of “The Believer” tour with Kutless, Fireflight and The Rhett Walker Band. (For details on the October 6th tour stop at Lancaster Bible College, go to http://cmilive.com/)
RADIO FRIEND PHIL - Greetings! Please take the new WJTL RadioTraks Music Survey! Everyone who rates the music qualifies to win free music from WJTL, including “All Things Possible,” by Mark Schultz. http://wjtl.com/musics/radiotraks/
