Wow. That was live?

I love this version too. It cracks me up, because if you look closely, you’ll see that Jeremy is actually playing...a book. Ha!

FREE EP from new Gotee artist B.Reith

FREE Phil Wickham song from his new album

Enjoy!

Jimmy and I saw them in concert last year and even my non-concert-goer-husband was blown away by their live show. I’m really looking forward to this new album.

Anyone else?

It was a lazy Sunday morning. I was laying (or is it lying) on the couch checking Facebook while my kids watched their pre-church cartoons when SUDDENLY I read something that thrilled me to the core.

Jennifer Knapp is back.

Well, for now, all she has is a website, but apparently Brody Harper’s Skorinc (sorry Brody, I don’t know how to do the dot thing) is behind the site so I know that there will be much more content coming.

Jennifer’s album Kansas is one of my all time favorites. I listened to it for almost a year - straight.  I’ll keep you updated but be sure to check out her new site too.

Here he is singing his song, “Savior, Please”

Enjoy!

“In celebration of Phil Wickham’s upcoming album, “Heaven And Earth,” we’re giving away a free download from his last record, “Cannons.”

Thanks to Annie for the free music tip.

Click here to go to FreeCCM.com and get Phil’s free song.

Foy Vance is his name and I’ve heard Brody, Dave and Brooke all rave about his music. Wish I’d listened to them earlier. Enjoy!

My friend Annie recently pointed me to a new group named Tal and Acacia.

The first word I thought of when I heard their songs was “refreshing.” Their music, while listenable and pop oriented, it is very different that what’s on most Christian radio stations.

I’ve been listening for a few days now and I’m really enjoying it. The good news is that you can enjoy it too - for free. They are offering their EP for zip, zilch, nada.

Download Tal and Acacia’s EP now and enjoy!

Tonight at 7:00 PM Central Time Jonny Diaz will be doing a Live Q&A time as well as taking song requests, and basically just hanging out.

Should be a really cool time. I hope to see you there!

Perhaps it’s the rebel in me. Because, clearly, as stay at home mother of 3 who drives a minivan - I eat rebellion for breakfast. Once? I wore ripped jeans to a PTA meeting.

Stand back. I’m dangerous.

So, what was I saying? Oh yeah, girl singers with attitude and soul…

I’ve been loving Addison Road’s album lately. Jenny has a great voice and sings with an inspiring passion. Here’s an acoustic version of their song All That Matters. Enjoy:


And here’s another song of theirs, a gorgeous tune called Hope Now:

Last week I posted about one of my favorite finds of the year, a song called Take Everything - by Joel Rakes. This week I’ll introduce you to Joel. He’s just a boy with a banjo - and, really, who doesn’t love a good banjo solo?

You can check out his website here. Or follow him on Twitter here.

And don’t forget to download his free song here.

I stepped out on a ledge Monday when I theorized that Derek’s emails were really part of a Macheist-like event. Especially considering my history with questioning his marketing moves and the passionate Derek Webb community. So it was wonderful when Mark commented that he’d deciphered the email and discovered the phrase Paradise Is A Parking Lot. And when Stephen and Sarah sent me the website and Facebook links.

I thought I’d give you a rundown of what I know so far:

Paradise is a Parking Lot

• Letters after underscores in Derek’s email spell Paradise is a Parking lot.
• Paradise is a Parking Lot is a web site and a Facebook page
• Visit the web site. Read the help link to understand how it works.
• Subscribe to the RSS feed for more clues to be delivered to your RSS reader.

Elipses Section

• On DerekWebb.com there is an elipses at the bottom of the page. Click on it and question pops up. Answer: kickdrum
• After entering “kickdrum” you’ll see a huge pic of Derek. The website Black-eye.me is written near his eye. Go to that site. Another question. Answer: youneverknow.
• You’ll then be able to watch a little video of Derek and a song sample.

FREE Song

• Recently, two new links have been added to DerekWebb.com.
• Click on the word “trouble” in the first email. Copy the quoted words in the first sentence of the article.
• Go back to Derekwebb.com and click the word “r_eal” in the second email. Enter the first quoted word and hit submit. A new box will appear. Enter the second word....etc. (Controversy, having, label)
• You’ll now be able to download premix of “Spirit vs. the Kickdrum” - which is a pretty cool tune.

Artifacts

• Apparently, items have been left at various locations around the country for participant to retrieve as clues are released.
• The clues are posted via the RSS feed at Paradiseisaparkinglot.com.
• So far 5 “artifacts” have been retrieved at Ugly Mugs in Nashville. After which, a selection of audioclips was available for download on the Paradise website.
• Subsequent RSS clues have been released that may point to Horizon Records (Greenville, SC), Royers Rountop Cafe (Round Top, Texas) and Dr.Pepper Museum (Waco, TX). These locations are currently unconfirmed.

Another Clue

• Included with the Spirit vs. The Kickdrum song, is a txt file that says, “10-2-4”
• This could possibly refer to Dr. Pepper

Debriefing
And that folks, is what I know so far. I’ll keep posting updates, so be sure to bookmark this page if you want a continued synopsis of what’s happening. If you have clues/info to add, please share in the comments. I’ll update this later today and include credit links to anyone who submits.

Other great places to keep up with the action:
#ssyndrome Twitter Search
Derek Webb Twitter Search

Have fun sleuthing....and stay tuned later today for some discussion on this whole “Derek Webb Heist.”

-Kat

P.S. Assuming you’re a music fan, while you’re here, you might want to check out the free music I posted about this week from Joel and Luke and also Joel Rakes. High quality stuff. Enjoy!

It’s one of those amazing tunes that would never get radio airplay (because it’s a slower tempo song) but whose lyrics and melody (and in this case, production) will make you want to play it over and over. And whose words I would love to call my own, if I were brave enough.

Without further ado, here is Take Everything.

Click here to Download.

And if you enjoy this song from Joel, stay tuned for more from him this week, including the story behind Take Everything and a video performance of another of his songs. So, you might want to subscribe to our RSS feed and our Twitter account to stay in the know.