Creation Festival: The Tour is pleased to announce several strategic partnerships with companies who have chosen to come alongside this one-of-a-kind event as tour sponsors. Through these relationships many unique promotions and perks will be made available for ticket holders, youth leaders and music fans.
The Tour has teamed with Apple's iTunes to provide each attendee with free music. Each person attending a concert date will receive an exclusive tour branded iTunes card, good for 20 songs of featured Creation artists when they arrive the day of the concert. Additionally, Tooth&Nail Records will provide attendees with 20 free songs for every ticket purchase. Each ticket holder will receive a 20 song pre-tour sampler via a download code received at time of ticket purchase. These are exclusive deals only made available to Creation Festival: The Tour and provide ticket holders with an unprecedented opportunity to receive free music in addition to a tremendous tour for one low ticket price.
Youth ministry advocates, Interl’inc and Youth Specialties are joining forces to provide special Youth Leader Talk Back sessions in each city. Youth leaders and their staff will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive meet and greet times and break out sessions with various artists from the tour as well as receive special resources to take back to their youth ministry.
Online Christian music audio and video providers, HearItFirst.com and VideoRocket.com will be following along with the tour and providing those at home with an insider’s look into Creation Festival: The Tour. Both sites will showcase exclusive behind the scenes footage, video blogs and special content from the artists on the tour.
“We are very pleased with the caliber of companies who have chosen to come along side and partner with us to make Creation Festival: The Tour possible,” explains Nick Kulb, Tour producer. “It definitely takes a small army of people to pull an event like this off and these companies share the vision of what we want to accomplish. I’m excited to get out on the road and see our partnerships and hard work come to life.”
Additional tour sponsors include child advocacy organization Compassion International, Integrity Music, Provident Label Group, PRS Guitars and Global Expeditions.
Patterned after the Creation Festivals, the nation’s largest Christian music festival and the premier name in Christian music events, this “mini Creation on wheels” kicks off October 9th and will make stops in 30-plus cities. The line up features nine bands, including headliners Kutless, and special guests, Thousand Foot Krutch and Pillar and is rounded out by Fireflight, Run Kid Run and Worth Dying For. A special “pre-show” will kick off the event, featuring performances by Esterlyn and Capital Lights and world-renowned speaker, Bob Lenz, will share the gospel each night.
For up to the minute information about Creation Festival: The Tour and a complete list of cities, please visit www.creationfesttour.com. Ticketing information can be found online at iTickets.com by following this link: www.itickets.com/tours/663.html.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
The Healing of Harms Album Review
When Fireflight burst onto the scene with their debut album they didn’t top any charts, but they certainly tried to leave a mark. Even though it is their debut album Fireflight has started their career on a very high note. Throughout the CD the band reveals their devout passion and faith for the Lord through deep and meaningful lyrics. These lyrics coupled with the high grade score of music makes this CD very worthwhile.
Music wise somehow they managed to give each song its own beat and keep the transition smooth. Although Fireflight did tend to alternate between soft and hard songs giving the sense that they are still trying to find heir right style. Besides this alteration they manage to keep the beats different and unrepeated. A real plus for Fireflight is the talent of Dawn Richardson who has a wonderful voice and manages to give Healing of Harms the quality that sets it apart. All through the album Dawn manages to raises her voice and hit the high notes during the song which really makes each song wonderful to hear. Unfortunately though the songs do kind of taper off near the end of the CD and start to form more ambiguous meanings. Other than that they did an overall great job.
As I said before the lyrics to this album are very deep. In fact underneath the most noticeable themes lie many sub themes that the band left to the listener to determine. Like in “It’s You” underneath the theme of God’s forgiveness lies the idea that God has a purpose of all of us and how with time that purpose will be revealed. Besides the many different the themes though there are two very dominant reoccurring themes: Searching for God and stepping aside to give God control of your life so that he may guide you along. In “You Decide”, probably the CD’s best and most memorable song, the theme of searching for God is very evident.....
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Music wise somehow they managed to give each song its own beat and keep the transition smooth. Although Fireflight did tend to alternate between soft and hard songs giving the sense that they are still trying to find heir right style. Besides this alteration they manage to keep the beats different and unrepeated. A real plus for Fireflight is the talent of Dawn Richardson who has a wonderful voice and manages to give Healing of Harms the quality that sets it apart. All through the album Dawn manages to raises her voice and hit the high notes during the song which really makes each song wonderful to hear. Unfortunately though the songs do kind of taper off near the end of the CD and start to form more ambiguous meanings. Other than that they did an overall great job.
As I said before the lyrics to this album are very deep. In fact underneath the most noticeable themes lie many sub themes that the band left to the listener to determine. Like in “It’s You” underneath the theme of God’s forgiveness lies the idea that God has a purpose of all of us and how with time that purpose will be revealed. Besides the many different the themes though there are two very dominant reoccurring themes: Searching for God and stepping aside to give God control of your life so that he may guide you along. In “You Decide”, probably the CD’s best and most memorable song, the theme of searching for God is very evident.....
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Unbreakable Album Review
After an incredible debut release, from the only female-fronted rock band of 2006, Orlando natives, Fireflight, strikes back with their sophomore effort Unbreakable. Gaining much deserved attention from mainstream outlets including NBC’s Bionic Woman, E! Entertainment's Style Network, ABC’s America's Funniest Home Videos, and in music-video reels at both American Eagle and Journey's stores across the country. The band has garnered quite the publicity.
Unbreakable brings us fresh anthems, which are laced with lyrical hooks. The driving guitars are back, but with a distinct new edgy flavor in the mix. The music in general is new as well, it will keep you coming back to the positive message Fireflight has to offer.
Dawn Richardson’s vocals are better than ever, even after months of silence prescribed by doctors after she had a vocal chord issue in 2007. There is an obvious difference in her vocal styles, but it’s a change for the better. They’ve also included Justin Cox (Guitars / Vocals) in the backgrounds significantly more, it’s a very nice touch and adds more professionalism to the song writing. They also put together another song with the duet feel like their NO. 1 radio hit, featuring Josh Brown from Day of Fire, “You Decide” called “The Love We Had Before.”....
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Unbreakable brings us fresh anthems, which are laced with lyrical hooks. The driving guitars are back, but with a distinct new edgy flavor in the mix. The music in general is new as well, it will keep you coming back to the positive message Fireflight has to offer.
Dawn Richardson’s vocals are better than ever, even after months of silence prescribed by doctors after she had a vocal chord issue in 2007. There is an obvious difference in her vocal styles, but it’s a change for the better. They’ve also included Justin Cox (Guitars / Vocals) in the backgrounds significantly more, it’s a very nice touch and adds more professionalism to the song writing. They also put together another song with the duet feel like their NO. 1 radio hit, featuring Josh Brown from Day of Fire, “You Decide” called “The Love We Had Before.”....
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Tickets on sale for area concerts
Thursday, August 28, 2008
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DeVos Performance Hall
Grand Rapids Ballet: "Aladdin," Oct. 17-19. Tickets, $17-$53, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. (TM)
Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
Clint Black, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets, $42-$48, go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday. (TM)
Soaring Eagle Casino
Jo Dee Messina, 8 p.m. Nov. 7. Tickets, $12.50-$38, go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 6. (ST)
The Intersection
James Cotton Band, 9 p.m. Sept. 17. Tickets, $20, are on sale; age 18 and older. (TM)
Firehouse, 7 p.m. Sept. 27. Tickets, $17, are on sale; age 18 and older. (TM)
Matt Wertz, 7 p.m. Oct. 5. Tickets, $13, are on sale; all ages. (TM)
Tyrone Wells and Jason Reeves, 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Tickets, $10, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday; all ages. (TM)
Canceled: Jon Oliva's Pain, scheduled for Oct. 2. Tickets may be refunded at point of purchase.
Wings Stadium
Creation Festival featuring Kutless, Thousand Foot Krutch, Pillar, KJ-52, Fireflight, Worth Dying For, Run Kid Run, Esterlyn, Capital Lights and Bob Lenz, 6 p.m. Oct. 19. Tickets,
$22-$28, are on sale. (TM)
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Grand Rapids Press
DeVos Performance Hall
Grand Rapids Ballet: "Aladdin," Oct. 17-19. Tickets, $17-$53, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. (TM)
Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
Clint Black, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets, $42-$48, go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday. (TM)
Soaring Eagle Casino
Jo Dee Messina, 8 p.m. Nov. 7. Tickets, $12.50-$38, go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 6. (ST)
The Intersection
James Cotton Band, 9 p.m. Sept. 17. Tickets, $20, are on sale; age 18 and older. (TM)
Firehouse, 7 p.m. Sept. 27. Tickets, $17, are on sale; age 18 and older. (TM)
Matt Wertz, 7 p.m. Oct. 5. Tickets, $13, are on sale; all ages. (TM)
Tyrone Wells and Jason Reeves, 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Tickets, $10, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday; all ages. (TM)
Canceled: Jon Oliva's Pain, scheduled for Oct. 2. Tickets may be refunded at point of purchase.
Wings Stadium
Creation Festival featuring Kutless, Thousand Foot Krutch, Pillar, KJ-52, Fireflight, Worth Dying For, Run Kid Run, Esterlyn, Capital Lights and Bob Lenz, 6 p.m. Oct. 19. Tickets,
$22-$28, are on sale. (TM)
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Official 2008 Olympics Album to Feature Music from Krystal Meyers and Fireflight
The official 2008 Olympics soundtrack album will contain music from pop artist Krystal Meyers (Essential Records / Provident Label Group) and rock band Fireflight (Flicker
Records / Provident Label Group). Each act has had one of its songs selected for the album, Olympics 2008: One World, One Dream. Meyers' song "Make Some Noise" and
Fireflight's "Unbreakable" are the songs that have been selected to be on the album, which was released on August 8, 2008 worldwide, except the U.S., Canada and Japan
(BMG Asia Pacific).
The project was approved by the International Olympics Committee. Krystal Meyers and Fireflight's songs will appear alongside music from artists such as Pink, Avril Lavigne,
John Mayer, Natasha Bedingfield, Boys Like Girls, among others.
In addition, Krystal Meyers' "Make Some Noise" will be the theme song used throughout all television broadcasts of the 2008 Olympics, by Korean State TV.
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Records / Provident Label Group). Each act has had one of its songs selected for the album, Olympics 2008: One World, One Dream. Meyers' song "Make Some Noise" and
Fireflight's "Unbreakable" are the songs that have been selected to be on the album, which was released on August 8, 2008 worldwide, except the U.S., Canada and Japan
(BMG Asia Pacific).
The project was approved by the International Olympics Committee. Krystal Meyers and Fireflight's songs will appear alongside music from artists such as Pink, Avril Lavigne,
John Mayer, Natasha Bedingfield, Boys Like Girls, among others.
In addition, Krystal Meyers' "Make Some Noise" will be the theme song used throughout all television broadcasts of the 2008 Olympics, by Korean State TV.
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Discography
Independent albums
* Glam-rok (2002)
* On The Subject of Moving Forward EP (2004)
Flicker Records albums
* The Healing of Harms (2006) #37 Top Christian Albums, #48 Top Independent Album[4]
* Unbreakable (2008) #10 Heatseekers[5]
Unbreakable/Bionic Woman
Fireflight debuted clips of its single "Unbreakable" in promos for the new Bionic Woman television series. "Unbreakable" is the title song from the latest album released in March 2008.[6]
The single rose to the number one spot on CRW and R&R's Christian Rock charts seven weeks after its release.[7] The band's third number one rock song was the most added song on
Christian Hit Radio radio stations in February 2008.
Singles
* You Decide (2006)
* "Waiting" (2006)
* "It's You" (2007)
* "Star of the Show" (2007)
* "Attitude" (2007)
* "Unbreakable" (2008)
* "Brand New Day" (2008)
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* Glam-rok (2002)
* On The Subject of Moving Forward EP (2004)
Flicker Records albums
* The Healing of Harms (2006) #37 Top Christian Albums, #48 Top Independent Album[4]
* Unbreakable (2008) #10 Heatseekers[5]
Unbreakable/Bionic Woman
Fireflight debuted clips of its single "Unbreakable" in promos for the new Bionic Woman television series. "Unbreakable" is the title song from the latest album released in March 2008.[6]
The single rose to the number one spot on CRW and R&R's Christian Rock charts seven weeks after its release.[7] The band's third number one rock song was the most added song on
Christian Hit Radio radio stations in February 2008.
Singles
* You Decide (2006)
* "Waiting" (2006)
* "It's You" (2007)
* "Star of the Show" (2007)
* "Attitude" (2007)
* "Unbreakable" (2008)
* "Brand New Day" (2008)
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History
Guitarists Justin and Glenn had gone to school together. Glenn had the idea to start a band with Wendy (Glenn's wife and bassist) and Justin. They were then in need of a singer. Glenn
and Wendy went to Glenn's younger brother's graduation and heard Dawn (lead singer) sing during the service for it, they asked her to be in the group and she agreed to do it. The
band was looking for a drummer at this point. Through a mutual friend they met Phee Shorb, who agreed to play drums.
For their first show, they didn't even have a name for the band, after thinking a while, Dawn suggested the name "Fireflight" because it sounded cool. The name Fireflight has no
meaning, as suggested by the band in an interview with Jesus Freak Hideout.[1]
After years of touring (it is estimated they play 140 shows every year), they released their debut album The Healing of Harms in 2006 with two #1 singles "You Decide" and "Waiting".
[2] The song "You Decide", featuring Josh Brown of Day of Fire, was the top request at TVU music television in August 2006. The song was the second most played song on Christian
Rock radio stations according to the September 1, 2006 R&R magazine airplay chart. The song peaked at #11 on the R&R Christian Hit Radio charts on October 23, 2006, and at #1 on
the Christian Radio Weekly chart. "You Decide" was also was in the Top 25 of 2006 for the network radio station Air1.
Their second single to rock radio, "Waiting", had reached #1 R&R and CRW Christian Rock chart, and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks during the month of February 2007. They
concurrently released the songs "It's You", "Star of the Show", and "Attitude" to Christian Hit Radio stations.
During another extensive year of touring, the band was experiencing an emotional roller coaster while writing their album "Unbreakable". Wendy describes on their Myspace how
stressful and intense writing the album was:
“It almost felt like things were out of control,” says Dawn. “We’d gone through a difficult year as a band with a lot of emotional ups and downs. We basically lived together in a van
while writing the new album, and that put us in a pressure cooker. All the stresses were magnified because you’re completely out of your comfort zone, and it really does crank up the
intensity of the writing. We poured all of our hope, sorrow, anger, dreams and fears into the music.”
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and Wendy went to Glenn's younger brother's graduation and heard Dawn (lead singer) sing during the service for it, they asked her to be in the group and she agreed to do it. The
band was looking for a drummer at this point. Through a mutual friend they met Phee Shorb, who agreed to play drums.
For their first show, they didn't even have a name for the band, after thinking a while, Dawn suggested the name "Fireflight" because it sounded cool. The name Fireflight has no
meaning, as suggested by the band in an interview with Jesus Freak Hideout.[1]
After years of touring (it is estimated they play 140 shows every year), they released their debut album The Healing of Harms in 2006 with two #1 singles "You Decide" and "Waiting".
[2] The song "You Decide", featuring Josh Brown of Day of Fire, was the top request at TVU music television in August 2006. The song was the second most played song on Christian
Rock radio stations according to the September 1, 2006 R&R magazine airplay chart. The song peaked at #11 on the R&R Christian Hit Radio charts on October 23, 2006, and at #1 on
the Christian Radio Weekly chart. "You Decide" was also was in the Top 25 of 2006 for the network radio station Air1.
Their second single to rock radio, "Waiting", had reached #1 R&R and CRW Christian Rock chart, and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks during the month of February 2007. They
concurrently released the songs "It's You", "Star of the Show", and "Attitude" to Christian Hit Radio stations.
During another extensive year of touring, the band was experiencing an emotional roller coaster while writing their album "Unbreakable". Wendy describes on their Myspace how
stressful and intense writing the album was:
“It almost felt like things were out of control,” says Dawn. “We’d gone through a difficult year as a band with a lot of emotional ups and downs. We basically lived together in a van
while writing the new album, and that put us in a pressure cooker. All the stresses were magnified because you’re completely out of your comfort zone, and it really does crank up the
intensity of the writing. We poured all of our hope, sorrow, anger, dreams and fears into the music.”
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Menasha to host Power of One fest
The Power of One, an annual one-day Christian music festival, is moving from the spacious confines of the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon to the more intimate Menasha High School Field House.
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Power of One will feature the Creation Festival: The Tour at the 19th annual event Oct. 18. Doors will open at noon.
"We've never really focused on where the event is held; rather we focus on who the event is for," said Tammy Borden, communications director for Life Promotions, the organization presenting the event.
"This event is about offering youth the opportunity to grow in their faith and love for God. That doesn't happen in a venue; it happens in their hearts."
Holding Power of One, however, at the Menasha Field House is not a new endeavor.
"We held the event at Menasha Field House about 10 years ago," Borden said. "While the Resch Center has been a great venue to host the event for the past several years, we chose to evaluate this year's event to see how we could provide tickets to our attendees at a lower cost in these difficult economic times. Because of the move we are able to offer ticket prices for nearly $10 less than we have in the past.
"We've been promoting the event as going 'old school' as far as pricing, but also in regards to the venue. We're excited for the more intimate atmosphere that the Menasha Field House will be providing, yet we're still offering a top- notch tour with full production."
The Power of One event will be headlined by BEC Recordings band Kutless, with special guests Thousand Foot Krutch and Pillar. The lineup is rounded out by female-fronted rockers, Fireflight, Run Kid Run and Integrity's Worth Dying For. KJ-52 will also perform and serve as MC for the night. Bob Lenz will present a keynote address. A special "pre-show" will kick off the event, featuring performances by Esterlyn and Capital Lights.
The Creation Tour will make stops in 30-plus cities across the Northeast, Midwest and South and will include an element of local outreach in each city. The goal is to not only provide an evening of music and ministry, but also present an opportunity to impact the local community. The outreach event for Menasha will encourage attendees to bring a new or gently used coat to donate to the Coats for Kids program through the Salvation Army.
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Power of One will feature the Creation Festival: The Tour at the 19th annual event Oct. 18. Doors will open at noon.
"We've never really focused on where the event is held; rather we focus on who the event is for," said Tammy Borden, communications director for Life Promotions, the organization presenting the event.
"This event is about offering youth the opportunity to grow in their faith and love for God. That doesn't happen in a venue; it happens in their hearts."
Holding Power of One, however, at the Menasha Field House is not a new endeavor.
"We held the event at Menasha Field House about 10 years ago," Borden said. "While the Resch Center has been a great venue to host the event for the past several years, we chose to evaluate this year's event to see how we could provide tickets to our attendees at a lower cost in these difficult economic times. Because of the move we are able to offer ticket prices for nearly $10 less than we have in the past.
"We've been promoting the event as going 'old school' as far as pricing, but also in regards to the venue. We're excited for the more intimate atmosphere that the Menasha Field House will be providing, yet we're still offering a top- notch tour with full production."
The Power of One event will be headlined by BEC Recordings band Kutless, with special guests Thousand Foot Krutch and Pillar. The lineup is rounded out by female-fronted rockers, Fireflight, Run Kid Run and Integrity's Worth Dying For. KJ-52 will also perform and serve as MC for the night. Bob Lenz will present a keynote address. A special "pre-show" will kick off the event, featuring performances by Esterlyn and Capital Lights.
The Creation Tour will make stops in 30-plus cities across the Northeast, Midwest and South and will include an element of local outreach in each city. The goal is to not only provide an evening of music and ministry, but also present an opportunity to impact the local community. The outreach event for Menasha will encourage attendees to bring a new or gently used coat to donate to the Coats for Kids program through the Salvation Army.
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