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Hey guys. Today we rehearsed the two new songs we are going to attempt to play live soon. They are currently called "Possibilities" and "We're Trying"...
Sanctus Real continues to tour this summer, hitting major cities across the nation and playing at huge festivals such as the Creation West and Kingdom Bound Festival. A glimpse of Sanctus Real performing "The Fight Song" in Franklin Tennessee was caught on MSNBC's Hardball last week, during an episode focused on the Christian music and book industries in Tennessee.
Popular host Chris Matthews commented, "The musicians of Sanctus Real are described as rockers for the Lord, and they, like other modern Christian bands, connect with their audience through uplifting and spiritual songs."
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Christian music news: Sanctus Real Partners with African Leadership to Relieve Suffering in Sudan
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As one of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real is also about tangibly being the �face of love,� not only with friends and family, but reaching outside of that comfort zone. Hearing about the incredible need in Africa through African Leadership, the band has decided to join forces with the organization to help relieve the plight of that continent.
Sanctus Real will immediately begin raising funds through the organization�s Mocha Club missions work. The funds will be used for relief efforts in Darfur, Sudan, where more than 300,000 people have been killed in the last two years and more than two million people have been displaced. Future efforts will lend support for an orphanage in Kenya where babies have been abandoned because of AIDS, building a school for 380 children in the Sudan, building a village for and rehabilitating young women who were former sex slaves under the Rebel forces in Northern Uganda, funding an orphanage for 134 street children in Kampala, Uganda and building a school amidst the largest slum in East Africa for 400 children in Kibera, Kenya.
�In every way that we can, we�re to give back what God�s given us,� says Sanctus Real front man Matt Hammitt. �As a band, we were looking for an organization that wasn�t trying to pay artists to help. We just wanted to help because we believe in something. With African Leadership, we found a team of people that has really fast, effective ways of getting relief to the people where they need it�like in Darfur where there is a civil war going on and tens of thousands of people are being brutally murdered. People are fleeing to the hills and just don�t have the resources to survive. Little dollars are providing big necessities for these people.�
�The music of Sanctus Real challenges us to be more honest, to live with integrity in our relationship with God and the people around us,� says Larry Warren, African Leadership president. �Now they are pointing the way to demonstrate authentic care in more difficult places, far away, like Darfur, Sudan. When Matt [Hammitt] tells their audience how to save a life for $5 to $10 dollars by providing food and medicine, delivered by African Leadership, and their newly formed Mocha club, then this band is blessing the people of Sudan and the audience who wants to live with the integrity Sanctus Real sings about. I am blessed to know these guys whose attitude is, �we will keep speaking out for those in need, as long as there is a need.��
African Leadership�s Mocha Club is a sponsorship program where for the cost of two mocha coffee drinks per month, people and organizations lend their support to provide a solution to the challenges Africans are facing every day. Individuals who sign up for sponsorship through Sanctus Real will also receive a copy of the band�s current, best-selling CD, The Face of Love.
African Leadership is an organization striving to make a difference by providing HOPE, one leader�one family�one child at a time. They are currently discipling nearly 10,000 pastors and church leaders in 27 African nations. Classrooms range from �under a tree� in the war torn-corners of Sudan to the most densely populated slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Also, through their mission to meet the physical needs of Africans, their leadership network offers life-sustaining Hope to those that God calls "the least" of His children.
Since Sanctus Real broke on the national scene in 2003, the band has looked for opportunities to partner with helps organizations like African Leadership. They have supported Food for the Hungry and Compassion International on recent tours and have contributed to World Vision through proceeds received from their first No. 1 hit and U2 cover, �Beautiful Day,� recorded for the multi-artist project, In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa.
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As one of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real is also about tangibly being the �face of love,� not only with friends and family, but reaching outside of that comfort zone. Hearing about the incredible need in Africa through African Leadership, the band has decided to join forces with the organization to help relieve the plight of that continent.
Sanctus Real will immediately begin raising funds through the organization�s Mocha Club missions work. The funds will be used for relief efforts in Darfur, Sudan, where more than 300,000 people have been killed in the last two years and more than two million people have been displaced. Future efforts will lend support for an orphanage in Kenya where babies have been abandoned because of AIDS, building a school for 380 children in the Sudan, building a village for and rehabilitating young women who were former sex slaves under the Rebel forces in Northern Uganda, funding an orphanage for 134 street children in Kampala, Uganda and building a school amidst the largest slum in East Africa for 400 children in Kibera, Kenya.
�In every way that we can, we�re to give back what God�s given us,� says Sanctus Real front man Matt Hammitt. �As a band, we were looking for an organization that wasn�t trying to pay artists to help. We just wanted to help because we believe in something. With African Leadership, we found a team of people that has really fast, effective ways of getting relief to the people where they need it�like in Darfur where there is a civil war going on and tens of thousands of people are being brutally murdered. People are fleeing to the hills and just don�t have the resources to survive. Little dollars are providing big necessities for these people.�
�The music of Sanctus Real challenges us to be more honest, to live with integrity in our relationship with God and the people around us,� says Larry Warren, African Leadership president. �Now they are pointing the way to demonstrate authentic care in more difficult places, far away, like Darfur, Sudan. When Matt [Hammitt] tells their audience how to save a life for $5 to $10 dollars by providing food and medicine, delivered by African Leadership, and their newly formed Mocha club, then this band is blessing the people of Sudan and the audience who wants to live with the integrity Sanctus Real sings about. I am blessed to know these guys whose attitude is, �we will keep speaking out for those in need, as long as there is a need.��
African Leadership�s Mocha Club is a sponsorship program where for the cost of two mocha coffee drinks per month, people and organizations lend their support to provide a solution to the challenges Africans are facing every day. Individuals who sign up for sponsorship through Sanctus Real will also receive a copy of the band�s current, best-selling CD, The Face of Love.
African Leadership is an organization striving to make a difference by providing HOPE, one leader�one family�one child at a time. They are currently discipling nearly 10,000 pastors and church leaders in 27 African nations. Classrooms range from �under a tree� in the war torn-corners of Sudan to the most densely populated slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Also, through their mission to meet the physical needs of Africans, their leadership network offers life-sustaining Hope to those that God calls "the least" of His children.
Since Sanctus Real broke on the national scene in 2003, the band has looked for opportunities to partner with helps organizations like African Leadership. They have supported Food for the Hungry and Compassion International on recent tours and have contributed to World Vision through proceeds received from their first No. 1 hit and U2 cover, �Beautiful Day,� recorded for the multi-artist project, In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Christian music news: Sanctus Real Brings Hope to Community Devastated by Teen Deaths
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On September 11, Sanctus Real, will travel to Marshall, MN on its The Face of Love One Stop Tour to bring hope to the city, which has been devastated by tragic teen deaths. Band members will spend time with area families and perform a free concert for the whole community at 8:00 p.m. at Marshall Senior High School.
Total Axxess radio host Jayar will emcee the concert and host the event live on Total Axxess, heard in more than 100 markets across the country as part of the WAY-FM Media Network.
As one of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real members are also about being the �face of love� and tangibly expressing their faith in action. Together with Total Axxess, they were looking for a community to serve with The Face of Love ONE STOP Tour. After Total Axxess listeners were encouraged to write in and express a need in their community, and asked how that need could be met, numerous emails came in from all over America.
�There were a lot of people writing in who needed labor or financial resources beyond what we could provide,� says Sanctus Real front man Matt Hammitt. �When we read the e-mail from Marshall, we knew we were capable of providing their foremost need...love.�
�As we began talking to the principal and other leaders in the school and community, we realized that this was where we needed to go,� adds Jayar. �We received more than one email from this community of about 12,000 people, where eight teenagers over a three-month period lost their lives in separate accidents. Seven were from one high school. We want to honor these kids on one special night and invite the whole community out to one special place.�
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On September 11, Sanctus Real, will travel to Marshall, MN on its The Face of Love One Stop Tour to bring hope to the city, which has been devastated by tragic teen deaths. Band members will spend time with area families and perform a free concert for the whole community at 8:00 p.m. at Marshall Senior High School.
Total Axxess radio host Jayar will emcee the concert and host the event live on Total Axxess, heard in more than 100 markets across the country as part of the WAY-FM Media Network.
As one of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real members are also about being the �face of love� and tangibly expressing their faith in action. Together with Total Axxess, they were looking for a community to serve with The Face of Love ONE STOP Tour. After Total Axxess listeners were encouraged to write in and express a need in their community, and asked how that need could be met, numerous emails came in from all over America.
�There were a lot of people writing in who needed labor or financial resources beyond what we could provide,� says Sanctus Real front man Matt Hammitt. �When we read the e-mail from Marshall, we knew we were capable of providing their foremost need...love.�
�As we began talking to the principal and other leaders in the school and community, we realized that this was where we needed to go,� adds Jayar. �We received more than one email from this community of about 12,000 people, where eight teenagers over a three-month period lost their lives in separate accidents. Seven were from one high school. We want to honor these kids on one special night and invite the whole community out to one special place.�
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Christian music news: Sanctus Real Celebrates 10 Years as 'The Face of Love' Moves up the Charts
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One of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real, is celebrating its 10th year as a band Dec. 8 with two back-to-back concerts in its hometown of Toledo. The band has reason to celebrate, as its current recording, The Face of Love, has become its best-selling album to date. In fact, the album jumps back on the Billboard Top 200 this week, landing at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart as it tracks 80% ahead of sales of Sanctus Real�s previous, award winning album, Fight The Tide.
The band�s success story began a decade ago, before the members even had driver�s licenses, with its very first concert held December 28, 1996, and over the years Sanctus Real has released a string of increasingly successful CDs. In 2000, the band caught a significant break as they entered and won the Best Band contest sponsored by local, then classic rock station, WIOT-FM. The win earned them the opportunity to play their first club show, opened up the door to a major label recording deal with Sparrow Records and was followed by several months of touring the country that has extended into several years. Taking its songs on the road, Sanctus Real is popularly known for its captivating live performances that have included main stage appearances at all the major Christian summer festivals, heavy hitting tours such as Festival Con Dios (featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine) and See Spot Rock, and billings with such well-known artists as Relient K, Audio Adrenaline, Jeremy Camp and many others. Sanctus Real is currently on a well-received, 35-city national tour with Superchick.
Sanctus Real came out strong in 2002 with its first national release, Say It Loud, which produced the best first-week sales of any debut rock record Sparrow had ever released. CCM magazine readers voted the band 2003's Best New Artist, ChristianityToday.com made Sanctus Real "a top pick" for '03, and the Gospel Music Association handed the band two Dove Award nominations. A cover of U2's "Beautiful Day" from the In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa benefit album gave the group its first No. 1 hit.
As the success mounted, Sanctus Real was named R&R�s most played Christian rock band of 2004 and in 2005 the band received the Gospel Music Association�s award for Modern Rock Album of the Year for Fight The Tide. Sanctus Real released its third national studio album, The Face of Love, April 4 to wide critical acclaim. Inspired by real-life heartache and rediscovered joy, the emotions behind each track on The Face of Love are vulnerable and undisguised, making this album the band�s most accessible project of their career and exhibiting the band�s progression both musically and lyrically.
The debut radio single from the album and the band�s first MTVu featured video, �I�m Not Alright,� launched to No. 1 and stayed on top for six full weeks. The song is the latest in a string of No. 1 hits that have included �Everything About You� and �The Fight Song.� The band�s second single and title track to The Face of Love became a multi-format hit this fall, while it�s third single, �Don�t Give Up,� goes to radio Dec. 15.
Since Sanctus Real broke on the national scene, the band has also looked for opportunities to partner with charitable organizations. They have supported Food for the Hungry and Compassion International on tours, and have most recently joined forces with African Leadership after realizing the incredible need in Africa. The band even traveled to Marshall, MN in September to bring hope to the city that has been devastated by eight tragic teen deaths over a three-month period. Sanctus Real spent time with area families who lost loved ones and performed a free concert for the whole community at Marshall Senior High School. As one of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real is about tangibly being the �face of love,� not only with friends and family, but reaching outside of that comfort zone.
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One of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real, is celebrating its 10th year as a band Dec. 8 with two back-to-back concerts in its hometown of Toledo. The band has reason to celebrate, as its current recording, The Face of Love, has become its best-selling album to date. In fact, the album jumps back on the Billboard Top 200 this week, landing at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart as it tracks 80% ahead of sales of Sanctus Real�s previous, award winning album, Fight The Tide.
The band�s success story began a decade ago, before the members even had driver�s licenses, with its very first concert held December 28, 1996, and over the years Sanctus Real has released a string of increasingly successful CDs. In 2000, the band caught a significant break as they entered and won the Best Band contest sponsored by local, then classic rock station, WIOT-FM. The win earned them the opportunity to play their first club show, opened up the door to a major label recording deal with Sparrow Records and was followed by several months of touring the country that has extended into several years. Taking its songs on the road, Sanctus Real is popularly known for its captivating live performances that have included main stage appearances at all the major Christian summer festivals, heavy hitting tours such as Festival Con Dios (featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine) and See Spot Rock, and billings with such well-known artists as Relient K, Audio Adrenaline, Jeremy Camp and many others. Sanctus Real is currently on a well-received, 35-city national tour with Superchick.
Sanctus Real came out strong in 2002 with its first national release, Say It Loud, which produced the best first-week sales of any debut rock record Sparrow had ever released. CCM magazine readers voted the band 2003's Best New Artist, ChristianityToday.com made Sanctus Real "a top pick" for '03, and the Gospel Music Association handed the band two Dove Award nominations. A cover of U2's "Beautiful Day" from the In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa benefit album gave the group its first No. 1 hit.
As the success mounted, Sanctus Real was named R&R�s most played Christian rock band of 2004 and in 2005 the band received the Gospel Music Association�s award for Modern Rock Album of the Year for Fight The Tide. Sanctus Real released its third national studio album, The Face of Love, April 4 to wide critical acclaim. Inspired by real-life heartache and rediscovered joy, the emotions behind each track on The Face of Love are vulnerable and undisguised, making this album the band�s most accessible project of their career and exhibiting the band�s progression both musically and lyrically.
The debut radio single from the album and the band�s first MTVu featured video, �I�m Not Alright,� launched to No. 1 and stayed on top for six full weeks. The song is the latest in a string of No. 1 hits that have included �Everything About You� and �The Fight Song.� The band�s second single and title track to The Face of Love became a multi-format hit this fall, while it�s third single, �Don�t Give Up,� goes to radio Dec. 15.
Since Sanctus Real broke on the national scene, the band has also looked for opportunities to partner with charitable organizations. They have supported Food for the Hungry and Compassion International on tours, and have most recently joined forces with African Leadership after realizing the incredible need in Africa. The band even traveled to Marshall, MN in September to bring hope to the city that has been devastated by eight tragic teen deaths over a three-month period. Sanctus Real spent time with area families who lost loved ones and performed a free concert for the whole community at Marshall Senior High School. As one of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real is about tangibly being the �face of love,� not only with friends and family, but reaching outside of that comfort zone.
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