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David Crowder* Band

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“We perceive music as a means of empathizing with one another and enunciating something common among us in our experiences of life and faith. Our band’s latest musical offering is for us the next available step in this journey; musically, lyrically,...

“We perceive music as a means of empathizing with one another and enunciating something common among us in our experiences of life and faith. Our band’s latest musical offering is for us the next available step in this journey; musically, lyrically, and thematically it is the sound of one foot coming down firmly in the present while the other simultaneously rises, exiting the space previously occupied, throwing our weight in a forward direction of momentum and consequence toward whatever lies ahead.” - David Crowder In this life, it’s not uncommon to feel the weight of sadness. People in the proximity of our affections die. Grief resides in our chest as a result of loss, or tragedy, or some other pain. Yet by some miracle, God pours Himself into us. He shines in our deepest despair, and somehow repairs what’s been torn apart. David Crowder Band’s newest offering, Remedy, combines their trademark unique and energetic style with band leader Crowder’s inventive self-production. Remedy features ten tracks in perpetual motion, from opener, “The Glory of It All,” to closing track, “Surely We Can Change,” hope and a call to action are consistently present. Tracks “Can You Feel It” and the first single, “Everything Glorious,” convey that God is everywhere – even during times when we can’t feel Him. Title cut, “Remedy”, accentuates the wounded human condition, while simultaneously challenging people to be the remedy in a world that is broken. With the belief that it is people who evoke change in the world and not just songs themselves, the band’s most recent project dares their audience to look outward, so that the songs they sing are more than just words, but instead are momentum toward change. “It seems like from the moment we get here, we breathe in individualism,” Crowder says. “And so, this record is, for us, an answer to the question of how we interact with something much broader than ourselves. It’s to provoke change in ourselves, and to export that change to others.” Building on this idea, touring will start to take on the responsibility of exporting change, providing an opportunity for immediate action, leveraging each night with a chance for fans to put legs to the message that is thread throughout the album: Individuals can, and do, change the planet, and the Church can, and should, be at the front of that change. Whether leading in the church they call home, University Baptist Church, in Waco, Texas, or playing in sold-out clubs and auditoriums, David Crowder Band is fully embracing the opportunity to help move people from despair to hope, and from words to action. Where there is pain, let us bring grace. Where there is suffering, bring serenity. For those afraid, let us be brave. Where there is misery, let us bring relief. Let us be the remedy.

7/11/2008 - David Crowder* Band Releases Live Remedy Club Tour CD/DVD Aug 19

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) July 11, 2008— sixstepsrecords’ David Crowder*Band will release the REMEDY Club Tour CD/DVD to retail on Aug. 19. The band’s first ever full-length DVD features five and a half hours of content, including a behind the scenes tour documentary, song demonstrations hosted by each member of the Crowder band and chord/lyric subtitles in addition to 16 songs recorded live on last fall’s best-selling “REMEDY Club Tour.”

“This tour was so amazing for us,” says David Crowder. “Many of our beliefs converged regarding music’s role in the church and the unexpected spaces our faith can function in. We believe that there is no space that is not sacred, that every second is lived in the very presence of God, and we wanted people to experience this reality, which, lead us to transporting these songs into places perhaps unexpected. The response was fantastic. To be in these historic Rock-and-Roll venues and watch the story of God come alive night after night was unbelievable. And then, to have captured that on tape, to have a document composed of these magical evenings is just ridiculous.”

The fall 2007 “REMEDY Club Tour” boasted 19 sold-out dates, and its “Surely We Can Change Something” campaign collected thousands of towels and socks for local shelters, while encouraging attendees to “be the Remedy” in their local communities. Fans can now bring that experience home, enjoying a full 85-minute concert recorded at both the New York City and Atlanta tour stops. The concert will premier for one-night-only at select movie theatres nationwide in partnership with AEG Network Live. Additional details are forthcoming.

“David Crowder*Band consistently delivers one of the best live shows in music,” says Leisa Byars, EMI CMG VP, Marketing & Artist Development. “The Remedy Club Tour Edition was created for the many people who love the live Crowder show experience. Partnering with AEG at a national level and radio in local markets, enables us to place this compelling show on the big screen across the country and allows the band's music to continue to impact lives and communities.”

Shot with nine cameras in two cities, the DVD features 5.1 surround sound, a 15-minute exclusive tour documentary “On The Road With David Crowder Band” as well as “Learning the Songs,” a section hosted by each band member showing fans their setup and gear used in each song along with a how-to lesson on playing the songs exactly like the David Crowder*Band. Taking it even further, the DVD features the ability to display chord/lyric subtitles so that fans can test their skills and play along with the tour night.

The REMEDY Club Tour CD/DVD includes the tracks, “I’m Trying to Make You Sing,” “The Glory Of It All,” “Can You Feel It?,” “Everything Glorious,” “…neverending…,” “Here is Our King,” “You Are My Joy,” “We Won’t Be Quiet,” “Foreverandever Etc..,” “A Beautiful Collision,” “Never Let Go,” “Remedy,” “I Saw the Light,” “No One Like You,” “O Praise Him,” and “Surely We Can Change.”

The band’s first studio recording since A Collision in 2005, REMEDY is a continuation of its predecessor, offering ten accessible, pop-centric tracks that dive deep into the theology of worship. In addition to having already sold more than 170,000 copies, the album produced radio hit “Everything Glorious” and earned three 2008 GMA Dove Awards for Rock Contemporary Recorded Song (“Everything Glorious”), Praise & Worship Album, and best Recorded Music Packaging. For more information on REMEDY and David Crowder Band, please visit www.remedyiscoming.com and www.davidcrowderband.com.

After the David Crowder Band was voted MSN’s Artist of the Year 2006, MSN noted, “They’ve single-handedly redefined what contemporary Christian music should sound like…” The group’s last record, A Collision, was widely regarded as one of the best albums of 2005, receiving five-star reviews and comparisons to groundbreaking albums of the past and artists such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams. The album further garnered an iTunes No. 1, debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard Top 200 and received GMA Music Dove Award honors for Best Rock/Contemporary Album and Best Rock/Contemporary Song (“Here is Our King”). Featured at the enormously popular collegiate Passion gatherings, the band also makes it a point to get back to the church they helped found, University Baptist Church, on most Sundays. Crowder is further an acclaimed author, having penned two books, including his acclaimed, highly personal, Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, But Nobody Wants to Die: Or (The Eschatology of Bluegrass).