Live at Hales – Curating Culture: 2013's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
This year the Rock n Roll all of Fame inductees are: Rush, Heart, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Lou Adler, Quincy Jones, and Albert King. These artists have had their hand on everything from Pixar films, the Rocky Horror Picture show; the sound behind the sound of your favorite songs, top charted pop sons to fight-the-system hip-hop and blues riffs. With host Jennie Spohr, Dr. [...]
Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens and Fleet Foxes: The Theology of Music and the New Spirituals
Dick Staub along with guests Jeff Keuss and Nigel Goodwin, take a look at the how three very distinct artistic musical entities approach the questions beyond your standard love song. The discussion includes a look the idea of “new spirituals" through the music of Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens and Fleet Foxes. Podcast: Play in new [...]
The Reverberating Word: Music as a Language of Faith – The Music of Bach, Handel, Getty, Townend
Earl Palmer trades in books for music for this show, looking at how the music of Bach, Handel, Getty, and Townend are expressions of Faith. Starting with the biographical history of each of these musical talents, Earl then interweaves how their faith shaped and came through in their composition. Podcast: Play in new window | Download [...]
“What are We Waiting For?" – Our Annual Christmas show at Hales Ales
Our Annual Christmas at Hales show focused on: Waiting. From St. John of The Cross to Pablo Neruda to our personal experiences with the Darkness before the Dawn we explore how we wait, why we wait and what to do while we wait, with contributions from our regular panelist Dr. Christine Chaney, Dr. Jeff Keuss, [...]
Spiritually Significant Songs: Jeff Keuss, “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens
…the tension of belief coupled with doubt and discouragement–that only through music…
The Stomping String Rock of Uncle Daddy
In our over-stimulated, access-to-everything digital universe, seeing a band perform… By Kendall Ruth
Reflect on WaterSky: Echoes November CD of the Month.
Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy are important figures in different music worlds…
Keening for the Dawn…
As we begin to approach the season of Advent I want to tell you the story of an unexpected adventure. By Malcolm Guite
Someone’s Salvation: An Interview with Matthew Ryan
"And yet, the stories we live and the victories we waltz mean so much here…" By Kendall Ruth
Live at Hale's – Music As Vibe: From Sigur Rós to Mumford and Sons
“What is behind language?" Can the music of Sigur Rós, with its made up lyrics still speak? And with a new album out, Babel, can a British band, Mumford and Sons, with a love of banjos create a new voice of this generation? What is it to listen to music in an intelligent way that isn't just [...]