Tenth Avenue North
with special guests Addison Road
All ages who require a seat will need a ticket to attend this event.
Ticket Prices:
In Advance:
$25.00 - Deluxe General Admission
$15.00 - Regular General Admission
$12.00 - Regular General Admission GROUPS OF 10+
Day of Show:
$20.00 - Regular General Admission
TENTH AVENUE NORTH
Rarely has a new band delivered an album with more emotional punch than Tenth Avenue North's 2008 debut Over and Underneath. Musically inventive and lyrically compelling, the collection helped earn the band the New Artist of the Year accolade at the 2009 Dove Awards and placed them in headliner status on its fall tour. Needless to say its 2010 follow up album is one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year.
With one listen to The Light Meets The Dark it is obvious Mike Donehey, Jeff Owen and Jason Jamison are taking a bold step forward on their musical journey. Once again the songs are poignant and powerful, and in recording the new tunes, the band brings a more seasoned level of musicianship and intensity, honed from relentless touring.
"It's been kind of crazy I guess when you think about it," Donehey says with a smile. "In a lot of ways, we don't feel like anything has changed. When we get up on a stage, more people are there to see us play and more people are familiar with the songs, but the objective really hasn't changed. The objective is for people to encounter truth and be changed."
Tenth Avenue North meets that objective head on with the music on The Light Meets the Dark. "I've sort of stepped back and looked at this group of songs and really I feel like it's a continuation of this last album," Donehey says. "I'm not trying to blow people's minds. I'm trying to take them to the next step. 'Over and Underneath' is a call for the gospel. This next record is more like 'Okay, now if you believe that, let people see how messed up you are. Are you ready to confess? Are you ready to have all your masks taken away?"
That ability to challenge audiences to a deeper walk of faith while simultaneously encouraging them with the truth of God's grace has propelled Tenth Avenue North to the forefront of the Christian music industry. The band's debut disc ranked No. 10 on Billboard Magazine's list of Top Christian Albums for 2009. The group placed two songs on the Hot Christian Songs chart, including the No. 1 radio single "By Your Side" at No. 2 and "Hold My Heart" at No. 13. Most impressive is the fact that Tenth Avenue North, still on its first album, had "By Your Side" show up at No. 3 on Billboard's overall decade ranking of Christian Songs.
ADDISON ROAD: STORIES
The stories sound like happenstance, like coincidence. A band without a name is assembled at the last minute, comprised of college friends and acquaintances, because a gig has suddenly become available. Somehow, the members "click" and the music is noteworthy. Years later, the band has radio success and Dove Award nominations. While writing for a new album, they are contacted by TobyMac, who just happens to offer a song with this lyric:
"Will you walk away when the fire gets hot, or fight another day?"
Weeks after recording the song, the band must live it when the rented RV containing all their possessions burns to the ground. Coincidence? Happenstance? Certainly not. The history of Addison Road is a stirring series of stories that fit together so well, God's signature is undeniable.
For an "accidental" band, Addison Road sure has had a purposeful impact on Christian music. Their eponymous 2008 release on INO Records garnered strong reviews and chart-topping singles, and songs like All That Matters, What Do I Know of Holy?, and It Just Takes One still resonate with listeners. But the success became intermingled with a season of struggle. Their van and trailer were stolen twice, along with their gear, and once the van was finally recovered it was soon totaled in a collision with a fallen oak tree. Add the RV fire and struggles with the health of aging parents on top of the typical challenges faced by twenty-somethings getting married and starting families, and it’s been a trying year for the band.
Through it all - actually before it all - God has faithfully prepared the hearts of Addison Road. Indeed, the songs on their new album "Stories" became part of a theme without the band realizing it, a theme the members would soon experience quite personally. Lead singer Jenny Simmons reflects. "These songs have been the picture of our year. The theme - fighting another day, persevering, getting to the end of your own plans and recognizing that God is going to do something beautiful - we've lived that out this year."
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