Three decades after the launch of what is now known as "Winter Jam," the annual Christian musical megatour is still going strong, drawing throngs across the Midwest and South. This year's iteration ...

In 1997, singer and guitarist Bryan Olesen and bassist Chase Maranville formed the band Casting Pearls along with drummer Shane Coop. After a few lineup changes, drummer Scott Rutz joined the Lincoln, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Just like the rest of the members of Switchfoot, drummer Chad Butler was raised in San Diego. Butler and ...

Grammy-winning, multi-platinum Christian rock band Third Day will bring their 30th anniversary tour to the Nutter Center in 2026. For the first time in 11 years, the band’s original four members, Mac ...

Executive director Steve Gilreath talks celebrating a wide variety of faith-based music and intersections with secular ...

When was the first deathcore album released? The genre began flourishing during the early to mid 2000s when bands such as Antagony, The Red Chord, Despised Icon and All Shall Perish were releasing ...

Newsboys is one of the biggest Christian Rock bands in the world. While none of the band’s founding members remain, it has been active in one form or another for four decades. During those 40 years, ...