Jesus I Believe Tour

Big Daddy Weave with Brandon Heath

Fair Haven Church - 2900 Baldwin St. - Hudsonville, MI

Ticket Prices (Additional taxes & fees may apply):

Ministry Partner: $75
Ministry Partner ticket includes preferred seating in the first few rows, a post-concert photo opportunity with the band, an exclusive tour pass, plus an additional concert ticket will be donated to a ministry organization to bless someone.

Early Entry: $35
Want to beat the rush and get early access to great seats? This is the ticket for you! Doors open at 5:45pm. Concert begins at 7:00pm.

General Admission: $20
Seating on a first come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:00pm.

 https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1625667
 Ticket Support: Please e-mail tickets@transparentproductions.com or call 714-545-8900.

What's Happening - Tobymac's A Night of Stories and Songs

'A Night of Stories and Songs", featuring Grammy® winning and multi-platinum selling solo artist, TobyMac, is coming to West Michign. It will be a totally different TobyMac show, a time where it’s not about the lights, smoke, and big stage...instead it will be more intimate and personal, a "storyteller's night" where TobyMac will share where the songs came from. The song arrangements will be different...not completely acoustic, but basically acoustic - thus, the name UNPLUGGED.
When: April 19, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Central Wesleyan Church, Holland, MI
Tickets: $20-40 on sale NOW at StarTickets.com or call 1-800-585-3737

Winter Jam is Coming to Grand Rapids!

Even though April is not offically winter anymore (not that we really had a "winter" this year), the Winter Jam tour is coming with Skillet, Sanctus Real, Kari Jobe, Group1Crew, and more on April 1st!

CD Release Concert of Kenneth Henderson!

You wouldn't want to miss is CD release concert on March 24, 2012!
Kenneth Henderson is Grand Rapids many talented musicians, but his heart for God is always evident is his amazing voice. Ken is no stranger to the music scene in Grand Rapids. That recognition for his talented vocals is know to many professional musicians in Grand Rapids as he is sought to be back up for them.
Ken's style is mostly that of praise and worship, but he also has a voice, style, and message that makes his music accessible to a wide variety of peoples.
Be blessed by this going to be amazing worship experience.
Don't worry if you can't make it, because you can buy the CD and take the blessing with you and share it with others outside of the concert.
Still... Hope to see you there!

"GloryLand" Concert

Don't miss this exciting concert with local favorites, Glenn Bulthuis and Debra Perry & Majestic Praise!

Next week Wednesday 2/29/12 - 7:30pm

Covenant Fine Arts Center - Calvin College

CD is available at our store for $13.99

As well as the two previously released CDs of Glenn Bulthuis!

Concet: Marvin Sapp

Dr. Marvin L. Sapp and the Lighthouse Full Life Center Church presents NYE 2011 - New Year’s Eve Celebration. Featuring the Williams Brothers and other special guests. Saturday December 31st at 9:30pm The Richard and Helen Devos Center for Arts & Worship, located, 2300 Plymouth Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506.

VIP Tickets $25 in advance includes VIP reception for VIP tickets only or $30 At The Door and General Admission $5 in advance and $10 At The Door. For general admission, doors open at 8:30pm.
For ticket information contact the church office Tuesday-Friday 9am-4pm at 616.241.5448 or online at marvinsapp.com. Tickets are first come, first serve.

Concert: Fred Hammond

“Don’t miss Michigan native Fred Hammond at DeVos Performance Hall on Friday, December 30th at 7 PM for a night of hand clapping, high-energy gospel music.

Tickets are $47.50 and on sale now at the box office, Ticketmaster ticket centers, 1-800-745-3000 and ticketmaster.com. Groups of 10 or more save at devosperformancehall.com.”

LIVE CD & DVD RECORDING Featuring Nate Glasper Jr.

I Live to Praise Ministries presents: Confessions, Devotions & Worship a LIVE CD & DVD Recording featuring Nate Glasper Jr.

Friday December 2nd at the St. Nicholas Cultural Center. 2250 East Paris Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI. Admission only $10.00 per person. For more information, contact 616.974.9128 that’s 616.97439128

Nate Glasper is always a joy to have in our store and back in October he performed a small teaser of his upcoming live recording. Trust me when I say that going to any event with him leading worship is truly a joyful worship experience.

Hillsong United coming to Grand Rapids

Don't Miss Hillsong UNITED coming to Grand Rapids 

August 15, 2011 at the Van Andel Arena. 

If you want more information: visit the Van Andel Arena website 

vanandel.arenacenter.org or call 1-866-614-4183 

What began as a bunch of teenagers playing music as a local church youth band, now Hillsong UNITED travels around the world playing to tens of thousands of different nations, cultures and challenges. As UNITED crisscross the globe they are confronted and ultimately overwhelmed by the stories of remarkable individuals facing injustice and the uncomfortable paradox of being united in worship yet divided in circumstance. If their entire focus is directed only to what happens on stage, then maybe they have missed the point altogether. Filmed over a period of 2 years, We're All In This Together follows the worship band, Hillsong UNITED, as they travel across 6 continents 42 nations and 93 cities in a cross-cultural journey of music, animation, interviews and live action documentary as they realize every story of hope, love, loss and sacrifice ultimately points to the one story. We're All In This Together includes the full 2 hour film documentary, 5 Hillsong UNITED music videos, plus a bonus CD of 10 Hillsong UNITED songs. 
        I have found this film heart moving and very relevant to what our world is going through today. While the film is geared toward teens and young adults, like their music, the message has a wider range of relevance and appeal. I have done some traveling to different parts of the world like Canada, Mexico, Ukraine, Romania, and Japan; but some of my travels have also been closer to home like from the large inter-cities to the small rural hamlets of our continent. There are many opportunities for the youth today to travel outside their comfortable bubbles and experience a different way and persecutive in living life. However, there are always those who don't or can't go for a number of reasons. This music and this DVD gives an opportunity to connect with people who are different and maybe far away geographically. Yet we can realize that there are similarities that connects us all like one large global family, and the sense that we are all in this together. 

The I Heart Revolution: "We're all in this together" AUS/NZ/SA Premiere from Hillsong United on Vimeo.

Lovewell Live in Concert - A Review

The Lovewell Live in Concert was an excellent way to end one's weekend. Natalie Grant, Brandon Heath, and the guys of MercyMe gave an great crowd interacting preformance with a great light show that didn't need a lot of smoke (which is never good for pictures). I should apologize right now if this review seems bias toward Brandon Heath, but that is due to the fact that he is one of my favorite contemporary Christian artists.


Natalie Grant was golden with her talented vocal range. The control that she has has also been impressive. What was interesting with her section was her song choices. She is a self proclaimed Tweeter Geek, and she had asked her followers to request what songs they would like to hear. I agree with Natalie when she said that the stories received with the song requests make the song more than just about a song. It is about the message of Jesus within the songs that have the power to touch someone's heart and life. This song has a story that was shared. Parents had written to Natalie and said that this song helped them deal with the sudden lost of their little child do to an accident.

Brandon Heath knows how to put on a great show with just enough new mixed with classics songs and sharing words with his audience without sounding preachy. YAY! The only sad news that I have to share is that my video of Brandon didn't turn out so well (the camera couldn't handle the bass). Brandon sang songs from his new album of "Stolen," "Leaving Eden," "Your Love," and "Light in Me." He also sang amazing songs from his two previous albums of "Love Never Fails," "Give Me Your Eyes," and "I'm Not Who I Was." It was some great times of singing along, and Brandon kept the crowd encaged through a couple of different ways. As when he jumped up and then down from a big black box and walking into the audience by walking on chairs. There was this one little boy who didn't release that Brandon had left the stage until he looked up and Brandon was right in front of him. The little boy was so excited. It was cute. I thought the way in which Brandon related with the crowd was sweet. He told us of how he rode his Harley to Yesturdog, a famous hot dog place in Grand Rapids, and he has a connection with Youth Unlimited that headquarters in Grand Rapids. Needless to say the crowd loved him.

MercyMe is a band that loves the audience to participate, and I can see their logic. It is more fun to participate in life than to just watch from the sidelines. MercyMe had the audience participate in a number of ways. One was singing along and pointing your finger as a motion. There was one point in which Bart Millard had asked the audience to dance with him. He put it like this, "I grew up Southern Baptist, where one person dancing is a sinner, but where many people are dancing is choreography." I don't know about you, but I wish that I used that line in my conservative Christian high school. They had done a rock song from the 80s that has been their warm-up song for many years (though now I forget the song), but it was interesting with the different generations that either knew or didn't know the song. Being that MercyMe is over ten years old, there was many choice songs that they used. Some that I was happy to hear again. One of my favorite parts was when the confetti exploded over us. It was a great concert well deserving of the encore that it received.

Make Your Move Concert - A Review

Last night, Sunshine Community Church rocked out the Make Your Move Tour with Travis Moore, Tenth Avenue North, and Third Day.
      Travis Moore is new to the stage, but not new to music as a songwriter for many well-know songs. He rocked out with his great guitar playing and his catchy lyrics. Any drawbacks, I would have to say was with his last song, "Jesus Rode the Subway," that I had some issues with the lyrics. Now this is a purely bias reason as I am someone who uses public transportation and it annoys me when assumptions are made to the types of people who use public transportation. However, the meaning was clear that God loves everyone even those who others turn away from.

1.       Tenth Avenue North gave an expected awesome performance. They rocked out with their worshipful songs, playing the songs form their new album The Light Meets the Dark as well as "By Your Side" and "Love is Here." The audience was treated to a new song, "You Don't Owe Me Anything." It was another meaniful song  of theirs that points to a God who cares inspite of us sinners. Many times last night, they were called men of God by others and I would have to agree. Any drawbacks was the sense of rushed between songs, but maybe this is because I have recently enjoyed their new project release, Tenth Avenue North Live: Inside and Inbetween. The DVD provides music videos, concert videos, and anointed song parables.

      Third Day came out with a bang as they rocked this concert in their 20 or so year as a band. Band members like bass player, Mac Powell and his heartfelt devotional talk, would come out on stage and speak to the audience. This interaction presented a sense of community between the vocalists and the listeners. This sense was even stronger when the band played among the seats in the center aisle. All night Third Day had been playing songs from their two newest albums and favorite songs of the past. So when they opened it up to request a funny thing happened that made the concert perfect. In one of the songs, Mac Powell had forgotten song of the words to the song. It reaffirmed that some songs are not dependent on the artist but are timeless in the hearts of the listeners. The audience was treated with a sneak peek to a new movie "8 Days in Utopia" where "Born Again" will be heard. This movie will be good, so look forward to seeing it in theaters this summer. Any drawbacks would be the time spent in the middle of the aisle where not everyone could see, but I guess if one is going to put that much effort into moving locations to make it worth while as they did.

       It was a great night that had incited an enchore performance of Third Day coming back out for two more songs. YAY!

Concert: Tammy Trent - January 15, 2011

Tammy Trent will be at the Grand Rapids First Church, Saturday 15th at 7:00 PM for a concert.


      Beneath her youthful exterior and fresh-faced exuberance, Tammy is a focused recording artist, author and speaker who knows exactly what she wants to say.  She creates music that serves as a personal conduit for those seeking to worship God and also wants to remind others of God's desire to reach them.  Through her own personal journey of love and loss, Tammy continues to share that theme through her books, her music and her life. 
     Tammy's dedication to the ministry was recognized in November 2009 when the Christian Music Hall of Fame handed her the award for Inspirational Female Vocalist of the Year!
     Her ministry reaches all around the world, taking on such platforms as the Women of Faith and the Revolve Tour as a featured speaker and singer.  And in Tammy's own words, "I commit my resources to outreach, service and ministry to help others discover a real relationship with Jesus Christ and to fully understand His promises and the eternal."

Begin the Advent Season with Music

What better way to start the holiday season than with emotion evoking music. And guess what, there are some concerts coming up that would provide the music! Here are some of those awesome concerts for the first two weeks of Advent. (Advent is the 4 week period before Christmas when the Church celebrates the first coming of Christ and anticipates his second coming. For more info: http://www.churchyear.net/advent.html)


Family Force 5 - Dec. 1 @ the Intersection - 7:00pm

Seabird & Ben Rector - Dec. 2 @ Mixtape Cafe - 6:30pm

Home for the Holidays with Point of Grace and Philips, Craig & Dean - Dec. 3 @ Grand Rapids First Assembly of God - 7;00pm

How Many Kings Tour with Downhere, Mark Schultz, and Alli Rogers - Dec 4 @ Zeeland Community Reformed - 7:00pm

Concerts This Week!

Friday -  Praize Cafe` II @ THE WAREHOUSE - A Benefit Concert for Living Water International - The Warehouse at Grace for the Nations Church, 3333 Kraft Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 - 7:00 pm

Saturday:
 “A Night at the Ivories” is back in Grand Rapids, MI this November 20th at 7:00 p.m.  in the Meijer Theater located in the Grand Rapids Public Museum.  This is the 4th annual event in Grand Rapids for “A Night at the Ivories.”  Bring your friends, Christian and non-Christian!!

Antioch visits Baker Book House for an evening of Praise on Saturday night at 5:00pm. Antioch Christian Center is a church and training center in Grand Haven, Michigan that is facilitating God's Kingdom by preaching and demonstrating the Truth, Life and Way of Jesus Christ.Ron James has been involved early in his life with music growing up in the Chicago area and eventually spent time in LA playing with the likes of Mary Wells. After salvation Ron spent some time finding himself and now leads praise and worship at Antioch Christian Center.

Beacon Light - Release Party Tonight

This Week: Southern Raised and Michael Essex & Vision Concerts

Music This Weekend

Concerts This Weekend

Concert This Week - Modern Day Heroes