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It’s time to think about this summer’s travel schedule. If you live ANYWHERE CLOSE to the Rocky Mountain region, consider coming to Colorado in July. Why? Simple: Heaven Fest!

Seriously…this looks like it’s gonna be a great day of awesome music, evangelism, and intercessory prayer. I’ve met with the folks who are creating the event, and by all accounts it looks like a God-directed event. I’m not going to miss a minute of it, so you should come and say hello.

There will be contests and giveaways and more info to follow…but for now, here’s a list of some of the artists who’ll be there:

Jeremy Camp
Skillet
KJ-52
Seventh Day Slumber
Group 1 Crew
Rush of Fools
Jeremy Riddle

…and more. I’ll post again about some of the others, plus what’s going to happen on the big day.

Visit the Heaven Fest website. Add Heaven Fest as your MySpace friend or your ShoutLife friend (or both) and spread the word. Even if you can’t come to the event, you can help others - who can come - find out about it.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Get today’s free mp3 at GodWords. It’s where CCM Links is going. Please update your feed readers, bookmarks, and memory banks…and tell a friend they can get free music there!

If you’d like to see Reliant K’s video for Be My Escape, click here. It’s posted on GodWords, where CCM Links will be located in the very near future.

What are you waiting for? Get over there!

Here are 4 free mp3s from the alternative/pop-punk Christian band Three Cord Wonder:

Say Yeah
In Jesus’ Name
Made Perfect
The Show is Over

These are on their PureVolume page. I think they’re on their way to making a big splash.

Incidentally, if you’re anywhere near Denver, Colorado, they’ll be doing a concert at Columbine Hills Church on September 16, 2007. The opening band is Quote the Raven. They have two songs available on their MySpace page…so go check them out too!

Another headbanger for everyone whose amp goes to 11…or 12:

Seventh Star is offering two hardcore/metal/thrash songs that you can download for free:

Brood of Vipers
Resistance to Resistance

Go get ‘em!

Here’s a little something for you metalheads out there…

xDEATHSTARx is offering 5 free songs in mp3 format for download on their PureVolume page:

We Are the Threat
Where’s Your Faith Now?
Aftermath
Suffocate Faster
City of Lost Children

Go get ‘em!

Indie Artist Kent Hamilton is one of my ShoutLife friends. He’s offering an entire album of contemporary Christian acoustic and worship music for you to download!

Worship You Alone
More Than You Know
Closer
Follow Your Lead
Just Believe
Love the Ones I Love
Letting Go
Jesus
Your Face
You’re My God

Indie artists work hard, sometimes without a lot of encouragement. I hope you take the time to listen to some of his music, and drop him a note to say hello.

Go get ‘em!

Contemporary Christian Musician Andrew Osenga (that’s a lot of capitals), a solo artist, formerly of The Normals, currently of Caedmon’s Call, is offering you some free music.

Well, sort of. He’s offering you some music without demanding compensation. If you’d like to drop him a few bucks in exchange, he’d love to continue feeding his family. The download contains 6 (count ‘em: six) free songs:

Wanted
The Ball Game
You Leave Me No Shadow
Anna and the Aliens
The Blessing Curse
Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates

…and a PDF-version of extended liner notes, which I think is a VERY cool idea. It contains an explanation of the album’s genesis, lyrics, pictures of Andrew, his daughter, his guitars, and a whole bunch of fan-submitted pictures.

I can’t stress strongly enough that you should go and check out Andrew’s music. His good work over a number of years has earned him a following, and he deserves it. Listen to his music, drop him a few bucks, and remember to thank him for giving us all something to sing.

While you’re on his website downloading his music, don’t forget to check out his blog, too.

Go get ‘em!

Matt Papa makes the kind of music I like to listen to. I realize that that’s a very broad category, but there you go. What I’ve heard from him (all through his website’s media player) he’s very comfortable singing songs that are conversational and relational.

In other words, I feel like singing along…and THAT makes good music, in my book.

Matt is offering a free mp3 download of You Are Good at Spin360.

Go get it!

Matt also offers downloadable chord charts AND lead sheets on his website. Just click Music and get ‘em all!

Wayne Watson used to be a relative newcomer…I guess I’m getting old. Now he’s sort of an elder statesman of Christian artists. He’s had some incredibly popular and long-lived songs, and there’s no doubt that he’ll produce some more. His new album is due out next month.

He’s made three of those songs available for download:

A Beautiful Place
Watercolor Ponies
Turning into Dad

What are you waiting for? Go get ‘em!