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Jars of Clay Presents The Shelter Roger Gelwicks October 3, 2010 www.jesusfreakhideout.com "It seems Jars is back, and they've brought some friends along with them. Never lacking in musical and lyrical brilliance, Jars of Clay pulls off yet another masterpiece right on the heels of another." Lyrical Background for Redemption Songs As Told By Jars of Clay March 30, 2005 Provided By Essential Records "The hymns I've grown to love are the ones that are very honest about the fact that there is nothing I can bring, there is nothing that I can do, there's nothing that I can say that would actually be acceptable as worship." Provident Music Press Release Jars, Bono, MWS The ONE Campaign May 17, 2004 "The ONE campaign will be promoted with the help of a diverse coalition of faith-based and antipoverty groups and through partnerships with AOL, House of Blues, the NBA and other celebrities." Christian Music Planet Human Fusion by Jenni Isaac Nov/Dec 2003 "Matt Odmark, Steve Mason and Charlie Lowell admit they don't always understand lead singer Dan Haseltine." Christian Music Planet Facing the Ugly in Africa by Linda Dubois 2003 "It's a little bit of egg on the face with the Christian community because Christians, if anyone, are mandated to care for the widows and the orphans," explains Haseltine. "… When another Christian that's outside our realm of Christianity comes in and says, 'Look, we need to hold you to this because this is what God has called people to be and you're not being this,' it's even more potent than a non-Christian or a politician saying it." Campus Life A Rock Star's Epiphany by Mark Moring Sept/Oct 2003 "Dan, lead singer for the popular Christian rock band Jars of Clay, read that AIDS will leave 14 million orphans in Africa in the years ahead." Relevant Magazine The Greatest of These is Safety by Dan Haseltine Sept/Oct 2003 "Since my son was born, I have felt the incredible urge to try to create an environment where he could forego the kinds of things that I had to learn the hard way about through pain and disappointment." JARS OF CLAY: Thanks for the Ride HeartlandReview.com by Paul Barrow January 2003 "If you hear something on this you like, maybe you might be inspired to say something about it," he said, handing it to me. Passageway.org's interview with Matt Odmark by Andy Argyrakis May 2002 "We put so much heart and soul into this process and feel like we really tried to lay ourselves on the line." Today's Pentecostal Evangel Interview with Charlie Lowell by Kirk Noonan April 21, 2002 "Yes, they admit they have taken an unorthodox road for Christian musicians in spreading the gospel, but Lowell insists he and the others in the band have not wavered in their faith." National Public Radio's Interview with Jars of Clay with Scott Simon March 30, 2002 "As people of faith, we believe that God isn't afraid of those questions and actually invites that and desires to have that dialogue with us." Submitted by KJM Thanks! It's Getting Late! Stephen Mason talks about the process of creating "The Eleventh Hour" Interview by Mike Parker www.webrock.net March 2002 "The four of us have been brought into relationship for some greater purpose than to worry about ‘sounds.’ " The Eleventh Hour: An Interview With Jars of Clay (Steve) A FamilyChristian.com Exclusive Interview Interview by Amy Meyering March 2002 "If God's Spirit dwells in it then even a song about doubt or a song about the uncertainty of this life can move people." A MUST-HAVE CD YOU CAN'T GET AT HOME RE:NEWAL from News & Notes* by Barry Smades February 8, 2002 "'This project represents both the great diversity and the true community that permeates the walls of Christ Community,' explains Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay." Young Shine ARTIST IN FOCUS Jars of Clay SHINE magazine by Sandy Bloomfield November/December 2001 "As important as the music is, what's more important is making sure relationships are in the right place, and pursuing each other as we all pursue the heart of God." Jars Of Clay Dedicates Grammy To Memory Of Cassie Bernall Baptist Press by Todd Starnes February 22, 2001 "'We dedicate this award to Cassie Bernall and all those standing up for truth,' said band member Stephen Mason." GREENVILLE COLLEGE BESTOWS HONORARY DEGREES ON ITS MOST FAMOUS ALUMNI, JARS OF CLAY "Greenville College, the birthplace of the wildly popular Christian music band, Jars of Clay, took the unusual action last weekend of granting honorary bachelor's degrees to its most famous dropouts." JARS PARTNER WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL "The right to religious freedom transcends the barriers of personal belief and conviction." MATT HONORED BY GIBSON "Matt was amongst the four nominees for Best Acoustic Guitarist, which included Bon Jovi, Beck, and Bob Dylan." INTERVIEW: Onward, Christian Soldiers! www.tulsaworld.com by Lucas Oswalt October 6, 2000 "When you get in the heart of that creative process, it's easy to get going." Submitted by Chris Lehman Thanks! JARS OF CLAY PERFORMS FRIDAY at PAVILION (houstonchronicle.com) By MATT DEGEN, October 2000 "We're realizing that we have a very loyal audience, and those were the first fans we had in the Christian community." Submitted by the Rocking Chair Thanks! Passageway.org Dan Haseltine Discusses Christian Community and the Persecuted Church "I really see this heart for worship that's coming back." ESSENTIAL RECORDS RELEASES "City On A Hill - Songs Of Worship And Praise" Rick Hoganson, April 2000 "Never before have so many artists joined together, and collaborated together, with one purpose - worshiping God." JARS OF CLAY VISITS PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS IN CHINA/VIETNAM Rick Hoganson, June 2000 "Jars of Clay has a voice. It's about perhaps even sacrificing some of their popularity so those without a voice can have one." HOUSE OF BLUES Interview with Jars of Clay March 22, 2000 "We really hope people will give us a chance to let us show them a side of Christianity they might not know." INTERLINC INTERVIEW WITH JARS OF CLAY Creation West, July 23, 1999 George, WA " ... in our particular calling, that we're called to a messy place."

Jars of Clay's Good Monsters Named "Album of the Year" by CCM Magazine August 25, 2006 "In fact, Good Monsters is the most intelligent, musically appealing and conceptually framed Christian album that I’ve heard in quite some time." A Decade of Making A Difference by Michael Herman and Andy Argyrakis Christian Music Today October 14, 2004 "Our kids are old enough now to hate when we're gone; it's heart-wrenching when you hear, "Daddy, you don't have to go." GoAndDoDownRiver.com Q & A with Jars of Clay by Nick Brandon May 13, 2004 "Every record we make is a snapshot of a moment, or a season." Contributed by Dom Adams. Thanks Dom! thirdday.com Third Day Interviews Jars of Clay November, 2003 "So we knew we wanted to make a rootsy/soulful record- less production, less modern rock." Album Blitz Celebrity Spotlight by Chad Walters July, 2003 "It's the summer of the avocado!" Lynchburg News and Advance For a Good Cause by Theresa Boyes March 20, 2003 "At this point it really looks like the church doesn’t care. That’s just the wrong position for the church to take." Grammy.com article Striving For Relevance by Lisa Zhito July 9, 2002 "A lot of what having a sub-genre like Christian music has done is keep a lot of those bands that write really great music from being played on regular radio, because of the common stereotypes of what a Christian is." Producing Jars of Clay: In the Eleventh Hour by Dan Haseltine to www.relevantmagazine.com April 2002 "After making that first record, we had no confidence in our ability to make great artistic decisions, and less confidence in our ability to refrain from attacking each other with blunt objects in the studio." In the Knick of Time ...An Interview with Steve Mason from Jars of Clay by Kierstin Berry March 2002 "The song asks some really good questions about where God is in the midst of our wonder. And trying to understand what it looks like to know that He's there and that He cares, given our human condition." JARS OF CLAY, After the Flood CDNOW.com Interview by Brian Mansfield March 2002 "Don't just carelessly call us a "Christian" band and allow all these untrue connotations that come along with that be lumped in with us." JARS HITS HOLLYWOOD BIG TIME from News & Notes* by Barry Smades February 7, 2002 "... it's long been a dream of mine to work with Dan Haseltine on a project." Behind the Songs of ELEVENTH HOUR provided by Essential Records to ccmmagazine.com February 2002 "It is the story of a man and a woman, and who, shortly after they were married, found out the once dormant cancer had returned to destroy her body." Submitted by KJM Thanks! The Eleventh Hour and a Return of Sorts: A Q & A With Jars of Clay's Guitarist Stephen Mason CCM Magazine by Christa Farris January 2002 "The guitar playing is some of the best on a recorded album, at least in the last forty years." JARS OF CLAY INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THE ELEVENTH HOUR, BAND'S FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER TWO YEARS TO RELEASE MARCH 5 12/05/01 Press Release Essential Records "It is time to get back to the root of what makes Jars of Clay... " INTERVIEW WITH MATT ODMARK 07/11/01 christianguitar.org "That's probably one of the most exciting parts of what we do, is the stories that come back to us about our music being able to be some sort of bridge to a person who doesn't know Christ." Submitted by Wes Cooper. Thanks! CHRISTIAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION July 10-11, 2001 NEWS FROM ESSENTIAL June 21, 2001 "Jars of Clay is involved this fall with a special book project called The Narrow Road." JARS VISIT GREENVILLE COLLEGE "Stay connected with the church and people that love you well enough to speak hard things in your life and challenge you to move beyond your situation." GRAMMY!!! NOT TOO SHABBY! "We're just hoping to make music that will inspire people." PRAYER VESSEL: JARS OF CLAY VISITS THE PERSECUTED CHURCH IN CHINA AND VIETNAM Family Christian Stores All Access December 2000 "Our brothers and sisters in China are no more or less perfect than us. Althought they have a more Biblical and Christ-centered approach to suffering, they're not guttons for punishment." Contributed by Rachel Adams. Thanks Rachel! INTERVIEW WITH DAN, SIOUX FALLS, SD www.thejesusunderground.com by Greg Bartels November 2, 2000 "We really hope to keep making music that spreads the truth and is affected by our faith." WILL THE CHRISTIAN FOLK ROCK BAND FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF U2? Max Magazine By Eric Michael Beam September 7-13, 2000 "I’m not in it just to write songs and play. I’d love to be one of those bands that defined a decade of music." Submitted by Heidi, Ruth, and Galina Friant Thanks! INTERLINC INTERVIEW WITH JARS OF CLAY Atlanta Fest 2000 Stone Mountain, Georgia "There needed to be some groundwork laid, even in terms of being prepared to even hear words like God or Jesus or anything resembling the church. " AT THE ZOO WITH JARS OF CLAY From Family Christian Stores' All Access Magazine, June/July 2000 "I bought her some sea monkeys and said, 'If you can keep these around for more than a month or two, we can have a dog.'" Contributed by Rachel Adams. Thanks Rachel! KEYBOARD MAGAZINE SPOTLIGHTS CHARLIE LOWELL Ken Hughes, June 2000 "Charlie Lowell could be the most successful keyboardist you've never heard of." A TREASURE IN JARS OF CLAY Marty McCormack BRIO, May 2000 "God has used silly songs on a silly CD to call people to Himself."

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JARS OF FAME Jeffrey K. Finley, Feb. 15, 1996 A tongue-in-cheek look at Jars of Clay from a fellow Greenville College Student "Come to Greenville College. Drop out. Become famous."

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