The Long Fall Back to Earth StageIt Tonight!

The next installment of the Jars 20 StageIt series takes place tonight, Tuesday, October 28th. This month’s online concert will feature the band’s 2009 release, The Long Fall Back to Earth. The band will be performing twice, so fans have two opportunities to “tune in.” Click below to get your tickets! 7:30pm CDT Performance – StageIt 9:30pm CDT Performance – StageIt … Read more

Wayback Wednesday: NBC’s “Kings” Promo

For this week’s Wayback Wednesday, we’re featuring the commercial for NBC’s short-lived Kings series. The trailer made prominent use of Jars of Clay’s song Hero, drumming up excitement for both the series and the band’s then-forthcoming album. While we all agree that The Long Fall Back to Earth was a hit, television ratings proved that Kings was not: Where else … Read more

Weekly Review: October 10th, 2014

It’s been a while since we’ve done a weekly review, so today we’ll do our best to bring you up to speed! Dan Haseltine on the Bad Christian Podcast Earlier this week, Dan appeared on the Bad Christian Podcast. He discussed being in a band for 20 years, his controversial tweets about gay marriage, and more. … Read more

Wayback Wednesday: 1995 “Tour Bus Tour”

For this week’s Wayback Wednesday, we’re featuring Jars of Clay’s “Tour Bus Tour” video from circa 1995: This video originally appeared on the Jars of Clay Interactive CD-ROM, released in the wake of their first album’s success. If you’re willing to sift through a few personal and unrelated videos, Youtube user John Day uploaded the remainder … Read more

October Freebie: Front Yard Luge

Our freebie for the month of October is Front Yard Luge! This live album, released as a pre-order bonus for If I Left the Zoo, was limited to only 5,000 copies: In early 1999, Jars of Clay spent two weeks brainstorming and song writing in Decorah, Iowa. A fresh snowfall led to the title of this … Read more