New Freebie: The Jars of Clay Answering Machine Message

Our latest freebie is a small treasure from the days of landlines and pagers: the Jars of Clay Answering Machine Message! While the phrase, “Your friends aren’t home right now,” doesn’t exactly translate to smartphone use, we’re sure some of you will enjoy having your favorite band greet your friends the next time they call. … Read more

God Will Lift Up Your Head (20 Version) Featured on Free Compilation

“God Will Lift Up Your Head (Acoustic)” from Jars of Clay’s 20 is featured on the latest free compilation from JesusFreakHideout.com. Songs We’ve Been Trying To Tell You About (And Others We Haven’t) Volume Five features songs from Jars of Clay, House of Heroes, Kevin Max, Audrey Assad, and more. To download Songs We’ve Been Trying to Tell … Read more

“One Thousand Wells” Available Now!

One Thousand Wells, the memoir by Blood:Water co-founder Jena Lee Nardella is now available! Jars of Clay and Nardella formed Blood:Water over ten years ago to create lasting change in Africa’s fight to end HIV/AIDS. Ten years ago, Jena Lee Nardella was a fresh-out-of-college, twentysomething with the lofty goal of truly changing the world. Armed with … Read more

New Freebie: Live from Tour 101

It’s time for our final installment of freebies from Stringtown! This month, we’re giving away Live from Tour 101, the third of three sets from Jars of Clay’s 1998 release, Stringtown. Originally released as a fan club exclusive, the album includes live performances from the band’s historic 1998 concert at the Ryman Auditorium with The Nashville String Machine, as well as selections from their … Read more

June StageIt Information

Mark your calendars for another pair of StageIt performances from Jars of Clay on June 30th! (That’s two weeks from today 🙂 ) The band will continue their two-show format with performances at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Click below to get your tickets! 7:30pm CDT Performance – StageIt 9:30pm CDT Performance – StageIt / VIP “In the Room” … Read more

New Freebie: Live from the Bubble Maker’s Dream Tour

It’s time for another freebie from Jarchives! This month, we’re giving away Live from Bubble Maker’s Dream Tour, the second of three sets from Jars of Clay’s 1998 release, Stringtown. Originally released as a fan club exclusive, the album includes live performances from the band’s historic 1998 concert at the Ryman Auditorium with The Nashville String Machine, as well as selections from … Read more

Jars of Clay: Acoustic Concert from 1999

Jars of Clay has given us permission to share another rare video! Enjoy this full acoustic concert from the Country Music Hall of Fame, dating all the way back to 1999: This video originally streamed from Tappedinto Entertainment’s website as a part of the promotion for If I Left the Zoo. In addition to acoustic performances of songs from the band’s … Read more

Free Download: New Version of “The Stone” Featuring Dan Haseltine

Jonathan Noël’s new recording of The Stone, which features Dan Haseltine on guest vocals, is available for free on Noisetrade: The download features three additional tracks, including Noël’s original version of the song. Jars of Clay’s cover appears on City on A Hill. (If the widget above isn’t working, click the album cover below.)