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
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
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
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
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
In case you missed the news: the Long Fall Back to Earth StageIt, originally scheduled for tonight, has been postponed! Jars of Clay will resume their series of Jars 20 web concerts in October. For times and ticket information, click here.
We won’t be posting a weekly review this Friday, as we will be in Nashville for the Jars 20 Weekend! Be sure to follow us on twitter for copious updates: @jarsofclayfans
This week, there has been quite the buzz in our forums and Facebook group surrounding the subject of material left off of Jars of Clay’s albums. During the discussion, forum and Facebook group member Aaron uncovered an archived page from the old JarsWorld fan website containing information on various B-Sides and Outtakes: The page references some songs … Read more
This month’s freebie is a live recording of The Coffee Song! Sometimes known as “Good Coffee, Strong Coffee,” this ode to the hot bean beverage was a live staple for many years. This particular recording of the song appeared on both Stringtown and Front Yard Luge, exclusive releases through the fan club and for online pre-orders of … Read more
StorySong, a non-profit organization working alongside Leadership International, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a compilation album called OrphanSong. The project will feature exclusive songs from the likes of Jars of Clay, Tobymac, and Newsboys. All proceeds will benefit the ongoing work of StorySong: For many years, we’ve supported 370 orphans in Zimbabwe. The last 70 are … Read more