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04.08.08: Shachah signs deal with Cross Movement Records 01.03.08: Roby Duke: Fishers mourns the loss of a friend 12.21.07: Remedy Drive signs with Word Records 12.20.07: Ives embarking on two-month Southwest US tour |
Shachah signs deal with Cross Movement Records
"This has been a process that started a while back and through much prayer and a building of relationships we have decided that this is what the Lord has put in our path," says bassist Earl Mergelsberg. "Please keep us in prayer as we start to get ready for the next chapter in this ministry that the Lord has entrusted us with." The new album will be a mix of songs already written and released on Shachah's three self-released albums, plus many new tracks. In the meantime, the band is hitting the road this summer, with dozens of dates lined up on tours in the Northwest later this month and into May as well as a Southeast US tour in June and July. For more information on Shachah and their upcoming tours, visit their official Myspace at www.myspace.com/shachahmusic. Posted 04.08.08 at 4:44pm Nathan Tasker SoCal tour report
"I think my favorite show was Tuesday night at The Living Room," says Tasker, referring to the Bible study at The Coffee Depot in downtown Riverside that is taught by Fishers artist Steve Wiggins. "A hundred college students packed into that place, singing at the top of their lungs was incredible. Just a fantastic vibe and we really enjoyed it." Nathan's tour comes on the release of his brand-new Prone To Wander: The Hymn Project CD, which features new arrangements and compositions based on classic hymns such as "Come Thou Fount," "It Is Well," "Be Thou My Vision," and "Nothing But The Blood." Posted 02.25.08 at 9:20am Roby Duke: Fishers mourns the loss of a friend
"I truly believe that lyrics like those could only come from a pretty deep walk with the Lord," says Ron Guilliams, Fishers' founder and a longtime friend of Roby's. "I first met him years ago when I helped organize one of the Men's Retreats for Harvest Christian Fellowship (a church in Riverside, Calif.)... this was back when (Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa pastor) Chuck Smith first opened Twin Peaks Conference Center in Southern California. Roby was early for his sound check down there at the big Chapel... I introduced myself and told him that we were honored to have him. "So he turns to me there in the Chapel and says 'Any place around here serve up a really greasy cheeseburger by chance?' So we jumped in his rental car and ended up in a little malt shop down near Arrowbear. He had been there and back with booking agent types, but he allowed me to explain how Fishers was different. What followed were some really fun years for me. He stayed with us from time to time when he was down in Southern California... and we were fortunate to do booking for him for several years. "The big ol' Mississippi native would absolutly flog a guitar in that Southern flavor that only he could bring and the way he added his vocals to that was nothing short of genius for my money. He was one of kind and I'll really miss him." A memorial service for Roby is planned at Crossroads Bible Church at 15815 SE 37th St., Bellevue, WA on Sunday, Jan 6 at 2pm. "When the saints are called up yonder ... they tell me hearts are torn asunder I hope you know you're still my good friend and some change would do us all some good --Roby Duke, "Bridge Divine" Posted 01.03.08 at 3:19pm Remedy Drive signs with Word Records
Brothers David (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Paul (guitar, vocals), Philip (bass, vocals), and Dan (drums) have built a massive grass-roots following through intense touring for the last five years; the band's most recent CD Rip Open The Skies has been a major independent hit and helped create the enormous buzz around the band that culminated in appearances this summer at Sonshine, DownPour, and LifeLight Festivals. For more information on the band and their upcoming tour dates, visit their official website at www.remedydrive.com.
Posted 12.21.07 at 4:08pm Ives embarking on two-month Southwest US tour
The band's much-acclaimed recent CD release Themes is drawing comparisons to the work of Mae, Jars Of Clay, Leeland, and The Afters and the band's live show, which mixes acoustic and electric instruments with swaths of vocal harmonies, is garnering rave reviews as well. For more information on the Ives and their upcoming Southwest tour, visit their official Myspace at www.myspace.com/ivestheband.
Posted 12.20.07 at 9:19am |
Southern California hip-hop/soul/rock band SHACHAH just signed a deal with 
Australian singer-songwriter-worship leader 
Longtime friend ROBY DUKE recently passed away at his home in Seattle, and everyone at Fishers mourns the loss of their brother in the Lord. Roby is survived by his son, Brantley, who played with Roby at his final show on Christmas Eve. We are all tremendously saddened to lose Roby and will miss him until the day we're all reunited in the presence of God.
REMEDY DRIVE recently signed a multi-record deal with Word Records and plans are for the band to release their national debut CD in mid-2008. After negotiating with 3 different labels Remedy Drive went with Word feeling they were in the best position to introduce the band to a nationwide audience.
Northern California-based