O.A.R. bio O.A.R. first began to develop their unique sound in drummer Chris Culos’s basement while in high school in Rockville, Maryland. The band released their first album, The Wanderer, prior to graduating and stayed together throughout college with all members attending The Ohio State University. Recording two additional albums before leaving Columbus, the band began pursuing their musical dreams full time in the summer of 2001. By the end of 2008, the band had released six studio...

In an era of an ever-changing music industry that's defined by diminishing expectation, where a "successful" career means having one, maybe two hit records; The Black Eyed Peas are a glorious exception. They have become one of the best selling, most popular and most innovative groups for over a decade. They have transformed themselves from a beloved backpack rap troop from the West Coast Underground into fully-fledged, massive global superstars whose music can be heard in any country around t...

Phil Wickham – Heaven and Earth I want it like it was back then, I want to be in Eden. In some ways, the seed that eventually grew into Phil Wickham’s third studio album, Heaven and Earth, was planted while reading Donald Miller’s Searching For God Knows What. There is a chapter in the book that explores the idea of how all humans have a longing for the way things once were, in the beginning. A longing to be in the relationship we were created to be a part of with the Creator. W...

Join me on a journey to Locust Grove, Oklahoma population 1400. Locust Grove is about 50 miles east of Tulsa and it houses DJ’s. “I grew up in that hamburger joint, and it's still my favorite hamburger,” Mica states with a smile. If you want to know singer/songwriter Mica Roberts, you are going to have to get to know Locust Grove. You have to close your eyes and envision hometown America. When I asked Mica to help me know her Locust Grove she said, “It’s full of real people with ...

LETTERS TO CLEO REUNITE FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS FIRST PERFORMANCES IN EIGHT YEARS HIT LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, BOSTON LETTERS TO CLEO will reunite in November to perform four shows in three cities, their first performances since they disbanded in 2000. The group behind hits including "Awake" and "Here & Now" will play November 8 at The Roxy in Los Angeles, then December 8 and 9 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston (where the band formed two decades ago). A New York date in December wi...