Keynote and workshop audio from the Festival of Faith & Music 2009 at Calvin College.
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Toward a Theology of Independent Music - Kevin Erickson
What is independent music? Where did it come from and why does it matter? Can creative choices about the production and distribution of art be spaces of cultural & social chang…
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When the Last Days Come - Micah Lott
Over the past two decades, John Darnielle of the The Mountain Goats has crafted a remarkable collection of songs, distinguished by lyrics of high literary quality. One notable feat…
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"Don't Let Me Explode" - Matthew Carillo-Vincent
In linking our struggles in faith with the rigid demands of gender, The Hold Steady’s 2005 album Separation Sunday offers a conversation about ethics and empathy as a new way of th…
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Hot Soft Lights - Erin Keane
The Hold Steady’s songs explore the struggles of ripping highs and exquisite, sketchy lows of clever kids, townies and a host of apocryphal characters in their hungry—and often vio…
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Hell Yeah! - David Horace Perkins
For creators and performers of American or Southern Gothic music, symbols of stereotyped Southern religion—emotionally charged revival, errant preachers, the amen corner, mourner’s…
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I Be's Troubled - Stephen J. Nichols
Blues music, with one foot in the church and the world of the African American spirituals and another foot in the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, exhibits a profound theolo…
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Music + Faith + Commerce? - Trey Many
In this workshop, Trey Many discusses the odd impact of having one’s faith associated with their music career, mainly focusing on Christianity and its role in popular music. Topics…
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The Language of Faith - Tim Regan-Porter
How do we talk about faith to those outside the faith community, as well as within it, in ways that promote understanding? It’s not just the vocal firebrands of “the religious righ…
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Music & Meaning - Robert Nordling & Benita Wolters-Fredlund
We are saturated with music, and not only from what we intentionally listen to. Advertisements, sound tracks, commercials, car radio, our iPods set on shuffle as we work out…all th…
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Gender Inequities, Community and Change in Electronic/Dance Music - Rebekah Farrugia
This workshop will examine the everyday assumptions, language, actions and texts that situate women on the margins of electronic/dance music (E/DM) culture. Drawing on five years o…
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How to Write a Great Song in Five (Not So) Easy Steps - Over the Rhine
Every songwriter has to determine some criteria for doing his or her best work. How do you know if your own songs are approaching what you actually care about as a writer? Detweile…
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Junkyard Orchestration - Nathan Johnson
This workshop provides a behind-the-scenes look at composing music for independent film. Using audio clips and images from his recent original scores for the acclaimed neo-noir fil…
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“Clenched Fists, Black Eyes” - Mary McCampbell
In this session, Mary McCampbell examines the role of anger and lament in the music of The Sex Pistols, The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, The Psalters and Sufjan Stevens…
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Worshiping Worship (Worshiping Ourselves) - Lenny Smith
A young college student is walking across campus, holding hands with his sweetheart. “I am beginning to think you really don't know me. After all, I have needs. I study all week an…
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Kenneth Thomas Interview by Chris Mills
In a conversation moderated by local DJ Chris Mills, Thomas talks about his story, spirituality, his work as a DJ and the communal nature of dance music.<img src="http://feeds.f…
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A Junkyard Journey - Julie Lee
Julie Lee is a visual artist as well as a singer and songwriter. She studied painting from the age of eight, but has found her voice as a collage artist in the junkyard, taking fro…
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Radio Gaga - Jude Adam
Is radio still the key to getting music to the masses, or a dinosaur killed off by the digital age? Tips on how to get your songs heard (and played) by taste-makers and radio progr…
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Loving Christ, Hating Christian Rock - Jessica Hopper and David Bazan
Music journalist Jessica Hopper and David Bazan (Pedro The Lion) discuss his lyrics, coming up in and out of the Christian music scene, reframing his faith in music and what it's l…
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Taking It to the Streets - Jacque Rhodes
Would you be surprised if you picked up the latest Snoop Dogg CD, flipped it over to read the titles and found a track called, "Jesus Is My Lord and Savior?” It is common practice,…
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Can "Christian" Music be Saved? - Grant Elgersma
One might argue that words are ill-equipped to capture what music is, which is the reason people are drawn to musical experience in the first place…so why try to stamp music with a…