JARS OF CLAY KICKS OFF HARD-WORKING 2007 WITH SPRING TOUR
Spring Shows Highlight “Good Monsters” Project,

Features NEEDTOBREATHE and Burlap To Cashmere

After wrapping up a successful, acclaim-filled 2006, which featured the release of the much-heralded album Good Monsters, multi-Platinum selling, multi-GRAMMY Award winning band Jars of Clay prepares to launch an ambitious spring schedule of

shows throughout the United States and Canada, featuring special guests NEEDTOBREATHE and Burlap to Cashmere.

Reflecting on the band’s time on the road in the fall of ’06, Jars of Clay’s Dan Haseltine said, “It was great getting to play our new songs on the road, but I think my favorite part about touring is being able to reconnect with and make new fans.”

Few bands in America could challenge NEEDTOBREATHE’s sheer number of miles logged and shows played in 2006, with their own year-long club tour interlaced with shows opening for artists such as Train, Collective Soul, Cowboy Mouth and Edwin McCain. The South Carolina-based quartet’s debut record Daylight has garnered fans from all corners of the country, and the band will spend their spring bringing their high-energy rock to Jars of Clay’s fans before hitting the studio hard for a late ‘07 release.

Steven Delopoulus and John Philippides comprise the core of Burlap to Cashmere, the Brooklyn-based folk-rock outfit that arrived with a splash with their major label debut Anybody Out There? Now performing as an acoustic duo, Delopoulus and Philippides, cousins offstage as well as musical partners on, bring BtC’s dynamic sound to Jars of Clay’s spring tour.

Good Monsters, completely self-produced by the band, offers eleven original songs, and a remake of the Julie Miller-penned anthem, “All My Tears.” Good Monsters even boasts a couple of stirring guest appearances: Nashville-based, singer/songwriter extraordinaire Kate York guests on “Even Angels Cry,” and formerly of Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh Nash, sings on “Mirrors and Smoke.” Additionally, the African Children’s Choir is featured on the moving, “Light Gives Heat,” a song inspired by its work in Africa through its non-profit, organization, the Blood:Water Mission.

Long considered a critical success, Jars of Clay has also enjoyed major commercial success over its decade-long career, including a double-platinum selling debut project, and more than 5 million records sold in total. With Good Monsters, the band set out to capture its communal experiences and have a bit of fun with the process. The result is an outstanding collection of tunes that are engaging upon first listen, and increasingly captivating with each additional spin: rock hits, without sacrificing the intelligence and depth of Dan Haseltine’s poetic lyrical genius. Source: (Nashville, Tenn.) January 11, 2007 –

Jars of Clay Spring 2007 Good Monsters Tour
Fri., Feb. 9 Memphis, TN/Fedex Forum

Fri., Feb. 16 Gatlinburg, TN/Gatlinburg Conv. Ctr.

Mon., Feb. 19 Winnipeg, MB/Burton Cummings Theater

Wed., Feb. 21 Calgary, AB/MacEwan Hall

Thurs., Feb. 22 Edmonton, AB/W. Edmonton Christ Assembly

Fri., Feb. 23 Kelowna, BC/Grand Hotel

Sat., Feb. 24 Surry, BC/Chandos-Pattison Aud.

Thurs., Mar. 1 Vancouver, WA/Skyview Concert Hall

Fri., Mar. 2 College Place, WA/Walla Walla Comm. College

Sat., Mar. 3 Missoula, MT/SHEC Community Center

Sun., Mar. 4 Great Falls, MT/Mansfield Theatre

Tue., Mar. 6 Salt Lake City, UT/Kingsbury Hall

Wed., Mar. 7 Greeley, CO/Union Colony Civic Ctr.

Sat., Mar. 10 Fargo, ND/Playmakers

Sun., Mar. 11 Sioux Falls, SD/Washington Pavilion

Thurs., Mar. 22 Duluth, MN

Fri., Mar. 23 Des Moines, IA/Val Air Ballroom

Sat., Mar. 24 Peoria, IL/Peoria Civic Ctr.-hockey game

Fri., Mar. 30 St. Catherine’s, ON/Central Gospel Temple

Sat., Mar. 31 Toronto, ON/Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship

Mon., Apr. 2 Ottawa ON/Dominion-Chalmers Church

Tue., Apr. 3 Hamilton, ON/Reedemer Univ.

Wed., Apr. 4 Cambridge, ON/Forward Bapt. Church

Thurs., Apr. 5 Washington DC/Lisner Auditorium

Sat., Apr. 7 Austell, GA/Six Flags Over Georgia

Thurs., Apr. 12 Cleveland, OH/House of Blues

Fri., Apr. 13 Philadelphia, PA/Electric Factory

Sat., Apr. 14 Boston, MA/Avalon Ballroom

Sun., Apr. 15 NYC, NY/Irving Plaza

Sat., Apr. 28 Irvine, CA

For more information on Jars of Clay, visit www.jarsofclay.com. [tags]Jars of Clay, Concert dates, NEEDTOBREATHE, Burlap To Cashmere[/tags]

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