Josh Garrels, the indie Christian singer with deep Hoosier roots, is returning to Indy in April for a concert and a premiere of his new music documentary. The concert and premiere screening of The Sea In Between will be 7 pm April 15 at The Irving theater.  The film features a dozen live performances filmed in less than a week and intertwines them with vignettes that explore Garrel’s creative process and how he’s been able to...

Some readers have suggested a Casting Crowns song to help sum up feelings of sorrow and helplessness after the Connecticut school shooting. As the song says: Lord, if we ever needed you, now is the time. Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestGoogle +1

Christian music artists took to Twitter to express their emotion and sympathy over the the Connecticut school shooting that killed 20 children and six adults. Here’s a sampling of their tweets: StevenChapman ‏@StevenCurtis No words, just unspeakable sadness, heavy heart, tears & prayers for families in Sandy Hook. lincolnbrewster ‏@lincolnbrewster Sitting here, tears blurring my eyes. Jesus may Your mercy flow strong today...

Matthew West, with four No. 1 Billboard Christian singles to his credit, will be bring his fall tour to Fort Wayne in November. West will play at the IPFW Aurer Performance Hall at 7 pm Nov. 9. Joining him on the 32-city Into the Light tour will be Mikeschair, Lindsday McCaul and Everfound. Tickets are $15, $20 and $30. West’s new album Into the Light is scheduled for release on Sept. 25. It already has spawned the No. 5 Christian...

Switchfoot, one of Christian music’s premier rock bands, will stop in Indianapolis in October as part of its 22-city fall tour. The band will play Oct. 12 at Deluxe, a new venue in the basement of the Old National Centre. Opening the show will be Paper Route, a pop rock band promoting its forthcoming album, The Peace of Wild Things. Switchfoot’s current album, Vice Verses, already has peaked at No. 8 on the mainstream Billboard...

For King & Country, the fast-rising Christian duo, will stop in Fort Wayne to promote their major-label debut album Crave. Composed of Australian-American brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, the duo will perform at 7:30 pm Sept. 28 at Fort Wayne’s Brookside Church, 6102 Evard Road. Tickets will be $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Also performing will be Dara Maclean, whose songs Suitcases and Free hit the Billboard Christian Top...