Needtobreathe, the South Carolina-based Christian rock band, is adding an Indiana stop to its 35-city fall tour. The band will play the Victory Theater in Evansville at 8 pm on Sept. 21. Tickets are $22.50 and $27.50. Needtobreathe is touring in support of its album, The Reckoning, which already has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian charts and spawned two hit singles, Slumber and Able. The Evansville stop brings the band’s Indiana...

Let the battle of the Indiana Christian music festivals begin. In one corner, MercyMe, Needtobreathe and several other Christian bands are warming up for the World Pulse Festival in South Bend. And just 70 miles to the southeast, Chris Tomlin will headline the Fandana Festival at Huntington University. It’s all happening on the same weekend of Aug. 10 and 11, creating some hard choices for Christian music fans. If you have to make a...

April will be an epic month for Christian music fans in Indiana. Needtobreathe and Switchfoot, two of the nation’s best Christian bands, will play separate concerts in the state later this month. Needtobreathe will take the stage April 12 at the Egyptian Room of the Old National Center in Indianapolis, with singer Ben Rector opening the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $21.50, plus fees. Switchfoot will play at Ball State University’s...

Christian music’s annual Dove Awards will be handed out April 19 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. So it’s time for Hoosierlujah to make its feeble attempt at predicting winners in some of the biggest categories. To find out the actual winners, watch the awards ceremony at 8 p.m. April 19 on GMC. Song of the Year Prediction: Laura Story’s Blessings will take the big prize. No other song in the past year has touched so many...

It was a banner year for Christian music, from alternative rock to gospel to pop. As Mandisa would say, it was stronger. Strong songs. Strong production. Strong performances. And, as always, a strong message. Here are the Hoosierlujah Top 10 for 2011. 1. Vice Verses   Switchfoot This sonic adventure is Switchfoot at its alt rock peak, both lyrically and musically.  As the title suggests, it explores how we battle our many vices —...