Lincoln Brewster: All to You... Live
Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 7PM

Complete and total surrender. That is a big theme for me.”  So says musician/worship leader Lincoln Brewster when discussing the inspiration for his August 2005 recording, All to You… Live, on Vertical Music.

Music began at age 5 for Brewster when his mother taught him how to play the mandolin and by nine years old, it was the electric guitar. By 21, he was playing with rocker Steve Perry (Journey) and taking offers from mainstream rock labels.  But, he’d made a commitment to Christ in his teens. So, his journey went through his local church where he went from sound technician to youth leader to worship leader. Finally, he crossed paths with Vertical music of the  Integrity Music Group and began to record the modern, rock-tinged worship for which he is now known.

The self-produced All to You… Live is Brewster’s fourth worship album. It was recorded live at his home church, Bayside. Probably his favorite thing on the project is “Another Hallelujah,” from the Leonard Cohen favorite “Hallelujah.”  “I heard that chorus and thought, ‘That’s a worship chorus”. I didn’t think he would let us use it, because I wanted to change it from his ‘God is horrible’ to my ‘God is love’ feel. But, he did and it’s like a victory – a song redeemed for God’s purpose.”  Brewster says, “these songs really came from leading worship at a local church.  It’s about identifying the change that’s taken place in your life because of Christ and running towards it with reckless abandon”. A husband and father of two young sons, Brewster admits, “I think about how God loves me way more than I even love my own kids. ‘So, I’m not going to be a pew warmer, I’m going to give all I can over to Him.’”  

Paul Aldrich: Pure Comedy that Rocks! (opening for lincoln brewster)
Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 7PM

PAUL ALDRICH is Pure Comedy - 100% Clean / 100% Funny.  Paul has spent the last 20 years performing in churches, theaters, comedy clubs, and on TV.  As a recording artist, Paul has a dozen projects to his credit, including his award-winning CD, MOCK ‘n’ ROLL.  Paul’s hilarious observations and musical impressions (Jimi Hendrix, Bono, Adam Sandler) have been seen on Showtime, at The Improv, and at thousands of events throughout the U.S. and overseas.  In the words of author/teacher CHUCK SWINDOLL, "Paul is a very funny man.  And not a little bit crazy.  If you can take a solid dose of outrageous fun with a few significant prods from the Holy Spirit...then Paul Aldrich is the ticket."


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Whether coaching or playing the game, you have to master the fundamentals. If you want to play basketball you have to learn to dribble and shoot. If you want to play football you have to memorize plays. If you want to play hockey you have to learn how to beat up people. Like your mom said, it’s about how you play the game. But how do you teach singers to sing with confidence?

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