Click here to listen to a recent radio interview promoting Christmas Songs and their Christmas tour. We're not sure if she was misspeaking, but one of the DJ's indicated that a DVD is forthcoming...

Credit: Katie at the Jarchives forum

Labels: Interviews, Rumors

Click here to vote for Jars of Clay's "Work" video for the Gospel Music Channel Video Awards!



Credit: Chelsa T.

Labels: Videos

Click here for yet another Magnificent Me article from News-Leader.com.

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Magnificent Me now has its own website. Check it out.

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“Noah and Max did not know I had contacted a publisher and that the book was coming out, so when I received my first copy, I surprised them with it at bedtime. To paraphrase a newspaper that captured that moment, ‘It might not have been thousands of people clapping at a Jars of Clay concert, but those two little pairs of hands clapping meant more than anything.’”

Read the full article from cmspin here.

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“Noah and Max did not know I had contacted a publisher and that the book was coming out, so when I received my first copy, I surprised them with it at bedtime. To paraphrase a newspaper that captured that moment, ‘It might not have been thousands of people clapping at a Jars of Clay concert, but those two little pairs of hands clapping meant more than anything.’”

Read the full article from cmspin here.

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Here's part two of the Nate Huss Interview with Jars. Click here for part one.

Labels: Interviews, Videos

First video of three (Dead Man, Good Monsters) that Logan Show uploads for you:


As a note, Jars recorded other three other songs for a Christmas special epsiode (Love Came Down At Christmas, Little Drummer Boy, Peace Is Here) and a sneak preview can be seen here:

Labels: Christmas Album, Special Appearances, Videos

The video for Love Came Down at Christmas is now on Youtube. Be sure to add it to your myspace pages, autosigs, etc.

Labels: Videos

Click here to view the official video for Love Came Down At Christmas.

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Click here for the official newsletter that was mailed out today.

As always, you can subscribe to Jars of Clay's mailing list at jarsofclay.com

Check out today's writeup on Christmas Songs from CBN. Not a lot of new information is introduced, but we at jarsblog want to keep you updated on all things Jars of Clay. Even when it gets really really really really redundant.

Labels: Christmas Album

Dan was in The Morning Show at Air1 today and talked about his new children's book "The One The Only Magnificent Me". Click here to listen the interview.

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Today, in Steve's new post at Jars blog, he revealed about his trip to Africa with Dan and Jena Lee, Blood:Water's director. He also gave thanks to all fans that went to the shows at the West coast.

Labels: Blood:Water

Christmas Songs is available in stores TODAY!

Labels: Christmas Album, New Releases

According to this post on the Jarchives forum, Jars of Clay will be selling live recordings of their Christmas tour performances after each night's show. Instead of burning CD's, they will be selling USB flash drives with both the concert and the Christmas Songs album in digital format.

Click here for an earlier discussion regarding the USB flash drives, or click here for an article discussing the new tour audio distribution format.

Labels: Christmas Album, Rumors, Tour

The Jesus Freak Hideout gave the new Jars of Clay album a perfect score in their new review:

New Christmas projects seldom sound quite this elaborate or vibrant...After multiple listens, the initial wonder does not wane: Jars Of Clay's Christmas Songs may be the best modern Christmas album to come along in a long, long time.

Read the entire review here.

Labels: Christmas Album, New Releases, Reviews

Even though this was a church venue (as in Highland), the show was very energetic and Dan made people come up to the stage. There was even a girl on this show that held a "Jealous Kind" sign thourgh the main set and in the encore Dan made her and her friend come to the stage to sing it (video below). All this information is courtesy of Patty and her reports. Thanks!

Set list:
Good Monsters
Work
God Will Lift Up Your Head
Nothing But The Blood
Love Song For A Savior
Mirrors & Smoke
Peace Is Here
Hibernation Day
Love Came Down At Christmas
There Is A River
Oh My God
Frail
All My Tears
Flood
Dead Man
Love Me
Revolution
(encore) Jealous Kind (Partial & by request, Dan sang with two young women on stage)
Valley Song (By request. Dan forgot a verse)
Worlds Apart (Partial & by request)
Liquid
Light Gives Heat

Peace Is Here


Love Came Down At Christmas


Jealous Kind


Gallery here on Jarchives.

Labels: Tour, Videos

More reports from the road continue to roll in, this is the setlist, pictures and some videos from that show, courtesy of Patty.

Hibernation Day


Frail


Set list:
Good Monsters
Work
God Will Lift Up Your Head
Nothing But The Blood
Love Song For A Savior
Mirrors & Smoke
Overjoyed (partial & by request)
Peace Is Here
Hibernation Day
Love Came Down At Christmas
There Is A River
Oh My God
Frail
All My Tears
Flood
Dead Man
Love Me
Revolution
(encore) Collide (partial & by request)
Liquid
Lonely People (by request)
Worlds Apart (partial & by request)
Light Gives Heat

Gallery of pictures on Jarchvies available here.

Labels: Tour, Videos

Dan and Steve have been taking interviews about the new album, Christmas Songs, and thanks to illusionescape we got them here:

Yeah, “Drummer Boy” was curious, especially in regard to our inability to get back to what we originally did in 1995 when we covered it. That was actually one of the harder works on the record, trying to breathe new life into it.

Finally, A Jars of Clay Christmas (10/12/07)
by Kevan Breitinger of CM Central with Steve Mason,
read it all here.


We've wanted to for a long time. Ever since we did Drummer Boy, the EP, it seemed like a lot of our fans wanted us to do a full-length Christmas record. They would ask for it year after year. A few different times, we started to begin one and would actually get something going, and we kept getting shut down, either for just reasons of just us not having the time to make it happen or the label saying 'we've got other records we need to focus on for the holidays," so it just kept getting pushed back. Now, since we're not on Essential Records anymore, we felt that maybe the first thing we should do as an independent band is make a Christmas record for our fans.

Christmas with Jars of Clay (8/3/07)
by John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout with Dan Haseltine and Matt Odmark.
read it all here, and to participate in their contest to win an autographed copy of Christmas Songs, go here.

Labels: Christmas Album, Contests, Gray Matters, Interviews

Not sure how this slipped through unnoticed, but apparently it's already in stores...

Labels: Other Projects

Some friends went to a Jars concert in Anaheim last Wednesday and although HOB security didn't let them take pictures, they manage to get some nice gallery that you should check out. This was an amazing show because Dan announced that they would be filming that day (I wonder for what...) and because of that, I can see the reason of making a long and interesting setlist:

Good Monsters
Work
God Will Lift Up Your Head
Nothing But The Blood
Love Song
Mirrors and Smoke
Peace Is Here
Hibernation Day
Love Came Down At Christmas
Frail
There Is A River
Oh My God
All My Tears
Flood
Dead Man
Love Me
Revolution
Don't Change

Encore:
Liquid
Baker Street
Light Gives Heat

Credit goes to Zak for the gallery and Jason for the setlist.

Edit: it looks like Jars of Clay's blog has been updated with some info about this show, this is from Steve:
Here's a shot from the House Of Blues in Anaheim. Rock was brought. And lots of audience enthusiasm, too.
So, there's been some fun video taken on this trip, as well. Stay tuned for some of that. California adventures. Lots of In and Out Burgers. Lots of tummy trouble after that. Lots of jogging the next morning.
Read it here.

Labels: Tour

Word has it that people are already receiving their pre-ordered copies of Christmas Songs in the mail...

For those of us waiting until the official release date, Tuesday couldn't come any sooner!

Labels: Christmas Album

...All you have to do is create a new design for Jars Of Clay. The design will be used for a t-shirt, and may also be used for a hoody as well. Once the submission period ends, 20 designs will be chosen and deviantART members and Jars Of Clay fans can then vote on their favorite designs, which will be presented to Jars Of Clay, and they will choose the winner who will receive the grand prize!

For full details, check out the latest entry at jarsofclay.com

Labels: Contests

Dan Haseltine is more than the lead singer for the Christian band Jars of Clay; he's also a parent.
...

“The One, The Only, Magnificent Me” debuted as the No. 1 children's book on Christian book wholesaler Spring Arbor's best-selling list, and was No. 2 for illustrated children's books on the Top 100 Bestseller List at Ingram Book Group.

For some new news about Dan's children's book, continue reading here.

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NewReleaseTuesday.com has an exclusive Christmas Songs album preview up for registered NRTeam Members. Registration is free, so there's nothing to lose! Go check it out.

Credit: Gina at the Jarchives forum

Labels: Christmas Album

Credit: tebz10

Labels: Interviews, Tour

Check out GMC's preview of Jars of Clay's appearance on Christmas at Union Station:



Credit: Chelsa T.

Labels: Special Appearances

Jars of Clay will appear on the season premiere of The Logan Show on October 12th. Check out the details here.

Credit: Chelsa T.

Labels: Special Appearances

Jamglue has a new remix contest featuring Love Came Down At Christmas. Go try it out.

Labels: Contests

The rumors confirmed:

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