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CONNECTION Concert CHARLIE MIKE'S PUB 195 Star Point Road • 826-6453 Tuesday Open Jam — Bring your own instrument Saturday Open mic THE DOGHOUSE 3049 Owen Dr. • 910-826-9761 www.thedoghousegroup.com Monday Open Mic Night Tuesday $2 You Call It Wednesday Bike Night Thursday DJ Sting Friday and Saturday Live music April 25 Mike Odonell April 29 Johnson Kinlaw May 2 Mike Odonell HUSKE HARDWARE HOUSE 405 Hay Street • 437-9905 www.huskehardware.com Monday Brew Pub Night Wednesday Singer/Songwriter Night Thursday DJ Serge Sniper Fri. & Sat. DJ and Dancing Sunday Sports Sunday IT'Z ENTERTAINMENT CITY 4118 Legend Ave. • 910-826-4635 www.itzentertainmentcity.com April 25 DL Token April 27 DJ Shawn April 29 DL Token May 4 DJ Shawn May 6 DL Token LIDOS - THE EUROSPOT 102 Person St. • 222-8237 Monday Service Industry Night Tuesday Five Star Tuesday Wednesday All Request Night Thursday Dollar Night Friday TGIF Party Saturday Ladies Night Sunday Open House Party THE SAND TRAP 1514 Purdue Dr. • 433-0807 Friday Karaoke Saturday Karaoke ist Heather Williams. While there, he also shared a couple of his new songs including "Beauty Of The Cross" and "Scars". About "Scars", he said, "You know, as Christians, so many times we think we have to have it all together — or at least appear that we do. But one of the best ways to show the power of our Savior is by showing what it is that we've been saved from. When we're willing to admit we're an absolute mess without the blood of Jesus Christ, that's when people can see what it is He has done in our lives. We all have scars — whether emotional or physical, self-inflicted or caused by others. Because of what Jesus did on that cross, because He took our place and rose again on Easter, we don't have to hide our scars!" What is happening with … Mercy Me? Evidently there's this really huge Christian music festival in Australia. It's called This week in The Buzz we find out what's been going on with several Christian artists, get the story behind Mercy Me's new song "The Hurt & The Healer" and let you know about a free song download. Where in the world is…Jonny Diaz? Recently Jonny helped lead worship at the home church of fellow art- Music Lovers Are you interested in sharing your insights with the community? Up & Coming Weekly is looking for music writers and reviewers to cover the local music scene and write reviews of new releases. Interested? Email Stephanie at stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Easterfest. Mercy Me decided they needed to head down under and take part in the experience. Naturally, one of the tunes they played was their latest radio hit, "The Hurt & The Healer." The song, like so many from Mercy Me, comes from a couple of experiences the band had over the last year. One of those experi- ences was the death of a cousin of lead singer Bart Millard who was a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. Bart helped the newly widowed mother of two in the days after the tragic loss of her husband. He saw once again how God is faithful even in the darkest of times and "The Hurt and The Healer" was born. The new CD of the same name will be available May 22. Was that Sara Groves singing at the White House? As you may know, the President hosts an Easter prayer breakfast every year A free download of the title track, as well as performances and interviews, is available at HearItFirst.com. the week before Easter. This year, among many clergy and Christian leaders, Sara Groves was asked to share a song. After President Obama gave some opening remarks, Rev. Cynthia Hale of Ray of Hope Christian Church offered the opening prayer. She then introduced Sara Groves, who sang "He's Always Been Faithful To Me." The President and all those in attendance genuinely enjoyed Sara's musical contribution to the annual event. How would you like some free music? Moriah Peters debut CD I Choose Jesus has just been released. STEVE TURLEY, Station Manager Christian 107.3 COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com APRIL 25 - MAY 1, 2012 UCW 29 The Story Behind Mercy Me's New Song by STEVE TURLEY THE BUZZ On Contemporary Christian Music