Bright stage lights flash as students are welcomed into the Events Center by the powerful voices of California Baptist University’s Chapel Band. Every Chapel the student-led band sings three songs to help guide students in worship. The number of members have grown significantly over the past semesters and the band has split into four vocal […]
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El Rey welcomes Bear’s Den
Bands from across the nation and globe take the LA stage Consisting of U.K. natives Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones, Bear’s Den kicked off their most recent tour Jan. 17 at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Opening for the band was Valleymaker of Seattle and Gill Landry of Nashville. Both musicians performed before […]
Seattle band plays local church
For Citizens & Saints, a Christian band hailing from Seattle, high energy and meaningful worship are just two pieces of their contribution to the greater goal of Christian unity. The band, who played a concert Sept. 28 at the Grove Community Church and who will be playing a concert at California Baptist University on Oct. […]
Chapel band song choice leaves some out of sync
I enjoy worshiping in chapel. It is a wonderful opportunity to focus on God without thinking about the horde of assignments waiting to be completed. But what if I do not know the songs? Every student is required to go to chapel 15 times each semester. What some students see as a drawback, others see […]
Alumnus, rock star returns for Homecoming
On Nov. 1, Andrew Shirley, guitarist for Switchfoot, did something he never thought he would — returned to his alma mater as a rock star. “(Music) is something that I always loved to do but not something that I thought would actually pan out,” Shirley said. “It is a rare thing.” Performing at California Baptist University for its annual Homecoming event kickoff concert was all about a return […]