Hawk Nelson announces new lead vocalist

The pop punk band Hawk Nelson made an announcement April 26/12 that they had found a new lead vocalist to replace the departed Jason Dunn.  The new vocalist is none other that Hawk Nelson's own Jonathan Steingard. Steingard joined Hawk Nelson in October 2004 as guitarist.  Steingard assumes the role with an extensive background as a lead vocalist.  While serving as an accompanying vocalist for Hawk Nelson he has had his own side project, as the one man band Fox Run. He has also produced a number of solo EPs as Jonathan Steingard.
The official band announcement read:

"I am blessed to announce that Hawk Nelson will be fronted by none other than the talented Mr. Jonathan A. Steingard,” states co-founder and bassist Daniel Biro. “The chemistry we share as a band cannot be fabricated. In other words, we know we have something special here. We're very excited to be working on a bunch of new songs for everybody. It's a new day, and we want to make the most of it."

The band also announced that they are back in the studio working on their latest album:

“We are knee-deep in writing a new record at the moment, and these are some of the most inspiring songs we've ever worked on,” says Steingard.  “As a band, we've had our fair share of highs and lows, and through it all we've become a family. A further blessing has been the incredible amount of support we've received, particularly over the past few months of growing pains, from family, friends, other bands, industry folks, and especially the wonderful hawk-listeners that have stuck with us on our journey. The future is bright.”

Jason Dunn decided to take the solo route after fronting Hawk Nelson for the past 10 years. Dunn's new project is  Lights Go Down (facebook.com/lightsgodown).

The Antidote - Show 29 - Soulfest

Soulfest 2012, New England's largest Christian music festival, is coming up this August 1- 4 and The Antidote is a part of the fun.  We are giving away pairs of multi-day passes on each week's show.  How hard are tickets to get?  Easy!  All you have to do is call the studio at 705-748-4761 when I give the signal to call.  Two pairs of tickets have already been tagged by The Antidote regular listeners.  Two more pairs are yet to be given away in upcoming weeks.


This week The Antidote featured artists how are performing at this year's festival.  Listen or download a copy of the show to hear some great bands.


Listen to or download show 29 with this some of this years Soulfest artists


The Antidote is on hiatus until May 2, when Trent Radio's summer season begins.  We will be back on the air Wed May 2nd from 9 - 10.


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The Antidote - Show 28 - Aaron Gillespie

Fans of Underoath and The Almost are going to want to hear this week's show.  The Antidote had the opportunity to sit down with Aaron Gillespie, ex-Underoath drummer and clean vocalist, headman for The Almost and now in a new solo career as a worship performer.  Listen in to the conversation we had with Aaron  during this week's episode.


Listen to or download show 28 of The Antidote with Aaron Gillespie


Next week you'll be hearing tracks from a number of artists who will be performing at Soulfest, New England's largest Christian music festival.  Equally important is to listen live for your chance to grab a pair of FREE passes to this year's Soulfest event.


Live stream The Antidote Wednesday's from 9 - 10  EST here.

SoulFest Ticket Giveaway on The Antidote

SoulFest, New England's largest Christian music event, has provided a fantastic prize pack to The Antidote. We have a pair of SoulFest multi-day tickets to be given away each Wednesday night over the next four weeks. A total of 8 tickets to be given away!  This is a $200 + value.

SoulFest draws over 15,000 Christian music lovers to Gunstock Mountain Resort in New Hampshire. 2012 festival : Wed Aug 1 - Sat. Aug 4.

Some of the 175 performers that will be found on SoulFest stages this year:  Switchfoot, Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, TobyMac, Five Iron Frenzy, OC Supertones, Kutless, Jars of Clay, Peter Furler & Phil Joel, Aaron Shust, LeCrae, Manic Drive, Plumb, Project 86, Phil Wickham, Family Force 5, Brian "Head" Welch, Fireflight, Matt Maher, Audrey Assad, Becoming the Archetype, Write This Down, To Speak of Wolves, The City Harmonic, Run Kid Run, Jason Upton, Ascend the Hill, Jamie Grace, Rocky Loves Emily, Trevor Morgan, Sent By Ravens, Paul Colman, Hyland, Jimmy Needham, Nine Lashes, Children 18:3, Kiros, Big Kettle Drum, and more!  Whatever musical genre you prefer, you'll be sure to find it at SoulFest.

This is not be missed.  Listen in this Wednesday night to hear about your chance to win tickets to SoulFest.  Tickets will be given away starting April 18.

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These are multi-day day use tickets only and do not include camping or accommodations. Tickets must be picked up at the SoulFest Welcome Centre upon arrival. 

The Antidote - Show 27 - The Skies Revolt

A couple of weeks ago I spoke with Dave Prindle, headman for The Skies Revolt. This band has a very unique indie rock, electronic sound.  Listen to this weeks show and find out about The Skies Revolt and their excellent new album, Some Kind of Cosmonaut. 


Listen to or download show 27 of The Antidote with The Skies Revolt.


Next week listen in to an interview with Aaron Gillespie, ex-Underoath drummer and clean vocalist.  We talk about his time with Underoath, the status of The Almost, and his return to worship music as a solo performer.


Live stream The Antidote Wednesday's from 9 - 10  EST here.

The Antidote - Show 26 - The OC Supertones

A month ago Ska Lives part 1 hit the airwaves. Now it was time for Ska Lives part 2. As you might have already guessed, all things ska was the basis for this show. Matt "Mojo" Morginsky, frontman for the OC Supertones joined me for a conversation about The OC Supertones, their upcoming new album, and the past and future of ska music.  I was pretty wired about this show as I have been a long time fan of the Supertones.


Listen to or download show 26 of The Antidote - Ska Lives part 2 with The OC Supertones


Next week listen in to an interview with Aaron Gillespie, ex-Underoath drummer and clean vocalist.  We talk about his time with Underoath, the status of The Almost, and his return to worship music as a solo performer.