By Andy Argyrakis

SHOUT, SHOUT, LET IT ALL OUT

This year SHOUTFEST steps up to the plate with its most impressive line-up to date, spanning three major festival events sure to inspire believers to let their lights shine. It all kicks off this weekend (August 30 to be exact) as SHOUTFEST South invades Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Ga., featuring Third Day, Starfield, Grits and Jason Morant, along with several up-and-coming indie acts. Come September 13, SHOUTFEST North sets up shop at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio, led by Relient K, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Sixpence None the Richer and After Edmund. The festivities wrap up on October 18 with SHOUTFEST New Orleans at Zephyr Stadium in Metarie, La., headlined by newsboys, alongside Sixpence, Trin-i-tee 5:7, DecembeRadio and This Beautiful Republic.

PURENRG TEAMS WITH PRECIOUS GIRLS CLUB

Just in time for going back to school, young readers can gear up for the Precious Girls Club book series (from the makers of Precious Moments), tracing the interactive adventures of Katie Bennett. Outside of merely literary form, the entity will have an extensive online and even musical presence, driven by a theme song penned by Big Daddy Weave’s Mike Weaver and performed by pureNRG (available on the special edition of their CD Here We Go Again Precious Girls Club Edition). For the full scoop on all of the above, log onto preciousgirlsclub.com.

BIG DADDY’S ROAD REPORT

In other Big Daddy Weave news, the group will launch its What Life Would Be Like outing September 11, hitting 37 cities through November. Special guest openers include Rush of Fools and Jason Gray in an evening that revolves around Weave’s latest CD that share’s the tour’s namesake. A cover of Phil Collins’ “Another Day In Paradise” will likely be a staple of the set list, inspired by the band’s recent World Vision visit to impoverished areas of Ecuador.

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