October 2008: Alabaster Box Number 1 on Australian Christian Radio
Hot off the press! The latest Woodlands Media press release revealed “New York”, the second Australasian radio single from Alabaster Box’ best selling album “We Will Not Be Silent” just reached the number one charting position on Australian Christian Radio, narrowly beating Third Day and Switchfoot. Alabaster Box wishes to thank all those across Australia who played and voted for the song. Interestingly, earlier this year Alabaster Box broke the record for the longest running number 1 chart position with its first single also called “We Will Not Be Silent”.
September 2008: New Zealand & Australian tour dates
Over the next couple of weeks Alabaster Box will be playing concerts in the New Zealand cities and towns of: Queenstown, Invercargill, Dunedin, Mosgiel, Timaur and Gore. Then its time for the band to hit Australia again, headlining at Sydney’s Blackstump Music Festival before playing shows in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Berri. Check out the tour page for details, and expect a few surprises at these concerts!
August 2008: Only two weeks in and AB hit strong with latest Australian radio single “New York”
After the success of the first single “We Will Not Be Silent”, which broke the Australian record for the longest running number 1 chart hit on Christian
radio, AB have released their second single “New York”. Only two weeks into its charting life it is sitting at number 13, this is unprecedented for an
independent Aussie band!! Please help AB continue to storm the charts by calling your local Christian radio station and requesting "New York" by Alabaster
Box.
August 2008: Alabaster Box to tour New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii in September and October
Alabaster Box have finalized the tour dates for New Zealand (South Island only), Australia and their first ever trip to Hawaii. Check out the tour dates for
more details to see if they are coming to a place near you.
July 2008: USA radio single "Bigger" gets listed on the USA's prestigious "Radio and Records" list
Radio and Records is America’s preeminent information company that is responsible for tracking radio airplay in the USA. “R&R” as its known, has kept score
for Billboard to confirm positions for the Hot 100 and the Airplay Charts. This month Alabaster Box was mentioned on the Christian Rock Charts site.
July 2008: Australian tour dates announced
This September and October Alabaster Box will play concerts in Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Gold Coast, Berri and more! Check out tour dates for more
details.
June 2008: Alabaster Box creates Australian Christian Radio history!
Australian radio single "We Will Not Be Silent" breaks the Australian Christian Radio record for the longest running number 1 radio single! AB wants to
thank all who voted, played, requested and listened:)
June 2008: Ichthus Festival 2008
This year Alabaster Box will feature on mainstage alongside Casting Crowns, Toby Mac, Jeremy Camp, David Crowder Band, Skillet on mainstage at America’s
longest running Christian Music Festival, Ichthus. This year is set to be the biggest and best yet with an amazing line up of bands from across the globe.
Check out www.ichthusfestival.org for more info.
April 2008: Australian national tour with the Newsboys
Alabaster Box are teaming up with Grammy nominated band Newsboys for a national tour. Songs from the new CD will be featured along with previous hits…this
show is not to be missed!
April 2008: Alabaster Box a confirmed headliner for Easter Fest (AGMF) in Australia with the Newsboys
It’s been two years since AB have played a festival in Australia. So they are coming back with a bang and will be a headliner at Easter Fest, formally known
as AGMF. Crowd numbers are expected to pass 25,000 this year. This was the festival that kicked it all off for Alabaster Box, so it holds a special place
in each band members heart…expect a few surprises and a whole heap of new songs from the new CD!
April 2008: WWNBS HOLDS no.1 SPOT FOR WEEKS ON END!
May 2008: ‘We Will Not Be Silent’ has now climbed to 1 on Australian Nationwide Christian Radio and hung out there at the top for quite a few weeks running!
Thanks to all of you guys who are requesting the song and voting online. Keep it up…we want Australia to hear the great message of this song. You can hear
it here on our Myspace player.
March 2008: NEW SINGLE RELEASED IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND!
January 29th heralds a huge day for AB, the first single release from their much-anticipated 4th album 'We Will Not Be Silent'. The title track of the album
a look into the gravity of the gift of salvation, is a song that holds much power for the band. "The world is depending on our generation" says Naarah, "We
can't afford to be silent about the power of Salvation through Jesus"
January 2008: AB confirmed as a headliner for Melbourne's Rezfest
March 2008 will see AB headline Melbourne's most anticipated Christian Music Festival, Rezfest. Other headliners include Newsboys, Jars of Clay and Planet
Shakers.
December 2007: AB HIT THE STUDIO
Well it's that time of year...AB has been touring everywhere from LA to New York, and somehow found time to write a bunch of great new songs on the way. Now
its time to put those songs to the test in the studio. The band has been working with some very fine Nashville-ian producers and engineers, and there's an
excited buzz in the AB bus these days! The album is titled "We Will Not Be Silent"and is set to be released around May 2008. "We will not be Silent"
heralds a fresh new rock sound for the band. As Alabaster Box's lead singer Naarah says, "it’s bigger, better, and has a more powerful message than anything
we've ever done...we can't wait to show you these songs!"
SHOW WITH TREE 63 - SEPT 22, MI
Alabaster Box will be playing a show in Michigan with Tree 63! Don't miss out, it's sure to be a sizzler! Also check out the latest AB video diary update on
the myspace!
2 SHOWS IN LOUISIANA
Alabaster Box is taking a short break from writing their next album to make a quick dash south to Louisiana, that is of course after their dash north to
Pennsylvania and hey, let's dash to Virginia. Oh, and while we're dashing...Alabama too. This will be the first Louisiana gig for AB. There's only two shows,
so make sure all you "Louisiana-ians?" don't miss out! :)
PEDALTRAIN PRO STAGE GEAR ENDORSEMENT DEAL
Alabaster Box are proud to announce their new relationship with "Pedaltrain" Pro Stage Gear. AB uses only Pedaltrain boards, and loves their stuff.
John Chandler, president and CEO of the company had this to say: "Over the years we have enjoyed the privilege of adding many high profile professional
artists to our endorsement roster and are very proud to welcome Alabaster Box into our family. We wish them all the best in their future recording career."
Check them out at www.pedaltrain.com.
GOD TV FILMING SPECIAL
Alabaster Box recently recorded a live performance at North America's "Ichthus Festival" exclusively for God TV. The show is on the air in over 200
territories and countries. Keep an eye out for the special which will be aired later this year!
