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October 2, 2008

We were there: Third Day at Superpages.com Center

11:24 PM Thu, Oct 02, 2008 |
Mario Tarradell   E-mail   News tips

ngl_22band3.JPGThird Day put on a moving show. That's not an oxymoron when referring to a rock concert. The Christian rockers, who headlined the Music Builds Tour tonight at Superpages.com Center, managed to meld inspirational messages with plenty of R&R swagger. In fact, it's because the band, led by personable and potent singer Mac Powell, is so passionate about its inspiration that the music they make has such energy, resonance.

Highlights of the 70-minute set were plenty, especially all the powerhouse tunes from the group's great new CD, Revelation. But also of particular note was the highly hooky "Tunnel" and a take on U2's "When Love Comes to Town" that featured the other three Music Builds acts -- Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Jars of Clay -- all onstage with Third Day.

For a full review of Third Day check here or in the newspaper's GuideLive section on Saturday.

Photo: Third Day in a publicity shot from earlier this year (David McClister).

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A swan song for CD World

12:45 PM Thu, Oct 02, 2008 |
Thor Christensen   E-mail   News tips

cds.jpgThis week, Mike Shoder closed both his CD World stores, at Mockingbird and Greenville (which opened in '92) and Belt Line and the Tollway ('94). But rather than moan about how Mp3s are killing record stores, the eternally optimistic Shoder is focused now on the Granada Theater, his eclectic 1000-person capacity music venue since 2004.
"Life without music is like a movie without a soundtrack,'' he said in a prepared statement. "My goal is to continually create an escape from the real world to a musical vacation land thru all the different musical genres,"
Music junkies who still insist on browsing those genres in an actual store still have a few options, including CD Source and Bill's.

(Photo: Getty)

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