07.17.10 - A New Season
Josiah here, and I'm excited to announce some amazing new things on the horizon for Sixteen Cities this year. After an incredible June tour, and an awesome album release this last Spring, we're looking forward to the rest of this year.
We're spending the rest of this summer at bible camps and festivals, as well as preparing for our big fall tour with REMEDY DRIVE! Starting in September, we'll be traveling across the country playing shows every night. So make sure you check our tour dates, and come to a show near you!
Our new single, "Sing Along" has been getting traction around the world with radio stations. If you're local radio station is playing our song, make sure they know how much you love it!
Also in September, we will be releasing our NEW WORSHIP EP! We have hand-selected some of our favorite worship songs, and recorded them "Sixteen Cities style". The album will be available in the fall, so make sure you keep your eyes out for it!
Another big announcement: On August 21st, I (Josiah) will be getting married to the love of my life: Ashley! We have been looking forward to this for years and years, and now it's finally here! Please keep us in your prayers as we embark on a new journey together as husband and wife.
This winter, Sixteen Cities will be traveling across the Atlantic ocean to do another tour in DENMARK with Youth For Christ. All the tour dates will be on our website in a few months, so if you're a fan of Sixteen Cities, and danish, come to a concert!
As some of you know, we've also had a major change in the band lineup. Our longtime lead guitar player, Dustin, has stepped down from the band and will no longer be playing shows with us. Though we hate to see him leave, we know God has a plan for Dustin's life, and hope the best for him. For more info on this, read his letter on our blog (sixteencities.tumblr.com).
Well, that's all for now. Keep checking back as we post videos, blogs, and updates from the road. We're endlessly grateful to you, our fans, for supporting our ministry. Thanks for everything!
Josiah Warneking
Lead Singer, Sixteen Cities
We're spending the rest of this summer at bible camps and festivals, as well as preparing for our big fall tour with REMEDY DRIVE! Starting in September, we'll be traveling across the country playing shows every night. So make sure you check our tour dates, and come to a show near you!
Our new single, "Sing Along" has been getting traction around the world with radio stations. If you're local radio station is playing our song, make sure they know how much you love it!
Also in September, we will be releasing our NEW WORSHIP EP! We have hand-selected some of our favorite worship songs, and recorded them "Sixteen Cities style". The album will be available in the fall, so make sure you keep your eyes out for it!
Another big announcement: On August 21st, I (Josiah) will be getting married to the love of my life: Ashley! We have been looking forward to this for years and years, and now it's finally here! Please keep us in your prayers as we embark on a new journey together as husband and wife.
This winter, Sixteen Cities will be traveling across the Atlantic ocean to do another tour in DENMARK with Youth For Christ. All the tour dates will be on our website in a few months, so if you're a fan of Sixteen Cities, and danish, come to a concert!
As some of you know, we've also had a major change in the band lineup. Our longtime lead guitar player, Dustin, has stepped down from the band and will no longer be playing shows with us. Though we hate to see him leave, we know God has a plan for Dustin's life, and hope the best for him. For more info on this, read his letter on our blog (sixteencities.tumblr.com).
Well, that's all for now. Keep checking back as we post videos, blogs, and updates from the road. We're endlessly grateful to you, our fans, for supporting our ministry. Thanks for everything!
Josiah Warneking
Lead Singer, Sixteen Cities
04.29.10 - Sixteen Cities, Garnering Strong Support From Radio And Media
Nashville, TN (April 29, 2010) ---- Portland Oregon's modern rock band, Sixteen Cities, has garnered early support for their self-titled debut project on Centricity Music. The project, which released last Tuesday, is already striking a chord with media and radio.
Sixteen Cities recently completed a radio promotional tour throughout the Midwest and Southeast in support of their first single, "Sing Along." They visited fifteen radio stations while on the road. According to Derek Gregory, Promotions/Music Tracking/Afternoon Air Personality, WCVK/Bowling Green, Kentucky, the band was a hit. "The guys made a great impression on our staff. Centricity Music knows talent and heart when you see it. The song is currently going for adds at radio.
Media has also become a strong supporter for the new band, with Sixteen Cities being the featured video on HearitFirst.com, Plugged In spotlighting the new single and reviews from NewReleaseTuesday.com, (Sixteen Cities music is fun & filled with catchy melodies, yet their lyrics are tempered by a maturity & spiritual self-awareness) Charisma's "The Buzz," (Sixteen Cities' music certainly attracts audiences, but it's their authenticity and lyrics that encourage listeners and give them life-changing hope) and JesusFreakHideout.com (...Sixteen Cities has shown its formidability as a strong player in the Christian market. With a full set list of powerful and relevant tracks, success should be imminent).
Sixteen Cities has been busy touring with a winter tour in Denmark, a Midwest tour this spring and a summer filled with several youth camp and solo dates. The band has also announced that they will be touring with Remedy Drive in September/October. To keep updated on the group's tour dates, fans can visit Sixteen Cities new blog on Tumblr.com.
Sixteen Cities is comprised of Josiah Warneking (Lead Vocals/Piano), Joshua Miller (Rhythm Guitar), Dustin Erhardt (Lead Guitar), Chad McCutchen (Drummer) and Joel Warneking (Bass). The group started performing as a band in their early years of high school in their home state of Portland, Oregon. The group's moniker was inspired by the tribe of Issachâr in Joshua 19, which also understood the current needs of its generation. The band's modern rock sound and heartfelt messages began connecting with fans within the indie Northwest music scene. Sixteen Cities began garnering national recognition when a friend at a Christian bookstore started passing their CD around the industry and Centricity Music invited them to their indie artist retreat, which led to their label deal in 2008. Sixteen Cities remains an active touring band and has toured with such other acts as Kutless, Building 429, Fireflight and Sanctus Real.
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Photo ID: Chris Crain, Assistant Program Director, WJIE, Louisville, KY; Josiah Warneking, Josh Miller, Sixteen Cities; Jim Fraser, General Manager, WJIE, Louisville, KY
Sixteen Cities recently completed a radio promotional tour throughout the Midwest and Southeast in support of their first single, "Sing Along." They visited fifteen radio stations while on the road. According to Derek Gregory, Promotions/Music Tracking/Afternoon Air Personality, WCVK/Bowling Green, Kentucky, the band was a hit. "The guys made a great impression on our staff. Centricity Music knows talent and heart when you see it. The song is currently going for adds at radio.
Media has also become a strong supporter for the new band, with Sixteen Cities being the featured video on HearitFirst.com, Plugged In spotlighting the new single and reviews from NewReleaseTuesday.com, (Sixteen Cities music is fun & filled with catchy melodies, yet their lyrics are tempered by a maturity & spiritual self-awareness) Charisma's "The Buzz," (Sixteen Cities' music certainly attracts audiences, but it's their authenticity and lyrics that encourage listeners and give them life-changing hope) and JesusFreakHideout.com (...Sixteen Cities has shown its formidability as a strong player in the Christian market. With a full set list of powerful and relevant tracks, success should be imminent).
Sixteen Cities has been busy touring with a winter tour in Denmark, a Midwest tour this spring and a summer filled with several youth camp and solo dates. The band has also announced that they will be touring with Remedy Drive in September/October. To keep updated on the group's tour dates, fans can visit Sixteen Cities new blog on Tumblr.com.
Sixteen Cities is comprised of Josiah Warneking (Lead Vocals/Piano), Joshua Miller (Rhythm Guitar), Dustin Erhardt (Lead Guitar), Chad McCutchen (Drummer) and Joel Warneking (Bass). The group started performing as a band in their early years of high school in their home state of Portland, Oregon. The group's moniker was inspired by the tribe of Issachâr in Joshua 19, which also understood the current needs of its generation. The band's modern rock sound and heartfelt messages began connecting with fans within the indie Northwest music scene. Sixteen Cities began garnering national recognition when a friend at a Christian bookstore started passing their CD around the industry and Centricity Music invited them to their indie artist retreat, which led to their label deal in 2008. Sixteen Cities remains an active touring band and has toured with such other acts as Kutless, Building 429, Fireflight and Sanctus Real.
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Photo ID: Chris Crain, Assistant Program Director, WJIE, Louisville, KY; Josiah Warneking, Josh Miller, Sixteen Cities; Jim Fraser, General Manager, WJIE, Louisville, KY
03.03.10 - New Blog Posts Every Day
Sixteen Cities just launched a brand new Blog on Tumblr.com. Band members are posting new blogs every single day, keeping you in the loop. So make sure you check it out, and give the band your comments. They read every single message.
www.sixteencities.tumblr.com
www.sixteencities.tumblr.com
03.03.10 - March Tour About to Begin
Sixteen Cities is about to leave on their midwest tour. Dates are confirmed in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Ohio. This is a great opportunity for people to see the band live, so come out to a show. More information in our Tour Dates section of the website.
03.01.10 - Portland Rock Band, Sixteen Cities, Signs With Centricity Music
Nashville, TN (March 1, 2010) ---- Modern rock band, Sixteen Cities, has signed with Centricity Music and is scheduled to release their self-titled debut April 20, 2010. The project was produced by Jason Ingram (Meredith Andrews, Tenth Avenue North), Rusty Varenkamp (Bebo Norman, Rush of Fools) and Steve Wilson (Hawk Nelson, Leeland). The project will be distributed by EMI Distribution.
"At Centricity we not only try to honor the artists' talent but more importantly we embrace their ministry," says Chris Hamilton, Manager A&R, Centricity Music. "Sixteen Cities is such a talented group of artists that have been compared to The Fray, Jars Of Clay and The Afters. But what really impacted us at the label, was their ministry with the unchurched in public high schools around the country. It has become a very powerful and effective calling that also translates well with the more traditional music venues."
"In high school, we started out by leading our peers in worship on Wednesday mornings and we fell in love with it," recalls the band's lead vocalist and keyboardist, Josiah Warneking. "As soon as we graduated, we all prayed and sought God's true heart and will. We felt called to full-time music ministry, but knew nothing about the music industry. A week or two later we got a phone call from a guy with a ministry called Common Ground, which is basically a huge production with concerts, games and a Gospel presentation in a public school. So here we were thinking we'd have no chance to continue singing to students after having just graduated, and we wound up in front of hundreds and sometimes thousands of teenagers in gymnasiums singing about Jesus."
Sixteen Cities hails from Portland, Oregon and the group started performing as a band in their early years of high school. The group's moniker was inspired by the tribe of Issachâr in Joshua 19, which also understood the current needs of its generation. The band's modern rock sound and heartfelt messages began connecting with fans within the indie Northwest music scene. Sixteen Cities began garnering national recognition when a friend at a Christian bookstore started passing their CD around the industry and Centricity Music invited them to their indie artist retreat, which led to their label deal in 2008. Sixteen Cities remains an active touring band and has toured with such other acts as Kutless, Building 429, Fireflight and Sanctus Real.
For more information on Sixteen Cities please visit online at www.sixteencities.com and www.myspace.com/sixteencities.
Sixteen Cities Band Members:
Josiah Warneking - Lead Vocals/Piano
Joshua Miller - Rhythm Guitar
Dustin Erhardt - Lead Guitar
Chad McCutchen - Drummer
Joel Warneking - Bass
"At Centricity we not only try to honor the artists' talent but more importantly we embrace their ministry," says Chris Hamilton, Manager A&R, Centricity Music. "Sixteen Cities is such a talented group of artists that have been compared to The Fray, Jars Of Clay and The Afters. But what really impacted us at the label, was their ministry with the unchurched in public high schools around the country. It has become a very powerful and effective calling that also translates well with the more traditional music venues."
"In high school, we started out by leading our peers in worship on Wednesday mornings and we fell in love with it," recalls the band's lead vocalist and keyboardist, Josiah Warneking. "As soon as we graduated, we all prayed and sought God's true heart and will. We felt called to full-time music ministry, but knew nothing about the music industry. A week or two later we got a phone call from a guy with a ministry called Common Ground, which is basically a huge production with concerts, games and a Gospel presentation in a public school. So here we were thinking we'd have no chance to continue singing to students after having just graduated, and we wound up in front of hundreds and sometimes thousands of teenagers in gymnasiums singing about Jesus."
Sixteen Cities hails from Portland, Oregon and the group started performing as a band in their early years of high school. The group's moniker was inspired by the tribe of Issachâr in Joshua 19, which also understood the current needs of its generation. The band's modern rock sound and heartfelt messages began connecting with fans within the indie Northwest music scene. Sixteen Cities began garnering national recognition when a friend at a Christian bookstore started passing their CD around the industry and Centricity Music invited them to their indie artist retreat, which led to their label deal in 2008. Sixteen Cities remains an active touring band and has toured with such other acts as Kutless, Building 429, Fireflight and Sanctus Real.
For more information on Sixteen Cities please visit online at www.sixteencities.com and www.myspace.com/sixteencities.
Sixteen Cities Band Members:
Josiah Warneking - Lead Vocals/Piano
Joshua Miller - Rhythm Guitar
Dustin Erhardt - Lead Guitar
Chad McCutchen - Drummer
Joel Warneking - Bass
02.25.10 - DENMARK Tour Set for Winter 2010
It's official.
Sixteen Cities is planning on coming back to Denmark this winter, to tour all over the country with Youth For Christ.
Dates and Venues to be added soon.
Sixteen Cities is planning on coming back to Denmark this winter, to tour all over the country with Youth For Christ.
Dates and Venues to be added soon.
Tour Dates
08.01.10
Location: Cusick, WAVenue: Riverview Bible Camp
Time: N/A
Cost:
www.riverviewbiblecamp.com for more info.
08.02.10
Location: Cusick, WAVenue: Riverview Bible Camp
Time: N/A
Cost:
www.riverviewbiblecamp.com for more info.
08.03.10
Location: Cusick, WAVenue: Riverview Bible Camp
Time: N/A
Cost:
www.riverviewbiblecamp.com for more info.
08.04.10
Location: Cusick, WAVenue: Riverview Bible Camp
Time: N/A
Cost:
www.riverviewbiblecamp.com for more info.
08.05.10
Location: Cusick, WAVenue: Riverview Bible Camp
Time: N/A
Cost:
www.riverviewbiblecamp.com for more info.
08.06.10
Location: Cusick, WAVenue: Riverview Bible Camp
Time: N/A
Cost:
www.riverviewbiblecamp.com for more info.
08.08.10
Location: Vancouver, WAVenue: Crossroads Community Church
Time: 6:00PM
Cost: FREE
Free concert at Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver. Come and bring your whole family to this free concert with Sixteen Cities.
08.13.10
Location: Tygh Valley, ORVenue: Whitewater Music Festival
Time: 7:00PM
Cost:
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08.15.10
Location: El Paso, TXVenue: Abundant Living Faith Center
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: Free
08.21.10
Location: WAVenue: Josiah Getting Married!
Time:
Cost: Priceless
Josiah Warneking, lead singer for Sixteen Cities, is getting married to the love of his life, Ashley Rosier.
09.18.10
Location: Sandusky, OHVenue: PointFest
Time: 3:00PM
Cost:
w/ Casting Crowns, Family Force 5, and Remedy Drive. Check out www.premierfestivals.com for more info.
09.24.10
Location: Minneapolis, MNTime: 6:30PM
Cost: $10 Group/$12 Advance/$15 Door
Remedy Drive Tour. Check out www.3degreesministries.com for more info.
09.25.10
Location: Bethany, MOVenue: Lifelight Fest
Time: TBA
Cost: FREE
w/ Lincoln Brewster, Remedy Drive, and VOTA.
Great week at Riverview this week! Thanks to all the amazing students who made camp so awesome! We serve an epic God! #fb
12:59 PM Jul 30th
Want Sixteen Cities to make a personalized video for YOUR youth group? Just ask your youth pastor to email us: sixteencities@gmail .com #fb
10:06 AM Jul 29th
A new week at Riverview Bible Camp starts tomorrow! This time it's Junior High Camp..."Lord, give us energy!" #fb
11:06 PM Jul 24th
Trying to decide what kind of new merch item we should create? Any ideas? #fb
7:57 PM Jul 21st
Rocking out with 300+ students at Camp Riverview this week. Nothing like hours and hours of volleyball and paintball ;-) #fb
10:32 AM Jul 20th