Here's the latest on Who's planning on being at Praisefest!

.

Maron - We could try to describe her, but we thought we'd let her record company, Grrrrr Records, do it..."We struggle to put a label on this girl, but what we do know about this coming album by Maron, to be titled Uptown, is that you've GOT to hear it. We've thrown around words to describe it like singer/songwriter, urban, and soul; pensive and worshipful, yet rock, real and gritty; with comparisons to Norah Jones and Sheryl Crow; and we still come up short. They're still in pre-production, but we have a feeling that when this is "drops" in March that it will make a big splash"

.

Aracely Bock - Aracely (rhymes with "are you silly") started singing and writing lyrics in 1991 shortly after coming to the Lord. She sang her first complete song to a friend while tapping out a rhythm on her lap. Needing an instrument to write and sing with, she traded her old trumpet for an acoustic guitar at a pawn shop in Garland, Texas and learned a few chords from her friend.

.

In 1992 Aracely joined Jesus People USA in Chicago and started playing with the worship team right away. She became involved in forming the band Seeds in 1995 after enlisting the help of some fellow JPUSA musicians to play with her at a local coffeehouse.  In 2004 she released her solo debut, "In The Sandbox", and started performing with her friend, Bill Russell. Later that year she added James Council on drums and Kris Denlinger on bass. Since adding additional musicians, her sound has progressed from acoustic folk to a mixture of jazz, country, and 80’s alternative rock.

Others Include:

Get Real Band from Ogden Church (Adrian, MI)

Gloria Dei Lutheran (Tecumseh, MI)

River Bend Friends Church (Tecumseh, MI)

Jeremy Blaska and Sonburn (Tecumseh, MI)

Mustard Seed Band from Mayfair Plymouth Church (Toledo, OH)

First Presbyterian Church (Tecumseh, MI)