Live From Hangout: Switchfoot
While down at Hangout, we caught up with Switchfoot, who wrapped up their festival experience by performing one last song. Check out the California rockers as they played a stripped-down ocean-side version of "Dark Horses"--a song about homeless kids back in their hometown of San Diego. read more
Found in: Featured VideosKristen Bell, Ryan Gosling, Pete Wentz, Many More Help Invisible Children Pass U.S. Legislation
The cause of documentary filmmakers Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole was first portrayed in 2004 with the release of their 52-minute film, Invisible Children: Rough Cut. Six years later, the trio (who have since established the non-profit Invisible Children Inc.) is now basking in the disbelief of having a bill directly related to that cause signed into law by President Obama.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Giving BackSwitchfoot to Host Surfing Competition to Benefit Homeless Youth
This Saturday, a smattering of people, surfboards, guitars, tents and stages will cover So-Cal’s Moonlight Beach for the 6th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am surfing competition. The San Diego rock band hosts the free competition and concert every year to raise money for local chapters of StandUp for Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of homeless youth.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Giving BackThe 80 Best Workout Songs
We bet it's time for you to update that ol' workout playlist. The following songs are guaranteed to get your body moving. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPaste Launches "Songs for Haiti" Campaign with 200+ Artists
Paste has launched Songs for Haiti, giving free MP3s to everyone who donates to help Haiti. Already, more than 200 artists have joined the cause, offering you 250+ songs. read more
Found in: Music, NewsSwitchfoot: Hello Hurricane
They’ll rock you like a… well, you know Yes, the voice of Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman does sound more than a little like Bono’s, especially on U2-conjuring anthems like “Always.” And sure — with the band’s wide-angle, phones-in-the-air approach seemingly aimed for the nosebleed seats, Switchfoot has much in common with arena-rocking peers like Coldplay and Snow Patrol.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSwitchfoot to Release New Album, Hello, Hurricane, in Nov.
It's been almost three years since Switchfoot released its last album (2007's Oh! Gravity), but don't think the band's let gravity slow it down. In fact, the San Diego rock crew recorded over 80 songs in the last three years that were pared down for the band's latest, Hello, Hurricane, which drops Nov. 10 on Atlantic.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDave Matthews Band tours with myriad awesome openers
On May 27, Dave Matthews Band will set out on a summer tour ambitious enough to rival Guns N' Roses. Well, maybe it won't be as extensive as the two-year Use Your Illusion tour, but it will span nearly the entire U.S., last a full six months and include a ridiculous batch of openers such as The Hold Steady, The Roots, Old Crow Medicine Show, Femi Kuti, The Avett Brothers, Jason Mraz, Switchfoot and more.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFiction Family: Fiction Family
Based on the players—Jon Foreman... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsFiction Family - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse - 1/29/09
Photos taken by Andrew Lee at Variety Playhouse... read more
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