Steve Brown's Ephrata Main Theatre update

The Ephrata Main Theatre will be selling beer and wine at select showings. Live music will be debuting in the fall. Click the below link for more.

LancasterOnline.com:News:Movie theater will serve beer, wine

Source: LancasterOnline.com

Super Genius back in action

Lifelong friends, Tim Kwiat (vocals, guitar) and Innocence Mission members Mike Bitts (bass) and Steve Brown (drums) are looking to get back into the studio after roughly a 15 year hiatus. Tim posted on Facebook to let us know that he's recorded some rough demos and hopes they'll do some live shows down the road.

More on Super Genius and their lone recording from 1995, Painting In The Rain, can be found here.



Source: Tim Kwiat, Facebook

"My Room In The Trees" release date

My Room In The Trees, will be available in stores and online on June 28th, 2010. Badman Recording Co. will be taking pre-orders for the CD around May 1st and shipping in mid-May.

Thanks to Gary for sending the link.

Source: Badman Recording Co.,

Mike Bitts and Steve Brown to perform live

Steve Brown and Mike Bitts will be playing with Cliff Hillis at the Lancaster LAUNCH Music Conference Fri. April 16 at Gusto's.

Source: Mike Bitts (Facebook)

New album to be released in June!

Updated: The Innocence Mission have updated their web page to reflect a June release for their forthcoming album titled My Room in the Trees.

Additionally, they've announced that Steve Brown has returned to play drums on one of the tracks.

Original article:
From Mike Bitts,

"New Innocence Mission CD is DONE...It will be released in a few weeks; Amazon, CD Baby, etc. will carry it."

Source: Facebook, theinnocencemission.com

Tribute album update

Previously, we announced The Innocence Mission tribute album benefiting the Polaris Project would be released in the spring of 2009. This news was provided by one of the contributing bands, the Winterpills. They were to provide their version of "Keeping Awake", however the album was never released and it's appearing as though it may never be.

Despite the lack of news regarding the as-of-yet released album, Trespassers William has graciously posted a streaming version of their cover, "Tomorrow On The Runway". You can hear the track at their myspace page.

Steve Brown buys Ephrata Main Theatre

The former drummer of the Innocence Mission & Super Genius, Steve Brown, has busy since leaving the band...not just raising children, but with the ownership of Lily's on Main restaurant. And now he and his family have expanded with a new entertainment venture: music, theatre and live music at the recently purchased Ephrata Main Theatre.

For all the details, visit Lancaster Online.



Source: Lancaster Online

"Shadows" and royalties?

Back in 1986, The Innocence Mission released their debut EP Tending the Rose Garden. The track "Shadows" found its way to Amy Grant and was subsequently recorded on her highly successful album Lead Me On.

After all these years, I'm sure many of us had forgotten all about this song, but in 2008 Amy Grant toured and once again performed the song. So do you think Karen and Don are still getting their performance royalties? One can only hope.

See the YouTube video below.

O Holy Night

Edit: The track is available again on their myspace page below.

original post: 12/19/06, 9:51 PM
The Ocean Blue have once again put up a holiday song on their myspace page. "'O Holy Night' is a recording made by David Schelzel and Don Peris. Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward Men."

November Fan Video Update

This month, there are 4 new Innocence Mission related videos: "My Sisters Return from Ireland ", "The Lakes of Canada", "Follow Me", and not surprisingly, "The Lakes of Canada" once again.