When worship music started to move from something more organic to something more corporate (quite a coincidence how every artist seemed to be “inspired” to create a worship album about 5-10 years ago, inn’it?) that style music began to be viewed with a lot of skepticism by artistic-minded fest-goers at Cornerstone Festival. An artist with that style of music would have an uphill battle being accepted by some of the more jaded element of Cornerstone.

It should say something then that David Crowder has been warmly embraced by Cornerstone Festival, playing several years and returning this year again to play on the Main Stage. The authenticity and artistic creativity of the David Crowder Band has brought a welcome change-of-pace to the typical screaming and growling and coded messages commonly heard at the festival. There’s a place for all kinds of music at Cornerstone and I’m glad this band has found a niche here, too.

This particular video always amuses me because of the addition of the “Guitar Hero” prop by Crowder in the song “Neverending”. Of course the Super Mario sound effects don’t hurt either.