{"id":17,"date":"2008-06-09T09:03:33","date_gmt":"2008-06-09T09:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/06\/10-things-you-should-know-abou.html"},"modified":"2008-06-09T09:03:33","modified_gmt":"2008-06-09T09:03:33","slug":"10-things-you-should-know-abou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/06\/10-things-you-should-know-abou.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Things You Should Know About Hawk Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hawkicecream.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/Hawkicecream.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\nThis past weekend, Hawk Nelson kicked off their second annual <a href=\"http:\/\/hawknelson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faith Nights Baseball Tour,<\/a> where the band will perform before or after a minor league baseball game. Joining the band will be RunKidRun and Audio Adrenaline&#8217;s Mark Stuart. Lead vocalist Jason Dunn will throw out the first pitch at the game, RunKidRun will perform during the seventh inning stretch, and Mark Stuart will emcee the event.<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s that? You&#8217;ve never heard of Hawk Nelson?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nHere are 10 things you should know about Christian music&#8217;s quirkiest punk\/pop rock band:<br \/>\n1. Hawk Nelson is not a person. The name came from a video game character.<br \/>\n2. The band originally hails from Ontario, Canada.<br \/>\n3. The band&#8217;s 2004 debut, <em>Letters to the President<\/em>, launched them to the forefront of the Christian music scene.<br \/>\n4. In 2004, the band appeared as The Who on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;American Dreams,&#8221; performing the legendary rock classic, &#8220;My Generation.&#8221;<br \/>\n5. In 2005, their song, &#8220;Bring &#8216;Em Out&#8221; was used in the movie, <em>Yours, Mine and Ours<\/em>. The band had a cameo in the flick and walked the red carpet for the movie&#8217;s premiere.<br \/>\n6. Their music has been featured on the TV shows &#8220;Laguna Beach,&#8221; &#8220;Smallville,&#8221; and &#8220;Summerland,&#8221; as well as in promo spots for the 2004 Olympics, 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs, and NBC 2007 NFL Sunday Night Football.<br \/>\n7. Starting today, their song &#8220;Turn It On&#8221; will be featured on NBC for Olympic promotions airing during the late night programming of &#8220;The Tonight Show,&#8221; &#8220;Late Night with Conan&#8221; and &#8220;Last Call with Carson Daly.&#8221;<br \/>\n8. Their third album,<em> Hawk Nelson Is My Friend<\/em>, was released April 1 and debuted at #34 on the Billboard Top 200.<br \/>\n9. You never know what&#8217;s going to happen when Hawk Nelson is around. Last year, the band parachuted to their stage at the Spirit West Coast festival.<br \/>\n10. Despite their success, the band has never shied away from their connection to the Christian community, and remains transparent about their faith.<br \/>\nFor complete Faith Night Baseball Tour dates, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hawknelson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.HawkNelson.com.<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>RELATED POST<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/08\/a-day-at-kingdom-bound-with-ha.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Day at Kingdom Bound with Hawk Nelson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend, Hawk Nelson kicked off their second annual Faith Nights Baseball Tour, where the band will perform before or after a minor league baseball game. Joining the band will be RunKidRun and Audio Adrenaline&#8217;s Mark Stuart. 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