Update, Aug. 29, 2009: Knapp's management has confirmed she's starting to write and record new material.
Jennifer Knapp, whose career in Christian music we lovingly eulogized a few months ago, has come out of hiding at last. Her official website, which has been down for years now, was updated with a new design, and her three-month old MySpace profile got a new a look as well. But best of all, she has listed a show: she's playing September 24 with the recently-returned Phillip LaRue at Hotel Cafe, a well-known acoustic venue Los Angeles. Her website lists information for new management and booking agents, so we know she is planning to go back into music on some scale.
So this is completely unexpected, but we couldn't be more excited to hear it. And most of all to hear where Jen has been, what she's been doing, and why she's back. All when she's ready to talk about it, of course.
David Sessions
David Sessions is the founding editor of Patrol. He covers religion for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, and is a graduate student in the Draper Program for Humanities and Social Thought at New York University. He can be reached at hdavidsessions at gmail dot com.
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This is amazing news.
Very excited to hear this. Would LOVE to hear some new stuff from her.
I hope she doesn’t George Lucas her career up.
If you are pulling my leg, I’m coming after you.
You have no idea how happy this makes me.
Oh man this made my day! Jen is one of my all-time favorite artists and I’ve been waiting far too long for new music from her.
Though I may technically be a music business professional, it is hard to keep up a professional face when trying to express how excited I am about this. Oh man.
Seriously, even more than I want to hear her play again, I hope she is happy and healthy.
I’d love to see her make a comeback. My wife and I’ve been fans ever since her first CD.
about time! w00t!
Here’s hoping she has another Kansas in her.
good news. because of it, i’ll be taking my wife to the hotel cafe on 9/24!
I am so happy. I’ve waited for this news for years. Cannot wait to see what is next for Jennifer! (:
Thrilled by this news…can’t wait to hear what she has in store for us
I NEVER thought this day would come. Am I here right now? Amazing news. Up is down.
I am so very very excited…i have been searching for her everywhere. She disappeared! Her lyrics make my heart ache in a good way
Awesome! Tears are in my eyes! I’ve been praying for her for years. I hope we won’t idolize her… but look to focus of her songs.
Jen’s music got me through some rough spots in my younger years. She’s honest and people can relate. God flows through her guitar and from her lips. Her New Orleans House of Blues concert was on fire!!! I can’t wait to see her again!!
So awesome to hear that Jen will be performing & writing again! She’s one of my all time favorite artists. I’ve been to the hotel cafe & it only holds about 200 people, there will be a lot of people turned away!
I have been waiting for this for the longest time and I as much as I love her first three cd’s, I hope she will come out with some new material. kansas was the cd I listened to when I drove by myself for the first time, which happened to be to church. I never even listened to lay it down or the way I am until I drove 15 hours back home from harding for christmas break in 2006. I just kept playing them over and over again all through the night! I love her music an I am so happy she is back.
I am so excited to hear about a comeback. Tears are in my eyes as i read this news. I have been praying for Jennifer for several years. She is my all-time favorite artist.