This is the final week of our 2016 summer hiatus.  The last few weeks we have dipped back 4-5 years into the archives, and on this show we only go back 1.5 years.  Episode 304 originally aired in February 2015 and featured The Gray Havens taking over the UTR controls, including picking out all the music.  Little known fact... UTR was the place for The Gray Havens' very first radio interview!  They've been a sweet …Read More »
Episode Artists:
The Gray Havens, Shane & Shane, Jenny & Tyler, Sandra McCracken, Rich Mullins, Page CXVI, Sufjan Stevens, Katie Herzig, Phil Wickham, Melanie Penn, Andrew Peterson

This is the 7th annual UTR Easter Radio Special.  The funny thing is that if you ask the average Christian music listener what are the best and most well-crafted Easter songs out there, many people struggle to think of music beyond the classics like "He's Alive" by Don Francisco or "Easter Song" by 2nd Chapter of Acts, Keith Green, or GLAD.  But we have 7 years of playlists to prove that there are a lot …Read More »
Episode Artists:
Caroline Cobb, SisterBrother, Matthew Clark, Jeana & Michael Master, Joe Day, Page CXVI, Audrey Assad, The Gray Havens, Evan Wickham, Bob Bennett

I'll let you in on a little secret.  I actually recorded this interview the first time I met Dave & Licia Radford in person, in March 2013.  They came to the UTR studios shortly after the release of their debut EP "Where Eyes Don't Go." Little did I know this was one of their first professional interviews AND their lunchtime concert that day was one of their first public performances as a duo.  But you …Read More »
Episode Artists:
The Gray Havens, Shane & Shane, Jenny & Tyler, Sandra McCracken, Rich Mullins, Page CXVI, Sufjan Stevens, Katie Herzig, Phil Wickham, Melanie Penn, Andrew Peterson

There may not be a better example of "gourmet music" than the hymns.  They are spiritually significant, transcend generational and denominational lines, and have stood the test of time.  I love hearing remakes of these classic songs, and often times it breaths new life into these vintage choruses.  One track that really blew me away was Steven Curtis Chapman's rootsy, down-home remake of "Blessed Assurance," which is one of my all-time favorite hymns.  We also love …Read More »
Episode Artists:
Wen Reagan, Randall Goodgame, Cindy Morgan, David Potter, Steven Curtis Chapman, Andrew Greer, Tara Leigh Cobble, Aaron Ivey, Phil Keaggy, Page CXVI, Kings Kaleidoscope

Episode Artists:
Crowder, The Whistles and The Bells, Levi Weaver, All Sons & Daughters, Andrew Osenga, Switchfoot, Mark Heard, Citizens, Page CXVI, Run River North, Arthur Wachnik

Episode Artists:
Sarah Hart, Caroline Cobb, Charlie Hall Band, Page CXVI, The Brilliance, Jill Phillips, Josh Garrels, Young Oceans, Mark Heard, Rebekah Maddux El-Hakam, Shane & Shane

Episode Artists:
Phil Wickham, Johnny Cash, Sufjan Stevens, Page CXVI, Smalltown Poets, Alathea, Jenny & Tyler, Jill Phillips & Andy Gullahorn, Downhere, Mindy Smith, Robbie Seay Band, Jason Gray, JJ Heller

Episode Artists:
The Last Bison, Andrew Greer, Out of the Grey, Future of Forestry, Page CXVI, Mindy Smith, Benjamin Dunn and Friends

Episode Artists:
Fernando Ortega, Page CXVI, Rebekah Maddux El-Hakam, Sufjan Stevens, Jeremy Casella, Leigh Nash, Rich Mullins, Chris Rice, Steven Curtis Chapman, Ron Block, Amanda Noel, Tim Coons, The Innocence Mission, Jadon Lavik, Ginny Owens, Matthew Perryman Jones

Episode Artists:
Andrew Greer, Andrew Greer, Chris Quilala, Andrew Greer, Leigh Nash, Andrew Greer, Cindy Morgan, Kim Hill, All Sons & Daughters, Page CXVI, Andrew Greer