Join 20 time Detroit Music Award winning band SWEET CRYSTAL

as they take the stage at the beautiful Aretha Jazz Cafe in 

Detroit's historic Music Hall!

A night filled with the music, message, mission and ministry that has kept this rock powerhouse going, decade after decade.
Joining them onstage will be two dynamic singer/songwriters 

Noah Tatum(https://www.facebook.com/noahlivemusic/) 

and 4 time Detroit Music Award winning composer/pianist/singer-songwriter Jill Fitzgerald(https://www.facebook.com/Jillfitzgeraldmusic/) 

as well as another very special guest, multi Detroit Music Award winner 

David Winans II (https://www.facebook.com/dw2pi)!! 

As part of the Foxxy Gwen's Day Wednesdays at the Aretha Jazz Cafe, SWEET CRYSTAL plans on making this a highlight of your summer! 

Limited seating available so grab your tickets now. $10 in advance, $20 at the door. Doors open at 6PM with music starting at 6:30PM. 

Oh it's on.

Tickets at EventBrite!

Wow.... just found a whole 'other Q on the Internet!

Pretty darn interesting...

Sweet Crystal Returns to 4th Friday Concert Series

We always love playing this gig!

Join the myself and my band SWEET CRYSTAL at one of our very favorite venues and events: the prestigious 4th Fridays Concert Series!

Host and super-artist Rufus Harris has put together a stellar night of music and message including bassist extraordinaire Dray Hill and yours truly.

$10 cover at the door (all funds goes to help the C.A.M.P. Ministries at https://www.thecamponline.org)
This family-friendly event is one we always love playing.

This is how you do a Friday in the D!

More information at http://tinyurl.com/yctybk3v.

"POWER WORD OF THE DAY"

POWER WORD OF THE DAY TIMELINE

Friends on Facebook have been so supportive and responsive to my current "Power Word Of The Day" postings. Your support of what I post...and what I believe... are a blessing to me and a  reminder to how I myself should care about all of you. I thought it would be interesting to go back from the beginning on August 7, 2018 and see just what has been posted. There have been repeats of important Power Words and a few (very few) missed days... mostly around the time of my brother-in-law's passing (see you again in Heaven, Michael!).

But overall I hope these words and the ones to come will continue to be a way for you and I to stay connected and to travel together down this road we call Life.

...and I promise to get back to more postings on this blog site.

DATE                          WORD

8/7/18                       YIELD

8/8/18                       AMEN

8/9/18                       DEDICATE      

8/10/18                    PERSEVERE

8/11/18                    COMMAND

8/12/18                    DEDICATE

8/13/18                    CONTRIBUTE

8/14/18                    SERVITUDE

8/15/18                    CHERISH

8/16/18                    INTEGRITY

8/17/18                    GRATITUDE

8/18/18                    ABSOLUTION

8/20/18                    PASSION

8/21/18                    FAMILY

8/22/18                    STEADFAST

8/23/18                    DETERMINATION

8/24/18                    PRAYER

8/25/18                    VIGILANT

8/26/18                    RESOLUTE

8/27/18                    Please post your own... I could use your help today

8/30/18                    CALVARY

8/31/18                    FORTIFY

9/01/18                    STEADFAST

9/02/18                    GLORY

9/03/18                    POSSIBILITIES

9/04/18                    ALLY

9/05/18                    VALOR

9/06/18                    VALIANT

9/07/18                    HUMANITY

9/08/18                    EXPERIENCE

9/09/18                    CAKE (and you know why!)

9/10/18                    RESOLUTION

9/11/18                    RESOLUTE

9/12/18                    EMPOWERMENT

9/13/18                    RESPONSIBILITY

9/14/18                    RESILIENT

9/15/18                    REASON

9/16/18                    VIGILANCE

9/17/18                    INVINCIBLE

9/18/18                    MOTIVATION

9/19/18                    NOBLE

9/20/18                    COURAGE

9/21/18                    FIDELITY

9/22/18                    COMMITMENT

9/23/18                   SUPPORT              

9/24/18                   DONATION

9/25/18                   EDUCATION

9/26/18                   ICE

9/27/18                   ENLIGHTEN

9/28/18                   CONFIDENCE

9/29/18                   POSSIBILITIES

9/30/18                   INSPIRE

10/01/18                DEVOTION

10/02/18                FORTITUDE

10/03/18                RENEWAL

10/04/18                RECONCILIATION

10/05/18                INTERFLUENCE

10/06/18                NEW

10/07/18                MISSION

10/08/18                DIGNITY

10/09/18                CULTIVATE

10/10/18                DILIGENCE

10/11/18                STRUCTURE

10/12/18                PROFOUND

10/13/18                POTENTIAL

10/14/18                REMARKABLE

10/15/18                STEADY

10/16/18                UNDERSTANDING

10/17/18                ARMORED

10/18/18                SECURE

10/19/18                SAFEGUARD

10/20/18                CONTENT

10/21/18                MAXIMIZE

10/22/18                CONSTITUTION

10/23/18                COMMUNITY

10/24/18                CREDIT

10/25/18                TOGETHER

10/26/18                DREAM

10/27/18                EXPECTATION

10/28/18                RELIANCE

10/29/18                FACT

10/30/18                PROVISION

10/31/18                EARNEST

11/01/18                GIFT

11/02/18                REVITALIZE

11/03/18                ALLIANCE

11/04/18                EXHILARATION

11/05/18                ACCENTUATE

11/06/18                VOTE

11/07/18                VICTORY

11/08/18                INCOMPARABLE

11/09/18                INALIENABLE

11/10/18                ACTION

11/11/18                VETERAN

11/12/18                AUTHORITY

11/13/18                RESTORE

11/14/18                INCLUSIVE

11/15/18                UNDENIABLE

11/16/18                WILL

11/17/18                SAFEGUARD

11/18/18                CELEBRATION

11/19/18                MITIGATE

11/20/18                STRATEGY

11/21/18                ADVANTAGE        

11/22/18                THANKSGIVING

11/23/18                PREPARATION

11/24/18                ESSENTIAL

11/25/18                JUDICIOUS

11/26/18                DYNAMIC

11/27/18                INEFFABLE

11/28/18                ADVOCATE

11/29/18                COMMUNICATE

11/30/18                ENCOURAGEMENT

12/01/18                DESTINED

12/02/18                PROPITIATION

12/03/18                INCORRUPTIBLE

12/04/18                GUIDANCE

12/05/18               CAVU

12/06/18                INDELIBLE

12/07/18                SUPERLATIVE

12/08/18                HALLMARK

12/09/18                FOUNDATION

12/10/18                TRIUNE

12/11/18                TESTIMONY

12/12/18                EXPECTORANT

12/13/18                INDEFATIGABLE

12/14/18                MONUMENTAL

12/15/18                QUINTESSENCE

12/16/18                PINNACLE

12/17/18                TRIUMVIRATE

12/18/18                LOVINGKINDNESS

12/19/18                OFFICIATE

12/20/18                EXEMPLIFY

12/21/18                APPLICATION

12/22/18                AFFILIATION

12/23/18                FINALE

12/24/18                ATONEMENT

12/25/18                SAVIOR

12/26/18                AUSPICIOUS

12/27/18                CLARITY

12/28/18                RESET

12/29/18                PIVOTAL

12/30/18                SYNCHRONIZE

12/31/18                VALIDATION

01/01/19                RESOLUTE

01/02/19                EPITOMIZE

01/03/19                DISTINCTION

01/04/19                READY

01/05/19                GOALS

01/06/19                TRANSFORMATIVE

01/07/19                ANCHOR

01/08/19                REVISE

01/09/19                INITIATE

01/10/19                RITE

01/11/19                MANIFEST

01/12/19                ABSTEMIOUS

01/13/19                PROPITIOUS

01/14/19                BONUS

01/15/19                PROVIDENTIAL

01/16/19                INFINITE

01/17/19                SALUTARY

01/18/19                RELEVANT

01/19/19                MODULATE

01/20/19                ESSENCE

01/21/19                OPPORTUNE

01/22/19                FUNDAMENTAL

01/23/19                ORCHESTRATE

01/24/19                EFFICY

01/25/19                AUTHENTIC

01/26/19                ADVANTAGEOUS

01/27/19                IMMUTABLE

01/28/19                ELATION

01/29/19                CREDO

01/30/19                AMALGAM

01/31/19                FORTHRIGHT

02/01/19                TRANSITION

02/02/19                IMPERISHABLE

02/03/19                PERSPECTIVE

02/04/19                ASSURANCE

02/05/19                EMBODY

...more to come...

Friday In The Motor City - Suicide Prevention Awareness Event

Sometimes we all need to step up, reach out and make a difference... and that's exactly what we're doing this 

Friday (8/4/17) at The Token Lounge in Westland. 

Join members of Sweet Crystal as we help raise awareness and support for this painful and personal issue. 

Brought into national focus by the deaths of Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) and Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), there is much the rest of us can do to help when someone is contemplating this path. 

Here's a place to start.

Chester Bennington of Linkin Park 

A Memorial Dance Party 

“One More Light” concert video 

There are over 300 worldwide memorials. 

Registered Linkin Park Memorial 

http://tiny.cc/lpmemorial  

Portion of ticket sales to benefit the 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

and the American Indian Health & Family Services. 

Advance tickets $8 & $10 at the door 

18+ w/proper ID & All Ages w/parent 

Tickets: 

https://lnkd.in/eYTT269 

A Friday in the Motor City doesn't get any more important than this.

Marq Andrew Speck and Sweet Crystal Links of Interest:

https://www.facebook.com/marq.speck

http://www.sweetcrystal.com

https://www.facebook.com/SweetCrystalBand

https://www.reverbnation.com/sweetcrystal

https://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/SweetCrystal

Solo But Never Alone - Marq Andrew Speck Steps Out

Marq Andrew Speck (SWEET CRYSTAL) Launches Solo Set 

At Historic Eastern Market For The

Assembly Line Concert 4

What does 15 time (and counting) Detroit Music Award winning singer/songwriter/musician/recording artist Marq Andrew Speck (known as Q to his family, friends and fans) of the progressive Christian rock band SWEET CRYSTAL do to keep himself even busier?

This year he prepares to launch a solo set of classic, current and new songs, bringing his signature sound and energy to help break the Guinness World Record for Longest Concert by Multiple Artists.

"This seems a great way for me to test the musical waters, if you will" says Q "and see if I can translate the songs and message that make up a SWEET CRYSTAL concert into a more intimate and personal style. I call it the "Solo But Never Alone" show for a couple of reasons. One - some of the backing tracks I will be playing to (primarily piano) feature the guys in the band so they are there with me in spirit and two - well, wherever I go, God is already there waiting for me so... solo but really none of us are ever alone."

Speck's set is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14 at 1PM (Slot #124 out of 400!) and he plans to feature songs from his entire catalog to date. The entire SWEET CRYSTAL band will perform the following Tuesday (March 21, Slot #299) at 8PM bringing the full music and message of the group to the event.

"What's been fun for me" he continues  "is hearing these songs also done as instrumentals letting the piano take the full melody and improvisation over the basic song arrangements. I think I could just sit down and play them as instrumentals and be good with that...but if you know me, I don't usually sit down at all so I'm interested myself in how this will come across in a live setting."

Sounds like a good reason to take a late lunch in Detroit that day.

The Assembly Line Concert 4 

Detroit has held the Guinness World Record for Longest Concert by Multiple Artists on three previous occasions: 2009, 2010, 2011. These records were set in Downtown Ferndale at AJ’s Music Café. The time to beat is 372 hours and 10 minutes. The Assembly Line Concert will attempt to break Las Vegas’ by 12 hours, equaling more than 384 hours of live music!

The entire event is being held down at Detroit'r historic Eastern Market, Shed 5 and is free to the public.

Marq Andrew Speck and Sweet Crystal Links of Interest:

https://www.facebook.com/marq.speck

http://www.sweetcrystal.com

https://www.facebook.com/SweetCrystalBand

https://www.reverbnation.com/sweetcrystal

https://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/SweetCrystal

April 8, 2015 - DETROIT: The return of eleven time Detroit Music Award winners SWEET CRYSTAL with their latest release “QUAD” finds the band sounding larger and more powerful than ever, thanks to the collaboration with award-winning mixer/engineer Chuck Alkazian (Christina Aguilera, R Kelly, Mitch Ryder, Pop Evil) and Pearl Sound Studios, Canton, MI.

Featuring performances by special guest vocalists Amy Susan Heard and David Perez , there are storylines and soaring musical lines onQUAD for every taste and situation.

“We’ve really upped our sonic onslaught withQUAD” says founding member Marq Andrew Speck. “There are songs here about desperation and redemption, asking questions of faith and finding real answers for our lives as well as some mighty uplifting instrumentals.”

Early reviews seem to agree that may be the best SWEET CRYSTAL release to date.

Dale H., Metal Pulse Radio: "...what (an) uplifting ep ... musically some the best they're putting out."

Doug P., WCSX 94.7 FM: " The first thought that came to me is powerful...this is powerful!"

The physical CD also contains a 14 minute bonus track: an in-depth interview with the band, giving listeners more insight into SWEET CRYSTAL and what QUAD is all about; a must have for new and classic fans alike. The new CD can be found at CDBaby (http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/SweetCrystal) and BandCamp(http://sweetcrystal.bandcamp.com/) with the download versions at iTunes, Amazon and other major music sites.

SWEET CRYSTALis a very rare group of musicians. Not only has the band remained in existence for an impressive 40 years, but also the core trio of Marq Andrew Speck (lead vocals, keyboards), Bill Blatter (guitar, vocals) and Steve Wieser (drums) has remained intact for the entirety of that time. Perhaps most importantly, the band has remained standing strong on the front lines of the Michigan Christian rock scene, even before that music genre had a name.

SWEET CRYSTAL and QUAD – still “Reaching The World, One Song At A Time ™”!

Follow @sweet_crystal on  Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SweetCrystalBand), Twitter and theWeb (http://www.sweetcrystal.com/)