The Cornerstone Festival: 10 Years Gone (and counting...)

The original Woodstock Festival happened once. The Cornerstone
Festival, however, gathered an unlikely and diverse group of rock
and rollers from around the world to two different pieces of land
29 years in a row. Even as the so-called “Jesus Movement,” of the
late 60s, and its’ fascinating musical soundtrack, transformed
throughout the 80s into more of a subculture than a
counterculture, and "Contemporary Christian Music" became more
mainstream, Cornerstone kept the fire of revolution burning. With
a radical lineup – both musically and educationally – this event
was unique in the world. It was responsible for launching several
artists not only into the thriving underground, but to mainstream
rock, alternative, and metal success as well.


 


The final Cornerstone Festival happened in July of 2012 and on
this special edition of the True Tunes Podcast we revisit the
event both through archival interviews and performance audio, and
newly recorded interviews with some of the festival’s founders.
We hear from some of our listeners about the ways Cornerstone
impacted them, and co-producer Bruce A. Brown even interviews our
host, John J. Thompson, for his perspective. True Tunes traces
its roots directly to this incendiary event – when John was just
a 13-year-old kid watching The 77s, Rez Band, and others in a
field outside of Chicago. We’ll hear that story and a lot more.


 


If you were ever at Cornerstone, you know. If not – take a listen
and hear about one of the most unlikely, insane, wonderful, and
influential events few people have ever heard of. We’ll also
ponder what we miss most about it ten years later – and what, if
anything, we might do about that.


 


Music list and more are available on the Show Notes Page for this
episode at TrueTunes.com/CstoneRemembered


 


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