Fans of

Christian rock will get a special treat this Friday when

The Waiting takes the stage of the old dollar theater in

Fayetteville.

The

Waiting, an Atlanta-based band that has reached national

acclaim, is touring in support of its most recent album

"Unfazed." The band is made up of brothers Brad

and Todd Olsen, Clark Leake and Brandon Thompson.

The Olsen

brothers moved to the Atlanta area with their family from

upstate New York as children. They were both interested

in all types of music, playing a wide variety of musical

instruments and writing songs together from a very young

age. Both boys attended Georgia State University and soon

met the other two members of their band.

The Waiting

has released four albums; "Tillburry Town"

(1991), "Blue Belly Sky" (1995), "The

Waiting" (1997) and "Unfazed" (1999).

Their self-titled album produced a number of the hits

that made them household names in the Christian rock

world. The band's style is much like the pop sounds of

REM, The Wallflowers and Jars of Clay, combining elements

of rock, folk and sometimes country and blues.

The energy

of The Waiting's music paves the way for the group's

powerful lyrics about members' relationships with God.

Producing

four number one Christian rock songs, The Waiting has

toured with some big names recently. The group toured

with Sixpence None the Richer in 1998 and with Christian

rock mainstay Petra last year. The band also was

nominated for a Dove Award in 1998 for Rock Album of the

Year its album The Waiting.

Over the

years, the band has fine tuned its sound for live

performances and has strengthened its songwriting by

collaborating with some other writers, including Linda

Perry of 4 Non Blondes. It is the band members'

continuing quest for excellence that has made them one of

the more popular acts in Christian rock and insures a

lucrative future.

The Waiting

will play Friday, Feb. 11 at the old Dollar Theater

behind Mrs. Winners in Fayetteville. Doors open at 7 p.m.

and Jill Parr will open the show. The cost is $10 per

person or $8 per person with a group of eight or more.

Tickets can be purchased at Family Christian, Sonrise or

Olive Branch bookstores or by calling 770-461-1756.

For

information check out fayettecommunity.org/breakaway/news

or www.thewaiting.com .

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