Fans will get a live taste of the February 20th release from TobyMac on the upcoming “Portable Sounds” tour starting March 15, 2007. The upcoming tour will also be featuring the hot line-up of Thousand Foot Krutch, Building 429, and Family Force 5. With all three acts releasing new music in 2007, the “Portable Sounds” tour will bring a fresh new sound to the 19-city tour (dates below).

"The “Portable Sounds” tour is coming to your town with a diverse set-up of hip-hop, rock and funk,” shares TobyMac. “My hope for this tour is that we ignite a party that causes people to think."

Part of the multi-musical set list will include TobyMac’s chart-topping new single “Made to Love,” which continues to rock charts at radio (No. 1 CHR (R&R and CRW), No. 14 AC (R&R), and No. 16 AC Indicator (R&R)) and retail (at No. 2 on the Soundscan Retail Chart for the third week). Fans can get this hit song with an exclusive iTunes pre-order for $9.99 and receive the single immediately followed by the full album on street date with a bonus acoustic song, behind-the-scenes video of the making of the album and more extras.

TobyMac released his solo debut (Momentum 2001) followed by the critically acclaimed Welcome to Diverse City (2004), which both releases received GRAMMY nominations and most recently both were awarded RIAA Gold Certification last month. TobyMac is a founding member of the GRAMMY Award winning and best-selling group (over 8 million albums sold) in Christian music, dc talk. He is the founder of Gotee Records and co-founder of the E.R.A.C.E. Foundation (Eliminating Racism and Creating Equality) in Franklin, TN.

Thousand Foot Krutch (Tooth & Nail) is currently recording their next album, tentatively titled The Flame in All of Us, set to release Fall 2007. The Toronto, Canada natives have sold over 400,000 copies to date of their albums Set It Off, Phenomenon, and The Art Of Breaking. Thousand Foot Krutch broke out with their 2003 Phenomenon album, which landed them an impressive five songs on rock radio and even a step into the mainstream with song “Rawkfist.” It was that song that became the first great sports anthem of the 21st century being heard everywhere from sports stadiums to commercials (NHL, NFL and major league baseball, ESPN) to the WB’s Smallville.

Building 429 (Word Records) debuted in 2004 with “Glory Defined,” a song that hit No. 1 on eight different charts and became BMI’s 2005 Song of the Year for Christian music. The band received four Dove Award nominations and was named the GMA’s 2005 New Artist of the Year. Recently completing a tour in Germany where they ministered to American soldiers at European military installations and played several shows throughout the country, Building 429 returned home to put finishing touches on its third studio project, Iris to Iris. The album is being produced by renowned veteran, Brown Bannister, and is set to release May 1, 2007.

Family Force 5’s Diamond Edition releases March 20th and will feature four brand new songs added to the original 2005 Maverick/Gotee debut Business Up Front, Party In The Back. The band performed on last year’s Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour and Van’s Warped Tour, and is slated to go on the road with Disciple this February. Family Force 5 has seen an onslaught of media exposure including performances on CBS TV’s The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, and 2 performances on DIRECTV’s CD USA, as well as music video exposure on mtvU.com. Family Force 5 nabbed a #1 spot on both R&R’s Christian Rock chart, and the Christian Radio Weekly Rock chart with their radio single “Replace Me.”

PORTABLE SOUNDS TOUR: *Dates Subject to Change

Date City
Thur. March 15 Tipp City, Oh
Fri. March 16 Detroit, MI
Sat. March 17 Saginaw, MI
Sun. March 18 Toledo, OH
Thur. March 22 Omaha, NE
Fri. March 23 Kansas City, MO
Sat. March 24 Waterloo, IA
Sun. March 25 Rockford, IL
Thurs March 29 Greenville, SC
Fri, March 30 Orlando, FL
Sun. April 1 Montgomery, AL
Fri, April 6 Austell, GA
Thur. April 12 Athens, GA
Fri. April 13 Evansville, IN
Sat. April 14 Lynchburg, VA
Sun. April 15 Anderson, IN
Thur. April 26 Lancaster, PA
Fri. April 27 Norfolk, VA
Sat. April 28 Williamsport, PA