PRESS REVIEW :

Tuesday July 2, 2002
Day Zero

The highlight of the night (for this guy at least,) was Michael Pritzl’s nearly non-existent worship set at the beach at midnight. Pritzl and other members of The Violet Burning were hostages to diverted flights all day, just barely made it to the grounds on time. A huge crowd turned out and Michelle and I (The Wayside) were honored to sing and play along with Michael. His songs of worship really put an amazing capper on a great day. With the sound of fish jumping in the water behind us, and the glorious voices of a couple thousand worshippers in front of us, it was a Cornerstone moment that will surely last in my memory as one of the best.

Thursday July 4th
Day 2

Late night brought sweet relief from the heat and a wide range of musical choices. The Violet Burning premiered a ton of brand new songs from both the forthcoming Violets release and the “Michael Pritzl Presents” The Gravity Show project, an amazing new CD you’ll hear more about on this site soon.

Saturday July 6th
Day 4

On the other hand, Saturday was the worst day for schedule conflicts. In the early afternoon Greg and Rebecca Sparks, joined on drums by Chris Wicklas of The Wayside, and by a bass player who shall remain nameless because we didn’t catch his name, rocked the Acoustic Stage. The Acoustic Stage had a great line-up again. John Austin, once a C-stone regular, made his return after eight years’ absence. Adore (Christine Glass and Marc Byrd,) had to cancel for family reasons. In their place an unannounced Violet Burning show that delighted those who saw it, and frustrated those who didn’t. Riki Michele and Over The Rhine’s sets were talked about all day, of course.

from www.cornerstonefestival.com
by John J Thompson

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