May 12th, 2008

Bryan Murdaugh with Total Strangers, a Lexington, S.C. Catholic rock band, will play the 2008 World Youth Day Benefit Concert at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on May 23.

Rocking Romans, organizers of the event, selected Bryan Murdaugh with Total Strangers — together with Massachusetts’ Pointe Blank and Florida’s Minister Theory — as one of “the nation’s hottest new Catholic music groups”.

Event headliner Pointe Blank was picked by Rocking Romans to play World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia. The concert is a fundraiser to support their trip. Rocking Romans is a promoter of contemporary Catholic music.

“It’s exciting to be able to play with other bands who are gaining a lot of momentum,” says Strangers frontman Bryan Murdaugh. “We’re all rallying behind Pointe Blank to make the big pilgrimage to Sydney. This night will rock.”

World Youth Day is a weeklong event that brings together young people from around the globe to celebrate and learn about their faith. It is the largest youth event in the world and takes place July 15-20.

Bryan Murdaugh with Total Strangers includes Bryan Murdaugh, Joseph Toohey, Mike Anzalone, Michael Ball and Eric Bouchard. They recently released their debut album, “With Everything I Know, It’s a Long Way Home”, a moving, energetic collection of songs that celebrate the joys of praising God. One of the album’s tracks was selected for inclusion on Rocking Romans’ “Best of New Catholic Music 2008” compilation CD.

The concert begins at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $12-$20 and are available now on Ticketmaster and at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Ticket Office.