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Fort Wayne's Half Cap impress on their debut album.

Half Cap: ‘Half Cap’

The five-piece alt punk band Half Cap do not worship at the altar of pure punk rock. They seem to pull influence from all over the musical map. From ’80s […]

Seventh Cloud have released Heirloom/Locket.

Seventh Cloud: ‘Heirloom/Locket’

Seventh Cloud are a Fort Wayne shoegaze band that know a thing or two about creating mood. It’s less noisy, My Bloody Valentine kind of shoegaze and more pulling inspiration […]

Keith Michael Roman has delivered another album of prog rock.

Keith Michael Roman: ‘None the Wiser’

It seems Columbia City resident Keith “BigMeow” Roman has been a busy in the studio since the release of 2021’s concept album Bell: Songs About Larry Bell and His Aircraft. […]

Olivia & The Garden Dogs' debut album "Motherland" is worth a listen.

Olivia & The Garden Dogs: ‘Motherland’

Local singer-songwriter Olivia Kramer was challenged last year to write and release an album’s worth of songs. She’d been putting out singles up to that point, but wanted to see […]

Loose Focus release their debut album Vintage Furs.

Loose Focus: ‘Vintage Furs’

Fort Wayne’s Loose Focus want to rock you. Rock you gently, rock you hard, rock you till your ears ring for days. Then they are going to buy you a […]

ChrisRebellion shows he has talent on RapGPT.

ChrisRebellion: ‘RapGPT’

Fort Wayne by way of Cleveland producer/songwriter/rapper ChrisRebellion is quietly building a solid discography. ChrisRebellion, a.k.a. Chrishawn Sadler, makes rap music that’s low-key and introspective. Not boom bap, trunk-rattling rap, […]

Kevin Hambrick has assembled unused songs for Refill, Part 1.

Kevin Hambrick: ‘Refill, Part 1’

Kevin Hambrick is a Fort Wayne music legend. Along with bands like Thunderhawk; Vandolah; I, Wombat; and House of Bread, Hambrick defined the indie rock music scene in The Fort […]

The Fort Wayne trio Static Arm have released "Beats and Samples."

Static Arm: ‘Beats and Samples’

The trio Static Arm have been together since the summer of ’21, after Riley Schaffter noticed Lukas Magnuson’s Pixies hat while working together at Sweetwater. After talking Pixies and Jack […]

'5 Mugs of Doom' was Sankofa's June release.

Sankofa: ‘5 Mugs of Doom’

A month would not be complete without another dope drop from one of the Midwest’s finest rappers: Sankofa. Sankofa, aka Stephen Bryden, has a discography epic in scope and feel. […]

'Bayport BBQ Blues' is the latest effort from Fort Wayne's Left Lane Cruiser.

Left Lane Cruiser: ‘Bayport BBQ Blues’

There’s nothing quite like a brand-new Left Lane Cruiser album dropping: the premier purveyors of gnarly, dirty, Southern-fried juke joint blues with a whiskey chaser or two. A Fort Wayne […]

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