Electrifiers of Funk
There is much that is atypical about Love Hustler.
For one thing, the band practiced and tinkered for more than 10 years before performing its first...
Article Category: Local Musicians
Turning the Harp on Its Head
To me, the harp seems like a chick instrument. Feminine. You know, sylphs draped in green dresses, flowers in their hair, plucking away, the whole ethereal...
Working Musician Personified
The term “working musician” was created to describe guys like Jon Durnell. Having played over 175 shows last year with several different...
OLC
When Charles “Chase” Keen and Brett Welch first crossed paths years ago, they couldn’t have had any inkling that down the road they’d be in a band making...
Small Band, Big Sound
Ian Skeans and Kiah Gerig are the two members of Shade, a local “grumble rock” band who you can find playing frequently at the Brass Rail,...
Familial Connections
As band names go, Oferle is a great one. It evokes the word “offer” but with an enigmatic twist suggesting, perhaps, an offer with unspecified...
Flat Tire Ambulance
Now in their tenth year, Flat Tire Ambulance have been bringing their brand of straight-ahead riff-heavy rock to the Summit City from their hometown...
Three Cities
Fort Wayne, Marion and Lafayette. These are the three cities that comprise Three Cities, a quartet of musicians and friends from different parts of...
Dixon & McRae
Shelly Dixon’s musical idols are Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Nicks, among many others. “Definitely, I am covetous and envious of everyone...
Void Reunion
Sometimes it can take a while to find the exact combination needed to make a great band. Case in point: Void Reunion. Although singer/guitarist George...