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Article Category: Local Musicians

Junk Yard Band

On Saturday, October 18 a remarkable anniversary will be celebrated. It isn’t often that a band lasts 30 years, and it’s even more unlikely for a local...

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Zephaniah

If someone was to take a survey of random citizens in the area and ask, “What is northeast Indiana’s most dominant musical trend?” there are serious...

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Amarillo

When I first met the guys from Amarillo, I got a free coffee (very nice touch) and an abbreviated history of a highly interesting group on the local...

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B-Sharps

On the night of the whatzup Battle of the Bands V finals, a loyal local music fan was heard to comment, “They have the most spiritual energy of any...

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Clusterfolk

A few years ago, Nick Hornby – who wrote the novels High Fidelity and About a Boy and a small library of other things – submitted to McSweeney’s...

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Brother

The casual observer would be hard-pressed to determine the specific demographic targeted by the band Brother, especially if that informant were limited...

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Michael Rhoades

If you want to watch Michael Rhoades compose music, don’t look for him at a piano, working through the concepts of melody, harmony, and rhythm. Rhoades...

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Vigilante

“I’m an Indiana boy,” declared Fort Wayne rapper Vigilante in a recent interview. “I’ve had offers to go down to Atlanta or Texas, but I’m staying here...

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Point Of Fracture

Every year during the Whammy Awards voting season we at the whatzup office make note of a good number of new bands and artists who are beginning to...

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2RQ

“She was probably the prettiest female celebrity I’ve ever seen in person,” laughed a candid Larry LaQuin Norwood, known to his friends as Quin and...

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