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: Music & Comedy
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...
Expressions of Soul
Guitarist Larry McCray has always said a lot with his blend of blues and rock. But in recent years, thanks to a health scare and the wisdom gained from...
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...
The World to Our Doorstep
Sitar player Anoushka Shankar has spent her life immersed in three cultures. Born in England, she spent her childhood shuttling between London and Delhi...
Their Own Sound
Ask guitarist Marcus King about where he got his love of music and you will hear a story that sounds like it came out of an anthology of Southern literature.
“Music...
Making New Memories
There’s plenty of respect for the art community in Fort Wayne now, and plenty of attention to the number of talented musicians who call this city...
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...
Voices As Big As Texas
Don’t let the black cowboy hats fool you. The Texas Tenors aren’t your typical horse-ridin’, calf-ropin’, tobaccy-chawin’...
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,...