Three Cities / For the Price of One
Guitarist Patrick Brown says that when he thought about starting his own band, he had a vision of incorporating the influence of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin,...
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Zephaniah / Reforged
The metallurgist forging the sword on the cover to Zephaniah’s second album, Reforged, alludes to the brute force waiting to be unleashed from within...
Joe Five
It is often interesting to learn the history of local bands, particularly those that feature veteran performers who have worked on the stages of Fort...
Kevin Hambrick / Mox Nix
Though he’s still active in the local music scene both as a solo artist and as bandleader of The Orange Opera, the evergreen Kevin Hambrick has cut...
Earphorik
With the breadth of musical talent in this city, it isn’t surprising that some of the bands in town have a lot of overlap, with players turning up in...
Atomic Sharks
They have songs about doing the limbo and chicken chimichangas. They’ve got a mobile app. They’ve got a series of TV spots that are poised for airing...
The Legendary Trainhoppers / Family Tree
As much fun as being in a band with your friends is, sometimes you have to make that tough choice to walk away. Whether it’s career, family, lack of...
Gregg Bender Band
When Gregg Bender, longtime Journal Gazette illustrator and frontman of his eponymous band, was a teenager growing up in Berne, he and his friend John...
Ryan Kerr / Live Well
Ryan Kerr makes music that seems to constantly evolve as it’s being played. It moves and slinks effortlessly like the best kind of narrative. Kerr...
March On, Comrade
The collaboration between rock n’ roll and the symphonic world has been a sort of rite of passage for years. Going back to the late 60s with bands like...