Addison Agen / New Places
Youth can afford a level of optimism that sometimes age and experience sadly don’t allow. There’s an abandon and sheer will that accompanies us when...
Article Category: Music & Comedy
Belle and the Strange
When you first hear Belle & The Strange, you hear a lot coming at you. You hear the alt-country tinge of singer Lyndsy Porter’s voice, the beefy...
Horizon Arcs / Anybody Listening
Fort Wayne’s Horizon Arcs seem to be tapping into the alternative 90s on their debut record, Anybody Listening. Within the tracks on this CD is a musical...
Omaha, Alaska / Visitor Center & Gift Shop
Omaha, Alaska dropped their debut self-titled LP a mere nine months ago. It was a pop-inflected, singer/songwriter confessional affair about endings...
Making Right Choices
Many musicians will tell you that choosing a band name is hard. Among them would be Jerry Albright, singer and leader of Rain Kings. So did they choose...
Ballads That Stand the Test of Time
Growing up in the 60s meant a lot of different things for different people. For me, with a father who was a college student, it was a fairly entertaining...
Rock w/a Side of Quirk
Unlike many bands, Barenaked Ladies actually relishes the moments in concert when things don’t go exactly as planned, according to guitarist and...
A Big-Hearted Voice
Not often do you find yourself standing in front of someone who you can instantly feel would a be good person to know, a “one piece of advice...
Keeping Bad Company
British rocker Brian Howe always knew what he wanted to be.
“According to my parents, I was telling people I was going to be a singer from the...
The Party Starters
For Jon Durnell, music as a vocation came later than it does for some. Focusing on athletics as a kid and playing baseball in college, he knew a sports...