Afflicting the Comfortable
For two decades and counting, Andy Kindler has regularly done one of the scariest and gutsiest things a comedian can do: He delivers an annual State...
Article Category: Music & Comedy
Living His Favorite Life
After his groundbreaking sitcom ended on a high note, Jerry Seinfeld kept a low profile for a few years.
“I wasn’t doing anything,”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...