James Rude / Never Better Than Later
This local debut puts its best foot forward on the first track. An acoustic guitar strums through the instrumental soundscape along with a winding and...
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George Damron and Buffalo Ridge
At first glance you might think George Damron and Buffalo Ridge are a rock n’ roll band pure and simple Most of the guys have rock n’ roll backgrounds...
Leah C / Rush
Leah C is fresh and unique without being altogether unfamiliar. With her debut, Rush, the Northrop High School junior has created an album strong enough...
Tasha DeNae
Mention a singer named Tasha to my four-year-old, and he will mistake her for one of The Backyardigans, an animated Nick Jr. series about four song-...
Good Night Gracie
A glance at Good Night Gracie’s typical setlist and it’s easy to see that there’s nothing typical about this fun-loving, local quintet. “We’ll play...
Lee Miles / A Farewell to Sister Evelyn
Within the dusty boot tracks, alternately funereal and hoedown tempos and clucking country-style electric guitars that populate the latest from Lee...
Gradeight
When I joined local power groove metal act Gradeight for a recent jam session, frontman Sam Meyer was quick to offer me earplugs. “Believe me,”...
Still Groove
Rewind to New Year’s Day 2007. While most people were busy sleeping it off or nursing hangovers, the three guys behind Still Groove were holding...
Downstait / Separation Anxiety
Downstait have been keeping themselves busy as of late by touring regionally with Skid Row and Ra and opening several national concerts at Piere’s....
Forgiven / Solafide
Kendallville’s Forgiven has been knocking around for a good long time, honing their skills to a razor-like precision. Their debut album, 2002’s...