Joel Young Band
“We are a cover band that is just about to write songs,” says Joel Young of the Joel Young Band. While the rest of his band gathered around a small...
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Rick Brown / Yule Rock
When I was asked to review the latest Christmas album by Rick Brown, I thought I knew what I was in for. After all, I knew that Brown was the saxophonist...
Peter Nite and The Allstar Band / Roc Therapy
A thorough search online for a bit of background on Peter Nite & The All Star Band turned up nothing. No Facebook. Not even a Myspace page. So,...
Downstait
Downstait have been keeping a relatively low profile in the Fort lately. Except for the occasional live show, you’d hardly know members of this local...
Sunny Taylor / Sunny Taylor
There are songs that bring tears to your eyes. Sad songs. Songs about lost love and missed opportunity. Then there are songs that make you cry openly....
The Cool Kids / When Fish Ride Bicycles
On paper When Fish Ride Bicycles is the proper debut full length from the Chicago- and Detroit-based duo The Cool Kids. This only because, when their...
Mark Thacker & Jeff McDonald / Over on Paint Street
Imagine driving down a less-traveled road in a vintage car, windows down, no particular destination or deadline or agenda to worry about. You see the...
Edible
I always thought we were all in it for the same thing – everyone, everywhere, doing whatever it is they do. We’re all in it for the glory and probably...
Allan & Ashcraft / Allan & Ashcraft
There are a few essential elements in country music these days, and if you want to be successful as a country musician you have to be able to serve...
Krimsha / Make Believe
Don’t let the cover art for Fort Wayne-based Krimsha’s debut full-length album, Make Believe, fool you. Despite the footprints-in-the-sand cover and...