John Minton / The Hills Are in Bloom
I have a very long and extensive love for metal, so when I first popped in The Hills Are in Bloom, the CD from Indiana University professor John Minton,...
Article Category: Music & Comedy
The Elky Summers
For the better part of the last decade I’ve done my best to ignore the small town whispers concerning this or that artist – the weakling game of Nothin’...
U.R.B.
When one encounters an acronymous band name, the first instinct is to decode its meaning. So what might one guess as the meaning for the band name U.R.B.?...
Flamingo Nosebleed / Headbanger
When I was lucky enough to meet the guys in Flamingo Nosebleed two years ago, frontman Jake Emissions told me that all they really wanted to do was...
Hillbilly Casino / Tennessee Stomp
Don’t underestimate Hillbilly Casino’s ability to get under your skin. This rollicking rockabilly wrecking crew has been tearing up stages and causing...
KillNancy
I must admit that as I drove to the east side of town to meet the members of one of Fort Wayne’s newest and most buzzed about bands, I felt a slight...
Black Jet Radio
You might be forgiven for thinking that the members of Black Jet Radio are out-of-towners. They unabashedly pursue a sense of visual style on stage....
Big Jaw / Appetite for Construction
From note one of Big Jaw’s Appetite for Construction disc, it’s obvious that this Clint Roth fellow possesses massive recording chops. Not such a surprise,...
Future X / Down on the Upside
It takes nerve to not only open your album with a cover, but to open your album with, essentially, a cover of a cover. Case in point: the first tune...
Mimi Burns Band
Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are. This maxim usually serves as inspiration for artists with global ambitions but local restrictions....