Heavy Step / The Long Shot
As the only person with whom I’m personally familiar who knows anything about ska, Chad Beck should be writing this review. Alas, Chad has left town,...
Article Category: Music & Comedy
Dead Letter Auction
After two years, a tour, and with another tour in the works, and Dead Letter Auction still seem to remain fresh, excited, appreciative, and very good...
Francie Zucco / Enero!
Fort Wayne’s favorite jazz singer is back with a follow-up to 1998’s collection of winter songs, This Christmas. Enero! sticks to Zucco’s...
ENON / Believo!
Rising from the ashes of one of rock’s most promising acts can’t be easy. Brainiac, a Dayton, Ohio act, were just creeping into the mainstream’s...
The Lou Reeds
When a band names itself The Lou Reeds it’s a safe bet that they’re not angling for the country club crowd. It’s a name that conjures...
David Todoran / Under My Skin
The music of David Todoran has long been popular at whatzup World Headquarters, but until about a year ago, I was only a casual fan. Last summer, I...
The Common
It was the kind of perfect moment that is normally reserved for fiction. Some friends and I were drinking at the Heorot, Muncie’s finest bar,...
Bryon Thompson / Bryon Thompson
Fort Wayne’s Bryon Thompson plays a Godin A6 electric/acoustic hybrid guitar to produce a shiny sound that is capable of turning out a wide range...
Into the Void
Since about the early 90s, heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has threatened to stop touring almost as many times as the Who. Fortunately for fans, the...
Georgie Porgie & The Party Crew
My friend Dennis had just asked to borrow another $1.75 for another glass of Coors Light when I glanced at the digital clock glowing green on the cash...