Article Category: Music & Comedy

Arvel Bird & Fred Rothert / Christmas With Arvel & Fred

Written by Brandon Jordan on December 14, 2000.

They’ve been playing together since 1978, and now Bird and Rothert have produced a Christmas CD full of lovely melodies, gentle singing and exquisite...

Buttonhead

Written by Dean Robinson on December 14, 2000.

The guys of the band ButtonHead must think they’re Sofa King clever. That’s probably the reason the Summit City rock group buried the...

Buttonhead / Sofa King Cool

Written by Alex Vagelatos on December 7, 2000.

I didnt know much about Buttonhead before listening to their new CD, Sofa King Cool, but I know them a little better now. Sofa King Cool consists...

Little Green Men

Written by Dean Robinson on November 30, 2000.

One of the first rules of rock n’ roll clearly states that he who owns the basement in which the band rehearses is the undisputed leader of the...

Geddy Lee / My Favorite Headache

Written by Keith Roman on November 30, 2000.

Hmmm, how much are Geddy Lee and Rush within the collective unconscious of my circle of associates? Some incidents from recent band practices come to...

Heavy Step

Written by Dean Robinson on November 23, 2000.

Ska is dead. “That’s the buzz,” says Justin Maloney, guitarist for Fort Wayne’s leading ska outfit known as Heavy Step. Who...

Heavy Step / The Long Shot

Written by Doug Driscoll on November 9, 2000.

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,...

Dead Letter Auction

Written by Linda Selick-Stockmaster on June 29, 2000.

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...