Self-taught musicians keep their dream afloat
Early in the band’s career, The Felice Brothers were often described by music journalists as “Brooklyn-based.”
While it is true that the band first...
Article Category: National Acts
Solo music takes center stage for Gill
In a pleasant coincidence in scheduling, country music legend Vince Gill is performing at the Foellinger Theatre just a month before his wife, pop/Christian...
Half a century later, pop star keeps singing
Starring in the soap opera General Hospital and singing the chart-topping hit “Jessie’s Girl” made Rick Springfield one of the biggest stars of the...
Learning from and growing as Diddley’s apprentice
Hamilton Loomis is a big fan of Fort Wayne.
“The people are great there,” Loomis said in an interview with Whatzup. “I’ve probably been playing in...
Helping people become fans of reggae
The Zion Lion Reggae Band knows people might be turned off by the term “reggae.” So the band considers itself an evangelist of the style.
“We’ve had...
Rock guitarist grows up–at least a little
For Slash, the party will never stop, but it has slowed down considerably in recent years.
One of music’s most notable guitarists, Slash was also known...
JJ Grey’s hybrid style melds soul, emotion
The South is more, much more, than country music.
Among those in the south who have found a winning hybrid of musical styles is JJ Grey, a Florida native...
Artistic heart of Beach Boys reinvigorated with new band
Calling Brian Wilson “one of rock music’s greatest composers if not its greatest composer” is one of the safest sweeping assertions that you can make.
Anyone...
Everything old is new again for Yes co-founder
One night, a man named Michael Franklin called up Jon Anderson, the British vocalist and co-founder of the progressive rock group Yes, and asked him...
‘Slow Ride’ band not slowing down yet
It has been nearly 20 years since Foghat lost its front man and guitarist “Lonesome” Dave Peverett to cancer, but the current lineup has been going...