Articles
Spontaneous Inspiration
Sometimes being in the right place at the right time can lead to destruction. A stray bullet finds its way through your body or your car gets caught in a […]
The Mettle to ‘Let It Go’
If you’ve ever met Brock Ireland or seen him perform onstage, it’s hard not to be won over by his openness and his warmth. Ireland grew up in Wabash, a […]
Still Grinding, Still Hungry
“Playing a show has always been Christmas and birthday and Halloween and everything all wrapped up into one. Every time I get to play a show, that’s what it feels […]
A 90th Birthday Party
The opening of the Emboyd Theatre on May 14, 1928 was a pretty big deal, as one can imagine when reading what the News-Sentinel had to say about it: “Today […]
Two ‘Infamous’ Amigos
There are evenings you’ll never forget and then there’s the night when Steve Martin and Martin Short take over the Embassy Theatre stage, along with musical acts the Steep Canyon […]
The ‘Not a Side Project’
Over two million albums sold, three Grammy nominations collected, a couple of chart-topping singles certified and roughly two decades as a band in the books. That’s not too bad for […]
Girl Colors / Japanese Roses
There I was, trying to find someone on Craigslist willing to lower their standards enough to play music with me, when I clicked on a link to a local music […]
Gypsy Bandit
Some bands are born from a group of friends who are looking to play together in some configuration. Others are formed when someone has an idea, a concept, so compelling […]