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Mark Hutchins

Two years ago, despite years of releasing top-shelf indie rock hotness, Mark Hutchins (formerly of Vandolah) was a little known artist in his hometown Fort Wayne scene. He was the […]

Knifey Spoonie / Knifey Spoonie

Yes, I believe the name references a “Simpson’s” episode. And the band’s MySpace page (myspace.com/knifeyspoonie) rocks some Rambo imagery. So, two points for this Bloomington-based band right out of the […]

A New Definition / Relentless

Last summer A New Definition ripped the roof off of Columbia Street West, walking away with the coveted top prize in the whatzup Battle of the Bands VI. Part of […]

Thunderhawk

First of a Two-Part Series: Heroes. Drunken genius. Twitter. The Lee Miles Gang collaborations. Down the Line and Fort Wayne-rockers-as-saviors. These are just a few of the elements we focused […]

Matt Kelley

By the time Matt Kelley was awarded the Special Whammy Award in 2010, he was already very familiar to readers of whatzup and the Fort Wayne community at large. As […]

The Ready Set

Earlier this year, Jordan Witzigreuter, a.k.a. The Ready Set, found himself in what you might call an enviable position. “I was kind of trying to pick between a bunch of […]

GoodbyeWave / Sleight of Hand

Listening to the pop-classical “Days of Slumber,” the first cut off of Goodbyewave’s latest, I picture a Wes Anderson film made 25 years in the future, as the cool and […]

Mike Conley / It’s a Conley Christmas

The title of Mike Conley’s second album gets right to the heart of the matter: It’s a Conley Christmas. It certainly is, folks. I invite you to throw this in […]

Downstait

Downstait have been keeping a relatively low profile in the Fort lately. Except for the occasional live show, you’d hardly know members of this local band, heard every week singing […]

Grave Robber / Inner Sanctum

Like Freddy Krueger in every nightmare you’ve ever had, Grave Robber have emerged from the darkest corners of the earth to unleash their new album, Inner Sanctum, on an unsuspecting […]