Articles
Industrial Strength / Hadel Zone
Fans of Industrial Strength’s ultra-aggressive music have reason to rejoice now that the band has called off their two-year self-imposed hiatus. Bassist Rory Grams is the reason for this resurgence, […]
Tom Keessee
Doing something halfway or part-time typically produces a result that is itself but half-baked. But for the well-regarded local painter Tom Keesee, working part-time has paid off in full. The […]
Kirk Hacker / So Until Then
Pay no attention to the guitar upon the cover. At first glance I thought this album would be a taste of alternative country with perhaps a dash of blues, but […]
Basement What?
Ever come across a band that surprises you? One of the great things about doing these articles is getting to hear bands and musicians I’m not familiar with. Upon first […]
Eric Klingler / Twisted Troubadour
“Nobody loves the loser,” intones Eric Klingler on the opening track of Twisted Troubadour. The following tracks make it clear that Klingler himself is a loser at love, and yet […]
John Shaffer / Change
Fort Wayne’s John Shaffer is one of those musicians who has been around the block a few times, always close but as yet unable to grab the brass ring of […]
David Krouse
For 45-year-old Fort Wayne native David Krouse – the painter, sculptor, set designer, gallery owner, teacher, father, husband, house painter and all-around mensch – life is good. Even if things […]
Cryptic
For some, black metal is a term never heard before, or perhaps a genre that has come and gone. In the Fort Wayne area, that’s not true at all. Black […]
Groovyus
I’ve known Dan Dickerson for a number of years, but I can’t recall ever seeing him with an electric guitar in his hands. But that was before a few weeks […]
Brown Bottle Band
The Brown Bottle Band, third runners-up in the whatzup Battle Of The Bands on August 19th, are pretty much perennial favorites at Columbia Street West, and from the initial crowd […]