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Land Pirates

Surely no pirate tale would be complete without a mention of robbery on the high seas or the like. Taking liberties (if not prisoners) with the expression “or the like,” […]

Lee Miles / Leaves That Are Green

I don’t know for certain how one acquires a copy of Lee Miles’ covers-only album, Leaves That Are Green, but I consider myself very lucky to have it in my […]

Chris Shaffer / Vim

You’re probably already familiar with Indianapolis-based Chris Shaffer’s saga – boy pays dues, band gets hit record, band sours on major label experience, boy leaves band, boy goes back to […]

Exterminate All Rational Thought / Lining the Streets

In a time when the bands we once thought were the new kings of progressive and concept metal are putting out records that sound more like Load than Master Of […]

Brent Evans / Unexpected Angels

      Rochester, Indiana’s Brent Evans writes clean, tuneful and satisfying songs that adroitly manage to fill in the gaps between country, country rock and down-to-earth pop. His road-seasoned chops and […]

All Nite Skate / Western Shame

All Nite Skate’s debut full-length album, Western Shame, begins with an appropriate explosion before spinning into layer after layer of epic guitar work. No, this is not your average Fort […]

Brad Kelsey

Fort Wayne seems to embrace blues guitar players. From legends like B.B. King to regional favorite Duke Tumatoe, the Fort can be counted on to pack a venue to hear […]

Sub-Surface

“Dope hip-hop music in Indiana can be hard to come by,” said Nearest Nova producer Gyrid “Enock Root” Lyon when asked about Sub-Surface’s upcoming CD release party at the Fort […]

Pleasing Melani

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 […]

Distractions / A Dozen Distractions

     As advertised by the title, A Dozen Distractions, the debut album by the modern folk band, The Distractions, delivers an even dozen original songs, each […]