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Andrew Apple / Songs from the War

Northern Indiana (depending upon whom you talk to) is either a booming hotbed of just-under-the-surface musical talent or a wasteland punctuated by the occasional oasis of a worthwhile artist. I’d […]

Margarite St. John

Local author Margarite St. John is actually local authors and sisters Johnine Brown and Margaret Yoder. The pen name is a combination of the two first names with the added […]

TIMBER!!!

TIMBER!!!Just one word of warning and three exclamation marks is the calling card for one of the Fort’s up and coming local music acts. And while their name might broadcast […]

Frank Bougher

Loading five kids into a van and zooming down the road to drop daughters off at ballet class, then turning around to race to the soccer field for another child […]

Endgame / Almost Ready

What if you wanted a band that could play songs by Glen Miller and The Righteous Brothers? What if you also wanted to hear the music of The Doors, Journey […]

Julia Meek

Julia Meek seems to be a ubiquitous presence in Fort Wayne. Who hasn’t had the experience of hearing her on the radio one day, seeing her at Hyde Brothers the […]

Bob Roets

Thirty-five years ago there were record stores everywhere. Beyond the availability at many department stores and general merchandise chains, stores specializing in selling record albums (those big round vinyl disks […]

Blake Sebring

Blake Sebring. Blake Sebring? If that name sounds familiar, it should. If you have ever seen the Sports section of The News-Sentinel, seen the local news or heard any local […]

Dan Swartz

Tucked up in a $3 padded chair scavenged from a recent GE auction, I leaned close to a tiny space heater, hoping that my chilled red nose would go unnoticed […]

The Final Hurrahs / Numero Uno

The debut record from Bricktown’s Replacements- and Guided by Voices-inspired new rock band, The Final Hurrahs, is a number of things. First, the 17 tracks here (12 full-blown songs and […]