Ska is dead. “That’s the buzz,” says Justin Maloney, guitarist for Fort Wayne’s leading ska outfit known as Heavy Step. Who knew that ska – a slightly stiffer version of […]

As the only person with whom I’m personally familiar who knows anything about ska, Chad Beck should be writing this review. Alas, Chad has left town, and I’m stuck here […]

After two years, a tour, and with another tour in the works, and Dead Letter Auction still seem to remain fresh, excited, appreciative, and very good friends. Dead Letter Auction […]

Fort Wayne’s favorite jazz singer is back with a follow-up to 1998’s collection of winter songs, This Christmas. Enero! sticks to Zucco’s tradition of themed albums; this one follows a […]

When a band names itself The Lou Reeds it’s a safe bet that they’re not angling for the country club crowd. It’s a name that conjures up disturbing visions of […]

The music of David Todoran has long been popular at whatzup World Headquarters, but until about a year ago, I was only a casual fan. Last summer, I caught a […]

It may have only been a wild fantasy back then. It may not have even been anything that conscious. But Joseph Andersen’s journey to this point started whether he knew […]

It was the kind of perfect moment that is normally reserved for fiction. Some friends and I were drinking at the Heorot, Muncie’s finest bar, and listening to The Common […]