Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Richard Reprogle knew from an early age that he wanted a career in music. In fact, it was the only thing he ever wanted. […]

The unassuming (except for the pony-tail and ear stud), reasoned and articulate Renaissance man Matthew Jones, now in his early 40’s, has spent nearly three-quarters of his life carving out […]

At 28 Sal Soto has already been around the block a couple of times. Raised on South Lafayette Street (his parents still live there), the younger Soto used to walk […]

With no warning the very first song, “Just Over You” kicks in with full band and Chris Shaffer’s distinctive, raspy voice singing “Everything’s weird and I don’t know why.” Although […]

The Chronics have long been a powerful mainstay in the Fort Wayne original music scene – but change is good, and a wee while back the feminine founders decided to […]

A pilgrim with perhaps tens of thousands of miles under his belt artist George McCullough doesn’t give you the feeling that he’s been in pursuit of the meaning of life […]

It’s a cold Thursday night, about 9:00 p.m., when I pull up to Go Dog Go drummer Mark Winters’ house for an impromptu jam session. After a few minutes of […]

No one seems to know how to spell “rhythm” these days. Certainly not club and bar owners who have been known to muddle it up so badly that it ends […]