Articles
Hometown Hooligans / Unfinished Business
I love hip-hop culture and music first and foremost, and when I popped in Hometown Hooligan’s Unfinished Business I was immediately drawn into their world. As I cruised around the […]
Afro-Disiacs
Get lucky enough to wander into an Afro-Disiacs jam session at their rehearsal space in the New Covenant Worship Center on South Calhoun Street and one thing becomes very clear. […]
Lee Miles / Open Your Grievous Heart
Had Fort Wayne-based singer/songwriter Lee Miles been blessed with better physical health I’ve no doubt he’d have moved on to bigger things by now. Not because what he’s doing isn’t […]
The B-Sharps / The ‘B’ Is For Party
Talk to any member of the now defunct B-Sharps and you’ll very likely learn one thing: they don’t like their second album, The “B” Is For Party, quite as much […]
Kill The Rabbit
Kill the Rabbit are so beloved by their fans that they have their own chad. Remember those dangling things that caused such a stir during the 2004 Presidential election? In […]
Jon Keller / Down In a Mirror
At the bar a few nights ago I found myself disoriented. Or, should I say, more disoriented than usual. A song had come on over the jukebox that I loved […]
Audio Mimes / The Facepaint EP
The Facepaint EP is the debut recording from Audio Mimes, a new four-piece band with members born and raised in the Fort. It is a subtle mixture of several influences, […]
Fernando Tarango / October 31, 2009
October 31, 2009 has a charm that is inescapable, and, except for a stumble at the beginning, the songs are melodic gems. Fernando Tarango has created a narrative through-line that […]
The Bergamot / Smile
It’s a tricky thing to pull off something that’s fresh and retro without turning into a novelty act. The Bergamot pull that off quite nicely with Smile. It’s a snapshot […]
Black Label Summer / The Rise & Fall of Josh Hall
There’s a strange but fitting twang to Black Label Summer frontman Josh Hall, known mostly for his Thunderhawk records and PBR loyalty. Maybe it’s the Fu Manchu stash he sometimes […]