Articles
Fatima Washington
You just might be laboring under the misapprehension that rising star Fatima Washington doesn’t live here anymore. In fact, the young R&B singer is still a resident of Fort Wayne, […]
Rains
Getting out of Fort Wayne can be tough. Especially when you’re from Ligonier. But against the odds, or perhaps because of them, Jeff Rains and his band Rains has managed […]
F**king Panthers / Learning to Die
Churubusco, Indiana’s F***ing Panthers have a penchant for four-letter words, punk rock bravado and metal guitar blasts. They want you to know they’re mad, and they have delivered their list […]
Harvey Cocks
I defy you to name a nicer person than Harvey Cocks. It simply can’t be done. A particularly impressive feat considering he happened to be a Broadway star in the […]
Hannah Bushong / Sleigh Bells In the Air
Hannah Bushong may be a mere 18 years old, but it’s almost as if she was born in 1918. I don’t mean to be insulting to the young lady, but […]
Joel Young Band
“We are a cover band that is just about to write songs,” says Joel Young of the Joel Young Band. While the rest of his band gathered around a small […]
Kathy Watson
Is there anything prettier than colored glass? It is perhaps the one man-made material that rivals the luminescent beauty of flowers. In flower petals, water inside the cell matter captures […]
Peter Nite and The Allstar Band / Roc Therapy
A thorough search online for a bit of background on Peter Nite & The All Star Band turned up nothing. No Facebook. Not even a Myspace page. So, I have […]
Rick Brown / Yule Rock
When I was asked to review the latest Christmas album by Rick Brown, I thought I knew what I was in for. After all, I knew that Brown was the […]
John Hubner
Here’s how it used to work for songwriters: you wrote your songs, polished them up as much as possible, maybe made a simple demo tape, then saved up enough hard-earned […]