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Dark Blonde Water / Dark Blonde Water

Although recorded three years ago, Dark Blonde Water’s self-titled debut album was released in January by the South Bend-based band made up of Fort Wayne natives. The band likes to […]
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Terry Ratliff

The writing on the window leaves no question. There is a new gallery in town. The tiny building that shares a wall with the popular Phoenix restaurant on Broadway now […]

Brand New Bag / Fat Metaphysical Thing

The Best R&B or Hip Hop Band category in last year’s whatzup Readers Poll was expected to bring in votes for the substantial number of rap acts around Fort Wayne. […]

Last Chance At Failure

Last Chance At Failure is former Fort Wayne band Spitface 30, minus one member and with a new addition, bass player Travis Roebuck. With a name change, the band is […]

Abraham

About 4,000 years ago, God entered into an agreement with a mere mortal. This covenant charged the 100-year-old man with fathering kings of new nations (with his 90-year-old wife) and […]

H. Stanley Liddell

When Stan Liddell was presented with the first Special Whammy for his contributions to Fort Wayne’s music scene – an award which now bears his name – there were already […]
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Abraham / Neato

This debut album by one of the most popular hard rock groups in the area has something in its 46-plus minutes for everyone. A heavy-metal homage to Metallica? No problem, […]

Arvel Bird & Fred Rothert / Christmas With Arvel & Fred

They’’ve been playing together since 1978, and now Bird and Rothert have produced a Christmas CD full of lovely melodies, gentle singing and exquisite musicianship. On most of the selections, […]

Buttonhead

The guys of the band ButtonHead must think they’re Sofa King clever. That’s probably the reason the Summit City rock group buried the title track of their debut CD Sofa […]

Buttonhead / Sofa King Cool

I didn’t know much about Buttonhead before listening to their new CD, Sofa King Cool, but I know them a little better now. Sofa King Cool consists of 13 tracks, […]