If Toledo, Ohio makes you think of Spain, Jamie Farr and/or That Place South of Ann Arbor, then you need to add another thought to your list: Cool Music Town. […]

What do I know about the Yellow Dead Bettys? I know they’re a Fort Wayne band. I know they once got shut down at a certain local bar (to be […]

In this era of digital photography it’s very likely that many of the young fans who follow local foursome Darkroom aren’t terribly familiar with things like fixing baths and enlargers. […]

I asked the members of the End Times Spasm Band if they’d ever been accused of imitating the Squirrel Nut Zippers.  Songwriter and founder Bjart Helms replied, “I don’t mind […]

Chances are, if you’ve gone to an End Times Spasm Band show, you’ve tapped your toes or danced a boogie to the idea that humankind could soon be extinct. “I […]

I’ll be up-front with you: I’m not a fan of punk. I do, however, appreciate good music in whatever form it may take, analyzing it the way I would a […]

For Glory and Empire are a four-piece band that formed in 2007. Though they still call the Fort their home, members have scattered to various parts of the U.S. to […]

Two years ago, despite years of releasing top-shelf indie rock hotness, Mark Hutchins (formerly of Vandolah) was a little known artist in his hometown Fort Wayne scene. He was the […]