Articles
Brad Kelsey
Fort Wayne seems to embrace blues guitar players. From legends like B.B. King to regional favorite Duke Tumatoe, the Fort can be counted on to pack a venue to hear […]
Sub-Surface
Dope hip-hop music in Indiana can be hard to come by, said Nearest Nova producer Gyrid Enock Root Lyon when asked about Sub-Surfaces upcoming CD release party at the Fort […]
Pleasing Melani
The Brown Bottle Band, third runners-up in the whatzup Battle Of The Bands on August 19th, are pretty much perennial favorites at Columbia Street West, and from the initial crowd […]
Distractions / A Dozen Distractions
     As advertised by the title, A Dozen Distractions, the debut album by the modern folk band, The Distractions, delivers an even dozen original songs, each […]
Action Jaxson
Just seconds after I set my mug on the table of a north side coffeehouse, Action Jaxson drummer Wil Brown began what would amount to taking me to school on […]
Jim Steele / Neptune Rising
For years Jim Steele has been an in-demand jazz and session keyboard player in the Fort Wayne area, even snagging the Best Keyboard Player Whammy in 2001. But until the […]
I, Wombat
After hearing Lou Cucinelli’s voice on my answering machine, suggesting I meet his band at Mad Anthony Brewing Co. on a Sunday afternoon, I more or less assumed he might […]
The Distractions
The scene at Deer Park Irish Pub, on the last Saturday in August, was like a birthday party. In fact, it was a birthday party, a 40th birthday party for […]