Skip to main content
Things to Do in Fort Wayne and Beyond

Articles


Lee Miles / Leaves That Are Green

I don’t know for certain how one acquires a copy of Lee Miles’ covers-only album, Leaves That Are Green, but I consider myself very lucky to have it in my […]

Chris Shaffer / Vim

You’re probably already familiar with Indianapolis-based Chris Shaffer’s saga – boy pays dues, band gets hit record, band sours on major label experience, boy leaves band, boy goes back to […]

Exterminate All Rational Thought / Lining the Streets

In a time when the bands we once thought were the new kings of progressive and concept metal are putting out records that sound more like Load than Master Of […]

Brent Evans / Unexpected Angels

      Rochester, Indiana’s Brent Evans writes clean, tuneful and satisfying songs that adroitly manage to fill in the gaps between country, country rock and down-to-earth pop. His road-seasoned chops and […]

All Nite Skate / Western Shame

All Nite Skate’s debut full-length album, Western Shame, begins with an appropriate explosion before spinning into layer after layer of epic guitar work. No, this is not your average Fort […]

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-Surface’s 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 […]

Between the Rooms

“Don’t vote for the nunchucks” explained Between the Rooms drummer Philip Kurut on the topic of his weapons solo during the band’s memorable semifinals performance in the recent whatzup Battle […]