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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 […]

Susan Suraci

It’s not easy at times to find the multi-dexterous Susie Suraci. She’s not a recluse, just a busy girl. During the work-a-day week she’s in the admissions Department at IPFW. […]

Bill Lupkin & Friends / Where I Come From

Blues harp master Bill Lupkin’s credentials are spelled out on the inner sleeve of his new release, Where I Come From. A jaw-dropping montage of scrapbook photos shows Lupkin backing […]

Joel Fremion

Collared once with the label “man of the cloth” for his intricate fabric collages, fifty-few-year-old local galleryist Joel Fremion remains today an enthusiastic and dedicated proselytizer for homegrown talent. “It […]

Nod Arvefel / Messenger

If you think that all Christians wear dour faces then you’’ve never met Nod Arvefel (also known to certain Angolian’s as Donald Lefevra). I’’ve never met Nod, but after hearing […]

Dilate / Statement To The World

The world of Dilate’s modern brand of metal is all black chrome and gunmetal gray, a place where iron-forged roaring fury is only occasionally offset by what passes for peace […]

Loose Change

As the name implies, Loose Change like to keep things, well, loose. But in order to keep things loose Todd Kabisch, Cary Ausderan and Mike Pettit have had to learn […]