Articles
Jettingham
The first song on Jettingham’s first album is called “Good Life.” The lyrics convey the frustration of someone who is tired of people telling him how he should feel about […]
CookiePuss
Jerome Schooley figures the Beastie Boys aren’t going to sue him over the name he chose to call his ska/reggae band. The Cookiepuss guitarist says he and his band mates […]
Jettingham / Stop, Rock & Roll
It was only a couple of years ago, but it seems like a different era altogether. We’re sitting at a computer in World Headquarters when a phone call comes in […]
Terry Haffner
At 50, Terry Haffner is a mature man who dominates a room. He’s a fast talker, articulate, assured, one of six siblings that include a lawyer and a former police […]
Donahue / Talking To The Man
One thing that had never occurred to me was to wonder if there was such a thing as Christian Jamaican music. Donahue Stewart, recent island transplant to Fort Wayne, affirms […]
Troolee Dangerous Blues Revue
The card he handed me said Troolie Dangerous Enterprizes, Nicholas M. Crickmore at your service. We were sitting at a corner table at Kaghanns Korner, the truck stop at Interstate […]
David Todoran / Luck In This Life
Whammies favorite David Todoran is set to release his third solo collection of songs, Luck In This Life, upon not only Fort Wayne but all of Europe. After a successful […]
Go Dog Go / Long Story Short
What started in 1998 as an excuse to get out of the house and jam with friends soon became an excuse to pack Katy’s Kapers with a growing fan base. […]
Russell Oettel
A cross between the classic curmudgeon and Yoda, the much respected Russell Oettel – fine arts Professor Emeritus at IPFW, former head of the Fort Wayne Art School and forever […]
Mimi Burns
If you’re lucky enough to be in the front row at a performance by the Mimi Burns Band, you might just get sprinkled with fairy dust. That’s because these progressive […]