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Michael Poorman

To distill the essence of local painter Michael Poorman’s recent work is to retrace the artist’s own 40-plus-year journey of collecting, discarding, incorporating, dismissing yet always embracing the world of […]

Various Artists / Essentials Volume 5

It’s always hard to review the annual Essentials compilation disc put out by WEJE or WXTE or WJJFabini or whatever they’re calling themselves these days. Aside from the fact that […]

Rick “Doc” West

When Fort Wayne’s radio icon Doc West first arrived in Fort Wayne in the summer of 1979, he really had no intention of making the city his home, much less […]

Tom Didier & Friends / O Holy Night

If you attend sports events or Catholic church services, you’’ve probably heard Fort Wayne’’s Tom Didier perform the National Anthem or hymns. If you haven’’t, then this disc is a […]

Ty Causey / Loopholes

Fort Wayne native Ty Causey has been causing a bit of a stir in certain R&B circles, receiving very favorable reviews for his vocals and co-writing on 1998’s Morning Tenderness […]

Homeless J.

The music business can be a cruel route to possible fame and fortune. For every musician or band that succeeds there are hundreds – more likely thousands – of others […]

Flying Suraci / Then And Now

With enough experience to be called veterans, Rob and Susan Suraci have released their first album, Then And Now. While regulars at Toast & Jam Coffeehouse (where the CD release […]

Rick Callender / Spark

Rick Callender, known in certain circles as Bink, is the mainstay at local coffee houses. Of the few times I ventured out with my accordion, intent on subjecting hapless caffeine-addicts […]

Corporate Circus

After putting the final touches on their second album, There’s No Place Like Home, Warsaw-based punk rock outfit Corporate Circus feel as if “there’s a world of difference” between their […]

Amanda Perez / Where You At?

Fort Wayne native Amanda Perez came from a large family full of musical talent. It’s not surprising then that her own life, from her earliest memories to her current position […]