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This past summer’s whatzup Battle of the Bands came packed with many surprises, perhaps none more surprising than the ascendance of heavy metal quintet, Verge Of Submission. Finishing in a […]

It’s hard for anyone paying even a modicum of attention to the Fort Wayne music scene for the past few years not to have heard of Jon Ross. A man […]

On his debut, Scientific Cricket, Indianapolis’ Grampall Jookabox (a.k.a. David “Moose” Adamson) let his freak-folk flag fly high, all while a subtle undercurrent of big, club-rattling beats threatened to surface […]

Scott Snyder is a quiet, soft-spoken young man with a deep voice. He’s polite, well versed in a number of topics and experiences and an all-around nice guy in general.  […]

If someone was to take a survey of random citizens in the area and ask, “What is northeast Indiana’s most dominant musical trend?” there are serious doubts in my mind […]

On the night of the whatzup Battle of the Bands V finals, a loyal local music fan was heard to comment, “They have the most spiritual energy of any band […]

Less than a year ago, the band that would become Elemental was still a work in progress. Not the music, the band itself. The crew had just picked up bassist […]

When I finally got the call to do a story for whatzup, I was elated. When Mr. whatzup told me, “I figured that since you work for the Bear, you […]

There are a lot of top-notch local CDs being released these days. Adding to the weight of this statement is the fact that I’m not a big fan of hip-hop […]