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Chris Hupe

Chris Hupe

Whatzup Features Writer

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The ‘Not a Side Project’

Over two million albums sold, three Grammy nominations collected, a couple of chart-topping singles certified and roughly two decades as a band in the books. That’s not too bad for […]

Working Musician Personified

The term “working musician” was created to describe guys like Jon Durnell. Having played over 175 shows last year with several different bands and working toward at least 125 shows […]

Forever the Fallen / Love & Sin

Forever The Fallen rose from the ashes of the short-lived but promising Contender Rising. Bassist Dan Edwards and guitarist Brandon Francis carry on under a new name with vocalist Jason […]

Trichotomous Hippopotamus

You can imagine the stories that might surround something called a Trichotomous Hippopotamus.  “Archaeologists in Uganda recently unearthed the bones of the rare trichotomous hippopotamus. The animal was rumored to […]

The Victim, The Witness

When we last heard from Taylor Fredricks, just a few months ago actually, his band, also called Taylor Fredricks, had just released its second EP, The Structure of a Mechanical […]

Elements of Cosmos / 2013

There’s a lot to digest when listening to the seven songs on Elements of Cosmos’ eponymous EP. Recorded at Ball State University in 2012 and released earlier this year, the […]

Blood from a Stone

Kendallville. Home of the Apple Festival, East Noble High School and former NBA star Brad Miller. A city of just under 10,000 residents, Kendallville isn’t usually thought of as a […]

Joey O. / 2013

Joey O’s latest effort, 2013, is a solo album like no other. One of the most talented and accomplished musicians in the Fort Wayne area, Joey O wrote and arranged […]

Djenetic Drift

It sounds like a freak weather occurrence. “There’s a djenetic drift off the coast of Miami that’s causing strong rip tides.” Or, “Be careful driving down I-75. The wind is […]