Deborah Kennedy
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
A Three-Axe Onslaught
Guitar Army are the supergroup’s supergroup. The guitarists that form the band’s core – John Jorgenson, Lee Roy Parnell and Joe Robinson – aren’t only well-respected axe men. They also […]
Family That Plays Together
Last year was a difficult one for guitarist and songwriter Derek Trucks. Not only did he lose his uncle, Butch Trucks, to suicide, but Gregg Allman, one of his musical […]
Tim Northern
Nashville-born comic Tim Northern isn’t afraid to open his shows with a spot of sincerity. The moment he takes the stage he tells everyone in the room that he loves […]
Granger Smith
Look up “true blue country boy” in the dictionary and you’re bound to see Granger Smith’s slim, dark face staring back at you. Born in Dallas, Texas, Smith took up […]
Sidewalk Prophets
Contemporary Christian pop act the Sidewalk Prophets got their start in the hallowed halls of Anderson University where then students Dave Frey and Ben McDonald met and became friends. They […]
Therapeutic Blues
Marcus King is the first to admit he’s an introvert. That label doesn’t bother him at all. In fact, he embraces it. He’s a lot more conflicted, though, about being […]
Two ‘Infamous’ Amigos
There are evenings you’ll never forget and then there’s the night when Steve Martin and Martin Short take over the Embassy Theatre stage, along with musical acts the Steep Canyon […]
Rapping Out Country Hits
There are more paths to country stardom than roads that lead to Rome. For singer-songwriter Colt Ford, his journey began when he was a toddler, trading words with his mother. […]
Music with Meaning
To hear the violin/viola duo Black Violin saw their way through a Bach Brandenburg Concerto is to have one’s preconceived notions about classical music forever changed. Is that jazz, R&B, […]