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By now, we’ve heard several iterations of Warsaw, Indiana’s reigning basement indie king: the yearning Rundgren-esque pop from Goodbyewave; the spiky low-and mid-fi energy of Sunnydaymassacre; the more considered and […]

Here’s how it used to work for songwriters: you wrote your songs, polished them up as much as possible, maybe made a simple demo tape, then saved up enough hard-earned […]

It’s plenty impressive to conjure a compelling album of indie Americana from an island (metaphorically speaking; it’s Indianapolis). It’s quite another feat to plant a concept within said album and […]

Northern Indiana (depending upon whom you talk to) is either a booming hotbed of just-under-the-surface musical talent or a wasteland punctuated by the occasional oasis of a worthwhile artist. I’d […]

Character is defined by how one deals with the Big Stuff: life-altering tragedies, joys and tribulations. Fort Wayne musical spigot and erstwhile Orange Opera head dude Kevin Hambrick has dealt […]

They’re back and they mean business: body-blow riffs, thunderous drums, killer momentum and hooks big enough to catch marlin. Cry Like a Man is I, Wombat 2.0. And, it packs […]

Imagine driving down a less-traveled road in a vintage car, windows down, no particular destination or deadline or agenda to worry about. You see the details that you’d been too […]

Don’t underestimate Hillbilly Casino’s ability to get under your skin. This rollicking rockabilly wrecking crew has been tearing up stages and causing CD players to spontaneously combust for half a […]

It takes nerve to not only open your album with a cover, but to open your album with, essentially, a cover of a cover. Case in point: the first tune […]