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D.M. Jones
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
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GoodbyeWave / Goodbye, So Long, Farewell, Goodnight
Say you hail from a typical Midwest small town (Warsaw, Indiana, for instance), soak up influences that aren’t necessarily the “norm,” put together a band here and there and run […]
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homeless j / The Squeeze
Homeless J, for better or worse, can probably impart that advice more wisely than just about anybody in the region: stuck on the short end of two promising major label […]
I, Wombat / I, Wombat
Want a break from the avalanche of niche-marketed, multimedia “artists” that seem to have emerged whole cloth from some focus-group factory? Do you miss rock music, the kind of rock […]
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Dan Nightingale / Wait On the Bridge
Given the state of affairs in the world circa 2007, it’s a real tightrope walk for Christian artists to navigate the line between hope, faith and the black and white […]
Kevin Hambrick / Football Weather
By now the saga of Kevin Hambrick has become well known around the area: longtime local staple, interesting backstory, intense live performer, wildly prolific songwriter, documentary subject (Paging Rascal Hanks), […]
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Chris Shaffer / Vim
You’re probably already familiar with Indianapolis-based Chris Shaffer’s saga – boy pays dues, band gets hit record, band sours on major label experience, boy leaves band, boy goes back to […]
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Brent Evans / Unexpected Angels
Rochester, Indiana’s Brent Evans writes clean, tuneful and satisfying songs that adroitly manage to fill in the gaps between country, country rock and down-to-earth pop. His road-seasoned chops and […]
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Bill Lupkin & Friends / Where I Come From
Blues harp master Bill Lupkin’s credentials are spelled out on the inner sleeve of his new release, Where I Come From. A jaw-dropping montage of scrapbook photos shows Lupkin backing […]
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Dilate / Statement To The World
The world of Dilates modern brand of metal is all black chrome and gunmetal gray, a place where iron-forged roaring fury is only occasionally offset by what passes for peace […]