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Evan Gillespie

Evan Gillespie

Whatzup Features Writer

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Widening his musical path

Whitey Morgan might say something about his music “evolving” on his latest album, Hard Times and White Lines, but you get the sense it’s because that’s what people expect him […]

The biggest rock band you might not know

Shinedown stays on top yet flies under the radar. Shinedown might just be the biggest rock n’ roll secret you don’t know about. Unless, of course, you’re one of the […]

Reignition: Seattle-born rock band finds new life

Take a minute to consider the state of rock music in 1993. Nirvana was a year into its reign as the hottest band in America. In Utero, the band’s third […]

Dawn of a new day for Midwest band

What’s in a name? In the case of Michigan-born Pop Evil, the band’s name contains an extremely efficient explanation of the music, a slick melding of melodic pop hooks and […]

Always evolving, always iconic

Few rock bands have been as willing to dramatically evolve over the course of decades, while at the same time being totally transparent about the goals of that evolution, as […]

Hard work paying off for rising country stars

Rising country-pop star Russell Dickerson is, if nothing else, adaptable. When it’s come to building his career, he has been willing to try just about any approach, whether it be […]

Fort Wayne’s hottest sport is on the ice

Arguably, the most exciting cold-weather sports spectacle in Fort Wayne doesn’t happen on the hardwood. It’s nearly impossible for any other sport to match the pure adrenaline infusion of hockey, […]

Have a Swingin’ Little Christmas

The year is 1996, and there’s a dance craze sweeping the nation. All the cool kids want to swing. As dance crazes go, this one is more immersive than most, […]

A Half Century of American Music

Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen have been performing at the heart of American music for more than half a century, mining the country’s musical history, drawing upon every conceivable American […]