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J. Hubner

J. Hubner

Whatzup Features Writer

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Austin & The Avenue's latest records receives high marks.

Austin & The Avenue: ‘Rough Translation’

Last we heard from Austin & The Avenue was 2022’s excellent Waiting on the Flood, a collection of jangly pop rock that blended the rock lean of Tom Petty and […]
Filth & Majesty have released Eviction Party.

Filth & Majesty: ‘Eviction Party’

North Manchester’s kings of rock n’ roll sleaze Filth & Majesty are back with a new set of grimy, gritty, and dangerously loud songs.  The 12-track Eviction Party picks right […]
Fort Wayne's Sankofa once again delivers with Iron Kofa Sharp.

Sankofa: ‘Iron Kofa Sharp’

Sankofa, the Midwest rapper extraordinaire and busiest man in the independent hip-hop scene, has never met a beat he can’t rap to. I’m imagining every rhythmic swish he hears made […]

Serepta: ‘Wayward Vessel’

Serepta is the nom de plume of Chicago-by-way-of-Fort Wayne musician/songwriter/avant artist Hope Arthur.  Through the muse of Serepta, Arthur combines their love of all arts: music, visual, dance, makeup, and […]
Mark Linehan has produced 12 eclectic songs on his album "Songs Everyone Will Hear."

Mark Linehan: ‘Songs Everyone Will Hear’

Fort Wayne musician Mark Linehan makes music connected to emotion and experience.  A multi-instrumentalist that plays 12-string guitar, flute, and cello, Linehan writes intimate songs about love, faith, and redemption […]

Tony Marino: ‘World Music Blues’

When you step into Fort Wayne resident Tony Marino’s World Music Blues, it’s like stepping into an alternate reality where the humans have all but died off and what is […]
Neon Straightjackets' debut album is full of energy.

Neon Straightjackets: ‘Ex-Girlfriends and Ecstasy’

Neon Straightjackets is an alternative/punk rock four-piece band stemming from northwest Ohio, but they play and scream like they’re from Seattle in 1989,” says Neon Straightjackets’ Bandcamp page.  If you […]
Pete Dio and The Old & Dirty are releasing a new album, Hoosier Honky Tonk.

Pete Dio and The Old & Dirty: ‘Hoosier Honky Tonk’

Pete Dio is a musical whirlwind. The guy does not take a break from the creative process, whether it’s with his outlaw country outfit Pete Dio and The Old & […]
Frogman and The Friends of Frogman will get you hopping.

Frogman and The Friends of Frogman: ‘Frogman and The Friends of Frogman’

From a radioactive swamp in the wilds of Allen County comes the rockin’ Frogman, an amphibian that rocks a lily pad with the best of ’em. Nobody knows the origins […]