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J. Hubner

J. Hubner

Whatzup Features Writer

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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 […]
Adam Baker released "Winter Funk" on March 10.

Adam Baker: ‘Winter Funk’

Adam Baker is a musical man about town. The Fort Wayne musician has been known to make the noise with Adam Baker & The Heartache, lay the funk down in […]
Local band Piques recently released "Yes And."

Piques: ‘Yes And’

The Fort seems to be putting out an impressive stream of rock n’ roll bands as of late. There’s Namen Namen, Uncle Muscle, Snakehandler Church, and Squirrel Cage, just to […]