
J. Hubner
Whatzup Features Writer
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Jonah Leatherman: ‘Ensuring My Uncertainty’
Fort Wayne musician and songwriter Jonah Leatherman writes songs rooted in the Midwest — dusty, jangly rock n’ roll that grew from seeds planted by names like Petty, Mellencamp, Young, […]

Oblique: ‘You’ll Know It When It Happens’
Oblique is the project name for local electronic producer and Saint Francis grad Mark Waldick. Since 2019, he has been making hip-hop-influenced electronic music, releasing the synth pop-heavy Last Call […]

Necromoon: ‘Nature Makes Our Graves for Us’
It’d be easy to categorize Fort Wayne trio Necromoon as “shoegaze.” They check all the boxes: atmospheric, dreamy, saturated guitar tones, ethereal vocals, and at times Gothic undertones. But you’d […]

The Be Colony: ‘Be III’
As singer/guitarist Atticus Sorrell was putting out an excellent solo album in 2022, his project The Be Colony had been recording in their home studio for three years, crafting Be […]

CloudMaker: ‘Primal Unity’
Fort Wayne musician Eric Frank stepped out from behind his drum kit with Heaven’s Gateway Drugs years ago and has since been honing his skills in the electronic/heavy synth project […]

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: ‘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 […]

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 […]