Jason Hoffman
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
Cathy Serrano / Dark Hearts, Simple Treasures
A few years back Cathy Serrano stunned the local populace with a folksy album drenched in Native American flute. This debut album, Share The Wind, was a bit short on […]
Nod Arvefel / 4th Man In The Fire
Nod Arvefel is back with his fifth full-length album, and he’s never sounded better. 4th Man In the Fire contains an assortment of songs (12 to be exact) in an […]
Joey O. Band / Still Dreaming
Joey O. is a guitaristÕs guitarist. He uses Fender guitars and real Fender amps – none of that simulated amp-modeling chicanery. His playing style is so nuanced and direct that […]
City Wide Worship / A Worship That Changed A City
OnMay 18, 2007 a city-wide multi-media Christian worship service was held at the Foellinger Ampitheater. The event was arranged and performed by a group appropriately named Citywide Worship. During the […]
Bryon Thompson / Starting Now
Fans of tasty guitar instrumentals rejoice: Bryon Thompson has released Starting Now, his fourth collection of top-notch pop-rock compositions! Once again he plies his trade using a trusty Godin A6 […]
Bob Phillips and Jim Steele / Making Waves
Making Waves: A Demonstration of Kymotropic Inventions sat far too long in my stack of albums to review, mostly because I didn’t know how to tackle it. It is startlingly […]
Distractions / A Dozen Distractions
     As advertised by the title, A Dozen Distractions, the debut album by the modern folk band, The Distractions, delivers an even dozen original songs, each […]
Jim Steele / Neptune Rising
For years Jim Steele has been an in-demand jazz and session keyboard player in the Fort Wayne area, even snagging the Best Keyboard Player Whammy in 2001. But until the […]
Nod Arvefel / Messenger
If you think that all Christians wear dour faces then you’ve never met Nod Arvefel (also known to certain Angolian’s as Donald Lefevra). I’ve never met Nod, but after hearing […]