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Fort Wayne can brag of several local businesses which have brought the city into the spotlight, providing economic development opportunities which have helped raise the profile and built the region […]

Just in the last 10 years alone, the music business has changed dramatically. Where bands used to form in the hopes of getting a major label deal and hitting the […]

Bill Lupkin’s musical career has ebbed and flowed, hitting incredible peaks before quietly subsiding while life’s other joys and challenges moved to the forefront. But whether he was actively involved […]

On Saturday, October 18 a remarkable anniversary will be celebrated. It isn’t often that a band lasts 30 years, and it’s even more unlikely for a local band to endure […]

The image of rap music has often included violent messages and images – or at least that’s the general stereotype many may have of the genre. In truth, rap styles […]

The music business can be a cruel route to possible fame and fortune. For every musician or band that succeeds there are hundreds – more likely thousands – of others […]

Fort Wayne is home to a lot oftalented people. Some make a name for themselves either locally or,occasionally, beyond the city limits. Some remain obscure forever, never reallysharing their talents […]

WhenCarol Lockridge moved to Fort Wayne in 1999 the Summit City became far richer,stealing a great blues vocalist and natural musician away from Detroit,Michigan. But neither Fort Wayne nor Carol […]

Twenty years of history is rare for any rock band. You see it occasionally among some of the top bands in the world – the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, The Who […]