Steve Penhollow
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
Keeping feet in two worlds
For much of its two-decade existence, Switchfoot has courted two not-always-complementary camps. Switchfoot’s music has always appealed to both the Christian music audience and the secular music audience. These audiences […]
Saying no to bro: Country artist spreads wings past stereotype
Country music artist Chase Rice had huge hits in 2014 and 2015 with “Ready Set Roll” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight.” When he had another hit earlier this year with “Eyes […]
Top-selling rapper fills Clyde Theatre
In August, an album by Chance the Rapper was beaten out at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s album chart by an album from Nathan Feuerstein the Rapper. Some pundits, […]
First-rate performance of Sondheim musical
Some people are resistant to Sondheim’s musical about a vengeful barber because of its subject matter. Serial murder and cannibalism can come as quite a shock when you’re sitting there […]
Making new fans one show at a time
Eric Gales grew up in a Memphis household full of left-handed guitarists who’d taught themselves to play right-handed guitars. So he did the only thing an impressionable young right-hander could […]
Classic band remembers its roots and hits
David Freiberg grew up in Cincinnati, in a household where Reform Judaism was practiced. Reform Judaism is a progressive form of its namesake. “My father would do the blessing over […]
Top ’90s pop band embrace odd name
The band Toad the Wet Sprocket took its name from a Monty Python skit. “I once wrote a sketch about rock musicians,” Monty Python co-founder Eric Idle has said. “And […]
Jazz legend refuses to align with one genre
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has never been one to play it safe or rest on his laurels. He came to prominence in the late ’70s with lush, stirring mood music. […]
Happiness is the secret to songwriting
David Crosby admits that he wasn’t exactly a prolific songwriter prior to 2014. Then a dam burst or seemed to from the perspective of his fans. Crosby put out four […]