Steve Penhollow
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
Trusting His Own Instincts
It’s a good bet that Charlie Daniels doesn’t get asked about time travel very often, so I was happy to be the first reporter (probably) to broach the subject with […]
Fagen Forges Ahead
When Steely Dan performs at the Embassy Theatre on October 4, it will be without the band’s cofounder, Walter Becker. Becker died a year ago of esophageal cancer at the […]
Legendary Bluesman
You should know why it’s important to see blues guitarist Buddy Guy perform at the Clyde Theatre without me having to tell you. Guy is one of the last living […]
Cherub
Electro-pop and electro-funk duos are all the rage these days. Nationally and internationally, we have Daft Punk, Chromeo, Evvol, Sacre, OYLS, Tiger March, Manic Focus and many others. Locally, we […]
Frogapalooza
Frogapalooza may be the best “-palooza” ever devised. It is the annual Eagle Marsh fundraiser: A celebration and subsidization of the wetland preserve’s flora and fauna. Frogapalooza isn’t so much […]
Stubbornly Independent
In recent years, the Foellinger has grown more ambitious in its summer programming: booking ever larger rock acts of the sort that never would have played the outdoor venue 15 […]
Stand-Up Family Man
In 2017, Jim Gaffigan’s wife, Jeannie, underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumor and Gaffigan was forced to contemplate a worst-case scenario. Gaffigan, a father of five children, knew […]
Appreciating the Moment
At present, R&B singer Anderson East may be more well known for his personal life than for his music. East dated country singer Miranda Lambert for two years (past tense) […]
55 Craft Breweries at Fest
Mad Anthony’s first craft beer festival happened 20 years ago under a tent in a parking lot behind what used to be known as Munchie Emporium. Unlike the Indiana-centric event […]