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Wheat Williams

Wheat Williams

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Take 6, shown performing at The Dove Awards, will be at The Clyde Theatre on Friday, April 26.

A cappella pioneers Take 6 swing by Clyde

In December, I witnessed the phenomenon that is Straight No Chaser, nine men who sing a cappella. They sold out Embassy Theatre as they have for well over a decade. […]
The Grammy-winning trio Time for Three, from left, Ranaan Meyer, Charles Yang, and Nick Kendall, will be at Honeywell Center in Wabash on Thursday, April 25.

String trio Time for Three have their own sound

Grammy-winning upright bass player Ranaan Meyer has been at the forefront of a new generation of acoustic music 20 years. Based outside of Philadelphia, he comes back to Honeywell Center […]
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai will be in town on April 20 to perform at Embassy Theatre.

Rock guitar legends come together at Embassy

At Embassy Theatre on Saturday, April 20, we’ll see two lifelong friends on the tour of a lifetime as virtuoso rock guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai bring The Satch/Vai […]
A portion of Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s performance of Beethoven with Philippe Quint on Saturday, April 13, will include scenes from William Shakespeare’s Falstaff, incorporating local actors, including Bob Haluska, left, and Kevin Torwelle.

Shakespeare plays role in Philharmonic show

Shelby Lewis is well-known by Fort Wayne audiences for years of acting and directing, in particular with the plays of Shakespeare.  On April 13, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will present […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Hackett will be at Embassy Theatre on Friday, March 22, to play his solo work and Genesis’ Foxtrot in its entirety.

Hackett’s exodus from Genesis a revelation

Despite being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Steve Hackett’s picture could appear in the dictionary with the word “underrated.”  Having debuted on an album with a certain […]
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine will join the Fort Wayne Philharmonic for their performance at Auer Performance Hall on the campus of Purdue University Fort Wayne on Saturday, March 9.

The Phil brings in world-renowned violinist

When I spoke with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Artistic Director Andrew Constantine in September, he told me about violinist Rachel Barton Pine, who performs worldwide but calls Chicago home.  […]
Richard Marx will make his way to The Clyde Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 18.

Richard Marx to leave his mark at Clyde

The long wait is over: Richard Marx is returning to Fort Wayne and The Clyde Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 18.  He was last here in February 2020, just before the […]
Mr. Big, from left, Paul Gilbert, Nick D’Virgilio, Eric Martin, and Billy Sheehan, have been busy touring the world, pictured here in August at The 90s Festival at Jakarta International Expo in Indonesia. They will be at Honeywell Center in Wabash on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Drummer Nick D’Virgilio continues big year

Drummer and singer Nick D’Virgilio is one of the voices of Fort Wayne’s Sweetwater Sound. He’s a content creator whose YouTube videos are watched by musicians everywhere. Before he settled […]
Jazz musician Byron Stripling will perform alongside the Fort Wayne Philharmonic for a Mari Gras-inspired show on Saturday, Feb. 3, at PFW’s Auer Performance Hall.

Philharmonic backs jazz musician’s Mardi Gras

Byron Stripling, singing and playing trumpet, has spent his life interpreting the uniquely American musical tradition that is jazz.  In his solo performances with symphony orchestras around the country, Stripling […]