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Buskerfest

Musicians of GearFest, Son Little
The Spinners, Leones
AssassinsMake Music Day

June 15, 2017

Vol. 21 No. 44

Buskerfest

Musicians of GearFest, Son Little
The Spinners, Leones
AssassinsMake Music Day

June 15, 2017

Vol. 21 No. 44

Articles


Stars from A to Zappa

It is not uncommon for famous musicians to try to dissuade their kids from getting into the family business. Frank Zappa went in the other direction, according to his son, […]

Standing the Test of Time

Although originally from Detroit, there are few groups which better define the Philly soul sound than The Spinners. But it seems almost incredible now, almost 50 years later, that a […]

An Evolution of Sound

Two years ago Ozzy Albor and Eric Bernal formed the Fort Wayne-based alternative band Leones. After Bernal messaged Albor and arranged to set up a jam session (a scenario that […]

Taking It to the Streets

Launching an event called Buskerfest was a brave thing to do in Fort Wayne in 2009. Busking, both the word and the practice, was virtually unknown in the Summit City […]

Assassins

The Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins has had a difficult history–thanks in part to America’s own difficult history. When it premiered off-Broadway in 1990 in the ultra-patriotic Gulf War era, the […]