Mark Hunter
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Movers & Shakers
2019 Liddell Award Honoree
Founder, Whatzup
It was quiet at the Shriner Lake home of Anita and Doug Driscoll the afternoon I arrived to talk to ... Read More |
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Festivals & Events
Tri-State Bluegrass Festival
If it’s Labor Day weekend, it must be time for some serious pickin’, with acoustic string instru... Read More |
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Local Musicians
elle/the Remnant
Hicksville, Ohio, seems an unlikely place for a pair of musicians to have formed a bond, or for that... Read More |
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CD Reviews
elle/the Remnant
When local band elle/the Remnant released Skies I’ve Learned How to Love in January 2018, it must ... Read More |
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Festivals & Events
Arab Fest
The 4th annual Arab Fest kicks off the summer festival season with a lineup of world-renowned perfor... Read More |
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Festivals & Events
Northern Indiana Bluegrass Festival
The mission of the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association is simple: to introduce and promote bluegr... Read More |
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CD Reviews
Local Spin
It’s often said that musicians spend their whole lives working on their debut albums. As a result,... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
It’s not unusual for a band to change its name. It happens a lot for a variety of reasons. A name ... Read More |
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Writers & Books
Featured Writer
Weird stuff happens in writer Deborah E. Kennedy's fictional world. In the case of her compelling de... Read More |
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National Acts
The Accidentals
Watching The Accidentals perform is like hitching a ride on a rocket. Savannah Buist and Katie Larso... Read More |
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National Acts
Ben Folds
Ben Folds has the appearance of someone you might find spilling off your couch the morning after a r... Read More |
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Art
Oil Painters of America
Oil painter John Michael Carter spends a lot of time traveling the world looking for scenes that exc... Read More |
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Local Musicians
An Evening With Doc West
For 37 years, Rick "Doc" West has skillfully welcomed and introduced hundreds of rock bands to dozen... Read More |
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National Acts
Zion Lion
Regardless of what anyone says, summer isn't over until after Labor Day weekend. The kids may be lon... Read More |
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National Acts
Roots Rock Society
It's turning out to be a good summer for Stann Champion. On July 1, the Chicago-based musician took ... Read More |
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National Acts
Rick Wilson
The artist Rick Wilson lives and works in Edinburgh, Indiana, a small town whose central location be... Read More |
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Stage & Dance
Fairy Tale Fest
Fort Wayne Youtheater can never be accused of shying away from a challenge. Or from controversy. Rec... Read More |
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National Acts
Toronzo Cannon
Toronzo Cannon sounds like the name of some kind of space weapon. It isn't.
Toronzo Cannon is the ... Read More |
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Festivals & Events
Record Store Day
Ten years ago Bob Roets was more than a little concerned about the financial viability of his busine... Read More |
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National Acts
Foellinger Summer Concert Series
Two queens, a boy wizard, and an old guy in red socks. Sort of sounds like an odd poker hand. But re... Read More |
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Stage & Dance
Battery Dance
Gannery Htoo is about to have the experience of a lifetime. Htoo is a junior at South Side High Scho... Read More |
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National Acts
Larry McCray
Guitarist Larry McCray has always said a lot with his blend of blues and rock. But in recent years, ... Read More |
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National Acts
Anoushka Shankar
Sitar player Anoushka Shankar has spent her life immersed in three cultures. Born in England, she sp... Read More |
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National Acts
Texas Tenors
Don't let the black cowboy hats fool you. The Texas Tenors aren't your typical horse-ridin', calf-ro... Read More |
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Festivals & Events
Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show
What is the surest sign that spring is coming? It's not the mobs of people lined up for a pre-Florid... Read More |
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National Acts
Gabriel Iglesias
Call him "Fluffy."
Comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias has carved out quite a career for himself tel... Read More |
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Destinations
Escape Rooms
Want to make time fly? Have yourself locked in a room with a group of friends and try to solve a ser... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
I had barely settled into my chair on the patio of the Venice Restaurant when Paul New Stewart asked... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
It’s been two years since Cai Caudill wandered into Canterbury High School cradling a homemade uku... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Bob Bailey has just two rules for his outstanding band, Expanding Man. Rule No.1: no drama. Rule N... Read More |
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Destinations
Destination
The worst thing about Sunday brunch at the Green Frog is deciding what to order. The best thing is r... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Fort Wayne is loaded with talent, and many folks toil for years without ever getting the attention t... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Being a musician boils down to two basic skills: knowing what to play and knowing when to play it. I... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Things happen fast in rock n’ roll. One minute you’re throwing a band together to help out a fri... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
For the past 15 years, Jon Gillespie has been immersed in a project that could go on forever. A co... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
If having groupies is a measure of a band’s success, then Triple Play must be doing something righ... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
The last few years have been busy for Fort Wayne guitarist and composer Phil Schurger. And the way t... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Getting out of Fort Wayne can be tough. Especially when you’re from Ligonier. But against the odds... Read More |
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CD Reviews
Local Spin
It’s been four and a half years since James Ellsworth & the Dynasorrows released Heart on Sleeve, ... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Every once in a while a band comes along and throws new light on old classic rock tunes. Juke Joint ... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
For Jan Krist, the singer/songwriter hosting the March 30 songwriters workshop at Come2Go Ministries... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
A few years ago, Nick Hornby - who wrote the novels High Fidelity and About a Boy and a small librar... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
The casual observer would be hard-pressed to determine the specific demographic targeted by the band... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
There is a line dividing fans of country music. On one side stands the pop-country enthusiast, fans ... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
The band 600 North didn't always go by that name.
In a moment of clarity, while practicing at the Hu... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
The scene at Deer Park Irish Pub, on the last
Saturday in August, was like a birthday party. In fact... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
As the name implies, Loose Change like to keep things, well, loose. But in order to keep things loos... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
As watering holes go, the Latch String is among
the more unassuming you're likely to find.
Squatti... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Robby Savoie lives on 16th Street in Bloomington
in a shining example of that town's housing
sto... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Ask G-Money about his role as host of the
All-Star Blues Jam, the weekly gathering of local
and re... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
It's rare that a band gets hyped without so much as a demo disc or single public performance under t... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
The first song on Jettingham's first album is called "Good Life." The lyrics convey the frustration ... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
The card he handed me said Troolie Dangerous Enterprizes, Nicholas M. Crickmore at your service.... Read More |
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CD Reviews
Local Spin
Anyone familiar with the work of Fort Wayne photojournalist Ellie Bogue knows she has a good eye. Wi... Read More |
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
My friend Dennis had just asked to borrow another $1.75 for another glass of Coors Light when I glan... Read More |