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National Acts
David Crosby and Friends
7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 22
David Crosby admits that he wasn’t exactly a prolific songwriter prior to 2014.
Then a dam burst ...
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National Acts
The Felice Brothers
8 p.m. Thursday, August 22
Early in the band’s career, The Felice Brothers were often described by music journalists as “Br...
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Jon Anderson
One night, a man named Michael Franklin called up Jon Anderson, the British vocalist and co-founder ...
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National Acts
Slash
For Slash, the party will never stop, but it has slowed down considerably in recent years.
One of mu...
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National Acts
Brian Wilson
Calling Brian Wilson “one of rock music’s greatest composers if not its greatest composer” is ...
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Gin Blossoms
Earlier this year, the Gin Blossoms went out on a tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the album...
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Willie Nelson & Family
Willie Nelson wrote the songs “Crazy,” “Funny How Time Slips Away,” and “Night Life” in ...
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National Acts
C+C Music Company Feat. Freedom Williams
Back to the '90s night at TRF also features Young M.C. and Rob Base
Rapper Freedom Williams doesn’...
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National Acts
Alice Cooper
On the phone, Alice Cooper comes across like the cliché about the kid in the candy store.
If you d...
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Art
Ron Campbell
In 1964, Australian animator Ron Campbell received a call in the middle of the night from TV produce...
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National Acts
Lloyd Cole
Revisit hits from Lloyd Cole’s brief period as a British pop star in the mid- and late 1980s and y...
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National Acts
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck recalls being laughed at when he first tried to play the banjo in public.
This wasn’t ...
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National Acts
Trombone shorty and Orleans Avenue
Growing up in New Orleans and not becoming a musical person is a little like growing up on an island...
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National Acts
Criss Angel
In performance, Criss Angel is slightly more Saruman than Gandolf, more Count Dooku than Obi Wan. Hi...
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Festivals & Events
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Last month, American society was stymied by a quandary that required the mobilization of one of our ...
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National Acts
Roseanne Barr
When I spoke with Roseanne Barr from her home in Hawaii, she was about to embark on a short stand-up...
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Stage & Dance
Mamma Mia!
To love a jukebox musical, you have to love what’s on that particular jukebox. In the case of Mamm...
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National Acts
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
In 2009, Scott Bradlee was a jazz pianist working in New York City and thinking that being a pianist...
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Festivals & Events
Sol Fest
CANCELED ON ACCOUNT OF FLOODING
In 2017, Sol Fest was cancelled due to flooding on Fox Island.
The c...
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National Acts
Tim Hawkins
Tim Hawkins decided to pursue comedy as a vocation out of desperation.
“I tried everything else,...
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National Acts
Buckcherry
A few years back, Buckcherry experienced an upheaval that saw two veteran players depart the band. A...
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Festivals & Events
Jeff Corwin
I interviewed Jeff Corwin in 2001 when he was experiencing his first wave of fame, thanks to the Ani...
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National Acts
Zakir Hussain
The name Zakir Hussain does not stir instant recognition in many Americans. But in his native India,...
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Festivals & Events
Fort Wayne TinCaps
One of the surprising things about all the activity in the front office of the Fort Wayne TinCaps is...
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National Acts
Jimmy Lee Young
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Lee Young grew up in New Orleans, the so-called “birthplace of jazz” and...
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Stage & Dance
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike was last presented here in 2015 at Arena ...
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Festivals & Events
Under the Big Top
After years of black-tie fundraisers, the Community Harvest Food Bank decided to try something diffe...
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Festivals & Events
Plan your St. Paddy's celebration
In 2017, Fort Wayne came in at number 26 on WalletHub’s list of the best places to spend St. Patri...
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Festivals & Events
Spring Forward Fest
It was a festival whose time had come.
In fact, it’s a festival that was long overdue.
Sure, the f...
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National Acts
Los Lobos
The year was 1982. Steve Berlin was saxophonist for the storied rockabilly revival band, The Blaster...
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National Acts
Umphrey's McGee
Before social media interaction defined what fan service means, the members of Umphrey’s McGee gav...
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National Acts
John Mellencamp
Indiana has produced a number of famous musicians: Michael Jackson, Crystal Gayle, Axl Rose, and Joh...
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Festivals & Events
John Cusack plus High Fidelity
Last year, the notoriously insular actor John Cusack was offered the chance to preside over public s...
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National Acts
Jake Shimabukuro
It was Jake Shimabukuro who proved that the ukulele could be played in virtuoso fashion.
Before Jake...
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Stage & Dance
Swan Lake
It isn’t often that a 209-year-old ballet company comes to town. The Odessa National Academic Thea...
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National Acts
Rayland Baxter
When Rayland Baxter dropped out of college after a knee injury ended his athletic career, his father...
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National Acts
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
In October 2017, Bob Seger was forced to postpone a number of live dates on his Runaway Train tour b...
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National Acts
Kim Richey
Singer-songwriter Kim Richey took a circuitous route to a musical career. In truth, the peripatetic ...
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National Acts
Ann Wilson
Watch videos of Heart performing live in the 1970s and try to appreciate how improbable the band was...
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National Acts
The Drifters, Cornell Gunter's Coasters & Platters Holiday Show
Since the Drifters formed in 1953, there have been many incarnations of the band, some of them exist...
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National Acts
Cece Winans
A few years back, Alvin Love III came to his mother, gospel legend CeCe Winans, with an idea for a n...
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Michael McDonald
The phrase Yacht Rock encompasses certain soft rock, jazz-rock and blue-eyed soul hits of the 1970s ...
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Here Come the Mummies
There are two ways to interview Here Come the Mummies.
One way involves challenging their subterfuge...
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National Acts
Halestorm
Where guitarists for heavy metal bands are concerned, Halestorm’s Joe Hottinger is atypical.
Most ...
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National Acts
Craig Ferguson
When former CBS talk show host Craig Ferguson visits the Honeywell Center in Wabash on November 25, ...
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National Acts
Dweezil Zappa
For a dozen years now, Dweezil Zappa has been recreating his father Frank’s music in concert.
When...
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National Acts
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs knows how blessed he is, even when facing a musical injury.
He won’t be able to play ...
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National Acts
David Sanborn Electric Band
Saxophonist David Sanborn is sometimes described as one of the most successful crossover artists in ...
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Local Musicians
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Roger Lewis, longtime baritone saxophonist with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, said his first “horns...
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National Acts
LeAnn Rimes
Since the release of her first album, Blue, in 1996, LeAnn Rimes has been a tabloid magnet.
Asked wh...
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National Acts
Dark Star Orchestra
When it formed in 1997, Dark Star Orchestra set itself a Herculean task that few cover bands have ev...
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National Acts
Charlie Daniels Band
It’s a good bet that Charlie Daniels doesn’t get asked about time travel very often, so I was ha...
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National Acts
Steely Dan
When Steely Dan performs at the Embassy Theatre on October 4, it will be without the band’s cofoun...
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National Acts
Buddy Guy
You should know why it’s important to see blues guitarist Buddy Guy perform at the Clyde Theatre w...
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Local Musicians
whatzup Pick
Electro-pop and electro-funk duos are all the rage these days.
Nationally and internationally, we ha...
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Whatzup Picks
whatzup Pick
Frogapalooza may be the best “-palooza” ever devised.
It is the annual Eagle Marsh fundraiser: A...
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National Acts
Modest Mouse
In recent years, the Foellinger has grown more ambitious in its summer programming: booking ever lar...
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National Acts
Jim Gaffigan
In 2017, Jim Gaffigan’s wife, Jeannie, underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumor and Gaffig...
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National Acts
Anderson East
At present, R&B singer Anderson East may be more well known for his personal life than for his music...
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Festivals & Events
Brewed IN the Fort
Mad Anthony’s first craft beer festival happened 20 years ago under a tent in a parking lot behind...
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Whatzup Picks
whatzup Pick
Ask a popular music experts to name the most successful tribute acts in history, and they are likely...
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Whatzup Picks
whatzup Pick
In August and September, Headwaters Park seems to be a place where inaugural festivals that aim to b...
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National Acts
The Flaming Lips
In 2016, Fort Wayne crossed a threshold from “almost cool” to “indisputably cool” when it wa...
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Whatzup Picks
whatzup Pick
When B.B. King died in 2015 at the age of 89, his musical immortality was assured thanks to dozens o...
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National Acts
Jonny Lang
Jon Gordon Langseth Jr., alias Jonny Lang, was discovered in the late 1990s as part of a wave of blu...
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Stage & Dance
Curtain Call
With “Newsies,” Disney (which has proved it can do almost anything) turned a failed film into a ...
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National Acts
Jay Leno
Jay Leno said he hasn’t touched a dime of his Tonight Show earnings.
That’s a lot of dimes.
Le...
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National Acts
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler have gone through three distinct phases since the band formed in Princeton, New Jerse...
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Whatzup Picks
whatzup Pick
Neil Hamburger is the most famous anti-comedian since Andy Kaufmann.
In stand-up comedy, the aim of ...
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Festivals & Events
Three Rivers Festival
This year’s Three Rivers Festival is the 50th annual edition, but executive director Jack Hammer ...
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National Acts
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
In April, George Clinton, aka "the Prime Minister of Funk" and "Dr. Funkenstein," announced that he...
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National Acts
The Wailers
As the son of Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Wailers multi-instrumentalist Aston Barrett Jr. is part o...
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Festivals & Events
Buskerfest
There's at least one thing that makes busking more difficult than any other kind of performing.
Wi...
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Festivals & Events
Gearfest
Sweetwater Sound’s Gearfest is not only unusual among music industry trade shows.
It is unusual ...
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Local Musicians
Little River Band
On recordings, on the radio and on stage, Little River Band are known for feel-good hits like "Remi...
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National Acts
Fitz & The Tantrums
We live in strange times.
Many once-ubiquitous pop acts that had their heydays prior to the year ...
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National Acts
Asleep at the Wheel
If you want a robust career in the entertainment business, it helps to be in the right place at the...
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Movie Reviews
Solo: A Star Wars Story
While watching "Solo: A Star Wars Story," I kept thinking of a 1979 movie called "Butch and Sundanc...
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Local Musicians
Web Exclusive
The thing that brought Utopia back together ultimately wasn't a burying of hatchets.
It was a surfe...
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Out & About
City on the Move
After Mayor Tom Henry and City Councilmen Glynn Hines and Tom Freistroffer proposed the creation of ...
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
“It started with a kiss,” sang Aerosmith, Hot Chocolate and The Killers in various songs. Som...
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National Acts
Victor Wooten Trio
When you ring up Victor Wooten expecting one thing, you may come away with another.
Wooten is wid...
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Local Musicians
Addison Agen
On October 2, Fort Wayne's Addison Agen wowed the world (and two judges) with her rendition of Ray ...
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CD Reviews
Local Spin
Everyone should have a chance to learn an instrument, right? But with school budget cuts often targ...
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National Acts
Barenaked Ladies
Unlike many bands, Barenaked Ladies actually relishes the moments in concert when things don't go e...
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Festivals & Events
Fort Wayne Pride
If you traveled back in time about two decades and told people that an LGBT pride festival in Fort ...
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National Acts
Blue Oyster Cult
In what is arguably one of the top 10 skits in Saturday Night Live history, actor Christopher Walke...
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Festivals & Events
GearFest
There may not be another event in the world quite like Sweetwater Sound's GearFest.
Most showcase...
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National Acts
Musicians of GearFest
Terry Bozzio, one of the world's premier rock drummers, first learned about the power of music from...
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National Acts
Musicians of GearFest
It is not uncommon for famous musicians to try to dissuade their kids from getting into the family ...
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Festivals & Events
Buskerfest
Launching an event called Buskerfest was a brave thing to do in Fort Wayne in 2009.
Busking, both...
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National Acts
Joe Walsh
Most music aficionados who do not play an instrument know Joe Walsh by his nickname, "the clown pri...
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National Acts
Chicago
Before dawn every day, Chicago trumpeter Phil Cohran woke his numerous sons and made them practice ...
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Destinations
Sweetwater Sound
When renowned producer, engineer and music industry guru Mark Hornsby came to Sweetwater Sound more...
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Stage & Dance
Hal Holbrook
Actor Hal Holbrook, 91, has assayed the role of author Mark Twain on stage for more than 60 years. ...
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National Acts
Tedeschi Trucks Band
If you want to quickly understand why Derek Trucks is widely considered to be one of the best blues...
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National Acts
The Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls have been celebrating three decades of existence in 2016 and more besides.
Lead...
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National Acts
I Love the 90s Tour
The 1990s were a simpler time.
In those days, people had not yet given up their search for Carmen...
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National Acts
Gallagher
Gallagher has had a rough few years: professed insolvency, multiple heart attacks and bad press for...
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Festivals & Events
Hysterium
By the time that local haunted attraction impresario Brett Molitor acquired the Haunted Cave in 201...
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National Acts
Such a Night
In 2012, Fort Wayne-native and longtime Indianapolis-based musician Bill Mallers sat backstage with...
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National Acts
Miranda Sings
In 2009, a YouTuber calling herself Miranda uploaded a video called "Free Voice Lesson."
In it, a ...
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Festivals & Events
Brewed IN the Fort Craft Beer Fest
duction and letting the music seek its own path. He says "check this out." If you like it, great. If...
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National Acts
Charlie Daniel's Band
Charlie Daniels first went on tour around 1971 and he may still be on the very same tour.
That's ...
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National Acts
America
When the British band America debuted stateside in 1972 with the hit single, "A Horse with No Name,...
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National Acts
Staying Alive
It is not known how many tribute acts there are in the universe, but it is probably safe to say tha...
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National Acts
Peter Frampton
In 1977, three pop stars vied for space on the covers of teen magazines like Tiger Beat and Teen ma...
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Festivals & Events
Fort Wayne Pride
When the Fort Wayne Pride festival debuted modestly in Freimann Square in the mid 90s, the Summit C...
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National Acts
Weird Al Yankovic
It all began with an accordion.
There aren't many tales of the rich and famous that begin that way...
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National Acts
Moonshine Bandits
Music that combines country and hip-hop calls to mind that old Reese's commercial where a guy walki...
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National Acts
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Popular local drummer and drumming instructor Todd Harrold said his young students care about exact...
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National Acts
Styx
When one of the biggest rock bands in history comes to you and asks you to be its new lead vocalist...
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Local Musicians
Steve Forbert
It takes a special sort of young man to move from Meridian, Mississippi to New York City with littl...
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Destinations
Piere's
It's hard to imagine Fort Wayne without Piere's Entertainment Center.
That doesn't mean that some...
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National Acts
Web Exclusive
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
If you lived in a progressive town or city in the late '80s, the so-c...
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Festivals & Events
Cherry Blossom Festival
The Cherry Blossom Festival, now in it's 11th year, has its roots in a neglected garden.
The Japan...
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National Acts
Vince Gill
When country music legend Vince Gill was first starting out, his ambitions were fixated on musician...
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Festivals & Events
Michiana Wine Festival
Nichole Thomas, Cristal Reader and Lisa Beber are three wine-loving friends who are willing to trav...
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National Acts
Andy Kindler
For two decades and counting, Andy Kindler has regularly done one of the scariest and gutsiest thin...
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National Acts
Jerry Seinfeld
After his groundbreaking sitcom ended on a high note, Jerry Seinfeld kept a low profile for a few y...
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Local Musicians
Love Hustler
There is much that is atypical about Love Hustler.
For one thing, the band practiced and tinkered ...
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National Acts
Marcus King Band
Ask guitarist Marcus King about where he got his love of music and you will hear a story that sound...
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Festivals & Events
8th Annual Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival
By Steve Penhollow
The Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival, in its eighth year, happens all day S...
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National Acts
Pink Martini
When Thomas Lauderdale's parents got divorced in the early 80s, he and his mother moved from Kosciu...
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Local Musicians
Oferle
As band names go, Oferle is a great one. It evokes the word "offer" but with an enigmatic twist sug...
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CD Reviews
Fort Wayne Funk Orchestra
If you want to celebrate some achievement in your life or curse some setback in Irish wake fashion,...
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CD Reviews
Local Spin
If you want to celebrate some achievement in your life or curse some setback in Irish wake fashion,...
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Shelly Dixon’s musical idols are Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Nicks, among many oth...
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Writers & Books
Mark R. Hunter
In his teens, Mark R. Hunter dreamed of becoming a full-time firefighter and a bestselling author....
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
None of the five members of the Be Colony is older than 24, and yet they are all talented and creat...
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
When Gregg Bender, longtime Journal Gazette illustrator and frontman of his eponymous band, was a t...
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Local Musicians
Featured Musician
Roughly a year after the Legendary Trainhoppers performed their last gig, the band’s bassist, Dam...
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