Best of 2008 |
Sean Smith
20 Eef Barzelay @ Calhoun Street19 Wild Sweet Orange We Have Cause To Be Uneasy18 Torche Meanderthal
17 JCVD16 The Possum Trot Orchestra Night Crow
15 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: The...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:43:00 GMT |
Tim Easton: Don't Let the West Coast Address Fool Ya', He's Midwest All the Way |
If you need an idea of how highly regarded singer-songwriter Tim Easton is, you need know nothing more than several members of Wilco served as the guys backing band on his second solo album The Trut...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:19:00 GMT |
Wooden Satellites: Why Cant I Be Enough |
For as long as I can remember, I've been a fan of underdogs. Be it when Daniel Larusso had his leg swept by Johnny or that time David faced off with Goliath, I was most certainly cheering on f...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:54:00 GMT |
John Shaffer: Genre-Hopping Musician Lands on MTV |
When John Shaffer was growing up he heard all kinds of different music playing throughout the house. His brothers listened to Boston, Journey and Yes, while his parents were often playing musi...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:55:00 GMT |
Jay Reatard: Discovering the New American Dream |
Since releasing his first song as a teen, Jay Reatard (born Jay Lindsay) has pursued his goals on his own terms. Eschewing the traditional path towards success - college, corporate job, marriage, ya...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:04:00 GMT |
Possum Trot Orchestra: Night Crow |
The best way to summarize The Possum Trot Orchestra and their musical output over the years would be growth. The group, primarily known for their expert playing of folk/bluegrass, now consists of Joh...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:48:00 GMT |
Greg Locke: Easin Down the Road |
After working in record stores for nearly a decade, Gregory William Locke III began a career as a music writer, first, as a critic of albums in 2003 and then, three short years later, as a weekly col...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:48:00 GMT |
The Orange Opera: Stronger Than Ever |
I've never been a big fan of clichés. Puns and ridiculously awful jokes, sure, but I tend to despise overly used phrases. To my alarm, the sad truth is that the best way to describe The Orange Opera ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:42:00 GMT |
Nick DiFilippo a.k.a. deflipo: Turning Heads With His Turntables |
Nick DiFilippo is a happy man these days and why shouldn't he be? The monthly electronic music event that he helped to co-found is celebrating two years in October and during this year's Three Rive...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:59:00 GMT |
The Slow and Steady Rise of Original Music in Fort Wayne |
How a Small Crowd Made Some Very Big Changes
In the last decade or so, original music and its place in the Fort Wayne community has made a dramatic shift. No longer relegated to a few weeknights for...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:24:00 GMT |
