Bright Frights, Big City

Nearly two weeks ago my wife and I made the trek to Chicago and saw our first concert together in a very long time. I was trying to remember the last live show we saw and I think it might have been Steve Vai in October of 2016. We used to go to concerts on […]

Jan Borré Performs ‘Grayson’ Live

So in case you didn’t have any Friday plans, I’ve got a couple options for you. First, you can just go home after work, throw a Red Baron in the oven, drop a couple PBRs in the freezer so they get nice and cold, and then plop on that rickety La-Z-Boy and watch whatever pointless […]

Metavari Bring ‘Absurda’ To Life With ‘Absurda, etc’ Livestream Show On 3/26

Nate Utesch has been quietly and consistently reshaping and reinventing his long-running music project Metavari since its inception as a post-rock outfit in the mid-2000s. What began as a group of musician friends filling stages across the country with full audio/visual, mind-expanding multimedia experiences became just two friends, Nate Utesch(keys, electronics, art direction) and Ty […]

Lizard Portals And Laughing To The End Of The World

Last Friday my wife and I drove two and a half hours north to Grand Rapids, MI to see Marc Maron and Dean Delray perform at the Fountain Street Church. It was an overcast drive thru tree-covered hills and various small towns that acted as landscape along our drive on 131. Michigan wears overcast days […]

Live Music Part Three : Tangerine Dream’s ‘Logos Live’

The first time I was ever aware of Tangerine Dream was watching Firestarter. Seeing the name in the opening credits captured my imagination. It’s such an evocative name, isn’t it? “Tangerine Dream”, It’s an abstract term, but pulls you into their world in just two words. It instantly made me think “Tangerine trees and marmalade […]

‘Heat Is Where The Heart Is’ : Dreamcatchers Make Music For A Great Cause

Growing up hearing that we live in the greatest country in the world, sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that not everyone has it as good as you. Especially when you grow up in a house where there’s always food on the table, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, […]

Witches Brew : Water Witches Return To Fort Wayne September 29th

by EA Poorman Cover Photo by Michelle Waters So what are you supposed to do after something like Middle Waves? How can you go back to a normal existence when all of your senses have been electrified and your heart and mind filled with so much musical goodness? How can you go back to punching […]

Frame By Frame : Belew, The Boy, and 80s King Crimson

Last Friday night was the big show. My son and I headed out and made our way east 40 minutes to the Sweetwater Pavilion. Adrian Belew Power Trio was treating some Midwest folks to one hell of a show and I wanted my son to experience the power of Belew. What’s the Sweetwater Pavilion you […]

Stories Told By You and Me : An Evening With The Trap Door

This is a story I wrote back in February for a local paper about a local storytelling show called The Trap Door. It’s real people telling true stories in front of a crowd of friends and strangers(if you’re familiar with The Moth Radio Hour then you know the drill.) They’re doing great things, so I […]

Saturday Morning Synths

So I’m sitting in my comfy chair with a cup of dark roast at my side enjoying the glorious sounds of synthesizers on my Chromebook. It really is a perfect Saturday morning if you ask me. My oldest is home from school for a week(she’s on her spring break), we’re having a taco fiesta in […]