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Fort Wayne Reader Feature |
The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
The Fort Wayne Dance Collective brings acclaimed dance company to town for an exciting performance
One of the largest, oldest and most acclaimed modern dance companies in between Chicago and New York isn’t based in, say, Philadelphia or Cleveland. The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company calls (you guessed it) the big town/small city of Dayton, Ohio its home, and boasts a groundbreaking history that goes back to 1968. Read More... |
Around Town |
Bret Pendleton: Fort Wayne Fecal Face
Fecal Face, a San Francisco based gallery, went online in 2000, and has had an expansive influence since. Its influence has reached as far as Fort Wayne’s art scene through Bret Pendleton, a 19 year old artist whose work lives somewhere between Raymond Pettibon’s drawings, Barry McGee (widely known among graffiti artists as “Twist”), inside jokes among his friends, and the graphic style of “The Simpsons.” Read More... |
Celebrating the songwriter
Dwane Ferren's Songwriter's Night
Back in 2012 Dwane Ferren put out one of my favorite local releases, For Glare & Gun. It was a mix of rusty Americana, jangly alternative, and even touches of gothic pop that showed he was leading the pack in singer/songwriters in the area. Read More... |
Fort Wayne’s First Father of Rock-n-Roll
The career of Gary "Meatball" McMeekin
If you’re a long time resident of Fort Wayne who frequents the local music venues, odds are that at one point, you’ve seen and heard Gary “Meatball” McMeekin do his thing on guitar. Meatball has been performing for over 40 years in countless bands, locally and otherwise. I’ll get to the details of his lengthy career in a moment, but first, a personal story… Read More... |
Gary “Meatball” McMeekin: Fort Wayne’s First Father of Rock-n-Roll
If you’re a long time resident of Fort Wayne who frequents the local music venues, odds are that at one point, you’ve seen and heard Gary “Meatball” McMeekin do his thing on guitar. Meatball has been performing for over 40 years in countless bands, locally and otherwise. I’ll get to the details of his lengthy career in a moment, but first, a personal story… Read More... |
Records Collecting Dust
A talk with Riot House Records' Brian Jenkins
Brian Jenkins started a record label as a teenager growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Not because he was wise beyond his years, but because he figured that's what he was supposed to do if he wanted to release his own music. Read More... |
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