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FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFTWAYNE // WWW.WHATZUP.COM ------Feature • Fitz & The Tantrums------Proudly presents in Fort Wayne, Indiana Clapping All the Way By Steve Penhollow The decision to recruit outside help was a difficult one, said singer Noelle Scaggs. We live in strange times. “It was especially hard being the unit that we Many once-ubiquitous pop acts that had their hey- are, where we have pretty much done everything our- WEDNESDAY, days prior to the year 2000 have trouble getting record selves,” she said. “There’s this pride that hits, and then JULY 11 • 8PM deals while younger acts that pay tribute to those older it’s kind of like, ‘Well, what will people think when Foellinger Outdoor Theatre acts can do quite well. they see another writer on there? Will they think we WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 • 8PM Fort Wayne, Indiana Into the latter camp fall . can’t do this or that we’re phony?’ You have all these Foellinger Outdoor Theatre The band performs at the Clyde Theatre on June different fears that are wrapping into your project be- Fort Wayne, Indiana 12. fore you even really start it.” Fitz and the Tantrums started out in 2011 as a soul Scaggs told the Ohio State Journal that working revival act a la Sharon and the Dap-Kings. with outside songwriters gave the band a mirror to They revisited several musical tropes from the look into. 1980s on their sophomore release, More Than Just a “It gave us a direction. ‘What are you think- Dream. ing about right The band’s now? What last was are you feeling a collection of right now? This slick contempo- is going to be rary pop songs what this song that surely didn’t is going to be alienate fans about. It’s based of or on what you’re Smash Mouth, feeling ... This is SUNDAY, JULY 15 • 7PM just to cite a pair all coming from Foellinger Outdoor Theatre WEDNESDAY, JULY 25• 8PM of random ex- you now.’ So it Fort Wayne, Indiana Foellinger Outdoor Theatre • Fort Wayne, Indiana amples. was a learning Lead singer experience. Michael Fitzpat- “I think rick described it (bringing in the songwriting outside collabo- period for the rators) really third album as worked in our “dark days.” favor because “We were I think had we exhausted [and not done that, uninspired] by there would be other music we no ‘HandClap,’” were hearing out she said. “I don’t SATURDAY, in the world,” even know if AUG. 4 • 8PM he told Bullett FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS the [self-titled] Foellinger Outdoor Magazine. “We record would be Theatre found ourselves w/MIKKY EKKO done yet.” Fort Wayne, Indiana THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 • 8PM in a real writer’s block mo- 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 The big hit single from ment – the first real writer’s that third album, “Hand- block moment this band The Clyde Theatre Clap,” was the battering has ever had. “ 1808 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne ram that broke the block Fitzpatrick told the $25 thru Wooden Nickel Music, for good, Fitzpatrick said. Los Angeles Times that he Neat Neat Neat Music & Records, “It came very quickly, cried himself to sleep every with a visceral energy,” he night. www.clydetheatre.com, said. “I didn’t care what “We’d had success or 800-514-3849 anyone said – this was the with the last record,” he single, I could feel it in my said, “and no matter how good a songwriter you are, bones, and it changed the whole process.” you’re lucky if you strike gold one out of five times. “I was feeling this massive wave of relief after so But it was total writer’s block.” many months of hitting a wall,” Fitzpatrick told Asia Fitzpatrick told Reverb.com that he thinks a heavy One. “Every time I tried to recut the vocals, they never touring schedule had estranged the band from the cre- had that kind of raw excitement.” SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 • 8PM ative tools needed to make new music. The song was enormously popular with listeners. Foellinger Outdoor Theatre • Fort Wayne, Indiana WEDNESDAY, SEPT 26 • 8PM “The nature of touring is such a weird thing,” he But not all music critics were fond of the band’s new Foellinger Outdoor Theatre • Fort Wayne, Indiana said, “where you’re in a different city every 18 hours. direction. That can be a really de-centering sort of thing. In that went so far as to say that the band Tickets on sale now at Fort Wayne Parks & first couple months of writing, I just was not excited “have lost their soul – literally.” by anything I was coming up with. I was wanting to Fitzpatrick said it was mistake for anyone to tie Recreation Office, all 3 Wooden Nickel Music evolve but didn’t know how that was going to take the band to a particular genre. locations, Charge by phone 260/427-6000 shape or what it would sound like.” “For me, pop has always been a huge part of our The band had no choice but to call in the musical vocabulary, and pop to me just means a real eye and and online www.foellingertheatre.org cavalry, Fitzpatrick said. focus on great melodies that are infectious,” he said. “It wasn’t really until we opened up to working Regardless of how any of the band’s songs sound with outside producers, collaborators and songwriters that we broke through,” he said. Continued on page 8 2------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 whatzup Volume 22, Number 43 e’ve been at this for nearly 22 years now, and this is the first time we’ve ever been tempted to say that there’s actually too much to do in whatzup- land, aka northeast Indiana. With major acts being booked left and right at Wthe new and improved Clyde Theatre and Sweetwater’s just barely year-old Pavilion (look to your right, folks) and local music series being announced for every shopping center and neighborhood in the Fort Wayne area, well, all we can do is try our best to keep up our end and help keep you informed. Look down this page, and you can see that we’re doing what we can. Seven – count ’em – national concert features and Picks, previews of Hobnobben and Middle Waves, columns on Michael Martone’s return to his alma mater and the Arena Dinner Theatre’s last show of the season, a local CD review and more, not to mention the most complete art and entertainment calendars on the planet. And yet in 24 pages of newsprint, we can only scratch the surface, really. The web offers more flexibility, so if you need to look further out, go to whatzup.com. 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inside the issue FRIDAY • features ROAD NOTEZ...... 14 FLIX...... 19 AUG.24 Life of the Party DOORS AT 6PM || SHOW AT 7PM FITZ & THE TANTRUMS...... 2 SCREENTIME...... 19 Clapping All the Way Disney’s Solo Doing Just Enough at Box TICKETS ON SALE NOW | SWEETWATERPAVILION.COM GUITAR ARMY...... 4 FARE WARNING...... 20 A Three-Axe Onslaught 5501 US HWY 30 W, FORT WAYNE, IN 46818 Michael Martone ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL...... 5 ON BOOKS...... 20 The Kings of Western Swing This Could Hurt ...... 6 DIRECTOR’S NOTES...... 21 His Own Kind of Country A Little Night Music

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SPINS...... 7 LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY...... 9 Third Frame, King Tuff, & the Jicks MUSIC/ON THE ROAD...... 14 BACKTRACKS...... 7 ROAD TRIPZ...... 18 Weed, Weed! (1971) OUT AND ABOUT...... 9 STAGE & DANCE...... 21 SEPTEMBER 21 Middle Waves Has Its Big Reveal ART & ARTIFACTS...... 20 PICKS...... 12 THINGS TO DO...... 22 Badfish, Rodney Carrington, Dogs of Society Cover by Brandon Jordan FARE WARNING...... 10 Fitz & The Tantrums cover and page 2 photos by Joseph FOELLINGER THEATRE Hobnobben Film Festival Cultice Membership Makes The Difference TICKETS ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY, MAY 18 • Job Referrals • Experienced Negotiators AT FORTWAYNEPARKS.ORG • Insurance • Contract Protection Fort Wayne Musicians Association Call Bruce Graham for ALL TITLES AVAILABLE AT MODESTMOUSE.COM more information 260-420-4446 AFM Local 58 www.fwma.us

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At 27, Robinson is Phone: (260) 691-3188 • Fax: (260) 691-3191 wood rockabilly scene, which was lead by 5501 U.S. 30 W., Fort Wayne the youngest member of Guitar Army. A E-Mail: [email protected] Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, Dave $15 thru Wooden Nickel Music & native of Australia, Robinson first began Website: http://www.whatzup.com playing out at the tender age of 11. Two Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatzupFortWayne Alvin, Los Lobos, Rosie Flores and High- way 101. His dream came true: he became sweetwaterpavilion.com years later he won the Australian Nation- Publisher ...... Doug Driscoll al Songwriting Competition. Four years Office Manager ...... Mikila Cook lead guitarist for LA-based rock/country Webmaster ...... Brandon Jordan outfit the Desert Rose Band. The Hellecasters went on to release after that, he took top honors on the competi- Then fate, it would seem, intervened three studio and a compilation. Af- tive television show, Australia’s Got Talent. 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Lydia Brittan movement. what time one should plan on arriving there. The inception of Asleep at the Wheel Menu by Shigs in Pit Ray Benson, founder and lead singer of happened in Paw Paw, West Virginia at the Benson’s said his musical tastes were the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel family farm of one of the band’s members. too eclectic even to be encompassed by the July 18...... Smooth Edge 2 was in the right place at the right time about movement. Menu by Club Soda 45 years ago, and he has Willie Nelson to In 1973, Asleep at the Wheel released its de- The band’s evolution from a “regressive July 25...... Fatima Washington thank for it. country” outfit to a Western swing revival Menu by Ziffles Asleep at the Wheel perform at the act was gradual, he said. Aug. 1...... Quincy Sanders Quartet Clyde Theatre on June 14. ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL To wit: The band’s first hit single, “The Club Soda These days Benson and his band are w/KELSEY WALDON Letter That Johnny Walker Read,” was a Aug. 8...... KelsiCoTe the leading practitioners and protectors of 8 p.m. Thursday, June 14 languid duet that Conway Twitty and Lo- Menu by Shigs in Pit the Western swing tradition. The Clyde Theatre retta Lynn could have covered. Aug. 15...... Alicia Pyle & Pyroscope Benson didn’t start out to be the lead- In the ensuing decades, Asleep at the Menu by The Hoppy Gnome 1808 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne Wheel have collaborated with so many ing practitioner and protector of the West- Aug. 22...... Chris Worth ern swing music tradition. It just worked $27.50-$39.50 thru Wooden Nickel country and Americana artists that a list Menu by Ziffles out that way. Music, Neat Neat Neat Music & of who the band did not collaborate with When Benson was a boy growing up would take up less space in the paper. Aug. 29...... Metavari in Pennsylvania, the leading practitioner Records, www.clydetheatre.com, The band is well and overtly loved by Menu by Bravas and protector of the Western swing music or 800-514-3849 such Millennial-skewing acts as Avett tradition was a guy named Bob Wills. Brothers, The Devil Makes Three and Old 90 Years of Film Benson loves Wills and has spent his ca- but record called “Comin’ Right At Ya.” It Crow Medicine Show. reer paying tribute to the man and his music caught the ear of a Wills fan named Willie As a way of ensuring freshness, Asleep A nostalgic film series in various ways. But Wills was not the art- Nelson. at the Wheel have cycled through more than Wings (1927)...... June 17 ist who sparked his love of all the country- Nelson was not yet the beloved cultural 100 different members over the years. Independence Day (1996)...... July 13 tinged genres that are now lumped under the institution and life guru that we know and Benson said he likes continuously to in- rubric of “traditional .” love today, so perhaps his advice wasn’t as vigorate the band with young talent, and he ON SALE NOW Benson owes his love of country mu- ironclad as it came to be. doesn’t really have to hold auditions. sic and country music culture to a woman But Benson took it anyway. “They find us,” he said. “There’s a Lyfe Jennings...... June 8 named Sally Starr. The band, which had been encouraged grapevine of musicians that just know. These Celtic Woman...... June 10 Starr was a children’s TV host whose by George Frayne of Commander Cody are folks that I would see. I am always listen- Rodney Carrington...... June 16 flamboyant Western outfits were later echoed and his Lost Planet Airmen to come out to ing to new music. I am always seeking new Joe Bonamassa...... Nov. 6 in garb worn by the character of Jessie in the California, was subsequently encouraged by music.” Straight No Chaser...... Nov. 29 Toy Story films. Nelson to move to Austin. Benson admits that he has felt, from time Mannheim Steamroller Christmas...... Dec. 1 Starr was just one of the performers who “He said he’d put us on shows and stuff,” to time, a little constrained by the band’s Great Russian Nutcracker...... Dec. 4 made a big impression on Benson as a kid Benson said. “We made $100 for the whole identity as the standard bearers of Western and as a teenager. Others included Hank band, but that was great.” swing. Williams, Hank Thompson, Count Basie, The band arrived in Austin at an oppor- But Benson said the band’s younger fans BB King, Buddy Guy, Lightnin’ Hopkins, tune moment. Hippies and cowboys were seem more open to stylistic explorations and Embassy Theatre Muddy Waters and Blind Lemon Jefferson. commingling in surprisingly friendly and expeditions. 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. He said he first encountered one of fruitful ways and something that came to be In September, Asleep at the Wheel will Wills’ songs when he was 16 years old. called the “cosmic cowboy” movement was release one of its boldest albums yet called Fort Wayne, Indiana “I just collected a lot of different kinds in the offing. New Routes. of music,” Benson said in a phone interview. “We could play the redneck dance halls ticketmaster.com “It was ‘Brain Cloudy Blues’ and I thought, and the hippie hop joints,” Benson said. Continued on page 8 June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • Chase Rice------His Own Kind of Country By Evan Gillespie believed in the album I was making. Look- cord. It got people to come to the shows, put Friday, July 13 • 7pm ing back at that period I realize now that it me on a farm I otherwise would never have, If you wanted to sit down and paint a was really about me needing to bet on myself and made me into the artist I am today.” LIVE AND LET DIE portrait of the country-music version of the before expecting others to do that as well.” No, Rice isn’t saying that he regretted (A tribute to Sir Paul McCartney) American man, well, you’d be wasting your That doesn’t mean that Rice wants to making Ignite the Night or songs like “Ready w/Duke Tumatoe & The Orange Opera time. All you’d really have to do is pick up disown Ignite the Night or anything like that. Set Roll.” He’s just saying that it wasn’t the $12 adv., $15 dos thru Ticketmaster a picture of Chase Rice, and you’d be done. It would, in fact, be pretty silly to dismiss a album he wanted to make, again, in 2017. or Embassy Theatre box office End of story. There’s probably not a country hit debut record that produced the highest- The album he wanted to make, and the musician working today that checks all the charting singles you’ve released to date. The one he ended up making, was 2017’s Lambs boxes the way Rice does. album included the Platinum-selling “Ready & Lions. That album pushes some bound- Saturday, July 14 • 7pm Legitimate product of the aries. Actually, it plows over candlebox & South? Check. some boundaries and doesn’t Former football star? look back. gin blossoms Check. “This is an album that w/James and The Drifters Former NASCAR pit crew stands for what I stand for,” he $20 adv., $25 dos thru Ticketmaster member? Check. says. “I don’t think of myself or Embassy Theatre box office Take-no-prisoners veteran as a country artist specifically; of a reality TV series (Survi- I’m here to be an artist, period. Sunday, July 15 • 5pm vor: Nicaragua, in this case)? I’m very proud of the country Check. genre, and I think we have Star 88.3 MUSIC Stage Fed-up rebel who’s going some big country radio songs feat. Addison Agen, Jordan Feliz, to do what he wants, no mat- on here, but outside of that, Tauren Wells & Hawk Nelson ter what his bosses tell him? there’s a story I wanted to tell, $10 adv., $15 dos thru itickets.com Check. regardless of genre. I had to Each and every one of completely put out of my mind those characteristics has what anyone else would think. Monday, July 16 served Rice well in his career, I knew I wouldn’t be satisfied WAITER/WAITRESS & PIE-EATING CONTESTS and they’ve led him toward a until I took it as far as I pos- single-minded focus on his sibly could.” Tuesday, July 17 • 7pm • $2 music that has delivered star- On Lambs & Lions, THE BAND BROTHER, dom. Rice challenged genre conven- In his college football tions by including instrumen- PLOW & Y’S MEN TRIO career, he learned a mantra – tation that isn’t often heard on Wednesday, July 18 “head down, eyes up” (which country radio – strings, horns, he’s abbreviated to HDEU and piano, distorted guitars – and TRIVIA NIGHT W/CASH PRIZES used as a name for his start-up the album’s opening track pulls clothing company) – that moti- together an ominous intro that Thursday, July 19 • 7pm • $5 vates everything he does. And would work on an industrial cross roads NIGHT it works. CHASE RICE metal track, minor chords, a Well, most of the time it rap verse or two, a millennial Hubie Ashcraft, Big Caddy Daddy, works. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16 whoop and a backing choir. It’s unusual Rosalind & The Way “Football wired me for the rest of The Clyde Theatre stuff. my life,” Rice says, “including in some 1808 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne But underneath it all there’s the stuff that Friday, July 20 • 7pm wrong ways. So, I’ve had to learn when makes country fans happy, too. Outspo- to be more sensitive and when to be more $32.50 thru Wooden Nickel Music, ken rebellion, Bible verses, pickup trucks, Heart & Soul Affair aggressive. It’s a focus you carry on to ev- Neat Neat Neat Music & Records, two-lanes, cowboy hats, little red dresses Morris Day and The Time erything you do in life.” www.clydetheatre.com, and white T-shirts, drinking too much on w/The Funk Thang, The time to be aggressive, he dis- or 800-514-3849 Friday night. covered, is when your has It all comes together in “Three Chords Music Lovers Lounge one idea of the kind of music you should and the Truth,” a tribute to the country $20 adv., $24 dos thru Ticketmaster make, and you have a totally different idea. Set Roll,” along with songs like “Carolina music truism – keep it simple and keep it or Embassy Theatre box office That happened to Rice after his big-label Can,” “Beer with the Boys,” “Look at My traditional – that has been a winning formula debut album, Ignite the Night, produced two Truck” and “Jack Daniels and Jesus,” songs for more than a half century now. Saturday, July 21 • 7pm hot singles and made Columbia Nashville that unambiguously positioned Rice as a And even if Rice is driven to experiment Here Come the Mummies want more of the same for the next album. down-home country boy. He’s willing to to the point that it makes record labels un- “I put my foot down when I found that admit that when the album was released in easy, his music still has undeniable country w/The Sweetwater All Stars the label didn’t have the same plan as I did. 2014, it was an accurate representation of DNA. That means his fans are going to have & Love Hustler I just said, ‘Let’s go our separate ways,’ and who he was as an artist. to trust him if they want to go along for the $10 adv., $14 dos thru Ticketmaster I have zero problem with that,” Rice recalls. “I can still completely relate to those ride. But if they do, they’ll end up someplace or Embassy Theatre box office “I was confident about that decision, and I songs,” he says. “I’m still proud of that re- true. The Most Complete, Easiest to Use the MOVIES @ Movie Times for All of Northeast Indiana WHATZUP.COM That You’re Gonna Find Online 6------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 ------Spins------Wooden Nickel Third Frame CD of the Week Grown BACKTRACKS $9.99 Grown, the sixth studio album Weed from hip-hop duo Third Frame, Weed! (1971) is a wild mix of styles, beats and words, thanks in large part to the Weed formed in 1970 during broad crew of guest artists who the German prog-rock era and fea- show up on the album. Ry Gizzy tured Uriah Heep’s keyboardist Ken and DQ are certainly capable of Hensely. They only released this going it alone – they’ve been doing one album, and after listening to it this for more than 20 years, after all – but it’s the guest list they’ve a while back, I figured it deserved put together that keeps this collection especially spicy. some props. I should add that trying The time that’s stretching out behind Third Frame is starting to to find information about a band with this name wasn’t exactly show in their music, as they admit they’re reaching for ideas that easy, but it was interesting. are little deeper than the party themes they’ve explored in the past. The album opens with “Sweet Morning Light,” a psychedel- $11.99 That comes to the surface on songs like “Sexxy Too” which, despite ic-blues number with the familiar keys of Hensley, though the its x-laden title, is about a pretty complex relationship. Don’t think harder guitars make it sound more like Deep Purple than Uriah they can’t still focus on pure good times, though, as the club-friendly Heep. The heavy Euro-blues that dominated the 1970s also gave CHVCHES “Dirty Dirty,” bass-heavy “Boom” and funky “Pocketman” prove. it some credibility, as only a few bands were able to dominate his LOVE IS DEAD genre when it was starting to take off. “Lonely Ship” brings the Even funkier is “Keep It Movin’,” a groove-heavy collaboration The third album from Scottish pop trio Chvrches with Bubba Sparxxx. A little weirder are the team-ups with TBMA, volume (and the pace) down with softer vocals and acoustic gui- arrives just in time for the summer festival sea- especially “Dress for the Job,” which tackles employment woes with tars. It really interrupts the rhythm, but is a nice break before side son, and it delivers a treasure trove of danceable a sardonic smirk. On “I Ain’t Worried Bout It,” Ry and DQ join Kan- one closes with “My Dream.” Although the soft piano intro goes statements for a woke generation. In contrast to sas City’s Kutt Calhoun to express their lack of concern with every- on a little too long for my pace, it’s probably just a segue from the album’s gloomy title, its songs are bright and thing from conspicuous consumption to fame to social media. “Lonely Ship.” After three minutes the prog-rock continues, and optimistic, proving that you can protest and still Grown is an aptly titled album for a duo who are beginning to although the lyrics don’t save it, the guitars and percussion make have a lot of hope. “Graves,” for example, takes understand that there’s more to life than a never-ending party, but it an average track from an average band. a frank look at the refugee crisis but comes to that there’s room for fun even as you’re getting older. Fortunately, Side two opens with “Slowin’ Down,” a great bluesy number a positively fierce conclusion. Get Love is Dead there’s also room for friends, and Ry and DQ have drawn upon their soaked in guitars (and better lyrics) that reminds me of Savoy for $11.99 this week at all Wooden Nickel Music friends’ talents to great effect here. (Evan Gillespie) Brown/Foghat from the same era. “Before I Die” has more pia- stores. nos, a better tempo and reminds me of either Procol Harum or The King Tuff Guess Who. Easy on the ears, it’s the “pop song” on the release. TOP SELLERS @ The record closes with “Weed,” a seven-minute monster of a jam, The Other with guitars, bass, drums and the best that the 70s had to offer: Wooden Nickel So I may have been wrong over-produced arrangements. (Week ending 6/3/18) Six songs in 30 minutes (with four good ones) make this a fine about Kyle Thomas, aka King TW LW ARTIST/Album Tuff. little nugget of rock n’ roll. (Dennis Donahue) I know he’s been around for 1 1 And Justice for None a few years now and that he’s got Elsewhere, “Psycho Star” keeps the T. Rex grooves going with a connections to Ty Segall and that hefty dose of Alan Parsons Project thrown in for good measure. 2 2 JOE BONAMASSA whole crew of prolific garage/punk/ “Birds of Paradise” goes full-on 70s rock and soul with big grooves British Blues Explosion Live pop artists that seem to be readying and big horns, and “Ultraviolet” brings some of that fuzz rock good- new albums every couple months. ness back with a well-produced slab of rock and roll groove. “Nev- 3 – CHVCHES Around 2012 Thomas seemed to be all the talk amongst those guys erending Sunshine” is absolute spaced-out bliss while album closer Love Is Dead and gals in the know. I was told I needed to check out the King Tuff “No Man’s Land” ends the album on big production and power pop album, which I did. Musically it was a fun listen. Very pop-oriented dreaminess. 4 5 BAD WOLVES with some energy, but I just couldn’t sign on because King Tuff has grown up a bit I suppose. Thomas has taken his Disobey his vocals didn’t jive with my brain all that much. He’s a perfectly musical moniker from rough and tumble poppy garage rock to some- fine singer, don’t get me wrong. But it just wasn’t agreeing with me 5 – JONATHON DAVIS thing that more resembles big-eyed power pop. The Other is a huge Black Labyrinth personally. I even tried the stoner metal outfit, Witch, that Thomas step forward for Thomas and King Tuff. It’s an ambitious pop record plays in with J Mascis and Dave Sweetapple. Still no dice (the vocals that stands to be one of the best pop rock albums you’ll hear this 6 – VARIOUS ARTISTS again, sadly.) year. (John Hubner) Solo: A Star Wars Story ST I was told King Tuff had a new album coming out, so I figured I’d give it a listen. Well, I can say that either King Tuff has expanded Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks 7 7 GODSMACK his sound or I’ve changed since my last outing with him. The Other, When Legends Rise Thomas’ newest record as King Tuff is a dense, beautifully orna- mented pop record that feels very personal and deep and easily the 8 – SNOW PATROL Sparkle Hard best King Tuff record yet. is a great title Wilderness On 2014’s Black Moon Spell, Thomas hadn’t changed up King for a record. Maybe not as good as Brighten the Corners Terror Twi- Tuff’s sound but had refined it to the ultimate fuzz guitar sound and , 9 – KASEY CHAMBERS light Wig Out at Jag- pop hook, shaving it down to the most necessary garage rock vibe , or Campfire Bags needed. On The Other, the sound has been rewired and reimagined , but notable in the pantheon of great albums made by 10 – SHAWN MENDEZ as a Jon Brion album, complete with melancholy power pop hooks Shawn Mendez and earnest songwriting. lanky dudes with shag haircuts. Album opener and title track “The Other” is pushed along with The record in question arrives a dreamy synth and Thomas’ very adept and restrained vocals. The four years after the release of Ste- production is damn near eloquent, sounding more Beach House than phen Malkmus’ worst record to Wig-Out check out our Beach Slang. It’s an eye and ear opening listen to start out with. date ( ), which came out “Raindrop Blue” keeps the newfound restraint in full swing. The three years after his best solo record ( ), and the three track – with keys, horns, falsetto vocals and a distinct 70s groove – albums feel like something of a trilogy. Over this seven-year stretch 50¢ vinyl bins sounds like Walls and Bridges-era John Lennon. The Burger Records we’ve seen the way people discover, listen to and engage with mu- days seem but a distant memory here (like it or not.) sic shift with such regularity that it’s hard to know anymore where hundreds to choose from someone like Malkmus, who for many years was thought to be a “Thru the Cracks” floats along on ethereal background vocals 3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 and a symphonic pop vibe. Thomas seems to have come into his hands-down legend of his genre, stands in the cultural zeitgeist. Does the release of a record like Sparkle Hard feel like an event to anyone 3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 own as a vocalist here. The nasally tone he possessed before seems 6427 W. Jefferson • 432-7651 to have been traded in for a more Marc Bolan swagger here. Thomas anymore, or are those halcyon days of jangle guitar and witty verse also seems to be pulling from a more personal place on this album, We Buy, Sell & Trade Used CDs & DVDs which makes the record that much more endearing. Continued on page 8 www.woodennickelmusicfortwayne.com June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------7 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS - From Page 2 Foellinger Theatre on the radio, they’re likely to acquire fresh live.’ spins on stage, Fitzpatrick told the Chicago “What I try to do is every night on stage, Tribune. as cardio-heavy and intense of a moment as “We hit the road pretty hard,” he said. every show is, I try to stand still and really Summer Movie Series “The live show for us has been such a huge appreciate what has happened to us,” Fitz- part of our success. It’s how we built the patrick told the Phoenix New Times. “It’s band’s great fanbase. We put on the hottest, still shocking to this day that we can go play sweatiest, knockdown show every time and a show and 2,000 people will come see us. built a rep for it. People tell other people It’s centering to live in the gratitude of what ‘You have to see this band — they kill it happens instead of chasing the dragon.” FREE ASLEEP - From Page 5 ADMISSION “It’s different,” Benson said. “We went “You have to understand that we are liv- pretty far afield. There’s no Bob Wills on it. ing in a time right now when 100 years of We’ve already done three Bob Wills tribute recorded music is available on demand by albums.” punching a button,” he said. “All of a sud- The new record will feature an Avett den, there’s 100 years of recorded music. Brothers collaboration, he said. One hundred years ago there was none. One In these younger artists, Benson said he hundred years ago people learned face-to- sees what he was 40 years ago. face. Benson is still an avid musical collector “It’s just a whole ’nother ball of wax,” and a passionate amateur musicologist. He Benson said. “Anybody who is interested in said it is stunning to contemplate how much creating music can access every genre, every the music business and music listening hab- type of music, that has ever been done and its have changed in the last century. decide how their creativity fits into it.” SPINS - From Page 7 in the past? How many people will even lis- it’s cool, it’s funny. It reminds us how time- ten to the full record more than one time, and less Malkmus can be. will anyone still be listening to it this time “Middle America” is perhaps the most next year? classic SM track on the record, feeling The most likely fate for such a record as light and breezy as a song like “Range released during such a time is that four or Life” or “Vanessa from Queens.” In fact, five cuts will end up on a lot of Spotify and it’s so similar in vibe to such songs that for Apple Music playlists, and maybe one song the first time ever I’ve began to wonder if (probably the anthemic “Shiggy”) will end the ever-imaginative Malkmus is running up in a film, TV show or commercial. Fully out of ideas. Regardless, SM locks into the hip to the uncertain terms in which he’s now times on “Middle America,” singing “Men functioning, Malkmus is doing more press are scum I won’t deny” before howling “in than ever and booking more shows than the winter time” over and over again in that ever. He’s doing videos and short films, and weird slacker-baby accent he’s had all along. July 5 Despicable Me (PG) he’s even signed up for Instagram. Mr. Cool- Other highlights include the auto-tuned I-Don’t-Care-Whatever-Dude is kinda, sorta “Rattler,” the -y “Refute” (which really trying, and he’s doing so because he features ) and the above-men- July 12 Despicable Me 2 (PG) has to. And that’s a new thing for SM, who, tioned “Shiggy,” which I think could and for the whole of his career prior to now, was should go down as one of the Malkmus’ best July 19 Despicable Me 3 (PG) a sure-thing seller; but the industry has re- post-Pavement moments. It’s an anthem that ally, really changed, and Malky knows it. features SM’s own “Seven Nation Army”- And so we get an effort that at times feels styled stadium riff and the on-brand lyric July 26 Minions (PG) very much like a calculated effort, at least “Wheneva foreva arrives” (again with his when juxtaposed against his back catalog. endearing baby accent). It’s the big, loud Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks can Malky track fans have been wanting since August 2 Finding Nemo (G) make great songs. Not popular songs, but Pavement broke up and could very well albums full of tracks that, demographi- end up leading off a Jicks Jicks best-of disc August 9 Finding Dory (PG) cally speaking, a whole lot of white people someday. between the age of 28 and 55 tend to like. It’s hard to say in 2018 what a big re- And we get that here, full blast, with Sparkle cord is. I truly can’t think of an event album Hard, the most accessible Malkmus effort since Kendrick Lamar released Damn over a FREE Admission since, well, I suppose Brighten the Corners, year ago, and have been wondering if such a released over 20 years ago. Opener “Cast thing even exists anymore. Once an undeni- Off” continues the streak of weird track able god of indie rock, an elder statesman Showtime 8:00 pm ones for the Jicks; it’s a disjointed tune full of cool, Malkmus is now out there trying to of big riffs, sweet piano kisses, rapid shifts figure out where he fits in modern music. Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd of pace and no real hook to speak of. “Solid If you listen to Sparkle Hard under those Silk” sees the band trying something new, terms, it’s a fun batch of poppy indie rock mixing vintage synths and a string arrange- tracks to examine. It’s not a classic record, ment to mixed results before we get to the it’s not a batch of songs that’s going to re- first heavy hitter of the record, the anthemic mind people about the art of the album, and www.foellingertheatre.org 260.427.6000 “Bike Lane,” in which Maklmus, via a dis- it’s not an effort that’s going to make anyone torted vocal, sings, on repeat, “another beau- rich. But when Sparkle Hard works, it really tiful bike lane” over a crop of a psyched-out reminds of a different time in music, when a guitar parts and a chugging rhythm section. unique, brilliant weirdo could capture a de- It’s not one of the great Malkmy pieces of mographic’s attention for an entire season. all time, but it’s just clever enough, just fun When there was hope for “perfect sound for- enough to satisfy his loyal listeners. It’s silly, ever.” (Greg Locke) 8------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 Le t ’s Co m e d y Pr e s e n t s ! 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June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------9 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Mi s s y Bu r g e s s — Acoustic at teds Beer Ca l i f o r n i a Dr e a m i n ’ — 60s, 70s, 80s Jo e y To m s i c k a n d t h e Sh o ts k i s , Die Hall (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 6 and Today Variety at Arbor Glen, So r g e n b r e c h e r Ba n d , Sp i t z b u a m — p.m.-9 p.m., no cover, (888) 260- Fort Wayne, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., free, German at Headwaters Park, Fort 0351 632-8116 Wayne, 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m., $2, 2-5 Mo t o r f o l k e r s — Variety at Black Ch i l l y Adda m s — Acoustic at teds Beer p.m., $5 after 5 p.m., http://german- Canyon, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 Hall (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 7 fest.org/events/ p.m., no cover, 203-5900 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, (888) 260- Ka r a o k e — Variety at Hamilton House, A LLE N COUNT Y PUBLIC LI BR ARY Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley 0351 Hamilton, 9 p.m., no cover, 488-         at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at 2104 Comedy 3344 Wayne, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, Club, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m.-11:30 Th e Ki c kba c k s — Rock at Corner SATURDAYS • 6:00 PM 426-2537 p.m., no cover, 312-3860 Pocket Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Op e n Mic h o s t e d b y Ch i l l y Adda m s Cl a s s i c Vo i c e — Variety at The Venice a.m., no cover, 492-7665 JUNE 9 — Variety at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 Ly f e Je n n i n g s — R&B/soul at Embassy 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, all ages, p.m., no cover, 482-1618 Theatre, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., 387-6571 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at $35-$103, 424-5665 Morning After Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Mo t o r f o l k e r s — Variety at Club Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 Paradise, Angola, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 8:30 p.m.-12:30 p.m., no cover, 478- Dr. Sa x Lo v e — Smooth Jazz at Club a.m., no cover, 833-7082 Grace Minnick 5827 Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Th e No i s e — Rock at Flashback Live, Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je ff McRa e — Variety no cover, 426-3442 Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., $5, 422-5292 The Mighty McGuiggans at Rack & Helen’s Social House, Fort Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Er i c — Pr i m e Su s p e c t s — Variety at Dupont Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, Karaoke at Rack & Helen’s, New Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- 203-3154 Haven, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 1:30 a.m., cover, 483-1311 Phil’s Family Lizard Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian 749-5396 Sa r i c — Variety at Deer Park Irish Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Ja y — Variety Pub, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 422-5896 at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort cover, 432-8966 JUNE 16 Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695 Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je ff McRa e — Variety He Sa i d Sh e Sa i d — Variety at The at Oakwood Resort, Syracuse, 9 Friday, June 8 Post, Pierceton, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., p.m., no cover, (574) 457-7100 THE KICKBACKS Ac m e Ba n d — Blues/classic rock at cover, (574) 594-3010 Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/ Jimmie’s on James, Angola, 8 p.m.- Ja m e s Bak e r Tr i o — Jazz at Ruth’s Bo b (So u n d Ma n ) — Karaoke at 4 MIKE CONLEY 11 p.m., no cover, 833-9676 Chris Steak House, Fort Wayne, Crowns, Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Big Di c k a n d t h e Pe n e t r a t o r s — Rock- 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., no cover, 444- cover, 925-9805 N-Roll at American Legion Post 241, 5898 Th e Sn a c k Pa c k — Variety at Don Hall’s KELSICOTE Waynedale, 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., no Ja s o n Pa u l — Acoustic variety at Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 cover, 747-7851 Hamilton Public House, Fort Wayne, a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Br a t Pa c k — Rat Pack/variety at Nick’s 8 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 420-0084 Th i r d Fr a m e — Hip hop at Latch String TONE JUNKIES Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no p.m., no cover, 482-6425 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45 p.m.-9 cover, 483-5526 Br e n t Te r h u n e — Comedy at Calhoun p.m., no cover, 426-3411 Ur ba n Le g e n d — R&B/variety at Street Soups, Salads & Spirits, Fort Jo e l Yo u n g Ba n d — Country/Classic Jefferson Pointe, Fort Wayne, 6:30 Wayne, 9 p.m., $10, 456-7005 Rock at Eagles Post 3512, Fort p.m.-8:30 p.m., no cover, 459-1160 Cad i l l a c Ra n c h — Classic rock at Wayne, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, Wa r — Funk at Clyde Theatre, Fort Canal Days/Schnelker Park, New 436-3512 Wayne, 8 p.m., $62.50-$89.50, 747- Haven, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., no 0989 cover, 246-7957

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June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------11 NIGHTLIFE ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas To dd Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo ba y — R&B/ Tuesday, June 12 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45 p.m.-9 blues at Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort DUPONT BAR & grill p.m., no cover, 426-3411 Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 489-2524 Ch i l l y ’s Ta l e n t & Ta c o s — Open mic at Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g ad e — Country at WilFr e y — Variety at Corner Pocket Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, American Legion Post 7, Huntington, Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, your Nascar headquar- 7 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 356-8226 cover, 492-7665 Fi t z & Th e Ta n t r u m s w/Mi kk y Ekk o ters, 16’x10’ Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs; $8.99 Me l a n i n So u l s e t w/Maj e s t i c — R&B/ — Indie pop at Clyde Theatre, Fort daily lunch specials; 60¢ wings Wednesdays; Three Rivers Karaoke 9 soul at Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, Sunday, June 10 Wayne, 8:30 p.m., $25, 747-0989 p.m. Wednesdays. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 749-5396 Fo r t Wa y n e Ar e a Co m m u n i t y Ba n d u t o f a v o r o y s c c i d e n t a l s (Dupont & Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily Al c o h o l : Full Service; O F B , A — Al Pa r r & Co. — Jazz at A Big Apple — Big band at Foellinger Outdoor Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex Variety at Buck Lake Ranch, Angola, Jazz Club, Fort Wayne, 4:30 p.m.-8 Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., 1 p.m.-7 p.m., $5, 665-6699 p.m., $10-$18, 267-6488 free, 427-6715 a u l e w t e w a r t ha r l e s h e n FLASHBACK LIVE P N S & C R Ce l t i c Wo m a n — International music Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Variety at Dancing/Music • Behind Evans Toyota, Fort Wayne • 260-483-1979 — The Vegas Years at The Venice at Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 3 Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, 9 p.m., Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., $39-$99, 424-5665 no cover, 749-5396 Ex p e c t : The city’s only retro dance club with 80s, 90s and today’s p.m., $1, 482-1618 music. Live entertainment every Friday & Saturday evening starting at Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g ad e — Country/ Pi c k Sl i d e — Variety at Flashback Live, Shepherd’s House Ride at Harley Wednesday, June 13 7:30 p.m. as well as the city’s hottest DJ between sets and into the late Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., $5, 422-5292 Davidson of Fort Wayne, Fort Ra t e d R — Classic Rock at Peppi’s Bar night! Family friendly from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. with full menu of appetizers, Wayne, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., donation, Ada m St r a c k — Acoustic variety at wings, pizzas and sandwiches. Outdoor patio with a full service bar & Grill, Huntertown, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 715-2706 Hamilton Public House, Fort Wayne, no cover, 338-2502 and dance area! Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Behind Evans Toyota at Coliseum Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/Bo b 6 p.m.-9 p.m., no cover, 420-0084 r e Ge n e r a t i o n X — 90s rock & pop at Blvd. and Lima Rd. Ho u r s : Open 4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full (Th e So u n d Ma n ) — Karaoke at Ca r o l y n Ma r t i n — Variety at Don Hall’s Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Gutbusterz Comedy & Grill, Fort Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM on site Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Wayne, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, p.m., no cover, 489-2524 a.m., $5, 387-5063 486-0216 HAMILTON HOUSE Fr a n c i e Zu c c o a n d Ch r i s Ru t k o w s k i Ro c k t h e Pl a z a f e a t . Mo r n i n g Sp i t z b u a m , To l e d o Tu r n e r s — Jazz at Don Hall’s Triangle Park, Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • 260-488-3344 Af t e r , Gr a c e Mi n n i c k , Th e Mi g h t y Vo l k s t a n z g r u pp e — German/polka Fort Wayne, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., no cover, Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on tap, McGu i g g a n s , Ph i l’s Fa m i l y Li z a r d — at Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, 12 482-4342 Variety at Allen County Public Library 6 large HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), internet juke, p.m.-5 p.m., $2, 2-5 p.m., $5 after 5 Fr a n c i e Zu c c o w/Ch r i s Ru t k o w s k i — Plaza, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., p.m., http://germanfest.org/events/ Jazz at Don Hall’s Triangle Park, pool table, karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every Saturday (8 free, 436-8080 p.m.) Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of roads 1 Fort Wayne, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., no cover, Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ — 482-4342 and 427. Ho u r s : 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 Karaoke at Fremont Bar & Grill, Monday, June 11 He i d i Bu r s o n Ba n d — Variety at l c o h o l m t Fremont, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, a.m.-12 midnight Sun. A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa Embassy Theatre rooftop, Fort 527-6223 Fi r e Bu r n w/Bu r i a l Pa r t y — Punk/ hardcore at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, Wayne, 5 p.m., $5, 424-5665 jd lounge Sp i t z b u a m , Ja y Fo x Ba v a r i a n Ba n d , Die 8 p.m.-11 p.m., $8, 267-5303 Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Heritage So r g e n b r e c h e r Ba n d , Fo r t Wa y n e Pubs & Taverns • 10366 Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 Pointe Senior Living, Fort Wayne, 3 Ta e n z e r Da n c e Gr o u p — German Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at x p e c t p.m.-4 p.m., free, 209-6279 E : Upscale non-smoking atmosphere, craft beers and local wines, at Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, 11 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, NFL Ticket, acoustic music on Thursdays, carryout, lottery, drink and food a.m.-1 a.m., $2, 2-5 p.m., $5 after 5 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Mo t o r f o l k e r s — Variety at 469 Sports specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont p.m., http://germanfest.org/events/ Jo h n Mi n t o n — Variety at Deer Park & Spirits , New Haven, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 749-7207 and Clinton), next to Dupont Bar & Grill. Ho u r s : Open 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 12 noon Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 whatzup PICKS Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Mondays, $2.75 imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; Wednesdays, $2.50 BADFISH only for albums Hangin’ with Rodney, Morning Wood, well drinks and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Marys. Live A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME Nut Sack, King of the Mountains and Laughter’s bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 15 Good, but for his sitcom Rodney and for appear- Thursday & Saturday. No cover. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Where Clinton and Lima The Clyde Theatre ing in the Toby Keith vehicle, Beer for My Horses. roads meet. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. 1808 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne This Longview-born renaissance man also penned Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa $15-$18 thru Wooden Nickel Music, Neat Neat Neat a chart-topping Christmas single, “Camouflage and Music & Records, clydetheatre.com, 800-514-3849 Christmas Lights,” a tribute to the U.S. military. Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY Carrington has a reputation for truth-telling and Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 S k a his most recent comedy release is aptly titled Here Ex p e c t : 20-plus beers freshly hand-crafted on premises with a full bar punk outfit Comes the Truth. He’ll be at the Embassy Theater featuring craft cocktails and more. Expanded menu full of old favorites and exciting new entrees, “One of the best pizzas in America,” large vegetar- S u b l i m e Friday, June 15 at 7 p.m ian menu. Sunday Carry-out available. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just southwest m i g h t of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. have dis- DOGS OF SOCIETY Mon-Thurs; 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri-Sat; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full b a n d e d ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc when lead 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16 s i n g e r Foellinger Outdoor Theatre MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE B r a d 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 N o w e l l $20 thru Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Dept., Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand-crafted died of a 260-427-6715 Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews available. Live heroin overdose in 1996, but tribute band Badfish are music on Saturdays. Expanded menu, including one of the best pizzas in doing their part to make sure the group’s good-time Die-hard Ge t t i n g Th e r e : America and a large vegetarian menu. From U.S. 30, turn music is not forgotten. The quartet garnered a follow- fans of Elton southwest on E. Center St.; go 2 miles. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.- ing in their native Rhode Island in the late 90s before John, sit up Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full- and take Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc branching out and playing clubs in New England and the Midwest. Nominated for a Best Tribute notice. Dogs MAD ANTHONY’S LAKEVIEW ALE HOUSE Band Award by the Boston Music Awards in 2008, of Society will take the Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • 260-833-2537 they’ll be at the Clyde Theater Friday, June 15 at 7:30 stage at the Ex p e c t : Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana craft beers p.m. Local favorites Unlikely Alibi and Flamingo and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; seven dock slips; 150-seat Nosebleed will open the show. F o e l l i n g e r banquet facility. Expanded menu, including famous gourmet pizza, unique T h e a t r e eats and vegetarian fare. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Located on beautiful Lake James RODNEY CARRINGTON Saturday June above Bledsoe’s Beach. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.- 11 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16 16 at 8 p.m. p.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Embassy Theatre as part of the venue’s summer concert series. This MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., five-man tribute act boasts lead singer John Gore, Fort Wayne who prefers to go by his stage name, Elton Juan, and Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 a mastery of Sir Elton’s entire catalogue, including Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand-crafted $41.75-$176.75 thru Ticketmaster and Embassy box office, mega hits like “Benny and the Jets,” “Tiny Dancer” Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Expanded menu, including one of the best and “Crocodile Rock,” and B sides like “Mona Lisas pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 260-424-5665 and Mat Hatter” and “All the Girls Love Alice.” All to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); downtown, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 a.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. One part comedian, one part the girls and guys love Elton. Want to know how to Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc country musician, all parts bad get to the Foellinger that night? Might want to follow ass Texas cowboy, Rodney Carrington is famous not the yellow brick road. (Deborah Kennedy) 12------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Ne w Mi l l e n n i u m Ja z z Or c h e s t r a — Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Oakwood Bl a c k Mo o n Re v i v a l , Da l e Va u g h n Jazz at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Resort, Lake Wawasee, 8 p.m.-11 Ba n d — Country/classic rock at Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., $5, 482-6425 p.m., no cover, 574-457-7100 Buck Lake Ranch, Angola, 1 p.m.-7 Mitchell’s sports & neighborhood grill Op e n Mic — Hosted by Adam Baker at Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at p.m., $5, 665-6699 Pedal City, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Cha s e Ri c e — Country at Clyde Sports & Music • 6179 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-387-5063 a.m., no cover, 415-6167 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., Ex p e c t : Family-friendly atmosphere, great food, all sports packages on Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t & Cha r l e s Rh e n Du k e Tu m a t o e a n d t h e Po w e r Tr i o — $32.50-$37.50, 747-0989 over 40 TVs, craft beers and more. Great food from wings and pizza to — The Vegas Years at The Venice Blues at Kehoe Park, Bluffton, 9 Ch i l l y Adda m s — Variety at Club Soda, gourmet sandwiches and entrees; breakfast and blood Mary bar Saturdays Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.-11 p.m., free, 824-6069 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no & Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Getz and p.m., $1, (260) 482-1618 Ec l e c t i c Ju k e Jo i n t — Variety at Club cover, 426-3442 Jefferson Blvd., southwest Fort Wayne. Ho u r s : 4 p.m.-close Monday- Sh u t Up a n d Si n g — Karaoke at Duesy’s Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m pa n y — Variety at Thursday; 11 a.m.-close Friday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : Sports Bar and Grille, Fort Wayne, 7 no cover, 426-3442 Navy Club, Ship 245, New Haven, 7 MC, Visa, Disc, Amex p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 483-5681 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Er i c — p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 493-4044 St r i n g Sh i f t f e a t . Ge o ff r e y No r t h — Karaoke at Rack & Helen’s, New Cl a s s i c Pa r t s — Classic rock at Eagles Classical/pop at First Wayne Street Haven, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, Post 248, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 NICK’S MARTINI & WINE BAR United Methodist, Fort Wayne, 12:15 749-5396 a.m., no cover, 478-2482 Dining & Music • 1227 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-6425 p.m., free, 422-4681 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Ja y — Variety Do g s o f So c i e t y — Elton John tribute Ex p e c t : Specialty martinis, craft beers and cocktails served up in a clas- Th r e e Ri v e r s Ka r a o k e — at Dupont at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort at Foellinger Outdoor Theatre, Fort sic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of small plate Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695 Wayne, 8 p.m., $20, 427-6715 appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink specials. Ge t t i n g a.m., no cover, 483-1311 Ge r m a n Ni g h t — Accordion/sing-a- Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at Th e r e : One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next to the Rib Room. long at The Venice Restaurant, Fort Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Ho u r s : Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: Thursday, June 14 482-1618 Fu z z Bo x Vo o d o o — Rock at Dupont MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Gy p s y Ba n d i t — Classic rock & blues Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- As l e e p At Th e Wh e e l — Country at STATE GRILL Clyde Theatre, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., at Corner Pocket Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 1:30 a.m., cover, 483-1311 $27.50-$39.50, 747-0989 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 492-7665 Ho l b r o o k Br o t h e r s Ba n d — Variety at Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 e a i d h e a i d BBQ Ri bf e s t f e a t . Th e Ra i n Ki n g s , H S S S — Variety at The Hamilton House, Hamilton, 9 p.m.-1 Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and Frog, Syracuse, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., a.m., no cover, 488-3344 He ad y Ti m e s — Rock/blues at friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous juke- cover, (574) 457-4324 Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, 6 Ja m e s Bak e r Qu a r t e t — Jazz at Ruth’s box. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, everyday, great Th e Il l e g a l s — Original at Latch String Chis Steak Hosue, Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m., $4-$6, 602-1831 craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s Sammy Hagar Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Variety at Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no p.m.-9:30 p.m., no cover, 444-5898 e t t i n g h e r e Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 cover, 483-5526 Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas bar & Beach Bar Rum, Riverbend Pizza. G T : Corner of State p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Ja m e s Bak e r Tr i o — Jazz at Ruth’s House, Fort Wayne, 5:45 p.m.-9 and Crescent. Ho u r s : 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 Ca r o l Lo c k r i d g e Du o — Blues/variety Chris Steak House, Fort Wayne, p.m., no cover, 426-3411 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: Cash only; ATM at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., no cover, 444- Jo h n Fo r b i n g & Ch e l s e a Er i c k s o n — on site p.m.-9:30 p.m., no cover, 426-3442 5898 Acoustic variety at Hamilton Public o e i s i n i c c h i a r i o Ch e l s e a Er i c k s o n — Variey at teds J L T — Jazz/fusion at House, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., TEDS BEER HALL & WINE BAR Beer Hall (and Wine Bar), Fort Hamilton Public House, Fort Wayne, no cover, 420-0084 Pub/Tavern • 12628 Coldwater Rd., Fort Wayne • 888-260-0357 8 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 420-0084 Wayne, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., no cover, Ky l e Ha l l e r Ba n d — Variety at Corner Ex p e c t : Lively atmosphere, eclectic tap list, knowledgeable bartenders and (888) 260-0351 Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Pocket Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45 p.m.-9 a.m., no cover, 492-7665 the kind of backtalk you usually reserve for family reunions, Thanksgiving Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Variety at and 90s sitcoms set in high school. Kitchen features pizzas, sandwiches, Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, p.m., no cover, 426-3411 Ma s o n Di x o n Li n e — Country at e t t i n g h e r e 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g ad e — Country Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood burgers, coffee, ice cream and a kids menu. G T : Located at the o u r s Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/TJ — Variety at American Legion Post 241, Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 387- intersection of Coldwater and Union Chapel roads. H : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. at Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, 10 Waynedale, 8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., 5063 Tues.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Beer/Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex p.m., no cover, 749-5396 no cover, 747-7851 Mi n d y & Gab e — Variety at teds Beer a r a o k e Ja m e s Bak e r Du o — Jazz at Ruth’s K — Variety at Hamilton House, Hall (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 7 Chris Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, 6 Hamilton, 9 p.m., no cover, 488- p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, (888) 260- p.m.-9 p.m., no cover, 444-5898 3344 0351 h e i c kba c k s o u n t a i n e w e o y s Ja n e l l e Ta y l o r — Variety at HT2, Fort T K — Rock at Dupont Bar M D B — Country at Wayne, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., no & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Hideaway Lounge, Bluffton, 8 p.m., cover, 616-0444 a.m., cover, 483-1311 no cover, 824-0455 a u l e w t e w a r t ha r l e s h e n Je ff McDo n a l d — Oldies at Don Hall’s K—T Blues/variety3 at Nick’s Martini & P N S & C R Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no — The Vegas Years at The Venice p.m., no cover, 489-2524 cover, 482-6425 Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 o s e m o n s w o o t h p.m., $1, 482-1618 Ka r a o k e w/Jo s h Sh e n f e l d — Variety L L /T — Variety at Deer at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.- Pr i m e Ti m e — Variety at Don Hall’s Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 11 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 o r n i n g f t e r a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Mi k e Co n l e y — Acoustic variety at M A — Rock at Mitchell’s Lunch on the Square, Freimann Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Ra i n Ki n g s — Rock at Flashback Live, Square, Fort Wayne, 11:30 a.m.- Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 387-5063 Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., $5, 422-5292 1:30 p.m., no cover, www.downtown- Ni g h t t o Re m e m b e r — Variety at Ra t e d R — Classic Rock at 4D’s Bar & fortwayne.com Flashback Live, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no Mo t o r f o l k e r s — Variety at 3 Rivers $5, 422-5292 cover, 490-6488 Distilling Co., Fort Wayne, 6 p.m.-9 Sc h o o l o f Ro c k St u d e n t s — Rock at Ro c k t h e Pl a z a f e a t . Th e Ki c kba c k s , p.m., no cover, 745-9355 Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Mi k e Co n l e y , Ke l s i Co t e , To n e u n k i e s Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley Grill, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no cover, J — Variety at Allen County at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort 387-5063 Public Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, 6 Wayne, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je ff McRa e — Variety p.m.-10 p.m., free, 436-8080 426-2537 at Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Ro d n e y Ca r r i n g t o n — Comedy at Op e n Mic h o s t e d b y Ch i l l y Adda m s Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7 — Variety at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 489-2524 p.m., $41.75-$176.75, 424-5665 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, all ages, Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/ Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je ff McRa e — Variety 387-6571 Bo b (So u n d Ma n ) — Karaoke at 4 at Mad Anthony’s Lakeview Ale Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Crowns, Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no House, Angola, 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m., Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, cover, 925-9805 no cover, 833-2537 8:30 p.m.-12:30 p.m., no cover, 478- TI — Rap at Piere’s Entertainment Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ — 5827 Center, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., Karaoke at Fremont Bar & Grill, Sha n e & Er i c — Acoustic at El Azteca, $50-$85, 486-1979 Fremont, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no To dd Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo ba y — R&B/ 527-6223 cover, 482-2172 blues at Jefferson Pointe, Fort Tak e 2 — Variety at Nick’s Martini & Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Wayne, 6:30 p.m., no cover, 459- Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no 1160 cover, 482-6425 cover, 422-5896 Tr u bb l e Tr o u bad o u r So n g w r i t e r To dd Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo ba y — R&B/ Sh o w c a s e — Original at Trubble blues at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, 8 Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 426- Friday, June 15 p.m., no cover, 267-6082 2537

Badf i s h — Sublime tribute at Clyde Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $15, Saturday, June 16 Sunday, June 17 747-0989 i bf e s t f e a t e n s l e r id e e i bf e s t f e a t o r e y e n n i s o n BBQ Ri bf e s t f e a t . Ni c k Ha r l e s s BBQ R . F K , L BBQ R . C D e w i s l l t a r s l u e s a m t a c e y a n d e u c e u a r t e r Ba n d , Ma r k Ma y Ba n d , Th e Pa u l L A -S B J , S B , D ‘N A Q , i t c hha r t a n d o r e y e n n i s o n w e e t w a t e r l l t a r s De s l a u r i e r s Ba n d — Rock/blues at M B , C D S A -S — Rock/ Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, 5 Ba n d — Rock/blues at Headwaters blues at Headwaters Park, Fort p.m.-11 p.m., $4-$6, 602-1831 Park, Fort Wayne, 12 p.m., $4-$6, Wayne, 12:30 p.m.-9 p.m., $3, 602- 602-1831 1831 Bo bb y Sw a g Ba n d — Variety at Eagles Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 436-3512

June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------13 ------Calendar • On the Road------We already know takes place 3 Doors Down, Collective Soul w/Soul Asylum Aug. 7 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI August 2-5 in Chicago’s Grant Park. And 311, w/Gym Class Heroes Aug. 14 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI we already know that some of the bigger Road Notez 5 Seconds of Summer, Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Halsey, Bazzi, Alessia Cara, names performing over the four-day festival CHRIS HUPE Dua Lipa, Why Don’t We June 23 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL include The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack 5 Seconds of Summer Sept. 8 Aragon Ballroom Chicago White, Arctic Monkeys, The National, 5 Seconds of Summer Sept. 11 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Travis Scott and Vampire Weekend. What we didn’t know about, until now, were the A$ap Ferg July 16 Egyptian Room Indianapolis after parties. Because if seeing a gazillion bands outside at the festival aren’t enough, Aaron Lewis Sept. 2 Hoosier Park Casino Anderson there are always shows scheduled at Windy City venues for people who really, really want Adam Ezra Group July 18 Schubas Tavern Chicago to party. Some of those shows include Franz Ferdinand August 1 at Park West, Highly Adrian Belew Power Trio June 22 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Suspect August 2 at the Vic Theatre, Carly Rae Jepsen August 3 at Park West, Dua Lipa After 7, Tony Toni Tone July 26 Sound Board Detroit August 3 at the Vic Theatre and everybody’s retro rocking favorites, Greta Van Fleet, Air Supply June 22 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI August 4 at The Vic. Al Di Meola June 20 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Al Stewart w/The Empty Pockets June 10 The Ark Ann Arbor Another favorite Chicago summer festival is Riot Fest. This year’s event takes place Sep- Alabama w/Restless Heart July 27 Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne tember 14-16 in Douglas Park. The first wave of acts was just announced and includes Alison Krauss Sept. 15 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Blink-182, , Elvis Costello, Incubus, Interpol, Blondie, Father John Misty and Aly & AJ w/Rainsford June 30 House of Blues Cleveland Alkaline Trio. For my money, this looks like a better lineup than Lollapalooza, but ev- Amerakin Overdose July 20 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne eryone has different tastes, I guess. Other notable acts include Gary Numan, Digable America July 20 Honeywell Center Wabash Planets and Cat Power with more acts to be announced next month. Amorphis, Dark Tranquility, Moonspell, Omnium Gatherum Sept. 11 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Govt Mule are headed out on the highway again this summer. The legendary band doesn’t Anderson East Sept. 11 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN need a reason to tour, as their appearance in any town is sure to cause a stir, but they are Anderson East Sept. 15 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne still supporting last year’s Revolution Come … Revolution Go. Warren Haynes and com- Andre Rieu Sept. 16 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL pany will stop by for long nights of jamming in Dayton August 21, Indianapolis August Andrew Bird w/Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Sept. 26 Hilbert Circle Theatre Indianapolis 23, Chicago August 24 and Detroit August 25. Andy McKee June 12 The Ark Ann Arbor Angra w/Scarlet Aura Oct. 13 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Virtual group is hitting the road to promote their new album, The Now Now, out Arcade Fire w/Hamilton Leithauser July 7 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI June 29. The group is headed by Blur frontman and will be making just Arch Enemy w/Goatwhore, Uncured Oct. 16 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne one stop in our region, October 16 at Chicago’s United Center – so if you want to see Ari Hest w/Sunny Taylor June 7 The B-Side Fort Wayne them, your choices are particularly limited. Armored Saint w/Act of Defiance July 8 House of Blues Cleveland Bob Seger has rescheduled some dates he was forced to cancel last year due to health is- Arrival From Sweden July 7 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Arthur Buck Sept. 23 Lincoln Hall Chicago sues. At 73 years old, you’re going to have that from time to time. Seger is reportedly back Asleep At The Wheel June 14 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne in form and eager to hit the road again to finish his “Runaway Train Tour.” Seger and his Aurelio Voltaire, Nocturna June 9 Metro Chicago Silver Bullet Band visit Chicago December 14 and Columbus, Ohio January 19. Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Prophets of Rage Aug. 4 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati [email protected] Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Prophets of Rage Aug. 6 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Prophets of Rage Aug. 7 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Ben Folds & Cake w/Tall Heights Aug. 25 White River State Park Indianapolis Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Prophets of Rage Aug. 11 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Bent Knee, Gatherers July 11 Schubas Tavern Chicago Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Prophets of Rage Aug. 12 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Big Boss Band, Renegade Aug. 25 Buck Lake Ranch Angola Average White Band Aug. 23 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Bill Burr July 1 Fox Theatre Detroit Avett Brothers Aug. 14 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Billie Eilish June 7 Egyptian Room Indianapolis The Avett Brothers & Gov’t Mule w/The Magpie Salute Aug. 23 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Billy Joel Sept. 7 Wrigley Field Chicago The B-52’s, Culture Club, Tom Bailey Aug. 30 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Aversions Crown, Shadow of Intent June 9 Agora Theatre Cleveland Bad Wolves, From Ashes June 9 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity, EyeHateGod July 25 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Badfish June 15 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Black Moth Super Rainbow June 16 Metro Chicago Barenaked Ladies, Better Than Ezra, KT Tunstall June 23 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Blackberry Smoke, J.J. Grey & Mofro Aug. 12 White River State Park Indianapolis Barenaked Ladies, Better Than Ezra, KT Tunstall June 24 Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre Toledo Blackberry Smoke Aug. 24 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Barenaked Ladies, Better Than Ezra, KT Tunstall July 14 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Blue October Oct. 14 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Barenaked Ladies, Better Than Ezra, KT Tunstall July 15 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Boz Scaggs July 14 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Barenaked Ladies w/Better Than Ezra, KT Tunstall June 21 White River State Park Indianapolis Brandi Carlile June 9 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor Barry Manilow July 29 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Brandy July 19 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH BB King’s Blues Band feat. Tito Jackson Aug. 17 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Breaking Benjamin & Five Finger Death Punch w/Bad Wolves, Nothing More Aug. 27 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH BBQ Ribfest feat. Nick Harless Band, Mark May Band, The Paul Deslauriers Band June 15 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne Breaking Benjamin & Five Finger Death Punch w/Bad Wolves, Nothing More Aug. 28 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati BBQ Ribfest feat. Fensler Kid, Lee Lewis All-Stars Blues Jam, Breaking Benjamin & Five Finger Death Punch w/Bad Wolves, Nothing More Aug. 29 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Stacey Mitchhart Band, Corey Dennison Band June 16 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne Breaking Benjamin & Five Finger Death Punch w/Bad Wolves, Nothing More Aug. 31 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville BBQ Ribfest feat. Corey Dennison Band, Deuce ‘N A Quarter, Sweetwater All-Stars June 17 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne Breaking Benjamin & Five Finger Death Punch w/Bad Wolves, Nothing More Sept. 1 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI The Beach Boys July 15 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Breaking Benjamin & Five Finger Death Punch w/Bad Wolves, Nothing More Sept. 9 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Beach Boys July 19 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Brent Terhune June 8 CS3 Fort Wayne Bebel Gilberto July 25 The Ark Ann Arbor Bruno Mars w/Cardi B Sept. 15-16 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Beck July 6 Fox Theatre Detroit Buddy Guy Oct. 6 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Belinda Carlisle w/ABC, Modern English, Tony Lewis, Limahl, Annabella Aug. 3 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Cam’ron w/Freekey Zekey, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana July 26 The Vogue Indianapolis Foellinger Theatre 2018 Concert Series Friday, June 22 at 8 pm 3411 Sherman Blvd. Tickets: $30-$40

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14------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 ------Calendar • On the Road------Candlebox, Gin Blossoms w/James & The Drifters July 14 Three Rivers Festival Fort Wayne Carter Winter July 7 House of Blues Cleveland CRUISE IN Castle Comer Aug. 11 Schubas Tavern Chicago to Downtown Auburn Celtic Woman June 10 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Celtic Woman June 16 Aronoff Center Cincinnati Celtic Woman June 17 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Charlie Daniels Band Oct. 6 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Charlie Puth, Hailee Steinfeld Aug. 2 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Charlie Puth, Hailee Steinfeld Aug. 3 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Charlie Puth w/Hailee Steinfeld Aug. 5 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Chase Rice June 16 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne & Poison June 7 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Chris Brown w/H.E.R., Rich the Kid, 6lack July 27 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Chris Knight Aug. 2 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN FREE FAMILY FUN Chris Robinson Brotherhood Aug. 7 Deluxe Indianapolis Enjoy Downtown Auburn Chris Stapleton w/Marty Stuart, Brent Cobb Oct. 5 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Christina Aguilera Oct. 13 Fox Theatre Detroit DOOR PRIZES • 50/50 RAFFLE • DINE & SHOP The Church Oct. 17 Lincoln Hall Chicago Courthouse Square, Downtown Auburn Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday w/The Story So Far July 27 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Coheed and Cambria w/Taking Back Sunday, The Story So Far July 29 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Thursdays Evenings, 6-8 p.m Counting Crows w/Live Aug. 26 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH June 14 Counting Crows w/Live Sept. 1 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati July 26 Counting Crows w/Live Sept. 2 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Wednesday, July 11 • 8pm • $20-$40 Counting Crows w/Live Sept. 6 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville August 16 Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Sept. 6 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati September 20 Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Russell Dickerson Sept. 7 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI WALTER TROUT Daryl Hall & John Oates, Train July 15 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Hosted by DABA Dashboard Confessional w/All Time Low Aug. 5 Egyptian Room Indianapolis AUBURN MAIN STREET & Dashboard Confessional w/All Time Low Aug. 10 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland DEKALB CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP Dave Matthews Band June 7 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dave Matthews Band July 6-7 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville (260) 925-2100 David Blaine July 7 Fox Theatre Detroit Season Sponsor The David Bromberg Quintet Aug. 8 The Ark Ann Arbor David Byrne June 9 White River State Park Indianapolis David Byrne w/Benjamin Clementine Aug. 7 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland David Byrne Aug. 8 DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids David Byrne Aug. 10 Fox Theatre Detroit David Byrne Aug. 11 Rose Music Center Huber Heights, OH David Byrne w/Benjamin Clementine Aug. 12 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati David Cross July 14 Old National Centre Indianapolis David Cross July 29 Agora Theatre Cleveland David Ramirez June 19 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Dead & Company June 20 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Friday, Aug. 24 • 8pm • $20-$40 Dead Daisies w/Dizzie Reed’s Hookers and Blow Aug. 16 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Deep Purple, Judas Priest w/The Temperence Movement Aug. 24 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Descendents w/Smoking Popes, A Wilhelm Scream Aug. 26 Egyptian Room Indianapolis TRI+ADD MUSIC Dierks Bentley w/Brothers Osborne, Lanco July 21 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Dirty Heads & Iration w/The Movement, Pacific Dub June 14 White River State Park Indianapolis Dirty Heads w/Iration, The Movement, Pacific Dub June 16 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Dispatch w/Raye Zaragoza, Nahko and Medicine for the People July 24 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Dispatch, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Scatter Their Own Sept. 16 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dogs of Society June 16 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Dokken w/Jack Russell’s Great White Sept. 8 Honeywell Center Wabash Dr. Dog w/Sandy, Alex G June 16 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Drake w/Migos Aug. 14 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Drive-By Truckers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Marcus King Band July 22 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dweezil Zappa Nov. 15 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Eagles Oct. 14 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Eagles Oct. 15 United Center Chicago Eilen Jewell Aug. 22 The Ark Ann Arbor Elton John Oct. 12-13 Little Caesars Arena Detroit English Beat July 6 Metro Chicago Erasure July 31 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Sept. 15 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Evanescence & Lindsey Stirling July 12 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling July 9 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling July 14 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Friday, Oct. 26 • 8pm • $30-$60 Everclear, Marcy Playground, Local H June 7 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne JETHRO TULL GUITARIST Fall Out Boy w/Machine Gun Kelly Oct. 7 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis FireBurn w/Burial Party June 11 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Fitz & The Tantrums w/Mikky Ekko June 12 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne MARTIN BARRE Flaming Lips Aug. 16 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Flaming Lips Aug. 17 Agora Theatre Cleveland GO TO OUR WEBSITE Flasher June 15 Schubas Tavern Chicago Fleet Foxes, Nilufer Yanya July 23 Agora Theatre Cleveland FOR TICKET INFO & MORE Foo Fighters July 25 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH ALL SHOWS ALL AGES Foo Fighters July 26 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Foo Fighters July 29 Wrigley Field Chicago Foo Fighters Oct. 15 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Foreigner w/Whitesnake, Jason Bonham;s Led Zeppelin Experience July 10 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Fozzy Sept. 14 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Fozzy w/Adelitas Way, The Stir, Stone Broken Sept. 13 The Vogue Indianapolis

June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------15 ------Calendar • On the Road------Franz Ferdinand Aug. 3 The Vogue Indianapolis Joan Baez Oct. 2 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor Full Moon Fever (Tom Petty tribute) Aug. 17 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Joe Bonamassa Nov. 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne G-Eazy, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Uzi Vert, P-Lo, YBN Nahmir, Murda Beatz Aug. 16 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI John Butler Trio w/Mama Kin Spender July 8 House of Blues Cleveland G-Eazy, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Uzi Vert, P-Lo, YBN Nahmir, Murda Beatz Aug. 18 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Jonny Lang Aug. 11 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Gaelic Storm June 14 The Vogue Indianapolis Journey & Def Leppard July 3 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Galactic Aug. 25 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Journey & Def Leppard w/Pretenders July 13 Comerica Park Detroit Garbage Oct. 17 Riviera Theatre Chicago Journey, Def Leppard, The Pretenders July 14 Wrigley Field Chicago Gary Numan, Nightmare Air Sept. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Judas Priest, Deep Purple Aug. 21 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic July 12 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Junior Brown July 12 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN George Thorogood and the Destroyers w/Foghat Aug. 3 Hoosier Park Casino Anderson Junior Brown July 14 The Ark Ann Arbor Gladys Knight, The O’Jays Aug. 26 Fox Theatre Detroit Justin Timberlake Oct. 2 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland The Glitch Mob w/Elohim June 19 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Kane Brown June 28 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Godsmack, Shinedown, Like A Storm July 22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Kansas July 29 Honeywell Center Wabash Godsmack, Shinedown July 27 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Keith Sweat w/SWV, En Vogue, Stokely, Vivian Green June 30 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Goo Goo Dolls Oct. 6 Old National Centre Indianapolis Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini June 22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Gordon Lightfoot Sept. 15 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini Aug. 19 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Grand Funk Railroad July 14 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Keith Urban w/Kelsea Ballerini June 16 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Great Lake Swimmers Aug. 23 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Keith Urban w/Kelsea Ballerini Aug. 10 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Greg Brown July 27 The Ark Ann Arbor Kesha, Macklemore July 11 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Greg Laswell June 16 The Ark Ann Arbor Kesha, Macklemore July 18 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Greta Van Fleet July 31 Agora Theatre Cleveland Kesha, Macklemore July 19 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville The Guess Who Aug. 24 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Kevin Hart Oct. 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Guided By Voices June 16 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Kevin Hart Oct. 5 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Guitar Army June 9 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Kid Rock w/Brantley Gilbert, Wheeler Walker Jr. Sept. 21 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville GWAR July 11 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Killers, Foster the People, Sir Sly June 8 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Halsey w/Jessie Reyez July 17 White River State Park Indianapolis Kina Grannis July 26 Lincoln Hall Chicago Happy Together Tour feat. The Turtles, Chuck Negron, Gary Puckett, The Association, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard June 10 Riviera Theatre Chicago Mark Lindsay, The Cowsills Aug. 9 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH King Tuff, Father John Misty Sept. 22 Agora Theatre Cleveland Happy Together Tour Aug. 18 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Kuinka June 30 Schubas Tavern Chicago Harry Styles w/Kacey Musgraves June 26 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Lady Antebellum & Darius Rucker w/Russell Dickerson July 20 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Harry Styles w/Kacey Musgraves June 27 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Lady Antebellum & Darius Rucker w/Russell Dickerson Sept. 14 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Hayley Kiyoko June 8 Deluxe Indianapolis Lake Street Dive w/River Whyless June 20 House of Blues Cleveland He Is We July 23 Schubas Tavern Chicago Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers June 7 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana Hed PE Sept. 24 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Lauryn Hill July 20 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Here Come the Mummies! w/Sweetwater All-Stars, Love Hustler July 21 Three Rivers Festival Fort Wayne Leann Rimes Oct. 12 Honeywell Center Wabash Herman’s Hermits Aug. 11 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Leon Bridges w/Khruangbin Sept. 24 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Hop Along, Bat Fangs June 10 Metro Chicago Leon Bridges w/Khruangbin Sept. 25 Fox Theatre Detroit Hotel California Sept. 3 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Leslie Odom Jr. w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Mar. 2 ‘19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Ian Anderson July 1 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Let’s Hang On (Four Seasons tribute) June 30 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Imagine Dragons w/Grace VanderWaal June 21 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI The Lettermen July 28 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Imagine Dragons w/Grace VanderWaal June 22 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Lewis Black Oct. 5 Murat Theatre Indianapolis J Balvin Oct. 12 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Life of Agony Sept. 19 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne J. Cole w/Young Thug Sept. 21 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Lil Uzi Vert & G-Eazy w/Ty Dolla $ign, P-Lo, YBN Nahmir, Murda Beatz Aug. 17 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville J.J. Grey & Mofro w/Blackberry Smoke Aug. 11 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Lillie Mae June 7 Old Town School Chicago Jack Johnson, G. Love & Special Sauce, John Craigie June 15 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Lindsey Stirling Aug. 4 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Jack Johnson June 13 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Little River Band June 22 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Jack Johnson June 14 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney tribute) w/Duke Tumatoe, The Orange Opera July 13 Three Rivers Festival Fort Wayne Jackson Browne June 8 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Logic w/NF, Kyle July 1 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Jackson Browne June 11 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Logic w/NF, Kyle July 6 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Jacob Sartorius Aug. 28 Deluxe Indianapolis Logic, NF, Kyle June 28 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Jake “The Snake” Roberts & “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan June 20 CS3 Fort Wayne Logic, NF, Kyle June 30 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Jake Owen Aug. 11 Great American Ballpark Cincinnati Lonestar Sept. 15 Honeywell Center Wabash Jake Paul And Team 10 June 17 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Lord Huron July 27 House of Blues Cleveland Jake Paul And Team 10 June 22 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Lori McKenna Aug. 3 The Ark Ann Arbor James Taylor w/Bonnie Raitt June 26 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Lucero, Frank Turner, The Menzingers, Homeless Gospel Choir June 23 Aragon Ballroom Chicago James Taylor w/Bonnie Raitt June 26 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Lucero, Frank Turner, The Menzingers, Homeless Gospel Choir June 24 House of Blues Chicago Janelle Monae July 9 Fox Theatre Detroit Lucinda Williams, Steve Earl, Dwight Yoakam Aug. 17 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Janelle Monae w/St. Beauty July 14 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earl & The Dukes w/King Leg Aug. 18 White River State Park Indianapolis Janet Jackson July 15 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Luke Bryan, DJ Rock, Carly Pearce, Jon Pardi, Sam Hunt, Morgan Wallen Sept. 1 Wrigley Field Chicago Jason Aldean w/Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs Aug. 23 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Luke Bryan w/Jon Pardi, Morgan Wallen Aug. 24 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Jason Aldean w/Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs Sept. 13 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Lydia w/Jared & The Mill, Cherry Pools Aug. 17 Lincoln Hall Chicago Jason Aldean w/Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs Sept. 14 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Lyfe Jennings June 8 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Jason Isbell w/Hiss Golden Messenger July 18 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Lyfe Jennings Aug. 11 House of Blues Cleveland Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit July 25 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Lynyrd Skynyrd July 27 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Jason Isbell Sept. 14 Auditorium Theatre Chicago Lynyrd Skynyrd Aug. 4 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Jason Isbell Sept. 15 White River State Park Indianapolis Lynyrd Skynyrd w/The Charlie Daniels Band Aug. 10 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Jason Mraz w/Brett Dennen July 27 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Lynyrd Skynyrd Aug. 17 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Jason Mraz w/Brett Dennen July 28 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Maggie Koerner July 24 Schubas Tavern Chicago Jay Leno Aug. 4 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Mannheim Steamroller Dec. 1 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Sza, Lance Skiiwalker, SiR June 13 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Marcia Ball July 2 The Ark Ann Arbor Jazon Mraz w/Brett Dennen Aug. 24 White River State Park Indianapolis Mark Farner’s American Band July 20 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Jeff Dye Nov. 17 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Maroon 5 w/Julia Michaels Sept. 20 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Jeff Lynne’s ELO Aug. 15 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Maroon 5 w/Julia Michaels Sept. 30 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Jeff Lynne’s ELO Aug. 16 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Marshall Tucker Band Aug. 11 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Jelly Roll, Struggle Jennings July 14 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Martin Barre Oct. 26 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Jerry Seinfeld June 7 Wharton Center East Lansing Martina McBride July 27 Hoosier Park Casino Anderson Jill Barber Sept. 22 Schubas Tavern Chicago Marty Stuart, Brent Cobb, Chris Stapleton Oct. 4 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Jill Scott June 24 Fox Theatre Detroit Mary Chapin Carpenter June 18 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Bloomington, IN Jim Gaffigan July 28 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Mary Chapin Carpenter (sold out) July 15 The Ark Ann Arbor Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Dave Alvin Sept. 8 Old Town School Chicago Mastodon w/Dinosaur Jr., The Netherlands Sept. 12 Agora Theatre Cleveland Jimmy Buffet July 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Mastodon w/Dinosaur Jr. Sept. 14 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Jimmy Buffett, Boz Scaggs July 13 Wrigley Field Chicago The Matches July 14 Metro Chicago

16------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 ------Calendar • On the Road------Matt Alber Aug. 15 Schubas Tavern Chicago Polaris, Parkway Drive, August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada Sept. 5 Riviera Theatre Chicago Matt Mays, The Gaslight Anthem, Joe Sib Aug. 11 Riviera Theatre Chicago Polaris, Parkway Drive, August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada Sept. 6 Agora Theatre Cleveland Matthew Sweet June 23 The Ark Ann Arbor Portugal.The Man July 28 White River State Park Indianapolis Matthew Sweet w/The Easthills June 24 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Post Malone w/21 Savage, SOB X REE June 7 White River State Park Indianapolis Maze feat. Frankie Beverly w/Brandy July 21 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis The Pretenders July 8 Murat Theatre Indianapolis MC50 Sept. 23 House of Blues Cleveland Primus & Mastodon w/Juujjuu June 10 White River State Park Indianapolis Meat Puppets w/Ratboys June 29 Old Town School Chicago Primus, Mastodon w/Jjuujjuu June 9 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Melissa Etheridge July 1 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Primus, Mastodon June 12 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Melissa Etheridge July 3 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Punch Brothers Aug. 10 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Melvins w/Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Aug. 5 The Vogue Indianapolis Purple Thriller June 22 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne MercyMe w/Tenth Avenue North Oct. 4 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis July 22 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Michael McDonald Aug. 15 Sound Board Detroit Radiohead July 23 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Michael Stanley and the Resonators w/Marti Jones, Don Dixon Sept. 15 Canton Palace Theatre Canton Radiohead July 25 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati Mighty Mighty Bosstones Aug. 21 The Vogue Indianapolis Rag’n’Bone Man June 12 Park West Chicago MIghty Mighty Bosstones Aug. 23 House of Blues Cleveland Rainbow Kitten Surprise Oct. 9 House of Blues Cleveland Mike Doughtery, Brian Randall Band July 7 Buck Lake Ranch Angola Rainbow Kitten Surprise w/Caroline Rose Oct. 13 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Mike Doughtery, Whiskey Highway July 21 Buck Lake Ranch Angola Rainbow Kitten Surprise Oct. 15 The Intersection Grand Rapids Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Natalie Hemby, Tenille Townes July 13 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Randy Bachman, Guess Who June 23 Hoosier Park Casino Anderson Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Natalie Hemby, Tenille Townes July 14 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Rascal Flatts, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay Aug. 5 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Turnpike Troubadours, Tenille Townes Aug. 24 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Rascal Flatts, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay Aug. 17 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Mobile Deathcamp Aug. 11 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Rascal Flatts w/Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay Aug. 9 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Modest Mouse Sept. 21 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Ray LaMongagne w/Neko Case June 15 White River State Park Indianapolis Modest Mouse Sept. 22 Genesee Theater Waukegan, IL Ray LaMontagne w/Neko Case June 30 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Modest Mouse Sept. 24 Morris P.A.C. South Bend Ray LaMontagne w/Neko Case July 1 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Modest Mouse Sept. 25 Wings Event Center Kalamazoo Real Estate June 12 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Modest Mouse Sept. 26 Stranahan Theater Toledo Reba McEntire Aug. 4 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Modest Mouse Sept. 28 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Red Wanting Blue June 30 The Vogue Indianapolis Modest Mouse Sept. 29 Akron Civic Theater Akron, OH Renee Fleming w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Oct. 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Monsta X July 20 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL REO Speedwagon, Chicago June 24 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Morris Day and the Time w/The Funk Thang, Music Lovers Lounge July 20 Three Rivers Festival Fort Wayne REO Speedwagon, Chicago Aug. 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati The Movement, Iration, Dirty Heads, Pacific Dub June 12 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland REO Speedwagon, Chicago Aug. 11 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Murder by Death, Against Me! June 22 Agora Theatre Cleveland REO Speedwagon, Chicago Aug. 12 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Murder By Death Oct. 6 Metro Chicago REO Speedwagon Sept. 26 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne My Bloody Valentine July 27-28 Riviera Theatre Chicago The Revolution Oct. 5 Park West Chicago Nathan Douglas & The Fine Line June 23 Buck Lake Ranch Angola Richard Marx w/Matt Scannell June 21 Sound Board Detroit Neal McCoy June 24 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Rick Braun & Peter White Sept. 22 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Neck Deep, Trophy Eyes, WSTR Stand Atlantic, Gardenside Sept. 29 Agora Theatre Cleveland Ricky Skaggs June 8 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana Neck Deep w/Trophy Eyes, Stand Atlantic, WSTR Oct. 3 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Sept. 9 Morris P.A.C. South Bend Needtobreathe, Johnnyswim, Forest Blakk Sept. 4 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Sept. 21 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Needtobreathe, Johnnyswim, Forest Blakk Sept. 5 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Rise Against, Machine Gun Kelly, Fall Out Boy Sept. 8 Wrigley Field Chicago Needtobreathe w/Billy Raffoul, Johnnyswim Aug. 26 White River State Park Indianapolis Needtobreathe w/Johnnyswim, Billy Raffoul Aug. 14 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI The Neighborhood June 26 House of Blues Cleveland Neil Hamburger July 23 CS3 Fort Wayne Neil Young June 30-July 1 Auditorium Theatre Chicago Neil Young July 3 Fox Theatre Detroit Niall Horan w/Maren Morris July 25 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Niall Horan w/Maren Morris Aug. 26 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Niall Horan w/Maren Morris Aug. 28 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Niall Horan w/Maren Morris Aug. 29 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Nick Swardson June 21 Old National Centre Indianapolis Nicole Atkins w/Ruby Boots Aug. 9 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Night Ranger w/The Easthills Aug. 25 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Nothing But Thieves, Demob Happy, Grandson Sept. 13 Metro Chicago O.A.R. w/Matt Nathanson July 24 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH AIRING THIS WEEKEND • JUNE 9 O.A.R. w/Matt Nathanson Aug. 23 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland O.A.R. w/Matt Nathanson Aug. 28 White River State Park Indianapolis The Ohio Players, The Gap Experience Aug. 4 McMillen Park Fort Wayne Old Dominion, Kenny Chesney July 26 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Ozzy Osbourne w/Stone Sour Sept. 16 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Anthony Ozzy Osbourne w/Stone Sour Sept. 23 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Panic! At The July 13 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Panic! at the Disco July 14 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Paramore w/Soccer Mommy July 1 White River State Park Indianapolis Gomes Paramore, Foster the People June 29 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo July 11 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck, Ann Wilson July 31 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • JUNE 16 Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck, Ann Wilson Aug. 8 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck, Ann Wilson Aug. 10 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Paul Simon June 10 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Paul Thorn June 7 The Ark Ann Arbor Pearl Jam Aug. 18 & 20 Wrigley Field Chicago Toronzo Pedro the Lion w/H.C. McEntire Aug. 9 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Pentatonix Sept. 5 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Pentatonix Sept. 8 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Pentatonix Sept. 13 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Pentatonix Sept. 15 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Cannon Pepe Aguilar Aug. 19 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Peter Gammons, The Orwells June 8 Metro Chicago Plain White T’s w/Ocean Park Standoff June 27 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Poison, Cheap Trick, Pop Evil June 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Poison, Cheap Trick, Pop Evil June 12 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH

June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • On the Road------Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson July 11 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Uli Jon Roth July 15 Paramount Theatre Anderson Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson July 15 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Umphrey’s McGee w/Spafford Aug. 11 White River State Park Indianapolis Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson July 17 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Upchurch the Redneck Sept. 15 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson July 18 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Van’s Warped Tour July 24 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Robben Ford Aug. 15 The Ark Ann Arbor Vans Warped Tour July 18 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Robert Earl Keen June 17 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Vans Warped Tour July 19 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Rod Stewart w/Cyndi Lauper Aug. 18 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Vans Warped Tour July 21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Rodney Carrington June 16 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Vans Warped Tour July 24 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Roger Daltry July 2 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Vicki Lawrence Sept. 8 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Roger Daltry July 5 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Voz De Mando, Kanales, El Fantasma, El Potro De Sinaloa June 9 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL The Roosevelts Aug. 24 Schubas Tavern Chicago Walter Trout July 11 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Russ June 18 White River State Park Indianapolis Walter Washington, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ry Cooder w/Joachim Cooder June 22 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor Kermit Ruffins, Galactic, Cyril Neville, New Breed Brass Band Aug. 25 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Sam Smith June 22 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Wanna One June 29 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Sandi Patty June 9 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana War June 8 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne Sandi Patty w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Mar. 30 ‘19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne War on Drugs July 13 Agora Theatre Cleveland Sebastian Bach w/The Standstills July 12 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Warren G June 10 Agora Theatre Cleveland Seth Glier June 23 Ignition Music Garage Goshen We Are Scientists June 21 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Shakira Aug. 4 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Weezer & The Pixies w/The Wombats July 6 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Shania Twain June 15 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Weezer & The Pixies w/The Wombats July 8 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Shania Twain June 16 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Weezer & The Pixies w/The Wombats July 13 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Shawn Mullins w/Max Gomez June 21 The Ark Ann Arbor Weezer, The Pixies July 11 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Shinedown & Godsmack w/Like a Storm July 28 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville White Denim Sept. 15 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Shooter Jennings Sept. 13 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Whitesnake & Foreigner w/Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience July 13 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Simple Minds Oct. 14 The Fillmore Detroit Whitesnake, Foreigner, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience June 26 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Slayer w/Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth, Testament June 7 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Whitesnake, Foreigner, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience July 10 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Sleep, Dylan Carlson Aug. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago Whitesnake, Foreigner, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience July 15 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Sleigh Bells Aug. 17 Metro Chicago Whitney Rose July 13 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Slightly Stoopid Aug. 11 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Whoopi Goldberg June 15 Sound Board Detroit The Smashing Pumpkins w/Metric Aug. 5 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Wild Heights June 23 Neat Neat Neat Fort Wayne The Smashing Pumpkins w/Metric Aug. 17 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Head and the Heart, Sturgill Simpson June 22 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Soil w/The Outfit, Second Season Oct. 11 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Head and the Heart, Sons Of An Illustrious Father June 18 Schubas Tavern Chicago JD McPherson, Sturgill Simpson June 23 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Speedy Ortiz w/Anna Brunch June 20 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Head and the Heart, Spoon w/Grizzly Bear June 25 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats June 24 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Stayin Alive (Bee Gees Tribute) July 21 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Willie Nelson & Family June 27 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers June 21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Wiz Khalifa, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Skies July 21 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers June 23 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Wiz Khalifa, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Skies July 28 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers June 26 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Wiz Khalifa & Rae Sremmurd w/Lil Skies July 31 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers June 27 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Wolf Parade Aug. 26 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Steely Dan & Doobie Brothers June 24 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Wynonna w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Jan. 26 ‘19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Stephen Stills & Judy Collins June 9 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Xavier Rudd June 21 Metro Chicago Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, King Leg June 20 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Yanni June 27 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton June 15 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Yanni June 30 Chicago Theatre Chicago Steven Tyler June 27 Sound Board Detroit Yes June 30 Fox Theatre Detroit Sting, Shaggy Oct. 2 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Yngwie Malmsteen June 23 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Stone Temple Pilots, The Cult, Bush July 20 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville The Young Dubliners Aug. 6 The Ark Ann Arbor Stone Temple Pilots, The Cult, Bush w/Julien-K July 24 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Young MC, Tone Loc, Rob Base, Montell Jordan, Salt-N-Pepa, Kid N Play Aug. 17 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Straight No Chaser Nov. 29 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Zac Brown Band w/Onerepublic, Nahko and Medicine for the People July 14 Comerica Park Detroit Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai Aug. 13 Schubas Tavern Chicago Zac Brown Band Aug. 2 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Styx & Joan Jett & The Blackhearts w/Tesla July 11 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Zac Brown Band Aug. 3 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Sylvan Esso July 23 Riviera Theatre Chicago Zoso (Led Zeppelin Tribute) June 23 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne SYML Sept. 29 Lincoln Hall Chicago ZZ Top, John Fogerty June 13 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Take Me to the River Oct. 17 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne ZZ Top, John Fogerty June 14 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Taking Back Sunday, The Story So Far, Coheed and Cambria July 29 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland ZZ Top, John Fogerty June 27 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Tech N9ne w/Krizz Kaliko, Joey Cool, Just Juice, King Iso June 13 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Ted Nugent, Mark Farner’s American Band, Blue Oyster Cult July 20 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Ted Nugent July 25 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Tedeschi Trucks Band w/Drive By Truckers, Marcus King Band July 21 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Road Tripz , The Four Tops w/The Stylistics July 14 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Addison Agen Cohen Rutkowski Project The The Sept. 22 Riviera Theatre Chicago Jun 14...... Express Live, Columbus, OH Jun 15...... Merriman’s Playhouse, South Bend Jun 15...... Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, Rochester, MI Cohen-Rutkowski Duo Theresa Caputo Sept. 1 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Jun 16...... Rose Music Center, Huber Heights, OH Jun 22...... Bangkok Restaurant and Jazz Bar, Indianapolis Theresa Caputo Sept. 2 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Jun 17...... The Lawn at White River State Park, Indianapolis Gypsy Bandit Third Day w/Matt Maher June 14 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Bulldogs Sep 29...... Eagles Post 2233, Bryan, OH Thirty Seconds to Mars w/Walk the Moon, Misterwives, Joywave June 16 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Jun 8...... Pork Rind Festival, Harrod, OH Nov 17...... Eagles Post 2233, Bryan, OH Thomas Rhett, w/Brett Young, Midland Oct. 5 Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Jun 10...... Callaway Park, Elwood Dec 22...... Eagles Post 2233, Bryan, OH TI June 15 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Jun 16...... Randolph Nursing Home, Winchester Hubie Ashcraft Band Tim Easton June 9 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Jul 6...... Downtown Concert, Wabash Jul 4...... Freedom Fest, Delphos, OH TJ Kelly July 1 Buck Lake Ranch Angola Jul 14...... Covered Bridge Days, Centreville, MI Aug 24-26...... TJ’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH Jul 16...... Madison County Fair, Alexandria Oct 20...... Rulli’s Bella Luna Lounge, Middlebury Toad the Wet Sprocket Aug. 17 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Jul 28...... Hickory Acres Campground, Edgerton, OH Nov 2-3...... Cowboy Up, Mendon, MI Todd Snider June 21 The Vogue Indianapolis Jul 29...... Friends of Arts, Fort Recovery, OH Nov 24...... Eagles Post 1291, Celina Tony Bennett June 21 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Aug 4...... State Line Festival, Union City Dec 8...... The Distillery, Toledo Tory Lanez July 19 House of Blues Cleveland Aug 14...... Mercer Co. Fair, Celina, OH Dec 14...... Rulli’s Bella Luna Lounge, Middlebury Toto Aug. 25 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Aug 24...... Quincy Daze, Quincy, MI Dec 15...... Nikki’s, Sturgis Trace Adkins June 9 Firekeepers Battle Creek Sep 3...... Blueberry Festival, Plymouth J Taylors Tracy Morgan Sept. 21 Sound Board Detroit Sep 6...... Covered Bridge Festival, Roann Jun 8...... Courthouse Square, Greenfield Travis Tritt July 28 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Sep 15...... Apple Fest, Nappanee Joe Justice Sep 28...... Ducktail Run, Gas City Jun 8...... Sycamore Lake Wine Co., Columbus Grove, OH Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue June 9 The Vogue Indianapolis Oct 20...... Bicentennial Fundraiser, Rockford, OH Jun 16...... Stoney Creek Winery, Millersburg, IN Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Aug. 21 Sound Board Detroit Oct 27...... Eagles Post 1771, Alexandria, IN Rich Cohen Tweet, Ledisi, Melanie Fiona June 8 House of Blues Cleveland Cadillac Ranch Jun 6...... Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis Twin Shadow w/Borns Sept. 30 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Jun 16...... Leipsic Social, Leipsic, OH Todd Harrold & Nick Bobay TWRP Aug. 18 Lincoln Hall Chicago Jun 17...... Moose Lodge #1473, Celina Jun 8...... The Coterie, Kokomo

18------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 2018 2019 S E A S McCarthy, Falcone Go Back to School O Is there such a thing as low key over the Life of the Party spends little to no time N top? These are contradictory ideas, but they on certain developments and obstacles. The are both the flavor of Life of the Party, the Flix ex-husband and his mistress (Julie Bowen) new film written by Melissa McCarthy and take up little space. The idea that the ex is in her husband Ben Falcone and directed by CATHERINE LEE charge of the terms of the divorce is accept- Falcone. McCarthy’s character stays calm ed. Maddie soon reconciles with the idea of and mostly poised as lousy, wild and implau- Christine (Maya Rudolph) is more than sup- Mom on campus and deserving to be there. sible circumstances swirl around her. The re- portive. (Scenes between Deanna and Chris- The next bit of whimsy that is just taken sult is funny, sweet and full of positivity. tine are some of the best of the film.) But in stride is that a hot young co-ed Jack (Luke McCarthy plays Deanna, a nice subur- what is Deanna going to do? Benward) becomes infatuated with Deanna. ban mom dropping her only daughter Mad- She decides to go back to school to fin- She’s the kind of lady who can march in to die (Molly Gordon) at college for her senior ish her degree in archeology. Pregnant with a frat party and ask for a nice chardonnay, July 28-August 12 year. Deanna is looking forward to a four- her daughter, Deanna dropped out during and he’s just the bartender that understands. week vacation in Italy with her husband, her senior year to make a family. Maddie is Deanna knows she should resist, but he’s but instead her husband abruptly asks for a a student at her parents’ alma mater, and that kind of irresistible. divorce, saying he is in love with another just happens to be where Deanna will finally Deanna is the kind of lady who, while woman. enjoy her senior year. doing shots at a frat party, toasts things like This is devastating news, but even And enjoy it she will! Deanna is full the health of our coral reefs, equal pay and Deanna’s Uber driver knows she deserves of enthusiasm and school spirit. She really maternity leave for non-gender-specific par- better and is a wonderful person. (The driver wants to study and do well. She wants to fit ents. No college experience can shake her is played by Ben Falcone,) His words are into as a college girl and have the fun senior fundamental protective, supportive vibe. soothing and reassuring, and if you know year she missed. She can’t hide her mom in- She becomes a sorority sister and moth- that the driver is the driver of the picture stincts, so let the balancing act begin! er figure to Maddie’s friends. She celebrates and the real life husband of McCarthy, it sets Maddie is horrified, at first. Her mom them all and encourages them, and they are September 14-23 a tone that nothing too bad will happen to is on campus trying to fit in! But Maddie’s a fun motley crew with diverse qualities to Deanna. friends need a friend/mom, and there is celebrate. Deanna assures them they all have Deanna’s parents are supportive. Mom no better combo than Deanna, whom they a bright future. Particularly hilarious is coma Season thinks a ham sandwich helps every situa- quickly re-name Dee Rock or Glenn, de- Continued on page 21 tickets tion. Maddie is supportive. Deanna’s friend pending on your perspective. on sale ------now!

Disney’s Solo Doing Just Enough at Box November 3-18 Tops at the Box: Ron Howard’s Solo: Hotel Artemis, starring Jodie Foster, Ster- A Star Wars Story took the No. 1 spot at the ling K. Brown, Jeff Goldblum, Jenny Slate, U.S. box office for a second consecutive ScreenTime Zachary Quinto and all-time comedy genius weekend, selling another $29 million, bring- Charlie Day. Looks promising and fun. And, ing the flick’s 10-day U.S. sales total to $149 GREG W. LOCKE finally, the weekend’s biggest release: Gary million. Add in abroad sales and Solo has Ross’ Ocean’s 8. If you’re somehow unfa- sold $263 million. Sure, that’s nowhere near Star Wars film. miliar with this flick, it’s the latest in a series what was projected, but the movie has made Baltasar Kormakur’s Adrift surprised of femme-centric reboots of successful male- 424-5220 back its production and promotion costs, so, over its first three days of release, sell- centric franchises. So far the femme reboot going forward, it’s all padding in the Disney ing $11.5 million in the U.S. despite be- approach hasn’t gone too well, but this one is pocket. Look for this one to sell well for a ing panned by the critics across the board. supposedly pretty fun. For starters, Ross is a 260) February 16-24 few more weeks before it goes on to almost Avengers: Infinity War took the No. 4 spot really strong director (though nowhere near certainly make a whole lot of dough via at last weekend’s box, selling $10.3 million as powerful as the director of the original tril- digital and streaming services. Even when it in the U.S., bringing the film’s worldwide ogy, Steven Soderbergh), known for Pleas- VANYAand seems like a stinker, Star Wars can’t lose. sales total to $1.96 billion. Two more de- antville, Seabiscuit, The Hunger Games and

What do we learn here with the failure of cent weeks and Infinity War will be the No. Free State of Jones. Ocean’s 8 stars Sandra SONIAand fwcivic.org Solo? Well, don’t expect Disney to release a 3 selling film of all-time. Rounding out last Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Rihanna, Helena Star Wars film outside of the Christmas sea- week’s Top 5 was old white folks comedy Bonham Carter, Awkwafina, Mindy Kal- MASHA son again, and don’t expect them to put the Book Club, starring Jane Fonda, Alicia Sil- ing, Anne Hathaway and Sarah Paulson as and weight of a film on a relatively unknown ac- verstone, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen, the eight in on the heist, with Bullock taking tor again. And I suppose we also learned that Don Johnson, Andy Garcia, Wallace Shawn, on the George Clooney leadership roll. The Spikeby Christopher Durang the Avengers films have captured the atten- Candice Bergen, Richard Dreyfuss and Craig movie also features James Corden, Dakota July 28-August 12 tion of the movie-going audience more than T. Nelson – basically all the old white people Fanning, Damian Young and Richard Armit- March 15-31 Star Wars. Makes sense, though, considering still working in Hollywood. Book Club sold age; Matt Damon and Carl Reiner reprise the Avengers films cost $250 million each to $6.8 million over its third weekend, bringing their roles from the original Steven Soder- make and all feature a dozen or more A-list the ensemble comedy’s 17-day total to $47 bergh trilogy while Anna Wintour, Katie stars. I wouldn’t be surprised if Disney pads million in the U.S. and $47 million world- Holmes, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, their casts going forward. wide. Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Olivia Also at the Box: Deadpool 2 continued New This Week: Three films are set to Munn and Adriana Lima all make cameo ap- to roll over its third weekend of release, sell- open wide this weekend in the U.S., starting pearances. That’s an expensive, star-studded ing another $23 million, upping the film’s with horror flick Hereditary, starring Toni cast if ever there was one. 17-day total to $255 million in the U.S. and Collette, Gabriel Byrne and Ann Dowd. The Also of note: the probably very good just under $600 million worldwide. The first feature film debut of director Ari Aster, one Mr. Rogers documentary, Won’t You Be My Deadpool film sold $363 million domesti- of the more promising horror flicks of the Neighbor, begins to test this weekend, play- April 27-May 12 cally and $783 million worldwide. Dead- year, tells the story of a family that unravels ing on 29 screens. This will (fingers crossed) pool 2 will struggle to top those numbers, cryptic secrets about their ancestry when the play everywhere eventually and, I’d guess, the difference being that it has to share the matriarch of the family passes away. Next have a great run via streaming services. box office with both an Avengers film and a up is Drew Pearce’s ensemble action thriller [email protected] June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------19 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Pla n e s , Tr a i n s a n d Au t o m o b i l e s — Exhibition dedicated to changes in Am a n d a Li ll e s t o n — Works by Colby transportation in the 20th Century College (Maine) printmaking instruc- and featuring pieces from the North Side Brings Martone Home tor, 12-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum and 12-4 p.m. Sunday thru June and memorabilia from the Railroad Next week Michael Martone makes another visit 22, Artlink Contemporary Art Museum, 5-8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m.-7 back to his hometown, and as is often the case, he Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 p.m. Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday comes with a new book to share. But this trip will Fare Warning Ar t o f Su m m e r — Works from regional and by appointment thru June also feature a visit to his alma mater, North Side High and national artists including 10, Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, MICHELE DEVINNEY Penny French Deal and Forrest 704-5400 School, which will be honoring the author as one of Formsma and more, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Re m a k e — Recreated workings of the school’s Distinguished Alumni. Like the school’s Tuesday-Saturday thru Sept. 1, movie posters for David Lynch- new team name, the Legends, Martone is most cer- upstate New York as a metaphor for computer brows- Castle Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, directed films as part of Cinema 426-6568 Center fundraiser, 12-7 p.m. tainly one himself, not only at his former school but ers. While now we all use Google regularly, Martone Tuesday-Saturday and 12-4 p.m. ponders the now-defunct search engines of the early Br e n d a Ra m s e i e r : Be a u t y in t h e also in Fort Wayne. Or d i n a r y — Works from Silver Sunday thru June 22, Artlink Following his honor at North Side on the morn- days of browsers – Alta Vista, Netscape, et al – and Lake-based artist, daily, 7 a.m.-7 Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort ing of June 16, Martone will also visit Hyde Brothers how we have seen our own 17-year cycle of change p.m. thru June 17, Clark Gallery, Wayne, 424-7195 Honeywell Center, Wabash, 563- Se l f Po r t r a i t s — Works from and his friend Julia Meek when the bookstore hosts a on the technology front. He also transformed his own Concordia Lutheran High School 2D social media posts as his parents were dying into es- 1102 book signing from 5-7 p.m. Light refreshments will FAME Exhibition — Children’s paint- art class students, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. be served, and the public is welcome to visit Mar- says for the collection. His next book, set for release ings from the 2017 FAME Festival, Monday-Wednesday, 7 a.m.-10 tone as he signs copies of his book Brooding: Arias, in the fall, will likely bring him back home once again 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and p.m. Thursday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday Choruses, Lullabies, Follies, Dirges and a Duet. The with something altogether different. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, June 11-Aug. 31, First Presbyterian Art and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday thru collection of essays mines familiar territory for those “My next book is The Moon over Wapakoneta: Gallery, First Presbyterian Church, July 1, Old Crown Coffee Roasters, who are familiar with Martone’s work, but he feels the Fictions and Science Fictions from Indiana. The idea Fort Wayne, 426-7421 Fort Wayne, 422-5282 Th e Sk i e s Ha v e It — Oil landscape title reveals a bit about his approach to the work. behind that is that nothing happens in Indiana now, Fo r t Wa y n e Ar t i s t s Gu i l d ’s Ex h i b i t i o n s paintings by Dan Gagen, 10 a.m.-7 “Those who write prose emphasize either a narra- and nothing happens in Indiana in the future either.” — Susan Wenger at Active Day of Fort Wayne, Doni Adam at p.m. Friday, June 8 and 10a.m.-5 tive or storytelling approach or more of a lyrical ap- Although Martone is now settled in Alabama, he Aldersgate United Methodist p.m. Friday-Saturday thru June proach. While the essays here are all different, they has clearly not left Indiana behind. And it’s nice to Church, Robb Owen at Allen 30, Noble Gallery, Albion, 564-4283 are definitely more lyrical than narrative in style.” know that Indiana appreciates and honors one of their County Retinal Surgeons, Mary To g e t h e r Aga i n — Paintings by Gwen most fascinating ex pats. Lou Hutter at Citizens Square (2nd Gutwein and ceramics by Elizabeth The sense of brooding is also interesting, since floor), Jerry Hertenstein at Citizens Wamsley, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- Martone uses the story of an emerging cicada brood in [email protected] Square (3rd floor), Karen Bixler Saturday, June 9-July 7 (artist and Celeste Lengerich at Heritage reception 2-5 p.m. Saturday, June ------Pointe of Fort Wayne, Alice Siefert 16), Crestwoods Frame Shop & at Ophthalmology Consultants Gallery, Roanoke, 672-2080 (Southwest), Darlene Selzer-Miller Wo n d e r la n d : Ph o t o g r ap h s b y Ki r s t y at Ophthalmology Consultants Mi t c h e ll — Large-scale artworks (North), Judi Renkenberger at accompanied by videos document- Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort ing the artist’s creative process, 10 Wayne, Anita Trick at Towne House a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday What to Do If the Hammer Falls Retirement, Eunice Scully at Visiting and 12-5 p.m. Sunday thru Aug. This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff, Nurse Hospice and Janak Narayan 12, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and Jessie Strock at Will Jewelers $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467 HarperCollins, 2018 thru June 30, fortwayneartistguild. Sometimes a novel taps into a cultural zeitgeist On Books org. Artifacts that we don’t even realize exists until we read the nov- He a t h e r Pa r r i s h — Mixed media el. That can be especially true when a book taps into EVAN GILLESPIE works by Visiting Professor of Printmaking at the University of CALL FOR ENTRIES a feeling of economic malaise that goes against the Notre Dame, 12-7 p.m. Tuesday- Ve n t u r e s in Cr e a t i v i t y Exhibition (Ju l y current conventional wisdom, when it acknowledges severely deluded about her personal life. The VP of Saturday and 12-4 p.m. Sunday 9-Au g . 18) — Submit works for 41st our general suspicion that something isn’t right even employee benefits hates his job, and he doesn’t like thru June 22, Artlink Contemporary annual exhibition at the University of Saint Francis by no later than as the experts are telling us that everything’s fine. It himself much either. Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Mo o n s c ap e s a n d Mo r e — Oils and Friday, June 8 (artwork delivery happened with Joshua Ferris’ 2007 novel And Then The HR department isn’t exactly a close-knit fam- acrylics by Sarah Creason and pot- dates Saturday, June 23 and We Came to the End; that book was set during the dot- ily, but when Rosa hits a particularly rough patch, tery from Sunset Canyon Pottery, Monday, June 25, fortwayneartist- some of her people are willing to sacrifice in order to Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. sguild.org/call-for-entry for prospec- com bust of the turn of the century, but it hit just as tus and entry form help her through. It’s the human touch within the Monday, Wednesday, Friday we were about to drop into an economic crisis even and Saturday and 10 a.m.-7p.m. Ar t l i n k ’s 40t h An n u al Me m b e r s ’ bigger than the one the book was about. Al- inhuman corporate context, the reassurance that Tuesday and Thursday thru June Sh o w c a s e (Ju n e 29-Au g . 3) — though the story was set in the past, it there’s some remnant of empathy and connec- 30 Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Members may submit one original felt relevant. tion even in the cold confines of business. Wayne, 436-0927 work not previously shown at Artlink My t h s , Gl y p h s , a n d Ar c h e t y p e s — and completed within the past Now comes Jillian Medoff’s Medoff has plenty of experience in the Selected works by Fort Wayne year by Friday, June 15, Artlink This Could Hurt, a novel about the corporate world herself, and she writes about artist Don Kruse, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort human resources department at a the ins and outs of middle management in Tuesday-Saturday and 12-5 p.m. Wayne, 424-7195 consumer research firm that is reel- a way that rings unmistakably true. She Sunday thru Sept. 9, Fort Wayne EVENTS Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, ing from the carnage of the economic avoids all the cliches of the office story Re b e c c a St o c k e r t Ill u s t r a t i o n free), 422-6467 Re s i d e n c y — Fort Wayne artist cre- crash of 2008. Ellery Research was once while littering the story with details that Th e Na t i o n al : Be s t Co n t e m p o r a r y ates a series of magical realism a successful provider of market research feel painfully real. When the HR em- Ph o t o g r ap h y 2018 — Juried exhibi- illustrations inspired by Stratton- for large corporations, but now clients are ployees raid the meager gift baskets tion of photographic works from Porter’s poems, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. few and the company’s executives are con- from clients for snacks, the moment across the country, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday thru June 9, Tuesday-Saturday and 12-5 p.m. Gene Stratton-Porter Historic Site, stantly in search of ways to cut costs. That is at once hilarious and pathetic. The Sunday thru July 15, Fort Wayne Rome City, $4-$7, 750-8652. usually means laying people off, and every- satire is not nearly as over-the-top as Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, one in HR is on edge. is typical in workplace novels, and Medoff free), 422-6467 Ou t law s o f Pr i n t : Th e Hi s t o r y a n d Upcoming Exhibits Ellery’s HR department is run by Rosa never resorts to plot gimmicks. Ar t i s t s o f t h e Un d e r g r o u n d Guerrero, a veteran executive who genuinely Economically, the country is in much better shape Co ll e c t i v e — Historical ephemera JUNE wants the best for her employees even as she expects than it was a decade ago. At least that’s what the ex- and new works from renowned VPA Vi s u al Ar t Ex h i b i t — Works from the best work from them. She understands that the perts tell us. But the stock market is looking kind of group of New York City printmakers, students enrolled in Honeywell 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Foundation’s Visual & Performing people under her are feeling adrift and anxious, and shaky these days, and there’s not much in the news and 12-5 p.m. Sunday thru July 8, Arts program, daily, 7 a.m.-7 she wants to guide them through the downturn. But to inspire confidence that the good times are going Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 p.m., June 16-29, Clark Gallery, she’s still grieving for her late husband, and her own to last. If the hammer falls again like it did in 2008, (members, free), 422-6467 Honeywell Center, Wabash, 563- health is not the best. will the residents of corporate America find a lifeline 1102 Waba s h Ar t Gu i l d — Exhibition of Rosa’s employees are struggling as well. The de- where they need it? There’s an uneasy undercurrent works from participating artists, partment’s VP of operations just got caught embez- out there, and Medoff’s novel drags it to the surface daily, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., June 20-July zling, and its director of recruiting is terminally burnt and reminds us of what unsteady ground we’re always 17, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, out; he’s not really doing his job, but he thinks no one standing on. We can hope that This Could Hurt isn’t Wabash, 563-1102 notices (they do). as timely as Ferris’ novel was in 2007, but it just might Then there’s the VP of communications. She’s be. not nearly as ambitious as she used to be, and she’s [email protected] 20------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 FLIX ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing Pr e s e n t La u g h t e r (Se p t . 6-22) — SPECIAL EVENTS Ho n k ! Ju n i o r — Wells Community From Page 19 Roles for five men and six women Fo r t Wa y n e Yo u t h e a t r e St o r y Bo o k Theater’s children production based A Li t t l e Ni g h t Mu s i c — Stephen (ages 20-60) for Noel Coward Th e a t r e — Youtheatre’s traveling on Hans Christian Anderson’s The Sondheim’s musical based on comedy directed by Christopher troupe presents A Grimm Mother’s Ugly Duckling, 7:30 p.m. Saturday girl, Gillian Jacobs, as Helen, a Ingmar Bergman’s comedy of man- J. Murphy, 6 p.m. Sunday, June Tale! throughout the summer at June 23 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, math-challenged, delusional cutie. ners, Smiles of a Summer Night, 7 17, First Presbyterian Theater, Fort various Fort Wayne and area loca- June 24, Bluffton High School, On the dark side, SNL’s Heidi p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, June Wayne, 426-7421 ext. 121, mur- tions, including, 12 noon Thursday, Bluffton, $10-$15, 824-5222 or 8-9, June 15-16 and June 22-23, [email protected] June 7 at Allen County Fairgrounds; brownpapertickets.com Gardner droops wonderfully as Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, Th e Wi z ar d o f Oz (Au g . 3-25) — 2 p.m. Friday, June 8 at St. John My Fa i r La d y — Tony-winning Lerner Deanna’s Goth roommate Lenore. $40 (includes dinner & show), 424- Singing and non-singing roles for the Baptist Summer Camp; 1:30 & Loewe musical based on George Even through her dark pose, she 5622 children and adults in Ecstatic p.m. Thursday, June 13 at Dupont Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, 8 p.m. finds Deanna a positively influen- Re t u rn t o t h e Gar d e n — An original Theatrics adaptation of the Frank YMCA; 12 noon Saturday, June Wednesday, June 27; 7 p.m. production that takes the Biblical Baum tale, 11 a.m. Saturday, 16 at PBS Explorer Fair; 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 28; 8 p.m. Friday, tial spirit. Eve on a journey through the future, June 23 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tuesday, June 9 at Early Child June 29; 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1; Into this environment, McCa- 7 p.m. Saturday, June 9 and 5 June 26 for main roles and 11 a.m. Alliance; 4 p.m. Thursday, June 21 7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, July rthy is given the room to run the p.m. Sunday, June 10, Salvation Saturday, July 7 for remaining at Auburn James Plaza; 1:30 p.m. 3-4; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Thursday, Army Community Center, Fort roles, TekVenture, Fort Wayne, 750- Wednesday, June 27 at Tecumseh July 5; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, table the way she wants. And she Wayne, $8.50-$10, 409-8034 9013, [email protected] Library; 8:30 a.m. Friday, June July 6-7, Wagon Wheel Theatre, takes advantage. The 80s night- Sa t u r d a y Ni g h t Fe v e r — Musical based Th e Do c t o r ’s Di l e mma (Oc t . 4-20) — 29 at Camp Red Cedar; 1 p.m. Warsaw, $17-$38, 574-267-8041 themed frat party lets Deanna and on the hit movie from the disco Roles for for eleven men and three Tuesday, July 10 at Little Turtle JULY women (ages 20-60) for staged Library; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, the girls bedeck themselves in Dy- music era, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Do g f i g h t — Three Rivers Music reading of George Bernard Shaw June 13; 7 p.m. Thursday, June July 11 at Huntington Parks and Theatre musical adapted from the nasty finery and dance off against drama, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, 14; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, June Recreation; 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, 1991 film of the same name, 8 p.m. First Presbyterian Theater, Fort the mean girls. Jack gazes on lov- 15-16; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 17; 7 July 17 at Camp Red Cedar; 1 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 6-7, July Wayne, 426-7421 ext. 121, thofrich- ingly in a Miami Vice/Flock of p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, June Wednesday, July 18 at Shawnee 20-21; 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, [email protected] Seagulls mash up for the ages. 19-20; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Thursday, Library, free, 422-4226 July 12-14, July 19-21, July 26-28, Ve r o n i c a ’s Ro o m (Se p t . 28-Oc t . 13) — Rescuing Deanna from the June 21; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Wunderkammer Company, Fort June 22-23, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Roles for two men and two women Wayne, $15-$25, 498-2270 library on her ex’s wedding day, Warsaw, $17-$38, 574-267-8041 in Ira Levin mystery thriller, 7 p.m. Upcoming Productions All Sh o o k Up — A rock n’ roll musical Sunday-Monday, Aug. 5-6, Arena the ladies imbibe some medical Se u s s i c al — Musical featuring Horton about a guitar-playing rebel in the Dinner Theatre Rehearsal Hall, JUNE marijuana chocolate bark to fuel a the Elephant and other characters 1950s Midwest, 8 p.m. Wednesday, 1020 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Bl u e p r i n t — Fort Wayne Dance from the Dr. Seuss children’s books, July 11; 7 p.m. Thursday, July wedding wrecking brawl. Oh, and 424-5622 Collective’s annual June family con- 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Thursday, June 7; 12; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July cert showcasing dance pieces relat- there is a very sweaty class pre- 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, June 8-9, Sh e Lo v e s Me (No v . 23-De c . 15) — 13-14; 2 p.m. Sunday, July 15; 7 ing to architecture, growth, com- sentation. Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, Roles for six men and two women p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, July munity and home, 4 p.m. Saturday, $17-$38, 574-267-8041 in musical from Jerry Bock, Sheldon 17-18; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Thursday, Brief moments of jeopardy June 16, North Side High School Harnick and Joe Masteroff, 7 p.m. July 19; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, are part of the mix, but the only auditorium, Fort Wayne, $10-$40, Sunday-Monday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, July 20-21, Wagon Wheel Theatre, 424-6574 suspense is how will they come Asides Arena Dinner Theatre Rehearsal Warsaw, $17-$38, 574-267-8041 Hall, 1020 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Jo s e p h an d t h e Ama z i n g Te c h n i c o l o r around. Reconciliation is more fun My De a d Cl o wn — World premier AUDITIONS 424-5622 Dr e am c o a t — Fire and Light of a macabre, but heartwarming than jeopardy. Academy’s production of the Th e St ar Sp an g l e d Gi rl (Au g . 3-18) Tr e a s u r e Is lan d (Oc t . 5-7) — Auditions comedy from local playwright David Life of the Party makes its Andrew Lloyd Weber musical, 7 — Roles for two men and one for Fort Wayne Youtheatre Rousculp, 7:30 p.m. Thursday- p.m. Thursday, June 21; 2 p.m. & own rules in service of its star. It’s woman in Neil Simon comedy, 7 production, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday, July 12-14; 2 p.m. 7 p.m. Friday, June 22; 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, June 10-11, Wednesday, Sept. 4-5, East Hall, Sunday, July 15; 7:30 p.m.-Friday- a true screwball, beholden to no p.m. Saturday, June 23, Salvation Arena Dinner Theatre Rehearsal Arts United Center, 422-4226 Saturday, July 20-21; 2 p.m. norms. Rated PG-13, see it with Army Community Center, Fort Hall, 1020 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Th e Ch r i s t i an s (Jan . 3-19) — Roles Sunday, July 22, First Presbyterian Wayne, $8-$10, 348-3923 young girlfriends. My compan- 424-5622 for three men (ages 20-60) and two Theater, Fort Wayne, $12-$20, 426- ion just finished her sophomore women (30-50) for Lucas Hnath 7421 ext. 121 year of college, and she loved it. drama, 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, First Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, Laughing together is the raison 426-7421 ext. 121, thofrichter@ d’etre of Life of the Party. firstpres-fw-org [email protected] ------Sondheim’s Night Music Finally Comes to Town I remember as a kid seeing Stephen Sond- cult piece on which to work. With interweaving heim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd star- plots and some of the most difficult music in ring Angela Lansbury on television. As with Director’s Notes modern musical theater, I count my blessings to most things on early cable, it aired regularly for be surrounded by such talented collaborators. months. While it took me several airings to see CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY As with Company and Assassins, Ben the entire show, I watched it repeatedly. I didn’t Wedler provides our elegant musical backdrop know who Sondheim was. I just remember ac- while Assassins choreographer Olivia Ross re- tors singing about baking people into pies and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC turns not only to make our show dance but to thinking, “What is this?!” I was fascinated; and 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain play wry Charlotte Malcolm. The remaining while it took me until a few years ago to direct Friday-Saturday, June 8-9, cast is a who’s who of people I admire and am my first Sondheim, I know I was hooked even June 15-16 & June 22-23 lucky enough to call friends: Billy Dawson, So- then. phia D’Virgilio, Becca Nelson, Jordan Gameon, Fridays & Saturdays With Arena Dinner Theatre, I started work- Arena Dinner Theatre Quentin C. Jenkins, Andy Gross, Brad Davis, ing my way through the Sondheim canon with 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne Renee Gonzales, Minelli Manoukian, Leah June 8-23, 2018 the concept musical Company and followed it $40, 260-424-5622 Wedler, Chali Moss and one of my favorite Dinner at 7, Show at 8 last season with the dark and twisted Assassins. leading men, Todd Frymier. Joining them after a Now, an amazing team and I are deep into the The legendary Broadway production starred hiatus from the stage is Fort Wayne theater leg- Directed by Christopher J. Murphy romantic farce of Sondheim and Wheeler’s ro- Glynis Johns, while the (deservedly) maligned end Rosy Ridenour as scene-stealing Madame Produced through special mantic comedy A Little Night Music. film starred Elizabeth Taylor. A recent Broad- Armrfeldt. They’ve been dressed, lit and sur- arrangement with Music Theatre A Little Night Music is easily Sondheim’s way revival starred Catherine Zeta-Jones; and rounded with great style by designers Jan Klee, International most popular and accessible piece. He readily now, for the first time in 30 years, Night Music Miriam Morgan and Therrin Eber. If anyone can admits that its impetus was the desire for a com- returns to a Fort Wayne stage with local favorite climb Mount Sondheim and make it look easy, Sponsored by Marilyn & William mercial hit. Hilariously witty and wildly roman- Leslie Beauchamp as Desiree. it’s this group. Wunderlin & Rogers Formalwear tic, it centers on elegant actress Desirée Arm- Set during a magical weekend when the sun It’s been over 35 years since I saw Sond- feldt and the spider’s web of intrigue and desire never sets in the Swedish countryside, this show heim and Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd on TV. It’s Arena Dinner Theatre that surrounds her. Long-simmering passions is the perfect tonic for the Indiana summer heat. been a privilege to spend recent months living 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne and surprising liaisons play out among virgin For an audience, it’s theatrical champagne: it’s in the world of their other great collaboration as brides, long-suffering spouses, sex-starved stu- light, it’s fizzy and it should leave you slightly we make A Little Night Music. I hope you’ll join (260) 424-5622 dents and lusty maids, among others. giddy. That’s not to say it hasn’t been a diffi- us for this tour-de-farce! arenadinnertheatre.org June 7, 2018------www.whatzup.com------21 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Current Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and Private lessons for a variety of Bl a z e Up BBQ Co m p e t i t i o n — 11 a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps instruments available from profes- Lunch With Dad Fundraiser for the Fort Wayne Pitbull Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 sional instructors, ongoing weekly Coalition, 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, a.m. Tuesdays; Family Storytime, lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort Trubble Brewing, Fort Wayne, free 10:15 & 11 a.m. Thursdays, 421- Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176 Sunday June 17th 10am-3pm ($1/barbecue serving), 750-4990 1320 Ge r m a n f e s t — German cultural cel- Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, ebration featuring a week long 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays; Smart Start Tours and Trips Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, celebration of Essen, Trinken und Hi s t o r y Ad v e n t u r e Da y Tr i p — Tours Gemütlichkeit (eating, drinking and 421-1325 of James Whitcomb Riley house, having a good time), wiener dog Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime lunch at Shapiro’s Deli and stop at races, polka dancing, german con- for toddlers & preschoolers, 10:30 the Indianapolis City Market, 8:30 certs, bake off and more, hours a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, June 21, vary Thursday-Sunday, June 7-10, Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m. departs from Swinney Homestead, Headwaters Park and other various Wednesdays, 421-1335 Fort Wayne, $60, 747-1229 a i n i b r a r y locations, Fort Wayne, tent admis- M L — Babies and Books, Cub s v s . Re d s Bu s Tr i p — St. Therese Fried Chicken Seven Bean Salad sion $2 from 2-5 p.m. and $5 after 5 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story Knights of Columbus sponsored p.m., www.germanfest.org Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; trip to The Great American Ballpark Bratwurst Station Fresh Salad Bar Si e g e o f Fo r t Wa y n e — Recreation of Storytime for preschoolers, day- in Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Saturday, the historic siege of Fort Wayne dur- cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. June 23, departs from St. Therese, Beer Battered Fish Creamy Coleslaw ing the war of 1812; period artisans, Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 Fort Wayne, $80, 638-4189 demonstrations and children’s activi- & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 Pulled Pork Sandwiches Red Skin Potato Salad ties, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9 and Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and Sunday, June 10, Historic Old Fort, books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 Trivia Char-Grilled Burger Bar Fresh Corn on the Cob Fort Wayne, free, 627-3000 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Smart Start Li v e Trivia — Trivia night with live macaroni & Cheese Sweet Cauliflower Salad Storytime for preschoolers, 10:30 host, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Duesy’s Lectures, Discussions, a.m. Fridays, PAWS to Read, 5 Sports Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, free, Au gratin Potatoes Seasoned Brussels Sprouts p.m. Thursdays 421-1350 484-0411 Authors, Readings & Te cu m s e h Br a n c h — Smart Te a m Trivia — Trivia for teams of up Pit Beans Assorted Desserts Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. to 6 players, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Films Tuesdays, YA Day for teens 5 Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, free, 749-5396 Ar t i s t Ta l k w i t h Mi c h e l l e An d o n i a n — p.m. Wednesdays, Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m. Te a m Trivia — Trivia for teams of up to Stories of the Armenian Genocide 6 players, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Crazy survivors as well as the 1988 earth- Thursdays, 421-1360 Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read Pinz/Coconutz, Fort Wayne, free, Make Your Reservation Today! quake, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 969-9336 7, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Ti n c t u r e Trivia — Trivia night for 5-10 Wayne, free with museum admis- Teen Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. ADULTS $19.00 CHILDREN $7.00 * sion, 422-6467 Thursdays, 421-1355 teams of 4 or 6 people, 7-9 p.m. Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start Tuesdays, Nick’s Martini & Wine Ca l a m i t y — Screening of short film Bar, Fort Wayne, free, 482-6425 shot and produced in Fort Wayne, Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays & 6:45 p.m. Friday, June 8, ArtsLab Tuesdays, Born to Read Storytime Parkview Physicians Group Theatre, for babies and toddlers, 10:15 a.m. Sports and Recreation 260-209-5366 Fort Wayne, free, 421-2100 Tuesdays, 421-1365 Po r t r a i t o f a Pi o n e e r : Th e Li f e St o r y Wo o d bu r n Br a n c h — Smart Start Pe d a l , Pa d d l e a n d Pl a y — Bike and o f Te r r y Do r a n — Music by Jan Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, boating on and along the rivers Doran and Chris Doran, welcome 421-1370 with scavenger hunt and prizes, from mayor Tom Henry, film screen- Northeast Indiana Water Trails fund- ing and discussion, 5 p.m. Monday, raiser, 12-4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, June 11, Meeting Room A, main Kids Stuff Guldin Park, Fort Wayne, $25-$45, 490-8328 branch, Allen County Public Library, Ju n i o r Ac h i e v e m e n t Yo u n g Fort Wayne, free,388-1124 En t r e p r e n e u r Su m m e r Ca m p — Fa t h e r ’s Da y 5K — Walk, run and Mi c h a e l Ma r t o n e — Meet and greet Entrepreneurial and leadership ruck (running with a backpack filled with Northside High School alumni skills building camp with interactive with 10lbs of baby supplies), kid’s and author of “Broodings”, 5-7 p.m. games and activities and local fun run and activities, 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 16, Hyde Brothers entrepreneurs, for students going Saturday, June 16, Lakeside Park, Books, Fort Wayne, free , 424-0197 into grades 6-8, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fort Wayne, $15-$80, 422-3528 Wi n g s — Screening of the 1927 Monday-Friday, June 18-22, JA Fo r t Wa y n e Ki d n e y Wa l k — Fundraiser Academy Award winning with pre- BizTown, Fort Wayne, $150, 484- walk, free kidney check ups and show Grande Page organ perfor- 2543 health risk assessments, 8:30 a.m. mance, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June SCORE! — Three week devised musi- Saturday, June 16, Headwaters 17, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, cal theater workshop for middle Park West, Fort Wayne, donation, $10, 424-5665 school aged children, Monday, 456-0654 In d e p e n d e n c e Da y — Screening of 1996 July 9-Sunday, July 29, Embassy film starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman Theatre, Fort Wayne, $450-$550, and Jeff Goldblum with pre-show scholarships available, 424-5665 Spectator Sports Grande Page organ performance, BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 13, Embassy Ar c Ra i d e r s v s . Lo c a l Me d i a — Theatre, Fort Wayne, $10, 424- Instruction Easterseals of Northeast Indiana/ 5665 Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e c t i v e Arc basketball game featuring local Wo r k s h o p s — Workshops and media personalities and celebrities, Storytimes classes for movement, dance, yoga silent auction, concessions and live and more offered by Fort Wayne music, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t Dance Collective, dates and times 14, Schaefer Center Gymnasium, Al l e n Co u n t y Pub l i c Li b r a r y : vary, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, $5, 750- Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read Fort Wayne, fees vary, 424-6574 9714 Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, IPFW Co m m u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y— Art, BASEBALL Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. dance, music and theater classes Tin Ca p s — Upcoming home games at Tuesdays & Thursdays, Baby for grades pre-K through 12 offered Parkview Field, Fort Wayne Steps, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, by IPFW, Fort Wayne, fees vary, Fr i d a y , Ju n e 8 vs. Lansing, 7:05 421-1320 scholarships available, 481-6059 p.m. Du p o n t Br a n c h — Born to Read IPFW Ge n e Ma r cu s Pi a n o Ca m p a n d Sa t u r d a y , Ju n e 9 vs. Lansing, 7:05 Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Fe s t i v a l— Workshops, master p.m. Baby Steps Storytime, 10:15 classes, musicianship and interac- Su n d a y , Ju n e 10 vs. Lansing, 3:05 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, tive group sessions, guest artist p.m. Ants in Your Pants Storytime, recitals and more for pianists in Mo n d a y , Ju n e 11 vs. Lansing, 7:05 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Wednesday grades 7-12, June 10-15 IPFW p.m. & Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4 College of Visual and Performing Fr i d a y , Ju n e 15 vs. Great Lakes, p.m. Wednesdays, Bookworms Arts, fees vary, 481-6059 7:05 p.m. Storytime, 11:15 a.m. Thursdays Rh a p s o d y Ar t Ga l l e r y & St u d i o — Sa t u r d a y , Ju n e 16 vs. Great Lakes, Smart Start Storytime for ages 3-5, Workshops in a variety of artistic 7:05 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 mediums, screen printing classes, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1315 Su n d a y , Ju n e 17 vs. Great Lakes, music classes and lessons and 1:05 p.m. more, hours and workshop times Th u r s d a y , Ju n e 21 vs. West Michigan, vary, Rhapsody Art Gallery & 7:05 p.m. Studio, Fort Wayne, call for pricing, 483-6712 Fr i d a y , Ju n e 22 vs. West Michigan, 7:05 p.m.

22------www.whatzup.com------June 7, 2018 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Sa t u r d a y , Ju n e 23 vs. West Michigan, Su n d a y Si n g l e s Da n c e — Variety July 7:05 p.m. DJ music, potluck carry-in dinner Su n d a y , Ju n e 24 vs. West Michigan, and cash bar available, 6-10 p.m. Mi a m i In d i a n He r i t a g e Da y s — Miami rib- 1:05 p.m. Sunday, June 10, American Legion bonwork with Diane Hunter, 1-4 p.m. Post 47, Fort Wayne, $7, 704-3669 FREE! Mo n d a y , Ju n e 25 vs. Bowling Green, Saturday, July 7, Chief Richardville 7:05 p.m. Co n t r a Da n c e — Old time dance House, Fort Wayne, $5-$7, 426- Tu e s d a y , Ju n e 26 vs. Bowling Green, with live caller and live music from 2882 7:05 p.m. Prairie Fire String Band, no partner Cr u i s e In t o Do w n t o w n Aubu r n — Car We d n e s d a y , Ju n e 27 vs. Bowling necessary, 8 p.m. Saturday, June show, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, Green, 12:05p.m. 16, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, entertainment and more, 6-8 p.m. Fort Wayne, $6-$9, 244-1905 We d n e s d a y , Ju l y 4 vs. Great Lakes, Thursday, July 26, Courthouse 6:05 p.m. Square, downtown Auburn, free, 925-3113 Th u r s d a y , Ju l y 5 vs. Great Lakes, June 7:05 p.m. Th r e e Ri v e r s Mu s t e r : A Timeline Ev e n t Fr i d a y , Ju l y 6 vs. Bowling Green, Cr u i s e In t o Do w n t o w n Aubu r n — Car — Historical reenactments repre- 7:05 p.m. show, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, senting times from the early Vikings through WWII converge on Fort Sa t u r d a y , Ju l y 7 vs. Bowling Green, entertainment and more, 6-8 p.m. 7:05 p.m. Thursday, June 14, Courthouse Wayne, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 14 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Su n d a y , Ju l y 8 vs. Bowling Green, Square, downtown Auburn, free, July 15, Historic Old Fort, Fort 3:05 p.m. 925-3113 Wayne, free, 627-3000 Mo n d a y , Ju l y 9 vs. Bowling Green, Ha r r y Po t t e r Fe s t i v a l — Themed activ- Ro a r ‘n’ Sn o r e Fa m i l y Ov e r n i g h t Ca m p 7:05 p.m. ities, photo ops and wizard training 2-5 p.m. Saturday, June 16, Main — Overnight tent camping among We d n e s d a y , Ju l y 18 vs. Burlington, wildcats, wolves, birds, mon- 7:05 p.m. Branch, Allen County Public Library, free, 421-1200 keys and other animals, taco bar, Th u r s d a y , Ju l y 19 vs. Burlington, sanctuary tours and movie, 5:30 7:05 p.m. Ge a r Fe s t — Musical instrument and gear trade show featuring over 400 p.m. Saturday, July 21-9 a.m. Fr i d a y , Ju l y 20 vs. Burlington, 7:05 Sunday, July 22, Black Pine Animal MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 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