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AUGUST 10-16, 2017 FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE • WWW.WHATZUP.COM THIS SATURDAY 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com -------------------------------------------------------------August 10, 2017 whatzup Volume 22, Number 2 wenty pages this week. That might seem a little bit slim for the second week of August, but trust us, it’s merely the calm before the storm. There’s so much com- ing up in the days and weeks ahead that we don’t know how we (or you, for that Tmatter) are going to fit it all in. Not to worry, though; we’ll do our best, and we hope you do as well. You’ll probably want to start with one or both of our featured musical acts this week because both promise to be a good time. For more, read Steve Penhollow’s piece on zydeco star Dwayne Dopsie on page 4 (and if you’re wondering why this year’s Botanical Roots Concert Series is getting so many zydeco acts, it’s because we Fort SAT. AUG. 19TH || MARION, IN Waynians can’t seem to get enough of it). A couple of pages afterwards, read Deborah Kennedy’s profile of Molly Hatchet who will be bringing their brand of Southern rock (along with a whole lot of regional acts) to Brandt’s I-69 Harley-Davidson in Marion. It’ll be worth the drive, especially if you’re riding your hog. There’s much more, but you’ll have to dig a little deeper for it. Check out the ads, the columns, the calendars and whatzup.com, and you’re sure to find a whole lot of stuff to keep you and yours occupied. And since we mentioned whatzup.com, did you know that more than 2,000 people a day are going there for the latest in art and entertainment news? And if you happen to be one of those people, did you know that you can log into whatzup.com to make it even easier to follow your favorite performers, music venues and more? Just go to the homepage and click the Sign Up link at the top right. Set up your ID and password and you’ll be able to follow any of our advertisers or musiConnect performers by clicking the “Follow” link on their pages. You want the latest and greatest area art and enter- FREE tainment news, and we’re committed to delivering it, so check it out. Once that’s done, please enjoy this issue of whatzup and make some plans to have a CONCERT! good time. All we ask in return is that you tell ’em all who it was who sent you. inside the issue t Live music starts at noon with Days Past, Mike Milligan and • features FLIX ................................................. 17 Steam Shovel , Ratnip and The Nick Harless Band openers! Girls Trip t SCREENTIME ................................. 17 Bikes only in parking lot. Cars park in the Ivy Tech lot DWAYNE DOPSIE ........................................4 Dark Tower Fails to Bomb at Box t Kids welcome, food vendors, beer tent, dealership hours Steeped in Zydeco Music CURTAIN CALL ................................ 18 MOLLY HATCHET .........................................6 Blood Brothers t FREE Hog roast every rst Saturday of the month in Wabash Southern Rock Survivors and last Saturday of the month in Marion with live bands • calendars t MARK YOUR CALENDARS - Brandtoberfest - Bike Giveaway* • columns & reviews Oct. 7th with Nick Harless Playing LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ....................8 SPINS ................................................7 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD .................... 12 * Haim, Astral TV ROAD TRIPZ ................................... 16 SAT. OCT. 7TH BIKE GIVEAWAY BACKTRACKS ...................................7 Utopia, Oops! Wrong Planet (1977) STAGE & DANCE ............................ 18 BRANDTOBERFEST | WABASH OUT AND ABOUT ...............................8 ART & ARTIFACTS .......................... 19 at Enjoy Some Tunes Down by the River THINGS TO DO ............................... 19 ROAD NOTEZ .................................. 12 Cover by Brandon Jordan busker /busk·er/ noun: someone who performs in the streets and other public places BUSKER NIGHTS 6333 E. Stelzer Dr. t Marion, IN EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 765.664.1331 t www.BrandtsI69.com Hours: M-F 9-6 Sat. 9-5 Sun. 11-4 JUNE 6 - AUGUST 29 Free Brandt’s App! 6:30PM - 8:30PM Brought to you by the merchants of Jefferson Pointe. Experience Fashion, Food, & Fun. August 10, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: -----------------------------Feature • Dwayne Dopsie ---------------------------- @2014 / Fort Wayne Comedy Club ...................................................... 8 Allen Co. Public Library/Rock the Plaza ................................................. 9 Arena Dinner Theatre/Blood Brothers................................................. 18 Arts United/Taste of the Arts .............................................................. 6 BrandArts ............................................................................................... 15 Brandt’s I-69 Harley-Davidson/Molly Hatchet .................................. 3 Steeped in Zydeco Music C2G Live .................................................................................................. 15 By Steve Penhollow that every elder male on his father’s side of blues. I try to keep it as close to that as I can the family played zydeco. because I want the younger generation to C2G Music Hall....................................................................................... 13 Dwayne Rubin, aka Dwayne Dopsie, got “I admired my father’s playing so know where it came from. Zydeco music has Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, Spirits ................................................ 9 his stage name from his late dad, the zydeco much,” he said. “He was the only guy I’ve deep roots. It started back when people were pioneer known as Rockin’ Dopsie. ever seen who played the accordion upside still picking beans and cotton in the fields.” Columbia Street West .......................................................................... 10 Rubin told the Stockton Record that his down because he was left-handed. It was He must be doing something right. In Cute by Nature Jewelry ........................................................................... 9 father borrowed the name from a Chicago very unique.” 1999 the American Accordionists’ Asso- jitterbug dancer called Dopsie (pronounced Rubin said zydeco wasn’t just a profes- ciation named him the player of “America’s The CW ..................................................................................................... 17 “Doopsee”). sion in his family. It was a way of life. Hottest Accordion.” He beat out 3,000 other DID/Lunch on the Plaza ......................................................................... 15 Taking his father’s stage name wasn’t “I can remember how it let my father entrants in the contest. a marketing ploy, he said. It was an act of express what he was feeling through the Around that same time, his band came Dupont Bar & Grill..................................................................................... 9 musical pres- in at number Embassy Theatre ................................................................................... 13 ervation. 29 on a list of “Keeping the “top 100 Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory/Botanical Roots .... 12 my father’s reasons to vis- Fort Wayne Dance Collective/Fragmented Clarity ............................. 17 tradition go- it Louisiana” ing means compiled by Fort Wayne Musicians Association .................................................... 18 more to me Louisiana- Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Dept./BritBeat ............................. 11 than anything Travel.com. I could possi- “That’s one Hamilton House Bar & Grill ..................................................................... 9 bly explain to of the most Honeywell Center ................................................................................... 10 you,” Rubin impressive said. accomplish- Jefferson Pointe/Busker Nights ............................................................ 3 Growing ments of my Latch String Bar & Grill ........................................................................... 8 up in Lafay- career,” Rubin ette, Louisi- said, referring Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill ................................................ 8 ana, Rubin to the Loui- NIGHTLIFE ...........................................................................................8-11 knew from siana Travel a young age list. “I’ve Northside Galleries ............................................................................... 11 that he would been play- Pacific Coast Concerts ............................................................................ 2 ing music in Louisiana and Rusty Spur Saloon ................................................................................ 15 DWAYNE DOPSIE AND THE New Orleans, Sweetwater Sound .......................................................................5, 9, 20 ZYDECO HELLRAISERS where there are so many Teds Market ............................................................................................... 9 w/The Legendary Trainhoppers great musi- Wooden Nickel Music Stores .................................................................. 7 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 cians. Being Foellinger-Freimann ranked No. 29 is more than Botanical Conservatory instrument, very much like the an honor.” whatzup 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne blues,” he said. “It’s very sponta- Luckily for northeast