august 17-23, 2017 FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE • WWW.WHATZUP.COM 2------www.whatzup.com------August 17, 2017 whatzup Volume 22, Number 3 f there was ever an issue of whatzup that perfectly exemplified just how much there is to do in our little corner of Indiana, this week’s issue – our Kat I third issue into the first month of our 22nd year – is it. Bowser This week we feature one of the summer’s premiere events, Taste of the Arts (see Michele DeVinney’s cover story on page 4); a sweetly nostalgic pop Live at extravaganza (the Happy Together Tour on page 6); an axe-shredding cat- Don Hall’s scratchin’ rock show (Ted Nugent on page 8); and some of the most acerbic Guesthouse comedy styling on the scene today (Doug Stanhope on page 7). And that’s just the features; we’ve also got more rock nostalgia and soul stylings courtesy of Pop~rock~blues~Standards BritBeat, the Isley Brothers and The Soul Lounge, respectively (see Picks on Friday & Saturday, august 18-19 ~ 9pm-midnight page 14), and car buffs can read up on the downtown Auburn Cruise In (see 1313 W. Washington Center Rd., Fort Wayne (260) 489-2524 Fare Warning on page 23) and get their jonze going in anticipation of Auburn’s big Labor Day weekend festivities. That’s a whole lotta “what there is to do,” and we’re here to (1) inform you about it and (2) encourage you to go do it. If you don’t find something that flips your switch amongst all the aforementioned stuff, try digging through our Wednesday, August 23 | 5pm calendars and ads – you’re sure to find something. So when you find something you and yours want to do, just go do it. And while Mi k a u t a d z e you’re doing it, please do us one small favor and tell ’em whatzup sent you. watercolor We’d be grateful. Thanks and enjoy your week. Da n c e art classes Aug. 30...... Soul Night beginner & intermediate feat. Timeless Soul inside the issue adult students / 18yrs+ watercolor basics Sept. 15 | 8pm • features OUT AND ABOUT...... 12 design & technique New Venues Springing Up All Over PICKS...... 14 register online Mi c h a e l TASTE OF THE ARTS...... 4 BritBeat, Isley Brothers, The Soul Lounge www.DESOMERART.COM/CLASSES A Little Bit of Everything ROAD NOTEZ...... 16 Ca r b o n a r o HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR...... 6 A Little Bit of Sugar Sugar SCREENTIME...... 21 Sept. 21 | 7:30pm Another Horrific Surprise DOUG STANHOPE...... 7 Who the Hell Needs Decorum Anyway? FARE WARNING...... 23 Auburn’s the Place for Classic Cars Wh o s e Li v e TED NUGENT...... 8 Shutting Up and Jamming An y w a y • calendars Oct. 1 | 2pm • columns & reviews April 23 | 7pm LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY...... 12 La t e Ni t e DINING OUT...... 9 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD...... 16 Amore’s Pizza ROAD TRIPZ...... 20 CVai n t c e e c hG i si lm l SPINS...... 11 STAGE & DANCE...... 22 Omaha, Alaska; Lana Del Rey; Videodrones ART & ARTIFACTS...... 22 ON SALE NOW BACKTRACKS...... 11 THINGS TO DO...... 23 Ron White...... Oct. 13 Culture, Two Cultures Clash (1977) Here Come the Mummies...... Oct. 21 Cover by Brandon Jordan Bret Michaels...... Oct. 22 busker /busk·er/ noun: someone who performs Black Violin...... Oct. 26 in the streets and other public places Kari Jobe...... Oct. 29 Gabriel Iglesias...... Nov. 10 Wild Kratts Live!...... Nov. 14 Elf The Musical...... Nov. 15 Straight No Chaser...... Nov. 30 Great Russian Nutcracker...... Dec. 5

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C2G Live...... 18 Fort Wayne’s annual Taste of the Arts, underlying message of Taste of the Arts is to “After the race and after the awards C2G Music Hall...... 8 now entering it’s ninth year, has become showcase how special the arts community in ceremony at about 10:30 that morning, the Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, Spirits...... 15 a popular centerpiece to the growing arts northeast Indiana is. Voices of Unity Choir will perform the na- Columbia Street West...... 13 campus downtown. 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August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • Happy Together Tour------A Little Bit of Sugar Sugar By Michele DeVinney be part of every Manilow hit thereaf- ter. Imagine it’s 1969 and a 7-year- “Barry and I both came from old girl is on the cusp of discovering the school of the key change,” says pop music and becoming a somewhat Dante. “Putting a key change at the rabid record collector. Too young to end of a song just gives it all a lift be able to buy a record herself, she and carries the song into something is forced to take her first possession special. We were both fans of that.” of the No. 1 hit of the day, “Sugar After the success of “Mandy,” Sugar,” however she can get it. And Dante went into the studio and did she can get it on the back of a sugary a shortened remix of “Could It Be cereal box. It may not be high fidel- Magic.” No one quite believed that ity, but if you put it on a turntable, it song – featuring Chopin-inspired will play. chords and melody along with a This is the brilliant and insidi- gentle middle section that set up the ous way that the Archies came to be big finish – could be a hit, but Dante in many households throughout the worked some magic of his own and country. turned the song into a smash. Those Of course, Archie was a house- early successes led to another seven hold fixture long before that, thanks Dante-produced Manilow albums. In to comic books, a series so popular fact, Dante produced 19 of the hits that it eventually became a hit TV featured on the greatest hits collec- cartoon with a fun twist (Archie jug- tion, Ultimate Manilow. gles not just Betty and Veronica, but Dante continued to produce a band which cranks out sweet bub- through 2000 when he opted to re- blegum music). To make that work, turn to performing. He said when he Archie needed a pretty sweet voice as well, and the man who supplied that was Ron Dante, a singer and commercial jingle writer/performer RON DANTE who was more than happy to com- ply. “I grew up with the Archie com- ics,” says Dante, one of this year’s HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR Happy Together Tour’s featured per- FLO & EDDIE (THE TURTLES), THE formers. “I read them between the ages of ASSOCIATION, CHUCK NEGRON (THREE nine and 13, which was pretty much the DOG NIGHT), THE BOX TOPS, THE target [audience]. It was pretty sweet in COWSILLS, RON DANTE (THE ARCHIES) FLO & EDDIE those days, and I’d go out every week and get the new issue. I loved River- 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 dale, thought it was a wonderful town Foellinger Theatre got the call to join the Happy Together with the chocolate shop and with Betty 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne tour, the words “Happy Together” hadn’t and Veronica. It was just a cute comic. fully been uttered yet when he respond- When Don Kirshner called to see if I $39-$79 thru Wooden Nickel Music ed with a resounding yes. Although he’d wanted to do the voice on the songs, I and www.fortwayneparks.org worked with the Turtles over the years told him ‘I know those characters.’” and had met Three Dog Night’s Chuck Dante is also very well aware how many As great as it was, by 1970 Dante had Negron a few times, this marks his first time people owned a cereal box copy of his big- moved toward production, which still in- working with the Box Tops, the Cowsills gest hit. cluded commercial jingles. One day at a and the Association. Having toured years “You can still find copies of that on eBay. recording for a Pepsi commercial, Dante ago in a similar situation with Dick Clark’s There were about 10 million of those out met another struggling musician who was Caravan (where his group, The Detergents, there at the time on the back of a Sugar Pops making his way with jingles. This future su- performed the novelty song “Leader of the box. And pretty soon the Partridge Family, perstar, Barry Manilow, had also served as Laundromat”), Dante enjoys the camarade- Bobby Sherman, the Osmonds – everybody musical director for Bette Midler. The two rie of the tour and has loved the audience was putting out singles on cereal boxes. It struck up a friendship. response to the songs they all sing. was a great promotion because we’d have “Barry is an incredible arranger. He “We were performing at the Pacific Am- those songs on the show, then there was a did all those arrangements for Bette, and phitheatre in Costa Mesa the other day, and commercial for the cereal and you’d have he’s just a great arranger, great singer. And there must have been 7,000 people there. Sugar Bear telling everyone that the song he told me he was going to do a four-song Everyone was cheering and singing along. was on the cereal box. Don Kirshner was a demo and asked me if I wanted to come into Chuck Negron would sing ‘Celebrate’ and great cross promoter.” the studio to work on them. At one point he ‘Joy to the World,’ and the reaction was just “Sugar, Sugar” wasn’t Dante’s only hit asked me if I wanted to sing the songs, and great. He’d just start with ‘Jeremiah was a that year. The same week the Archies put I said, ‘No, this is your demo.’ As soon as I bullfrog,’ and everybody went crazy. And him on the top of the charts, a song called heard ‘Could It Be Magic, I knew this guy to have them singing along word for word “Tracy” by the Cuff Links – yet another was going to be a star.” with ‘Sugar, Sugar’ I just found myself ask- Dante musical project – hit No. 9 on the Dante produced that debut as well as ing ‘What year is this? Is it 1969 again?’ I charts, giving him the distinction of being a Barry Manilow II, which included a song hope to meet about 100,000 people this sum- rare performer with two Top 10 hits under originally titled “Brandy” but later changed mer through this tour. It’s really the perfect different names. to “Mandy.” It was there the pair came up a time for me to be doing the Happy Together “It was a great year,” he says. perfect place to use a technique which was to Tour.” 6------www.whatzup.com------August 17, 2017 ------Feature • Doug Stanhope------Who the Hell Needs Decorum Anyway? By Steve Penhollow It’s a cliché that doesn’t really cover what Stanhope does and who Stanhope is. Stanhope isn’t a shock comic; he is not Comedian Doug Stanhope almost always performs some clown who wakes up every morning and compiles a drunk, or “well into his cups,” as they say in places where list of ways to offend people. alcohol is served in cups, apparently. Stanhope is a guy with a genuinely dark and sardonic That’s because he said he needs to numb himself to an worldview and a nearly nonexistent sense of decorum. essential fraudulence that he sees in stand-up comedy – the When his girlfriend, Amy “Bingo” Bingaman, suffered idea that every audience wants to think the evening’s jokes a head injury during a drug binge late last year and slipped were written specifically for them and that the comedian’s into a coma, Stanhope did what any boyfriend would do: he routine is closer to an off-the-cuff conversation than a well- continued to work and posted irreverent comments about the rehearsed speech. situation on Twitter. “That’s why, except for very rare occasions, I’ll never do If you know anything about the notorious Bingo, you two shows in a row or two shows back to back,” Stanhope know she probably wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. said in a phone interview, “because you’ll have people who Stanhope is a product of an exceedingly unconventional will go to both shows, thinking that you’re talking off the top and unfiltered upbringing that is detailed in Digging Up of your head. Mother: A Love Story, his book about helping his grievously “The second time, it’s like they’re underneath the trap ill mother to commit suicide in 2008. door of that magic show,” he said. “‘Oh that’s how you did Stanhope’s mom was the biggest influence on his come- it.’” The ‘ta-da’ is missing.” dic sensibilities, and he said he still hasn’t fully accepted that Stanhope will bring his “magic show” to the Tiger Room she isn’t still around. in Calhoun Street Soups, Salads & Spirits on August 26. “I still have times where I go, ‘Oh, I should call …’ Alcohol isn’t the only consciousness altering substance When there’s something where I specifically want to call my that Stanhope regularly ingests, and he isn’t shy about ad- mother, I still … I’ve got that beat,” he said. “Or my father, mitting that. who died in 2001. That quick knee-jerk, I don’t know if that He isn’t shy about much. ever goes away.” Stanhope said touring actually keeps him from drinking Another big influence on Stanhope (and another guy who more than he otherwise might. was known for crafting material designed both to entertain “Stand-up keeps me alive to some extent in that it gives and challenge his audiences) was the late George Carlin. me a time that I can’t start drinking until,” he said. “At home, Carlin once told an interviewer that he had 1,300 sepa- I’m like, “(Expletive) it. It’s 11 o’clock. I don’t have any- rate files on his computer filled with notes and notions. thing to do. There’s nothing Asked about his creative habits and rituals for coming up on Netflix.’ with new material, Stanhope answered, “panic.” “Someone comes over DOUG STANHOPE “It’s literally – when I get to a place when I just did a who I really don’t have any- 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 special and I don’t have material to replace it – it’s like if thing to say to,” Stanhope Calhoun Street Soups, Salads & Spirits you were on Gilligan’s Island and you had to build a boat,” said. “I have no social skills he said. “I go through every scrap of old notebook and lines without alcohol. It’s only the 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne Stanhope is known as one of that were funny but didn’t fit in anywhere and that chunk I postman, but he chats for a $35 thru brownpapertickets.com, those comedians who “says things edited out of the last special.” minute or two. So I need a 260-456-7005 other comedians are afraid to drink.” say.” Continued on page 9

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August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------7 ------Feature • Ted Nugent------Shutting Up and Jamming By Deborah Kennedy end Warriors. Radio stations started playing spirited cadence that Bo Diddley and Chuck Nugent in regular rotation, and Nugent be- Berry and Little Richard created in the be- Ted Nugent, aka the Motor City Mad- came a sensation and a star, thanks to hits ginning. But I represent it and I project it and man, freely admits he didn’t invent the like “Hey Baby,” “Stranglehold,” “Dog Eat deliver it in my own style and signature.” American dream, but according to his web- Dog” and “Cat Scratch Fever.” He put that style and signature to work site, he did “perfect it a long time ago.” Contrary to what fans might have sup- in his solo career and in the supergroup he He’s also on record for perfecting ador- posed, given the raunchiness and fun that founded in 1989 with Jack Blades, Tommy able, R&B&R&R, a certain brand of politi- defined those early hits, Nugent himself was Shaw and Michael Cartellone. Damn Yan- cally incorrect humor and bow hunting in no typical hard-partying heavy metal star. kees had a multi-Platinum eponymous al- the wilds of Michigan. bum a year later, launched What Nugent may lack in to the top of the chart on Saturday, Sept. 9 • 7:30pm • $10 modesty he more than makes the momentum of the re- up for in shredding power. cord’s power ballad, “High That’s what has brought fans Enough.” REMEDY DRIVE flocking to the concert hall Shortly thereafter, Nu- for closing in on five de- gent returned to solo work, cades – his way with the six releasing Spirit of the Wild string – and he’ll be at the in 1995. It was in the 90s Foellinger Theatre Thursday, that Nugent became bet- August 24 at 7:30 p.m. doing ter known for championing what he does best. conservative and hunting- For purposes of clarity, related causes than for his why not just quote Ted here? music. He also starred in a “I don’t have to look to number of reality television the heavens to see a meteor- shows, including Surviving ite. I am a damn meteorite! Nugent, Forever Wild and Based on sheer velocity and SuperGroup, and has penned Wednesday, Sept. 27 • 8pm • $15-$30 trajectory and that fiery va- five books: Bloodtrails: The por trail flaming up a storm Truth About Bowhunting; in my review [sic] mirror, God, Guns and Rock n’ Roll; ERIC GALES all scientific indicators are Kill It and Grill It; Blood- showing very little danger trails II: The Truth About of this fireball burning out in Bowhunting; and Ted, White, the far-off future of my crazy and Blue: The Nugent Mani- rock-n-roll atmosphere.” festo. Nugent was born in That said, the Nuge Redford, Michigan in 1948, continued to produce new the third of four siblings. He songs and to tour and tour grew up with a bow in one and tour. His most recent hand and a guitar in the oth- album is 2014’s Shutup and er, taking up hunting at age Jam! which Nugent said in five and music at age eight. By high school, he’d already TED NUGENT Saturday, Oct. 7 • 8pm • $25-$40 played in three bands – The Royal Hi Boys, Lourdes and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 SAVOY BROWN Cobo Hall. When his family moved to the Even as he and his band became the Foellinger Theatre Chicago area, he formed the Amboy Dukes. top grossing act of 1977-79, Nugent 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne Saturday, Oct. 14 • 7:30pm • $33-$55 The Amboy Dukes made a name for steered clear of alcohol and drugs, and themselves in and around Chicago, becom- he still does. As a proud member of the $39-$79 thru Wooden Nickel Music ing the house band at the teen dance club The straight edge movement, he advocates and www.fortwayneparks.org MERSEY BEATLES Cellar in Arlington Heights. They put out six for clean living. He also advocates for albums during their time together – Amboy hunting and eating your kill and even runs that same radio.com interview is a call for Sunday, Oct. 29 • 8pm • $30-$50 Dukes, Journey to the Center of the Mind, a children’s charity, Ted Nugent Kamp for unity in an age of division. It’s also an ex- Migration, Rusty Day, Call of the Wild and Kids, that, in his words, introduces young cuse to have a head-banging good time. Tooth, Fang, and Claw – and dropped two people to the steps they need to take to live “So we don’t have to agree on anything VICTOR WOOTEN TRIO popular singles, “Baby Please Don’t Go” healthy lives and achieve the American except the music when the curtain goes up, and “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” be- Dream. you know what I mean? I’ve got a lot of Sunday, Nov. 5 • 8pm • $15-$30 fore breaking up in 1975. In an interview with radio.com, Nugent friends that are liberals, and I’m slowly but The kind of fireball shooting through the said his sound owes a big debt to artists like surely fixing that. But in the meantime, we sky success that Nugent craved eluded him Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley, can shut up and jam and have a good musical THE ACCIDENTALS until he signed with Epic records the year the Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jerry Lee get-down. And we do, every night.” Amboy Dukes called it quits. That was, not Lewis, all of whom he considers heroes. Still need a shot in the arm to get you off GO TO OUR WEBSITE coincidentally, around the time when Nu- “All the killer songs in the world start the couch and to the theater to see the Mad- FOR TICKET INFO & MORE gent began perfecting his caveman persona, with an identifiable guitar pattern that is ba- man, the Nuge, the man behind the Whack- ALL SHOWS ALL AGES wearing a loincloth on stage and entertaining sically a bastardization of either honky-tonk Master hat? Here’s one more call to action, crowds and the press with over-the-top, off- or boogie-woogie. And that’s in every cool courtesy of Nugent’s free-ranging website: the-cuff comments about his sexual prowess piece of music in the world that you and I “Join me in the gnashing of teeth, the roll- and uber masculine exploits. love. ing of eyeballs, goosebumps on goosebumps Two years into his deal with Epic, he “Even though I’m 65.7 years old — I’m and fully erect hair follicles on the back hit gold with Cat Scratch Fever, following old! — I still have this unbelievable, perfect, of our necks and scream HALLELUJAH, that up with Double Live Gonzo and Week- pure, unbridled passion for the same uppity, won’t you!” 8------www.whatzup.com------August 17, 2017 ------Review • Amore’s Pizza------Our New Go-To Pizza Joint Recently, I said goodbye to the neighborhood near downtown where I had lived for 15 years and moved to the north side of Fort Wayne off Carroll Road. With Dining Out this move comes a lot of change, both good and bad: a longer commute, but a bigger and newer house; fewer AMBER FOSTER trees, but nicer roads and sidewalks; it’s farther from downtown, but a quieter atmosphere and friendly who answered was extremely friendly. He said he neighbors. Perhaps the biggest change is the local didn’t recognize our number and asked if we were restaurant scene. I had to say goodbye to my usual new customers. He talked about his passion for mak- haunts, but I get to search for new ones. First on my ing high-quality pizza and was glad we decided to list was pizza. Everyone needs a go-to pizza joint, and give Amore’s a try. When we picked up our pizza, ev- we found ours! eryone we encountered Amore’s Pizza on was friendly, and we Dupont Road, near the could tell they had many corner of Coldwater, regulars. While we wait- serves Chicago-style ed a few minutes for our deep dish pizza, as well pizza, he took seven or- as hot subs, rolls, cal- ders over the phone and zones, salads and ap- five families came in to petizers. I grew up in pick up – all of whom northern Illinois, not too the staff greeted by far from Chicago, and name. The commitment for the first 20 years of to customer service was JOIN US FOR my life, Chicago-style refreshing. When our deep dish was the only pizza was ready, they type of pizza I had ever gave us some compli- TWO NIGHTS OF FREE had. Amore’s Pizza mentary breadsticks and It wasn’t until I moved to Fort said we had to try them Wayne that I discovered the mer- 933 E. Dupont Rd. because they are the best. And they FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN! its of thin crust, and, while I like Fort Wayne were pretty darn good. MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TAKE PLACE it, I sure do miss a true deep dish 260-409-9099 In addition to deep dish pizza, pizza. Amore’s has it. Amore’s also serves thin, hand- ON 8TH STREET BY MAIN STREET We ordered a large pizza for Hours: tossed, stuffed crust and gluten carryout this weekend – half pep- 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. free options and had a large sig- IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN peroni and half Italian sausage. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. nature and specialty pizzas menu When we opened the box at home, with highlights like Philly Steak I knew it was the real deal. Not 2-9 p.m. Sun. and Cheese and The Paul Bunyan FIREWORKS OVER THE only did it smell amazing, but the Hungry Man BBQ Lovers Delight. crust was thick and cooked to a perfect light brown. Amore’s has jumbo chicken wings as well, made COURTHOUSE SQUARE For me, it was love at first bite. traditional or boneless with a variety of sauces from The pizza was made with fresh ingredients and the which to choose. We must find our new wing place ON SATURDAY NIGHT! sauce had a delightful sweet and savory flavor blend. in this neck of the woods, so next time we will give It has been a long time since I have had a pizza of this Amore’s wings a try. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 quality. It sounds cliché, but you can tell it was cooked The entire experience with Amore’s was delight- with love. ful and we will definitely be back for more. CRUISE IN CONCERT When we called to place our order, the person [email protected] CHRIS WORTH...... 6-8:30PM HUBIE ASHCRAFT...... 8:30-11:30PM DOUG STANHOPE - From Page 7 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Stanhope likens the process to dressing up a skel- Stanhope said he is perfectly happy with where eton. his career is at the moment: stand-up, podcasting, a FAST & FABULOUS CONCERT The cities Stanhope prefers to visit are ones I must few acting gigs. THE BULLDOGS...... 5:30-7:30PM euphemistically refer to here as “crap towns,” places He has no grand ambitions. 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10------www.whatzup.com------August 17, 2017 ------Spins------Wooden Nickel Omaha, Alaska CD of the Week Visitor Center & Gift Shop BACKTRACKS Omaha, Alaska dropped Culture their debut self-titled LP a Two Cultures Clash (1977) mere nine months ago. It was a pop-inflected, singer/ Kingston, Jamaica is the songwriter confessional af- epicenter of reggae music fair about endings and new and has given the world its beginnings. C. Ray Har- most famous sound. vey’s new musical project This band, Culture, seemed to be the baroque formed there in 1976 with musical adventure we knew Joe Hill, Kenny Dayes, and (or at least hoped) he’d fol- Ralph Walker and were dis- low up his Heaven’s Gate- covered by producer extraor- way Drugs tenure with. dinaire Joe Gibbs. Two Cul- With not even a year un- tures Clash, their debut record, featured Sly Dunbar and Robbie $11.99 der that debut album’s belt Shakespeare (as The Revolutionaries backed up the formed vocal and Omaha, Alaska have returned with a follow-up called Visitor trio). george thorogood Center & Gift Shop. Where that debut sounded like Harvey laying It opens with “Calling Rasta Far I,” a heady track with few party of one lyrical surprises but one that still carries a nice dub hum. “I’m out some pretty heavy personal stuff with talented friends helping Believe it or not, Party of One is George him bring those tunes to life, Visitor Center & Gift Shop sounds like Alone in the Wilderness” has a groovy guitar and heavy bass be- Thorogood’s first solo album since his debut a looser, more rollicking version of that band. There are equal parts hind a breezy keyboard arrangement. in 1977. For this historic first, Thorogood is beer-soaked jangle and singer/songwriter fare. “Pirate Days” has a dance-y feel to it, drifting around like a back on Rounder Records where he and his There’s a more lived-in sound this time out with Omaha, Alaska. sea shanty taken from the ships from Port Royal. The title track Destroyers got their start all those years ago. “Omaha, Alaska Pt. 2” says it all, really. It’s the gritty, barroom mir- tells the story from the controversial figure Marcus Garvey who He’s going back in time musically, too, tak- ror image of that first album’s opening track. The addition of Mitch predicted chaos on July 7, 1977 (which never happened). “Get ing on classics made famous by greats like Frazier’s jangly lead guitar playing and juke joint piano rolls pushes Ready to Ride the Lion to Zion” has all of the trademarks of reg- John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson and Elmore gae rock and even has some overdubs of lions roaring (and also James, as well as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash the sound into alternative country territory. “Always Walk Uphill” and the Rolling Stones. Get Party of One for has a Whiskeytown-meets-Crazy Horse vibe to it, while the excellent gives a shout out to Garvey’s Black Star Line shipping compa- just $11.99 at all Wooden Nickel Music stores. “Thank You (Don’t Go)” wears its heart on its sleeve. There are some ny). Cymbals Eat Guitars moments at the end with noisy guitar squalls They also had another song on the record titled “Black Star- that lead us out of the song. liner Must Come,” as Garvey was seen as a champion in the eyes TOP SELLERS @ Elsewhere, “Hope” is a dusty acoustic track that is pushed along of some from the Caribbean. “Jah Pretty Face,” one of my favor- with Mellotron and Neil Young vibes. “After You Come” is pleasant ites from the album, has a peaceful feel owing to the delightful Wooden Nickel like an Eels song. There’s a sweet melody above with an underlying keyboards that pepper the track behind the decisive vocals and (Week ending 8/13/17) bombast underneath. Then there’s the barn burner “Someone Should harmony. The horn-filled “Natty Dread Taking Over” closes the Tell You.” There’s a drunken swagger to this track that sounds as album and one of the best things from the island. TW LW ARTIST/Album if the whole thing could fall apart at any minute. But the fact that Culture produced eight albums through 1981, when only Hill 1 1 ALICE COOPER Omaha, Alaska are professionals in this rock n’ roll game they can remained on to carry the name. They did regroup for some records Paranormal keep the tune swinging and swaying like a Tonight’s the Night out- in the mid 80s and did some reunion shows. Hill passed away 10 take. years ago, but his music remains a constant in the genre. (Dennis 2 2 LANA DEL REY With Visitor Center & Gift Shop, Omaha, Alaska sound like a Donahue) Lust for Life band on a creative bender. C. Ray Harvey has taken his songwrit- 3 – HINDER ing vehicle and turned it into a living, breathing jangly rock n’ roll woke pop star. Reign machine. Don’t be surprised if by year’s end there’s a trip-hop folk Since 2012, Del Rey’s position as pop’s pseudo-alternative star album coming from Omaha, Alaska. I know they’d pull it off beauti- has been challenged by Lorde, and Lorde’s latest album presents a 4 – BLACKMORE’S NIGHT fully. (John Hubner) more convincing ironic authenticity than Del Rey does on Lust for To the Moon and Back Life. That’s not good news for a pop star who depends so heavily on Lana Del Rey her perceived outsider statust. (Evan Gillespie) 5 5 SHAMAN’S HARVEST Red Hands Black Deeds Lust for Life Videodrones 6 – KEISHA It’s been five years since Nattens Haevn Rainbow Lana Del Rey’s debut album landed, and in those years Videodrones make mu- 7 4 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD she’s managed to mostly sic that grabs you by the Lay It on Down shake herself free of the jugular and doesn’t let go. skepticism about her cred It’s dark, brooding electron- 8 – THE DISTRICTS as an artist. While she once ic music that conjures up Popular Manipulations seemed like a contrived cre- late-night flicks you’d come ation, complete with fake across when you were a kid 9 9 GEORGE THOROGOOD name and pre-packaged in the witching hour. It’s Party of One image, she’s since carved a reminiscent of vampires, 10 – NEEDTOBREATHE little niche for herself as an zombies, demons, witches Hard Cuts ethereal songstress who may not be as prefabricated as we thought. and the supernatural ema- Her latest album, though, casts some doubt on whether she’s the right nating from your television choice to bear the standard of non-mainstream youth. as a strange, buzzing wave of music accompanied it. On Lust for Life, Del Rey cloaks herself in the trappings of the Sometimes (most of the time, really) the music would somehow check out our social-media-influencer set. The title track, on which she has the as- transcend the film it was scoring. 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Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 cover, 482-6425 426-2537 p.m., no cover, 451-0115 Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink Fo r t Wa y n e K a r a o k e — Variety at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of p.m., no cover, 483-5526 8:30 p.m.-12:30 p.m., no cover, 478- cover, 422-5896 sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers. Th e Ho o t e n Ha l l e r s w/Le f t La n e 5827 Wi l l Ce r t a i n — Variety at Teds Beer Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; Cr u i s e r — Blues/punk at Brass Hall & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.- ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 Rail, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m., 10 p.m., no cover, (888) 260-0357 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. cover, 267-5303 Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR ------Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. Great drink specials. Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : New Venues Springing Up All Over Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Marriott. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. It wasn’t all that long ago that the under-agers here Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM in town were limited on places to catch live music. Sure, a few all-ages venues popped up over the years, Out and About Columbia Street WesT but for one reason or another, most could never quite Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 keep the candle burning. Now with the abundance of NICK BRAUN Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Dance Party with DJ Rich festivals and events like Rock the Plaza, Friday Nites every Friday & Saturday w/ladies in free on Saturdays until 11 Live, Lunch on the Plaza, Bands on the Banks, Wood- duo Mugen Hoso take the stage along with the band p.m. Columbia Street menu features salads, sandwiches, pizzas, en Nickel in-store performances and more, the young- City of Murals. Then, on September 22 and 23, The Southwestern and daily specials. Also visit Bourbon Street Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of C-Street; sters have almost unlimited opportunities to catch live Glory Hub plays host to the CleanHouse Fest featur- music. ing 14 acts ranging from a variety of genres. Perform- open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. That is a good problem to have. Recently, The ers includes Sankofa, Cold Shoulder, Riot Shield, The Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Glory Hub, a new concert venue in the Old East End Filthy Lowdown, HellHawk and nine more. Make a Building at 1501 East Berry Street (second floor, Suite point to stop by soon and check the place out. CRAZY PINZ/Coconutz Restaurant 204), has added itself to the list of all-ages musically- The Sweetwater Pavilion has squeezed in a cou- Games/Music • 1414 Northland Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-2695 inclined establishments. The Old East End should be ple more worthwhile shows to its schedule. In addi- Ex p e c t : An exciting atmosphere for families. Bowling, arcade, laser no stranger to most; it’s the same facility that houses tion to the Rusted Root show coming up on Tuesday, tag, mini-golf and weekly live entertainment. Coconutz restaurant the popular Summit City Brewerks. It’s actually one August 29, Rick Kinney’s Even Keel Productions has serves American cuisine daily with food and drink specials. Ge t t i n g of the oldest remaining industrial buildings left in the added the Adrian Belew Power Trio with special guest Th e r e : North on Lima Road from Coliseum, past Sam’s Club to city, and its brick walls, hardwood beams and wood Spock’s Beard on Friday, September 8. Perhaps, best Ho u r s : Northland Blvd. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-midnight plank interiors, it’s a gorgeous venue that must be seen known as the frontman and guitarist for the progres- Thurs.; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full to be believed. sive rock group King Crimson, Belew is recognized Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex The Glory Hub already has a few shows under its as an “incredibly versatile player” in the guitar world, DEER PARK PUB belt and promises plenty more. If you haven’t already which explains why he has worked as a session and Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 done so, Sunday, August 20 starting at 7 p.m. will be touring musician with the likes of Frank Zappa, David Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and a good opportunity to check the place out; The Glory Bowie, Talking Heads and Nine Inch Nails. imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug Hub will be hosting Daebook Poetry Slam, and all In addition, Emerson, Lake and Palmer fans will and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. you spoken word artists and poets are encouraged to be stoked that ELP founding member/drummer Carl Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger come out, share your original pieces and potentially Palmer will be hitting the pavilion with the Carl Palm- food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and win cash prizes. 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Clinton • Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook w w w .fortwaynecomedyclub .c o m ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Friday, August 18 Gr e g g Be n d e r & Fr i e n ds — Blues/vari- Ka t Bo w s e r — Variety at Don Hall’s ety at The Venice Restaurant, Fort Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Big Ca dd y Da dd y — Rock at Dupont Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- 482-1618 Mi n d y Bu r k e /906 Ba n d — Variety 1:30 a.m., cover, 483-1311 Hu b i e As h c r a f t Ba n d — Country at at Teds Beer Hall & Wine Bar, Fort Guitar Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — Variety at Commons Park, Angola, 7 p.m.-9 Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, Arena Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 665-1588 (888) 260-0357 COMPETITION p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 557-1563 Ja n e l l e Ta y l o r — Variety at The Mo t o r Fo l k e r s — Variety at The Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety Heritage of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Coppertop, Wolcottville, 7 p.m.-10 at Columbia Street West, Fort 6 p.m.-8 p.m., no cover, 209-6279 p.m., no cover, 854-3000 Wayne, 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 Ja r e d , Te r e s a , Di x o n a n d McRa e — My Do g Ju n i o r — Folk rock at Dw a y n e Do ps i e a n d t h e Zy d e c o Variety at Corner Pocket Pub, Fort O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Pub, Fort He l l r a i s e r s w/Th e Le g e n d a r y Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Tr a i n h o pp e r s — Zydeco 492-7665 422-5896 at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Zoo Brew and My Lo s t Tr i b e — Rock at Central Park, Conservatory, Fort Wayne, 8:30 Wine Too at Fort Wayne Children’s Warsaw, 7 p.m., free, 574-372-9554 p.m., $6, 427-6440 Zoo, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Ne w Mi l l e n n i u m Or c h e s t r a — Jazz Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Ja y — Variety $75-$150, 427-6831 at Friday Nites Live, Jefferson 963XKE and Sweetwater at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Jo e St a b e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Pointe, Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45 p.m.-9 p.m., free, 459-1160 p.m., no cover, 426-3411 Pl a n B — Rock at Mitchell’s Sports Bar are looking for our next & Neighborhood Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3, (260) 387-5063 Young Gun Guitarist! 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August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------13 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Pu n c h Sy l v i a — Rock at Latch String Saturday, August 19 Co l d Ca l l — Classic rock/variety Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 at Hamilton House, Hamilton, 9 DUESY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE a.m., no cover, 483-5526 1964 Th e Tr i b u t e — Beatles tribute p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 488-3344 Re m e m b e r Wh e n — Variety/old- at Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7:30 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Karaoke Sports Bar • 305 E. Washington Ctr. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-484-0411 ies at American Legion Post 241, p.m., $19-$26, 563-1102 at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort x p e c t E : 27 huge flat screen TVs with all your favorites sports – Waynedale, 8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., no Big Ca dd y Da dd y — Rock at Dupont Wayne, 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483- NASCAR and more; live trivia 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays; kitchen opens at 11 cover, 747-7851 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- 5526 a.m. w/custom burgers, specialty sandwiches, BBQ, flatbreads, salads Sc o t t H. Bi r a m w/Ga l l o w s Bo u n d — 1:30 a.m., cover, 483-1311 Gy ps y Ba n d i t — Classic rock & blues and wraps. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Washington Center Rd. and Rock at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 10 Big Di c k a n d t h e Pe n e t r a t o r s — at Abate Bikers Care Charity Event p.m., $10, 267-5303 at Escorts Club House, Kimmell, 4 Coldwater, just south of I-69. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-midnight or later daily. Classic rock at Beamer’s Sports Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je ff McRa e — Variety Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.-8 p.m., no cover, 760-1975 l c o h o l m t A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, a.m., no cover, 625-1002 Gy ps y Ba n d i t — Classic rock & blues 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 Br i t Be a t — Beatles tribute at Foellinger at Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, 9 DUPONT BAR & grill Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/ Outdoor Theatre, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 749-5396 Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 Bo b (So u n d Ma n ) — Karaoke at 4 p.m., $22, 427-6715 Th e Is l e y Br o t h e r s — R&B/variety at Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, your Nascar head- Crowns, Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Bu l l d o g s — Oldies rock at Downtown, McMillen Park, Fort Wayne, 7:30 quarters, 16’x10’ Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs; cover, 925-9805 Geneva, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Free, p.m., free, 427-2420 $8.99 daily lunch specials; 60¢ wings Wednesdays; Three Rivers Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/ Ca p ’n Bo b — Standards at Dixie Jo d i Wh i t e — Comedy at @2104/Fort Be n — Variety at Danny’s Italian Sunset n’ Moonlight Cruise, North Wayne Comedy Club, Fort Wayne, e t t i n g h e r e Karaoke 9 p.m. Wednesdays. G T : North of Fort Wayne Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no Webster , 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m., $7, 7:15 p.m., , 426-6339 at Leo Crossing (Dupont & Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily cover, 484-4444 574-834-1080 Jo d i Wh i t e — Comedy at @2104/Fort Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex To dd Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo b a y Du o Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — Variety at Wayne Comedy Club, Fort Wayne, — Blues/jazz at Club Soda, Fort Busco Block Party, PNC and K&K 9:45 p.m., , 426-6339 EARLY BIRD’S ULTRA LOUNGE Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, parking lots, Churubusco, 4 p.m.-8 Jo e St a b e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Music/Dancing • 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1979 426-3442 p.m., no cover, 693-3949 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45 p.m.-9 U.R.B. — Funk/reggae/rock at Nick’s Cl a ss i c Ci t y Ka r a o k e w/DJ Pa r k e r — p.m., no cover, 426-3411 Ex p e c t : The city’s best DJs spinning today’s hottest hits; VIP rooms; Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 Variety at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e — Country at the city’s biggest outdoor party patio with special events, concerts p.m., no cover, 482-6425 p.m., no cover, 833-7082 VFW Post 2457, New Haven, 6 p.m.- and more. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From Coliseum Boulevard, behind Evans 10 p.m., no cover, 493-3093 Toyota on Wells south of Glenbrook Mall. Ho u r s : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex FLASHBACK ON THE LANDING Music/Dancing • 118 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5292 whatzup PICKS Ex p e c t : Dance music from 80s and 90s to today, great DJ and bartend- killed in a bike accident at the age of 13. Devastated ers, free pizza available all night long. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on britbeat 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 by the loss, the group broke up for a time. Eventually, The Landing. Ho u r s : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full though, the three remaining brothers moved to New Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Foellinger Outdoor Theatre 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne York City to pursue music. Four years later, they got HAMILTON HOUSE $22 thru Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Dept., 260- their big break with “Twist and Shout.” Suddenly, the Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • 260-488-3344 427-6715 Isley Brothers were on the radio all over the country, Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on inspiring young people to get on their feet and dance. tap, 6 large HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), inter- BritBeat: A Later, they continued to speak to the youth with net juke, pool table, karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every Tribute to the 1969’s “It’s Your Thing.” Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Beatles are bringing The Isley Brothers, despite losing members to Corner of roads 1 and 427. Ho u r s : 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 the Beatlemania to lineup changes, illness and death, never stopped a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Foellinger Theatre recording. They’re a duo now. Ronnie and younger Service; Pm t : MC, Visa Saturday, August brother Ernie are keeping the family name and music LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL 19, taking the audi- alive, and just this year they teamed up with Carlos ence on a veritable tour of the Fab BRITBEAT Santana to put out the album Power of Peace on Sony Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 Four’s beginnings at the Cavern Music’s Legacy Recordings. Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Club to their final moments as a group in 1969 and We’d go ahead and be bossy and tell you not to Mondays, $2.75 imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; everything in between. Wednesdays, $2 wells and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody miss this chance to see a few living legends still rock- The Chicago-based quartet prides itself on a show ing it after all these years, but then the brothers prob- Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; open mic Wednesday; that not only authentically recreates the sounds of karaoke Monday, Thursday & Saturday. No cover. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : ably said it best: It’s your thing. Do what you wanna John, Paul, George and Ringo, but the sights as well. do. Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.- The show unfolds like a musical in nine acts, covering Sat., 12 noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa the Beatle’s biggest moments, including their scream- the soul lounge Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY inducing performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, their 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 concert at Shea Stadium, the Sgt. Pepper period and Foellinger Freimann Botanical Conservatory Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic the Abbey Road era. 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne madness of Munchie Emporium. 4-1/2 star menu, ‘One of the best Diehard Beatles fans and newbies hoping for $6, 260-427-6440 pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just south- a introduction to Britain’s most beloved band, take west of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : Usually note. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $22. The Soul 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Lounge, who MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE ISLEY BROTHERS will take the 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 Foellinger- Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 McMillen Park F r e i m a n n Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- B o t a n i c a l crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews 3901 Abbot St., Fort Wayne Free Conservatory available. Live music on Saturdays. The same 4-1/2 star menu, includ- stage Friday, ing one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. “Twist and Shout.” August 18 as part of THE SOUL LOUNGE Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center St.; go 2 “It’s Your Thing.” “Fight the venue’s Botanical miles. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri.- the Power.” “For the Love ISLEY BROTHERS Roots concert series, got their start in Fort Wayne Al c o h o l : Pm t Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Full-Service; : MC, Visa, thanks to founder Brian Kelly. Disc of You.” These are just a few of the hits the Isley Brothers The dudes from the Lounge now call Indianapolis MAD ANTHONY’S LAKEVIEW ALE HOUSE have contributed to America’s rich and varied rock n’ home, and they jam there each week, sometimes Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • 260-833-2537 roll canon, and they’ll be at MacMillan Park Saturday, covering their favorite acts (Prince; Earth, Wind, and Ex p e c t : Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana August 19 at 7:30 p.m. for a free show. You read that Fire), other times working their way through some craft beers and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; 7 dock slips; right. Free show. MacMillen Park. The Isley Brothers blistering originals. 150-seat banquet facility. 4-1/2 star menu, including famous gourmet will be in our own backyard, reminding audiences Adding to the funky ambiance is the band’s brand pizza, unique eats and vegetarian fare. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Located on why they are one of the country’s most beloved and spanking horn section. They’re currently working on beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Beach. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. popular acts. their debut album. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; The Brothers started performing in the 50s at their In the meantime, the Bot Roots series is a chance Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc church in the suburbs of Cincinnati. Originally a quar- to see the soul and funk and R&B they’ve been cook- tet made of up Vernon, O’Kelly, Rudy and Ronnie ing up in their lounge. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The Isley, they became a trio when Vernon was tragically show begins an hour later. (Deborah Kennedy) 14------www.whatzup.com------August 17, 2017 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Jo n D u r n e l l B a n d — Variety at Mitchell’s Ze p h a n i a h w/Ba sk e t c a s e , B45s, Wednesday, August 23 Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Wa l k i n ’ Pa p e r s — Variety at Rock Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3, the Plaza at Rock the Plaza, Fort Ca r o l y n Ma r t i n — Variety at Don Hall’s MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM (260) 387-5063 Wayne, 6 p.m., free, Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 Ka t Bo w s e r — Variety at Don Hall’s p.m., no cover, 489-2524 Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Sunday, August 20 Ha pp y To g e t h e r To u r f e a t . Th e Tu r t l e s ’ a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Fl o & Edd i e , Ch u c k Ne g r o n o f Th r e e crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. The same 4-1/2 star menu, o s e m o n s L L — Psychedelic Surf Rock Da e b o k Po e t r y Sl a m — Poetry open Do g Ni g h t , Th e Ass o c i a t i o n , Th e including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian at HopLore Brewing, Leesburg, 7 mic at The Glory Hub, Fort Wayne, 7 Co w s i l l s , Th e Bo x t o ps , Th e Ar c h i e s ’ menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- p.m.-8:30 p.m., no cover, (574) 453- p.m., $5, 804-8170 Ro n Da n t e — Pop at Foellinger town, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 0496 Outdoor Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7 Hu b i e A s h c r a f t B a n d w/Ad a m S t r a c k — a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Lo v e Wi n s /Th r e e Ri v e r s Mu s i c Th e a t r e Country & rock at Salomon Farm p.m., $39-$79, 427-6715 — Variety at Freimann Square, Fort Park, Fort Wayne, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., $5, Ja r e d Sc h n e i d e r w/DJ Al e o n — Mitchell’s sports & neighborhood grill Wayne, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., no cover, 427-6000 Karaoke/DJ at Columbia Street 498-2652 Hu n t i n g t o n Er i e Co m m u n i t y Ba n d West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, Sports & Music • 6179 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-387-5063 Mi g u e l Bu r n e y & Fr i e n ds w/Ap r i l — Director’s choice at Huntington 422-5055 Ex p e c t : Family-friendly atmosphere, great food, all sports packages Co t t o n — Jazz/variety at Club North Auditorium, Huntington, 7:30 Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Arbor Glen on over 40 TVs, craft beers and more. Great food from wings and Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., p.m., free, donations accepted, (260) Retirement Village, Fort Wayne, 4 pizza to gourmet sandwiches and entrees; breakfast and blood Mary no cover, 426-3442 356-6104 p.m.-5 p.m., no cover, 492-2202 o l l y a t c h e t w i k e i l l i g a n a n d bar Saturdays & Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the M H /M M Mi k e M o w r y — Rock/variety at Mitchell’s Jo h n Fi s h e l l — Rock at Auer St e a m Sh o v e l , Da y s Pa s t , Ra t n i p , Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music corner of Getz and Jefferson Blvd., southwest Fort Wayne. Ho u r s : Th e Ni c k Ha r l e ss Ba n d — Rock Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 4 p.m.-close Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-close Friday-Saturday. at Brandt’s Harley-Davidson, Marion, cover, 387-5063 p.m., free, 481-0777 Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Marion, 12 p.m., free, 765-661-1331 Th e Se r v i c e w/Sp e c i a l Gu e s t s — Rock/ Li v e DJ — Variety at Columbia Street or 877-601-8160 variety at Latch String Bar & Grill, West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, NICK’S MARTINI & WINE BAR Mo t o r Fo l k e r s — Variety at Club 422-5055 Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 483- Dining & Music • 1227 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-6425 Paradise, Angola, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., no 5526 Op e n Ja m — Hosted by G-Money cover, 833-7082 at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Ex p e c t : Specialty martinis, craft beers and cocktails served up in a Re l o a d — Variety at Corner Pocket Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, classic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no Monday, August 21 482-6425 small plate appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink spe- cover, 492-7665 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Mowry at cials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je ff McRa e — Variety Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Karaoke Pedal City, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 o u r s l c o h o l at Mad Anthony Lakeview Ale at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort a.m., no cover, 415-6167 to the Rib Room. H : Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. A : Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 m t House, Angola, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t — Variety at The Full Service; P .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex cover, 833-2537 Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6 RUSTY SPUR SALOON Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ — Tuesday, August 22 p.m.-9 p.m., $1, 482-1618 Karaoke at Route 6 Bar & Grill, Sh u t Up a n d Si n g — Karaoke at Duesy’s Nightclub/Music Venue • 10350 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-755-3465 Butler, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 868- Ch i l l y ’s Ta l e n t & Ta c o s — Open mic Sports Bar, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-11 Ex p e c t : Fort Wayne’s premier country nightclub and concert venue. 2929 at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort p.m., no cover, 483-5681 Home of quarter beer every Wednesday with live DJ. Live bands on To dd Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo b a y Du o — Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, Blues/jazz at Mad Anthony Tap 483-5526 the weekends. Great dance floor, pool tables, four full-service bars, Room, Auburn, 8 p.m., no cover, Ke v i n Pi e k a r sk i Ja zz Tr i o — Jazz Thursday, August 24 big screen TVs and daily drink specials. Full-service kitchen and menu 927-0500 at Trolley Steaks & Seafood, Fort featuring American Burgers. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : In Leo Crossing at cor- Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Variety Ve n u s in Je a n s w/Pa r t s Un k n o w n , Wayne, 6 p.m.-9 a.m., no cover, at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, ner of Dupont and Clinton. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Mi c h a e l Mo r g a n , Ad a m Ba k e r & 490-4322 10 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Th e He a r t a c h e — Rock/variety at Pedal City, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 415-6167 showgirl 3 Adult Entertainment • 930 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-8843 Ex p e c t : Fort Wayne’s largest adult entertainment club offering four Th u r s d a y , Au g . 24 • 8:30 p m • $8 stages, two full-service bars, VIP room and champagne room. Rated No. 1 for the best entertainers in town. Daily drink specials. 25¢ beer every Thursday, 5 p.m.-3 a.m. Bar menu available. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Th e Sh i v a s , On Coliseum Boulevard between Clinton and Parnell (across the street from the Memorial Coliseum. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 Sl u g Lo v e a.m.-3 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Ti c k e t s a t e v e n t g r i d .c o m Amex STATE GRILL Sa t u r d a y , Au g u s t 26 • 8p m • $35 Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 Al l Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and Do u g Ag e s friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- St a n h o p e day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s Ti c k e t s a t b r o w n p a p e r t i c k e t s .c o m Sammy Hagar bar & Beach Bar Rum, Riverbend Pizza. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of State and Crescent. Ho u r s : 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: Cash only; ATM on site STEEL MILL TAVERN Pub/Tavern • 2123 Taylor St., Fort Wayne • 260-436-5787 Ex p e c t : Friendly, small bar with craft beer selection, karaoke Friday and Saturday night and never a cover. Kitchen features handmade pizza and grinders, sausage rolls and chicken wings. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Cute By Nature From downtown, take Fairfield south to Taylor; turn right; one mile Jewelry west on left. Ho u r s : 12-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Thurs., 12 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. 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August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------15 ------Calendar • On the Road------A second leg of the Buckingham/McVie 1964 The Tribute Aug. 19 Honeywell Center Wabash tour has been booked, and it includes a stop 9Electric Aug. 27 Big Shots Valparaiso at the Murat in Indianapolis on October 20 Road Notez 9Electric Aug. 29 Empire Akron and Hard Rock Live near Cleveland on No- 9Electric Aug. 30 The Machine Shop Flint vember 3. The Fleetwood Mac members re- CHRIS HUPE A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Aug. 24 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI leased the appropriately titled Lindsey Buck- Acumen Nation w/Cold Cave, Drab Majesty, Stabbing, Westward Sept. 29 Metro Chicago ingham/Christine McVie album in June and have been touring to rave reviews for about a Adam Ant w/Glam Skanks Sept. 16 House of Blues Cleveland month since then. You’ll hear a bunch of the new album at these shows, but it’s safe to say Adam Carolla Sept. 23 Park West Chicago you’ll also get a large dose of Fleetwood Mac songs as well. Adrian Belew Power Trio w/Spock’s Beard Sept. 8 Sweetwater Fort Wayne Kip Moore’s third album, Slow Heart, drops September 8, and the country star is head- The Afghan Whigs w/Har Mar Superstar Sept. 22-23 Metro Chicago The Afghan Whigs Sept. 26 St. Andrews Hall Detroit ing out on tour to support it. The Plead the Fifth Tour, which includes up and coming acts Afghan Whigs w/Har Mar Superstar Sept. 28 Bogart’s Cincinnati Drake White and Jordan Davis, makes a stop in Elkhart on October 20, Grand Rapids Against Me! w/Bleached, The Dirty Nil Sept. 30 Concord Music Hall Chicago October 27, Indianapolis November 3 and Detroit November 4. Against Me! w/Bleached, The Dirty Nil Oct. 1 Majestic Theatre Detroit Jonny Lang has announced dates for the Signs World Tour in support of his newest album, Against Me! Oct. 3 Bogart’s Cincinnati Signs, due out on September 8. A September 23 stop at the House of Blues in Chicago and Against Me! w/Bleached, The Dirty Nil Oct. 4 House of Blues Cleveland a September 26 stop at The Vogue in Indy are on the docket for the first leg of the tour Alabama w/John Michael Montgomery Sept. 15 Allegan Co. Fairgrounds Allegan, MI while a stop at the House of Blues in Cleveland is on tap for January 10 of next year. Alan Jackson Aug. 25 Ford Center Evansville Alanis Morissette Aug. 25 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL The Outlands Rock Fest takes place September 16 at the Roan Farm in Shelbyville. The Alarm feat. Mike Peters Aug. 26 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Tantric headline the all-day concert with Smile Empty Soul, Nine Shrines, Black Dali, Alejando Escovedo & Joe Ely Aug. 23 The Ark Ann Arbor Divine Sorrow and American Bombshell also on the bill. Tickets are just are just $26, Alison Krauss w/David Gray Oct. 5 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL and some of the proceeds are marked to benefit Riley’s Children’s Hospital. Alison Moyet Sept. 19 Park West Chicago The 43rd annual Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days Festival takes place September 20-23 Alt-J Oct. 21 Murat Theatre Indianapolis at Bill Monroe Music Park and Campground in Brown County. The bluegrass festival has America Sept. 16 Lima Civic Center Lima a reputation for being one of the finest festivals of its kind and touts the Larry Stephen- Amos Lee Oct. 20 Rhinehart Music Center Fort Wayne son Band, Darrell Webb Band, Trinity River Band and Ralph Stanley II as this year’s Amy Andrews w/Taylor Taylor Aug. 22 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids, MI headliners. More than 30 bands are scheduled to appear over the four-day festival, and Amy Grant Sept. 16 Trine University Angola there are a variety of tickets available depending upon how many days you plan to attend Anathema w/Silver Snakes Aug. 24 House of Blues Cleveland and whether or not you plan on camping on the grounds. Andrew Belle Oct. 21 Schubas Tavern Chicago Andrew W.K. Oct. 8 Bogart’s Cincinnati I still remember seeing the advertisement in Hit Parader or one of the other music rags I Andrew WK Oct. 18 St. Andrews Hall Detroit used to read on a regular basis. The ad stated that “someday there won’t be an arena big Arlo Guthrie Sept. 27-28 The Ark Ann Arbor enough to hold King’s X.” Those of us “in the know” had no doubt this statement would Astrid S Sept. 22 Subterranean Chicago come true. King’s X were different than the rest. They were on the edge of something big, Atlas Genius Aug. 20 House of Blues Cleveland and we were early adopters waiting for everyone else to jump on the bandwagon. Sadly, Backroad Boys feat/ Kevin & Dustin Welch, Michael Fracasso, John Fullbright Oct. 14 Fitzgerald’s Berwyn, IL that never happened. The problem with the band wasn’t the music; it was that it didn’t fit Backroad Boys feat/ Kevin & Dustin Welch, Michael Fracasso, John Fullbright Oct. 15 The Ark Ann Arbor into a convenient model and the band became hard to market. To top it off, radio never Backroad Boys feat/ Kevin & Dustin Welch, Michael Fracasso, John Fullbright Oct. 16-17 Natalie’s Worthington, OH picked up on their groove, relegating the Texans to support slots and headlining tours in Bad Suns Oct. 20 Metro Chicago small venues. Thirty or so years later King’s X are still at it and are still producing their Band of Heathens w/Chicago Farmer Oct. 19 Ignition Music Garage Goshen special brand of rock music. While they might not be playing arenas, as was once pre- Banditos w/Shiny Shiny Black Sept. 30 Ignition Music Garage Goshen dicted, you can still catch them at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio on September 8 or at Bayside Sept. 14 St. Andrews Hall Detroit The Music Factory in Battle Creek the following night. Behzod Abduraimov Aug. 21 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Ben Folds Oct. 27 The Fillmore Detroit [email protected] Ben Folds Oct. 28 Riviera Theatre Chicago Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native Sept. 12 Schubas Tavern Chicago Christina Naughton & Michelle Naughton Aug. 24 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Big & Rich Oct. 7 Firekeepers Battle Creek The Church w/Helio Sequence Oct. 6 Park West Chicago Big Boi Sept. 18 House of Blues Cleveland CKY Oct. 19 Piere’s Fort Wayne Black Violin Oct. 26 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Cloakroom Sept. 1 Schubas Tavern Chicago Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods w/1910 Fruitgum Company, Chris Montez, Coldplay Aug. 19 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Elliot Lurie, Tim Corwin, Peter Rivera Sept. 23 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood Dec. 8 Honeywell Center Wabash Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Aug. 24 Huntington Center Toledo Conner Youngblood Oct. 9 Schubas Tavern Chicago Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Aug. 26 iWireless Center Moline, IL Conor Oberst Sept. 9 Riviera Theatre Chicago Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Sept. 2 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Cowboy Mouth Aug. 26 Navy Pier Chicago Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Sept. 9 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI The Cranberries Sept. 26 The Fillmore Detroit Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Sept. 19 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids The Cranberries Sept. 28 Riviera Theatre Chicago Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Sept. 21 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati Cults Oct. 22 Lincoln Hall Chicago Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Sept. 23 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Da Brat Sept. 9 The Vogue Indianapolis Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Sept. 30 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Dada w/Grant Stinnett Sept. 5 Schubas Tavern Chicago The BoDeans Sept. 10 The Ark Ann Arbor Dale Watson Sept. 23 Martyrs’ Chicago Boyce Avenue Sept. 23 Vic Theatre Chicago Daniel Johnston w/Jeff Tweedy & Friends Oct. 20 Vic Theatre Chicago Boz Scaggs Oct. 6 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Danzig Sept. 15 The Fillmore Detroit Brad Paisley w/Dustin Lynch, Chase Bryant, Lindsay Ell Sept. 22 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Dark Star Orchestra Oct. 5 House of Blues Cleveland Brad Paisley Sept. 23 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Dark Star Orchestra Oct. 13 Vic Theatre Chicago Brand X Sept. 10 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Darlingside Sept. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Bret Michaels Oct. 22 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne David Choi Oct. 17 Schubas Tavern Chicago Brian Regan Aug. 27 Stranahan Theater Toledo Davy Knowles Sept. 22 Kehoe Park Bluffton Brian Regan Sept. 9 DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids, MI Dead Horses Sept. 7 The Ark Ann Arbor Brian Wilson Oct. 3 Morris P.A.C. South Bend Deep Purple w/Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter Band Aug. 30 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Brian Wilson Oct. 4 Stranahan Theater Toledo Deep Purple w/Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter Sept. 3 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Bridget Everett Oct. 19 Park West Chicago Deep Purple w/Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter Band Sept. 6 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL BritBeat Aug. 19 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne The Deer Aug. 23 Schubas Tavern Chicago Brotha Lynch Hung Sept. 27 Piere’s Fort Wayne Demetri Martin Oct. 8 Vic Theatre Chicago Bryson Tiller Sept. 15 Metro Chicago Demetri Martin Oct. 21 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Buddy Guy Sept. 9 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Demetri martin Oct. 22 20 Monroe Live Grand Rapids California Honeydrops Sept. 28 Lincoln Hall Chicago Depeche Mode Aug. 27 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Cameron Avery Sept. 17 Schubas Tavern Chicago Depeche Mode Aug. 30 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Carbon Leaf Sept. 29 The Ark Ann Arbor Descendents Oct. 7 Riviera Theatre Chicago Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy Sept. 28 Sweetwater Fort Wayne Devil Driver w/36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill, Uncured, Tetrarch Aug. 25 Apollo Theatre Belvidere, IL Chris Rock Sept. 7-8 Chicago Theatre Chicago Devil Driver w/36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill, Uncured, Tetrarch Aug. 26 Leila Aboretum Battle Creek Chris Stapleton w/Margo Price, Brent Cobbs Aug. 19 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Devil Driver w/36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill, Uncured, Tetrarch Sept. 8 Oddbody’s Dayton Chris Stapleton Sept. 9 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville DJ Metrognome w/DJ Kyle Long, Matsu and Flores, DJ Cleopatra,

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August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • On the Road------DJ Kenny Blanco, The Make Love DJs Sept. 21 The Vogue Indianapolis Greyhounds Oct. 2 Schubas Tavern Chicago Donald Fagan & the Nightflyers Aug. 28 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Grieves Sept. 29 Schubas Tavern Chicago Doug Stanhope Aug. 26 CS3 Fort Wayne The Growlers Oct. 6 Vic Theatre Chicago Drowning Pool w/Sick Puppies, Trapt, Adelitas Way Aug. 24 Centennial Terrace Toledo Guns N’ Roses Oct. 26 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Drowning Pool w/Sick Puppies, Trapt, Adelitas Way Aug. 27 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Halestorm w/New Years Day, Startset Oct. 4 Morris P.A.C. South Bend Dustin Lynch w/Neal McCoy Aug. 19 Allen Co. Fairgrounds Lima, OH Hank Williams Jr. Aug. 18 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers w/The Legendary Trainhoppers Aug. 18 Botanical Conservatory Fort Wayne Hanson Sept. 26 House of Blues Cleveland The Early November w/The Movielife, Heart Attack Man Sept. 24 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Hanson Oct. 6 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Earth, Wind & Fire w/Chic feat. Nile Rodgers Aug. 22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Hanson Oct. 7 House of Blues Chicago Ed Sheeran Sept. 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Happy Together Tour feat. The Turtles’ Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night, Ed Sheeran Sept. 9 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland The Association, The Cowsills, The Boxtops, The Archies’ Ron Dante Aug. 23 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Eddie Pepitone Sept. 10 Lincoln Hall Chicago Har Mar Superstar Sept. 3 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Electric Guest Sept. 8 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Harry Styles Sept. 26 Chicago Theatre Chicago EOTO Sept. 29 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Here Come the Mummies Sept. 8 Bogart’s Cincinnati Eric Gales Sept. 27 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Here Come the Mummies Sept. 30 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Fall Out Boy Oct. 20 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Here Come the Mummies Oct. 21 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Falling in Reverse & All That Remains Oct. 6 Piere’s Fort Wayne Hiss Golden Messenger Oct. 24 Lincoln Hall Chicago Five for Fighting w/String Quartet Aug. 24 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids, MI The Hooten Hallers w/Left Lane Cruiser Aug. 17 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Flamin’ Groovies Oct. 21 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Howie Mandel Oct. 12 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw The Flaming Lips Sept. 19 White River State Park Indianapolis Ian Anderson Aug. 18 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids, MI Fleet Foxes Oct. 4 Chicago Theatre Chicago Incubus Sept. 30 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Flogging Molly Oct. 26 The Vogue Indianapolis Invsn Sept. 15 Beat Kitchen Chicago The Floozies Oct. 20 The Intersection Grand Rapids The Isley Brothers Aug. 19 McMillen Park Fort Wayne Flynnville Train w/Broggy Branch Sept. 23 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Jackyl Nov. 25 Rusty Spur Saloon Fort Wayne Fozzy Sept. 27 Piere’s Fort Wayne Jake Miller w/The Stolen Sept. 19 House of Blues Cleveland Francis Luke Accord w/Chris Dupont Sept. 22 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Jamie Kent Sept. 20 The Rathskeller Indianapolis Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Sept. 8 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Janet Jackson Oct. 28 Huntington Center Toledo Front 242 w/Assemblage 23, Severed Heads, Grun Wasser Sept. 30 Metro Chicago Jason Dixie w/Kate Brindle Aug. 26 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion feat. Richard Dworsky & Jeff Foxworthy w/Larry the Cable Guy, The Marshall Tucker Band, Foghat Aug. 25 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI The Road Hounds, Aoife O’Donovan, Fred Newman Sept. 5 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Jeff Foxworthy w/Larry the Cable Guy, The Marshall Tucker Band, Foghat Aug. 26 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Gavin DeGraw Aug. 31 Honeywell Center Wabash Jeff Foxworthy w/Larry the Cable Guy Sept. 9 Allegan Co. Fairgrounds Allegan, MI Gavin DeGraw Sept. 1 Firekeepers Battle Creek Jerry Douglas Band Aug. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Gene Simmons Aug. 26 Park West Chicago Jethro Tull Aug. 19 Chicago Theatre Chicago George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic Sept. 1 House of Blues Cleveland Jim Campilongo Trio Oct. 25 Green Mill Chicago George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic Oct. 27 Horseshoe Casino Hammond, IN Jim Gaffigan Oct. 12-13 Chicago Theatre Chicago The Ghost of Paul Revere Oct. 20 Schubas Tavern Chicago JJ & Dre Aug. 19 Schubas Tavern Chicago Glass Animals Sept. 28 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Joan Osborne Sept. 22 Butler Arts Center Indianapolis Gogol Bordello Sept. 29 Bogart’s Cincinnati Jodi White Aug. 19 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Gojira w/Torche, Code Orange Oct. 2 House of Blues Cleveland Joe Bonamassa Aug. 18 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Gov’t Mule Oct. 12 The Fillmore Detroit Joe Nichols Oct. 13 Honeywell Center Wabash Gov’t Mule Oct. 14 Riviera Theatre Chicago Joe Purdy w/Amy Vachal Sept. 14 The Ark Ann Arbor Green Day w/Catfish and the Bottlemen Aug. 24 Wrigley Field Chicago John Butler Trio Aug. 19 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Gregory Alan Isakov & Blind Pilot Aug. 24 Vic Theatre Chicago John Butler Trio Aug. 20 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids John Butler Trio w/The Waifs Aug. 30 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL John Mayer w/Dawes Aug. 26 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati John Mayer Sept. 1 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI John Mayer Sept. 2 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville John Mellencamp Aug. 26-27 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL John Mulaney Sept. 23 The Fillmore Detroit Jonny Lang w/Jack Broadbent Sept. 26 The Vogue Indianapolis Joseph Chilliams Aug. 28 Schubas Tavern Chicago Joshua Bell w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Sept. 28 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Judah & The Lion Oct. 1 The Intersection Grand Rapids Judah & The Lion Oct. 5 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Kai Wachi Sept. 7 The Intersection Grand Rapids Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Oct. 26 Schubas Tavern Chicago Kari Jobe Oct. 29 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Kathy Troccoli Sept. 10 First United Meth. Church Van Wert Kelsey Waldon w/Paul Cauthen Sept. 27 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland AIRING THIS WEEKEND • AUGUST 19 Kid Rock w/Robert Randolph and the Family Band Sept. 6 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Kid Rock w/Robert Randolph and the Family Band Sept. 6 War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Kid Rock Sept. 12-13 Little Caesar’s Arena Detroit Kid Rock Sept. 15-16 Little Caesar’s Arena Detroit Kings of Leon Aug. 19 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Mersey Beatles I Kirko Bangz Oct. 20 Piere’s Fort Wayne Kiss the Sky Sept. 29 The Vogue Indianapolis KMFDM w/Cyanotic, Ohgr, Ivardensphere, Lord of the Lost Oct. 1 Metro Chicago KMFDM w/OhGr, Lord of the Lost Oct. 3 The Vogue Indianapolis AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • AUGUST 26 Kyle w/Bobby Sept. 2 House of Blues Cleveland Lady Antebellum Aug. 19 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Lady Gaga Aug. 23 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Lady Gaga Aug. 25 Wrigley Field Chicago Larry Gatlin and the Blackwood Quartet Sept. 8 Honeywell Center Wabash Laura Story Dec. 13 Honeywell Center Wabash Mersey Beatles II Lee DeWyze Aug. 29 The Ark Ann Arbor Leon Oct. 21 Lincoln Hall Chicago The Letterman Dec. 15 Honeywell Center Wabash Lifehouse & Switchfoot Aug. 30 White River State Park Indianapolis Lifehouse w/Switchfoot Aug. 29 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Lil Peep Oct. 19 Bottom Lounge Chicago Lil Yachty Aug. 28 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Lipbone Redding Aug. 25 Club Soda Fort Wayne

18------www.whatzup.com------August 17, 2017 ------Calendar • On the Road------Lissie Oct. 18 Bogart’s Cincinnati Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul Oct. 6 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH CRUISE IN Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul Oct. 8 House of Blues Chicago to Downtown Auburn Logic w/Joey Bads$$, Big Lenbo Aug. 23 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Los Tigres Del Norte w/Natalia Jimenez Sept. 17 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Lucie Silvas w/Chris Stapleton Sept. 9 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Luis Fonsi Sept. 26 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Luke Bryan Sept. 15 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Magic Beans Sept. 1 The Intersection Grand Rapids Magpie Salute Aug. 22 Bogart’s Cincinnati The Main Squeeze w/James Neary, The Bevy Blue Oct. 25 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Making Movies Oct. 25 Schubas Tavern Chicago Manchester Orchestra Sept. 27 The Fillmore Detroit Mannheim Steamroller Nov. 24 Honeywell Center Wabash Marcia Ball Aug. 25 The Ark Ann Arbor Marian Hill Sept. 7 Vic Theatre Chicago Marilyn Manson Oct. 10 Riviera Theatre Chicago Mark Anthony Sept. 2 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Mason Jennings and Band w/Frankie Lee Sept. 15 The Ark Ann Arbor Mastodon Oct. 11 20 Monroe Live Grand Rapids matchbox twenty w/Counting Crows Sept. 17 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL FREE FAMILY FUN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 matchbox twenty w/Counting Crows Sept. 19 Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre Toledo matchbox twenty w/Counting Crows Sept. 20 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Enjoy Downtown Auburn matchbox twenty w/Counting Crows Sept. 21 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati DOOR PRIZES • 50/50 RAFFLE • DINE & SHOP MUSHROOMHEAD matchbox twenty w/Counting Crows Sept. 23 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Courthouse Square, Downtown Auburn matchbox twenty w/Counting Crows Sept. 24 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville w/UnSaid Fate & Ventana The Mavericks Sept. 10 House of Blues Cleveland Thursday Evenings, 6-8 p.m Mersey Beatles Oct. 14 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Aug. 17 & Sept. 14 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Michael Bolton w/Gladys Knight Sept. 1 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Michael Carbonaro Sept. 15 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Hosted by: 3rd Annual Thanksgiving with Middle Waves Music Festival feat. MGMT, Super Duper Kyle, Thao & the Get Down DABA Stay Down, The Lemon Twigs, Shannon & the Clams, Flint Eastwood, Selector Dub daba4auburn.org JACKYL Narcotic, Sam Evian, Rising Over Envy, The Murderburgers, Mike Adams at His Honest & Weight, City Mouse, Flamingo Nosebleed, Left Lane Cruiser, Love Hustler, My Apollo, DeKalb Chamber Partnership Advance tickets available at Rosalind and the Way, Silbo Gomero, Three Cities, Fatima Washington, Zephaniah Sept. 15-16 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne dekalbchamberpartnership.com Midnight Oil Aug. 27 House of Blues Cleveland Rusty Spur or ticketweb.com 2017 Season Sponsor: Mike Gordon Oct. 5 The Vogue Indianapolis Mike Gordon Oct. 6 Metro Chicago 10350 Leo Rd. (Leo Crossing) Milky Chance Oct. 13 The Fillmore Detroit Fort Wayne • 260.755.3465 Milky Chance Oct. 17 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Misterwives w/Small Pools, Vinyl Theatre Oct. 15 Riviera Theatre Chicago Molly Hatchet w/Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel, Days Past, Ratnip, Nick Harless Aug. 19 Brandt’s Harley-Davidson Marion Mondo Cozmo w/Flagship Sept. 18 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Pacific Coast Concerts/Outback Concerts Proudly Present in Fort Wayne Moon King Sept. 2 Schubas Tavern Chicago Morry Sochat and the Special 20’s w/Swick & Jones Sept. 1 Botanical Conservatory Fort Wayne The Mountain Goats w/Samantha Crain Sept. 10 The Vogue Indianapolis Mugen Hoso Aug. 31 Glory Hub Fort Wayne Mushroomhead w/Unsaid Fate, Ventana Sept. 28 Rusty Spur Saloon Fort Wayne Musiq Soulchild & Raheem DaVaughn Sept. 8 The Vogue Indianapolis Mutemath Sept. 17 House of Blues Cleveland Mutemath Oct. 27 St. Andrews Hall Detroit MuteMath w/Colony House, Romes Oct. 25 Old National Centre Indianapolis Needtobreathe Oct. 6 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Nick Murphy Sept. 27 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Nick Murphy Sept. 29 Riviera Theatre Chicago The Night Game w/Signature Mistakes Aug. 25 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Northern Indiana Bluegrass Festival feat. Darrell Webb Band, Repeating Arms, Backwoods Bluegrass, Northwest Territory, Kentucky Blue, CJ the DJ, Fox N Hounds, Atkinson Family, Six String Soldier, Matchsellers, Deadwood, Kim Robins Aug. 31-Sept. 3 Noble Co. Fairgrounds Kendallville Nvdes Aug. 24 Schubas Tavern Chicago The Oh Sees w/The Gotobeds Sept. 16 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland

TUESDAY SEPT. 5, 2017 • 7:30PM The Foellinger Outdoor Theatre Fort Wayne, Indiana On sale now at all 3 Wooden Nickel Records, Karma Records Plymouth/Warsaw & Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Dept. on State Blvd.

August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------19 ------Calendar • On the Road------Oh Wonder Sept. 15 Vic Theatre Chicago Terrance Simien Oct. 28 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Open Mike Eagle Sept. 22 Schubas Tavern Chicago Texas Hippie Coalition Aug. 24 Piere’s Fort Wayne Owen Howell Sept. 16 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Thao w/Yowler Sept. 12 Lincoln Hall Chicago Pacifica Quartet Sept. 2-3 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Thee Oh Sees Sept. 17 Thalia Hall Chicago Patti LaBelle Oct. 19 Sound Board Detroit Theory of a Deadman Oct. 6 Deluxe Indianapolis Paul Anka Sept. 9 Honeywell Center Wabash Theory of a Deadman Oct. 8 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Paul Anka Sept. 15 Morris P.A.C. South Bend Theory of a Deadman Oct. 10 Bogart’s Cincinnati Paul Anka Sept. 16 Firekeepers Battle Creek Theory of a Deadman Oct. 11 House of Blues Cleveland Paul McCartney Oct. 1 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Thievery Corporation Oct. 4 The Fillmore Detroit Paul Overstreet w/Scotty Emerick, Even Stevens Sept. 16 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Thievery Corporation Oct. 6 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Paul Weller Oct. 8 House of Blues Cleveland Thomas Rhett Sept. 14 Allegan Co. Fairgrounds Allegan, MI Paul Weller Oct. 11 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Thomas Rhett w/Old Dominion Sept. 28 Ford Center Evansville Pentatonix Aug. 28 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Tim McGraw w/Faith Hill, Maggie Rose Aug. 17 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Phoenix Oct. 11 The Fillmore Detroit Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Sept. 9 Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Pickwick Oct. 27 Schubas Tavern Chicago Toadies Sept. 10 Bogart’s Cincinnati Prince Royce w/Luis Coronel Sept. 29 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Toadies w/Local H Oct. 12 The Vogue Indianapolis Protomartyr Oct. 8 Lincoln Hall Chicago Todd Carey Sept. 18 Schubas Tavern Chicago Pvris w/Lights, Flint Eastwood Oct. 22 Riviera Theatre Chicago Tom Jones Sept. 14-15 House of Blues Chicago Quinn XCII w/Shallou Oct. 4 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Tom Jones Sept. 16 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI RAC Oct. 13 Metro Chicago Tom Paxton and The Don Juans Oct. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Railroad Earth w/Twiddle Aug. 21 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids Tom Russell Sept. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Ralston & Friends Aug. 29 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids Tori Amos Oct. 27 Chicago Theatre Chicago Reel Big Fish w/Face to Face, Bigwig, THe Stereo, Lights Over Bridgeport Aug. 19 Tinley Park Convention Ctr. Tinley Park Trashcan Sinatras Oct. 8 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Remedy Drive Sept. 9 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Trashcan Sinatras Oct. 9 Lincoln Hall Chicago Retro Futura Tour 2017 feat. Howard Jones, English Beat, Men Without Hats, Travis Tritt Sept. 4 Fulton Co. Fairgrounds Wauseon, OH Modern English, Paul Young, Katrina (of Katrina and the Waves) Aug. 18 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Travis Tritt Sept. 29 Honeywell Center Wabash Rhiannon Giddens Sept. 22 Vic Theatre Chicago Trevor Hall Sept. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor Richard Marx Sept. 23 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Trick Daddy Sept. 22 The Vogue Indianapolis Riot Ten Aug. 26 The Intersection Grand Rapids Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Oct. 21 Riviera Theatre Chicago Rise Against w/Pierce the Veil, White Lung Sept. 29 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Oct. 26 The Fillmore Detroit Rodriguez Oct. 10 Vic Theatre Chicago Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Oct. 27 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Roger Waters Sept. 21 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland U2 Sept. 3 Ford Field Detroit Ron Pope Oct. 17 Majestic Theatre Detroit U2 Sept. 10 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Ron Pope Oct. 21 Park West Chicago UB40 Sept. 1 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids, MI Ron Pope Oct. 22 Deluxe Indianapolis UFO & Saxon Oct. 12 Bogart’s Cincinnati Ron White Oct. 13 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne United States Army Field Band Nov. 6 Honeywell Center Wabash Rusted Root Aug. 25 House of Blues Chicago Victor Wooten Oct. 29 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Rusted Root w/Earphorik Aug. 29 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne The War on Drugs Oct. 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago Sammy Hagar and the Circle w/Collective Soul Sept. 28 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Wayland Sept. 30 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI San Cisco Aug. 17 Thalia Hall Chicago The Weight Band Oct. 12 The Ark Ann Arbor Savoy Brown feat. Kim Simmonds Sept. 16 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI The Werks w/Passafire, Broccoli Samurai Sept. 21 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Savoy Brown Oct. 7 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Wheeler Walker Jr. Oct. 13 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Oct. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Whey Jennings & the Unwanted w/Bad Ass Billy Gant, Dallas Moore, Rowdy Johnson Aug. 18-19 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Scott H. Biram w/Gallows Bound Aug. 18 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Whiskey Shivers w/Billy Strings Oct. 13-14 Schubas Tavern Chicago Scott Stapp w/Sick Puppies, Drowning Pool, Trapt Sept. 23 Parkview Field Fort Wayne Whitehorse w/Terra Lightfoot Oct. 4 Schubas Tavern Chicago The Script Oct. 6 Riviera Theatre Chicago Whitehorse w/Terra Lightfoot Oct. 7 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Seaway w/Like Pacific, Grayscale Sept. 16 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Whitney Cummings Oct. 19 Vic Theatre Chicago Seth Bernard & Friends w/The Weather Oct. 13 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Whose Live Anyway? Sept. 21 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Seu Jorge Sept. 14 Butler Arts Center Indianapolis Willie Nelson and Family w/The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Blackberry Smoke, SG Lewis Oct. 1 Subterranean Chicago Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real, Particle Kid Sept. 15 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH The Shivas w/Slug Love Aug. 24 CS3 Fort Wayne Willie Watson w/Suzanne Santo Oct. 18 Old Town School Chicago Simple Plan Aug. 18 The Intersection Grand Rapids Wire Sept. 16 Metro Chicago Simple Plan Aug. 19 Bogart’s Cincinnati Wolf Parade Oct. 16 House of Blues Cleveland Smokey Robinson Sept. 15 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL The Wooks w/Growler, Big Sadie Sept. 23 Schubas Tavern Chicago Snoop Dogg Sept. 10 Sound Board Detroit Yes w/Todd Rundgren, Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy Aug. 17 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Soul Lounge Aug. 25 Botanical Conservatory Fort Wayne Yes w/Todd Rundgren, Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy Aug. 20 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Space Jesus Oct. 19 The Intersection Grand Rapids Yngwie Malmsteen Oct. 20 The Vogue Indianapolis Sponge w/Hero Jr. Sept. 15 The Vogue Indianapolis Zac Brown Band Aug. 25 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Steel Wheels w/Cold Tone Harvest Aug. 27 The Ark Ann Arbor Zac Brown Band Aug. 26 Wrigley Field Chicago Steve Martin & Martin Short w/The Steep Canyon Rangers, Steve Babko Sept. 17 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Zakk Sabbath w/Them Evils Oct. 1 The Vogue Indianapolis Steve Martin and Martin Short Oct. 6-7 Chicago Theatre Chicago Zedd w/Grey, Lophiile Oct. 12 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Steve Miller Band Sept. 20 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Zoso Aug. 19 House of Blues Cleveland Steven Curtis Chapman Oct. 15 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Zoso Oct. 19 House of Blues Cleveland Stevie Nicks Sept. 9-10 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL ZZ Top Sept. 22 Four Winds New Buffalo, MI Stiff Little Fingers w/Death By Unga Bunga Sept. 23 The Vogue Indianapolis ZZ Ward w/Cat Clyde Sept. 21 House of Blues Cleveland Straight No Chaser w/Postmodern Jukebox Nov. 30 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Strand of Oaks w/Jason Anderson Sept. 13 Ignition Music Garage Goshen The Strumbellas w/Noah Kahan Oct. 20 Thalia Hall Chicago Road Tripz Styx Sept. 7 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Big Dick and the Penetrators Gypsy Bandit Super-Unknown w/Too Fighters, Pearl Jam Tribute Chicago Aug. 18 The Vogue Indianapolis Oct 28...... Westwood Saloon, Defiance, OH Dec 2...... Eagles Post 2233, Bryan, OH Superjoint & DevilDriver w/King Parrot, Cane Hill, Child Bite Oct. 8 The Vogue Indianapolis Bulldogs Hubie Ashcraft Band Sylvan Esso w/Helado Negro Sept. 20 House of Blues Cleveland Aug 25...... City Park, Quincy, MI Oct 6...... Old Crow River North, Chicago Sylvan Esso w/Helado Negro Sept. 23 Old National Centre Indianapolis Sep 4...... Blueberry Festival, Plymouth Oct 7...... Old Crow Wrigleyville, Chicago TajMo’: Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Sept. 10 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor Sep 7...... Covered Bridge Festival, Roann Nov 18...... The Distillery, Toledo TajMo: Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Sept. 9 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Sep 8...... Covered Bridge Festival, Matthews Nov 24-25...... Tequila Cowboy, Columbus, OH Tank Sept. 13 House of Blues Cleveland Sep 15...... 4-H Fairgrounds, Lebanon Loose Grip Sep 17...... Flatrock Creek Festival, Paulding, OH Aug 26...... JT’s Billiard Bar, Coldwater, MI Tash Sultana Oct. 9 Thalia Hall Chicago Sep 22...... 4-H Grounds, Gas City Sep 1...... Camp Buckeye, Coldwater, MI Tech N9ne Sept. 20 Bogart’s Cincinnati Oct 21...... Community Center, Rockford, OH Miss Kitty’s Revenge Ted Nugent Aug. 18 20 Monroe Live Grand Rapids Oct 28...... Alexandria Eagles, Alexandria Sep 16...... Club House Pizza, Ney, OH Ted Nugent Aug. 24 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Cap’n Bob Dec 2...... Club House Pizza, Ney, OH Ted Nugent Aug. 25 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Oct 17...... Greencroft Retirement, Goshen Mountain Dewe Boys Tegan & Sara Aug. 17 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids, MI Sep 2...... Monpelier Jamboree, Montpelier 20------www.whatzup.com------August 17, 2017 Another Horrific Suprise Tops at the Box: David F. Sandberg’s Annabelle: Creation surprised at the box office, selling a solid $35 million in the U.S. over its first three days of re- ScreenTime lease. Add to that another $37 million in abroad sales and we have a new horror hit. GREG W. LOCKE Has there ever been a book written about the low budget horror films that have come along and sur- million in the U.S. while playing on just 1,461 screens. prised us? Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Blair Witch I’ll probably wait and see that one at home, but it does Project, etc.? That’d be an interesting read, breaking look good. down why the films succeed in the ways that they did. New This Week: Two perfectly promising films Was it because the film was actually that scary? Or open this weekend, starting with Patrick Hughes’ The because it was fun? Or because it was shocking? Or Hitman’s Bodyguard, an action/comedy starring Ryan because of blood and boobs? Or timing? Or what? It’s Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek and Gary not a genre I feel I have a great grasp on, to be honest. Oldman. Looks fun, and certainly reminds us how in- For example, I think this Annabelle: Creation flick fluential Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction still is. Also looks very not great. But I did like We Need to Talk out everywhere is Steven Soderbergh’s epic return to About Kevin, and that one made less than $11 million the silver screen with Logan Lucky, an ensemble ac- Opening Reception over the course of its worldwide run. tion/comedy starring Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, th p.m. Also at the Box: Christopher Nolan’s excellent Adam Driver, Katherine Waterson, Hilary Swank, Friday, August 18 ; 6-10 Dunkirk is still selling, now four weeks into its release. Seth McFarlane and Katie Holmes. Looks really This event will include cash bar, light hors d’oeuvres, That’s rare – an artsy film selling well during the sum- great. Can’t wait to see what Soderbergh has left to and live music. Over 80 new works by local, regional, mer for four weeks. Good for Nolan, whose film sold say. Also, and maybe most importantly, this weekend $11.5 million, upping its four-week worldwide sales will see the test release of Patti Cake$, a movie that I and national artists are now showing through September. total to $363 million. So is it an art film? I’m sure think might end up on a whole lot of Top 10 lists come Gallery Hours: Tues. - Sat., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. the Criterion Collection will re-issue it someday, and December. I’ve watched the trailer several times and it will be mentioned for one reason or another in a am looking forward to seeing how it does. film class at some point (probably for being shot and ScreenRant: Have I ever mentioned how much I Castle Gallery Fine Art screened in 70 mm), but is it really an art film? And if like Mike Judge? I think his humor is about as close 1202 West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 it is, then what constitutes something being an art film to mine as anyone’s. Or maybe not. But he’s always www.castlegallery.com / 260-426-6568 in 2017? My verdict is that yes, it’s an art film, if only been a very relatable storyteller for me. I’ll never because it’s the kind of film that people who have an forget falling hard for his Beavis and Butthead when Pictured: Jason Sacran, Carmel Sunset, oil interest in art films will see and study and talk about it first went on the air. Since then he’s made King of and emulate and love. the Hill, Office Space, Idiocracy, Extract and then The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, a movie I refused the amazing return of Beavis and Butthead in 2011 to talk about in last week’s column, sold $8.9 mil- (seriously one of the funniest things ever). Now we lion over its first three days of release. Not great for a have his new classic, the still running Silicon Valley on film that cost over $50 million to shoot and promote. HBO. The show just wrapped up its fourth season, and Looks so bad. The Dark Tower saw a sharp drop off I’d already rank it amongst my 10 all-time favorite in sales: just $7.8 million over its second weekend of sitcoms. release, good enough for the No. 4 spot at the U.S. Here’s the unbeatable Top 3: 3. Seinfeld; 2. It’s Al- box office. Rounding out last weekend’s Top 5 was the ways Sunny in Philadelphia; 1. Peep Show. Send your dreaded The Emoji Movie which sold just $6.6 million all-time favorite sitcoms to me at the email address last weekend. Oof. Gotta love when a clearly awful below. Hollywood project bombs. Also of Note: The Glass Castle sold a solid $5 [email protected]

SPINS - From Page 11 into the dark corners of Frizzi, Rizatti, Carpenter and up like Vangelis in the throes of a cosmic revelation. Bobby Beausoleil. Nattens Haevn sticks to the formu- “Night Dome” grabs some of the Bobby Beausoleil la laid out by Mondo Ferox, but it opens the musical magic while “A Blade in Your Mind” has a neon-lit doors even further into straight up kosmiche music. 80s feel, something you would’ve heard on a Com- It’s dark and pulsating and feels like falling into a modore 64 game. “Shape Shifter” sounds like John strange, recurring fever dream. Williams in 8-bit form while closing track “Nattens “The Jugular Gate” starts things off with a pulsat- Hævn” (which translates to “Revenge of the Night”) is ing feeling of cosmic dread. Percussive stabs emulate a tip of the hat to John Carpenter and Phantasm’s Fred a robotic heartbeat as synth drones wheeze by. There’s Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave. Gorgeously dark. a more prominent sense of melody here, too. “Maniac Nattens Haevn makes good on the promise of City” pulls a bit from Brian Gascoigne’s Phase IV Mondo Ferox in that Videodrones continue the dark soundtrack. It harkens back to the days of the mello- synth improvisations while still keeping a very cin- tron and synthetic choirs. Fabio Frizzi haunts this one ematic feel. But Nattens Haevn also beautifully opens as well. Even the name brings to mind a film Lucio the sonic doors and windows a bit to allow just a smat- Fulci might’ve released in the late 70s. tering of light in – not enough to scare the things that “Dream Within A Dream” has a lighter touch, go bump in the night away, but enough to keep them sounding more Le Matos than Popol Vuh. “Hero” at bay for a bit. (John Hubner) wavers and krinkles like some lost, unearthed cas- Musicians – Would you like to have your CD release sette you found under the seat of an 81 Skylark. 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August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------21 ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Now Playing Ha r r y Po t t e r a n d t h e Ob n o x i o u s Current Exhibits Gr e gg Co f f e y — Fort Wayne-based Tim Br u m b e l o e Ph o t o g r a p h y — Vo i c e (Oc t o b e r s h o w d a t e s TBA) artist’s exhibition of 35 paintings Works by local photographer, Bl o o d Br o t h e r s — A rags to riches — Auditions for roles (all ages) 45t h In t e r n a t i o n a l Gl a s s In v i t a t i o n a l and carved and inlaid instruments, Tuesday-Saturday thru Aug. 28, melodrama from playwright Willy in Ecstatic Theatrics production Aw a r d Wi n n e r s — Contemporary Monday-Saturday thru Aug. 30, Crestwoods Frame Shop & Gallery, Russel (Educating Rita, Shirley based on the books and movies, glass sculptures presented by Firefly Coffee House, Fort Wayne, Roanoke, 672-2080 Valentine), 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26; 2 p.m. Habatat Galleries of Detroit, 423-3595 Ve n t u r e s in Cr e a t i v i t y — 41st annual curtain, Friday-Saturday, Aug. Saturday, Sept. 2; 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 10, Lig h t a n d Li n e : Th e Ma t r i x Se r i e s o f art exhibit sponsored by the Fort 18-19, Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Sept. 4, TekVenture Stage (River Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 Br e n t Ke e Yo u n g — Complex glass Wayne Artist Guild and University Wayne, $40 (includes dinner & City Complex), Fort Wayne, 750- (members, free), 422-6467 works works by Cleveland-based of Saint Francis School of Creative show), 424-5622 9013 or ecstatictheatrics@yahoo. Am e r i c a n Br i l l i a n t Cu t Gl a s s : Ne w glass artist, Tuesday-Sunday thru Arts, Monday-Saturday thru Aug. In t o t h e Wo o d s — Steven Sondheim com Wo r l d In n o v a t i o n f r o m 1876-1917 Sept. 10, Fort Wayne Museum of 18, John P. Weatherhead Gallery, and James Lapine’s musical mash- — Works from the permanent col- Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422- Rolland Arts Center, University of up of several Brothers Grimm and Upcoming Productions lection of the American Cut Glass 6467 Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- Charles Perrault fairy tales, 2 p.m. Association, Tuesday-Sunday thru Mi d d l e Wa v e s Po s t e r Sh o w — An 7999 & 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17; 8 Dec. 31, Fort Wayne Museum of exhibit of posters promoting the Wa b a s h Ar t Gu i l d — Works from local AUGUST p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 18-19, Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422- Fort Wayne music festival from artists, daily thru Aug. 27, Clark Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, La t e Ni t e Ch a t e c h i s m — Vicki Quade 6467 some of the region’s best designers, Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Warsaw, $35, 574-267-8041 and Maripat Donovan’s participa- Be a u t i f u l a n d Ob s o l e t e : Obi t u a r i e s f o r Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 15, 563-1102 tory comedy involving a class- t h e Ma c h i n e Ag e — Works from Fort Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Th e Wo r l d o f St u d i o Gl a s s — Works room of naughty Catholic school Wayne painter and printmaker Kay Fort Wayne, 424-7195 from some of the world’s most Asides students, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. Gregg that explore once ubiquitous Na t h a n Ta v e s /He a t h e r Mi l l e r — innovative glass sculptors, with new 25, Honeywell Center, Wabash, mechanical equipment made obso- Landscapes (Taves) and three- work by Robert Comploj, Eunush AUDITIONS $18-$25, 563-1102 lete by the digital revolution, daily dimensional works (Miller), Friday- Choi and Harue Shimomoto, Wh i t e Ch r i s t m a s (No v . 4-19) — Ne x t t o No r m a l — A rock musi- thru Sept. 1, Franco D’Agostino Art Sunday, Aug. 18-Sept. 8 (artist Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 10, Audition for roles in Fort Wayne cal based on a mother coping Gallery, Academic Center, Indiana reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 Civic Theatre musical 5 p.m. with bipolar disorder and the Tech, Fort Wayne, 399-2826 18), Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, (members, free), 422-6467 Sunday, Aug. 20 (arrive by 4:30 effects it is having on her fam- Be c o m i n g Pr e s e n t : Lo u i s I. Ka h n a n d 704-5400 p.m., callbacks are 7 p.m. Monday, ily, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29; 8 t h e Ar t s Un i t e d Ce n t e r — An On t h e Pu r s u i t o f Pe r f e c t i o n : Th e Aug. 21), Green Room, Arts United p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. exhibition of the chronological and Le g a c y Ar c h i t e c t u r e o f Lo u i s I. Artifacts Center, Fort Wayne, sign up at 30-Sept. 2; 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. biographical history of the Louis I. Ka h n in Ou r Ci t y — An exhibition 422-8641 ext. 226 or ewadewitz@ 3, Wagon Wheel Center for the Kahn-designed Arts United Center, of modern architecture and Louis SPECIAL EVENTS fwcivic.org Arts, Warsaw, $35, 574-267-8041 Tuesday-Sunday thru Oct. 15 Kahn, the architect who envisioned Ke ki o n g a Pa i n t Ou t — A two-day paint- SEPTEMBER (closing party featuring lecture by a chimerical arts campus where out in and around Fort Wayne host- ed by Fort Wayne Artists Guild and Ar t Mo v e s : A Nig h t t o Su pp o r t t h e architect Zack Benedict 6 p.m. the Arts United Center and Fort Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Friday- Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e c t i v e — An Friday, Sept. 29, $10-$15), Fort Wayne Museum of Art presently art deco-inspired evening of modern Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 sit, Tuesday-Sunday thru Oct. Saturday, Aug. 25-26 (Meet the and contemporary dance featuring (members, free), 422-6467 15 (closing party featuring lecture Artists, 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25; installation performances by FWDC Co l o r f u l Gl a s s — Works by local and by architect Zack Benedict 6 p.m. paining demonstrations 10 a.m.-6 Touring Company and Pineapple regional artists, Monday-Saturday Friday, Sept. 29, $10-$15), Fort p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26; special Dance Project and including a silent thru Aug. 31, Orchard Gallery of Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 exhibit and sale 4-6 p.m. Saturday, auction and cash bar, 7:30 p.m. Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 436-0927 (members, free), 422-6467 Aug. 26), Fort Wayne Museum of Art grounds, fortwayneartistsguild. Thursday, Sept. 7, The Philmore Fl o u r i s h — Katherine Rorschacher Ra c h e l Vo n : De m e n t i a , De a t h , a n d on Broadway, Fort Wayne, $25 works that juxtapose digital icons De a l i n g w i t h Lo s s — Exhibition in org advance, $30 day of show, www. over floral imagery, Fridays and three parts dedicated to the pho- Fo r t Wa y n e Ar t s Fe s t i v a l — Works fwdc.org, 424-6574 Saturday-Thursday by appoint- tographer’s grandfather, the late from more than 30 local artists in an ment thru Aug. 18, The Gallery at George Wiggin, who suffered from array of mediums, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Pranayoga, Fort Wayne, 423-9642 dementia, Tuesday-Sunday thru Saturday, Sept. 9 and 12-5 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Ar t i s t Gu i l d ’s Ju l y Sept. 15, Artlink Contemporary Art Sunday, Sept. 10, Jefferson Pointe Ex h ibi t i o n s — Works by Doni Adam Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Shopping Center, Fort Wayne, free, at Aldersgate United Methodist Th e Se c r e t Ro o m s o f Ka t j a Ox m a n 916-397-7589 Church, Nancy Longmate at Allen — Selections from the major County Retinal Surgeons, Frank acquisition by FWMoA of prints and Upcoming Exhibits Allen at Citizens Square (2nd floor), printmaking ephemera spanning the career of Katja Oxman, Tuesday- Judi Renkenberger at Citizens AUGUST Square (3rd floor), Emily Butler at Sunday, thru Nov. 5, Fort Wayne The Einhaus Group for Women’s Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, Th e Ne x t Ge n e r a t i o n — Student art Health, Stevie Ross at Heritage free), 422-6467 works, daily, Aug. 30-Sept. 24, of Fort Wayne, Ray Watkins Su m m e r Ha r v e s t — Original works by Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, at Ophthalmology Consultants local, regional and nationally rec- Wabash, 563-1102 (Southwest), Karen Bixler at ognized artists, Tuesday-Saturday SEPTEMBER Ophthalmology Consultants (North), thru Sept. 30, (artist reception Da w n Ge r a r d o t — Watercolors and September 8 - 17 Lynn Padget and Nancy Longmate 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, Castle pastels on silk, Monday-Saturday, Arena Dinner Theatre at Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 426- Sept. 2-30, Orchard Gallery of Fine Book and Lyrics by Wayne, Frank Allen at ResCare Inc. 6568 Art, Fort Wayne, 436-0927 Adult Day Service, Patricia Weiss e r r y u l l e y e w b s t r a c t i o n s Leslie Bricusse presents T P : N A Ka t r i n a Fo g a r t y – Th e Ha bi t o f at Town House Retirement, Judi — Abstract landscapes and still Be i n g — A 100-foot charcoal draw- Music by Renkenberger at Visiting Nurse lifes from Wabash-based painter, ing on mylar wrapped around the Frank Wildhorn Hospice and Stevie Ross and Dick Tuesday-Sunday thru Oct. 1, main hallway of the Rolland Art Heffelfinger at Will Jewelers, thru Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 Center along with recent abstract Orchestration by August 31, fortwayneartistguild.org. (members, free), 422-6467 works, daily, Sept. 9-Oct. 12, Mimi Gl a s s : A Me d i u m in Ar t a n d Tig h t r o p e : Wa l k t h e Li n e — Cleveland- and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Kim Scharnberg Au t o m o bi l e s — Dale Chihuly based artist Craig Matis’ multi- Communication Center, University blown glass and fiberglass auto, media exhibition featuring circus of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- Arrangements by daily thru Sept. 8, Auburn Cord imagery that depicts the struggles 7999 Jason Howland Duesenberg Museum, Auburn, of trans individuals, Friday-Sunday $7.50-$12.50, 925-1444 and by appointment thru Aug. 20, 3R Gallery, Fort Wayne, 493-0913 90th ANNIVERSARY

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Check out any calendar of August Co m m u n i t y Un i t y Ni g h t — Dinner, events around the state – especially in northeast Indi- Fare Warning Ta s t e o f t h e Ar t s — Local and region- games and prizes for the kids ana – and you’ll find plenty of opportunities to gather al juried art, live entertainment, and neighborhood safety forum, MICHELE DEVINNEY kids craft area, local food, craft 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, in a downtown area and take some time to appreciate and art vendors, street performers Jennings Recreation Center, Fort the beauty of these old, well cared for automobiles. and more, 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. Wayne, free, 427-8311 But as popular as it is around the state, there’s More-than-casual observers who wish to bring 25 and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, So l a r Ec l i p s e Ev e n t — Viewing of probably no better place to visit a Cruise-In than in Aug. 26, Arts United Campus, Fort the solar eclipse sponsored by in a classic or restored vehicle of their own to share Wayne, free, 424-0646 Fort Wayne Astronomical Society; DeKalb County, home of the Auburn Cord Duesen- with the adoring public can arrive on those dates (no Wa y n e da l e Co m m u n i t y Pi c n i c — Free glasses on a first come first serve berg museum and annual festival. The area has be- earlier than 5:30 p.m.) at the corner of 7th and Cedar. lunch, bingo, live bands, face paint- basis, 12-3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, come so well known for its classic autos that people There, cars will be checked in and owners provided ing, kids games & prizes, pinewood Main Library Plaza, Allen County from around the world visit the museum and come to derby races, vendors, inflatable Public Library, Fort Wayne, free, with registration forms. There will be a fun competi- obstacle course and more, 10 438-6478 the area for the Labor Day extravaganza. So if there’s tive angle to the outings, with door prizes and the a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Su p p e r o n t h e Br i d g e — German any town to host a Cruise In, it’s Auburn. Crew’s Choice Award going to the most popular car Waynedale Park, Fort Wayne, free, influenced dinner prepared by What makes a Cruise-In so family-friendly is that of the evening. If you are there to check out the as- 609-2897 Dutch Heritage and music by Ken it’s free and low key. With cars lining the Courthouse He i r l o o m To m a t o Fe s t i v a l — Heirloom Jehle, 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. sortment of autos, feel free to vote for your favorite. seed growing celebration featuring 19, Spencerville Covered Bridge, area in downtown Auburn (around the Cedar/9th/ If this just whets your appetite for more classic fresh produce, plants, hand crafted Spencerville, $30, 238-4532 Main Street square), all that is required is to show up cars, circle the week of August 27-September 4 on items, guest speakers, salsa and and take a look around. With plenty of restaurants in your calendar. While many think only of the Labor tomato pie contest, Agricultural Art Show and more, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lectures, Discussions, the area, it’s easy to make an evening of it. Day festivities, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festi- Saturday, Aug. 26, Old Train Depot Authors, Readings & For those who have not yet visited the DeKalb val begins the weekend before the holiday weekend, and Brower Park, Pierceton, 805- Cruise-In this year, there are two more opportunities providing plenty of opportunities to revel in these 7696 Films to do so: Thursday, August 17 and Thursday, Sep- beautiful machines. The Parade of Classics takes Co m m u n i t y Un i t y Ni g h t — Dinner, tember 14. Cars don’t begin arriving until 5:30 p.m., place this year on Saturday, September 2. Still plenty games and prizes for the kids and Me a n Gi r l s — Screening of the PG13 neighborhood safety forum, 6-8 comedy starring Lindsay Lohan, so there’s plenty of time to head downtown after of time to get a glimpse at some of the most hand- p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, Cooper 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, work and spend some time checking out the vintage some and majestic cars to ever cruise the highway. Community Center, Fort Wayne, Lawton Park, free, www.riverfrontfw. vehicles from 6-8 p.m. [email protected] free, 427-8311 org Au b u r n Fa l l Au c t i o n — Live auctions Jo h n Bu n k e r & Ka r e n Pr e s s l e r — of vintage, classic, collector and Booking signing and discussion Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, Kids Stuff Te a m Trivia — Trivia for teams of up to new automobiles, live entertain- about their books on Egyptology 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays; Smart Start 6 players, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Crazy ment, celebrity appearances and and Edgar Cayce, 1 p.m. Saturday, Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Di s c o v e r y Cr e w — Space-related Pinz/Coconutz, Fort Wayne, free, more, 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31; Sept. 9, Half Price Books, Fort 421-1325 activities and games for chil- 969-9336 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. Wayne, free, 633-8905 Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime dren in grades 1-3, 14:15 p.m. Ti n c t u r e Trivia — Trivia night for 1-2 and 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, Po l a r i z e d : Co v e r i n g a Di v e r s e Am e r i c a for toddlers & preschoolers, 10:30 Wednesday, Sept. 6-Nov. 15, teams of 4 or 6 people, 7-9 p.m. Auctions America Auburn Auction — NPR reporter Sarah McCammon a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; Huntington City-Township Public Tuesdays, Nick’s Martini & Wine Park, Auburn, $15-$50, 877-906- discusses how today’s news events Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m. Library, 356-2900, free Bar, Fort Wayne, free, 482-6425 2437 seem to widen the disconnect Wednesdays, 421-1335 between Washington and the rest Ma i n Li b r a r y — Babies and Books, of the nation and how journalists 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story Instruction Sports and Recreation September can work to bridge the gap, 7 p.m. Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Ar t l i n k Ed u ca t i o n a l Pr o g r a m s — Au t i s m Aw a r e n e s s Wa l k — Walk to Mi a m i In d i a n He r i t a g e Da y s — Edible Thursday, Sept. 14, Sweetwater Storytime for preschoolers, day- Art classes offered by Artlink raise awareness of autism and fund- and usable plant materials with Sound, Fort Wayne, $25 before cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Art Gallery, dates ing for local services; resource and Dani Tippmann, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 452-1189 Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 and times vary, Artlink, Fort service information fair and autism Sept. 2, Chief Richardville House, & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 Th e Mu s i c o f St a r Wa r s : A Wayne, fees vary, 424-7195 friendly activities, 12 p.m. Sunday, Fort Wayne, $5-$7, 426-2882 Ce l e b r a t i o n o f Jo h n Wi l l i a m s ’ Fi l m Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e c t i v e Sept. 10, Allen County Fairgrounds, Pa g a n Pr i d e Da y — Vendors, live Sc o r e s — Multimedia presenta- books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 Wo r k s h o p s — Workshops and Fort Wayne, $12 for t-shirt, dona- entertainment, rituals, kids’ activi- tion showcasing the music from a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 classes for movement, dance, yoga tions accepted, 750-9714 ties and more, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. all seven films, 6 p.m. Thursday, Po n t i ac Br a n c h — Smart Start and more offered by Fort Wayne Mu dd y Tr a i l Ru n a n d Ad v e n t u r e Wa l k Saturday, Sept. 9, Conklin Pavilion, Sept. 21, Library Theatre, Main Storytime for preschoolers, 10:30 Dance Collective, dates and times — 5K walk/run with mud pit, hay Shoaff Park, Fort Wayne, free, Branch, Allen County Public Library, a.m. Fridays, PAWS to Read, 5 vary, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, bale climbs, sand dune climb, 11 403-3326 Fort Wayne, free, 421-1210 p.m. Thursdays 421-1350 Fort Wayne, fees vary, 424-6574 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, Anthony We s t Ce n t r a l Ho m e & Ga r d e n To u r & Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Smart IPFW Co m m u n i t y Ar t s Acad e m y— Art, Wayne Scout Reservation, Pleasant Ar t s Fe s t — Tours of architecturally Storytimes Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. dance, music and theater classes Lake, $45, 484-2543 and historically significant homes, Tuesdays, YA Day for teens 5 for grades pre-K through 12 offered churches and businesses, arts and p.m. Wednesdays, Wondertots St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t by IPFW College of Visual and crafts vendors, food vendors, free reading for ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m. Al l e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y : Performing Arts, fees vary, 481- Spectator Sports carriage and pedicab rides and Thursdays, 421-1360 Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read 6977 musical performances, 11 a.m. Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read BASEBALL Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, w e e t w a t e r cad e m y o f u s i c Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 9-10, S A M — Fo r t Wa y n e Ti n ca p s — Upcoming Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Private lessons for a variety of West Central Neighborhood, Fort Teen Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. home games at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne, $13-$15, ArtsFest free, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Baby instruments available from profes- Wayne Steps, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, 421-1355 sional instructors, ongoing weekly 348-2871 Fr i da y , Au g . 18 vs. Great Lakes, 7:05 421-1320 Wa y n e da l e Br a n c h — Smart Start lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort Br e w e d IN t h e Fo r t — Mad Anthony Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays & p.m. Du p o n t Br a n c h — Born to Read Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176 Brewing Company hosts craft beer Tuesdays, Born to Read Storytime Sa t u r da y , Au g . 19 vs. Great Lakes, Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Mondays, a t e r c o l o r n s t r u c t i o n festival featuring tastings from local W I — Artist Tom 7:05 p.m. Baby Steps Storytime, 10:15 for babies and toddlers, 10:15 a.m. DeSomer of DeSomer Fine Art and regional breweries, live music, a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Tuesdays, 421-1365 Studio offers watercolor painting Su n da y , Au g . 20 vs. Great Lakes, food trucks, silent auction to ben- Ants in Your Pants Storytime, Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start instruction 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first 3:05 p.m. efit FW Trails and more, 2-6 p.m. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, four Thursdays of each month, Mo n da y , Au g . 21 vs. Great Lakes, Saturday, Sept. 9, Headwaters & Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4 421-1370 Indiana Wesleyan University, Fort 7:05 p.m. Park, Fort Wayne, $35-$100, p.m. Wednesdays, Bookworms Fa l l i n t o St o r y t i m e — Storytime ses- Wayne, $144 for four two-hour We d n e s da y , Au g . 30 vs. Great Lakes, brewedinthefort.com Storytime, 11:15 a.m. Thursdays sion for ages birth-7, 10 a.m. & classes, 805-328-8336, www.des- 7:05 p.m. No r t h An t h o n y Co r r i d o r Bl o c k Pa r t y Smart Start Storytime for ages 3-5, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. omerart.com/classes Th u r s da y , Au g . 31 vs. Great Lakes, — Local foods and drinks, family 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 Wednesdays, Sept. 5-Nov. 16, 7:05 p.m. activities and live music, 1-6 p.m. a.m. Thursdays, 421-1315 Huntington City-Township Public Fr i da y , Se p t . 1 vs. Great Lakes, 7:05 Sunday, Sept. 10, N. Anthony Blvd. Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Library, Huntington, 356-2900 Trivia p.m. and Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and Fa l l i n t o St o r y t i m e — Storytime free, 437-1192 Li v e Trivia — Trivia night with live 11 a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps session for ages birth-7, 10 a.m. Cr u i s e In t o Do w n t o w n Au b u r n — host, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Duesy’s Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 Thursdays, Sept. 5-Nov. 16, Dance Classic cars on display, door Sports Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, free, a.m. Tuesdays; Family Storytime, Markle Public Library, Markle, 356- prizes, 50/50 raffle, entertainment, 2900 484-0411 Em b o d y Da n c e — Guided dancing for local shopping and dining, 6-8 10:15 & 11 a.m. Thursdays, 421- adults of all ages and abilities to 1320 Te a m Trivia — Trivia for teams of up p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, (show to 6 players, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, exercise the mind, body and spirits, vehicles should arrive no later than Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, free, 10:50 a.m.-12:23 p.m. first and 5:30 p.m.) Courthouse Square, 749-5396 third Sunday of each month, Downtown Auburn, free, 925-2100 Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort August 17, 2017------www.whatzup.com------23 LIVE CONCERTS AT SWEETWATER

WITH SPECIAL GUEST EARPHORIK AUGUST 29, 7:30PM Sweetwater Performance Pavilion

Adrian Belew Power Trio & Spock’s Beard SEPTEMBER 8, 7:30PM Sweetwater Performance Pavilion

Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy SEPTEMBER 28, 7:30PM Sweetwater Performance Pavilion

About the Venue The Sweetwater Performance Pavilion is a covered outdoor music venue, located Get your tickects and see the on the south end of the Sweetwater campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Features of full concert schedule online the venue include a custom-designed, state-of-the-art sound system, free on-site at SweetwaterPavilion.com. parking, food, soft drinks, beer, and wine available for purchase* *Beer and wine require valid photo ID 5501 US Hwy 30 W, 46818 | Fort Wayne, IN

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