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Sankofa3 4Fort Rise & Shine Wayne Ballet Start your morning with a delicious coffee, a locally sourced donut or pastry, or one of our handcrafted breakfast sandwiches! Columns & Reviews Calendars Out and About ⁄ 5 Road Notes ⁄ 9-10 Live Music & Comedy ⁄ 5-7 HIllbilly punk trio to rock Club Room Legend Valley gears up for summer stage in April fests in central Ohio On the Road ⁄ 9-12 News and Venues ⁄ 6 Screen Time ⁄ 14 Road Trips ⁄ 10 Wabash venues ready to reopen doors It’s time to get back to the movies Art & Exhibits ⁄ 13 Spins ⁄ 8 Crossword ⁄ 14 Things To Do ⁄ 13 Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Damon Johnson & The Get Ready Reel Views ⁄ 15 Stage & Dance ⁄ 13 Zack Snyder’s Justice League: Backtracks ⁄ 8 Director’s cut raises original vision T. Rex, Tanx (1973) from the dead Cover photo by Bambi Guthrie

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passion for his art. He teaches pre-K at Whitney Young Early makes a big Childhood Center and he speaks about the school and the work he does there with as much enthusiasm and reverence as he dis- plays when he talks about rap. mark on the Bryden has made certain that his social media devotees understand his love for Whitney Young by using the hashtag: city’s scene #bestschoolofever. BOOSTING FORT WAYNE Bryden has applied Sankofa to philan- Sankofa still releasing thropic ends. For example, he helped raise funds to repair fresh rhymes, albums Woody, the anthropomorphic tree at the Foellinger-Friemann Botanical Conservatory. BY STEVE PENHOLLOW “My family has been going to the Botani- WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER cal since before Arthur could walk,” he said. “We love that place. When I saw there was a Sankofa isn’t really Stephen Eric Bryden’s fundraiser to help fix Woody and work on the alter ego, although it may seem that way at worm tunnel, I asked Mr. Tom if it would be times. OK for me to arrange a benefit show. We put “There is no alter ego, just a guy who enjoys together a benefit show/silent auction at the being a book that is misjudged by its cover,” Brass Rail and raised the final bit of money Bryden wrote in an email interview with Photo by Bambi Guthrie needed to repair Woody.” Whatzup. “I’m always me. Sometimes that Sankofa has earned some impressive acco- involves rapping, sometimes that’s doing laun- The Most Delicious Gold comes hot on the Bryden volunteered at lades over the years. He was cited in URB mag- dry or loading the dishwasher. Other times, heels of two EPs and one full-length album Access Fort Wayne and azine’s Next 100 list, he came in at number one that’s taking my sons hiking.” that Sankofa released last year. Neither snow started a show called on a list of rappers with the highest vocabu- Sankofa is the name under which Bryden nor rain nor heat nor COVID-19 can stem San- Shoes and Movies. Local laries, and his music has been reviewed by raps. It is also the name under which he uses kofa’s creative tide these days, it seems. hip-hop aficionados con- Pitchfork magazine. Bryden said he appreci- rhymes to do good works. “I’ve essentially had a flash flood of inspi- nected him with area ates those honors, but he doesn’t make music ration for the past couple/few years,” he said. b-boys, b-girls, emcees, to earn such honors. FROM RHYMES TO RAP “If it happens to run dry, I’m not concerned. MORE ON and the like. Jedi Glide “If that happens to pique peoples’ inter- Sankofa is an African word meaning “learn- I can’t operate from a base of fear. Any time THE WEB and Pringlz were two est in hearing my material, great,” he said. ing from the past and building for the future,” could be my last moment and I approach cre- Use your phone’s of the most prominent “My motive remains being dope and staying Bryden said. ation as such.” camera to scan names back then. humble. Each time I do something, I want to “Philosophically,” he said, “Sankofa felt the QR code and Sankofa swiftly made leave my mark. But I’m not going to be shout- like a natural fit and that’s what I then started BORN IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER watch the new an indelible mark on the ing about leaving my mark. I’m going to let it using for a screen name on message boards Bryden is not a Fort Wayne native. He was video by Sakofa scene. speak through the craft. Don’t get me wrong, and, eventually, the microphone.” born in Australia, where his Californian par- for his single, affirmation has its place. But if I can’t get “The Hoosier GROWING FAMILY The message boards Bryden refers to are ents went to seek employment. Way.” myself ready to do what I am capable of, then where he posted his rhymes before he’d He did not retain whatever Aussie accent he At Columbia Street no plaudit is going to bring it forth.” learned how to rap. may have had, but he thinks there is a certain West, Bryden met his future wife, Jenn Nick- Sankofa is one of Fort Wayne’s most per- This was in the days before social media bluntness in his character that may have orig- ell. Fatherhood changed Bryden’s view of San- suasive Fort Wayne boosters. Bryden came by and smart phones, when message boards and inated in the Land Down Under. kofa’s métier. He decided to retire as a rapper. his love of the city honestly. It has given him forums were how likeminded people commu- Bryden lived in Minnesota through his teen- “After the birth of our first son, I decided everything he cares about. nicated on the internet. age years and taught in China after graduating that fatherhood was demanding enough and “I was born in another country, went to Two decades later, Sankofa is one of Fort college. It was in China that Bryden, bored and I’d said as much as I felt like saying,” he said. “I school in another state, taught in yet another Wayne’s best-known hip-hop artists. lonely, fully connected with rappers on the sold my mic, pulled all my catalog off of digital country, crashed on couches after wandering He is not one of the best known in the city. Internet. outlets, and stepped away.” where I so desired,” he said. “I reached the But he is one of the best known outside of it. What Bryden knew at that point was that A few years later, he was sitting in a restau- point where I was ready to have my own space, His latest album, released Monday, is called he knew how to write rhymes. What he knew rant (Bravas) owned by his friend (Bo Gonza- where I wouldn’t be relying upon the kindness The Most Delicious Gold. It was produced by that he did not know was how to turn them les) and he was moved to pen a tribute to all and patience of others. Burnt Bakarak. into music. the improbable wonderfulness around him. “There’s a line I’ve yet to include in one of “The album is a reflection of my inspira- So Bryden traveled to a country that may not “(I realized) how proud I was of Bo and his my songs, ‘I just want a room with a door that tions without my becoming a karaoke rapper be known by casual fans for its hip-hop scene, people and I got inspired to make a song about closes,’ that sums up never wanting to be that content to ape someone else,” Bryden said. but which in fact has a vibrant one: Sweden. having that dream, being a good person, and person imposing upon another,” Bryden said. “There are chill tracks, social commentary Bryden studied under Swedish rapper plugging away,” he said. “Bravas brought me “I arrived in Fort Wayne at just the right time tracks, rapping-better-than-you tracks, sto- Kashal-Tee and returned to the states ready to back to rap.” for me and it is where I found my dream job, rytelling tracks, kick-back-and-vibe-to-the- become the Sankofa we know and love. The resulting song, “Planet Flavortron,” was found by the woman I love, have been sup- smoothness tracks. It’s dope and, honestly, is Fort Wayne became Bryden’s home because was widely enjoyed thanks to a video shot by ported by an artistic community I will put up good enough to let me step back the rest of the of city natives that his family had befriended Bambi Guthrie. against any of the ‘big’ cities, raised a family, year and let this be my release. But I have too in Australia. Bryden isn’t one of those musicians who met amazing people, and (have found a place much fun making music to stop now.” In his earliest days as a Fort Wayne resident, works a drab day job and reserves all of his to call) home.” MARCH 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 3 Ballet stages How to reach us Whatzup LLC 5501 U.S. Highway 30 West Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Phone: (260) 407-3198 Tchaikovsky Fax: (260) 469-1027 [email protected] whatzup.com facebook.com/whatzupftwayne instagram.com/whatzupftwayne trio of dance twitter.com/whatzupftwayne Publisher Fort Wayne Ballet happy Gerson Rosenbloom to host live performance Editor BY MICHELE DeVINNEY Jon Swerens WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER

Web and App Developer With its spring production, Fort Wayne Ballet Brandon Jordan is finally back on its home stage at Arts United Center. But just like the past year of pandemic Calendars and Distribution Director pivoting, once again the ballet is adjusting. Annie Hagstrom Originally scheduled to perform The Sleeping Beauty in its traditional spring collaboration Account Executive with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the ballet is Dennis Lyons changing its program to adhere to the criteria Contributing writers still required for performance in Indiana. “We’re allowed 174 in house with a cast of 33 all Fort Wayne Ballet Photos by Jeff Crane Nick Braun, Benjamin Dehr, Michele DeVinney, Dennis Donahue, and a crew of 10,” said Karen Gibbons-Brown, Evan Gillespie, J. Hubner, Chris Hupe, artistic director of Fort Wayne Ballet. “We have TCHAIKOVSKY ENCHANTED WHATZUP CROSSWORD Mackenzie Joefreda, Brent Leuhold, to limit it to one hour with no intermission, but FORT WAYNE BALLET Check out our related puzzle with Fort Wayne Greg W. Locke, Chloe Miller, we’re grateful to be back in the theater. Our danc- 7 p.m. Friday, March 26 Ballet inspired clues Steve Penhollow ers are anxious to share their love of dance with 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 27 Page 14 Distribution audiences again.” 2 p.m. Sunday, March 28 Still unable to perform with the orchestra, Arts United Center performance with a live audience at the Arts Whatzup is distributed once per which itself has been on pause for several months, United Center in the last six months. week at hundreds of locations in ten 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne Gibbons-Brown decided to adapt The Sleeping Arts United is scrupulous in their protocols, counties — Allen, Whitley, Noble, $35 · (260) 422-4226 Wells, Adams, Huntington, Kosciusko, Beauty into a production which pays homage to making it a safe environment for those who Wabash, Dekalb, and Steuben. Whatzup its composer. attend. is distributed on Wednesdays and The Sugar Plum Fairy will be among the bal- But this summer, with so much still unknown, Thursdays by Whatzup LLC. THREE CHERISHED WORKS let characters heavily featured in Tchaikovsky the ballet is moving outdoors for much of its per- With Tchaikovsky Enchanted, the ballet will Enchanted along with the Swan Queen from Swan formance schedule. Back issues perform not only three of his greatest composi- Lake. But it’s the piece from The Sleeping Beauty “We will be outdoors through September,” Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ tions but arguably three of ballet’s most cherished that is a fairy tale lover’s dream come true. Gibbons-Brown confirmed. “We’re planning a per additional copy. Send payment with date and quantity of issues desired, works: The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, and “The Sleeping Beauty is a four-act ballet, but the regional tour, visiting places like Bluffton and and your name and mailing address, to Swan Lake. final act, ‘Aurora’s Wedding,’ is really a standalone Decatur, in what we’re calling our Firefly Series. Whatzup LLC at the above address. “We’re going to feature three ballets of piece,” Gibbons-Brown said. “It’s where all of the It will feature our present company at outdoor Tchaikovsky, all of which were created, from con- fairy princesses come together.” venues where we hope people will feel comfort- Calendar listings ception to fruition, in five years,” Gibbons-Brown With everyone from Puss in Boots to Little Red able. People can distance and wear masks.” Must be received by noon Monday the said. “It was all new choreography at that time, Riding Hood on hand to celebrate Aurora’s nup- week of publication for inclusion in that and the composer composed to the choreogra- tials, the happy culmination of the full ballet will SUMMER INTENSIVE week’s issue and, space permitting, phy. The music was created for dance rather than help satisfy those who have been anticipating the Additionally, the ballet is moving forward with will run until the week of the event. Calendar information is published as far composing a piece and someone saying, ‘Let’s full-length performance — at least until a longer its Summer Intensive program which brings in advance as space permits and should choreograph something to this music.’ production is possible again. dancers from far and near to train with Fort be submitted as early as possible. “And at the time he composed them, he was no Wayne Ballet’s faculty and guest faculty. Whatzup makes every effort to spring chicken, so it’s amazing that he created all PLANNING AND ADJUSTING This year auditions were done virtually, and authenticate claims and accurate times of these in such a short amount of time.” With things up in the air at its downtown per- plans are still being made to allow for podding to and event locations. We encourage readers to verify To keep it to one hour and still bring the best formance venues and with the Philharmonic, reduce possible exposures to illness. information prior to attending events or from these well-known ballets together meant Gibbons-Brown is looking ahead, long-term and This will mark the second summer that COVID purchasing tickets. focusing on the characters and the spirit of the short-term. has altered their approach to everything from dance, all of which lend themselves to spring. “We’re looking now at the upcoming season, performance to its academy, but Gibbons-Brown Advertising This might surprise some people who associate and we still aren’t sure where we’ll be by fall,” said that they’ve been learning as they go along. Space reservations and ads requiring The Nutcracker only with the holiday season. Gibbons-Brown said. “We’re always working on a “We have definitely evolved since last March proofs due by no later than the Monday “If you go to places other than America, you’d seven-year plan, and of course we have to coordi- when this all began,” she said. “We’ve adapted the 10 days prior to publication. Camera- be surprised to see that The Nutcracker is being nate with the other organizations.” way we use technology and the way we teach, and ready or digital ad copy required by noon Friday the week before performed in April or August,” Gibbons-Brown With very little being put on stage in the we try to stay as positive as we can. It’s tricky. But publication. E-mail [email protected] said. “It’s not just a holiday piece in other places. last year, Fort Wayne Ballet has been able to I will say that we are all just so grateful to be going or call (260) 407-3198. The Sugar Plum Fairy pas de deux is popular at adjust its performance schedule without con- back into a theater again. We have all missed it so any time.” flict. Tchaikovsky Enchanted is now its second much.” 4 WHATZUP MARCH 18-24, 2021 Live Entertainment Nightlife Great Food LATCH STRING 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club Great Drinks FRIDAY, MARCH 19 • 10PM Comedy • 1324 Minnich Road, New Haven • (260) 426-6339 Great Service THE 906 BAND Expect: Specializing in professional stand-up comedy every week, plus newbie EVERY MONDAY comedy and pro-amateur showcases. Menu is pub style. Getting There: Take $3.50 QUARTS OF BEER I-469/U.S. 30 to Exit 19B. Hours: Friday and Saturday 6:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. DANCE PARTY EVERY Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex 1/2 PRICE BURGERS Bootleggers Saloon & Galley SATURDAY NIGHT ON BEAUTIFUL HAMILTON LAKE EVERY MON., THURS. & SAT. • 9PM-1AM Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • (260) 387-6307 Open and Serving You! AMERICAN IDOL KARAOKE Expect: Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motorcycle parking EVERY TUESDAY • 9PM-MIDNIGHT available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; PARTY PATIO Drink & Food Specials $3 MARGARITAS • $1 TACOS 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 Monday thru Friday drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & LIVE DJ’S EVERY SUNDAY smoked BBQ ribs, tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Getting There: $3 BLOODY MARYS Corner of Jefferson and West Main Street, 2 minutes from downtown. Hours: 4201 N WELLS ST · FLASHBACKLIVEMUSIC.COM Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, ATM 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook 3221 N. CLINTON • FORT WAYNE • 260-483-5526 C2G Music Hall (soon to become Baker Street Centre) Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • (260) 426-6464 LOCAL CALENDAR Expect: Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse musical Live Music & Comedy genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a comfortable, THURSDAY, MARCH 18 AFU — Classic rock at Latch String Bar & Michael Gardner — Comedy at 469 Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent venue for shows, Garry Jones — Variety at Edwin Coe events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. Food catered by local vendors 483-5526 New Haven, 9:15 p.m. $25-$30, (260) Spirits, Churubuco , 6-8 p.m. no cover, 426-6339 during some shows. Getting There: Downtown on Baker between Ewing and (260) 212-8827 Chris Worth — Acoustic variety at D&J Events Center, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, Ross Kinsey — Acoustic variety at teds Harrison, just south of Parkview Field. Hours: Most shows start at 8 p.m., Hubie Ashcraft Trio — Country at The doors one hour earlier. Alcohol: Beer & wine during shows only. Pmt: Cash, (260) 446-9098 beerhall, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, (888) 260-0351 check 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Decade Divide — Rock/pop at Piere’s Entertainment Center, Fort Wayne, 8:30 Round 2 — Classic rock at Martin’s Corner Pocket Pub Jason Paul — Variety at teds beerhall, p.m. no cover, (260) 486-1979 Tavern, Garrett, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) Bar/Pool Hall • 3215 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne • (260) 492-7665 Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (888) 357-4290 260-0351 John and Jenn — Variety at Sweetwater, Expect: Daily drink specials and daily food features. Twenty pool tables, $1 Fort Wayne, noon-1 p.m. no cover, (800) Snakes n’ Barrels — Rock at The Hide- per game or available to rent for $10 per hour. Pool leagues Sunday through FRIDAY, MARCH 19 222-4700 away, Bluffton, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) Thursday if you are interested in weekly competition. Free pool all day Monday Adam and Nefy — Variety at Sylvan John Potts — Variety at Chapman’s 824-0455 and Wednesday, Tuesday, and Thursday after 11 p.m. (reserved for leagues Cellars, Rome City, 8-11 p.m. no cover, Brewing Company, Columbia City, 6-9 from 6:30-9 p.m.) NFL Ticket on Sundays with plenty of TVs, with one big (260) 854-9463 p.m. no cover, (260) 244-6252 projector screen that is first come, first served for which game. Getting There: Riviera Plaza, corner of St. Joe and St. Joe Center roads. Hours: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-midnight Sun. Alcohol: Full service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, ATM Deer Park Pub Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Road, Fort Wayne • (260) 432-8966 Hillbilly punk trio to rock Club Room stage in April Expect: Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug and USF students. Friday/ ith the addition of Nashville Café on Hillegas Road. You’ll find thousands of LPs, 45s, Saturday live music, holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub. Thursdays to the weekly and CDs, plus music memorabilia and vintage stereo com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Getting There: Corner of lineup, the Club Room is gear. Admission is free. The next show will be June 27. Leesburg and Spring, across from USF. Hours: 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon- W 2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Beer & Wine. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc firing on all cylinders. Things are sure to heat up on April 22 when they wel- BLESSING OF THE BIKES Dreamers Hookah Lounge come David Graham & the Eskimo The annual Blessing of the Bikes takes place Saturday, Music/DJ Hookah Bar • 1407 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • (260) 424-0442 Brothers to the stage. April 24, at 1 p.m. at the St. Patrick Church of Arcola. Expect: Fort Wayne’s only upscale hookah lounge with a full-service bar. Our hookah is all organic with no tobacco or nicotine. Light appetizers and a des- This Nashville trio plays hillbilly Each year, motorcycle riders are blessed by a priest. The sert menu. Tuesday acoustic acts, Wednesday Underground DJ sets, Thursday music with a brashness of punk with event is free and will take place rain or shine. Latin Night, Friday Live R&B/Jazz/Funk Acts followed by DJ Dance, Saturday influences ranging from Buck Owens Out and An after party is set from 2-7 p.m. at 12115 Carroll Road DJ Dance Party. Dress code enforced. Getting There: Corner of Calhoun and to Social Distortion. About that will feature food, drinks, 50/50 raffle, and live music Brackenridge next to Lincoln Life. Hours: Monday-Thursday 4-11 p.m., Friday This free show will run from 7-10 NICK BRAUN by Big Dick and the Penetrators. Bikes will be able to and Saturday 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Alcohol: Full Service. PMT: MC, Visa, Disc p.m. and like every Nashville Thurs- park in the yard, but there is very limited car parking. Flashback Live day will feature Nashville Hot Chicken, Macho Cowboy Dancing/Music • Behind Evans Toyota, Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1979 Nachos, and Hubie’s Hootenanny Lemonade in addition DRINK IN SOME SODA Expect: The city’s only retro dance club with 80s, 90s and today’s music. Live to the normal menu. Make your reservations now at Combine members of the local acts The Kickbacks entertainment every Friday & Saturday evening starting at 7:30 p.m. as well (260) 407-8530. and The Illegals and what do you get? SODA (System of as the city’s hottest DJ between sets and into the late night! Family friendly Dying Angels), a System of a Down tribute band. from 4-9 p.m. with full menu of appetizers, wings, pizzas and sandwiches. RIVERFRONT SEEKS MUSICAL ACTS Outdoor patio with a full service bar and dance area! Getting There: Behind The band pays homage to the energetic and political Evans Toyota at Coliseum Blvd. and Lima Rd. Hours: Open 4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Calling all local bands and musicians: Riverfront Fort band that obliterated the boundaries of modern metal Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM on site Wayne is looking for musical acts that perform in the with their self-titled debut release in 1998. SODA is set following genres: jazz, blues, funk, Americana, soul/ to perform at The Muse on Main on Saturday, May 22, at R&B, and alternative, to become part of the upcoming 8 p.m. alongside Element:Indigo and Cremated Souls. Muddy River Concert Series held at Promenade Park The band will celebrate the 20th anniversary of System Nightlife listings work for your business every other Wednesday night starting July 7. of a Down’s album Toxicity. All ages are welcome with They plan to book two bands/performers for each tickets $8 presale and $10 at the door. Find out how to put Whatzup’s Nightlife program concert night. If you’re interested, contact Jen Brown at SODA will also perform at the newly renovated Piere’s to work for your business. [email protected] by March 22. on Saturday, Aug. 28, alongside In Blood, Sandblasted Skin, Concentric, and The Subliminal Verses: A Mid- [email protected] or (260) 407-3198 STOCK UP ON SOUND west Tribute to Slipknot. The Fort Wayne Record & CD Show will return on Out and About covers Northeast Indiana’s most interesting music and Sunday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Classic arts events. Send your announcements to [email protected]. MARCH 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 5 Nightlife Wabash venues ready to reopen doors Hamilton House EAGLES THEATRE Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • (260) 488-3344 his past year has been hard on Expect: Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on tap, 6 large many venues in our area, but Another Honeywell property, the newly renovated HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), internet juke, pool table, the drive-in movie theaters — Eagles Theatre, hosts concerts this year, a full 13 months karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day T often considered beyond their heyday after the pandemic spoiled their planned coming out thru Labor Day. Getting There: Corner of roads 1 and 427. Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. — have found a unique place in the party. Indiana favorite Duke Tumatoe returns to the Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Alcohol: Full current entertainment landscape. area on April 22, while 85 United hosts their fourth Service. Pmt: MC, Visa Ideally suited to distancing and annual night of worship on the Eagles stage on April Latch String Bar & Grill offering enough space for both movies 29. Christian musician Ryan Stevenson takes the same Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5526 and concerts, many who wanted to get stage on May 2, while A Tribute to John Lennon visits Expect: Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Mondays, $2.75 out and do something were able to do News and Eagles on June 10. imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; Wednesdays, $2.50 well drinks so thanks to the drive-in. and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Marys. Live bands Friday, Venues MICHELE DeVINNEY HONEYWELL CENTER Sunday, & Tuesday; open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & No one took better advantage of that Saturday. No cover. Getting There: Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Hours: than the 13-24 Drive-In in Wabash, Arguably the crown jewel of the Honeywell venues, 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. part of the Honeywell Foundation’s growing list of enter- the beautiful Honeywell Center, is also getting back on Pmt: MC, Visa tainment options. track after a down year.38 Special visits April 30, Big State Grill Now that the warmer weather has returned and some Bad Voodoo Daddy’s rescheduled performance is now Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5618 distancing is still required, the drive-in has begun put- set for May 8, and Night Ranger returns to northeast Expect: 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and friendly ting together an impressive list of upcoming concerts. Indiana on July 10. Many other shows are scheduled for neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous jukebox. Daily The Allman Betts Band visit on April 22, and singer 2021, and more information about any of the upcoming drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR everyday, get grilled everyday with $2 Chris Janson returns to northeast Indiana just two days Honeywell shows can be found at honeywellarts.org and Fireball add-on special. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s Sammy Hagar bar later on April 24. in the coverage by Whatzup. & Cabo Wabo Tequila. River Bend Pizza. Getting There: Corner of State and Christian band Casting Crowns visits for A Night Crescent. Hours: 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., News and Venues covers Northeast Indiana’s music and arts noon-2 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: Cash only; ATM on site Under the Stars on Friday, May 7, and country music leg- organizations, venues, and colleges, from large to small. Send your end Travis Tritt visits 13-24 on May 21. news items to [email protected].

Nightlife listings work for your business Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Sugar Shot — Friday Night Vibes w/Julia Mitch Maibach — Acoustic variety at WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 Meek at The Club Room at The Clyde, Byler Lane Winery, Auburn, 5-8 p.m. no [email protected] or (260) 407-3198 Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) cover, (260) 920-4377 Hubie Ashcraft — Acoustic at Mad 407-8530 Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, 6-9 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 Will Certain — Acoustic variety at Coun- — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, try Heritage Winery, LaOtto, 6-9 p.m. no Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Jana Debusk — Jazz at The Club Room at cover, (260) 637-2980 482-1618 The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 SATURDAY, MARCH 20 Prime Suspects — Rock/variety at Amer- ican Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Laughs At The Mambo Room — Comedy Chris Worth — Acoustic variety at Edwin p.m. no cover, (260) 209-3960 at Mambo Room, Fort Wayne, 9-11 p.m. Coe Spirits, Churubusco, 5-9 p.m. no no cover, (260) 449-9761 cover, (260) 212-8827 Round 2 — Classic rock at Martin’s Tavern, Garrett, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen CXNMAN, Jack Cxrtier, Braxto P, Kash, 357-4290 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Mikel James Watkins, DJ Korbin Sand- Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) — Variety at American erson — Hip-hop at The Muse on Main, Russ Chandler 482-1618 Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. $10, (260) 999-4108 Legion Post 296, Fort Wayne, 7:30-10:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 456-2988 THURSDAY, MARCH 25 Don Smith — Jazz/variety at Charley Enchanting excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s most Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Sabbath — Black Sabbath tribute at Audrey Ray — Country at The Club Room (260) 563-0111 Rockstar Lounge, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no popular and beautiful ballet scores: $20-$35, (260) 444-2442 cover, (260) 407-8530 The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. Jess Thrower — Americana at Redwood Inn, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. no cover, (260) Steve Michaels — Acoustic variety at Molly Hatchet — Rock at The Eclectic The perfect herald of Spring, filled with the 426-7543 Charley Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. Room, Angola, 7 p.m. $25-$295, (269) no cover, 625-8817 freshest colors and flirtiest choreography The Jiggs Hendrixson Band — Variety at The Strays — Classic rock at The Hide- to welcome warmer seasons ahead. The Wet Spot, Decatur, 9 p.m. no cover, FRIDAY, MARCH 26 (260) 728-9031 away, Bluffton, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) 824-0455 The 906 Band — Variety at Latch String Jon Durnell — Acoustic variety at Coun- Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, Sweetwater All Stars — R&B/soul at The 4 LIVE PERFORMANCES! try Heritage Winery, LaOtto, 6-9 p.m. no (260) 483-5526 cover, (260) 637-2980 Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, MARCH 26 & 27 at 7 PM 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Adam Strack — Variety at Country Her- Jon Shoulders — Variety at teds beerhall, itage Winery, LaOtto, 6-9 p.m. no cover, Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — Variety MARCH 27 & 28 at 2 PM Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, (888) (260) 637-2980 * 260-0351 at Oakwood Resort, Syracuse, 8 p.m. no Arts United Center cover, (574) 457-7100 Alex Ortiz — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Jupiter in July, Inside Girl, Of Saints & Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, Wallen Road — Country at Mad Anthony Scoundrels, Two-Faced Wilson, and 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) 426-6339 Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no Uncle Muscle — Rock/variety at The TICKETS: $35 | ArtsTix.org cover, (260) 426-2537 BackWater — Country/classic rock at Ruin, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. $10, (260) American Legion Post 241, Waynedale, 260.422.4226 399-6336 MONDAY, MARCH 22 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 747-7851 The Kickbacks — Rock at Rockstar Monday Blues Jam Sessions w/G The Band Brother — Rock at Sylvan Lounge, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $20-$35, Money — Blues at The Club Room at The Cellars, Rome City, 8 p.m. $10, (260) * Socially distanced seating (260) 444-2442 Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, 854-9463 Michael Gardner — Comedy at 469 (260) 407-8530 Carolyn Martin — Western swing at Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New TUESDAY, MARCH 23 Cottage Event Center, Roanoke, 7:30 Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20-$30, p.m. $12, (260) 483-3508 (260) 426-6339 Smooth Tuesdays — Variety at The Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 6 WHATZUP MARCH 18-24, 2021 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Chris Worth & Company — Variety at MONDAY, MARCH 29 Shane and Eric — Acoustic variety at NOW ENROLLING! American Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne, Sylvan Cellars, Rome City, 8 p.m. no 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 209-3960 Monday Blues Jam Sessions w/G cover, (260) 854-9463 Money — Blues at The Club Room at The Ernie Haase and Signature Sound — Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Steve Michaels — Acoustic at Charley Southern Gospel at St. Joe United Meth- (260) 407-8530 Creek Inn, Wabash, 8-11 p.m. no cover, odist Church, Fort Wayne, 5:30 p.m. $30 (260) 563-0111 for dinner and show, (260) 485-9681 TUESDAY, MARCH 30 Wallen Road — Country at Country Garry Jones — Easy ’70s at Chapman’s Smooth Tuesdays — Variety at The Club Heritage Winery, LaOtto, 6 p.m. $5, Brewing Company , Columbia City, 6-8 Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. (260) 637-2980 p.m. no cover, (260) 244-6252 no cover, (260) 407-8530 MONDAY, APRIL 5 Hip-Hop Hustle Contest — Hip-hop at Carl’s Tavern, New Haven, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 Monday Blues Jam Sessions w/G $5-$10, (765) 499-1637 Fatima Washington — Jazz/variety at Money — Blues at The Club Room at The The Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, The Hubie Ashcraft Band — Country at 7-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 (260) 407-8530 The Venue, Angola, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $5, (260) 665-3922 Laughs At The Mambo Room — Comedy TUESDAY, APRIL 6 at Mambo Room, Fort Wayne, 9-11 p.m. Michael Kelsey — Friday Night Vibes no cover, (260) 449-9761 Smooth Tuesdays — Variety at The Club w/Julia Meek at The Club Room at The Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-9:30 p.m. no cover, Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen no cover, (260) 407-8530 (260) 407-8530 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Randy Spencer — Acoustic variety at WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 482-1618 teds beerhall, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no Laughs At The Mambo Room — Comedy cover, (888) 260-0351 THURSDAY, APRIL 1 at Mambo Room, Fort Wayne, 9-11 p.m. Sponge w/Plan B — Alternative rock no cover, (260) 449-9761 WRITE RECORD PERFORM The Cold Hearts — Country at The Club at Rockstar Lounge, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen $20-$35, (260) 444-2442 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, 5-DAY CAMP | AGES 12–18 | SUMMER 2021 Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — Variety Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Hubie Ashcraft Trio — Country at 482-1618 at Dreamers Hookah Lounge, Fort Wayne, Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 424-0442 Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — Jazz at (260) 387-5063 The Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, SATURDAY, MARCH 27 7-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Abbie Thomas — Pop/soul at Charley FRIDAY, APRIL 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 8 Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Austin Marsh — Variety at teds beerhall, (260) 563-0111 Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, (888) Tobi Lee & Mustang Sally — Country at Adam Strack — Variety at Byler Lane 260-0351 The Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, Choose a Week 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Winery, Auburn, 5-8 p.m. no cover, (260) Awesome Dre w/Team Unity — Hip-hop 920-4377 at Carl’s Tavern, New Haven, 9 p.m.-3 FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Alex Ortiz — Comedy at 469 Comedy: a.m. $5-$10, (260) 749-9133 to Rock! Hubie Ashcraft and Travis Gow — Coun- Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, Brian Koning — Acoustic at Charley 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) 426-6339 try at Sylvan Cellars, Rome City, 8 p.m. no Creek Inn, Wabash, 8-11 p.m. no cover, cover, (260) 854-9463 Week 1: June 14–18 Week 4: July 19–23 Forever Away w/Jupiter in July, Missing (260) 563-0111 Jason Dixie — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fingers — Rock/metal at The Muse on Fozzy w/Through Fire, Royal Bliss, Main, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m. $8-$10, Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, Week 2: Week 5: Black Satellite — Rock at The Eclectic 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20, (260) 426-6339 July 5–9 July 26–30 (260) 999-4108 Room, Angola, 6:45 p.m. $20-$295, — Rock at Latch String Fort Wayne Funk Orchestra — R&B/ (269) 625-8817 The Kickbacks Week 3: Week 6: funk at Piere’s Entertainment Center, Fort Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no July 12–16 August 2–6 Jon Durnell Band — Friday Night Vibes cover, (260) 609-1231 Wayne, 7 p.m. $15, (260) 486-1979 w/Julia Meek at The Club Room at The — Variety at Piere’s Entertainment The Hubie Ashcraft Band — Country at Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-9:30 p.m. no cover, Rekt The Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, (260) 407-8530 Center, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m. $5-$10, (260) 486-1979 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 LiveWire — Variety at Latch String Bar — Friday Night Vibes w/Julia Jason Paul — Variety at Country Heritage & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no Whoa, Man! ONLY$ Meek at The Club Room at The Clyde, Winery, LaOtto, 6 p.m. no cover, (260) cover, (260) 483-5526 Fort Wayne, 7-9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 637-2980 Mr. Showtime — Comedy at 469 407-8530 449 Jon Durnell — Acoustic variety at teds Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New beerhall, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) SATURDAY, APRIL 10 (888) 260-0351 426-6339 Claim your spot Dakota Parker — Acoustic at Charley Morning After — Variety at Dupont Bar SATURDAY, APRIL 3 Creek Inn, Wabash, 8-11 p.m. no cover, & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 563-0111 in the band today! (260) 483-1311 Cause 2 Reflect — Variety at Oakwood Resort, Syracuse, 8-10 p.m. no cover, The Duosonics — Blues at Trubble Motor Folkers — Acoustic variety at (574) 457-7100 Brewing, Fort Wayne, 8-10 p.m. no cover, Oakwood Resort, Syracuse, 7-10 p.m. no (260) 267-6082 cover, (574) 457-7100 Flyt Rsk — Variety at American Legion Post 296, Fort Wayne, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Jason Dixie — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen no cover, (260) 456-2988 Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20, (260) 426-6339 Motor Folkers — Acoustic variety at Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Justin Bailey — Acoustic variety at teds 482-1618 American Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 209-3960 beerhall, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Samuel Harness — Soul at Central (888) 260-0351 Grounds Coffee Shop, Indiana Tech, Mr. Showtime — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Fort Wayne, 7-8:30 p.m. no cover, (260) — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, 422-5561 Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) 426-6339 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — Variety 482-1618 Sweetwater.com/rockcamp Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no Sweetwater All Stars — R&B/soul at The cover, (260) 426-3442 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, Sweetwater Academy of Music & Technology The Y’s Guys — Rock at The Venue, 482-1618 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Angola, 10 a.m. $5, (260) 665-3922 [email protected] | (260) 407-3833 Ron Keel w/Helicon’s Peak and Almost Gone — Rock at The Post, Pierceton, 8 5501 US Hwy 30 W. | Fort Wayne, IN p.m. $10-$15, (260) 247-5119

MARCH 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 7 WOODEN NICKEL Spins LOCAL AND NATIONAL ALBUM REVIEWS AND NEAT NEAT NEAT Alice Cooper than an inferior version of Led Zeppelin. A new deluxe edition of the album combines a Backtracks CLASSIC ALBUMS ALBUM OF THE WEEK Detroit Stories remastered version of the original album with a A half century ago, long, long list of outtakes and live tracks on four T. Rex Alice Cooper made a CDs or five vinyl LPs. Tanx (1973) name for himself as Considering that the recording sessions for a voice for America’s the album were an infamous train wreck, you T. Rex released disaffected youth. have to wonder if the half dozen rejected versions this fourth record Now he’s in his 70s, of “Wheels of Confusion” are worth the price of in March 1973 and on his 21st solo admission. If even the substance-addled band (Marc Bolan’s for- album, he’s still addressing the complaints of (who produced the album themselves) didn’t mer band, Tyran- young people. Only this time he’s got quite a dif- think these versions were up to par, how will they nosaurus Rex, also ferent perspective. sound to sober ears? had four albums). It $11.99 Detroit Stories is ostensibly a tribute to one of In the end, it doesn’t matter. As a foundation presented a heterogeneous side to the man Cooper’s home towns. But the album cover, on for heavy metal to come, both from Sabbath and who capitalized on late ’60s folksy art rock. GILLIAN WELCH AND which Cooper’s macabre eyes hover over a dark from the countless bands inspired by them, Vol. “Tenement Lady” opens the record and does DAVID RAWLINGS skyline marked by a burning skyscraper, should 4 and its evolution are important. But this edition have some pop veins running through it, but make it clear that this no collection of Motor City has that thick Bolan ambiance that appears to ALL THE GOOD TIMES is pricey, especially given that it’s basically a dou- love stories. ble album (the remastered original album and a be both happy and sad at the same time. “Rap- Their first collaboration to feature both of their names, All The Good Sure, there are some allusions to non-Motown disc of live tracks) with some curiosities of ques- ids” has a funky glam-rock swagger to it. “Mis- Times is a collection of 10 acoustic Detroit musical history. A cover of Velvet Under- tionable value thrown in. ter Mister” features horns that feel right for a covers that has received a 2021 ground’s “Rock & Roll” channels the Mitch Ryder For passionate Sabbath collectors this may be band that experimented with every release, Grammy nomination for Best Folk and the Detroit Wheels version, and the horns in an essential, but for everyone else, it’s probably including a nice jazzy feel due to the piano Album. Songs include covers from “$1000 High Heel Shoes” fit solidly into a regional just excess. —Evan Gillespie arrangement. More horns break through in John Prine, Bob Dylan, and Norman blues rock tradition. the jazzy “Broken Hearted Blues” that borrows Blake. Pick up your copy on CD for But the real spirit of the album is a snarling Damon Johnson from David Bowie’s scene from the same era. just $11.99 at any of our locations. punk attitude that doesn’t shy away from the & The Get There are a couple of 90-second numbers in darker side of Detroit’s (and America’s) struggle Ready “Shock Rock” and the funk-rocker “Country TOP SELLERS with the 21st century. Honey” before side one closes with the beauti- WEEK ENDING MARCH 14, 2021 “Detroit City 21” is a swaggering rocker that Battle Lessons ful yet elaborate rock and soul number in should have been a prideful anthem, but it can’t “Electric Slim and the Factory Hen.” TW LW ARTIST/Album help but mention riots and fires. Damon Johnson Side two features five songs that clock in at 1 – ROB ZOMBIE Maybe that’s because the 73-year-old Cooper quit Black Star Riders under two and a half minutes, beginning with The Lunar Injection Kool Aid looks around and doesn’t like what he sees. The a couple of years ago “Mad Donna” which has a Small Faces/Mott Eclipse Conspiracy guy who gave us “I’m Eighteen” and “School’s to concentrate on a the Hoople feel to it. “Born to Boogie” sounds 2 – LAKE STREET DIVE Out” doesn’t try to pretend he’s a young man any solo career. His first release, Memoirs of an Upris- like it’s supposed to with Flo & Eddie on the Obviously more. “I sure ain’t hip,” he admits, and “I sure ing, was a bit experimental and hard to follow. backing vocals, a toe-tapping beat, and abun- 3 – EYEHATEGOD can’t hop.” He returns with a new band, The Get Ready, dant guitars throughout. “Life Is Strange” may A History of Nomadic Behavior Even all those years ago, Cooper was skewering and a new, focused approach. sound familiar as it has appeared in a few mov- the occasional stupidity of youthful rebellion, but Many will remember Johnson from his days ies and gets well-received recognition from 4 3 ALICE COOPER now the stakes are higher. “Our love will change as front man of ’90s rockers Brother Cane. Much several stations on satellite radio. “Left Hand Detroit Stories the world…,” he says in the sarcastic syrupy of the material here is reminiscent of that band’s Luke and the Beggar Boys,” complete with 5 2 THE PRETTY RECKLESS guise of a Gen Z activist, but then he finishes the style. While there are a few tracks that take on a strings and some female back-up vocals, closes Death by Rock and Roll sentence with “…into a strange place you won’t harder edge, “Let The Healing Begin” and “Casual what I consider to be his last tangible collec- recognize.” Beast,” most of them sound like Brother Cane tion of music (they released four more records 6 6 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE It’s honest and uneasy, and it expertly hits a updated for the 21st century. through 1977). Way Down in the Rust Bucket sore spot. — Evan Gillespie Johnson is joined by drummer Jarred Pope of Glam rock is still viable, and Bolan may be Tom Keifer’s band and bassist Robbie Harrington the reason radio accepted it as a genre. Unfor- 7 1 KINGS OF LEON who plays with Steve Vai. tunately he was killed in a car accident after When You See Yourself Black Sabbath Vol. 4 Super The trio get right to work on the album opener, his girlfriend Gloria Jones lost control of her 8 5 CHEVELLE Deluxe Edition “Battle Lessons,” a crunchy, yet catchy, guitar Mini in London in 1977. — Dennis Donahue NIRATIAS driven anthem. 9 – PHOEBE BRIDGERS Black Sabbath While the hook of “Can’t Clap Any Louder” One of the great things about Battle Lessons Punisher wanted to call their doesn’t necessarily hit you upon the first couple is that Johnson doesn’t try to force feed us any fourth album Snow- of trips through the disc, it does stick in your political agenda, doesn’t scream at us in anger, 10 4 A DAY TO REMEMBER blind, a recognition of head after a while. “Talk Yourself Into Anything” doesn’t rely on any gimmicks, and likely isn’t con- You’re Welcome the massive amounts follows much the same path as “Clap,” subtlety cerned about whether any of the songs become of cocaine that fueled penetrating your mind instead of hitting you over “hits.” CHECK OUT OUR the album’s writing and recording. the head like a hammer. This album is a “grower” to be sure, but eventu- The title stuck for one of the album’s songs, but A couple of songs, “Brace For Impact” and ally finds its way into your head and stays there, $5 CD BINS! the band’s record label didn’t think such a blatant “Lightning Bolt (Everything Will Be Alright),” begging for repeated listens. The extra time you drug reference was good marketing for the entire take on a poppier feel than the rest of the album, may have to spend on this one is well worth the 3627 N. CLINTON 484-2451 album. but for the most part, Johnson and company stay investment. — Chris Hupe 3422 N. ANTHONY 484-3635 The label was probably right, given that the in their lane, forging through mostly straightfor- Local bands: Send two copies of new CD releases to 6427 W. JEFFERSON 432-7651 band’s messy heavy rock was not exactly held in ward rockers with a slightly southern feel. 1836 S. CALHOUN 755-5559 Whatzup, 5501 U.S. Hwy 30 West, Fort Wayne, IN 46818. high critical regard in 1972. But Vol. 4, the label’s Standout songs worth more than a few streams Or send links to downloadable files to [email protected]. We buy, sell, and trade used CDs and LPs creative solution to the naming problem, is an are the title track, the very Brother Cane-esque Also email any bio information, publicity photos, and cover woodennickelrecords.com important milestone for the band, the point “Shadow Country,” and the ballad “Love is All You art. Only professionally produced CDs or EPs are accepted. Submitted materials cannot be returned. neatneatneatrecords.com where they begin to become something other Left Behind.” 8 WHATZUP MARCH 18-24, 2021 Legend Valley On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE gears up for Confirm with the venue about any event you plan to attend. 38 Special Apr. 30 Honeywell Center Wabash 5 Seconds of Summer June 6 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights summer fests 5 Seconds of Summer June 16 White River State Park Indianapolis 5 Seconds of Summer June 18 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Adam Carolla Mar. 26 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI in central Ohio Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All, Crown of Thornz Apr. 25 Subterranean Chicago Air Supply June 11 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne egend Valley, just east of Co- Alabama Apr. 7 Fox Theatre Detroit lumbus, Ohio, is gearing up for Alabama Apr. 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis summer festival season and it Alan Jackson July 10 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland L Alex Ortiz Mar. 26-27 469 Comedy New Haven looks like they expect to host sever- al different events. Align May 13 Schubas Tavern Chicago Kicking it all off is the eh30: All That Remains May 19 Eclectic Room Angola ekoostik hookah 30th anniversary The Allman Betts Band Apr. 22 13-24 Drive-In Wabash celebration on Friday, May 14. The Amy Grant Sept. 18 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw band will head- Andrew Dice Clay July 15 The Sound Board Detroit line both nights Andy Woodhull Dec. 18 469 Comedy New Haven of celebration Anthem Lights Apr. 16 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw that will also fea- Anthem Lights May 7 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana ture Keller Wil- Armor for Sleep July 22 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit FORT WAYNE’S FINEST liams, Glostik Atlanta Rhythm Section June 12 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Willy, Ed McGee, Backstreet Boys July 22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Nat Reeb, and Backstreet Boys July 27 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH more. Backstreet Boys July 30 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville This event will Road Backstreet Boys July 31 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL utilize Legend Notes Banda MS Apr. 30-May 1 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Valley’s social- Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, RESTAURANT CHRIS HUPE Sushi q Seafood ly-distant Con- Toad the Wet Sprocket June 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago cert Pod configuration. Each Con- Barenaked Ladies July 2 White River State Park Indianapolis cert Pod is eight feet square with a Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, Along with great seafood, Umi Fort Wayne also Toad the Wet Sprocket July 3 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland six-foot buffer on all sides. Each pod Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, serves amazing beef, pork, and chicken, noodle may contain a minimum of two per- Toad the Wet Sprocket July 4 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI dishes, and innovative sushi and Japanese dishes. sons and a maximum of five persons Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, and pricing starts at $189. Toad the Wet Sprocket July 20 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Umi also features a full bar serving beer, wine, sake, The following weekend, Pigeons The Beach Boys July 25 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne craft cocktails, and fine Japanese whiskys. Playing Ping Pong will headline two Big Bad Voodoo Daddy May 8 Honeywell Center Wabash nights during the “Domefest: Party Billy Joel June 26 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend in the Pods,” followed by “Dark Star Billy Joel July 9 Comerica Park Detroit Jubilation” May 28-29, featuring, of The Black Crowes July 29 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI course, Dark Star Orchestra play- The Black Crowes Aug. 1 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville ing two nights of headline sets. The Black Crowes Aug. 3 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati The Black Crowes Aug. 4 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH SKILLET HEATS UP DRIVE-IN The Black Crowes Aug. 7 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL The Spring 2021 version of the Black Pumas Apr. 28 Thalia Hall Chicago Drive-In Theater tour will hit the Black Stone Cherry Apr. 24 Eclectic Room Angola Van Del Drive-In near Van Wert on Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 17 Aragon Ballroom Chicago April 24. Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 18 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Christian rockers Skillet head- Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 29 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland line this round of dates, bringing Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 30 White River State Park Indianapolis Jordan Feliz and Colton Dixon Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 31 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights along for the ride. Blackhawk May 1 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Skillet enjoyed some crossover Bob Zany & Costaki Economopoulos Sept. 16 Eagles Theatre Wabash Join us on our patio, in a private booth, success in 2009 when their album Boney James Oct. 7 The Clyde Fort Wayne or in one of our three meeting spaces. Awake hit number 2 on the Bill- Brian Culbertson Apr. 4 Southern Theatre Columbus, OH board Albums chart, driven from Brian Culbertson Nov. 19 The Clyde Fort Wayne the strength of the single “Monster.” Bruce Bruce May 7-9 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Since then, Skillet have released Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers June 16 The Clyde Fort Wayne three more albums and won several Building 429 July 9 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Dove and Billboard music awards. Building 429 Aug. 6 Fountain Park Van Wert, Ohio Tickets for this event start at $88 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Apr. 5 Southern Theatre Columbus, OH per car, with better views costing up Carol Burnett May 26 Chicago Theatre Chicago to $250. Casting Crowns May 7 13-24 Drive-In Wabash Like most of these other drive-in Celtic Woman Apr. 8 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana 2912 Getz Road, Fort Wayne · 260-203-9975 shows, there is a limit of six people Chicago May 23 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH per vehicle. Chicago July 23 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville umifortwayne.com CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE  MARCH 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 9 NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE Road Notes On the Road  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Chicago July 25 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Gordon Lightfoot May 14 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Chicago Aug. 1 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Gordon Lightfoot July 15-16 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI BLUEGRASS FEELING BLUE Chicano Batman June 11 Concord Music Hall Chicago Grand Funk Railroad May 1 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Unfortunately, the organizers of Chris Janson Apr. 24 13-24 Drive-In Wabash Greer May 8 Lincoln Hall Chicago the Tri-State Bluegrass Festival in Chris Stapleton July 17 Wrigley Field Chicago Guns N’ Roses July 18 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Kendallville have decided to can- Chris Stapleton Aug. 5 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Guns N’ Roses July 21 Wrigley Field Chicago cel their annual Memorial Day get Christianee Porter June 10 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Guns N’ Roses July 24 Comerica Park Detroit together. Cody Ko & Noel Miller July 17 Chicago Theatre Chicago Halsey June 23 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH This is the third festival they have Cody Ko & Noel Miller July 18 Agora Theatre Cleveland Halsey June 26 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL had to cancel due to the pandemic, Colin Hay Mar. 30 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Heart by Heart July 30 Fountain Park Van Wert, Ohio but they left the door open to the Crowder May 8 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Hot Mulligan June 26 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit possibility of hosting the usual D.L. Hughley Apr. 9-11 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL J.B. Smoove May 27 The Sound Board Detroit Labor Day event this year. Dailey & Vincent Bluegrass June 18 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 9 United Center Chicago Dance Gavin Dance Apr. 8 Masonic Temple Theater Detroit James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 11 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH OPENING SOME CANNED KORN Dance Gavin Dance Apr. 10 Aragon Ballroom Chicago James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 12 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI On the livestream front, Korn Dance Gavin Dance Apr. 12 Old National Centre Indianapolis James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 14 Nutter Center Dayton have announced a global streaming Dark Star Jubilation May 28-29 Legend Valley Thornville, OH Jamey Johnson w/Whiskey Myers June 25 White River State Park Indianapolis event titled Korn: Monumental. Darryl Worley, Bryan White, Wade Hayes Apr. 22 Rockstar Lounge Fort Wayne Jamey Johnson w/Whiskey Myers, Folk Uke June 26 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Scheduled for Saturday, April 24, Dave Landau May 28-29 469 Comedy New Haven Jason Dixie Apr. 9-10 469 Comedy New Haven at 4 p.m. EDT, the ticketed immer- Dave Matthews Band June 15 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Jay Leno Apr. 22 Fox Theatre Detroit sive concert experience will see the Dave Matthews Band June 16 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Jeanne Robertson June 9 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana band play many of the “hits” from Dave Matthews Band June 18-19 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Jeanne Robertson Sept. 16 Honeywell Center Wabash their entire catalog along with some Dave Matthews Band June 22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Jeff Dunham July 7 Nutter Center Dayton songs that are rarely played but have Dave Matthews Band June 29 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Jeff Foxworthy June 5 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana been dusted off just for this show. Dave Matthews Band July 2-3 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Jeff Shaw Apr. 30-May 1 469 Comedy New Haven Korn never got to properly tour Davi Crimmins and jus Will July 24 469 Comedy New Haven Jeremy Piven May 13 Hobart Art Theater Hobart behind last year’s album The Noth- David Gray July 17 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Jess Hilarious July 23-24 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL ing, so I expect the live debut of David Gray July 19 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Jim Norton Mar. 20 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI select tracks from that effort. David Spade Aug. 6 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Jim Stafford May 28-29 Blue Gate Music Hall Shipshewana Of course, fans will have the Dead Can Dance Apr. 27 Masonic Temple Theater Detroit Jimmy Buffett July 10 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville chance to purchase bundles and Dead Can Dance Apr. 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago Jimmy Buffett July 13 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati V.I.P. experiences, including exclu- Del McCoury Band July 9 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Joe Satriani Oct. 15 Honeywell Center Wabash sive merchandise, limited-edition Dennis DeYoung Feb. 19 ’22 The Clyde Fort Wayne John Conlee July 8 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana autographed posters, and a virtual Deon Cole May 29 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH John Michael Montgomery June 12 Double H Farms Hamilton meet-and-greet with the entire Dermot Kennedy July 31 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Johnny Mathis June 11 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI band, which will be available as a Dick Fox’s Golden Boys June 26 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana JoJo Siwa July 16 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL digital download. Dierks Bentley July 9 FireKeepers Battle Creek, MI JoJo Siwa July 17 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Road Notes covers concerts within driving Disciple June 19 Howard Co. Viet. Vets Grounds Greentown JoJo Siwa July 18 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland distance of Northeast Indiana. Send your Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves July 12 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Josh Turner June 4 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana news items to [email protected]. Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves July 13 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Joywave June 16 Subterranean Chicago Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves July 18 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Justin Bieber June 22-23 United Center Chicago Road Trips DragonForce Mar. 19 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Justin Bieber June 25 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids LOCAL ACTS ON TOUR DragonForce Mar. 21 Agora Theatre Cleveland Justin Bieber June 28 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Austin Marsh Drew Thomas and Neil Rubenstein Apr. 23-24 469 Comedy New Haven Justin Bieber June 29 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Apr. 9 JJ Winns, Montpelier, OH DSL Aug. 29 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Kaleo June 23 The Fillmore Detroit The Bulldogs June 3 Mentone Egg Festival, Mentone Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio Mar. 19 Token Lounge Westland, MI Kaleo w/Matt Maeson, Belle MT June 19 Aragon Ballroom Chicago June 13 Callaway Park, Elwood Duke Tumatoe and the Power Trio Apr. 22 Eagles Theatre Wabash Kaytranada May 8 Aragon Ballroom Chicago The Hubie Ashcraft Band Ekoostik Hookah May 14 Legend Valley Thornville, OH Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds Apr. 25 The Sound Board Detroit Apr. 3 McSobers Saloon, Coldwater, OH The Fab Four Aug. 29 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Sept. 1 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Apr. 30 Riverside Park, Warren May 2 The Old Mill Village, Fremont Farewell Angelina June 25 Fountain Park Van Wert, Ohio Kidz Bop July 30 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati May 7 Two Bandits Brewery, Coldwater, MI Flora Cash June 18 Lincoln Hall Chicago Kindo Apr. 27 Schubas Tavern Chicago May 8 Country Heritage Winery, Nashville, IN For King & Country Oct. 8 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Kingston Trio June 3 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana June 4 Blue Gate Performing Arts Center, The Format July 23-25 Lincoln Hall Chicago Kool & The Gang w/The Sweetwater All Stars Sept. 3 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Shipshewana June 5 Ribfest, Antwerp, OH Fozzy May 6 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Larry Reeb June 4-5 469 Comedy New Haven June 11 T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH Fozzy w/Through Fire, Lauren Daigle Sept. 24 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne

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Goo Goo Dolls Aug. 6 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Los Aztecas May 8 Rockstar Lounge Fort Wayne A 10 WHATZUP MARCH 18-24, 2021 On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE Los Lobos w/The Summit Nov. 6 The Clyde Fort Wayne Lost Dog Street Band June 5 Lincoln Hall Chicago Louis Tomlinson Apr. 17 The Fillmore Detroit Lucky Chops May 13 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Luke Bryan June 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Lyfe Jennings and Chrisette Michele June 10 The Sound Board Detroit Maks & Val June 20 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Maren Morris July 9 White River State Park Indianapolis Clearly Maren Morris July 10 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Matt Braunger May 7 Schubas Tavern Chicago The Mavericks July 16 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Megadeth and Lamb of God July 27 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland pring Megadeth and Lamb of God July 28 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville S Megadeth and Lamb of God Aug. 6 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames July 9 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Refresh your look Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames July 14 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Michael Bolton June 25 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana with an exam and Michael Gardner Mar. 19-20 469 Comedy New Haven Michael W. Smith May 14 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Milky Chance Apr. 15 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH new frames! Milky Chance May 3 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Milky Chance May 4 Riviera Theatre Chicago Milky Chance June 4 Old National Centre Indianapolis Million Dollar Quartet Oct. 22 Honeywell Center Wabash Ministry w/KMFDM, Front Line Assembly Apr. 9 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Ministry w/KMFDM, Front Line Assembly Apr. 10 Riviera Theatre Chicago Ministry w/KMFDM, Front Line Assembly Apr. 12 Agora Theatre Cleveland Molly Hatchet Mar. 25 Eclectic Room Angola Monsta X May 2 Chicago Theatre Chicago Monsta X May 5 Fox Theatre Detroit Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett July 10 Comerica Park Detroit Mr. Showtime Apr. 2-3 469 Comedy New Haven The Musical Box May 13 The Clyde Fort Wayne Nada Surf Apr. 23 Thalia Hall Chicago Nate Bargatze Apr. 29-May 1 Toledo Funny Bone Perrysburg, OH NateWantsToBattle Apr. 18 Lincoln Hall Chicago Night Ranger July 10 Honeywell Center Wabash Nitty Gritty Dirt Band May 22 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Nombe Mar. 27 Lincoln Hall Chicago Oak Ridge Boys June 12 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana See 25x more clearly with our state-of-the-art ClearVu Oak Ridge Boys Oct. 9 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Experience for ultra-precise digital prescriptions and lenses Omarion, Bow Wow, Ashanti, Pretty Ricky, Ying Yang Twins, Sammie, Soulja Boy Apr. 9 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Omarion, Bow Wow, Ashanti, Pretty Ricky, Ying Yang Twins, Soulja Boy, Lloyd, Sammie May 7 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland Choose from our huge selection of designer frames in Omarion, Bow Wow May 8 Heritage Bank Arena Cincinnati styles ranging from traditional to trendy Palaye Royale July 10 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Parquet Courts May 29 Agora Theatre Cleveland Pat Hazell Sept. 21 Eagles Theatre Wabash We offer an unheard-of one-year, worry-free guarantee — Peach Pit May 11 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH we’ll replace or fix your broken glasses at no charge Phil Vassar Nov. 13 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Phish Aug. 6-8 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Pigeons Playing Ping Pong May 21-22 Legend Valley Thornville, OH Free ClearVu Digital lenses for patients 17 and under with Poco June 25 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Polaris June 24 Lincoln Hall Chicago purchase of any frame Primus July 15 Express Live Columbus, OH Primus July 16 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Primus July 17 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Primus July 19 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Primus July 20 Chicago Theatre Chicago Primus July 21 White River State Park Indianapolis Pure Prairie League w/The Why Store Sept. 18 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Purity Ring May 3 Riviera Theatre Chicago PVRIS Apr. 20 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Rage Against the Machine July 12-13 United Center Chicago Rage Against the Machine July 26-27 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Call (260) 469-3937 or visit LongeOptical.com Reba McEntire Aug. 7 Huntington Center Toledo Renée Fleming May 22 Ohio Theatre Columbus, OH to schedule your next eye exam. REO Speedwagon July 31 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne

MARCH 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 11 Membership Makes On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE The Difference The Residents May 7 Lincoln Hall Chicago Saliva May 1 Eclectic Room Angola The Residents May 8 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Samantha Fish w/Southern Avenue Aug. 27 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne • Job Referrals Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 15 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Samuel J. Comroe July 29-31 Chicago Improv Schaumburg • Experienced Negotiators Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 3 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL • Insurance Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 23 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 5 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI • Contract Protection Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 28 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 9 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Ron Feingold and Vikram Balji May 7-8 469 Comedy New Haven Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Fort Wayne Ron Keel w/Helicon’s Peak and Almost Gone Apr. 3 The Post Pierceton Sebastian Bach June 23 Harpos Concert Theatre Detroit Musicians Association Ronnie Milsap May 7 Honeywell Center Wabash Skillet, Jordan Feliz, Colton Dixon Apr. 24 Van Del Drive-In Theater Middle Point, OH Ronny Chieng Apr. 17 Thalia Hall Chicago Smokey Robinson July 10 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Call Bruce Graham Russ May 22 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes May 17-18 City Winery Chicago for more Russ June 3 Mich. 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Sterling Heights, MI Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes May 22 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH information Russell Howard May 20 Thalia Hall Chicago Sponge w/Plan B Mar. 26 Rockstar Lounge Fort Wayne 260-420-4446 Russell Peters Mar. 19-21 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Steely Dan w/Steve Winwood June 23 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Ryan Niemiller Sept. 30 Eagles Theatre Wabash Steely Dan w/Steve Winwood June 25 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Steely Dan w/Steve Winwood June 26 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Steve Trevino May 29-30 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Stokley Williams July 18 The Sound Board Detroit Struggle Jennings w/Brianna Harness, Nuke Bushner May 13 Rockstar Lounge Fort Wayne Struggle Jennings May 16 Hobart Art Theater Hobart Styx July 22 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Sunny Sweeney May 1 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland DINNER & The Swon Brothers June 4 Fountain Park Van Wert, Ohio Symphony X May 22 Agora Theatre Cleveland T.J. Miller Apr. 16-18 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Tab Benoit Mar. 25 Taft Theatre Cincinnati A SHOW Tab Benoit May 29 Token Lounge Westland, MI Bring the entire family and enjoy a night Tab Benoit June 6 City Winery Chicago at The Club Room, featuring a delicious Tech N9ne May 23 Old National Centre Indianapolis Tech N9ne May 28 Agora Theatre Cleveland menu that caters to everyone and the Tech N9ne May 29 The Fillmore Detroit best live music Fort Wayne has to offer! Tedeschi Trucks Band July 14 White River State Park Indianapolis Tennis Apr. 18 Vic Theatre Chicago Tennis May 8 Old National Centre Indianapolis // Just 5 minutes from Downtown Fort Wayne Theory of a Deadman Nov. 30 Eclectic Room Angola // Free on-site parking They Might Be Giants May 13 Vic Theatre Chicago Thomas Rhett June 17 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville // Socially distanced seating Thomas Rhett June 18 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH // Freshly prepared meals & signature cocktails Thomas Rhett June 19 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Three Dog Night Nov. 27 Honeywell Center Wabash // Carryout & delivery available Tigran Hamasyan June 10 Lincoln Hall Chicago TobyMac Nov. 14 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Tommy Davidson June 25-27 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL FREE LIVE MUSIC Tommy Emmanuel Apr. 24 Riffe Center Columbus, OH SIX NIGHTS A WEEK! Tommy Emmanuel w/Joe Robinson July 29 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Tower of Power w/Sweetwater All Stars Sept. 19 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne See our entire live music schedule Tracey MacDonald and jus Will Apr. 16-17 469 Comedy New Haven at ClydeClubRoom.com/events. Trapt Apr. 9 Token Lounge Westland, MI Travis Tritt May 20 Hobart Arena Troy, OH Travis Tritt May 21 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Travis Tritt May 21 13-24 Drive-In Wabash Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert June 24 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland, OH The Van Dells June 18 Fountain Park Van Wert, Ohio Walden July 16 Fountain Park Van Wert, Ohio Walter Trout w/Papa Kiszka Apr. 24 Token Lounge Westland, MI Ward Davis June 19 The Stache Grand Rapids Warrant w/Eric Martin of Mr. Big and P.J. Farley of Trixter July 31 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Warrant, Firehouse Aug. 7 Pine View G.C. Monticello, IN Watsky Apr. 14 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH DINE-IN HOURS Watsky Apr. 16 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Whiskey Myers July 29 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Monday–Friday: 11AM–10PM Whiskey Myers w/Bones Owens July 30 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Saturday: 11AM–11PM Widespread Panic Apr. 1-3 Chicago Theatre Chicago Carryout & Delivery: 11AM–8PM | Pick Up by 9PM Willie Nelson Apr. 23 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Wyclif Jean May 2 The Sound Board Detroit Zach Williams w/We the Kingdom and Cain Oct. 29 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne 1806 Bluffton Road | Fort Wayne, IN 46809 | (260) 407-8530 | ClydeClubRoom.com Zoë Keating May 19 Thalia Hall Chicago

12 WHATZUP MARCH 18-24, 2021 Things To Do LOCAL CALENDAR Art & Exhibits LOCAL CALENDAR CURRENT Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5, (260) Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $5-$8, CURRENT EXHIBITS 427-6440 (260) 482-9502 SEND US YOUR EVENTS: whatzup.com/submit Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Costume 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Sale — Items include costumes, fabric, Understanding Modern House Styles Fort Wayne Record and CD Show — Featuring the Gold and Silver Key sewing patterns, jewelry, hats, and scenic — Lecture by Connie Haas Zuber about — More than 50 tables of vinyl, CDs, winning art and writing by students Invitational Exhibition — Featur- elements, 1-7 p.m. Friday, March 19, post-World War II homes that are becom- tapes, vintage stereo gear, and concert in grades 7-12 from Northern Indiana ing seven local artists in the newly Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, Fort Wayne, ing officially historic, 11 a.m. Saturday, memorabilia, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, and Northwest Ohio, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. renovated gallery, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. free admission, (260) 422-8641 March 20, livestream by ARCH, free, March 28, Classic Cafe, Fort Wayne, free Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (260) 426-5117 admission, (260) 482-2525 Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fort Wayne’s Farmers Market — Fifty Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, vendors including farm and garden, YLNI Farmers Market — Fresh local Tales and Trails — Children and their closed Mondays, through April through June 5, The Gallery at Three home-based, natural products, and produce, plants, meats, baked goods and caregivers gather for a short story before 10, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Rivers Luxury Apartments, Fort Wayne, local artisans, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays homemade crafts in a cultural setting, 9 outdoor exploration, 9-10:30 a.m. Tues- Wayne, $8-$20, (260) 422-6467 free admission, (260) 247-9491 through May 8, 216 W. Douglas St., Fort a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through April 24, day, March 30, Merry Lea Environmental Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition Metamorphosis — Abstract paintings Wayne, free, contact@ftwaynesfarmers- 350 Pearl St., Fort Wayne, free, market@ Learning Center, Albion, free admission, — Featuring artworks of ceramics, by Angie Brooks, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. market.com ylni.org (260) 799-5869 drawing, painting, photography, and Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed Sun- Historic Southside Farmers Market — COMING EVENTS APRIL printmaking created by 16 students, days-Mondays, through March 31, Meat and egg counter open, 8 a.m.-1 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 Jeffrey Benjamin Hair, Fort Wayne, free MARCH Home & Garden Show — More than 650 p.m. Saturdays through April 24, 3300 exhibitors with contemporary home and a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, admission, (260) 704-8802 S. Warsaw St., Fort Wayne, free, (260) Where Am I Giving? Lecture — Author through March 26, Visual Arts Gallery, garden products and services, 11 a.m.- 9 Porreca + Kesler: Abstract and Tan- 244-3288 Kelsey Timmerman talks about his world Purdue Fort Wayne, free admission, p.m. Thursday-Friday, April 15-16; gible — Sculptures and oil paintings travels, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, (260) 481-6977 Merry Lea Adventure Challenge: The 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, April 17; 11 of nature, figures, and cityscapes, 5-8 Multi-Flex Theater, Indiana Tech, Fort Acer Gambit — Families with elemen- a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, April 18, Memorial Fort Wayne Artists Guild — Guild p.m. Fridays, 4-7 p.m. Saturdays, Wayne, free admission, (260) 422-5561 tary-aged kids can explore a Merry Lea Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $6-$10, (260) members’ work on display, 9 a.m.-6 1-4 p.m. Sundays, through May 16, property never before opened to the pub- Tiki Sessions — Explore customs of 482-9502 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, free lic, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 20, Merry Polynesia through activities, crafts, Historic Homes of the Fort Wayne p.m. Saturdays, and noon-5 p.m. admission, (260) 704-5400 Lea Environmental Learning Center, and bark papermaking, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, through April 17, Gallery at Rich and Famous — Lecture by Karen Voices — Photographs by DJ E-Clyps Albion, $3.50-$5, (260) 799-5869 Thursday-Saturday, March 25-27, Three Rivers Luxury Apartments, Fort Richards about the homes of the city’s of the 2020 George Floyd and Black Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conserva- Wayne, free admission, fortwayneart- Seed Starting for Beginners — Learn leading families, 11 a.m. Saturday, April Lives Matter protests in Fort Wayne, tory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5, (260) 427-6440 istsguild.org how to start your own micro herbs, win- 17, livestream by ARCH, free, (260) 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays and ter-sown flowers, and container lettuce Patio Tomatoes — Find out the best 426-5117 Fort Wayne Artists Guild Members’ Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, to take home, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, container varieties with Master Gardener Blessing of the Bikes — Motorcycle Show — Members’ show, 10 a.m.-8 noon-5 p.m. Sundays, closed Mon- March 20, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm, Dennis Parr, soil, containers and labels riders are blessed by a priest, 1 p.m. p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-6 days-Wednesdays, through March Albion, $15, (260) 799-5869 provided, garden admission included, Saturday, April 24, St. Patrick Catholic p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, noon- 5 p.m. 21, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Sundays, through May 7, closed April The Tiki Bowl Play Garden — Play the ages 12 and up, registration deadline Church of Arcola, Fort Wayne, free admis- Fort Wayne, free admission, (260) 4, Allen County Public Library main ancient Hawaiian bowling game, Ulu March 20, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, sion, (260) 625-4151 424-7195 Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conserva- branch, Fort Wayne, free admission, Maika, while enjoying the living garden, Wabash Art Guild — Oil, acrylic, and tory, Fort Wayne, $12, (260) 427-6440 Lucky Duck Consignment Sale — Cloth- fortwayneartistsguild.org 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, ing, toys, movies, decor, bikes, books watercolor paintings, pastel, ink, mixed 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 Shipshewana on the Road — Thou- and more, 3-9 p.m. Thursday, April 29; Fresh: A Colorful All Media Exhibition media, and fused glass, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. sands of unique gifts, crafts, and food, 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 30; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. — Brand new works by over 30 artists, Mondays-Fridays, March 24 through Sundays, closed Mondays, through 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 27; Saturday-Sunday, May 1-2, Memorial 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, April 25, Honeywell Center, Wabash, April 4, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 28, Coliseum, Fort Wayne, (260) 482-9502 through March 31, Orchard Gallery of free admission, (260) 563-1102 Fine Art, Fort Wayne, free admission, (260) 436-0927 COMING EXHIBITS The Gallery at Jefferson Pointe — Lost Man Blues: Jon Schueler — Art LOCAL CALENDAR Original art by 40 members of the Fort and War — A veteran of World War II Stage & Dance Wayne Artists Guild, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. wove his war memories and undiag- NOW PLAYING Bach Collegium — Auditions for new Friday and Saturday May 14-15, Arena Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, nosed PTSD into his abstract expres- collegium members, by appointment, Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, $40, (260) through March 27, The Gallery at sionist paintings, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Young Heroes of 2020 — Telling the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, 424-5622 Jefferson Pointe Shopping Center, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. childhood stories of Ryan White, Ruby (260) 485-2143 JUNE Fort Wayne, free admission, (260) Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, Bridges, Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, 459-1160 closed Mondays, March 27-June and Martin Luther King Jr., available The Wizard of Oz — A Kansas farm girl UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS The Ides of Art — Artists Forrest 13, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort online, streaming performance, Fort travels over the rainbow to discover the MARCH Formsma, Susan Suraci, Randall Scott Wayne, $8-$20, (260) 422-6467 Wayne Youtheatre, $10, (260) 422-6900 magical power of home, 8 p.m. Wednes- Harden, Jody Hemphill-Smith, CW Tchaikovsky Enchanted — Excerpts day, June 2; 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3; 45th Annual USF Creative Arts Stu- Ragtime — A musical that tells of people Mundy, Fred Doloresco, Doug Runyan, from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The 8 p.m. Friday, June 4; 7 p.m. Saturday, dent Exhibition — Works by students seeking the American Dream, doors and Rick Wilson, Michael Poorman, Chuck Sleeping Beauty, 7 p.m. Friday, March June 5; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 6; 7 p.m. enrolled at USF Creative Arts, reception cash bar at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., Marshall, Hilarie Couture, Nancy King 26; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 27; Tuesday, June 8, and Wednesday, June 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-5 curtain at 8 p.m., 8 p.m. Friday and Mertz, Donna Shortt, Pam Newell, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 28, Fort 9; 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday, June 10; 8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 Saturday, March 19-20; 2 p.m. Sunday, and Mary Ann Davis, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wayne Ballet, Arts United Center, Fort p.m. Friday, June 11; 7 p.m. Saturday, p.m. Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, March 21; and 8 p.m. Friday and Satur- Thursdays-Saturdays, through March Wayne, $35, (260) 422-4226 June 12, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, April 5-28, Rolland Art Center, Univer- day March 26-27, Arena Dinner Theatre, 27 or by appointment, Castle Gallery $15-$40, (574) 267-8041 sity of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, free, Fort Wayne, $40, (260) 424-5622 APRIL Fine Art, Fort Wayne, (260) 426-6568 (260) 399-7999 ASIDES Lyrical Pursuit — Game show featuring knowledge of lyrics, audience participa- Summer Youth Theater Camp — For tion, and a murderous twist, 7:30 p.m. children ages 6-10 who want to get Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, Wagon Saturday, May 1 involved with stage production, 9:30 Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, $20, (574) a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, June 267-8041 $20-$40 8-10 and June 15-17, Huber Opera House & Civic Center, Hicksville, Ohio, The Color Purple — Legendary musical Doors open: 7pm $100, (419) 542-9553 about a girl trying to remain hopeful when she is given to an abusive husband, 3 Show: 8pm Summer Academy 2021 — Rehears- p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, als for Xanadu Jr., 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25, Indiana Tuesdays-Thursdays, June 22-24, June Performing Arts Theatre, Embassy SOON TO BE RENAMED AS 29-July 1, and during the week of July Theatre, Fort Wayne, $25-$45, (260) #1 BILLBOARD BLUES ARTIST 11, Huber Opera House & Civic Center, 424-5665 BAKER STREET CENTRE Hicksville, Ohio, $150, (419) 542-9553 Night Watch — A thriller involving AUDITIONS woman who claims to see the body of a ANTHONY ALL SHOWS ALL AGES dead man, doors and cash bar at 6:15 Xanadu Jr. — Auditions for ages 10-15, p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., curtain at 8 p.m., 8 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 15; 1-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 30-May p.m. Sunday, May 16, Huber Opera 1; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May GOMES House & Civic Center, Hicksville, Ohio, 7-8; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 9; and 8 p.m. (419) 542-9553 MARCH 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 13 TCHOOSING TCHAIKOVSKY By Glen Oldiges Across 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 It’s time to get back to the moviehouses 1. Cutting the mustard 12 13 14 o here’s the thing: I think it’s OK 5. Green soybeans, to go back to the movie theaters. 15 16 and a popular SI’m sure that suggestion might upset some readers, but I’ve given it appetizer 17 18 19 a lot of thought and if, like me, going to the theater was something that was 12. Yeats or Keats 20 21 22 23 essential to your happiness prior to 13. Human-made Covid-19, I think it’s OK. Big movies aren’t coming out, so subterranean 24 25 26 Screen there aren’t big crowds. In fact, I’ve Time passageway 27 28 29 30 31 32 gone to the theater three times in GREG W. LOCKE the last few weeks and in all three 15. Graceful, long- 33 34 35 36 instances there was no one within 20 feet of me. necked bird, or with Everyone who was there was wearing a mask, and the staff was following some very thoughtful proto- 51-Across, one of 37 38 39 40 41 42 cols, including blocking off entire rows and selling lim- Tchaikovsky's most ited seats. 43 44 45 46 popular ballet scores In short: I felt 100% Covid-safe when I went to the presented live at the theater. And I can’t understate how good it felt to see a 47 48 49 movie big and loud again. Fort Wayne Ballet One of the films I saw, John Lee Hancock’sThe Little from 3/26/21-3/28/21 50 51 Things, wasn’t even that good; but I loved every sec- ond of the experience. 16. Past its best, as 52 53 What I’m saying is that home viewing, even with huge with brown bananas TVs and amazing sound systems (I have both, as most do these days), still doesn’t come close to the theater expe- 17. Nazareth native Across 36. __ Depression 14. The Sleeping __, another 1. Cutting the mustard 37. Egg cells featured performance as rience. And I’m a little worried that folks have maybe described in 15-Across 19. Electrical pioneer 5. Green soybeans, and a 38. Gordon Gekko says it’s forgotten that over the last year and might not return to popular appetizer good 18. Cut and paste the theater. 43. Raging fire in 7. Absorbed, as a cost 29. "The DressNut__", (up) Courtesy photo Nikola 12. Dickinson or Angelou 40. Tires need a lot of this 22. So if you do plan to check out the showtimes and 24. Mason’s burden From left, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, and Denzel Tokyo 13. Human-made8 . 43. Raging fire in Tokyoanother featured return to the theater, you’ll immediately notice that Washington star in The Little Things, currently in theaters. 20. subterranean passagewayTrading places45. Samantha Sang hit with 26. Popular country Capitol Hill things aren’t quite what they used to be. The studios are 45. Sentiment or15. Graceful, long-necked Bee Gees performance27. Parka as V.I.P.: Abbr. bird, or with 51-Across,9. Farm one of division 47. Having a pH of more than 7 28. Razed a building, perhaps still being bashful about what they release, essentially now as I write this week’s column, here are some of Tchaikovsky’s most popular described in 15- feeling 49. “Oh, my!” 29. The Nut__, another shelving their expensive and prestige titles until the the movies playing at the Jefferson Point theater: Back ballet scores presented live 21. Atkins and 10. Wet featured performance as at the Fort Wayne Ballet from 50. Fall down suddenlyAcross world is up and running at full speed again. The movies to the Future, Forrest Gump, and Indiana Jones and the 47. Having a pH of described in 15-Across Mediterranean are March 26-28 51. See 15-Across are, after all, a business. Last Crusade. Three extremely entertaining films. And 11. Go or put on 30. Cap.30. ofCap. Ontario of Ontario more than 7 16. Past its best, as with 52. Window hanging So what can you plan to see when you check the times? they’re changing it up pretty much on a weekly basis, if two of them brown bananas 32. Ctrl+Z board 53. Once, once upon a time Well, there are still new releases. They just aren’t that not daily. 49. "Oh, my!" 17. Gal Gadot nationality 32. Nullify35. Actress Catherine __ of 23. Fraternity letter Being John Malkovich fame exciting. For example, if you wanted to see a just-re- The AMC theaters are leaning into nostalgic titles for 19. Electrical pioneer14. "TheNikola SleepingDown 38. Popular 18th century 20. Capitol Hill V.I.P.: Abbr. 35. More anxious leased film right now, your options would beLong Week- the most part. And I get it, and I enjoy it. 24. Common greeting 50. Fall down __", another1. Orbitalfeatured point country dance 21. Atkins and Mediterranean end, Boogie, The Father, Chaos Walking, Raya and the But that being said, I’d love it if they played Taxi Driver 2. Haul with a tackle 39. Manicurist’s board suddenly are two of them 38. Popular 18th or Do the Right Thing or even something like Minority performance3. Live’sas partner 40. Hairy Last Dragon, Tom & Jerry, The Marksman, The Croods: A 25. "Say it ain't __, 23. Fraternity letter 51. 4. European erupter century41. ballroom Long baths New Age, and I Still Believe. Report or Beverly Hills Cop. Or, if I were to really dream, Joe" See 15-Across24. The originaldescribed fi in 15- 5. Dangerous bacteria 42. Map within a map Boogie and The Father are both probably worth watch- imagine if they booked a Cassavettes film or, say, did a 25. Peter GabrielAcross album dance 52. Window hanging 6. Dave of The Kinks 44. __mari or __mity ing but probably don’t require the big screen treatment. Wim Wenders retrospective. 26. Crooked 26. Crooked 7. Absorbed, as a cost 39. 46. A fisherman may spin one The others, well ... not great. Look them up only if you’re Hit me up at [email protected] and let me know 27. “Jo’s Boys” author18. Cut and paste Manicurist's board 53. Once, once upon a 8. Trading places 48. “___ Been Waiting,” by 27. "Jo's Boys" author 31. Hospital transport extremely bored. two things: 9. Farm division 40. HairyLil Peep 33. Dork 22. The real appeal in going to the theater right now are (1) Do you think it’s OK to go back to the theater yet? time Dress (up)10. Wet Answer key on page 10 31. Hospital transport 34. __ Go, band known for the archival screenings they’re doing. For example, right (2) What archival release would get you worked up? 11. Go or put on board 41. quirky videos 24. Mason's burden Long baths 33. Dork Down 26. Dude 42. Map within a map 34. Noted corral 1. Orbital point 27. Parka 44. __mari or __mity 36. A refusal 2. Haul with a tackle 28. Razed a building, 46. A fisherman may RAISE THE CURTAIN! 37. Egg cells 3. Live's partner perhaps spin one The Embassy Theatre has adapted, partnered with 38. One of the seven 4. European erupter 48. "___ Got a other organizations, and stayed open at reduced deadly sins 5. Dangerous bacteria Secret" capacities throughout the pandemic. 40. Pitchfork-shaped 6. Actor Jeremy or But we need your help to meet our fundraising goal of letter Tamara $2 million to recover losses from 2020 and 2021. No gift is too small. Thank you! Embassy Theatre 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne, Indiana fwembassytheatre.org/raise-the-curtain-campaign fwembassytheatre.org

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Snyder and his screenwriter starstarstarStar-half-altstar Chris Terrio went through many THE WEB different story ideas that had to be Use your phone’s shifted at the last minute to match humor, like Superman describing the experience of res- camera to scan continuity with the preceding Sui- urrection as “itchy” and The Flash riffing on the concept the QR code cide Squad, which also underwent of brunch. The aggressive color grading that made the THURSDAYS | 7–10PM above and watch the movie trailer. profound changes in post-pro- Russian-set third act appear as if the air was made of The sounds of classic country, duction. More studio meddling Cheeto dust has been undone. Cavill’s mustache, which bluegrass, Americana & More occurred after Snyder stepped down during post-pro- had to be removed with CGI during extensive reshoots duction due to the tragic passing of his daughter, caus- for the original, is more convincingly absent this time ing Joss Whedon (ironically, the director of Marvel’s The around. Avengers) to be called in as an uncredited co-director. Most importantly, the movie actually has time for The theatrical cut of the movie, derogatorily dubbed by trivial things like character motivation and story devel- FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES die-hard comic fans as Josstice League, was derided by opment. Divided into six chapters with a cameo-heavy FRIDAYS | 7–10PM critics and fans alike, causing WB to pivot wildly again epilogue, it’s structured more like a comic book series to spin-offs like and Birds of Prey. than a traditional superhero epic. An array of regional artists and bands Now we have Zack Snyder’s Justice League, a rare Cyborg, who was little more than a curious after- with WBOI’s Julia Meek director’s cut that is over twice the length of its theatri- thought in the 2017 version, has a complete and satis- cal companion. WB’s mandate that Justice League’s run- fying arc that renders his character both essential and time be no longer than two hours produced a myriad of compelling. The Flash’s humor, which came across as plot holes and left hours of critical story moments on strained and desperate in the predecessor, somehow the cutting room floor. fits in much better and tempers the self-seriousness for At a staggering 242 minutes, the “Snyder Cut” is obvi- which Snyder has been known to indulge. ously outside the realm of reasonable cinema but rep- Sporting film history’s largest Most Improved Award SATURDAYS | 8–11PM resents a fullness of vision that is admirable on its own on its oversized chest, Zack Snyder’s Justice League is an Enjoy the best in pop, soul, R&B, and funk unprecedented terms. unwieldy yet undeniably powerful instance of creative The general storyline follows the trajectory of the control overcoming corporate contamination. original: the death of Superman (Henry Cavill) awakens both a trio of ancient artifacts known as the Mother ALSO NEW TO STREAMING THIS WEEKEND Boxes and the warmongering alien Steppenwolf (Ciarán Premiering on Netflix isOperation Varsity Blues: The LATE-NIGHT DINING & Hinds). 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