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The musical actually lands on Sunday, Koy, Old Fort Reenactments Curtain Call ⁄ 25 March 3. 2404 W Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Three Rivers Music Theatre, Fun Home FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 3 How to reach us The biggest Whatzup LLC 5501 U.S. Highway 30 West Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Phone: (260) 407-3198 Fax: (260) 469-1027 rock band [email protected] whatzup.com facebook.com/whatzupftwayne instagram.com/whatzupftwayne twitter.com/whatzupftwayne you might Publisher Gerson Rosenbloom Editor not know Jon Swerens Calendar and Distribution Director Shinedown stays on top Mikila Cook yet flies under the radar Web and App Developer BY EVAN GILLESPIE Brandon Jordan WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER Contributing writers Shinedown might just be the biggest rock n’ Nick Braun, Benjamin Dehr, roll secret you don’t know about. Courtesy photo Michele DeVinney, Dennis Donahue, Evan Gillespie, Heather Herron, Unless, of course, you’re one of the hundreds NO BIG SINGLES, BUT BIG SALES Jason Hoffman, John Hubner, of thousands of fans — Shinedown Nation, as SHINEDOWN Chris Hupe, Rod King, Brent Leuhold, they’re affectionately known — who know every- The fact that Shinedown built its success in W/PAPA ROACH AND Greg W. Locke, Chloe Miller, thing there is to know about singer Brent Smith such an old-fashioned way — by touring relent- Steve Penhollow, Jennifer Poiry, and his band. lessly for decades and recruiting an international ASKING ALEXANDRIA G. Ryan Smith, Kevin Smith, This army of devoted fans has driven Shine- fan base, with the support of a well-heeled record 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 Rachel Stephens down to old-school arena-rock superstardom and label — is likely the explanation for the incongru- Memorial Coliseum 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne Distribution millions of albums sold despite a lack of runaway ities in the band’s fame. The stats describing the hit singles. band’s career read like something from the 1970s, $26.50-$76.50 · (260) 483-1111 Whatzup is distributed once per week It’s a model of success that looks positively not the 21st century. at more than 650 locations in nine counties — Allen, Whitley, Noble, Wells, throwback in 2019, but for Smith and company, Consider, first, the downside of the numbers. relied upon the dedication of an enthusiastic fan Adams, Huntington, Kosciusko, Dekalb, it’s working exceptionally well. Of the band’s two dozen or so singles, only one of base and the consistent attention of rock radio to and Steuben. Whatzup is distributed them — 2008’s “Second Chance” — managed to keep it on top, rather than the often-fickle atten- on Wednesdays and Thursdays by SECRET OF SUCCESS: GRUELING TOURING crack the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. tion of mainstream pop fans who lose interest Whatzup LLC. Not that any of this should be surprising. Only one other, 2009’s “If You Only Knew,” made it after a few hit singles. Shinedown looked poised for success even as the into the top 50. More than half the band’s singles Shinedown Nation — members of a fan club Back issues band was being born in 2001. That’s when Smith never entered the Hot 100 at all. who plunk down between $25 and $250 a year Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ saw a record deal for his band, Dreve, evaporate Now take a look at the stats that make those for exclusive merchandise, contests, and early per additional copy. Send payment with because Atlantic Records wasn’t happy with other numbers not matter in the slightest. Every access to concert tickets — bear an unmistakable date and quantity of issues desired, them. The label, however, thought Smith had one of the band’s albums since 2008’s The Sound resemblance to the glorious rock-band fan clubs and your name and mailing address, to Whatzup LLC at the above address. potential and kept him under contract to form a of Madness has reached the top 10 of the Billboard of decades past (remember the KISS Army?), and new band. 200 album chart, and each album prior to Atten- they show up for concert after sold-out concert. Calendar listings Under Atlantic’s development deal, the Knox- tion Attention has been certified either gold or Those concerts, too, have a throwback air Must be received by noon Monday the ville-born Smith moved to Jacksonville, Fla., and platinum (or double platinum in the case of The about them. Smith has the ability to command week of publication for inclusion in that assembled a band consisting of bassist Brad Stew- Sound of Madness). the stage, bathed in laser light from the show’s week’s issue and, space permitting, art, guitarist Jasin Todd, and drummer Barry Perhaps even more impressive is the way that high-tech multimedia production, and effort- will run until the week of the event. Kerch. Atlantic liked what it heard from Smith’s Shinedown has virtually owned the Billboard lessly direct the sharply focused attention of an Calendar information is published second effort, and the label released Shinedown’s Mainstream Rock chart, the standard measure of audience of thousands. as far in advance as space permits debut, Leave a Whisper, in 2003. rock-oriented radio airplay in the United States, Shinedown’s recent tour schedule proves that and should be submitted as early as possible. Whatzup makes every effort to The album wasn’t an immediate hit, but after since 2003. the band has no intention of changing the game authenticate claims and accurate times the band put in two years of grueling touring with Remember all those singles that didn’t make a plan or slowing down in any way. After co-head- and event locations. We encourage bands like Van Halen and Three Doors Down, dent in the Hot 100? Every one of them — each lining a tour with Godsmack last summer and readers to verify information prior to they eventually built the foundation of the loyal and every one — reached the top 10 on the Main- touring Europe and Russia through the early attending events or purchasing tickets.