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APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 3 Philharmonic to How to reach us Whatzup LLC 5501 U.S. Highway 30 West charm audience Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Phone: (260) 407-3198 Fax: (260) 469-1027 [email protected] with soundtrack whatzup.com facebook.com/whatzupftwayne instagram.com/whatzupftwayne twitter.com/whatzupftwayne during movie Publisher Gerson Rosenbloom Performing with a film is Editor a challenge to musicians Jon Swerens BY HEATHER HERRON Calendar and Distribution Director WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER Mikila Cook Spend any time at all with Caleb Young and it’s Web and App Developer obvious that he loves music and loves sharing it Brandon Jordan with others. As the associate conductor of the Fort Wayne Contributing writers Philharmonic, he especially wants to attract new Nick Braun, Benjamin Dehr, audiences and expose more people to the sounds Michele DeVinney, Dennis Donahue, Evan Gillespie, Heather Herron, created by a full orchestra. Jason Hoffman, John Hubner, That’s why he’s especially excited about two Chris Hupe, Rod King, Brent Leuhold, upcoming concerts featuring Harry Potter and Courtesy Photo Greg W. Locke, Chloe Miller, the Chamber of Secrets. While the movie plays Steve Penhollow, Jennifer Poiry, in high definition, the Philharmonic will bring HARRY POTTER AND THE the conductors, they also work independently to G. Ryan Smith, Kevin Smith, to life the score by John Williams. The perfor- prepare. Rachel Stephens mances will take place at the Embassy Theatre in CHAMBER OF SECRETS “Typically, the musicians come into rehearsal Fort Wayne on April 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. W/THE FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC prepared to play their own individual part,” Ross Distribution 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 said. “We get our music usually two weeks in Whatzup is distributed once per week CHALLENGING CONDUCTING and 11 advance, so everybody has time to practice their at more than 650 locations in nine counties — Allen, Whitley, Noble, Wells, Young had planned to lead the shows, but a Embassy Theatre own part. Rehearsals are really about bringing it Adams, Huntington, Kosciusko, Dekalb, conflict now means longtime friend and fellow 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne together.” and Steuben. Whatzup is distributed conductor Norman Huynh will be on the podium. $20-$68 · (260) 424-5665 “For this film, we’ll have one general rehearsal, on Wednesdays and Thursdays by Huynh is the associate conductor of the Philhar- so that’s a two-and-a-half-hour rehearsal that’s Whatzup LLC. monic in Portland, Ore. see these lines go across the screen — white, yel- basically just trying to get through the music,” The two agree that conducting for a film is both low, green, and red lines — and those are called Young said. “When you have a two-and-a-half- Back issues exhilarating and demanding. streamers. The streamers tell me if there’s a big hour rehearsal and two and a half hours of music, Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ “There’s a little bit of a learning curve because event coming up. Like in the second film, Cham- you probably won’t get through it all. But then per additional copy. Send payment with the way that you conduct these films is totally ber of Secrets, in the first opening scene there’s a the next day we have a dress rehearsal. We essen- date and quantity of issues desired, different than any other show that you do,” Young pie that lands on someone.” tially only have two rehearsals to put this show and your name and mailing address, to Whatzup LLC at the above address. said. “You’re adding in the element of having to “The biggest role I have is syncing the music to together. That’s another challenge.” be aligned with a movie. It adds another element the film,” Huynh said. “I’m the only one on stage Calendar listings of difficulty. These concerts that I do with films who has control of doing that because I’m the only GREAT INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MUSIC Must be received by noon Monday the are by far the most challenging shows I do all year one who has the screen that gives me the punches Performances like these are a great way to week of publication for inclusion in that long. You learn how to navigate this the more and streamers. It’s up to me to make sure my tem- introduce classical music to those who may have week’s issue and, space permitting, films that you do, and it becomes easier, but it’s pos are right with the film.” never considered watching an orchestra. will run until the week of the event. still quite challenging.” “People say, ‘We forget there’s even an orches- Calendar information is published “You never really know what you’re going to get LONG PROCESS GETTING READY tra there,’” Young said. “They watch the film and as far in advance as space permits because the music is so difficult,” added Huynh, The conductors and the talented members of are so engulfed in the soundscape and visuals and should be submitted as early as possible. Whatzup makes every effort to who’s conducted this particular movie seven the Philharmonic make it look easy, but getting that they forget we’re there. Honestly, I’m fine authenticate claims and accurate times times. “Doing it so many times, now I know where ready for a full-length film is a long process. with that because we’re not the stars. The film is and event locations. We encourage the trouble spots are that I’ve seen crop up for “The way I learn it is the company will send me the star and we’re just the vehicle for taking peo- readers to verify information prior to every orchestra. I’ve learned how to navigate that. the music and also a video file that I can manip- ple to another place. I’m all for that.” attending events or purchasing tickets. There’s a bit of a formula there, but it can still be ulate,” Young said. “I can take, for example, the “I think hearing the music being played by challenging.” dialogue out of the video. I can take the music out a live orchestra is such a thrill, especially this Advertising While the audience watches the movie on a of the video. I can just leave the click track in the music,” Huynh echoed. “People feel so close to Space reservations and ads requiring giant screen, the conductor also watches a moni- video. I have different ways of manipulating the John Williams and his music. With these perfor- proofs due by no later than the Monday tor to make sure the music is played at the right video so I can really learn it and get in my system. mances, the music is the forefront and the film 10 days prior to publication. Camera- time. It really takes months to learn these films because sort of takes a secondary role and so there a lot of ready or digital ad copy required by noon Friday the week before “Up in the right-hand corner, it’ll have the bar it’s two and a half hours of music.” things that happen with the music that you don’t publication. E-mail [email protected] number and then it’ll have what beat I’m supposed Dan Ross, a trumpet player with the Fort really hear when you’re watching it in the theater or call (260) 407-3198. to be on,” Young said. “That tells me where I am in Wayne Philharmonic for 37 years, is one of the 80 or at home on TV. Everything is just brought out the film as it’s going along, and all of a sudden, I musicians who will play those two concerts. Like when the orchestra is playing it.” 4 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 “It’s hard to believe it has been about 20 years since I performed on the Arts United Center stage,” Conway said. “It’s going to feel Fort Wayne quite nostalgic and special to have my fam- ily and friends there again in the audience all these year later. I’m so glad that there is a festival where students and professionals a magnet can come together to inspire, educate, and share our passion for dance in Indiana. I feel so grateful that I can contribute to the festival this year and give back to the community that for dance supported me when I was young and dreamt of pursuing a career in dance.” Companies involved in the Friday evening production include Crossroads Dance of enthusiasts Indianapolis, Contingency Touring Company from Houston, Water Street Dance Company of Milwaukee, SK Dancers from Ball State City a choice location University, Fort Wayne’s Project Ballet, Dance Collective’s Taiko (Japanese drums) and Tour- for state dance festival ing Company, Ratio Dance of Auburn, and pre-professional dance students from Purdue BY ROD KING and Indiana universities. WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER Sharing the stage Saturday with Brett Conway will be Renay Aumiller Dances from Hundreds of dancers and dance enthusiasts Durham, N.C., Resonate Dance Company from from across Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan will California, Elizabeth Shea Dancers from Indi- converge on the Summit City April 12-14 to ana University, MCS Dance Company of Mun- take part in the Indiana Dance Festival hosted Courtesy photo cie, Mikautadze Dance Theatre of Fort Wayne, by Fort Wayne Dance Collective. Fort Wayne Ballet, Dance Collective’s touring They’re coming to participate in and learn INDIANA DANCE FESTIVAL Sunday will focus on job and performance company, Dance Collective’s Pineapple Dance about everything from hip hop, jazz, mod- FORT WAYNE DANCE COLLECTIVE opportunities. Both will be held at Fort Wayne Project made up of Fort Wayne teen and youth ern, tap, and ballet, to contemporary, Butoh, Dance Collective at 437 E. Berry St. Fee to dancers, and a group of pre-professional stu- African, and classical Indian dances through Performances attend each panel discussion is $5. dents from Butler and Indiana Universities. performances, master classes, and panel 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Highlight of the festival will be the shows discussions. April 13 and 14 Friday and Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. The MULTI-SITE MASTER CLASSES Mandie Kolkman, artistic director of Arts United Center two performances, which will be totally dif- An array of renowned teaching artists from FWDC, says this is only the fourth Indiana 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne ferent and include different dance companies, around the state and the country has been Dance Festival held in the state and all have $22-$25 · (260) 424-6574 will be held in the Arts United Center on Main assembled to conduct master classes. Cost taken place in Fort Wayne. The first two were Street. to participate in the two-day package of six here in 2006 and 2007 and the last one was in sessions is $90. A half day is $50. Concurrent 2011. again host this event. CITY NATIVE RETURNS TO HEADLINE sessions will be held Saturday and Sunday in “Our mission for the Indiana Dance Festival Fort Wayne native Brett Conway will be the Elliot and Tyler Studios at Dance Collec- SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES is to provide a diverse population with unique returning to his hometown to headline the tive headquarters at 437 E. Berry St. and in the “Fort Wayne seems to be the choice location opportunities to experience the cultivation, Saturday night production. He’s an alumna of east rehearsal hall of the Arts United Center. for the festival and we’re pleased to be its orga- presentation, discipline, and conservation of the Fort Wayne Ballet School, Virginia School Classes, which will be held from 11 a.m. to nizer, sponsor, and host,” Kolkman said. “The dance, movement arts, and health. The festi- of the Arts, Joffrey Ballet School, and the Bos- 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. fact that we have several dance companies and val has something for all ages and community ton Ballet School. He’s now on the faculty of on Sunday, include a wide variety of subjects, a thriving arts culture gives us a good nucleus members with varied interests.” Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco. from ballet, tap, hip hop, contemporary, and and the strong support needed to put together Two panel discussions will take place He will also be conducting a master class on improvisation in choreography to musical the- an event of this proportion. In addition, we throughout the weekend. The first at 4 p.m. contemporary repertory dancing at 2:15 p.m. ater, African dance, and dance composition. have good relations with the other arts orga- Saturday will be on collaborating with peo- Saturday in the east rehearsal hall of the Arts Class schedule can be found at fwdc.org/ nizations around the state and are excited to ple in other art forms. The second at 3 p.m. United Center. idf2019.

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WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER COMBO CONCERT IN SEARCH OF THE SONGS Tuesday, Apr. 9 7:30 p.m. Rhinehart Recital Hall When you win American Idol “At first, it actually started pretty at the age of 17, you’ve got plenty simple,” he said of the process. “We of time to evolve and still be at the were just looking for the best songs. GUITAR ENSEMBLE RECITAL beginning of your career. That’s But then as my life got more com- Wednesday, Apr. 10 7:30 p.m. the situation that Scotty McCreery plicated, I knew I wanted to make a Rhinehart Recital Hall finds himself in eight years after he record that was a lot more personal, became the champion of Idol’s tenth and I felt that writing more myself season. would help capture that.” PIANO STUDIO RECITAL Now he’s got a new album that’s He looked for collaborators, Thursday, Apr. 11 7:30 p.m. more representative of what he music-industry veterans who could Rhinehart Recital Hall wants to do with his career than any help him craft his ideas into songs of his other albums, and he’s hitting for a new album. heights that he never reached even “I wanted to write with every- SCHOOL OF MUSIC at the pinnacle of his Idol exposure. body,” he said. “I was just trying to RHINEHART MUSIC CENTER be a sponge and soak up all I could. PFW.EDU/TICKETS 260-481-6555 IMPRESSIVE SPLASH It really set me up to where I could Not that the Idol win wasn’t a very write every song on the record, and Courtesy photo big deal. McCreery was still in high not feel like I was compromising the school in North Carolina when he quality of what I was singing.” SCOTTY McCREERY “She’s a huge part of this record, auditioned for the show, and while The very first song he wrote was w/EMILY ANN ROBERTS the inspiration for all the love he was competing, the producers “Seasons Change,” and it felt like a songs,” he said. “We met in kinder- required that his mother stay with pivotal moment. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11 garten. Her kindergarten diary has ON THE him in Los Angeles. His faceoff in “That was my first time diving Ford Theater at Honeywell ‘Mrs. McCreery’ written in it with LANDING! the finale against 16-year-old Lau- back into music after dealing with Center hearts around it. We started dat- ren Alaina was the youngest final lawyers for a year, and I felt rejuve- 275 W. Market St., Wabash ing senior year of high school, and round in the show’s history. nated,” he said. “I decided that very $34-$75 · (260) 563-1102 became best friends in the last few FRIDAY NIGHT The wave of Idol success gener- day that it was going to be on the years.” ated a record deal with Mercury record.” McCreery put together a tour ACOUSTIC HOUR Nashville and two albums, 2011’s But there was no record yet. felt like we could do it and build for Seasons Change, a triumphant Clear As Day and 2012’s Christ- McCreery was still without a label something one step at a time.” return to the road for a career that’s APRIL 5 · 6 PM mas with Scotty McCreery. See and had no prospects for releasing a both resurgent and brand new at You Tonight followed on Motown new album even if he had more than HITTING NO. 1 the same time. He’s learned from his Records in 2013. enough songs to make one. It didn’t take a while, though. TV-born success how to play in the FIERCE Clear As Day made an impressive That changed when he wrote The song rocketed up the charts, big leagues, and now he’s learning splash. It sold almost 200,000 cop- “Five More Minutes,” an emotional eventually becoming the first num- how to do it on his own terms. INVALIDS ies in its first week and debuted at song that came to him after his ber-one single of McCreery’s career. When McCreery comes to the number one on the Billboard 200 grandfather died. “Sometimes you feel like you’ve Honeywell Center, he’ll be joined by EVERY SATURDAY chart. It was the first debut album “I knew it was a special song,” really got to sell something,” another rising country star with a by a country artist to bow at number he said. “I tweeted that day that we McCreery said, “but this one, from TV background. Emily Ann Roberts, one and the youngest number-one just wrote my favorite song I’d ever the first time people heard it, every- 20, was a finalist on season nine of LADIES NIGHT debut by a male artist. It was also written.” body started telling me their own The Voice in 2015, and now she’s LADIES FREE ALL NIGHT the first Idol debut album to hit He made the decision to release stories, and I enjoyed that more working hard to build a career. number one since Ruben Stoddard the song as a single even without than anything else.” Perhaps she can find inspiration $1 WELL DRINKS did it in 2003. the backing of a record label. It was The result was a record deal in McCreery, whose very early start But major record labels are noto- a bold move, and it was far from the with a new label and the release puts him in the position for a career $2 FIREBALL riously fickle, and when See You standard way of doing things. of Seasons Change in March 2018. renaissance while he’s still a very Tonight didn’t perform up to the “Most sane people would have The second single from the album, young man. DANCE PARTY W/ DJ RICH first album’s stratospheric stan- said to wait,” he said, “but my man- “This Is It,” became McCreery’s sec- “I’ve lived a lot of life since my Come Party with Us! dards, McCreery’s record label agement and I really believed in it, ond number-one hit just a couple last record,” said Scotty McCreery. dropped him. He was 22 years old and at the core of country music, it of months later. That song was a “I really wanted this album to show 135 W. COLUMBIA ST. when it happened, and he wasn’t still comes down to the song. And marker for another huge change in who Scotty is at 24, what’s going on FORT WAYNE | 260-422-5055 ready to quit just yet. we were willing to bet on that. We McCreery’s life, his marriage to his in my life, and I think we accom- WWW.COLUMBIASTREETWEST Instead, in the midst of legal knew it might take a while, but we childhood sweetheart. plished that.” 6 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 ZAKIR HUSSAIN 6 p.m. Sunday, April 14 PFW drums up Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music Center Purdue Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne world-renowned $10 · (260) 481-0777 my drum and started playing along.” Hussain said he floated the idea with Harrison of taking up a more western style of drumming as a strategy for achieving percussionist flashier success. The ex-Beatle had two pieces of advice for him: Rock stardom is not all it’s cracked up to be and don’t abandon what’s unique about you. Tabla player Hussain is a “He said, ‘There are 5,000 drummers outside this studio who are waiting for me to call them,’” Hussain recalled. “‘And you celebrity in his native India are here.’” One thing that helped Hussain at this stage of his career was BY STEVE PENHOLLOW an earlier experience of playing with an orchestra that created WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER soundtracks for Indian films. That gig forced him to go beyond some of the rigid formal- The name Zakir Hussain does not stir instant recognition in ism of traditional tabla playing. It made him think more expan- many Americans. But in his native India, Hussain is a musical sively about his instrument. celebrity on the order of Bob Dylan or Eric Clapton. Hussain will bring his extraordinary supergroup, Masters of FINDING FAME IN TEA COMMERCIALS Percussion, to Purdue Fort Wayne’s Auer Performance Hall on Interestingly, Hussain owes much of his legendary status in April 14. his home country and in Europe to an unlikely catalyst: a series Hussain plays tabla, an Indian percussion instrument, and of commercials for Taj Mahal Tea, a product widely distributed his Masters of Percussion group consists of percussionists by the Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House of West Mumbai. from around the world who gather nightly to find complemen- Photo by Paul Joseph The TV commercials are well-worth seeking out on YouTube. tary ways to combine their disparate styles. than normal portions of that when I was young. I wanted to They usually feature the exuberant and charismatic Hussain show off.” playing his tabla in natural settings while people enjoy cups of IN HIS FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS Hussain said he didn’t fully appreciate the enormity of some tea nearby. Hussain is the son of renowned tabla player Ustad Allah of the situations he found himself in at that age, which was “You need visibility and visibility doesn’t mean somebody Rakha (Hussain’s name was given to him by an Indian holy probably a good thing. sees you at a concert,” he said. “Someone approached me to do man). Hussain and his father both suffered serious health His first trip to the United States happened after his father this tea commercial and I said, ‘OK. One time around. Maybe problems when the former was a baby. His father had a unique had to pull out of a tour with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar it will help a little bit,’ and I ended up doing it for 20 years. I strategy for comforting his son. because of health problems. Shankar called Hussain and asked became their brand ambassador and I am still their brand “He would hold me in his arms and he would put his lips to him if he’d fill in for his dad. ambassador. It just took off. It became one of the biggest com- my ear and sing rhythms into my ear,” Hussain said in a phone mercials. The Wall Street Journal wrote about it.” interview with Whatzup. “That was a routine that he followed MIGRATION TO AMERICA Having his face on billboards and his music in radio and TV religiously. I guess he felt desperate that maybe he was going When that tour was over, Hussain accepted an offer to teach commercials transformed Hussain’s career almost overnight. (to die) and the knowledge had to be passed on. He felt that it at the University of Washington. He eventually migrated to San “Suddenly, instead of 500 people in the audience, it was didn’t matter if I was one week old or ten days old or one year Francisco and has lived there ever since. 5,000 people in the audience,” he said. “Once they were there, old — that the information he was putting into my ears would In the Bay Area in the early 1970s, Hussain’s unique talents it was up to me to convert them and convince them with the anchor itself in my brain and reappear in time.” were in high demand. He worked with Mickey Hart and George relevancy of what I do. That was up to me. I was looking for that Both father and son recovered and Hussain was soon learn- Harrison on their solo albums and participated in giant jam chance and it was provided. They came along for the ride and ing his father’s instrument in earnest. His father would wake sessions that attracted every well-known figure in popular they’re still there.” him up at 3 every morning to practice and hear stories about music at the time, including Grace Slick, Carlos Santana, and Hussain said his father suggested that he form Masters of the music. David Crosby. Percussion in the late 1990s. “He said, ‘You should find a way to Hussain was performing professionally by the age of 12. So lengthy were these jam sessions, Hussain said, that peo- bring together masters from all parts of India who play rhythm Fearlessly performing, it must be said. ple would just go to sleep on the floor of the studio. and bring them to the world stage.’” “When you are a musician, you need to have a little bit of an “One time I woke up and David Crosby and Jerry Garcia were Over time, Hussain added Uzbek, African, Middle Eastern, ego,” he said. “You have to be a little bit of a ham. I had larger standing above me jamming on a song,” he said, “So I picked up and American Jazz drummers to the ensemble.

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Neat Neat Neat Records This year, Record Store Day is on April 13, and the excitement begins and Music in Fort Wayne at 8 a.m. inside all 1836 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne three Wooden Nickel Music stores Free · (260) 755-5559 and at Neat Neat Neat Music on South Calhoun Street. LIVE MUSIC AT WOODEN NICKEL RECORDS Photo by Eric Wilson NEAT NEAT NEAT Sunny Taylor, Alicia Pyle will be on site offering up food to delicious cuisine. album From The Fires pressed on Head downtown to Neat Neat Quartet, Damon Mitchell, fill bellies of hungry patrons, with A new Wooden Nickel T-shirt, vinyl for the very first time, will be Neat Records and Music and you’ll Paper Heart, Adam Baker, Olivia Upland Brewing Company serving designed by Tricia Cavender of one of the items with the biggest find that owner Morrison Agen has Morris, Three Cities, Venus in up tastings from 3-5 p.m. Rhapsody Art Gallery, will be avail- demand this year. But he also cited stepped his game up this year with Jeans, My Soul’s Revolution, Agen said there are other sur- able for purchase this year, with a the RSD3 Mini Turntable, an actual some exciting changes and addi- Time of Defiance, John Minton, prises in the works but they hadn’t portion of the proceeds once again mini turntable made to play a spe- tions to how his Record Store Day been confirmed as of press time. cial 3” vinyl, as an item that will sell Kyler Haller Band, El Camino Hot benefiting Community Harvest celebration will run. An afterparty featuring Near Food Bank. This is the first time out quickly. Tub, School of Rock Fort Wayne, The store underwent a bit of a Mint recording artist Sirius Blvck Roets has used a local artist to transformation last year, adding the Kickbacks, Kerosec takes place at The Brass Rail start- design his RSD shirt, fulfilling his LABOR OF LOVE ability to sell liquor, and has begun 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, April 13 ing at 10 p.m. promise to involve more of the com- An exhausting day to say the least, the process of adding a kitchen in Wooden Nickel Music Store munity each year. and no one will be more exhausted the hopes of offering food options in 3422 N. Anthony Blvd. WOODEN NICKEL Last but certainly not least, leg- at closing time than Roets and Agen. the not-too-distant future. Fort Wayne At Wooden Nickel, owner Bob endary radio host Doc West will be But it’s a labor of love and it’s a day Always looking for ways to Free · (260) 484-3635 Roets centers most of his attention on hand chronicling the action on they both look forward to every improve the shopping experience around the North Anthony location, WXKE and giving tickets away to year. Record Store Day was con- for customers, Agen has switched Agen hopes this new idea will give although all locations will have several events at The Clyde Theater ceived to help independent record up the way Record Store Day an incentive to those willing to wait some of the more than 400 unique by hosting Doc’s Trivia Contest in stores fight the big box stores, and releases will be sold at his store this longer. And yes, Agen said he will pieces of exclusive Record Store Day between bands. it appears they are winning the year. Because some of the pieces once again have a portable toilet product available. In addition to the happenings fight as few big boxes actually carry are ultra-rare and almost all of the available for use near the line for Roets has booked 11 bands to play inside the store, the North Anthony music at all these days. pieces released that day are lim- those feeling the need to camp out in the North Anthony store, begin- Corridor Group is getting in on the Vinyl sales are up dramatically ited in supply, Neat Neat Neat will for the chance to buy their favorites. ning every hour on the hour. Free action again this year with an out- over a few years ago while music reward those who are willing to wait Agen thinks some of the hotter stuff will be plentiful as the first 600 side beer tent featuring six bands, sales in general continue to fall, in line the longest. pieces will include the mono release shoppers to enter Wooden Nickel scheduled to begin every hour on indicating that a once-dead medium Agen and his staff will take lists of Pink Floyd’s A Saucerful of Secrets stores receive “goodie bags” full of the half hour. has actually become the saving from the first persons in line and and the new vinyl releases by local music-related items and everyone “This will allow us to have music grace of the industry. fill everything on them until they bands Rosalind & The Way and can enter a drawing once in each non-stop the whole day,” Roets said “We’re lucky to have a couple of either run out of product or run out Metavari, “but I’m usually wrong location for the chance to win one of in a recent interview with Whatzup. days now that we can count on to of people. The former is more likely, when I try to predict everything several giveaways including Wooden “When bands are transitioning in get people in the store, thanks to but it’s his innovative way to make that is going to be hot,” he admited. Nickel gift certificates, a Bluetooth our store, the bands in the tent will Record Store Day,” Agen said. “It’s a sure your time spent outside in the “I mean, who could have predicted turntable, Led Zeppelin’s Physical already be playing and vice-versa.” community celebration that takes unpredictable Indiana weather will the popularity of the Space Jam Graffiti box set, Metallica’s Master Also sponsored by Rhapsody Art place all over the world and one be worth whatever sleep you’ve sac- soundtrack” a few years ago. of Puppets box set, and a 50th Anni- Gallery and Dogfish Head, the tent that we are excited to take part in. rificed in the name of music. Bands start playing inside of Neat versary Beatles box set. festivities kick off at 11:30 a.m. Some Watching people pick up that one “In the past, most people usually Neat Neat at 11 a.m. and continue Old Crown will provide free cof- of the other businesses in the strip piece that completes their collec- begin to arrive around 6:30 or 7 with a new band every hour through fee at the North Anthony Wooden mall, including The Rhapsody Art tion or that hard-to-find item that a.m.,” Agen said in a Whatzup inter- a closing performance by Neat Neat Nickel and Cindy Roets will once Gallery and Sweets So Geek, will be adds to their collection is what it’s view. “But there have always been Neat recording artist James & The again have an ample supply of her offering special items and sales that all about. We hope people come in people who have waited a lot longer Drifters at 9 p.m. famous homemade cookies as well. day as well. and get what they want, but they are than that. I’m not sure when people The Poem Market pop-up store Also, Sol Kitchen’s food truck will Roets said the special release always welcome to stay the whole will arrive this year.” runs from noon-4 p.m. and Bravas be parked outside offering up their from Greta Van Fleet, their first day. And we hope they do.” 8 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 Curtain PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE/SHRUTI INDIAN PERFORMANCE SERIES PRESENTS... opens for MASTERS OF comedy PERCUSSION festival featuring Zakir Hussain, tabla

The event has Maumee Mary & Joseph Comedy Festival committee Courtesy photo come a long way MAUMEE MARY & might be. JOSEPH COMEDY “We always try to have fami- in short history ly-friendly shows,” he said. “Then FESTIVAL we’ll have shows for 18 and up, 21 BY MICHELE DeVINNEY Thursday-Saturday, April 11-13 and up. Our Sticks & Stones show WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER Various downtown locations can get ridiculously raunchy. It’s Fort Wayne a comedy battle where comedians As the third Maumee Mary & Free-$100 just throw their worst insults at Joseph Comedy Festival is about to mmjcomedyfestival.com each other but in the funniest way get under way, it is remarkable to possible. It’s all in good fun, and consider how far it’s come in just a Eakin, Isiah Gray, Muffy Schmidt, everyone is friends at the end.” few short years. Gordon Schmidt, Kinta Dowdell, The original concept came when Kelly Dowdell, Jay Arroyo, Cam Coo- LETTING FORT WAYNE SHINE Anthony Racic and his fellow plan- per, Bryson Charlton, Clint Spahr, In bringing in talent from around ners decided to apply for a grant and Daniel Vergara. With that many the United States and Canada, not to see if their idea of a Fort Wayne hands coordinating every aspect of only does the Maumee Mary & comedy festival might come to the three-day event, the festival has Joseph Comedy Festival bring tal- fruition. been able to grow. ent to area audiences, but it also give The original venues are still Fort Wayne a chance to shine. QUICK ON THEIR FEET involved — Cinema Center, Pint & “They get a chance to see how “About four years ago, Downtown Slice, the History Center, O’Reilly’s, great this city is,” Racic said. “In fact, Improvement District was having a the downtown theater at the Allen Olivia Grace came here to perform grant contest to bring new events to County Public Library, and the one year and ended up moving here downtown Fort Wayne,” Racic said. Phoenix — and last year the beau- for six or eight months because she “They still do that today. But we tiful First Presbyterian stage was thought it was so great.” SUNDAY, APR. 14, 2019 knew we didn’t have a comedy fes- added to the mix. And for those who want to learn 6:00 p.m. tival and decided to apply figuring from all of this talent, there are maybe we’d win. And we won.” CHOOSING THE TALENT opportunities for that, too, with Auer Performance Hall That first festival required the Much of the work then comes in an improv workshop with Broken group to be quick on their feet since choosing the talent to perform. Pencil Improv and several fami- Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain returns to the time between winning the grant “We get about 300 submissions ly-friendly and free events on Sat- Purdue Fort Wayne’s Auer Performance Hall with and the festival itself was four short and sit down as a committee and urday, including Comedy Dance months. Even so, they managed to watch them all,” Racic said. “Some- Chicago, at the Allen County Public an all-star cast that includes the remarkable folk attract some great comedy talent time it can be a little painful because Library theater. Drummers of Kerala, India’s finest young sitarist, and 1,200 attendees. By last year’s they’re not all great, but we find the For more family-friendly fare, Niladri Kumar, and the outstanding American second festival, that number grew best talent and bring them in to audiences can move from the ACPL (Charles Lloyd) drummer Eric Harland. to 2,600. town. We try to find a little some- to First Presbyterian for the Clean They hope this year’s installment, thing for everybody and find some Comedy Showcase which Racic said held April 11-13, will grow even more. up and coming comedians who are will be rated PG-13 so that people With more than four months to plan on the rise. We end up with people can feel comfortable taking their SALE NOW the event, the team has learned a lot from all over the country and from kids. There, Broken Pencil and sev- TICKETS ON in the last few years. Canada, and we always have spots eral other groups will take the stage Admission University Box Office “It’s mostly logistical stuff, when for local comedians because it’s for some all-ages fun. Students Free with 260-481-6555 to contact sponsors, when to book important to support local comedy. In addition to several comedy Current School ID www.pfw.edu/tickets the comedians,” Racic said. “Run- It gives them a chance to network podcasts which will host sessions, ning a show is a lot of work, and a bit, meet some people, maybe get local comedy favorite Mufasa will $10 for All Others there are multiple shows during some more shows out of it.” be recording a live comedy album those days so we’re lucky to have When Racic said they find some- during the festival. And Game of such great volunteers and the com- thing for everybody, he really means Thrones fans can expect something mittee to help put it all together.” it. Understanding that comedy can particularly enticing with the Roast It does take a village to plan a com- run the gamut in terms of language of Westeros. That particular event edy festival. Racic’s village includes and content, he and the committee takes place on Friday, April 12, at 11 EA/EOU Sam Wright, Ryan Hawley, Alex are mindful of who the audience p.m. at O’Reilly’s. APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 9 Nightlife LATCH STRING Bootleggers Saloon & Galley FRIDAY, APR. 5 • 10PM-2AM Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • (260) 387-6307 Expect: Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motorcycle parking GRATEFUL GROOVE available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; EVERY MONDAY 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & BANDS START @ 8PM EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY 1/2 PRICE BURGERS smoked BBQ ribs, tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Getting There: Apr. EVERY MON., THURS. & SAT. • 10PM-2AM ~ Live Entertainment ~ Corner of Jefferson and West Main Street, 2 minutes from downtown. Hours: 5 WilFrey AMERICAN IDOL KARAOKE Saturday, April 6 ~ 9pm-1am 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, ATM EVERY TUESDAY • 9PM-MIDNIGHT C2G Music Hall Apr. CHILLY’S TALENT & TACOS Cold Call Lucy’s Basement $3.00 MARGARITAS • $1.00 TACOS Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • (260) 426-6464 6 Daily Drink Specials! EVERY SUNDAY • 9PM-1 AM Expect: Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse musical OPEN AT 5PM FRIDAY-SATURDAY Karaoke Every Friday at 9pm genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a comfortable, THE MO SHOW all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent venue for shows, 4201 WELLS ST., FORT WAYNE Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. Food catered by local vendors (260) 422-5292 / FIND US ON FACEBOOK 3221 N. CLINTON • FORT WAYNE • 260-483-5526 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook during some shows. Getting There: Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of Parkview Field. Hours: Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour earlier. Alcohol: Beer & wine during shows only. Pmt: Cash, check Chantili’s Steak and Seafood Metheny, Gin Blossoms pop into Pavilion Fine dining • 6328 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 456-9652 ust when you thought the Sweet- Expect: Amazing steaks and fresh seafood, 61+ item salad bar, extensive wine list, fabulous martinis, martini flights, live music Friday and Saturday nights, water Performance Pavilion had two banquet rooms, Cordon Blue chef, in house pastry chef, sophisticated Ja full concert calendar, they slide bar and welcoming atmosphere. First restaurant in Fort Wayne to use the in a couple more. Montague Plancha Grill. Getting There: In Covington Plaza a couple of doors On Friday, August 2, the Pavil- down from Office Depot. Hours: Open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. Mon.- ion presents the Arizona legends of Thurs.; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. Fri.; and 5-11 p.m. Sat. Closed Sunday. the college rock circuit that revived Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex the anthemic and jangly power pop Columbia Street West ballads, the Gin Blossoms. The Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • (260) 422-5055 Grammy-nominated band’s fusion of Out and Expect: The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Dance Party with DJ Rich every Friday & melodic rock, pop, folk, and country About Saturday w/ladies in free on Saturdays until 11 p.m. Columbia Street menu elements has helped pave the way NICK BRAUN features salads, sandwiches, pizzas, Southwestern and daily specials. Also visit for modern rock of today. It’s hard to Bourbon Street Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260) 422-7500. Getting There: fathom that they’ve been around for 30 years and still Downtown on The Landing. Hours: Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Alcohol: Full maintain more than 120 tour dates a year. Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex I have to admit, I forgot about all the great songs the Crazy Pinz/Coconutz Restaurant Gin Blossoms have until I caught their performance at last year’s Three Rivers Festival. It was an evening of Games/Music • 1414 Northland Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 490-2695 Expect: Exciting atmosphere for families. Bowling, arcade, laser tag, mini-golf radio hits and new numbers, which you can expect this and weekly live entertainment. Coconutz restaurant serves American cuisine August. Definitely add this to your calendar. daily with food and drink specials. Getting There: North on Lima Road from Coliseum, past Sam’s Club to Northland Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.- FAMOUS JAZZ GUITARIST AT THE PAVILION Wed.; 10 a.m.-midnight Thurs.; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. On the same day the Sweetwater Pavilion announced Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex the Gin Blossoms show, they also made public that one of the most original and instantly recognizable guitar- Deer Park Pub Pat Metheny Photo By John Peden Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 432-8966 ists from the ’80s onward, Pat Metheny, will be live in Expect: Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and imported beers, concert on Saturday, August 31. Flaming Lips, MGMT, and Dr. Dog. Also, Middle Waves assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug and USF students. Friday/ The American jazz guitarist and composer has been has been a great platform for locals to perform. Saturday live music, holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub. going four decades strong and has become one of con- Anyhow, MW organizers say the festival will return com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Getting There: Corner of temporary jazz’s most popular instrumentalists. His in 2020 bigger and better. There will be some exciting Leesburg and Spring, across from USF. Hours: 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon- 2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Beer & Wine. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc resume includes three gold albums and 20 Grammy announcements coming later this year, so stay tuned. Awards. He is the only person to win Grammys in 10 See you next year! Duesy’s Sports Bar & Grille categories. If anything, you have to come out and watch Sports Bar • 305 E. Washington Ctr. Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 484-0411 Metheny play his Pikasso, a 42-string guitar. POSTER MASTER SAUER RELEASES BOOK Expect: 27 huge flat screen TVs with all your favorites sports – NASCAR and Tickets for both the Gin Blossoms and Pat Metheny go Although you might not know the name Jake Sauer, more; live trivia 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays; kitchen opens at 11 a.m. w/custom burg- on sale 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, at the Sweetwater campus, chances are you have seen his work while out watching ers, specialty sandwiches, BBQ, flatbreads, salads and wraps. Getting There: Corner of Washington Center and Coldwater roads, just south of I-69. Hours: Neat Neat Neat Records, all Wooden Nickel locations, one of our local acts perform. That’s because Sauer has 11 a.m.-midnight or later daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, and at eventbrite.com and sweetwaterpavilion.com. been making gig posters for our music scene for 15-plus Amex years. Dupont Bar & Grill MIDDLE WAVES WAVES SEE YOU LATER If you’re familiar with his craftsmanship, Sauer’s post- Things are going to feel a little different this festival ers and other music-related stuff have been put together Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1311 Expect: Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, your Nascar headquarters, season with the recent announcement that Middle in a book that he will release from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, 16’x10’ Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs; $8.99 daily lunch Waves is taking the year off. It’s a bummer, right? After April 27, at the Brass Rail. This collection is a must-have specials; 60¢ wings Wednesdays; Three Rivers Karaoke 9 p.m. Wednesdays. all, the two-day festival has become an asset to the city for local scene supporters. Getting There: North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont & Clinton). Hours: since its start in 2016 and has provided experiences If for some reason you cannot make it to the Rail, 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Amex to bring families, friends, and communities together. direct message Sauer through Facebook for a copy. Good The festival also used the grounds of Headwaters Park job, Jake! Find out how to put Whatzup’s Nightlife program to work for like nothing we’ve ever seen before with three stages of your business. Email [email protected] or call (260) 407-3198. Out and About covers Northeast Indiana’s most interesting music and music that brought to town headlining acts such as The arts events. 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Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Fierce Invalids — Acoustic at Columbia Thunderstruck — AC/DC tribute at The Helicon’s Peak — Country & Rock at The Opera Ensemble — Dido and Aeneas at Street West, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. no cover, Clyde, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. $15-$18, Post, Pierceton, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. $5, Rhinehart Recital Hall, Fort Wayne, 2:30 All Ages Open Mic — Hosted by Chilly (260) 422-5055 (260) 747-0989 (574) 594-3010 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 Addams at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 387-6571 Fireball Matinee — Rock at Mitchell’s Todd Harrold Trio — R&B/blues at The Hubbub — Rock at Moose Lodge Percussion Day — Workshops and Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 242, Bluffton, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. no performances at Auer Performance Hall, Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca — Variety at Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 489-2524 cover, (260) 824-0660 Rhinehart Music Center, Fort Wayne, Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no 387-5063 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. free, (260) 481-0777 cover, (260) 432-8966 WilFrey — Variety at Flashback Live, Fort James Baker Quartet — Jazz at Ruth’s Fort Wayne Karaoke w/Eric — Karaoke Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) 422-5292 Chris Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30- Percussion Ensemble Concert — Dixon McRae Band — Variety at Beam- at Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, 10 p.m.-2 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 444-5898 Percussion at Auer Performance Hall, er’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no a.m. no cover, (260) 749-5396 SATURDAY, APRIL 6 Rhinehart Music Center, Fort Wayne, cover, (260) 625-1002 Jiggs Hendrixson — Country/rock Grateful Groove — Grateful Dead tribute Acme Band — Classic rock/blues at at Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-0777 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Latch at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 Vinnie’s Bar, Decatur, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. no cover, (260) MONDAY, APRIL 8 String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no p.m. no cover, (260) 483-5526 cover, (260) 729-2225 625-1002 cover, (260) 483-5526 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch Gray Matter — Variety at JD Lounge, Fort Actual Size — Rock at Crazy Horse Joe Lisinicchia — Jazz at Chantili’s James Baker Duo — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris II, Kendallville, 9 p.m. cover, (260) String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no Wayne, 7 p.m. no cover, (260) 483-1311 Steaks and Seafood, Fort Wayne, 6:30- cover, (260) 483-5526 Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no 343-0535 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 456-9652 cover, (260) 444-5898 James Baker Trio — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris Alicia Pyle Quartet (APQ) — Jazz at Club Gregg Bender — Acoustic variety at Deer Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8:30 Jeff McDonald — Oldies at Don Hall’s no cover, (260) 444-5898 Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-3442 p.m. no cover, (260) 432-8966 — Variety at Byler Lane (260) 426-3411 cover, (260) 489-2524 Joe Justice Open Mic hosted by Shelly Dixon & Jeff Winery, Auburn, 5-8 p.m. no cover, (260) Austin City — Country/variety at The Lucy’s Basement — Variety at Flashback Michael Patterson — Acoustic at Club Bell, Huntington, 8 p.m.-midnight no McRae — Variety at Curly’s Village Inn, 920-4377 Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 356-1777 422-5292 cover, (260) 426-3442 Joe Lisinicchia — Jazz at Chantili’s 747-9964 Steaks and Seafood, Fort Wayne, 6:30- Big Caddy Daddy — Rock at Dupont Mountain Dewe Boys — Country at Monthly Muso Night w/Billy Baroo — 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 456-9652 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, Eagles Post 2653, Decatur, 8 p.m.-mid- TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Variety at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. (260) 483-1311 night no cover, (260) 724-3374 $7, (260) 399-6336 Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Acoustic Jam — Open jam at Crescendo House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, Chris Worth & Company — Variety at Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — Club, Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, 5-8 p.m. Open Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley at (260) 426-3411 4D’s Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- no cover, (800) 222-4700 Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, no cover, (260) 490-6488 rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 Karaoke — Variety at Hamilton House, Chilly’s Talent & Tacos — Open mic at Hamilton, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) Cloud Maker, Heaven’s Gateway Drugs, 482-1618 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 Open Stage Jam — Hosted by Pop ’n’ 488-3344 Metavari — Psych rock at The Ruin, Fort Scratch N Sniff — Variety at Don Hall’s p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 483-5526 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Wayne, 10 p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 Love Hustler, Blue Wave — Elec- Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-mid- Faculty Jazz Combo Concert — Jazz at 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. no cover, (260) night no cover, (260) 489-2524 478-5827 tro-Funk/Electronic at The Ruin, Fort Cold Call — Classic rock/variety at Rhinehart Recital Hall, Fort Wayne, 7:30 Wayne, 10 p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 Hamilton House, Hamilton, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 Scott H. Biram — Blues at Brass Rail, Fort no cover, (260) 488-3344 at Fremont Bar & Grill, Fremont, 10 Wayne, 8 p.m. $15, (260) 267-5303 Motor Folkers — Variety at The Venice Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Rack Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. no cover, Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) 527-6223 & Helen’s, New Haven, 9 p.m. no cover, Tronic — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish (260) 482-1618 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10 Todd Harrold Trio — R&B/blues at Rack (260) 749-5396 Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) p.m. , (260) 422-5055 & Helen’s, New Haven, 9 p.m. no cover, 422-5896 Opera Ensemble — Dido and Aeneas at Giggly Wrigley — Comedy open mic at Rhinehart Recital Hall, Fort Wayne, 7:30 Dave & Rae — Rock at Mitchell’s Sports (260) 749-5396 Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 FRIDAY, APRIL 5 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 Walkin’ Papers — Rock / blues at Amer- p.m. no cover, (260) 485-1038 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) 387-5063 ican Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Abandoned Roots — Variety at Club Party Boat Band — Trop rock at Eagles WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 7:30-11 p.m. no Dixon McRae Band — Variety at Coco- p.m. no cover, (260) 209-3960 cover, (260) 426-3442 cover, (260) 436-3512 nutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. Zoltan Kaszas w/Jamie Fritz — Comedy American Idol Karaoke — at Dupont Bar no cover, (260) 490-2695 at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no Auburn Community Band — Orchestra Scott Greeson — Americana at Cre- cover, (260) 483-1311 at Cupbearer Café, Auburn, 7-9 p.m. scendo Club, Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, elle/The Remnant — Folk at Hop River Fort Wayne, 7:15 p.m. $15-$20, (260) free, (260) 920-8734 noon-1 p.m. free, (800) 222-4700 Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, 8-10 426-6339 Andy Mauch — Classical Guitar at Cre- p.m. no cover, (260) 739-3931 Zoltan Kaszas w/Jamie Fritz — Comedy scendo Café, Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, Big Caddy Daddy — Rock at Dupont Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke noon-1 p.m. free, (800) 222-4700 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. FM — Steely Dan tribute at C2G Music at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, (260) 483-1311 no cover, (260) 833-7082 Hall, Fort Wayne , 8 p.m. $15-$30, (260) Fort Wayne, 9:45 p.m. $20-$25, (260) Carolyn Martin — Variety at Don Hall’s 426-6434 426-6339 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ w/Bob cover, (260) 489-2524 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10:30 (Sound Man) — Karaoke at 4 Crowns, Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Philharmonic — Harry Potter p.m. cover, (260) 422-5055 Ashu — Saxophone at First Presbyterian 925-9805 no cover, (260) 483-5526 and the Chamber of Secrets film concert Dixon McRae Band — Variety at Deer Church, Fort Wayne, 2-3:30 p.m. freewill at Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 Fort Wayne Philharmonic — Works by Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no Sure Shot Karaoke — Variety at Coco- donation, (260) 426-7421 p.m. $20-$68, (260) 424-5665 nutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no Sibelius and Puckett at Auer Performance cover, (260) 432-8966 The Mo Show — Variety at Latch String cover, (260) 490-2695 Hall, Rhinehart Music Center, Purdue Guitar Ensemble Recital — Guitar at Ellsworth Sharp — Neo folk at Monu- University, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 p.m. , Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no Rhinehart Recital Hall, Fort Wayne, 7:30 ment Pizza, Angola, 7:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 481-0777 cover, (260) 483-5526 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 (260) 319-4489 APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 11 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Nightlife Joe Justice — Variety at Ashton Creek THURSDAY, APRIL 11 James Baker Duo — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris Rehab, Fort Wayne, 10-11 a.m. free, Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no Flashback Live (260) 373-2111 All Ages Open Mic — Hosted by Chilly cover, (260) 444-5898 Dancing/Music • Behind Evans Toyota, Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1979 Addams at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 7-10 Joe Justice — Variety at Arbor Glen, Jeff McDonald — Oldies at Don Hall’s Expect: The city’s only retro dance club with 80s, 90s and today’s music. Live p.m. no cover, (260) 387-6571 Fort Wayne, 4-5 p.m. no cover, (260) Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no entertainment every Friday & Saturday evening starting at 7:30 p.m. as well 492-2202 Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca — Variety at cover, (260) 489-2524 as the city’s hottest DJ between sets and into the late night! Family friendly Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no from 4-9 p.m. with full menu of appetizers, wings, pizzas and sandwiches. Mark Garr — Acoustic variety at Eagles cover, (260) 432-8966 Maumee Mary & Joseph Comedy Outdoor patio with a full service bar and dance area! Getting There: Behind Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no Festival — Comedy at Various locations, cover, (260) 436-3512 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Latch Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. $0-$100, for detailed Evans Toyota at Coliseum Blvd. and Lima Rd. Hours: Open 4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no event list, visit mmjcomedyfestival.com Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM on site Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — cover, (260) 483-5526 The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- Michael Patterson — Acoustic at Club Hamilton House rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) Fort Wayne Philharmonic — Harry Potter Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. no 482-1618 and the Chamber of Secrets film concert cover, (260) 426-3442 Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • (260) 488-3344 at Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 Expect: Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on tap, 6 large Shut Up and Sing — Karaoke at Duesy’s p.m. $20-$68, (260) 424-5665 Motor Folkers — Variety at JD Lounge, HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), internet juke, pool table, Sports Bar and Grille, Fort Wayne, 7-11 Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m. no cover, (260) karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day p.m. no cover, (260) 483-5681 483-1311 thru Labor Day. Getting There: Corner of roads 1 and 427. Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa Picks GREAT THINGS TO DO IN FORT WAYNE AND BEYOND JD Lounge Pubs & Taverns • 10366 Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1311 Sanctus Real Expect: Upscale non-smoking atmosphere, craft beers and local wines, NFL 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14 Ticket, acoustic music on Thursdays, carryout, lottery, drink and food specials. Niswonger Performing Arts Center Getting There: North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont and Clinton), next 10700 State Route 118 South, Van Wert, Ohio to Dupont Bar & Grill. Hours: Open 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex $20-$35 · (419) 238-6722

Latch String Bar & Grill Sanctus Real are on a mission. Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5526 Well, they have been on a mission for more than 20 Expect: Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Mondays, $2.75 years, but it is a mission they believe in and one that imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; Wednesdays, $2.50 well drinks never really ends. It’s simple; they aim to bring their and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & positive music, great songs, and the Word of God to as Saturday. No cover. Getting There: Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Hours: many people as they can. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, The alternative Christian rock act visit Niswonger Visa Performing Arts Center in Van Wert on April 14 for Courtesy photo Mad Anthony Brewing Company a night full of hits you know by heart as well as a look Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • (260) 426-2537 toward the future when they perform songs from their in Christ. Expect: 20-plus beers freshly hand-crafted on premises with a full bar featur- new album Changed. Noticeably different from the band’s original sound, ing craft cocktails and more. Expanded menu full of old favorites and exciting The title of the album is also how Sanctus Real the focus remains on hope found in an unchanging Sav- new entrees, “One of the best pizzas in America,” large vegetarian menu. describe themselves these days as they begin a new era ior. While the new songs are certainly influenced by the Sunday Carry-out available. Getting There: Southwest of downtown Fort Wayne with a new singer. The band’s longtime frontman Matt outward changes in life, the message is centered on how at Taylor Street and Broadway. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon-Thurs; 11 a.m.-12 Hammitt left for a solo career in 2016; the band replaced change can bring about personal redemption. In a world a.m. Fri-Sat; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc him with newbie Dustin Lolli. With Lolli at the helm, that seems to be changing three-fold every day, Sanctus Mad Anthony Lake City Tap House the band regained their passion, igniting a new modern Real hope to slow things down a bit, at least for one night, Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • (574) 268-2537 sound while remaining focused on writing songs that while they spread some joy through entertainment and Expect: The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand-crafted Mad move people toward an understanding of their identity share their perspective on life. — Chris Hupe Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews available. Live music on Saturdays. Expanded menu, including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. Getting There: From U.S. 30, turn southwest on East Center Street; go 2 miles. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight Rock and Roll Voodoo the opening reception for their Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc Spring Splendor exhibition, featur- book signing ing works of American oil painters. Mad Anthony’s Lakeview Ale House by author Mark Paul Smith Rock and Roll Voodoo is Smith’s Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • (260) 833-2537 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 5 third book and was inspired by his Expect: Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana craft beers Castle Gallery Fine Art time playing music on Bourbon and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; seven dock slips; 150-seat banquet facility. Expanded menu, including famous gourmet pizza, unique eats and veg- 1202 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne Street in New Orleans and tour- etarian fare. Getting There: Located on beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Free admission · (260) 426-6568 ing with a band in the ’70s. Smith Beach. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Castle Gallery has something dif- describes the book as a story that Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc ferent on tap for April 5, as well as resonates with “rockers of all ages,” Mad Anthony Tap Room something familiar. according to the Castle Gallery Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • (260) 927-0500 Known for their thought-provok- website. Expect: The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand-crafted Mad ing exhibitions and their ability to At its heart, the story aims to Anthony ales and lagers. Expanded menu, including one of the best pizzas in find local, national, and interna- connect people with their dreams America and a large vegetarian menu. Getting There: Take I-69 to State Road tional artists with a unique perspec- and hopes and explores the ways 8 (Auburn exit); downtown, just north of courthouse. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 a.m. tive, the gallery is making a bit of a in which “life is a spiritual obstacle Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full left turn and holding a book launch course designed to help you get over Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc party. When you factor in that one yourself.” of the gallery’s owners, attorney During the dual purpose event, and musician Mark Paul Smith, is Smith will offer up a short reading Nightlife listings work for your business the author of the book, then maybe Courtesy photo from Rock and Roll Voodoo as well as you realize it’s not a wide left turn, Held in conjunction with the sign books for whomever purchases [email protected] or (260) 407-3198 but just a small detour to another book launch, the gallery is conduct- a copy. A cash bar and hors d’oeu- medium for a night. ing “business as usual” by hosting vres will be available. — Chris Hupe 12 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Open Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley at Maumee Mary & Joseph Comedy Joe Justice — Variety at Coconutz @ Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, Festival — Comedy at Various locations, Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. $0-$100, for detailed cover, (260) 490-2695 Open Stage Jam — Hosted by Pop ’n’ event list, visit mmjcomedyfestival.com Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Motor Folkers — Variety at Sylvan House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. no cover, (260) Cellars, Rome City, 8 p.m. cover, (260) (260) 426-3411 478-5827 760-1421 Mark Mason — Jazz at Chantili’s Steaks Piano Studio Recital — Piano at Rhine- Open Acoustic Jam/Gospel Sing — and Seafood, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. hart Recital Hall, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Acoustic/gospel at Columbia City Church no cover, (260) 456-9652 $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 of the Nazarene, Columbia City, 6:30-9 Maumee Mary & Joseph Comedy Sam Evian — Indie at B-Side, One Lucky p.m. free, (260) 248-8252 Festival — Comedy at Various locations, Guitar, Fort Wayne, 8:30-10:30 p.m. $8, PrimeTime — Variety at Don Hall’s Guest- Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. $0-$100, for detailed (260) 704-2511 house, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no event list, visit mmjcomedyfestival.com Scotty McCreery — Country at Honey- cover, (260) 489-2524 Mojo Rising — Rock/variety at Harley well Center, Wabash, 7:30 p.m. $34-$75, Renee Johnson and Jensen Snyder — Davidson of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Sponsored by (260) 563-1102 Contemporary Christian at Cupbearer 5:30-8:30 p.m. no cover, (260) Tronic — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Café, Auburn, 7-9 p.m. free, (260) 489-2464 Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) 920-8734 Mountain Dewe Boys — Country at Thurs. April 25 • 7:30 pm 422-5896 Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke Hideaway Lounge, Bluffton, 8 p.m.-mid- at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. night no cover, (260) 824-0455 $35, $45, $75 FRIDAY, APRIL 12 no cover, (260) 833-7082 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — Big Caddy Daddy — Rock at Mitch- Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ w/Bob The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- ALSO COMING SOON ell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, (Sound Man) — Karaoke at 4 Crowns, rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) 482-1618 Scotty McCreery ...... Thurs. April 11 387-5063 925-9805 Record Store Day — Feat. Sunny Taylor, Welcomed by Willie 103.5 Chris Worth & Company — Variety at String Theory — Variety at Deer Park Alicia Pyle Quartet, Damon Mitchell, American Legion Post 241, Waynedale, Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, Paper Heart, Adam Baker, Olivia Morris, Celtic Woman: Ancient Land...... Sat. April 13 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 747-7851 (260) 432-8966 Three Cities, Venus in Jeans, My Soul’s Sponsored by Craig Eakright — Acoustic at Columbia Sure Shot Karaoke — Variety at Coco- Revolution, Time of Defiance, John Min- Street West, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. no cover, nutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no ton, Kyle Haller Band, El Camino Hot Tub, DENNIS DEYOUNG: THE GRAND ILLUSION (260) 422-5055 cover, (260) 490-2695 School of Rock Fort Wayne, Kickbacks, Kerosec, OLC at Wooden Nickel Music 40TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM TOUR ...... Fri. May 3 — Variety at Dance Party w/DJ Rich Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — R&B/ Store, North Anthony, Fort Wayne, 9 a.m. Welcomed by 101.9 ROCKS • Sponsored by Bott Electric, Inc. Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10:30 blues at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 free, (260) 484-3635 p.m. cover, (260) 422-5055 p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 426-3442 Record Store Day — Feat. The Dan See our upcoming show schedule online at honeywellcenter.org Deaf Poets, Riverbottom Nitemare Smyth Band, FloStorm, Jess Flame — Rock/punk at The Ruin, Fort SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Band Thrower, Adam Baker and The Heartache, Wabash • 260.563.1102 Wayne, 10 p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 — Variety Band at Eagles The 906 Band Boat Show, Burial Party, Anna Faye, Jared HONEYWELL CENTER www.honeywellcenter.org Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m. no Deaf Poets, Riverbottom Nitemare Andrews, Sirius Blvck, Rosalind & The cover, (260) 436-3512 Band — Rock/punk at The Ruin, Fort Way, James and the Drifters at Neat Neat Wayne, 10 p.m. $6, (260) 399-3663 Acme Band — Classic rock/blues at Neat Records, Fort Wayne, 11 a.m.-10 Fireball Matinee — Rock at Dupont Bar & American Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne, p.m. no cover, (260) 755-7559 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 209-3960 Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (260) Red Eye Gravy — Variety at JD Lounge, 483-1311 Acoustic Gospel Jam — Gospel at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. no cover, (260) Fool House — Variety at Flashback Columbia City Church of the Nazarene, 483-1311 Columbia City, 2:30-4 p.m. free, (260) Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) Reload — Rock at Crazy Horse II, Kendall- 248-8252 422-5292 ville, 9 p.m. cover, (260) 343-0535 The Association — Rock at T. Furth Fort Wayne Philharmonic — Classical at Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke Center, Trine University, Angola, 8 p.m. Allen County Courthouse Rotunda, Fort at Fremont Bar & Grill, Fremont, 10 $25-$45, (260) 665-4990 Wayne, noon free, (260) 481-0777 p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) 527-6223 Austin Hall w/Nathan Orton — Comedy Fort Wayne Karaoke w/Eric — Karaoke Spring Choral Concert — Music about at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, at Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, 10 p.m.-2 Music at Auer Performance Hall, Rhine- Fort Wayne, 7:15 p.m. $15-$20, (260) a.m. no cover, (260) 749-5396 hart Music Center, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. 426-6339 Heartland Sings: Karaoke Classics — $4-$7, (260) 481-0777 Austin Hall w/Nathan Orton — Comedy Live in Concert at C2G Music Hall, Fort Swick and Jones — Acoustic variety at at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, Wayne , 7:30 p.m. $5, (260) 426-6434 Two EE’s Winery, Huntington, 7:30-9:30 Fort Wayne, 9:45 p.m. $20-$25, (260) p.m. no cover, (260) 672-2000 Holbrook Brothers Band — Variety at 426-6339 Hamilton House, Hamilton, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. T-Zank, AlienNature — Hip-hop at The — Rock at Mitchell’s Sports no cover, (260) 488-3344 Band Brother Ruin, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 (260) 399-6336 James Baker Trio — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) 387-5063 Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. SAT no cover, (260) 444-5898 Celtic Woman — Irish folk at Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7:30 p.m. $45-$110, AUG 31 Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas (260) 563-1102 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-3411 Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10 JD LOUNGE DOORS 6PM Junk Yard Band — Oldies/P.A.W.S. Inc. p.m. , (260) 422-5055 FRI. APR. 5, 7 PM · GRAY MATTER SHOW 7PM fundraiser at Cottage Event Center, Roa- Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch Non-smoking • Leather Couches • Upscale Atmosphere noke, 7:30 p.m. $12, (260) 483-3508 Half Off Martinis every Wednesday String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m. Carry-Out Specials Available Karaoke — Variety at Hamilton House, no cover, (260) 483-5526 60¢ Wings All Day Wednesday & 12-6pm Sunday Hamilton, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) 488-3344 Heady Times — Rock at Flashback LIVE MUSIC AT DUPONT BAR & GRILL Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) FRIDAY, APR. 5, & SATURDAY, APR. 6 Loose Grip — Variety at Brewski’s Bar & 422-5292 Gril, Angola, 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 9:30PM TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 833-9676 Helicon’s Peak — Country & Rock at 4D’s Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no Mark Mason — Jazz at Chantili’s Steaks cover, (260) 490-6488 BIG CADDY SweetwaterPavilion.com and Seafood, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 5501 US HWY 30 W FORT WAYNE, IN 46818 no cover, (260) 456-9652 James Baker Quartet — Jazz at Ruth’s DADDY Chris Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30- CATCH NASCAR ON OUR GIANT MEGATRON 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 444-5898 10336 LEO ROAD FORT WAYNE 483-1311 APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 13 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Nightlife Tim Harrington Band — Variety at Radio Buzzkills, My Soul’s Revolution, Open Mic Night — Variety at Crescendo Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 Hazensol, Kickbacks — Pop punk/indie Club, Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8:30 Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 489-2524 at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. $5, (260) p.m. no cover, (800) 222-4700 Sports & Music • 6179 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 387-5063 Todd Harrold & Eric Clancy — R&B/ 399-6336 Randy Spencer — Acoustic at Deer Park Expect: Family-friendly atmosphere, great food, all sports packages on over blues at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Sanctus Real — Christian pop at Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8:30 p.m. no 40 TVs, craft beers and more. Great food from wings and pizza to gourmet Wayne, 8 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Van cover, (260) 432-8966 sandwiches and entrees; breakfast and blood Mary bar Saturdays & Sundays, Walkin’ Papers — Rock / blues at Dupont Wert, 7:30 p.m.-4:19 a.m. $20-$35, Saxophone Choir and Quartet Concert 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Getting There: On the corner of Getz Road and West Jefferson Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (419) 238-6722 — Saxophone at Rhinehart Recital Hall, Boulevard, southwest Fort Wayne. Hours: 4 p.m.-close Monday-Thursday; 11 (260) 483-1311 Strings Studio Recital — Strings at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $4-$7, (260) a.m.-close Friday-Saturday. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex West Central Quartet — Jazz at Club Rhinehart Recital Hall, Fort Wayne, 2:30 481-6555 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 State Grill Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no TUESDAY, APRIL 16 Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5618 cover, (260) 426-3442 Zakir Hussain — Percussion at Auer Per- formance Hall, Rhinehart Music Center, Chilly’s Talent & Tacos — Open mic at Expect: 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and friendly SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. $10, (260) 481-0777 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous jukebox. Daily p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 483-5526 drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, everyday, great craft beer selec- Brian Derek — Jazz at A Big Apple Jazz Club, Fort Wayne, 5-8:30 p.m. $10-$20, MONDAY, APRIL 15 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Rack tion. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s Sammy Hagar bar & Beach Bar Rum, (260) 267-6488 Adam Baker & The Heartache w/Volk! & Helen’s, New Haven, 9 p.m. no cover, Riverbend Pizza. Getting There: Corner of State and Crescent. Hours: 4 p.m.-3 Clarinet Studio and Ensemble Recital — Indie at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. (260) 749-5396 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: $5, (260) 399-6336 Full Service. Pmt: Cash only; ATM on site — Clarinet at Rhinehart Recital Hall, Fort Giggly Wrigley — Comedy open mic at Wayne, 5 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 Teds Beer Hall & Wine Bar Kyle Haller Band w/Bending Mercury, String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no p.m. no cover, (260) 485-1038 Pub/Tavern • 12628 Coldwater Rd., Fort Wayne • (888) 260-0357 Jim Barlow, Taj Maholics — CD release cover, (260) 483-5526 Joe Justice — Variety at Lincolnshire Expect: Lively atmosphere, eclectic tap list, knowledgeable bartenders and the party at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 3 p.m. $10, Joe Justice — Variety at Park Place Senior Place, Fort Wayne, 10:30-11:30 a.m. kind of backtalk you usually reserve for family reunions, Thanksgiving and includes CD, (260) 387-6571 Living , Fort Wayne, 2-3 p.m. free, (260) free, (260) 471-1620 480-2500 90s sitcoms set in high school. Kitchen features pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, The Mo Show — Variety at Latch String WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 coffee, ice cream and a kids menu. Getting There: Located at the intersection of Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no Open Mic hosted by Shelly Dixon & Jeff Coldwater and Union Chapel roads. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Alcohol: cover, (260) 483-5526 McRae — Variety at Curly’s Village Inn, American Idol Karaoke — at Dupont Bar Beer/Wine. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no 747-9964 cover, (260) 483-1311

Put Whatzup’s Nightlife listings to work Picks GREAT THINGS TO DO IN FORT WAYNE AND BEYOND for your business. Sam Evian 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11 Email [email protected] or call (260) 407-3198. The B-Side, One Lucky Guitar 1301 Lafayette St., Fort Wayne $8 · (260) 704-2511 The B-Side at One Lucky Guitar hosts Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Sam Evian on April 11. Evian stops by the B-Side while supporting his second album, You, Forever, which was heralded by Allmusic as having a “dis- tinctively mellow, ’60s- and ’70s-vintage sound” while Under The Radar called it “a true early summer delight.” However you want to portray Evian, one listen to any- thing he has recorded, solo or with his band Celestial Shore, and it becomes immediately clear that he flies the flag of his folk influences proudly while putting his own actions and desires under a microscope, creating sto- ries that reminds one of Simon & Garfunkel, though his AIRING THIS WEEKEND • APRIL 6 music is often centered around the guitar, with different styles seeping through the cracks of his brilliant lyrics. Still not sold on Evian? Stop by the B-Side and decide Photo by G Money, for yourself in one of the most intimate venues you’ll find anywhere. With its maximum capacity of 70 patrons, with visiting artists, presenting the opportunity to get Jeff McDonald the B-Side allows audiences to get up close and personal fully immersed in the beauty of the music. — Chris Hupe Karaoke Classics Live chance to live your dreams up on a stage and in front of a Heartland Sings captive and enthusiastic audience. Everyone gets to be a part of Karaoke Classics Live, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 & Kenny Taylor from pop divas to classic rockers and just about every- C2G Music Hall, 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne thing in between. $5 · (260) 426-6434 Heartland Sings is a non-profit vocal production com- AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • APRIL 13 Get out of your seat and onto the stage, it’s time once pany that creates a number of diverse productions and again for Karaoke Classics Live, presented by Heartland programs, including small jazz ensemble performances, WBOI Meet the Music Sings. The last edition of this popular show for this sea- opera and musical theater programs, educational and son is sure to be the best one yet. community outreach events, large-scale choral orches- With Karaoke Classics Live, Heartland Sings invites tral productions, and special events like Karaoke Clas- audience members to sing along with a live band to sics Live that involve the public, encourages them to unleash their inner rock star, or inner Celine Dion, sing, and gives them a glimpse of what the organization whichever is their preference. Boasting an extensive list does for the community. Food and drink will be available of songs to choose from, Heartland Sings offers up your for purchase. — Chris Hupe 14 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 Kids can develop theater skills at Wagon Wheel camps ood news for young two tickets to Peter and the Starcatcher on Sat- construction wraps up late summer. threeriversmusictheatre.com/partyonpearl. theater fans who urday, August 3. Fear not, the winery will be open all through Gwant to hone their Students entering grades 8-12 can regis- the expansion process, so feel free to stop BEER, BARREBQ, AND BOURBON FOR BALLET craft during summer va- ter for Musical Theater Workshop, an 11-day by for a glass or a bottle and check out how On May 10, Fort Wayne Ballet hosts its Beer, cation. The Wagon Wheel camp that runs from July 3-13 and culminates they’re growing. BarreBQ, and Bourbon event which promises Center for the Arts in War- in a full-length Broadway musical. Cost for the to be as delicious as it sounds. With vegetar- saw is hosting camps for workshop is $250, which includes admission POP-UP FUN FOR THREE RIVERS FUNDRAISER ian options also available, there are a variety of children of various ages, to the 2 p.m. performance of Oklahoma on A couple of local nonprofits have events in ticket prices depending on the treats you want each aimed at helping Thursday, July 11. the next couple of weeks that put the fun in to enjoy. young performers further News and More information on registration can be fundraiser. Options include $35 BarreBQ, $50 Beer and develop their talents. Venues found at wagonwheelcenter.org. Three Rivers Music Theatre is hosting its BarreBQ, $60 Beer, BarreBQ, and Bourbon Students entering fourth MICHELE DeVINNEY Party on Pearl on April 12 and promises an (five pours of bourbon) and $500 VIP table for and fifth grades can sign up TWO-EE’S UNCORKING LARGER EVENT SPACE evening of fun and entertainment featuring eight with special gift. for Summer Play, a five-day camp (June 10-14) Fans of northeast Indiana’s wineries will be pop-up performances, hors d’oeuvres, and The evening also includes music, perfor- aimed at helping actors prepare and mem- happy to know that Two-EE’s Winery in Hun- a cash bar along with an impressive array of mances by the Fort Wayne Ballet, and a silent orize scripts. Cost is $150, which includes tington has broken ground on an expansion. silent auction items. There will also be a wine auction. This takes place at the University of admission to the 2 p.m. performance of Already popular for their lovely tasting pull which they encourage you to “take your Saint Francis Ballroom at the Robert Gold- Matilda on Thursday, June 13. room and outdoor music venue, the winery chances on red or white. Rumor has it that stone Performing Arts Center on West Berry. Students entering sixth and seventh grades looks forward to their 7,000-square-foot there might be some whiskey and bourbon The night begins at 7 p.m. and promises to be can attend Summer Songs and Scenes (July expansion which will provide more parking, hidden among the bunch!” a fun evening of food and the arts. 18-22), a camp which culminates with a per- more room for wine production and con- Tickets for the evening, which kicks off News and Venues covers Northeast Indiana’s music and formance for family and friends on the final sumption, and an even better event and music with cocktails at 6 p.m., are $40 per per- arts organizations, venues, and colleges, from large to day of camp. The cost is $150, which includes venue. They also hope to provide wine tours as son or $75 per couple. For more info, visit small. Send your news items to [email protected].

Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Carolyn Martin — Variety at Don Hall’s Open Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley at Jimmy Heart, Helicon’s Peak — Rock Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at Mountain Dewe Boys — Country at The Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, at Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10 Bell, Huntington, 8 p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 489-2524 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) p.m. , (260) 422-5055 cover, (260) 356-1777 Guitar Studio Recital — Guitar at Rhine- Open Stage Jam — Hosted by Pop ’n’ 387-5063 Dave Latchaw — Jazz at Chantili’s Steaks Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — hart Recital Hall, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Joe Justice — Variety at teds Beer Hall and Seafood, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- $4-$7, (260) 481-6555 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. no cover, (260) (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no no cover, (260) 456-9652 rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — 478-5827 cover, (888) 260-0351 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch 482-1618 The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- Tronic — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m. Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, no cover, (260) 483-5526 at Fremont Bar & Grill, Fremont, 10 482-1618 422-5896 (260) 426-3411 G Money — Blues at Eagles Post 3512, p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) 527-6223 Shut Up and Sing — Karaoke at Duesy’s FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Karaoke — Variety at Hamilton House, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m. no cover, (260) Sunglasses at Night — Rock at Flash- Sports Bar and Grille, Fort Wayne, 7-11 Hamilton, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) 436-3512 back Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, p.m. no cover, (260) 483-5681 The 906 Band — Variety Band at Don 488-3344 (260) 422-5292 Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 Howard G w/Crystian Ramirez — Com- THURSDAY, APRIL 18 p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 489-2524 Livid, D!pt, Disappear — Metalcore at edy at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, Tru Ukes — Ukulele at Pizza Hut, Village The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. $5, (260) Fort Wayne, 9:45 p.m. $20-$25, (260) of Coventry, Fort Wayne, 11 a.m.-12:30 All Ages Open Mic — Hosted by Chilly Brian Posehn — Comedy at Welch’s Ale 399-6336 426-6339 p.m. free, (260) 432-6000 Addams at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 7-10 House, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. $25, (260) p.m. no cover, (260) 387-6571 456-6542 Motor Folkers — Variety at Columbia Howard G w/Crystian Ramirez — Com- SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Street West, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. no cover, edy at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, Bands Concert feat. Vivianne Belanger, Brian Posehn — Comedy at Welch’s Ale (260) 422-5055 Fort Wayne, 7:15 p.m. $15-$20, (260) The Mo Show — Variety at Latch String flute; Joel Puckett, composer; and the House, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $25, (260) Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no — Karaoke 426-6339 Old Crown Brass Band — Shadow of 456-6542 Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ cover, (260) 483-5526 at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. J Tubbs — Hip-hop at The Ruin, Fort Sirius at Auer Performance Hall, Rhine- Chris Worth — Variety at Club Paradise, PyleStyle Jazz Jam — Open jam at hart Music Center, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 833-7082 Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) Angola, 8 p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 399-6336 HT2, Fort Wayne, 5-7 p.m. $5, (260) $4-$7, (260) 481-0777 833-7082 Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ w/Bob 616-0444 (Sound Man) — Karaoke at 4 Crowns, James Baker Quartet — Jazz at Ruth’s Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca — Variety at Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) Chris Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30- MONDAY, APRIL 22 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10:30 925-9805 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 444-5898 cover, (260) 432-8966 p.m. cover, (260) 422-5055 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch Sure Shot Karaoke — Variety at Coco- Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no Dan Heath and Friends — Acoustic Eclectic Juke Joint — Jazz at Club Soda, variety at Don Hall’s Triangle Park, nutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, cover, (260) 483-5526 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no cover, cover, (260) 490-2695 (260) 426-3411 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) (260) 426-3442 John Minton — Acoustic at Deer Park 482-4342 Todd Harrold & Eric Clancy — Variety Jon Durnell — Acoustic variety at Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8:30 p.m. no Fort Wayne Karaoke w/Eric — Karaoke at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 DJ Softshoe — Oldies/R&B at The Ruin, cover, (260) 432-8966 at Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, 10 p.m.-2 p.m. no cover, (260) 432-8966 p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 489-2524 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 a.m. no cover, (260) 749-5396 Open Mic hosted by Shelly Dixon & Jeff The Why Store — Rock at Flashback Just For Kicks — Variety at American McRae — Variety at Curly’s Village Inn, Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Latch Jacob Dupre — Jazz at Chantili’s Steaks String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) Legion Post 296, Fort Wayne, 7:30-10:30 Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) and Seafood, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 422-5292 p.m. no cover, (260) 456-2988 747-9964 cover, (260) 483-5526 no cover, (260) 456-9652 — Rock at Dupont Bar & Grill, — Rock at Mitch- James Baker Duo — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris WilFrey Mason Dixon Line Student Composers Recital — Original James Baker Trio — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (260) ell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, compositions at Rhinehart Recital Hall, Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. cover, (260) 444-5898 483-1311 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $4-$7, (260) no cover, (260) 444-5898 387-5063 481-6555 Jeff McDonald — Oldies at Don Hall’s SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Jazz Ensemble Concert — Jazz at Auer Morning After — Rock at Dupont Bar & Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music Blood from a Stone — Rock at Crazy TUESDAY, APRIL 23 cover, (260) 489-2524 Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (260) Center, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $4-$7, Horse II, Kendallville, 9 p.m. cover, (260) 483-1311 Community Orchestra Spring Classics Michael Patterson — Acoustic at Club (260) 481-0777 343-0535 Motor Folkers — Variety at Oakwood Concert — Orchestra at Auer Perfor- Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. no Chris Worth & Company — Variety at mance Hall, Rhinehart Music Center, cover, (260) 426-3442 Resort, Syracuse, 8 p.m. cover, (574) American Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne, 457-7100 Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 209-3960 481-0777 APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 15 On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE 1964 The Tribute Aug. 17 Honeywell Center Wabash Dave Matthews Band July 2 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Comic Con The 1975 May 11 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Dave Matthews Band July 3 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL 1988 May 4 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Dave Matthews Band July 9 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI 311, Dirty Heads, The Interrupters July 5 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Dead & Company June 12 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville 311, Dirty Heads July 6 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Dead & Company June 14-15 Wrigley Field Chicago orders side 311, Dirty Heads, The Interrupters July 12 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Deaf Poets, Riverbottom Nitemare Band Apr. 12 The Ruin Fort Wayne 45 RPM July 21 Kehoe Park Bluffton Deerhoof Apr. 18 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo The Accidentals Apr. 25 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Delta Rae July 1 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Adventure Club, Tynan May 1 House of Blues Cleveland Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Apr. 20 Martyrs’ Chicago of Meatloaf Adventure Club, Tynan, Riot Ten, Inzo May 3 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Dennis DeYoung May 3 Honeywell Center Wabash he Motor City Comic Con After Ours May 4 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Dido June 13 Vic Theatre Chicago takes place May 10-12 at the Al Green May 7 Chicago Theatre Chicago Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes May 30 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Suburban Collection Show- Alan Jackson w/William Michael Morgan Apr. 26 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes June 29 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI T place in Novi, Mich., near Detroit. Alice Cooper, Halestorm July 21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL The Dip Apr. 24 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo But why does a music column care Alice Cooper July 11 Honeywell Center Wabash Disturbed w/In This Moment Oct. 7 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne about a Comic Con? The Allman Betts Band w/The Why Store Aug. 30 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne DJ Kool, Coolio, Biz Markie, Kid N Play July 27 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Well, iconic Amy Taylor May 24 Sweetwater Fort Wayne DJ Unk, Paul Wall, Yung Joc, Lil Flip, showman Meat- Anderson .Paak May 20 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Twista, Do or Die May 9 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne DMX May 5 House of Blues Cleveland loaf has been Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals June 2 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI signed to make a Anthony Gomes May 18 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Dobie Maxwell w/Mary Santora May 4 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Donna the Buffalo May 18 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo rare appearance Ashu Apr. 7 First Presbyterian Church Fort Wayne there, that’s why. Dope, DevilDriver July 10 Agora Theatre Cleveland The Association Apr. 13 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Meatloaf’s debut Dwayne Gill May 15 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Austin Hall w/Nathan Orton Apr. 13 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne album, Bat Out Banda MS May 3 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Junior Brown May 25 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne of Hell, has sold Barenaked Ladies July 20 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dying Fetus, Spite, Revocation, more than 43 mil- Road Baroness, Deafheaven, Zeal & Ardor Apr. 9 Agora Theatre Cleveland Whitechapel, Fallujah Apr. 24 Agora Theatre Cleveland lion copies world- Notes Beck w/Cage the Elephant July 31 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Eli Young Band w/Mason Ramsey July 13 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne wide and is con- CHRIS HUPE Beck w/Spoon, Cage the Elephant, Wild Belle Aug. 2 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Empire of the Sun May 30-31 Metro Chicago sidered by some Beck w/Spoon, Cage the Elephant, Wild Belle Aug. 3 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Eric Church Apr. 19-20 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland as one of the greatest albums of all Beck w/Spoon, Cage the Elephant, Wild Belle Aug. 4 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Eros Ramazzotti June 26 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL time, certainly one of the greatest Bela Fleck & The Flecktones feat. Victor Wooten, The Evictions, Riverbottom Nitemare Band May 4 The Ruin Fort Wayne debut albums of all time. Roy “Futureman” Wooten, and Howard Levy June 29 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Fear, Power Trip, Venom Inc Apr. 27 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Meat (or is it Mr. Loaf?) is sched- Ben Folds, Violent Femmes Aug. 10 White River State Park Indianapolis Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals June 8 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola uled to appear all three days with Blackbear and Kyle Apr. 12 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Florida Georgia Line Aug. 9 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL photo opportunities costing $70. Blackpink Apr. 24 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Foals Apr. 27 Riviera Theatre Chicago Other notable guests, or at least Blue Oyster Cult July 12 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola The Four Horsemen Aug. 3 The Vogue Indianapolis people I’d like to meet, include The BoDeans w/Trapper Schoepp June 14 The Vogue Indianapolis Gaelic Storm July 31 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Barry Williams from The Brady Bon Iver Apr. 8 Fox Theatre Detroit Gary Clark Jr. Aug. 4 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Bunch, George Takei from Star Boyz II Men w/Color Me Badd, All-4-One Aug. 6 Jackson County Fairgrounds Jackson, MI Gary Clark Jr. Aug. 6 White River State Park Indianapolis Trek, Henry Winkler of Happy Brad Paisley Aug. 3 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL George Clinton w/Parliment Funkadelic, Days, Mark-Paul Gosselaar from Brandon Lay, Ryan Hurd, Mitchell Tenpenny, Galactic, Fishbone, Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf May 31 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Saved by the Bell, Rachel Wammack May 1 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Neve Campbell Gin Blossoms Aug. 2 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne of Scream, comedian Pauley Shore, Branford Marsalis Apr. 12 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Glenn Miller Orchestra Aug. 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne and wrestler Rey Mysterio. I mean, Brian Posehn Apr. 19 Welch’s Ale House Fort Wayne The Go Rounds w/Molly Apr. 26 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo how many times do you get a chance Bryan Ferry Aug. 1 Chicago Theatre Chicago Gregory Alan Isakov July 31 The Vogue Indianapolis to meet The Fonz? I gotta go to this. Buckcherry w/Joyous Wolf Apr. 24 Eclectic Room Angola Gurdas Maan June 1 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Buckethead Apr. 26 Agora Theatre Cleveland Guster w/Saintseneca Apr. 11 The Intersection Grand Rapids HOPE TO MAKE A KEELING Buckethead May 1 The Clyde Fort Wayne Guster w/Saintseneca Apr. 12 Riviera Theatre Chicago This one’s for the old school ’80s Buckethead May 15 The Vogue Indianapolis Hairball Sept. 13 The Clyde Fort Wayne metal heads out there. Keelfest is Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band June 13 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Hairbangers Ball w/Loveblast May 11 The Vogue Indianapolis happening May 10 at Alrosa Villa in Built to Spill June 29 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Hammer’s House Party July 25 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Columbus, Ohio. Built To Spill July 7 The Vogue Indianapolis Hatebreed w/Obituary, Madball, You may be wondering just what Celtic Woman Apr. 13 Honeywell Center Wabash Prong, Skeletal Remains May 7 The Clyde Fort Wayne a Keelfest is. Well, Keelfest features Celtic Woman Apr. 14 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Heart July 11 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL three bands with Ron Keel as the Chris Stapleton, The Marcus King Band, Margo Price Aug. 2 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Heart, Elle King July 27 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati frontman. First off isSteeler , a Chvrches, Cherry Glazerr May 2 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Heart, Elle King Aug. 5 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI band that once featured legendary Citizen, Knuckle Puck, Hunny May 10 Agora Theatre Cleveland Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Elle King Aug. 7 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. The Classic Deep Purple w/Glenn Hughes May 2 The Clyde Fort Wayne Heartache Tonight Aug. 2 Kehoe Park Bluffton band released only one album, but Claypool Lennon Delirium Apr. 26 Thalia Hall Chicago Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone Apr. 27 Lerner Theatre Elkhart it was a barn burner. Keel then went Claypool Lennon Delirium Apr. 27 Majestic Theatre Detroit Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone Apr. 28 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert on to form the band of the same Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci Feb. 15 ’20 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Hippo Campus Apr. 18 Egyptian Room Indianapolis name, releasing four albums from Cornfield Mafia Aug. 4 Kehoe Park Bluffton Houndmouth w/Harpooner Apr. 26-27 The Vogue Indianapolis ’84 to ’89, making waves with The Creedence Revived June 14 Kehoe Park Bluffton Howard G w/Crystian Ramirez Apr. 20 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Right To Rock in 1986. Damien Escobar May 11 Park West Chicago Howard Jones, Men Without Hats, Thirdly, The Ron Keel Band, that The Dandy Warhols May 11 Metro Chicago All Hail the Silence June 16 House of Blues Cleveland just released Fight Like a Band, will Dane Cook Apr. 5 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Hozier June 11 The Clyde Fort Wayne perform as well. It’s a whole big Dane Cook Apr. 6 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Hugh Jackman June 21 United Center Chicago night of Keel. If you know who these Dave Landau w/Chad Jagotka Apr. 27 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Hugh Jackman June 24 Little Caesars Arena Detroit bands are, it’s going to be a pretty Dave Matthews Band June 28-29 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Hydraulix, PhaseOne Apr. 12 The Vogue Indianapolis CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE  16 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 Road Notes NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE On the Road great night that you won’t want to I Prevail w/Issues, Justin Stone May 23 The Clyde Fort Wayne New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, miss. I Prevail May 24 The Fillmore Detroit Debbie Gibson, Tiffany May 2 US Bank Arena Cincinnati This is happening the same week- Jai Wolf Apr. 24 The Vogue Indianapolis New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany May 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland end as the Motor City Comic Con Jawbox July 27 Metro Chicago New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Jeff Tweedy w/James Elkington Apr. 17 Cincinnati Music Hall Cincinnati but count me in anyway. Debbie Gibson, Tiffany May 5 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Jim James, Amo Amo May 23 Riviera Theatre Chicago New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, JAGGER TAKES A STEP BACK Jimmy Buffet July 16 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 13 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids The Rolling Stones have post- Jimmy Buffett July 18 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, poned their 2019 tour of North JJ Grey & Mofro, Jonny Lang Aug. 11 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 14-15 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL America due to a “medical issue” Joe Diffie May 11 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, that singer Mick Jagger needs to Joey Bada$$, Flatbrush Zombies Aug. 9 White River State Park Indianapolis Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 18 Little Caesars Arena Detroit have fixed. The band didn’t go into John Bellion July 30 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 22 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH detail about what the issue was, but John Bellion Aug. 2 White River State Park Indianapolis Nicky Jam Apr. 11 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL did say Jagger should make a full John Mayer Aug. 2 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Night Ranger July 19 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne recovery and that the previously John Mayer Aug. 3 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Nita Strauss May 25 The Club Room at The Clyde Fort Wayne scheduled dates will be made up John Tesh May 18 Honeywell Center Wabash No Quarter July 13 The Vogue Indianapolis when Jagger feels up to it. Johnny Mathis July 27 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL The Nth Power Apr. 11 Martyrs’ Chicago Jagger is 75 years old. You’ve got Johnnyswim May 25 Riviera Theatre Chicago O.A.R. w/American Authors July 30 White River State Park Indianapolis to expect things are going to pop Jonathan Van Ness Apr. 13 Masonic Cleveland Cleveland Old Dominion w/Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny May 2 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne up from time to time, but I’d expect Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band him to be on the road again soon, w/Penny & Sparrow May 21 Taft Theatre Cincinnati P.O.D., Nonpoint, Tantric, Flaw, Islander, Nine Shrines, Hell Came Home May 11 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne although most of the dates were Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Pancho Barraza Apr. 13 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL stadiums, some of which would not w/Penny & Sparrow May 22 Vic Theatre Chicago Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, After the Burial May 15 The Fillmore Detroit work if they waited until the winter. 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Furth Center, Trine University Angola Sept. 2 Blueberry Festival, Plymouth Lucius w/Pure Bathing Culture May 4 The Ark Ann Arbor Rob Thomas June 1 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Sept. 5 Covered Bridge Festival, Roann Luis Miguel June 9 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Sept. 7 Ma tthews Covered Bridge Festival, Rob Thomas June 4 White River State Park Indianapolis Luke Bryan w/Cole Swindell, Jon Langston June 8 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Matthews Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson Aug. 11 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Sept. 21 Nappanee Apple Festival, Napannee Luke Bryan w/Cole Swindell, Jon Langston June 23 Country Lakeshack Chicago Rod Tuffcurls & the Bench Press June 21 The Vogue Indianapolis Sept. 27 Ducktail Run, Gas City Mandolin Orange June 9 The Vogue Indianapolis Rodrigo y Gabriela May 23 The Fillmore Detroit Cohen-Rutkowski Duo Manic Focus Apr. 5 The Vogue Indianapolis Apr. 6 Bangkok Restaurant, Indianapolis Roseanne Barr May 16 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Maren Morris, RaeLynn May 11 The Fillmore Detroit Apr. 21 Tastings Wine Bar, Indianapolis Roseanne Barr May 17 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Cohen-Rutkowski Project Mason Jennings Apr. 27 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Russ Taff Apr. 4 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Apr. 20 Merriman’s Playhouse, South Bend The McCartney Project May 24 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Ryan Bingham w/The Americans Apr. 5 Park West Chicago Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Me Like Bees, Mo Lowda & the Humble May 15 Schubas Tavern Chicago Apr. 6 Carnegie Hall, New York City Sam Evian Apr. 11 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne MercyMe Apr. 28 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Hubie Ashcraft Band Sammy Hagar May 23 White River State Park Indianapolis Apr. 19 Rulli’s Bella Luna, Middlebury MercyMe w/Crowder, Micah Tyler Apr. 27 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Sammy Hagar June 7 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Apr. 20 MAC Wing Fest, New Bremen, OH Mersey Beatles May 1 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Sanctus Real Apr. 14 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert May 4 Tipton City Park, Tipton Michael Jr. July 10 Grand Wayne Center Fort Wayne May 17-18 T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH Santana Aug. 4 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Minor Element, Earth Radio, Lushh, Niika Apr. 12 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo June 1 Ribfest, Antwerp, OH Santana Aug. 7 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Aug. 2 Little Nashville Fest, Ottawa, OH moe., Blues Traveler, G. Love July 31 White River State Park Indianapolis Santana Aug. 9 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Aug. 16 Wren Days, Wren, OH Moss Jaw w/Blessed and Vines May 2 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Santana Aug. 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Joey O Band The Motet May 10 The Vogue Indianapolis June 15 Bay View Park, Alpena, MI Sarah McLachlan Aug. 10 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI Mott the Hoople ‘74 Apr. 5 The Fillmore Detroit Loose Grip Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox May 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne June 15 Camp Buckeye, Colwater, MI Mungion Apr. 5 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Scott Greeson Apr. 5 Sweetwater Fort Wayne Aug. 17 Camp Buckeye, Colwater, MI Nate Bargatze Apr. 6 Vic Theatre Chicago Scott H. 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18 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 WOODEN NICKEL Spins LOCAL AND NATIONAL ALBUM REVIEWS RECORDS Maren Morris to it, like Ry Cooder coalescing with Cat Stevens at Ocean Way Studios in 1975. Gunn’s voice is Backtracks CLASSIC ALBUMS ALBUM OF THE WEEK Girl a pleasant one, floating above the music like a Maren Morris’ 2016 ghost humming along to the melody. “Vagabond” The Easybeats major-label debut sounds a little Dire Straits and a little early Wilco. It’s 2 Easy (1966) album, Hero, set her up Driving rhythm and tasteful background vocals as the next Kacey Mus- gives this track a real classic feel. With “Friday on My graves, a firebrand who Of course, Gunn’s guitar playing is an essential Mind,” The Easybeats was going to say, with a flavor here. No matter how accessible or pop-ori- were the first Aus- hearty country twang, exactly what she thinks, ented the song may be, the guitars are always the tralian band to mark whether you like it or not. true star here. Gunn is a modern-day guitar hero. the charts on a global But that persona didn’t click nearly as solidly as Elsewhere, “Stonehurst Cowboy” is a gritty, level. Influenced did her extremely non-firebrandish collab with acoustic-plucked track that brings to mind John heavily by the Beatles, It’s 2 Easy was their sec- pop producer Zedd on “The Middle,” a song from Fahey and even bits of English guitarist Roy ond full-length record, a nice addition to the $11.99 which there was no escape for radio listeners Harper. “New Familiar” is an Eastern-flavored British Invasion toward the end of the decade. JENNY LEWIS in 2018. So it’s not really a surprise that Morris’ piece that feels transcendent in its repetition and Listening to it 50 years later, the 14-song collec- sophomore album would lean hard into main- light percussion. It brings to mind Gunn’s 2013 tion is above average. ON THE LINE Singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis has stream pop at the expense of sassy country. album Time Off and that album’s opener “Water The album opens with “Let Me Be,” a Kinks- returned with her first studio album Anyone looking for rough-around-the-edges Wheel.” Album closer “Paranoid” is a beautiful meets-the Monkees track that sprinkles pop in five years, On the Line. The album country in the style of “My Church” on Girl will track, ornamented by piano and a big early-’70s with Brit-blues and fun little harmonies and was recorded at Capitol’s Studio B and have to be content with “All My Favorite People,” singer/songwriter vibe. Cat Stevens, Harry guitars. Then the album heads into the melan- features contributions from Beck, Ringo a standard I’m-so-honky-tonk party anthem fea- Chapin, and Jackson Browne come to mind, with cholic “You Are the Light.” If Nirvana had cov- Starr, Don Was, and legendary session drummer Jim Keltner. On the Line offers turing Brothers Osborne. The rest of the album, Gunn’s own twist on the pop songwriter sound. ered this, it would have been a huge hit. some of her most confessional and while claiming to find inspiration in Dolly Parton, The Unseen in Between moves Steve Gunn’s One of the Easybeats’ big singles from this personal songwriting to date, featuring is really more obviously channeling Beyonce via place in line further up as one of America’s pre- release was “Women (Make Your Feel Alright).” the singles, “Red Bull & Hennessey” and Ariana Grande. mier songwriters. He continues to move his play- There’s groovy soul in this one that has an early the title track. Get On the Line for $11.99 Unfortunately, Girl also trades anything ing and craft forward, while creating catchy songs Yardbirds feel, as does the bluesy “I’ll Find at all Wooden Nickel Music stores. resembling a convincing personal opinion for that fans of both John Fahey and Neil Young could Somebody to Take Your Place.” pop’s cliches of the moment. The title track is a agree on and would blast thru their speakers on a Side two maintains the mid-’60s vein in “I TOP SELLERS by-the-numbers empowerment tune, “Make Out Saturday night. — John Hubner Can See” which, like most of the tracks, clocks WEEK ENDING MARCH 31, 2019 with Me,” a cringey cutesy love song. “Common” in at right around two minutes. “In My Book” WTW L ARTIST/Album is a nonsensical can’t-we-all-just-get-along state- Xiu Xiu brings the tempo back down and has shades of ment. The latter also tries to leverage an appear- the late ’50s in it, but it clocks in at over three 1 – I PREVAIL Girl with Basket of Trauma ance by critically respected Brandi Carlile to trag- Fruit minutes and was hardly played on the radio ically unimpressive effect. during the period. However, it still carried 2 2 TESL A But the album’s biggest misstep is that it An early highlight some of the trademarks of their sound in the Shock doesn’t lean quite hard enough into mainstream of 2019 arrived just as great vocals and soft arrangements. 3 – BILLIE EILISH pop. Although its production throws in plenty I was thinking about “What About Our Love” is very Beatlesesque, When We All Fall Asleep, of brief EDM touches and sticks consistently to how long it’s been since but still has an original feel about it. In fact, Where Do We Go? a pop R&B flavor, it never dishes up the kind of I heard a great new 1966 was the year that most bands had almost 4 1 MEGADETH repetitive hook that makes a song like “The Mid- experimental record. Last year had a decent the same sound, but only a few were able to Warheads on Foreheads dle” such a commercially successful earworm. amount of wily oddballs releasing decently odd- separate themselves from the pack. That makes Girl another disappointing attempt at ball albums, but I was thinking more along the The Easybeats broke up in 1969 after six stu- 5 – SON VOLT image-making for Morris. — Evan Gillespie lines of a Scott Walker, a Tom Waits, or even one dio records in five years, but co-founders Harry Union of the handful of Captain Beefheart acolytes who Vanda and George Young went on to produce 6 – O.A.R. Steve Gunn would offer something austere, inaccessible, or records for several Australian bands including The Mighty The Unseen in even hostile to more pop sensibilities. AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and Flash & The Pan. — Seemingly out of nowhere, Xiu Xiu released an Dennis Donahue 7 5 MÖTLEY CRÜE Between The Dirt Soundtrack album that was a stark contrast to their previous Steve Gunn has 2017 effort, Forget, an accidentally apt title for an more sublime experience as the song manages to 8 – STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES proven to be far more album whose attempt at wigged-out pop music blend the gorgeous with the brooding. Guy than just a guitarist. seemed too forced in its attempt to be unique, yet Lyrically, the album reads like Salvador Dali’s 9 4 GRETA VAN FLEET He was part of Kurt Vile not unique enough to leave an impact. most cheerfully disturbing thoughts penned in a Anthem of the Peaceful Army and the Violators for The eclectic duo of Jamie Stewart and Angela personal journal. Some colorful lyrics evoke the years before stepping out on his own. His style Soo have been turning interesting musical tricks surreal, while others, like the true story “Mary 10 – THE STRUMBELLAS is influenced and inspired by artists like Michael as Xiu Xiu since 2002, and their 11th album, Girl Turner, Mary Turner,” evoke sheer terror. Rattlesnake Chapman, La Monte Young, John Fahey, and with Basket of Fruit, is one of their best efforts. This album feels extreme even for the kind of WOODEN NICKEL RECORDS Indian music. He’s an ethereal player and makes Inaccessible by most standards, but still listen- people who go only for music from off the beaten 12TH ANNUAL music that’s basked in spiritualism. His playing able as a whole, this new album offers a refreshing path, but this exclusiveness is also why some art- is cyclical; it moves in patterns and shapes with perspective on what it means to be experimental ists have endured throughout the decades. Xiu RECORD STORE Eastern Indian repetition while still retaining the while maintaining an appeal that may rope in Xiu are a cult band with that kind of longevity, and DAY jangly vibes of ’70s singer-songwriters. audiences who found something in this album Girl with Basket of Fruit already feels like their SATURDAY, APRIL 13 On his latest album, the breezy The Unseen in they weren’t expecting to find. quintessential statement, maybe even one of the Between, Gunn is at his most accessible. He seems The lead singles, “Pumpkin Attack on Mommy essential albums of the year. — Colin McCallister 3627 N. CLINTON 484-2451 to be taking some cues from former bandmate and Daddy” and “Scisssssssssors,” offer the only Local bands: Send two copies of new CD releases to 3422 N. ANTHONY 484-3635 Kurt Vile. Vile has mastered the art of pop perfec- danceable glimpses into the various mood swings 6427 W. JEFFERSON 432-7651 Whatzup, 5501 U.S. Hwy 30 West, Fort Wayne, IN 46818. tionism without any confining rules. This is Steve of the album. Most of Girl with Basket of Fruit Or send links to downloadable files to [email protected]. We buy, sell, and trade used CDs and LPs Gunn’s most direct rock n’ roll record. thrives on chaos, such as the opening titular Also send bio information and publicity photos. Only woodennickelrecords.com Album opener “New Moon” has a bluesy flavor track, but others like “The Wrong Thing” offer a professionally produced CDs or EPs are accepted. APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 19 Take a photo of Lack of clear vision stalls out this ad for $2 off otherwise worthy Shazam! admission arner SHAZAM! Bros. PG-13 for intense sequences of Wbrings action, language, and suggestive some levity to material their generally 2 hours 12 minutes dour DC Extend- starstarstarstarstar\ ed Universe with Shazam!, a well Through May 26 intentioned but named Shazam (Djimon Hounsou) ultimately disap- Reel bestows Billy with the ability to SPONSORED BY: pointing super- Views transform into an adult superhero hero entry that BRENT LEUTHOLD (Zachary Levi). Along with his Courtesy photo strains a bit too newest foster brother Freddy (Jack foil, but Sivana offers the same kind but the film lacks the kind of clear hard for likeability. Dylan Grazer), Billy learns how of obstacles for our hero that we’ve artistic conviction that would have Part family-friendly comedy and to harness his newfound powers seen plenty of times before. At one made the gamble pay off. part body swap movie, it does offer in order to stop the villainous Dr. point during the film’s pre-produc- some new storytelling elements to Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong). tion, Dwayne Johnson was lined ALSO COMING TO THEATERS THIS the most saturated film genre at the The strongest facet of the film up to play Shazam’s nemesis Black WEEKEND moment, but the execution of these can be found in Levi’s performance Adam, which is a much more com- Pet Sematary, starring Jason ideas doesn’t feel as inspired as it as the body-swapped hero, which pelling scenario than what Warner Clarke and Amy Seimetz, is the lat- Science Central should. Director David F. Sandberg channels the same wide-eyed gid- Bros. opted for instead. est Stephen King adaptation about 1950 N. Clinton St. works hard to emulate the tone of diness that Tom Hanks used for his The screenplay by Henry Gayden a family who summons evil forces kid-centric 1980s Spielberg produc- similar role in Big. Levi is certainly does have a handful of quality jokes, after meddling with a mysterious Fort Wayne, IN 46805 tions like E.T. and Gremlins. In the the source of the movie’s biggest despite being all over the map in burial ground. 260-424-2400 process, he reminds us how chal- laughs. He also has excellent come- terms of comedic tone, but it’s The Best of Enemies, starring lenging it is to recreate that magic. dic chemistry with Grazer, who gets saddled with the task of also pro- Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell, sciencecentral.org After a drawn-out prologue start- in a few quality one-liners of his viding a straight-faced superhero tells the true story of a civil rights ing in the mid-’70s, we’re brought own despite the fact that his charac- narrative. The film’s overextended activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader Discount limitations apply #2128 up to present day to meet Billy Bat- ter is underdeveloped and sidelined climax, which contributes heavily who debate school segregation in son (Asher Angel), a troubled teen at critical points in the story. to the bloated runtime, involves 1970s North Carolina. who has gone from one foster home Ironically, Strong represents the the same kind of weightless CGI Gloria Bell, starring Julianne to another after being abandoned weakest aspect of the movie as he aerial brawl that sunk the otherwise Moore and John Turturro, reimag- by his mother at a young age. glowers through another bland and worthwhile Superman outing Man ines 2013’s Gloria about a free-spir- Traveling on the subway one day, one-note supervillain role. Shazam of Steel in 2013. ited woman in her 50s who seeks Billy is transported to a magical is the kind of idiosyncratic charac- I applaud Shazam! for attempting new love amid the Los Angeles realm where a weakened wizard ter that demands a more compelling to shake things up within the DCEU, dance club scene. Here’s to hoping Burton recaptures magic of earlier in his career im Burton’s new film, Ed Wood and Big Fish. feel the need to retell beaten old stories? His We’re exploring Dumbo, took the No. 1 The release of Dumbo prompted me to revisit early films introduced us to new, exciting, classic the world. Tspot at last weekend’s Burton’s career from the perspective of an adult. characters, and that, I think, will be the story of box office over its first three Over the course of two weeks I re-watched most of his legacy if he doesn’t get serious soon. For now, days of release, selling a decent Burton’s films and found that, for the most part, here’s my ranking of Burton’s filmography: Care to join us? $45 million in the U.S. and $71 his always visually complex work has mostly aged 19. Sweeney Todd (2007) Cinema Center, Fort Wayne’s million in foreign markets. well. That being said, I couldn’t help but wish that 18. Corpse Bride (2005) center for film, provides unique The film, Burton’s 19th, stars Burton’s career had gone a different route. Upon 17. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children opportunities to explore our Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, the release of 2003’s Big Fish, it seemed he was (2016) world through the art of film. my guy Danny DeVito, and, of Screen starting the adult period of his career, and that 16. Big Eyes (2014) Your support is crucial to course, Burton’s mid-career Time excited me quite a bit. The thought of Burton’s 15. Dark Shadows (2012) our mission. Your sustaining muse, Eva Green. GREG W. LOCKE incredible visual style being applied to mature 14. Alice in Wonderland (2010) membership will allow us to Seven of Burton’s 19 movies stories had the whole cinephile world excited. 13. Planet of the Apes (2001) continue to bring diverse, have made big money, and it looks as if Dumbo Then came his Charlie and the Chocolate 12. Frankenweenie (2012) high-quality films to our area. will also do quite well. This means that the auteur, Factory, then Corpse Bride. Around that time I 11. Dumbo (2019) whose last few films have not been financially started to lose interest in Burton, who had, at least 10. Batman Returns (1992) successful, will be able to keep doing his thing. to some degree, been replaced by Wes Anderson. 9. Sleepy Hollow (1999) As a kid, when I was first looking closer at cin- Now 60 years old, the King of Macabre is enter- 8. Mars Attacks! (1996) ema, Burton was the perfect entry-level auteur, ing the third act of his career. While Dumbo is 7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) having made some of my favorite films of my clearly an incredibly well-made film, it’s still 6. Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) youth, including Batman, Edward Scissorhands, nowhere near what I want out of a Tim Burton 5. Ed Wood (1994) www.cinemacenter.org Beetlejuice, and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure before project. I want more. I’ve given up on him making 4. Big Fish (2003) I turned 10. The films were the edgiest all-ages mature/serious art films, and understand that 3. Beetlejuice (1988) 437 E. Berry St. | Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 426-3456 (FILM) films of their time and set Burton up to make he’s an all-ages Hollywood filmmaker who likes to 2. Batman (1989) more intellectually stimulating masterpieces like work at the high-stakes level, but why does Burton 1. Edward Scissorhands (1990) 20 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 Stage & Dance LOCAL CALENDAR NOW PLAYING The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Matilda — Musical stage performance April is Flute Month at Mynett Purdue Fort Wayne Department of based on the children’s novel of the same The Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Adap- Theatre’s production of Stephen Adly name by Roald Dahl, 8 p.m. Wednesday, tation of Mark Twain’s classic written by Guirgis’ story of Judas’ last days, 8 p.m. June 5; 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6; 8 Harvey Cox and directed by Renee Gon- Friday-Saturday, April 19-20; 8 p.m. p.m. Friday, June 7; 7 p.m. Saturday, zales, 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, and 2 and Wednesday-Saturday, April 24-27, June 8; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9; 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, North Campus Williams Theatre, Purdue Fort Wayne, Tuesday-Wednesday, June 11-12; 2 Auditorium, University of Saint Francis, $5-$16 through Purdue Fort Wayne box and 8 p.m. Thursday, June 13; 8 p.m. Fort Wayne, $8-$10, (260) 241-3378 Grab Huge office, (260) 481-6555 Friday, June 14; and 7 p.m. Saturday, Diary of a Worm, a Spider, & a Fly — The Illusionists — Magic show featuring June 15, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, Rock n’ roll stage performance exploring master illusionists, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, $17-$38, (574) 267-8041 the life of bugs, 10 a.m. and noon April 25, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Rumors — Farcical Neil Simon comedy Wednesday, April 10, Honeywell Center, $35-$75, (260) 563-1102 about a 10th anniversary party gone Wabash, $10, (260) 563-1102 The Miraculous Journey of Edward awry, 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Fri- Savings The Underwater Bubble Show — Cirque Tulane — all for One productions’ day-Saturday, June 14-15, June 21-22 du Soleil-inspired performances with all-ages staging of Kate DiCamillo’s and June 28-29, Arena Dinner Theatre, on acrobatics, lasers, snow cannons, optical Fort Wayne, $40 (includes dinner & Step-up fable about learning to love, 7:30 p.m. illusions, and bubbles, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Friday-Saturday, April 26-27; 2:30 p.m. show), (260) 424-5622 April 5, Honeywell Center, Wabash, $25- Sunday, April 28; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sat- JULY $65, (260) 563-1102 & Pro Flutes urday, May 3-4; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — Fort Wayne AUDITIONS 5, Black Box Theatre, PPG ArtsLab, Auer Civic Theatre’s production of the tail of Center for Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, the musical car that flies through the air Bach Collegium — Auditions for new $11-$20, (260) 422-4226 collegium members, by appointment, with its inventor and family as they try to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Pippin — Tony Award-winning musi- escape from the Baron and the evil Child Financing available! (260) 485-2143 cal with music and lyrics by Stephen Catcher, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27; Schwartz (Godspell), 7 p.m. dinner, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28; 7:30 p.m. Fri- Rapunzel (May 16-18) — Auditions for 8 p.m. curtain, Friday-Saturday, day-Saturday, Aug. 2-3; 2 p.m. Sunday, Fort Wayne Youtheatre production, 4-6 April 26-27, May 3-4 and May 10-11, Aug. 4; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, April 9-10, Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, 9-10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, Arts East Hall, Arts United Center, (260) $40 (includes dinner & show), (260) United Center, Fort Wayne, $20-$33, 422-4226 424-5622 (260) 422-4226 Rumors (June 14-29) — Roles for five Jack and the Beanstalk — Fort Wayne SEPTEMBER men and five women in Neil Simon Ballet Family Series production, 10 a.m. Sweeney Todd — Fort Wayne Civic comedy, 7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, April & 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, Fort Theatre’s production of the tail of the 28-29, Arena Dinner Theatre Rehearsal Wayne Ballet Studios, Auer Center for the sinister barber, Hall, 1020 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Arts & Culture Fort Wayne, $10, (260) 7:30 p.m. Friday-Satur- (260) 424-5622 422-4226 day, Sept. 13-14; 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. ASIDES Mamma Mia! — Fort Wayne Civic 20-21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, Arts Theatre musical production based on the United Center, Fort Wayne, $20-$33, SPECIAL EVENTS songs from the ’70s pop group ABBA, 8 (260) 422-4226 Indiana Dance Festival — Dance p.m. Saturday, April 27; 2 p.m. Sunday, Yamaha YFL-362 Special offer OCTOBER Step-up Open-hole Flute workshops, classes, guest speakers, April 28; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May Buy 4 lessons, get 1 performances, and more, times and 3-4; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5; 8 p.m. Mutts Gone Nuts — Comedic canine location vary Friday-Sunday, April Friday-Saturday, May 10-11; 2 p.m. show with tricks, agility performances, ** 12-14, Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, Sunday, May 12, Arts United Center, Fort and more, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, $ * prices vary, (260) 424-6574 Wayne, $7-$30, (260) 422-4226 Honeywell Center, Wabash, $15-$30, mo MAY (260) 563-1102 85/ FREE UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS — Fort Wayne Civic $ 99 **Applies to new students only. 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APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 21 Things To Do LOCAL CALENDAR CURRENT art showcasing the 30 different countries Northern Indiana Pet Expo — Vendor Sol Fest — Live music, martial arts Robert Siegel — Siegel shares his experi- represented at Trine, 5 p.m. Saturday, and information booths, adoptable demonstrations, Soarin’ Hawk Raptor ences over the last 40 years including the Celebrating 50 Years of First Presbyte- April 13, University Center Mall, Trine pets, dog park with obstacle course, Rehab presentations, children’s area, Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rian Theater — Anniversary celebration University, Angola, free, (260) 665-4133 kids activity area, and more, 11 a.m.-4 ponding stations, beer tent, and more, Clinton Impeachment, 9/11, and more in with entertainment arranged by John p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 27-28, noon-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, May a live interview with Katy Anderson and Tolley and Thom Hofrichter, proclamation Taste of Spring — Regional craft beers, specialty beers, local wines, appetiz- Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $1-$5, 4-5, Fox Island County Park, Fort Wayne, Peter Dominowski, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May by the mayor, and more, 5-8 p.m. Satur- (260) 483-1111 $5, (260) 449-3180 28, Sweetwater Performance Theatre, day, April 6, First Presbyterian Theater, ers, live music from Mike & Sarah, and museum access, 5 p.m. (VIP admission Preservation Tomorrow — A conver- Lesser-Known First Ladies — 1897 to Fort Wayne, $30, wboi.org, (260) Fort Wayne, $10, (260) 426-7421 ext. 424-2400 121 4 p.m.) Saturday, April 13, Auburn Cord sation among the region’s preservation 1923: A New Century Arrives — The Duesenberg Museum, Auburn, $10-$40, organizations, part of the ARCH Fun & Progressives, Ragtime and All That INSTRUCTION Christian Friendship: Exploring the Tra- (260) 925-1444 Free lecture series, 11 a.m. Saturday, Jazz — George R. Mather Lecture by dition, Engaging the Culture — Philos- April 27, meeting room A, main branch, Cynthia Thies, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5, Embody Dance — Guided dancing for ophy and Theology lecture presented by Monkey Business: The Adventures adults of all ages and abilities to exercise — Film Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, History Center, Fort Wayne, free, (260) Dr. John Bequette, professor of theology, of Curious George’s Creators the mind, body, and spirits, 1:23 p.m. screening and Q&A via Skype with the free, (260) 426-5117 426-2882 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, Brookside first and third Sunday, Fort Wayne Ballroom, University of Saint Francis, Fort film’s director, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Michiana Wine Festival — Wine vendors, Cancer Services’ Lapper and Survivors Dance Collective, Fort Wayne, $10 Wayne, free, (260) 399-7700 April 14, Main Library Theatre, Allen wine sampling, craft market, food trucks, Day Celebration — Fundraising walk and suggested donation, (260) 244-1905 County Public Library, Fort Wayne, free, and live music, noon-6 p.m. Saturday, celebration with food, music, and family Hugh McCulloch & the Origins of Pro- (260) 421-1265 April 27, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, activities, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 11, Fort Wayne Ballet — Dance classes for fessional Baseball — George R. Mather $10-$55, michianawinefestival.com Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, ages 3 and up with live accompaniment Lecture by Mark Souder discussing the Tales from the Field with Jeff Corwin — and personalized training, dates and Omnibus lecture with host of the Emmy The League’s Blues Bash — The League Fort Wayne, donation, free to attend Secretary of Treasury’s involvement in celebration, (260) 484-9560 times vary, Arts United Center, Fort the development of baseball, 2 p.m. Award-winning show Ocean Mysteries fundraiser featuring live blues from Nellie Wayne, fees vary, (260) 484-9646 Sunday, April 7, History Center, Fort and CNN’s Planet in Peril discusses his “Tiger” Travis, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27, disAbilities Expo — More than 110 Wayne, free, (260) 426-2882 travels with insights on the current state C2G Music Hall, Fort Wayne, $20, (260) exhibitors, adaptive sports exhibitions, Purdue Fort Wayne Community Arts of environmental conservation efforts, 441-0551 musical performances, and more, 10 Academy — Art, dance, music and Leila Chatti — Reading by author of Ebb 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, Auer a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, Memo- theater classes for grades pre-K through (New-Generation African Poets) and Cookin’ Men — Francine’s Friends 12 offered by Purdue Fort Wayne, Fort Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music fundraiser featuring gourmet foods, rial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, free, (260) Tunsiya/Amrikiya, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Center, Purdue University Fort Wayne, 483-1111 Wayne, fees vary, scholarships available, April 9, Cyber Café, University of Saint entertainment, and silent auctions, 7 (260) 481-6059 Fort Wayne, free, tickets required, p.m. Saturday, April 27, Memorial Coli- How the Alabama Migration Changed Francis, Fort Wayne, free, (260) 399- tickets available Monday, April 1, (260) 7700 ext. 8100 seum, Fort Wayne, $65-$150, parkview. Fort Wayne — ARCH’s Karen Richards Sweetwater Academy of Music — Pri- 481-6100 com/cookinmen explores the Alabama migration, part of vate lessons for a variety of instruments available from professional instructors, COMING EVENTS Easter in the Garden — Meet-and-greet Best. Sunday. Ever. — LLS benefit the ARCH Fun & Free lecture series, 11 and photos with the Easter Bunny, crafts, a.m. Saturday, May 11, meeting room A, ongoing weekly lessons, Sweetwater APRIL featuring brunch buffet, vendor market, Sound, Fort Wayne, call for pricing, (260) games and prizes, and refreshments, live music from Ken Jehle and Hubie main branch, Allen County Public Library, Frederator Lecture — Presentation by 432-8176 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 19, Ashcraft, silent auctions, and cash bar, Fort Wayne, free, (260) 426-5117 the creators of The Fairly Odd Parents, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conserva- 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, April 28, Mother’s Day Downtown — Free trolley Adventure Time, My Life as a Teenage MINOR LEAGUE SPORTS tory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5, (260) 427-6440 The Charles, Fort Wayne, $35, (260) rides and events at local businesses, Robot, and more, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Eggstravaganza Community Easter Egg 403-4145 restaurants, and cultural attractions, 11 BASEBALL April 11, North Campus Auditorium, Hunt — Egg hunt, snacks, prizes, visit a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 12, various University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Earth Day Fort Wayne — Family-friendly TinCaps — Upcoming home games at from Peter CottonTail, and local mascots downtown locations, Fort Wayne, free, free, (260) 399-7700 event with learning stations, conserva- Parkview Field, Fort Wayne and sports figures, 1:30-3:30 p.m. tion speakers, Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab (260) 420-3266 Thursday, April 4 vs. Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Party on Pearl — Three Rivers Music Saturday, April 20, Byron Health Center, presentations, vendors, food trucks, Pedal for Paws — H.O.P.E. for Animals Friday, April 5 vs. Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Theatre fundraiser featuring pop-up Fort Wayne, free, (260) 637-3166 and more, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 28, fundraiser with live music, pedal car Monday, April 8 vs. Dayton, 7:05 p.m. performances, wine pull, silent auction, Tuesday, April 9 vs. Dayton, 7:05 p.m. Wine and Whiskers Gala — Lennoxs Eagles Marsh, Fort Wayne, free, (260) rides, raffles, and more, 5-10 p.m. Satur- and cocktails, 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 12, Wednesday, April 10 vs. Dayton, 11:05 Legacy fundraiser with silent and live 478-2515 day, May 18, Pedal City Fort Wayne, Fort Three Rivers Music Theatre, Fort Wayne, a.m. auction, live music by Shane and Eric, Wayne, $20, (260) 420-7729 $40-$75, (260) 498-2652 MAY Thursday, April 11 vs. Dayton, 7:05 p.m. cash bar, and buffet, 6-10 p.m. Satur- Kirk & Chelsea Cameron — Celebrity Thursday, April 18 vs. West Michigan, 7:05 Montcalm & Wolfe: School of the Historic Swinney Homestead Open day, April 20, Embassy Theatre, Fort couple discusses the ways to share faith p.m. Soldier 1752 — Re-enactments of the House — Open house with music from Wayne, $70-$200, (260) 227-0109 and have a gospel-centered marriage Friday, April 19 vs. West Michigan, 7:05 French and Indian War, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hearthstone Ensemble, spinning demon- Contra Dance — Dancing to live, and family , 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, p.m. Saturday, April 13, Historic Old Fort, Fort strations, hand-arts display, bake sale, old-time, string band music from Spy First Assembly of God, Fort Wayne, $25- Saturday, April 20 vs. West Michigan, 1:05 Wayne, free, (260) 437-2536 and plant sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Run String Band and live caller Dwayne $65, (260) 484-1029 p.m. Calvary United Methodist Easter Egg May 3, Historic Swinney Homestead, Fort Monday, April 22 vs Bowling Green, 7:05 Johnson, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, April 20, An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson: Hunt — Crafts, story time, coloring, and Wayne, free, (260) 637-8622 p.m. Fort Wayne Dance Collective, $6-$9, An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies Tuesday, April 23 vs. Bowling Green, 12:05 egg hunt, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Marquee with Lea Salonga — Embassy (260) 244-1905 — Multimedia presentation with Hayden p.m. April 13, Calvary United Methodist Theatre fundraiser featuring four-course Wine at the Line 5K — 5K race with Planetarium director and renowned Wednesday, April 24 vs. Bowling Green, Church, Fort Wayne, free, (260) dinner and intimate performance by post-race wine at the finish line, 7:30 astrophysicist, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11:05 a.m. 747-9218 Broadway star and Tony Award winner p.m. (6:30 pm. check-in) Friday, April 21, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, $49- HOCKEY Globetrotting: Trine University Lea Salonga, 5 p.m. Friday, May 3, 26, Headwaters Park East, Fort Wayne, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, $250- $249, (260) 424-5665 International Night — Stations and $20-$30, michianawinefestival.com Komets — Upcoming home games at activities including cultural music, food, $2,500, (260) 424-5665 Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne caricatures, jewelry making, and henna Saturday, Apr. 6 vs. Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 7 vs. Wheeling, 5 p.m.

22 WHATZUP APRIL 4-10, 2019 Art & Exhibits LOCAL CALENDAR CURRENT EXHIBITS Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. COMING EXHIBITS Sunday through April 21, Fort Wayne 11th Annual Members Show — 2D and Museum of Art, $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 APRIL 3D mixed media pieces, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Lingering Spirit: Photographs of a 43rd Annual Student Art Exhibit — 4-7 p.m. Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sun- Works in a variety of mediums from SOCA day through April 14 (, Garrett Museum Changing Indiana by John Bower — students, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, or Art, Garrett, (260) 704-5400 Black and white photographs of often unnoticed Hoosier surroundings,10 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. 39th National Print Exhibition — Juried a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 Sunday, April 13-30 (opening reception show featuring contemporary print a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 13), John media, noon-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. P. Weatherhead Gallery, Mimi and Ian Rol- and noon-4 p.m. Sunday through May Sunday through May 26, Fort Wayne land Art & Visual Communication Center, 3, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Museum of Art, $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Wayne, (260) 424-7195 (260) 399-7700 ext. 8001 Spring Splendor — Works from national FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 | 7PM Alan Larkin and Friends — Works from and local artists including Fred Dolo- Robert Owen — Body paint art that has Larkin, Austin Cartwright, Gwen Gutwein, resco, H. Momo Zhou, Mitch Caster, Jody been photographed and printed, 5-8 Elizabeth Wamsley, Tom Keesee, Cara Hemphill Smith, CW Mundy, Patricia p.m. Friday, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, and 1-4 Lee Wade, George Morrison, and Barbara Bartels, Ober-Rae Livingstone, Diane p.m. Sunday, April 19-May 12, Garrett Nohinek, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sat- Lyon, Penny French-Deal, Joseph Orr, Eric Museum or Art, Garrett, (260) 704-5400 urday through April 6, Crestwoods Rhodes, Michael Poorman, and Rosanne The Ideal Sketching Ground: Prints Gallery, Roanoke, (260) 672-2080 Cerbo, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Satur- by Artists of Brown County — Early Arna Miller — Illustrations and prints day through May 4 (opening reception examples in the graphic arts from from Colorado-based artist, 10 a.m.-5 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 5), Castle Gallery artists including Gustave Baumann, p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-6 Fine Art, Fort Wayne, (260) 426-6568 Charles Dahlgreen, Homer Davisson, p.m. Friday-Saturday through April Wabash County Schools — Works from L.O. Griffith, and more,10 a.m.-6 p.m. 7, Fancy & Staple, Fort Wayne, (260) high school students, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 422-2710 through April 23, Clark Gallery, Honey- Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sat- Charcoal Testament: Drawings by well Center, Wabash, (260) 563-1102 urday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, April Joel Daniel Phillips — Works focused 20-Aug. 4, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, on the tenets of classical draftsmanship ART EVENTS $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 employed in monumental forms,10 1st Thursday Curator’s Tour — Guided Joel Fremion: Thirty Years, 300 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 tour by President & CEO and Chief Collages — 300 fabric art collages, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Curator Charles Shepard, 12:15-1 p.m. a.m.-7 p.m. daily April 26-June 3 (public Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Thursday, April 4, Fort Wayne Museum reception 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6), Sunday through May 12, Fort Wayne of Art, Fort Wayne, $8 adults, $6 stu- Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Museum of Art, $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 dents (pre-K-college) and seniors (65), (260) 563-1102 BUY TICKETS AT Collaboratorium 2016-2018 — Works $20 families, free to FWMoA members, Spring 2019 Interior Design Exhibition from the first three years of Italian Friend (260) 422-6467 — Works from senior Interior Design SweetwaterPavilion.com ArtRuckus’s Collabooratorium project, Rock and Roll Voodoo Book Signing — graduates as part of their theses , 8 5501 US HWY 30 W, FORT WAYNE, IN 46818 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday through Book signing by Mark Paul Smith, cash a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 April 26, Atrium, Fort Wayne, (260) bar, and hors d’oeuvres, 5-9 p.m. Friday, a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 969-9393 April 5, Castle Gallery Fine Art, Fort 26-May 17 (opening reception 6:30 p.m. The Fold — Work from local artist Phresh Wayne, free, (260) 426-6568 Friday, April 26), Visual Arts Gallery, Purdue University Fort Wayne, (260) Laundry/Theopolis Smith, 9 a.m.-9 Second Chances Art Exhibit Opening— 481-6977 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri- Pieces from Blue Jacket clients paired day-Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday with local artists in order to depict their Migrations: Live Butterfly Exhibit — through April 14, Jeffery Krull Gallery, story through the visual arts, live music, Hands-on exhibit featuring butterflies main branch, Allen County Public Library, meet and greet with artists and clients, from around the world, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fort Wayne, free, (260) 421-1200 food and drinks, 6-9 p.m. Friday, May Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fort Wayne Artists Guild Exhibitions 31, John P. Weatherhead Gallery, Mimi Thursday, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, — Susan Wenger at Active Day of Fort and Ian Rolland Art & Visual Communica- April 27-July 7, Foellinger-Freimann Wayne, Emily Butler at Aldersgate United tion Center, University of Saint Francis, Botanical Conservatory, Fort Wayne, Methodist Church, Karen Bixler at Allen Fort Wayne, $10 (260) 399-7700 ext. $3-$5, (260) 427-6440 County Retinal Surgeons, Lynne Padgett 8001 MAY 2019 at Citizens Square 2nd floor, Dianna Burt — Pieces at Citizens Square 3rd floor, Fort Wayne CALLS FOR ENTRIES Second Chances Art Exhibit from local artists paired with Blue Jacket Artists Guild Spring Member’s Show at Frederator Storyboard/Animation Pro- graduates s in order to depict their story Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne, Susan posal — Present storyboards, animation, through the visual arts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Voigt at Opthalmology Consultants and concepts to Frederator Program Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Satur- (Southwest), Dick Heffelfinger at Opthal- Development Director, 10 a.m.-5 day and 1-5 p.m. Sunday May 18-31 mology Consultants (North), Jerry Her- p.m. Friday, April 12, North Campus (opening reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday, tenstein at Pat Bryan Insurance Agency, Auditorium, University of Saint Francis, May 18, $10), John P. Weatherhead Nancy Longmate at Rehabilitation Fort Wayne, free, reserve pitch time by Gallery, Mimi and Ian Rolland Art & Visual Hospital of Fort Wayne, Karen Harvey at emailing [email protected] Communication Center, University of Town House Retirement, Robin Hawkins Art This Way — Submissions for mural at Visiting Nurse Hospice, Toni McAlhany Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, (260) 399- installation as part of the Alleyway Acti- 7700 ext. 8001 and Jodi Prokupek at Will Jewelers, hours vation Project, artist application deadline The Art of Metalsmithing Exposed — vary per locations through April 30, Wednesday, May 1, Art This Way, Fort Three-dimensional metal art from around fortwayneartistguild.org Wayne, for details visit ArtThisWayFW. the world, noon-7 p.m. Tuesday-Sat- Kids Art Exhibit — Family friendly, paper com based, framed and mounted pieces urday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, May 2019 Themed Art Competition (July (opening reception from children ages 2-18, 4-10:30 p.m. 17-June 21 5-8 p.m. 12-Aug. 19) — Seasons themed works in ), Artlink Contemporary Tuesday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday, May 17 any media, entries accepted 11 a.m.-2 Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, (260) 424-7195 Friday, noon-12:30 a.m. Saturday and p.m. Tuesday, July 9, Clark Gallery, Emily Sullivan Smith — Prints and sculp- noon-8 p.m. Sunday though April 26, Honeywell Center, Wabash, 563-1102 DOORS OPEN 7:15 P.M. · BAND STARTS 8 P.M. Hop River Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, tures from Assistant Professor and Foun- (260) 739-3931 2019 Photography Show (Sept. dations Coordinator at the University of VIP TICKET HOLDERS 26-Nov. 4) — Black and white, color, Dayton’s Department of Art and Design, OPEN AT 6:30 FOR SOUL FOOD DINNER Leni Sinclair: An Era of Photographic and altered images, entries accepted 11 noon-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and Journalism — Beatnik, political, rock a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, Clark music, and activism photos,10 a.m.-6 noon-4 p.m. Sunday, May 17-June 21 Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, (opening reception p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 5-8 p.m. Friday, May (260) 563-1102 ), Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 17 Fort Wayne, (260) 424-7195 C2G MUSIC HALL THE LEAGUE 260.484.2451 WOODEN NICKEL MUSIC 260.441.0551 260.484.3635 c2gmusichall.com the-league.org

APRIL 4-10, 2019 WHATZUP 23 Fort Wayne’s newest restaurant for friends, food, and entertainment.

Enjoy delicious lunch, dinner, late night, and Sunday brunch menus, peruse an impressive list of fine cocktails, and take in an array of live entertainment, all in one welcoming, family-friendly location. Conveniently located next to The Clyde Theatre at Quimby Village.

Monday, 4–9PM Tuesday through Saturday, 4–11PM Lunch service will be offered starting April 8 Sunday hours to begin on April 28

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