Homegrown Spotlight: 2022 Archive

Alternative Rock and Indy Musician based out of Fort Wayne, these songs are from the edge of the Golden Era.

Combining driving rhythms, memorable melodies and singable hooks, Fields and Fortresses brings to life the stories and experiences that shaped front man Mike DeFraties. Fields and Fortresses began as a one-man outfit in 2013 when DeFraties began pulling influences anywhere he could …

The Last Plane Home was founded in 2009 in New Haven, Indiana when Bobson Dugnutt called upon three of his former schoolmates in order to form a supergroup of unrivaled, unpolished pop punk enthusiasm. At some point, a man with a keytar …

Calder The Band consists of Joe Stilwell, bassist Lee Cliff, drummer Aaron Cliff and lead guitarist Luke Matulis. They recently released a four song EP called “He’ll Come Around”.   They are indie rockers out of the Midwest and Fort Wayne area who …

DAZED is a 4 piece pop punk powerhouse from Defiance, Ohio with songs from their album “Back Burner”. The band started early (2020) with bassist (Landon Dockery) and guitarist (Dallas Andrist) being 17 years old and the drummer (Dakota Swift) just a …

Atticus Sorrell is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has gigged and recorded throughout the midwestern US for over a decade, but that’s not what’s important. Anything of real importance to you won’t be read here, it’ll be found through an immersive …

Dominick Rivers is an experimental filmmaker and musician based out of Bloomington, Indiana. He released his debut EP Somewhere in Between in 2019. You can find more of his work at floralcow.com. Floral Cow Thursday and Sunday Feature  

Jessie Mae is a neurodivergent singer-songwriter from Indiana. She has a bunch of babies and an amazing husband who support her and her music wholeheartedly. The songs she writes are real, authentic experiences of my life. She is on the Autism Spectrum, …

Static Arm is a 3-piece grunge, punk and alternative band from Fort Wayne, IN whose members include Lukas Magnuson on guitar and vocals, Riley Schaffter on bass and vocals and Jake Hanes on drums. They like to have fun, make noise and …

Sean Stringer is a 25 year old who has been playing guitar for almost 2 decades now. He started off early in his life doing finger-style acoustic lessons from the young age of 10 years old upwards to 15 years old. He’s …

Sam Trowbridge is a 19 year old artist, musician, producer, and songwriter/composer. He is proud to have made it back for another ride. This upcoming fall he will be a sophomore at PFW with a double major in Popular music. PFW is …

The Neon Straightjackets was formed in summer of 2021 by three lifelong musicians Larry Stahl (Vocals and Guitar), Johnny Hopkins (Bass Guitar), and Colton Lloyd (Drums and Backup Vocals). The three have done 23 shows since last year, and with their grunge/punk …

Amara Gilraine is a solo acoustic act from Fort Wayne, IN. After taking an 8-year break from performing, she returned to the stage in October 2021. Amara has written over 25 songs in the last year, many of which you can find …

Uncle Muscle is a 3 Singer, 3 Songwriter, Rock N Roll Trio – influenced by artists like The Beatles, Spoon, Cheap Trick, NRBQ, and The Jam. Uncle Muscle’s first full length LP is out now and called “Say Uncle”.

An American Alternative duo from NW Indiana coming from the alleyways to join the battlefield in bringing Rock music back to the spotlight. Dru Sheffer – Vocals/Guitar/Whatever, Landon Blackburn – Drums, Jared Schneider – Drums. Magnus Modus Thursday and Sunday Feature

Crystal C-Note says, “I’m just a regular person, born an underdog, trying to make music that touches your soul.” Crystal C-Note Thursday Feature Crystal C-Note Sunday Feature

A four piece rock band from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Disco Curls is made up of Quentin Wright (guitar/vocals), Yasbeth Ortego (bass), Jalen Floyd 9 (drums), and Bryce DeCamp (guitar). Disco Curls Thursday and Sunday Feature

My Soul’s Revolution is an alternative rock band based in Fort Wayne.  A multi-talented group of musicians, they take listeners on a compelling journey of thoughts and emotions with every new release. With powerful vocals, jazz molded rhythms, blues guided guitar, and …

Columbia City’s Keith “Big Meow” Roman is an area musician, history teacher and self professed airplane geek.  While other musicians write about love, Roman writes songs about airplanes. His 2nd solo album BELL is the culmination of two years of writing, recording …

Davey AB Heritier started his musical journey in high school playing guitar and writing songs.  He is a self-taught writer, multi-instrumentalist and producer with a deep appreciation for melody and storytelling. Over the last 20 years, Heritier was written, recorded, produced and …