From Chaos to Perspective: Jon Strahl Amid the Pandemic
Before the pandemic, Jon Strahl was bouncing back from personal tragedy and gearing up for a big summer on the stage. Then the pandemic struck.
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An Ode to Jennie DeVoe
Of all the folks Donovan Wheeler has talked to and written about, Jennie DeVoe is the one who is a star. by Donovan Wheeler photos courtesy of Jennie DeVoe Jennie DeVoe had been on the Indy music scene for more than a decade before I heard about her. Such is the nature of those slower-moving …
Vignettes: Rebekah Meldrum & Paul Holdman
copy by Donovan Wheeler featured image by Tasha Ramey Photography The first time I heard Rebekah Meldrum sing she stood atop a flatbed trailer on the downhill end of Greencastle’s Franklin Street. Belting out the lyrics to “Coattails,” and anchored by Paul Holdman’s masterful fret work on blues guitar, Meldrum’s vocals climbed over Wasser Brewing …
Man of His Word: Indy’s Versatile Paul Holdman
by Donovan Wheeler –Photos by Rick Phipps and Eric Meyer I had planned to write about Paul Holdman: the suave dude in the sleek grey blazer and fedora, sporting golden locks which hang on his head just as a rock-and-roller’s hair should. I had planned to celebrate the man who could knock out the Beatles, …