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| ![]() Fort Wayne Reader article by Sean Smith
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| ![]() The French philosopher Jacques Maritain once said, "The only artist who does not deserve respect is the one who works to please the public." Four left turns later Bob Dylan claimed that "Money doesn't talk, it swears." Those are what we call sharp words, the kinds of statements that cut the fat, fray the expectations and leave the art, raw and lucid, on the floor where it thrives. | |
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| ![]() Many times in my three decades of life in this city, I have heard residents complain about a general lack of variety in our local culture. From a seemingly endless string of chain restaurants and Wal-Marts to national live concerts that rarely stretch past hair metal and country, the populace grumbles that unique offerings are virtually nonexistent. While I have been guilty of making the same complaints from time to time, especially concerning music, we whiners have something to shut up about. | |
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| ![]() By now the saga of Kevin Hambrick has become well known around the area: longtime local staple, interesting backstory, intense live performer, wildly prolific songwriter, documentary subject (Paging Rascal Hanks), can't catch a break to concentrate solely on his insistent muse. Whether it's alone or with the rocking Orange Opera, Hambrick's talent is only matched by his dogged tenacity. | |
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