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Longtime Fort Wayne, Post-Rockish, Jam/Shoe/Dance greats, House of Bread, that’s who! Who else? Pop armada, Pouncer! The Elkys will be adding additional notches to their lipstick cases on March 2nd, that is Saturday, so no grumbling about another late night. This show is not to be missed. The dash-in offers an intimate setting to get up close and personal with your favorite bands and offers a wide selection of tasty cold beverages to drown your sorrows/feed your excitement/deaden your emotions with. The Elkys start the evening at 10 pm sharp, so be punctual!

By the talented Steve Linsenmayer

Thank you to all who attended

It has been the practice of the Elky Summers to record three songs every few months or so. This schedule has several benefits, the songs are chosen as snapshots in time of how the band is sounding, the band gets to experience the recording practices of a variety of different engineers and studio configurations. This gives everyone in the band an excellerated  understanding of what is is like to be in a working band with set goals.

This also lends the works a patchwork quality, which is somewhat apt, given that quiltwork has been a traditionally female undertaking whereas rock-and-roll has been traditionally male dominated. The songs will be stitched together into a full length. Aside from mastering, little effort will be given to slavish matching of tones and subject matter. The album will operate as a scrapbook of distinct times representing the moments in time that make up the experience of being Elky.

Jana Grooves Photo by: Steve Linsenmayer

The sun was sliding slowly down the side of the Barrett & McNagny lawyer hive as the girls began trundling their gear across the warm, heat softened asphalt towards the WBOI Dessert tent. Folk troubadours, The Distractions were midway through a very tuneful set. In the confusion of the day, somehow Jackie was without a snare and some cymbals and there was some nail biting tension for a few minutes until the proper pieces were acquired. The always delightful Adam Cheese provided a snare (which he just HAPPENED to have in his trunk!) and Big Dan was on his way with some cymbals thanks to a quick thinking Pete Dio! Brenn arrived and between the crew of them, the Elkies took the stage and not a minute too late. Sarah and Julia introduced and chatted with the band before exiting the stage to allow Jana, Kay, Jackie and Oona the opportunity to rock for an appreciative, if somewhat dazed Taste of the Arts audience. The day had started at 1 and the girls played at 8pm, so for many, it was the sweaty, slightly inebriated cherry on the top of the festival, keep truckin’, Fort Wayne, we love ya!

It is a rare thing, indeed, to have all the elements of a great night out line up so fortuitously. Saturday, August 25th is such an occasion. You, Fort Wanians, will have the opportunity to stroll the grounds of the 4th annual “Taste of the Arts” festival, stopping here for a sweet snack, stopping there for a new piece of art, beaching yourself in front of the beer tent until at last, you wind up in the Barret, McNagy parking lot, not because you have just finished meeting with your lawyer about those completely unfounded accusations…but because you are ready to watch the Elky Summers perform for your listening enjoyment under the temperate blue skies of a perfect summer’s evening. Bring the family. Enjoy fort Wayne’s tasty arts and join the Elkies for the Aftertaste…it’s delicious!

8pm, corner of Barr and Berry