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Here’s how it went down. Back in 1999, I bought an old 1964 Gibson B-25 acoustic guitar from a tall Tennessean named Bucky Baxter. I fell for Bucky and his playing when I would go see all of these Bob [...]

Every fourth Thursday at OLG, we have a li’l something called “Fourth Thursdays.” So, what in the world do we do on Fourth Thursdays? It’s a little vague for a reason. Ultimately, what we aim to do is take some [...]

This Dial post brought to you by Jasmine Bejar— I want to talk to you about yogurt. Yes, you heard (read?) me correctly. Yogurt. Do you eat it? Original, low fat, Greek? Do you care what kind you buy? I eat [...]

September marks 13 at 13—OLG’s thirteenth anniversary at 1301 Lafayette Street, here on the southeast side of downtown. We call it Bricktown. And we’re happy to also call it home. All the deets on what we’re doing for Lucky 13, [...]

Driving through downtown Fort Wayne these days is a completely different experience than just five years ago. There are better, more unique restaurants. Great sports. Sprawling trails and well-used bike lanes. A full buffet of arts & cultural organizations and [...]

On Monday, Phil Potts and I were asked by Julie Crothers at the Journal Gazette to share our memories and history as friends and bandmates of Damian Miller, who died from a gunshot wound early Sunday morning. I was in Austin, [...]

Later this week, about a year after we first dreamed ’em up, The Final Hurrahs—the official band of a boys’ clothing company we started with Matilda Jane, called The Good Ones Clothing Co.—will release their first full-length album. It’s named Numéro [...]

Dr. Leonard McCoy is one of Star Trek’s most beloved characters. He’s a notorious curmudgeon, hopelessly paranoid and negative. He’s famous for comically dark lines like “He’s dead, Jim” and “Jim I’m a Doctor not a _____________.” Annoyed by their [...]

It’s a big day in Fort Wayne. Earlier this afternoon at Parkview Field, there was an event to celebrate the official kickoff of The Harrison, the long-gestating, oft-maligned mixed-use retail and residential component of Harrison Square. A few of us [...]

Rock & Roll, Heart & Arrow Music and design go together, with London’s Danny George Wilson and One Lucky Guitar. In our early days, we tried just about anything to get the word out and create awareness amongst musicians and [...]