The Dial

Check out The Phil’s new public service announcements. Working with our pals at Red Tide, we had a great time putting these together—with great access to the artists, staff and fans who make this such an incredible organization. We thank [...]

You may have recently heard the news that America’s best working songwriter is coming to Fort Wayne. No, no, not that one. I’m talking about Todd Snider. I first fell for Todd in 2004, at the start of the second half [...]

Wednesday, June 6th Two Wednesdays ago, we were lucky to host Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide and Chris Otepka of Heligoats for a tremendous performance right here at 1301 Lafayette, just below our office. Then last Wednesday, we were blessed [...]

Hey everyone TONIGHT: We’re so excited to present Clem Snide’s Eef Barzelay, performing at 1301 Lafayette in the building OLG calls home. At this very special show, Eef will be debuting new songs from Clem Snide’s forthcoming album, Songs for [...]

I was recently asked to design a poster for a super-intimate Jeff Tweedy solo show—in somebody’s home—that was a fundraiser for Second City’s Letters to Santa. We’ve done a few of these posters at OLG, but this time I was [...]

You ever hear how sometimes our neck of the woods gets referred to as “flyover country”? Screw that. But first: The only place to start is with an epiphany. And I had a stunner in 2006, and here’s how it went. [...]

Last September, I was approached by the sultry-voiced, super-rad @CarrieBoylan about participating in a new show she was pitching to NIPR, our local NPR station. The proposed show—Under the Influence—would feature local folks picking ten songs that have been influential [...]

Back in Summer-04, I met a girl named Denise DeMarchis. As the story goes, we shared a hairdresser. I still remember the first time she called. I was working at the One Lucky Guitar office (otherwise known as my Columbia [...]

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 [...]

Cleaning out the Flat Files: An OLG Showprint Showreel In the world of design & marketing boutiques, there exists an ominous piece of storage equipment known as “the flat file”—an ultra-heavy, many-drawered monolith that serves as the dark home to [...]