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Anthony Giraldi and Friends lit up Live and Local with originals, classic covers, and funk‑infused instrumentals, keeping audiences dancing as Giraldi’s guitar‑driven storytelling shone throughout the night.

From teaching himself guitar as a kid to producing music from his home studio, Anthony Giraldi has spent a lifetime honing his craft. WBOI’s Brianna Barrow spoke with the Fort Wayne musician about his creative process, the local music scene, and what's next for him.

A passing summer rain set the stage for an unforgettable evening as the skies cleared just in time for Man of the Flood to take the stage at the second show of season two of WBOI Music Presents: Live & Local at The Landing. Explore photos, watch video highlights, and listen to the band's full performance.

Los Electro kicked off season two of WBOI Music Presents: Live and Local at The Landing with a high-energy performance that had the crowd dancing to original cumbia and Latin rock. Explore photos, watch video highlights, and listen to the band's full performance.

What began as a dorm room project during the pandemic has grown into one of the city's most exciting local acts, delivering "Indie music you can mosh to." Ahead of their performance at Live and Local at The Landing, WBOI's Brianna Barrow spoke with the band to discuss their unique origin story, DIY approach to making music, and what makes Fort Wayne's local music scene so special.

Ahead of kicking off season two of WBOI Music Presents: Live and Local at The Landing, Fort Wayne band Los Electro sat down with WBOI to talk about their high-energy live shows, blending psychedelic rock with Latin cumbia and salsa influences, representing Latino culture through music, and debuting original songs for hometown audiences.

Local musicians and educators Sean Hoffman and Ellen Coplin, known on the performance circuit as Bobcat Opossum, are on a full-time crusade to preserve and promote bluegrass traditions across the heartland, sharing the core communal elements of the music they love.

Max Wells put out his latest album 'Chrysalistic' in May of this year.

The performances had third- through fifth-graders playing some familiar hits for their parents and peers.

Fort Wayne’s musical community is growing, as the Fort Wayne School of Rock held its grand opening last Saturday with a special Halloween…