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April 25, 2013 by Jay Minkin
It’s time to get out and bask in the sunshine of springtime. The days are getting longer and temperatures are …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Bluegrass, Cleveland, Music, New Releases, Singer/Songwriters, Uncategorized, Upcoming Concerts
| Tags: americana, blue sky folk festival, bluegrass, carnival, coastwest unrest, concerts, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, emily wells, Facebook, Happy Days Lodge, liner notes, mama acoustic recordings, minkin's music, music, new releases, nora jane struthers, records, Singer/Songwriters, tavern, the beachland, the pines, vinyl, wilberts
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April 16, 2013 by Jay Minkin
It’s always a little tough to write about non-essential subjects when devastating tragedy has come down on folks who happened …
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| Tags: 420, album, blake, boston, dawes, day, depression, don't, end, Facebook, goldsmith, jacquire, king, marathon, mills, minkin's, music, new, No, record, release, review, store, stories, taylor, vinyl, wordpress
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March 21, 2013 by Jay Minkin
I have a confession … I’m a homer. I love my sports teams almost as much as I love the …
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Category: Americana, Cleveland, Music, New Releases, Singer/Songwriters, Uncategorized, Upcoming Concerts
| Tags: album, Balls, cd, concert, depression, Down, Facebook, Flying, Found, Griffin, House, interview, kickstarter, Learner, Lost, minkin's, music, nashville, new, No, Ohio, record, release, review, The, tour, Upside
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March 17, 2013 by Jay Minkin
So this week my liner notes will be a hodgepodge of musical components that have been piling up on …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Cleveland, Kent, Music, New Releases, Singer/Songwriters, Uncategorized, Upcoming Concerts
| Tags: angel snow, beachland ballroom, bootsy collins, Brent Kirby, cd release, cleveland.com, concerts, contemporary youth orchestra, David Mayfield, Facebook, hey mavis, kent stage, laurie ed caner, liza grossman, minkin's music, Missy chelsea Zenker, music, records, reviews, samantha crain, viktor krauss
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December 9, 2012 by Jay Minkin
It’s time to present my 7th Annual Best Albums of The Year Awards. As in year’s past, my voting …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Bluegrass, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, Rock 'n Roll, Singer/Songwriters
| Tags: Alabama shakes, americana, Amy Cook, audra mae and the almighty sound, best albums of 2012, bonnie raitt, chelle rose, Dan Auerbach, dr. john, father john misty, Jay Minkin, jimmy cliff, john fullbright, kasey Chambers, minkin's music, river city extension, ruthie foster, ryan shaw, Shane Nicholson, Tift Merritt, yarn
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December 3, 2012 by Jay Minkin
I’m sorry my friends. I didn’t realize that I’d taken such a lengthy break between stories. So thank you for …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Bluegrass, Cleveland, Local Artists, Music, New Releases, Singer/Songwriters, Upcoming Concerts
| Tags: akron civic theatre, Austin “Walkin” Cane, beachland tavern, Ben Jaffee, Brent Kirby, Chris Allen, Don Dixon, Doug McKean, Holiday Extravaganza & Variety Show, honeyhoney, House of Blues, Jay Minkin, Kelly Wright, Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, liner notes, Marti Jones, Matt Sobule, minkin's music, Molly Allen, Ohio City Singers, ryan humbert, Suzanne Santo, The Blue Ribbon Bluegrass Band, The Juke Hounds, The Strange Familiar, Tom Prebish, Tracey Thomas, Yankee Bravo
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October 31, 2012 by Jay Minkin
For those of you looking for new artists and record releases, you really don’t want to miss seeing the lovely Amy …
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| Tags: album, all eyes media, Amy Cook, beachland tavern, cleveland, cleveland.com, concerts, Jay Minkin, Jim Flammia, Joe Pug, lucinda williams, minkin's music, new releases, patty griffin, records, robert plant, Summer Skin, Thirty Tigers
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October 24, 2012 by Jay Minkin
I’m taking the show on the road as guest speaker of the first ever LOOP MUSIC SERIES on Friday, October 26th at 6:00 …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Cleveland, Music, Singer/Songwriters
| Tags: adam gravatt, art, cleveland plain dealer, coffee, Facebook, Jay Minkin, Live and deaf, LOOP, LOOP music series, mimi vanderhaven's fabulous buys, minkin's music, no depression, october, PAX-AM, records, ryan adams, Tremont
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September 30, 2012 by Jay Minkin
Ding, Ding … round two of mischief and discovery from the Americana Music Association (AMA) festivities. When packing for …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Music, New Releases, Singer/Songwriters
| Tags: Americana Music Association, Americanarama, Amy Cook, Bonnie Bishop, Facebook, feathers and fishHooks, free, Grimey’s New and Pre-Loved Music, kasey Chambers, minkin's music, Rayland Baxter, Shane Nicholson, Summer Skin, Tift Merritt, Traveling Alone, Wreck and Ruin
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September 23, 2012 by Jay Minkin
My favorite road trip is heading to Nashville for the Americana Music Association annual awards night, conference, and showcase events. …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Bluegrass, Music, Outlaw Country, Singer/Songwriters
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