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September 7, 2014 by Jay Minkin
I hope you didn’t put your old vinyl records in the garage sale this summer. If they’re still collecting dust …
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| Tags: 12x12, album, kasey Chambers, kickstarter, Lp, minkin's music, Northeast Ohio Record / CD Convention, Northeast Ohio Vinyl Club, PledgeMusic, Record Store Day, ryan adams, vinyl
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June 29, 2014 by Jay Minkin
If you build it, they will come. Downtown Cleveland is adding a beautiful brand new concert venue that will …
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| Tags: and Allen Toussaint, ben jaffe, Billy Bragg, Bruce Cockburn, city winery, colleen miller, dennis devies, dinner, flats, happy hour, honeyhoney, Hot Tuna, improv, Iris Dement, late night, lunch, Mavis, mike miller, minkin's music, music box supper club, Pine Leaf Boys, shawn colvin and steve earle, shooter's, Staples, Suzanne Santo, x
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June 25, 2014 by Jay Minkin
Otis Gibbs jokes around the house that he has done everything he can to remain obscure without realizing it. …
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| Tags: amy lashley, cd, Fats Kaplin, Lp, nashville, Otis Gibbs, record, Shore Fire Media, Souvenirs of a Misspent Youth, Thanks for giving a damn, Thomm Jutz, vinyl, Wanamaker
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April 15, 2014 by Jay Minkin
So what exactly is Americana? If you ask the Americana Music Association, they would tell you that Americana is contemporary …
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Category: Akron, Americana, Americana, Bluegrass, Cleveland, Kent, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, Singer/Songwriters, WordPress
| Tags: 52 Weeks of Cleveland, akron, albums, Americana Music Association, Bandsintown, beachland ballroom, Bobby Bare Jr, g.a.r. hall, Hard rock Rocksino, Jason Burchaski, kent stage, Lp's, Mahalls, minkin's music, musica, Northeast Ohio Vinyl Club, Outlaw Country, Record Store Day, Sirius XM, Songkick, The Grog Shop, the loft
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February 26, 2014 by Jay Minkin
Is this heaven? There is something very cool happening in at the historic G.A.R. Hall in Peninsula located in the …
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| Tags: alex bevan, Austin “Walkin” Cane, boy=girl, Brent Kirby, charlie wiener, cuyahoga valley, Facebook, g.a.r. hall, jim ballard, jon mosey, karen james walters, kristine jackson, lindsay lou, mandolin orange, minkin's music, peninsula foundation, rachel brown, sow foods, towpath trail, travis caudle, voices in the valley
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February 19, 2014 by Jay Minkin
Danger! Danger! The Minkin’s Music Civil Defense Network is issuing a warning about an Americana explosion. Don’t touch that mouse …
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| Tags: Avett Brothers, Ed Benrock, Jamestown Revival, Jonathan Clay, minkin's music, Nick Bearden, Utah, Zach Chance
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December 1, 2013 by Jay Minkin
This has been one of the most prolific years for outstanding record releases. It was very …
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| Tags: amanda shires, best of 2013, Escondido, griffin house, Holly Williams, jason isbell, joseph arthur, kim richey, LeE HaRVey OsMOND, minkin's music, over the rhine, rachel brown, Richard Thompson, smoking flowers, SteelDrivers, valerie june, willie nile
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October 26, 2013 by Jay Minkin
I try and pride myself on going local. Local restaurants. Local beer. Local groceries and produce. So liner notes …
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| Tags: abie klein-Stefanchik, adam reifsnyder, beachland, Brendan O'Malley, cuyahoga, Danger House Studios, Dave Douglas, honeybucket, kickstarter, nighttown, Ohio, SteelDrivers
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September 25, 2013 by Jay Minkin
Attending the Americana Music Association in Nashville from September 17 through 22 is much more than just about the …
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| Tags: &, 3, Al, Alajandro, Amanda, americana, Anarchy, Association, Auditorium, Audrey, Auerbach, Auld, Bagel, Bakery, Barista, basement, BBQ, Beyond, Bob, Brewhouse, Broadway, Carroll, Chuck, country, crows, Cullum, Dale, Dan, Davis, depression, DeSano, Doyle, Elwell, entertainment, Escovido, Et, Fetzer, Fiddle, Fido, Five, Fox, Gleason, Grimes, Grimey's, Groove, Hap, Harry's, Holly, Jack, Jeremy, Jon, Jr, Kenny, Marche', McAdam, Mckays, Mike, Mojo, music, Nixon, No, Outlaw, Parlor, Pizza, Radford, records, Ryman, Second, Shires, Shooter, Silverman, Simpson, Six, Smoke, Spencer, Spot, Star, Starfish, Steelism, Stone, Sturgill, SXM, The, Tim, Too, Turtle, Vaughan, Williams, Yazoo
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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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| 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