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December 25, 2019 by Jay Minkin
(reprinted from the December 2019 edition of Mimi’s Magazine. The above slideshow features 50 photographs that touch on just a …
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June 13, 2019 by Jay Minkin
Attending the Nelsonville Music Festival has been in the works for a couple of years. My child Seed Minkin, who …
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December 2, 2017 by Jay Minkin
The nominees for this year’s Album of The Year have been selected and it’s a mix of new gunslingers, old …
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September 20, 2017 by Jay Minkin
Breathing the crispness of morning air in September is the perfect pregame ritual before hitting the highway to Nashville …
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April 18, 2017 by Jay Minkin
The artistic energy flowing from local songwriters, all in their mid-twenties is just incredible. Making fast strides are The Gage …
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February 8, 2017 by Jay Minkin
A large cluster of industrial buildings that still remain on Cleveland’s near east side were once home to iron foundries, …
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December 13, 2016 by Jay Minkin
Many of the usual suspects will notice a different annual “Best of” column to close out 2016. Over the last …
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October 21, 2016 by Jay Minkin
Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation: I guess it’s time to call you out. Over the last few …
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June 14, 2016 by Jay Minkin
There are many ways to get exposed to new music and hopefully this column has been one of them for …
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April 4, 2016 by Jay Minkin
A footnote of Cleveland’s rock and roll history can be heard in “Precious” from Chrissie Hynde mentioning that Howard The …
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| Tags: beachland ballroom, Bill Miller, Brick Cottage, Chrissie Hynde, CWRU, Euclid Tavern, Frank Mauceri, Mr Stress, Nick Blakey, paul hamann, Smog Veil, University Circle