Category Archives: blues

  1. TIME FOR GOODBYE TO MIMI

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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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  2. NelsonvilleFest 2019 Was More Than About Music

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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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  3. The Best Albums of 2017

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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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  4. The Americana Ramble – My Take on Americanafest 2017

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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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  5. The Gage Brothers Make Fast Strides With New Album

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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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  6. Gotta Groove Records are stamped Made In Cleveland

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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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  7. The 2016 Year In Review

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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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  8. My letter to the Rock and Roll HOF Foundation

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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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  9. Her Time Is NOW

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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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  10. New Album to Honor Local Blues Legend

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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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