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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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Category: Americana, beer, Bluegrass, blues, concert, country, food, Minkin's Music, Music, Outlaw Country, Singer/Songwriters, travel, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: 3 crows, Aaron lee tasjan, ama, Americana Music Association, AmericanaFest, americanarama x, Bonnie Bishop, compass records, dave coleman, Facebook, Google, Gregg Allman, Grimey’s New and Pre-Loved Music, instagram, jamin orrall, lukas nelson, nashville, no depression, old crow medicine show, ryan culwell, Steelism, the 5 spot, the cobra, The Groove, Twitter, Yahoo, Yazoo
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August 22, 2017 by Jay Minkin
Of all the local folks I have covered, one artist continues to garner recognition from an international audience. “I notice …
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Category: Akron, album, Americana, CD, Cleveland, concert, Kent, Local Artists, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, record, review, Singer/Songwriters, Upcoming Concerts, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: AlexaArt, beatnik playboys, Becky Boyd, David Childers, Emma Shook, entertainment, Facebook, g.a.r. hall, Google, kickstarter, paul hamann, piano, rachel brown, summa recording, Twitter, Yahoo
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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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Category: Akron, album, Americana, Americana, Appalachian, Bluegrass, blues, CD, Cleveland, concert, country, Local Artists, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, review, Singer/Songwriters, tour, Upcoming Concerts, WordPress
| Tags: Facebook, GAR Hall, Google, Grog Shop, Jim Stewart Recording, The Gage Brothers, Twitter
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March 29, 2017 by Jay Minkin
Before the digital computer age and MTV, there was one magazine that covered music and pop culture like none other. …
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Category: Cleveland, Minkin's Music, museum exhibit, Music, Rock 'n Roll, WordPress
| Tags: Facebook, Google, instagram, rock and roll hall of fame, rolling stone, Twitter, Yahoo
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March 14, 2017 by Jay Minkin
When I’m not spinning vinyl on the stereo or listening to a ménage of tracks while on the computer, …
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Category: Americana, Appalachian, Bluegrass, CD, country, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Rock 'n Roll, Singer/Songwriters, WordPress
| Tags: BMI, Chaos Records, Christopher Hoffee, Facebook, Google, KG Music Press, Road Less Traveled, Sara Petite, Sweet P. Music, Twitter
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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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Category: album, Americana, blues, Cleveland, country, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, record, Rock 'n Roll, tour, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: bloodshot records, clint holley, Facebook, Google, gotta groove records, Record Store Day, Twitter, tyler village, Vince slusarz, well made music, Yahoo
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January 13, 2017 by Jay Minkin
They say let’s start the New Year off with a bang, and there is no doubt about the talent …
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Category: Akron, album, Americana, CD, Cleveland, concert, Kent, Local Artists, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Rock 'n Roll, Singer/Songwriters, tour, Upcoming Concerts, WordPress
| Tags: Amish Electric Chair Studios, entertainment, Facebook, Google, John Patrick Halling, musica, Neil Tuuri, The Outside Voices, Twitter, venice cafe, Yahoo
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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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Category: Akron, album, Bluegrass, blues, CD, Cleveland, country, Kent, Local Artists, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Rock 'n Roll, Singer/Songwriters, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: Aaron lee tasjan, alejandro escovedo, bear family records, Bonnie Bishop, buddy miller, chelle rose, clint holley, Google, hollow bone records, john prine, Margo price, peter wolf, robert kidney, roger hoover, sarah jarosz, square records, Twitter, waylon jennings
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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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Category: Americana, Bluegrass, blues, Cleveland, country, Minkin's Music, Music, Rock 'n Roll, Singer/Songwriters, WordPress
| Tags: alejandro escovedo, Emmylou Harris, Facebook, Google, gram parsons, ian hunter, john hiatt, john prine, lucinda williams, mott the hoople, nominee, rock and roll hall of fame and museum, rock and roll hall of fame foundation, steve earle, the flying burrito brothers, todd rundgren, Twitter, warren zevon
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October 10, 2016 by Jay Minkin
Johnny Cash was a musical legend who made an impact on rock and roll as well as country music …
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| Tags: American Recordings, case western reserve university, Facebook, Google, John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Klipsch Audio, lost highway records, Playhouse Square, rock and roll hall of fame and museum, Rosanne Cash, Twitter