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March 11, 2018 by Jay Minkin
One of these days I’m going to sit down and write a long letter To all the good friends I’ve …
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Category: Americana, Americana, Minkin's Music, Music, review, Singer/Songwriters, WordPress
| Tags: back on the chain gang, closing ceremonies, death, dying, Facebook, funeral, going going gone, Google, in my hour of darkness, list, midnight cowboy, My Back Pages, My death waits, npr, playlist, rodeo rider, roger blackwell, Songs, soundtrack, the weight, Twitter, wheels, Yahoo
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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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Category: album, Americana, Appalachian, Bluegrass, blues, CD, country, Local Artists, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Rock 'n Roll, Singer/Songwriters, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: album of the year, best of 2017, chris stapleton, Facebook, Google, Gregg Allman, instagram, jason isbell, jd mcpherson, john moreland, Margo price, nikki lane, rachel brown, Rodney Crowell, Sara Petite, southern blood, steve earle, The Gage Brothers, the secret sisters, Thor Platter, turnpike troubadours, Twitter, wordpress, Yahoo, you don't own me anymore
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October 20, 2017 by Jay Minkin
Sometimes you need to just start over. It’s a decision process that ranks right up there with one of the …
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Category: Akron, album, Americana, beer, Bluegrass, CD, Cleveland, concert, Local Artists, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Singer/Songwriters, tour, Upcoming Concerts, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: David Mayfield, entertainment, Facebook, Fatheads, Google, gotta grove records, kickstarter, Michael j Media, nashville, Paul Kovac, Paul Lewis, Thor Platter, Twitter, Yahoo
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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 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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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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September 29, 2016 by Jay Minkin
One evening back in January of 2015, I took a flyer on seeing a show in the downstairs portion of …
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Category: album, Americana, CD, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Singer/Songwriters, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: Americana Music Association, Jeremy Ivery, Margo price, Midwest Farmer's Daughter, music box supper club, Sun Studios, Third man Records
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August 22, 2016 by Jay Minkin
Northeast Ohio has been in the spotlight recently from getting off the schnide with a professional sports title by the area …
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Category: Akron, album, Americana, CD, Cleveland, concert, Kent, Local Artists, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Singer/Songwriters, tour, Upcoming Concerts, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: Facebook, Found Object, GAR Hall, Google, Last Chance Records, minkinsmusic, nashville, Pastures, roger hoover, Ryan Foltz, Twitter