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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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| 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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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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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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| 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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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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| 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 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
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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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| 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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| Tags: Facebook, Found Object, GAR Hall, Google, Last Chance Records, minkinsmusic, nashville, Pastures, roger hoover, Ryan Foltz, Twitter
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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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Category: album, Americana, blues, CD, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, New Releases, Outlaw Country, record, review, Singer/Songwriters, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: Ain't Who I Was, Al Anderson, Bonnie Bishop, Connie Britton, dave cobb, Ford Thurston, Jimmy Wallace, Leroy Powell, Low Country Sound, nashville, Thirty Tigers
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