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April 15, 2018 by Jay Minkin
There was a big to-do happing in Cleveland Saturday night, but I surprised my usual suspects with passing on the Rock …
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Category: album, Americana, Cleveland, concert, country, Lp, Minkin's Music, Music, Outlaw Country, record, review, Singer/Songwriters, tour, vinyl, WordPress
| Tags: close ties, eamon mcloughlin, entertainment, Facebook, Google, jedd hughes, music box supper club, Rodney Crowell, Texas, Twitter, Yahoo
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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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| 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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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