In 1877, the word Buckeyes in Columbus had nothing to do with The Ohio State University. The institution on Neil Avenue existed, but it was still the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College—barely a hundred students and a baseball team called the Franklins. In the city, Buckeyes meant professional baseball. The college boys along the Olentangy were the Franklins; the pros at the Union Station grounds were the Buckeyes. Columbus Buckeyes 38-37-6, 4-8-International Association Buckeye Base...

By any measure—sales, streams, or cultural impact— Blurryface is Columbus’s most successful record. Released in 2015 as Twenty One...

If you’ve spent any time digging into Columbus’s music scene, you’ve probably crossed paths with Joel Treadway —whether you knew it or...