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Drew Layman
Jun 22, 20224 min read
Paul Brown’s Science Gravy Orchestra
I’m not positive when I first saw Science Gravy Orchestra - probably at a Comfest, or maybe at the old 501 Club. But that doesn’t mean it...
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Drew Layman
May 20, 20224 min read
Jeanette Williams - To You
Columbus lost a treasure and true legend of the music community when Jeanette Williams passed away in March. One of a small handful of...
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Drew Layman
Apr 27, 20226 min read
The Bellows
Summer ‘88. Red White & Boom. My friends and I were walking back to our car after the fireworks when we stumbled onto a band playing in...
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Drew Layman
Mar 26, 20225 min read
Strongbow
Every so often you hear an album for the first time that, no matter when it was released, immediately connects. Here’s an album which,...
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Drew Layman
Mar 2, 20226 min read
Harry Edison And His Orchestra – Sweets
When it comes to Columbus musicians, with the possible exception of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, there is no more towering figure than Harry...
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Drew Layman
Feb 17, 20224 min read
Spittin' Image
Spawned from the same thriving music scene at Zachariah’s Red Eye Saloon, Spittin’ Image’s rise to a major label deal would follow many...
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Drew Layman
Jan 22, 20225 min read
Scrawl - Nature Film
Although I’ve slowed down quite a bit, I still make and give away “mixtapes.” It’s always been a part of my love of music. A few years...
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Drew Layman
Dec 23, 20215 min read
The Gift… To The Homeless, From Local Artists
When it comes to Christmas music, I can handle it in relatively small doses. And only right around the holiday. That said, I tend to be a...
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Drew Layman
Dec 15, 20214 min read
J.D. Blackfoot - The Ultimate Prophecy
Who is J.D. Blackfoot? There isn’t a simple answer. Cleveland-born Benjamin Franklin Van Dervort changed his name to J.D. Blackfoot, but...
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Drew Layman
Nov 18, 20214 min read
The Uneasy Coexistence of Ohio State Football and Columbus’ Music Scene
Ohio State football plays such a prominent role in Columbus culture that it is inescapable and disruptive of everything from weddings to...
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Drew Layman
Nov 12, 20214 min read
Rjd2 - Deadringer
Rjd2 is another Columbus artist I got into in a roundabout way. I’d been familiar with him for quite a while. My brother gave me one of...
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Drew Layman
Oct 30, 20214 min read
Rusty Bryant Plays Jazz
The artistic leap from Rusty Bryant’s first album, 1956’s America’s Greatest Jazz, to his second, 1958’s Rusty Bryant Plays Jazz, is...
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Drew Layman
Oct 13, 20214 min read
Tasjan!
I began paying attention to Aaron Lee Tasjan in a somewhat backward way. I’d heard of him and I knew he grew up in the Columbus area, but...
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Drew Layman
Oct 3, 20215 min read
The Singles Era
These days when everyone has GarageBand in their pocket and easy access to world-class audio editing software, it’s easy to forget that...
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Drew Layman
Sep 17, 20214 min read
The Godz Must Have Been Crazy
Long before the Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage wearing only socks, The Godz were known to perform in nothing but underwear and...
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Drew Layman
Aug 8, 20213 min read
The Exciting New Organ Of Don Patterson
Another monster Hammond B3 player from Columbus that went unmentioned in my Hank Marr post is Don Patterson. Like Rahsaan Roland Kirk, he...
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Drew Layman
Jul 28, 20215 min read
Artimus Pyle Band - A.P.B
Here’s an album that some might not expect to see pop up on a Columbus music blog. A Lynyrd Skynyrd spin-off project? Yep, and there are...
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Drew Layman
Jul 17, 20214 min read
Watershed - Twister
Long before there was a Watershed Distillery in Columbus, a band called Watershed was rocking at The Distillery (sorry, believe me I...
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Drew Layman
Jul 9, 20214 min read
Willie Phoenix
If you’ve been in Columbus long at all, and you're a live music fan of any sort, you’ve at least heard of Willie Phoenix. Often described...
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Drew Layman
Jun 30, 20214 min read
Foley - 7 Years Ago...Directions In Smart-Alec Music
I think Foley’s CD was one of the first Columbus albums I ever got - probably a gift from my brother. There’s no doubt that my brother...
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