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Drew Layman
- Mar 2, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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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Drew Layman
- Jun 20, 2021
- 4 min
Lydia Loveless - Real
After leaving Big Back Forty, Steve McGann became an attorney and got into artist management. One of the artists he managed early in her...
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Drew Layman
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
Big Back Forty - Bested
Although I never saw them live, Big Back Forty was one of the first Columbus bands I truly became a fan of. My brother was already a fan...
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Drew Layman
- Jun 6, 2021
- 3 min
Mixed Water - Capital City Rockets
Before there was a Columbus band called The Godz, there was Mixed Water. Based on the strength of a demo they sent to Elektra Records,...
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