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Aaron Lee Tasjan - Tasjan! Tasjan! 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...
Drew Layman
Oct 13, 20214 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Oct 3, 20215 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Sep 17, 20214 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Aug 8, 20213 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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Watershed - Twister
Long before there was a Watershed Distillery in Columbus, a band called Watershed was rocking at The Distillery (sorry, believe me I...
Drew Layman
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Jul 9, 20214 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Jun 30, 20215 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Jun 20, 20214 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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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,...
Drew Layman
Jun 6, 20213 min read
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Chuz Alfred - Jazz Young Blood
After looking at a hot off the press release from Twenty One Pilots in my last post, let’s pivot back over 65 years to one of the...
Drew Layman
May 28, 20213 min read
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An Old Fogey's Twenty One Pilots Take
My plan as I began a blog focused primarily around Columbus music was that I’d begin with the higher-profile stuff - label releases from...
Drew Layman
May 22, 20214 min read
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Royal Crescent Mob Spin The World
I was young enough when I was bitten by the vinyl bug that I’d ride my bike down to High Street with my buddies before I was old enough...
Drew Layman
May 13, 20213 min read
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Nancy Wilson - Like In Love
In June 1959, singer Nancy Wilson hopped on a train (back when you could do that sort of thing in Columbus) and went to New York City to...
Drew Layman
May 2, 20214 min read
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Hank Marr Quartette - Live At The Club 502
Columbus has a remarkable pool of talented Hammond B-3 organ players. Bobby Floyd, Tony Monaco, Linda Dachtyl, and Nate Hollman are just...
Drew Layman
Apr 25, 20213 min read
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Roland Kirk – Triple Threat
Before he was Rahsaan and before he’d left Columbus, where he was still known as "Ronnie," Roland Kirk recorded his first album, Triple...
Drew Layman
Apr 17, 20215 min read
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Honeysuckle Strange at 25
Howlin' Maggie 's Honeysuckle Strange turned 25 yesterday. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that it’s been 25 years. I...
Drew Layman
Apr 10, 20215 min read
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The Triumph, Tragedy and Longevity of McGuffey Lane
I was picking up carry out on a recent random weekday evening. The juke box at Villa Nova was blaring McGuffey Lane’s “ Long Time...
Drew Layman
Apr 1, 20214 min read
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The Chill and the End of an Era
As a somewhat rabid hockey fan, it’s been an amazing experience to be a fan from day one of the Blue Jackets franchise. As a fan of the...
Drew Layman
Mar 27, 20214 min read
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