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The Toll - The Price Of Progression
I’ve always been intrigued by The Toll. I was too young for the clubs when they were at their peak and I never stumbled onto them like I...
Drew Layman
Jul 16, 20227 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Jun 22, 20224 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
May 20, 20224 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Apr 27, 20226 min read
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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,...
Drew Layman
Mar 26, 20225 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Mar 2, 20226 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Feb 17, 20224 min read
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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...
Drew Layman
Nov 12, 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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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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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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