Drew LaymanJun 234 minPaul Brown’s Science Gravy OrchestraI’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 LaymanMay 214 minJeanette Williams - To YouColumbus lost a treasure and true legend of the music community when Jeanette Williams passed away in March. One of a small handful of...
Drew LaymanApr 286 minThe BellowsSummer ‘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 LaymanMar 265 minStrongbowEvery 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 LaymanMar 36 minHarry Edison And His Orchestra – SweetsWhen it comes to Columbus musicians, with the possible exception of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, there is no more towering figure than Harry...
Drew LaymanFeb 184 minSpittin' ImageSpawned 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 LaymanNov 12, 20214 minRjd2 - DeadringerRjd2 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 LaymanOct 4, 20215 minThe Singles EraThese days when everyone has GarageBand in their pocket and easy access to world-class audio editing software, it’s easy to forget that...
Drew LaymanSep 18, 20214 minThe Godz Must Have Been CrazyLong before the Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage wearing only socks, The Godz were known to perform in nothing but underwear and...
Drew LaymanJul 17, 20214 minWatershed - TwisterLong before there was a Watershed Distillery in Columbus, a band called Watershed was rocking at The Distillery (sorry, believe me I...
Drew LaymanMay 29, 20213 minChuz Alfred - Jazz Young BloodAfter 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 LaymanMay 22, 20214 minAn Old Fogey's Twenty One Pilots TakeMy 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 LaymanApr 10, 20214 minHoneysuckle Strange at 25Howlin' 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...