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The Bobby Floyd Trio - Setting The Standards
One of the perils of using the album as a lens for understanding a music culture is that so many essential artists, for a variety of reasons, leave behind little or no recorded evidence. Before recording equipment became cheap and accessible, the studio was out of reach for most musicians. Others were too busy making a living—touring, gigging, playing covers—to make recording a priority. And some, like the nearly forgotten Elsie Janis , reached prominence either before or rig
Drew Layman
Jan 275 min read
Salt Horse - The Best Of Times?
A couple of years ago, I took on one of those “20 albums in 20 days that made an impact” Facebook threads. It was probably started by...
Drew Layman
Feb 26, 20234 min read
Donna Mogavero - Acoustic
One of the stalwarts of Columbus music, Donna Mogavero had been performing regularly for over ten years when she decided to finally record a full album of her songs. At the end of 1994, she was recognized as Best Folk Singer, Best Rock Singer, Best Solo Acoustic Performer and was honored as Folk Talent Deserving Wider Recognition at the First Annual Columbus Music Awards held at the Newport Music Hall. Her first album, Acoustic , was released in 1995 and proved that the rec
Drew Layman
Aug 7, 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...
Drew Layman
Jun 22, 20224 min read
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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