The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

Tony Monaco Trio – Burnin' Grooves

Most people would probably be surprised to learn how common it is for world-class musicians to toil in obscurity throughout their lives. Often, listeners simply don’t recognize the level of talent they’re hearing. That lack of recognition can add fuel to the self-doubt that often plagues artistic types. More often than not, they hold day jobs to make ends meet and never get their big break. Maybe they don’t even seek recognition. Tony Monaco Trio Burnin' Grooves Summit Record

Drew Layman

Sep 296 min read

Ripe!

Going through my mom’s things after her passing in 2023, I came across a Columbus Dispatch article she’d saved from January 20, 1993. I was in my third year at Ohio State then—about as dialed in to the campus music scene as I’d ever get—and seeing that piece again snapped a whole era back into focus. The article covered ripe!, a Columbus compilation assembled by Abbe Turner, and it reminded me just how much was happening here at the time. Ripe! Thornapple Records – TS 107 199

Drew Layman

Apr 136 min read

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