There are moments all throughout rock and roll history that are benchmarks in listeners’ lives. There have been several in my life, beginning at an early age up until the time I was old enough to buy my own 45s […]
Offering a heavy dose of Americana and twang about album reviews, concert previews, local musicians, and singer/songwriters. I have been writing Minkin’s Music since January of 2007 and found a home here on ND in 2010. My musical resume includes being the very first and longest corporate underwriter on public radio station WAPS 91.3 The Summit, a board member of the auxiliary group Plugged In at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Northeast Ohio street team captain for Lost Highway Records, and a former board member of Friends of 91.3 The Summit. I am a Charter Member of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, a voting member of the Americana Music Association, and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville. A man who still plays Lp’s on his vintage Technics turntable, you can usually find Jay at area concerts and record stores looking to find new music that stirs his soul. Find my liner note postings on Facebook and Twitter via Minkin's Music.
There are moments all throughout rock and roll history that are benchmarks in listeners’ lives. There have been several in my life, beginning at an early age up until the time I was old enough to buy my own 45s […]
Sometimes you go to the well once too often. Last night was a painful example of making a left turn through the doors of Music Box Supper Club, bypassing Parker Millsap downstairs, and heading upstairs to the concert hall for […]
The postman has been good to me this year with lots of packages filled with love of the musical variety. Due to some forks in the road in my personal life, the backlog of music has been staggering not only […]
The icing on the Independence Day holiday cake was spread on nice and thick as Steve Earle capped off the weekend with a sold-out performance for his first of a two-night stint at Music Box Supper Club. His long and […]
The Independence Weekend began early as the Brooklyn based hipster country band The Defibulators started the fireworks party inside Music Box Supper Club Thursday evening. Not only has this writer been trending toward the under-my-radar artists, but this group just […]
Summertime brings the mega tours to stadiums, arenas, and sheds across the country along with the growing number of festival dates. Now if you’ve never seen the Rolling Stones or U2, by all means get yourself a ticket and go … no questions […]
It was an evening of quality entertainment Wednesday evening as Music Box Supper Club hosted over three hours of music featuring Shooter Jennings with the Waymore’s Outlaws. Normally out touring with his own backing band, Shooter has once again teamed […]
On a night when the city of Cleveland was #ALLIN for game 4 of the NBA Finals, the schedule maker forgot that on the second Thursday of every month the New Soft Shoe is performing. A fixture for several years down […]
There are so many new releases lately from local singer/songwriters in the Cleveland/Akron/Kent area that the wealth of talent is once again overflowing the challis. At the forefront of the charge is Brent Kirby, arguably the hardest working musician in these parts, […]
With Ryan Culwell. The Neilson Hubbard cavalcade of stars entertained a supportive audience Sunday evening as Amy Speace and Ryan Culwell put on a songwriters showcase at the Music Box Supper Club located on the west bank of “The Flats” […]
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