Posted May 15, 201411 yr I'm not aware of a thread to celebrate Ohio's connection to popular music. This has the potential to be a long thread! Here's a start, Mark Kozelek's tribute to growing up in Massillon.
May 15, 201411 yr http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=833.0 Good find. BUt I think it would be nice to have a thread for Ohio only.
May 15, 201411 yr ^That's pretty much all that is covered by that thread. But performers from Ohio is a separate and distinct category I guess
May 15, 201411 yr ^That's pretty much all that is covered by that thread. But performers from Ohio is a separate and distinct category I guess Right. Come on guys, you'll get the hang of this eventually. Dave Grohl http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-warren-ohio-giant-drumsticks-record-346296
May 15, 201411 yr Is this another opportunity for me to plug my band? :-D We're playing at Southgate House Revival on Saturday, May 24, and will have a full EP out in July.
May 16, 201411 yr The Black Keys Chrissy Hynde (of The Pretenders) Devo The Raspberries Bone Thugs-N-Harmony John Legend I could keep going on, but...
May 16, 201411 yr The O'jays are from Canton. The National are also from Ohio and have a song called "Blood buzz Ohio"
May 16, 201411 yr This Soul Train moment would not have been possible if not for Cleveland's very own Dazz Band.
May 16, 201411 yr Dayton has produced endless talent, particularly in funk/soul music. From the Ohio Players, Lakeside, Heatwave, and the incomparable Shirley Murdock to the more modern Van Hunt, John Legend, and CeCe Peniston. And I gotta give a shout out to Midnight Star from Cincinnati. You know even in the hood when you hear "Freak-A-Zoid," it's a party. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 16, 201411 yr I never liked these guys but they're still around (like vampires) TWIST AND SHOUT! It’s Second Chance Prom time Sat. May 17, 8:30 to 1:00 The Modulators! Off the Ave, 1546 Knowlton St. Sliding scale – 10.00 to 20.00 BYOB, mixers available for sale. I think this was some kind of local hit in the Cincinnati area in the 80s
May 16, 201411 yr Ed Davis, Cincinnati 1979 opening for the Customs with 'Keith Richards is Dead'. I saw this band around this time when they opened for Patti Smith at Bogarts. When Bogarts had a restaurant....
May 16, 201411 yr Ha ha you are forgiven! KEXP is awesome and wish we had something similar around these parts. Anyhow, some ex-pat Cincy guys are doing well in Brooklyn/NYC. [i just saw mkeller mentioned them above]
May 16, 201411 yr Flat on My Face by Lodestar, Springfield 1979 https://app.box.com/shared/ap1yf1u1i7 International Harvester/Navistar beinga big employer, the band's name came from one of their cabs, the Loadstar. The recording was produced by a band member's uncle, Jimmy Crain from Lima who worked on the Springfield police force after his musical career fizzled out. Jimmy recorded Shig a Shag around 1957. The Lodestar single was pressed by Rite Records in Cincinnati or Evendale or something...
May 16, 201411 yr Cleveland's greatest Hip-Hop group continues to rep the city- <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZqDG4xMgs_k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
May 17, 201411 yr ^I love that ad Originally from Dayton, Toxic Reasons Eventually they wound up in San Francisco
May 17, 201411 yr Bat Mobile by the Squires 1966 featuring a 15 yr old Phil Keaggy (Youngstown) https://app.box.com/s/1div40t98pq4jmqdofhz
May 17, 201411 yr Bradley Kincaid, not a native Ohioan but settled here in the 50s? He introduced a lot of folks nationwide to bluegrass & folk. He played The Grand ol Opry. His music store in Springfield opened in 1955. While I bought it secondhand, that's where my TBird came from :-)
May 17, 201411 yr Loved the episode of the Anthony Bourdain show in Cleveland where he went to watch surfers in the winter.
May 17, 201411 yr Loved the episode of the Anthony Bourdain show in Cleveland where he went to watch surfers in the winter. Me too ;-)
May 18, 201411 yr Loved the episode of the Anthony Bourdain show in Cleveland where he went to watch surfers in the winter. Me too ;-) ...I wonder why. :)
May 18, 201411 yr ^ One of Anthony Bourdain's most favorite episodes! There was nobody quite like The Cramps. Fronted by Lux Interior aka Erick Purkhiser (RIP) from Akron OH.
May 18, 201411 yr Cleveland's Kid Cudi- Day 'N' Nite was a summertime anthem a few years ago... <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VrDfSZ_6f4U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
May 18, 201411 yr Here are a few from SW Ohio..... Cincy: Afghan Whigs, The National, Midnight Star, The Deele, Walk the Moon, Heartless Bastards Dayton: Guided by Voices, The Breeders The Whigs on KEXP after they reunited: One of the newer songs from The National:
May 18, 201411 yr Here are a few from SW Ohio..... Cincy: Afghan Whigs Damn Dulli and Curley are looking old. And its really the Twilight Singers with Curley on bass now right? Or close. But they still sound good. Props to Cincinnati for delivering one of the most intriguing bands of the 90's.
May 23, 201411 yr From wiki. Benjamin Orr was born Benjamin Orzechowski in Lakewood, Ohio, to parents of Polish, Russian, Czechoslovakian, and German descent, who actively supported his musical endeavors. He became proficient in several instruments including the guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and drums. Known locally as "Benny 11-Letters," he grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, and Parma, Ohio, Ric Ocasek grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. When Ocasek was 16, his father, a computer analyst for NASA, was transferred to Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Maple Heights High School in Maple Heights, Ohio, Ocasek then attended Bowling Green State University near Toledo, Ohio. He is married to model Paulina Porizkova. Ric and Ben met in Columbus, Ohio, where they began performing as a duo, covering rock and roll classics as well as performing their own material. After deciding that Boston would be a better place to break into the music business, they relocated there.
May 23, 201411 yr Cloud Nothings is a nice, low-fi Cleveland band that has been getting some airplay. KEXP has had a lot of bands: I forgot about Bad Veins from Cincy who are surprisingly good live - they have a KEXP clip as well but it is from 2008 so...:
May 23, 201411 yr brainiac death of samantha doug gillard (of DoS) https://douggillard.bandcamp.com/album/parade-on my dad is dead
May 27, 201411 yr The few, the proud, the performers that now call Ohio home! Or perhaps it's an urban legend, but some say Mr. Clapton resides in German Village. http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-eric-clapton-surprise-guest-appearance-columbus-ohio-jimmie-vaughan Then there is Cincy resident Peter Frampton!
May 27, 201411 yr In Clapton's book he said that he moved from German Village to Dublin to get some more space. He turns up at Woodlands Tavern in Grandview from time to time to see bands. Clapton's wife is from Columbus and they spend holidays here. He doesn't like our winters.
May 27, 201411 yr Yeah, it ain't an urban legend. He lives in Dublin now (I believe the same development as Jack Nicklaus). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 27, 201411 yr Here are a few from SW Ohio..... Cincy: Afghan Whigs Damn Dulli and Curley are looking old. And its really the Twilight Singers with Curley on bass now right? Or close. But they still sound good. Props to Cincinnati for delivering one of the most intriguing bands of the 90's. I saw Dulli play Little Brothers in Columbus in 2003 or 2004 when he was fat. Like seriously fat. I next saw him in 2012 and it was pretty obvious he'd been working out with a trainer and possibly even employed a "nutritionalist". The same goes for John Curley, who also got into good shape for that 2012 tour. Unfortunately it appears that Dulli spent 2013 hanging out with Val Kilmer or maybe the truck drivers at my work. That said when that guy is having a good night he's one of the best rock & roll guys alive. I've seen him on nights when he sucked since he couldn't get the inevitable Crave Case off his mind. But when he's on it's like the most intense thing going on in the United States of America at that particular instant. This September they're booked for Midpoint and I'm rooting for him to come in and leave the hipsters at a loss for words. They'll do that thing where they act like it didn't happen.
May 27, 201411 yr ^Man you can tell that guy playing the Firebird is a serious Michael Schenker addict. That UFO shirt ain't just for show.
May 27, 201411 yr That guy's new, I don't know his name. It appears that he's replacing Rick McCollum, who was the original lead guitarist. The guy with gray/white hair played in the Twilight Singers and was rhythm guitar #2 during the 2012 tour. Greg Dulli is of course the original rhythm player, I'm not sure he can even play a scale, his parts are so damn easy. Their live setup in 2012 was really impressive. The band was sponsored by Mesa-Boogie and it appeared as though their guy or some other genius set it all up insanely perfect. I can't tell you exactly how it was done, but each of their amps were EQ'd so that they were all playing mid -- a reverse scoop. But somehow you could hear each of them individually but the cumulative effect was like a swarm of dudes on sport bikes.
May 28, 201411 yr I'm not really a Mesa Boogie guy but mid boosting is what those amps are good for. Really that's what you're supposed to do; the mids are where guitars are on their own with the bass and drums taking up the other frequencies. But metalheads backed out of the mids to make thier guitars sound like the thrash metal bands. Especially when you get into the late '80s and that super thin production that emphasized the guitars, snare and cymbals. I'm trying to think of the name of that song that's big on the radio now where it goes "I'd rather be alone..." and you don't really know if you're hearing a sportbike rolling on the throttle or someone with a slide or a whammy bar (or all three).
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