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Oliver Hazard, Waterville, Ohio’s Indie-Folk Band That Keeps on Giving

Caitlin Cooper -
“It was not a fine river at all, but it was the only one we had.”  — John Steinbeck, “East of Eden” Growing up on the...
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The Mall That Made Tally Hall

Jahzara Norris -
In 1981, deep in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, the Tally Hall mini-mall and food court opened its doors.  While this historic establishment has long...
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One of the Biggest Music Festivals in the World Is Located in This Midwestern City

Siyeon Lee -
What if we told you that one of the largest music festivals in the U.S. — and arguably the world — is held annually...
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American Soundscapes

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Built to Boom: How Cars and Culture Drove Detroit’s Music Scene

Kaustuv Mukherjee -
Deindustrialized Detroit is a far cry from its past. At its height, it boasted a population of 1.85 million with heavy employment at Ford,...
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These Ohio Teenagers Run a Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Station

Terri Briskey -
You might expect the best rock ‘n’ roll curators to be those who’ve lived through the era, but the teenage team behind Blue Devil...
Art & Culture

In the Midwest, Show Choir Is More Than Just Glitz and Glamor — It’s Life Changing

Angela Zhang -
The lights dim. A sudden hush comes over the audience. Suddenly, a white spotlight shines onto the stage. Groups of performers in bright, bold...
Music

“I Felt That, Man”: Midwest Emo and Pop-Punk in Ohio

Simeon W. Brown -
In the summer of 2012, I was in a high school rock band called The Uneven. At the time I was a self-taught, clunky...
Music

How Akron Became ‘the New Liverpool’ of Punk Music

Lucas Yang -
It may come as a surprise that — for a moment in the late 1970s — English music magazine NME declared Akron, Ohio, “the...
Music

Watch the River Rush On: Springsteen’s “Nebraska” and the Deindustrialized Midwest

Xander Constantine -
“I remember when his live box set came out. People were lining up to get it. It was a big, big deal,” Professor Theo...
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