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By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor When it comes to electronic music, there are often two camps. One is wholeheartedly invested in the technological aspect and creating sounds and, sometimes, other worlds. The other, first and foremost, are songwriters, with electronic music as their chosen path to executing those songs. Ideally, those two worlds […]
Read MoreBy Matt Anthony - Summit FM Digital Media Specialist A worn brick alley in Annapolis. Paint weathered and removed over time on the railing of a stairwell in St. Louis. Or the scuffed and grooved surface of a check-out counter in an old convenience store here in Akron. These timeless tales, and the stories they […]
Read MoreBy Chad Miller - Summit FM Music Director Since way back in 2005, the Nelsonville Music Festival, founded by Stuart's Opera House, has been a recognized leader, albeit on a smaller scale, as one of the country's most successful and musically diverse annual music festivals. Three years ago, over Labor Day weekend, it first appeared […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor From their days as a trusted backing band for artists like Otis Redding, the Bar-Kays soon emerged as a force for the great Stax label. Like Motown in Detroit, Stax had proven itself as a go-to label for a different style of soul music in the 1960s. The […]
Read MoreBy Summit Wellness Contributor Marc Lee Shannon So, I ask you: How long will you live, and how well will you be when this journey reaches port? Notice that the question has two parts: how long and how well? I am digesting and reflecting on a book now, and I'm about ⅓ finished, so this […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor The Dave Matthews Band is the true definition of a fan-driven rock and roll success story. In 1993, they released their debut CD, 'Remember Two Things.’ This resulted from a consistently growing, rabid fan base for the unassuming band in Charlottesville, Virginia. The self-released disc went on to […]
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