I love to perform… I'm in my community and I'm talking to people and I'm connecting with people, and people are connected with my music… I love it, I never want to stop.

Eleanor Dakota is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Dayton, Ohio, though these days she can be found in Cleveland.  In addition to being a prolific songwriter, Eleanor is the lead vocalist for Columbus based band crabswithoutlegs. When you listen to this conversation, it'll become clear to you how important music is for Eleanor…

This is about to be you and I on an adventure that may sometimes appear to be a little bit more rough and unrefined than what you may be accustomed to, but it is genuine

You might remember talented Dayton-based rapper TINO from a previous appearance on my blog.  He's on the podcast today, because today is Bandcamp Friday when they waive their cut of artist payments, and he has a new album over there right now.  Midwest Sorrow covers different sonic and emotional ground than TINO's other work.

How did…

"I'd like to talk about our favorite albums of the year"

I listened to dozens of albums in 2021.  Juliet is the reason I discovered some of them.  I already wrote about my favorite albums of 2021 over on my blog, but I really wanted to have a nerdy conversation about them with Juliet.  I also wanted to hear her thoughts on her favorite music from this year.

Please note that I wasn't expecting to release a podcast episode today.  That said, this conversation about albums that came out in 2021 won't…