You Could Be My Aramis Podcast

Dayton is privileged to have had a listening room for decades, a wonderful music venue called Canal Street Tavern.  Alas, both that venue and its visionary owner are no longer with us, and while it's surely impossible to replicate that experience, it is definitely possible to carry on a similar spirit.  That's what Windsor Knotts has been doing for years by hosting Showcase Thursdays at Ye...

Eleanor Dakota is an expressive, thoughtful, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Dayton, Ohio. In addition to her solo work, she is the lead vocalist for Columbus based band crabswithoutlegs . Our conversation touches on songwriting and building community. Show Notes

WYSO Music Director Juliet Fromholt and freelance music journalist Taylor Ruckle join me for our annual conversation about our favorite albums of the year. We hope you discover something new to you in our conversation that you end up loving. You'll find each of our lists along with links to the albums in the show notes. Show Notes

Mery Steel is Canadian and Ohioan and multi-instrumental and delightful, and you will enjoy this conversation very much. Show Notes Mery Steel's Official Website

This is a conversation from back in December where I am joined by two actual music journalists for a discussion about our favorite albums of the year. Sure, I'm posting this late, but if you haven't heard these albums, they're new to you , right? The show notes have a listing of the albums we discussed. Show Notes

Victoria Park releases music under the name Pictoria Vark. She is a bass player, songwriter, recording artist, and experienced touring musician. Victoria just released a new album called Nothing Sticks, and we get into some in-depth discussion on the album and songwriting in this conversation. Show Notes

LibCor is a rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. They describe themselves as "four oddballs making music for all the toys on misfit island." They have two albums out at the moment, Cut the Rope and M.O.O.N., and they're headed to the studio next month to begin work on their third album.

Kai is a Chicago-based music professional with a diverse skill set. Visit her over at her official site , and learn about how awesome she is this converasation!

Carolyn Shulman is a singer-songwriter based in Denver, Colorado. Her most recent release is called Heart on a Wire , and you can find it right now on all streaming platforms. How did she go from practicing law to making albums? What went into making her most recent album? What are her favorite whiskies? Answers await you in this episode!

Jess Bush is a songwriter whose primary tool is piano. You'll get to know her as a musician and writer in this episode, including a glimpse at her process and motivation. You can find her official website here: https://jessbushmusic.com/

Jon & Amelie were my guests way back on Episode 25. Since then, they've played a whole lot of live shows and finished their album Feel Your Feelings , which is out TODAY. Visit them at 7000apart.com .

Nathan Peters joins me to talk about the 20th installment of Dayton Music Fest, which takes place on October 11th and 12th. Ticket Link

Alex Winters is a songwriter from Texas who'd rather have a discussion about childhood trauma than small talk. This preference for deeper thoughts comes out in her songs. Her latest album, Unexpected Trespasses , was released back on February 27th. Show Notes

Tod Weidner is back again to talk about his experience recording "Favorites", one of his recent singles. We're also chatting about his upcoming shows here in Ohio with Peter Mulvey on May 2nd and 3rd. Show Notes

Valerie Vonn is an independent musician currently based in Germany. How did she get started making music? Why is she based in Germany? You'll learn the answer to those two questions in this episode, as well as several insightful thoughts on the music business. Show Notes

Anthony Church is a fellow Ohioan, a music producer, and a podcaster. What are his musical influences? What's his podcast like? What does he see as the role of a producer? You'll get the answers to these questions and more from this episode. Don't forget to check out the Show Notes for applicable links, including a Spotify playlist of Anthony's music, and his LinkTree. Show Notes

Three music nerds talk about their top 10 favorite albums of 2023. Here's hoping you discover something that you'll love! Links in the Show Notes. Show Notes I Am Experienced

My latest release, I Am Experienced , is exactly six months old today, having been release on June 20th, 2023. This episode features Rizo, the engineer / producer on this concept album. Show Notes

Buick Audra is a songwriter and guitarist based in Nashville, who seriously brings the rock in her band Friendship Commanders . She wrote a concept album called Mass for the band, and in addition to doing the artwork, she also wrote a book to accompany it. There are a lot of stories here. You'll hear just a couple of them in our conversation. Show Notes

The more you learn, the less you're going to know about Golden Guy. That being the case, listen to this episode and learn a little less about this enigma of your fascination. Show Notes

Do you know what a cigar box guitar is? I didn't, and then I had this conversation with Max B. Greene. Show Notes

Taylor Ruckle is back on this episode, and we're talking about some albums we enjoyed. I hope you find something here that you like. The albums are listed with Bandcamp links over in the show notes. Show Notes

How many Black country artists can you name? How many Black folks artists can you name? Even people who consider themselves music fans might not be able to name more than one or two. Why is that? What is being done to change that? You'll learn the answers to those questions in this episode, a chat with Holly G about Black Opry . Show Notes

Cherimondis J is an outrageously talented multi-instrumentalist, a classically trained concert pianist, and a soon-to-be college graduate. Our conversation goes to some deep and introspective places, mostly because Cherimondis clearly does a lot of thinking about how making art fits into her life. I asked her to contribute to my new concept EP I Am Experienced , she kindly agreed to do so, and you...

I'm talking to my multi-instrumental pal OriSoaring again on this episode. This time, we're talking about how she kindly contributed saxophone to my concept EP, I Am Experienced . She played on "Latent", "Plantation", and "Hey Baby Take the Keys." You'll hear me talk a little bit about my family history when we discuss "Plantation." You'll al...