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William Pace, Thank You For Being a Friend YouTube video by David Mezera

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After 30 years and 3,000 tapes, Dayton’s William Pace stays in the spotlight In a house on the west side of Dayton, William Pace maintains an archive of his entire broadcast career. There are about 3,000 tapes in various rooms of his home, with countless pictures and articles ...

Every week or so, I pick up two or three VHS tapes from William Pace. I transfer them to mp4 and listen to his singing pop songs operatically. He's a public access and paid-programming star who "just stays the course."

Thank you for being a friend.

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Blind Rage Records to close, leaves lasting mark on Dayton music scene Blind Rage Records — a DIY hub for Dayton’s punk and hardcore scene — will close March 22, owner Gwen Downing-Groth announced on social media.

Blind Rage Records to close, leaves lasting mark on Dayton music scene.

“When I was moving and having the last show, that was bittersweet. But other people picked up the slack and saw that this is just a thing you can do.”

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Also great as Edgar in Electric Dreams.

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Dayton Record Fair brings crates and physical media back to Eudora The annual Dayton Record Fair returns Sunday, Feb. 8, bringing thousands of new and used records, CDs, cassettes, and music memorabilia from some of the Midwest’s best vendors.

The annual Dayton Record Fair returns to Eudora on Sunday, Feb. 8, bringing thousands of new and used records, CDs, cassettes, and music memorabilia from some of the Midwest’s best vendors.

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Irby Ray rides nostalgia into new single ‘Waves’ After the opening act, the crowd swarmed the stage: a sea of young people in Mac DeMarco ball caps, clutching longneck bottles, bobbing in unison to tight, structured pop music.

After the opening act, the crowd swarmed the stage: a sea of young people in Mac DeMarco ball caps, clutching longneck bottles, bobbing in unison to tight, structured pop music.

“Hi, I’m Irby Ray,” Kaleb Layton said into the microphone.

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Bob Marley Bash brings music, unity and Jamaica Relief to Dayton Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley has been gone for more than four decades, yet his life, legacy and global impact continue to be celebrated.

This Friday!!

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The accidental archivist of Dayton’s music scene On a bookshelf at Yellow Cab Tavern on a normal Saturday night, a field recorder’s condenser mics were pointed at the stage. The TASCAM DR-40X taped all three sets. Its owner, Chris Wettle, often does...

The accidental archivist of Dayton’s music scene.

Chris Wettle never set out to preserve history — he just didn’t want to forget the nights he was there.

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Vacuums and Video Games has a schtick that works, keeping the owners in business A GameCube kiosk sits in a corner between a maximalist glass display of NES games and the front counter. Two black controllers protrude at waist level, shiny from myriad hands that have graced them — ...

A GameCube kiosk sits in a corner between a maximalist glass display of NES games and the front counter. A CRT TV plays a demo disc trailer on a loop, awaiting the next player.

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I’m not supposed to be here: Inside Dayton’s exclusive DIY music scene Earlier this year, I heard rumblings of an invite-only funk jam on the West side of Dayton. Eventually, I was invited.

I'm not supposed to be here: inside Dayton's exclusive DIY music scene.

One day you’re whispering a password to a doorman; the next, the doorman’s moved on to another door.

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Looking back at Dayton’s music scene in 2025: New albums, singles and standout moments As we round out another remarkable year for Dayton music, I encourage everyone to listen beyond this list — keep exploring, show up for shows and support local artists by buying directly from them. Wh...

A note to GBV fans in my inbox: Yes, I'm aware GBV is not on this list.

Here's a not-so comprehensive look back at (some of) the Dayton music scene in 2025:

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Where are the next three Levitt UpClose series shows in Dayton? Guests find out 36 hours before As the 2025 Eichelberger Concert Season came to a close, the Levitt Pavilion Dayton invited the community to continue experiencing live music, but in more intimate spaces.

"Some people get stuck in what they normally listen to, and I think it’s a great opportunity to kind of find out new things that you might enjoy.”

The next show in the Levitt UpClose series is in January at _____________.

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Trio of Dayton rock royalty to perform at the Brightside Every so often, Motel Beds, one of Dayton’s more reclusive garage rock bands, will reunite for a big show. Earlier this year, lo-fi indie pop band Me Time did a similar thing, returning to the stage a...

We're so excited for Saturday's show at The Brightside!! 🤩 Join us for Andy & The Dreams / The Motel Beds / Me Time on Dec 13th! Get your ticket at thebrightsidedayton.com - all ages welcome - music at 8pm.

Thank you, @brandonberry.bsky.social for this!

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Local instrument repairman turns dead tech into rock ‘n’ roll gear, and you can buy it David Payne wants to be a rock ‘n’ roll preservationist. In some ways, he already is one.

David Payne preserves things that weren’t meant for rock ‘n’ roll, co-opted for rock ‘n’ roll purposes. Read more about his LoFio microphones here:

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Annual tribute to The Band’s ‘The Last Waltz’ returns to Victoria Theatre On Thanksgiving Day, 1976, one of rock and roll’s most influential groups, The Band, held its final concert.

“I always wanted to know what else was happening on stage, beyond the close-ups,” Jeff Opt said. “So that’s what led me to do our own live version of it. I just wanted to get the full picture.”

Dayton's tribute to The Last Waltz is Nov. 26 at the Victoria.

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Punk, alt-country rides again with Supersuckers, Scott H. Biram and more Thirty years ago, alt-country/punk legends the Supersuckers opened for the Ramones and White Zombie at Hara Arena. GeeGee Bradley was at that show.

Thirty years ago, alt-country/punk legends the Supersuckers opened for the Ramones and White Zombie at Hara Arena. GeeGee Bradley was at that show.

Three decades later, GeeGee’s band Viceroy Kings is opening for the Supersuckers on their 2025 tour.

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A local dream interpreter walked me through what I was dreaming about The first rule of dream interpretation is that you are everything in the dream.

The first rule of dream interpretation is that you are everything in the dream.

After learning that, I was understandably concerned about the 717-word journal entry I’d just emailed to Dayton-based dream interpreter April Angel.

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Sonny Moorman brings stripped-down blues to Waynesville Music Everything about the blues is call and response.

Bluesmen have conversations, sometimes arguments, with their instruments. The back-and-forth commentary is the nature of the blues.

Cincinnati blues icon Sonny Moorman will perform a duo show Nov. 8 with harpist Jeff Dion.

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Roots-rock band Jason Scott & the High Heat will kick off national tour at The Brightside Ahead of its seven-date run with Blackberry Smoke, Oklahoma City roots-rock band Jason Scott & the High Heat will kick off its tour with a show at the Brightside on Nov. 6.

The dynamics of Jason Scott & the High Heat’s 2025 album, “American Grin,” reflects a restless mindset. There’s cleaner production mixed with occasional lo-fi vocals, and a balance of raw emotions and humor.

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Boogie Matrix Mechanism returns for Crushoween in Dayton Continuing on the Halloween spirit after the holiday proper, Toledo’s Boogie Matrix Mechanism and Dayton’s WAHFU are bringing Crushoween — three full sets of jam music with a costume contest — to Yell...

The ‘hippie hop jam rock’ band Boogie Matrix Mechanism brings new energy and a costume contest to Yellow Cab Tavern on Nov. 1. Dayton dynamic rock band WAHFU is also on the bill.

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‘I’m just being a weirdo up there’: Singer, guitarist Steve Poltz brings his ‘greatest show’ to Yellow Springs Every show Steve Poltz plays is the greatest of his life.

When I called Steve Poltz and told him who I was, he said, in a sarcastic voice, "what are you doing calling me?" At that point I knew it'd be a fun talk. And it was! Weird guy! Love his stuff.

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Singer whose songs have appeared in several films to perform Oct. 23 at Brightside in Dayton Ellis Paul’s tours never start or end. They only continue.

Next week at The Brightside - the one and only Ellis Paul!
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"'A Saga Begins' is the song that began my saga into being a music writer, a music lover. While Al’s catalog isn’t always in my ears, I can still tap into being that fifth grader who had a life of discovery ahead of him whenever I need to check in, because he still knows all of the lyrics."

Scott Yoder rolls into town on his ‘Lover, Let Me In’ US tour Yesterday, as this sentence is typed, Scott Yoder’s van broke down in Montana.

As of this sentence, Scott Yoder’s found new wheels — a decommissioned morgue minivan, in fact. But instead of corpses, it now carries four 1970s-attired bandmates, sputtering toward the next gig, and the next, and the next. Lover, let them in.

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Blue-collar punk band Coxey’s Army carries on a 19th century legacy In 1894, Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey led a march of unemployed workers to Washington, DC, to protest economic hardship during the Panic of 1893 — the worst economic depression in the US until the Gre...

“All of us are working class guys,” Coxey's Army singer Nate Rising said. “We punch the clock every day. We work hard to provide for our families. Punk rock is just our art, and our lives. And we bring that to our listeners.”

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Hip hop duo Black Violin brings Full Circle Tour to Dayton For nearly 20 years, hip hop duo Black Violin has fused classical strings with modern beats, breaking barriers and building community along the way.

Growing up in the ‘90s, the two members of Black Violin were immersed in the hip hop world. They also happened to play viola and violin. But it’s that blend of strings and hip hop that’s evolved the idea of what classical music can be.

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'Unauthorized, self-republished observations about music* from the perspective of a meandering and self-indulgent rock critic *And a few other things' a book by Brandon Berry.

My book is available on Amazon. That said, while it may be cheaper there, with free shipping, if you want to better support this writer, reach out to me directly.

Here's to the continuing life of print media. 🥂

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For $2 you can tour Middletown’s ‘haunted’ school: What you might experience It’s 9:21 a.m. My shirt smells like palo santo and sage. There’s a smooth purple crystal on my desk that I’m told is amethyst. And I feel generally cleansed.

Roaming the haunted halls of Poasttown Elementary School in Middletown, experiencing movement in the darkness, you realize that the motto is accurate: when you leave, you believe.

I tagged along on a paranormal investigation. Here's my account:

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