You’ve heard of Tracey Thomas, right? She’s that girl who sang for Unit 5, an underrated post-punk band that busted out in the early '80s, back when the term “Akron Sound” was being used to describe a bunch of forward-thinking rock bands hailing from our fine postindustrial city. Thomas is still around and making music, but don’t think she only plays rock (although she still … [Read more...]
Tracey Thomas celebrates 40 years of music-making at Jilly’s Music Room
Tracey Thomas invites friends and fans to join her in celebrating her first 40 years of music-making in and around Akron with a concert at Jilly's Music Room on Thursday, Aug. 11. The show will be chock full of music, memories and special guests from the early days of the "Akron Sound." Thomas is an Akron Sound pioneer and the former front-woman of Unit 5 who has spent … [Read more...]
‘Jazz at Jilly’s’ to benefit Summit Artspace
Akron Life Magazine presents "Jazz at Jilly's," a fundraiser to benefit Summit Artspace. Jilly's invites the community to come out and enjoy an evening of mixing and mingling as they celebrate summer's official arrival, and all for a good cause. The cover charge is $5, and all proceeds will benefit Summit Artspace and its efforts to promote and support local … [Read more...]
Wayne Beck’s ‘Akron Sound’ Museum will ‘pop-up’ at Summit Artspace in May
Wayne Beck is on a mission. It is 9 a.m. on a chilly March Saturday morning and I have been charged with transporting him and his collection of “Akron Sound” Museum artifacts from his Highland Square apartment to the Big Love Festival at Summit Artspace in Akron. We unload the contents of my minivan onto the loading dock, and Wayne protects his collection as though it were … [Read more...]
