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Cleveland nonprofit Twelve Literary Arts will release its debut album, “In Search of the Land,” June 19. The release, which includes contributions from more than 40 Black artists in Cleveland, will fall on Juneteenth.

Cleveland nonprofit Twelve Literary Arts will release its debut album, “In Search of the Land,” June 19. The release, which includes contributions from more than 40 Black artists in Cleveland, will fall on Juneteenth.

A historic building in the heart of downtown Massillon is undergoing renovations and will open as a record shop called Erie St. Vinyl this summer. Samantha Heaton talks about getting in the music business in the waning days of the pandemic, and the independent labels and local artists she's working with to fill the shelves.

Erie St. Vinyl will open in a historic building in the heart of downtown this summer.

Singer-songwriter Chrissy Strong spent 2020 getting serious about her music after focusing for years on motherhood, sobriety and relationships. Her debut EP, “Bones,” was released in April 2021. It was recorded live at The Rialto Theatre in Kenmore. It is a raw, unfiltered look into Strong’s life as an addict and her road to recovery.

The singer-songwriter spent 2020 getting serious about her music after focusing for years on motherhood, sobriety and relationships.

Cleveland musician Dan Bode recorded outdoor jam sessions for an album titled “How I Spent My 2020 Summer Vacation,” which was released in February 2021.

Cleveland musician Dan Bode recorded outdoor jam sessions for an album titled “How I Spent My 2020 Summer Vacation,” which was released in February 2021.

The day of remembrance is on what would have been his 73rd birthday.

Recognized in the Northeast Ohio music scene as the animated alto-sax player in soul groups Wesley Bright and The Honeytones and Nathan-Paul and The Admirables, the jazz musician is releasing his own lo-fi songs as a solo artist.