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Interpol in concert tonight at The Agora in Cleveland!
10/08/2026

Interpol in concert tonight at The Agora in Cleveland!

There are albums forever linked to the era from which they came. Some of those are equally able to transcend time and li...
10/07/2026

There are albums forever linked to the era from which they came. Some of those are equally able to transcend time and live a long life of decades of listening. Tapestry is definitely the latter, an album that has never faded from the hearts and ears of fans, or from the radio.

Carole King was enthralled with music from a very young age, listening to the radio and making up songs, which quickly became not only a job, but her identity. She began writing songs for others and released a couple of stray singles of her own. Her professional career began almost by mistake when, in 1960, she wrote a song called “Oh Neil” as an inside-joke reply to her friend Neil Sedaka, who had a hit with a song called “Oh! Carol.”

Teaming up with husband Gerry Goffin, the duo wrote countless hits for others throughout the early 1960s. Big hits! Number one hits! She occasionally tried her hand as a recording artist with no success, and as the ’60s wound down and times changed drastically, she took stock of herself. After a false start in a band called the City, she signed with Lou Adler and Ode Records and recorded the landmark Tapestry.

“I Feel the Earth Move,” “So Far Away,” “It’s Too Late,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” and “Smackwater Jack,” to mention the more well-known of the bunch. Talk about hits, classics and the soundtrack to the early 1970s! While singer-songwriters were everywhere at the time, few were as good as Miss King. The album topped the charts, sold millions and was literally everywhere in the early part of the decade. It remains a classic and cornerstone to this day.

You know the songs, and they have aged wonderfully, so tune in and hear them all over again this Thursday, all day on the Summit FM. We may use the word “essential” weekly, but this kind of defines essential for a certain moment in time. - Dave Swanson

10/06/2026

Thanks to Megasound for stopping to see us! 🤘🏻🎸

Micky Dolenz...celebrating 60 years of the Monkees!11/6 @ Northfield Park RacinoTickets at ticketmaster.com.
10/05/2026

Micky Dolenz...celebrating 60 years of the Monkees!
11/6 @ Northfield Park Racino

Tickets at ticketmaster.com.

🎉 10,000 DOWNLOADS! 🎉A huge congratulations to Nick Nicholis and Bob Ethington, the team behind From Akron & Beyond, on ...
10/05/2026

🎉 10,000 DOWNLOADS! 🎉

A huge congratulations to Nick Nicholis and Bob Ethington, the team behind From Akron & Beyond, on reaching an incredible milestone — 10,000 downloads!

This podcast is everything The Summit FM stands for: engaged, active, community-focused and musically adventurous. Every episode celebrates the people, stories and sounds that make our corner of Ohio — and beyond — such a special place.

10,000 downloads means 10,000 reasons to celebrate the time, talent and heart that goes into making From Akron & Beyond something listeners keep coming back to.

New episodes air at 10PM Thursday nights on The Summit FM, and are then available on thesummit.fm — or wherever you stream your favorite podcasts!

Congratulations on this well-deserved milestone — and here’s to the next 10,000! 🎙️🎧 📻

Getting ready for KJ’s 5k! Beautiful morning for a run! Thanks to Portage Path for having us back again this year. Great...
10/03/2026

Getting ready for KJ’s 5k! Beautiful morning for a run! Thanks to Portage Path for having us back again this year. Great race and great causes!

The Fab FourNorthfield Park RacinoOctober 24, 2026 Tickets at ticketmaster.com
10/03/2026

The Fab Four
Northfield Park Racino
October 24, 2026
Tickets at ticketmaster.com

Greta Van Fleet is bringing the 'Into The Beginning Tour,' to Rocket Arena, on March 3, w/ special guests The Kooks & Lu...
10/02/2026

Greta Van Fleet is bringing the 'Into The Beginning Tour,' to Rocket Arena, on March 3, w/ special guests The Kooks & Luna Li.

Sign up for artist pre-sale at https://gretavanfleet.com/ .

Tune in to the “330 at 3:30” today for an interview with with Eric Brooke and Don Dixon of BVD ahead of their big Celest...
10/01/2026

Tune in to the “330 at 3:30” today for an interview with with Eric Brooke and Don Dixon of BVD ahead of their big Celestia Theatre show this Friday in Wadsworth!

Pictured here with Ryan Humbert Marc Lee Shannon and Brad Savage!

Modest Mouse tonight part of a beautiful late in the season outdoor concert on a perfect weather evening here at Jacobs ...
10/01/2026

Modest Mouse tonight part of a beautiful late in the season outdoor concert on a perfect weather evening here at Jacobs Pavilion in Cleveland.

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