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Former Bandmates To Honor Jason Molina At Bloomington Music Expo – Indianapolis Monthly
It’s hard to deny the local music legacy of singer-songwriter Jason Molina.
Although born in Oberlin, Ohio, Molina became a fixture of Indiana’s musical landscape through the late ’90s and into the 2000s, thanks in large part to his relationship with Bloomington-based record label Secretly Canadian. Long before reaching international success, Secretly Canadian put its faith in the humble musician. As a matter of fact, several of Secretly’s earliest releases belong to Molina, who was making music under the moniker of Songs: Ohia at the time.
“Jason lived in Bloomington off and on from the late-’90s through his death in 2013, and he possessed one of the truly great voices to ever grace our town,” says Ben Swanson, co-founder and COO of what’s now known as Secretly Group. “He didn’t trade in false nostalgia. Instead, his songs were meditations on the dignity of work, the grace of love, demons we all wrestle with, and a universal lonesomeness. With his singular, haunted tenor and personal language of symbols and totems, he uniquely captured the potential—both the met and the always-just-beyond-reach—of the Midwest unlike any other.“
It’s hard to deny the local music legacy of singer-songwriter Jason Molina.
Although born in Oberlin, Ohio, Molina became a fixture of Indiana’s musical landscape through the late ’90s and into the 2000s, thanks in large part to his relationship with Bloomington-based record label Secretly Canadian. Long before reaching international success, Secretly Canadian put its faith in the humble musician. As a matter of fact, several of Secretly’s earliest releases belong to Molina, who was making music under the moniker of Songs: Ohia at the time.
“Jason lived in Bloomington off and on from the late-’90s through his death in 2013, and he possessed one of the truly great voices to ever grace our town,” says Ben Swanson, co-founder and COO of what’s now known as Secretly Group. “He didn’t trade in false nostalgia. Instead, his songs were meditations on the dignity of work, the grace of love, demons we all wrestle with, and a universal lonesomeness. With his singular, haunted tenor and personal language of symbols and totems, he uniquely captured the potential—both the met and the always-just-beyond-reach—of the Midwest unlike any other.“
Austin label head Nathan Cross likes being avant-garde and (slightly) anonymous - Entertainment & Life - Austin 360
Thursday
Jan 9, 2020 at 4:00 PM
Nathan Cross, who runs the totally excellent cassette (and now vinyl) jazz label Astral Spirits out of his Austin home, does not want to talk about the ska.
"Yes, I was in a ska band," he says during our chat. "I can’t believe I am saying that in public."
Look, it happens to the best of us. And there is no denying that, for a certain generation, ska was a gateway drug to the underground. First ska, then punk and indie rock, then whatever comes after that. Some get into electronic music, some go roots music.
Thursday
Jan 9, 2020 at 4:00 PM
Nathan Cross, who runs the totally excellent cassette (and now vinyl) jazz label Astral Spirits out of his Austin home, does not want to talk about the ska.
"Yes, I was in a ska band," he says during our chat. "I can’t believe I am saying that in public."
Look, it happens to the best of us. And there is no denying that, for a certain generation, ska was a gateway drug to the underground. First ska, then punk and indie rock, then whatever comes after that. Some get into electronic music, some go roots music.