Aaron Frohna is a local music artist residing within the Dayton, Ohio region. He has performed in both working cover and original bands for many years.  Having been around music his entire life—with both his father and grandfather being piano tuners and rebuilders—it was destined he’d first take interest in the piano from the start. After some years of piano lessons he decided to take up the guitar at the age of thirteen.  Frohna’s accomplishments in music include having recorded multiple albums with various bands and opening for touring acts, Kentucky Headhunters being the most known.  The first studio recording Frohna pursued was with Free Spirit in 2002, with Christer Saariko (violin) and Tony Starez (vocals), followed by an all original five-song demo by Signs of Life in 2005, which featured area musicians Greg Clem, Shawn Spivey, Dan Scott and Kirk Klingler.  While being in many cover bands afterwards, Frohna has always mostly been interested in being a w...

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  My name is Eric Krolak, I’m a multi-instrumentalist, music producer, audio engineer, and singer-songwriter from Toledo, Ohio.  I’ve been active in various bands since about 2010, but I took on more of a producer role in my city starting mid-2013.  Since about 2020, I started my current role as a vocalist, and have been releasing covers and originals consistently since that time.  Top 5 Musicians Chino Moreno of Deftones/Crosses/Team Sleep Duncan Ritchie of Flowers for Bodysnatchers Akira Yamaoka - Composer  Liz Harris of Grouper  William Basinski - Composer  Hear Eric’s Music https://m.youtube.com/c/erickrolak Follow Eric   https://www.instagram.com/erickrolakmusic/ https://m.facebook.com/EricKrolakMusic/ Photo By: Eric Krolak

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North Central Ohio rock band Yellow No. 5 was formed in 1995 in Richland County/Bellville by vocalist, guitarist Jeremy Lucas. Since their beginning they have received radio airplay, music placements on MTV and many endorsements. The three-piece recently released their latest 6-song EP: Vacant Star (Spin World Records/SWR). The songs were recorded at John Schwab Recording Studios/JSR Studios in Columbus, Ohio from 2024-2025 with Chief Engineer Colin Coffey (Slash, Myles Kennedy, Halestorm), with the exception of bonus track “Alien,” from 2023.  Yellow No. 5 recently returned from an extensive 12-date national tour across 10 states, dubbed as the From Dusk Till Dawn Tour. The tour included gigs in Las Vegas, Santa Fe and San Bernardino—a major highlight of the trip was their 9:30 p.m. performance at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go, on Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.  The band is no stranger to touring as they have traveled through the U.S. and into Canada, sharing stage...

Written By Neil Shumate, OOTB Publications Melbourne, Australia raised, Long Beach, California residing rock-and-roll Davies’ brother duo OF LIMBO are releasing an acoustic unplugged album this summer.  Brothers Jake and Luke both share roles of vocals and guitar, and in 2017 they released their CD Nicotine and in 2023 they released their self-titled album.  They have toured with Blue Oyster Cult, Wolfmother, Faster Pussycat, Hinder, Candlebox, Buckcherry, Small Town Titans and Joyous Wolf, among others. From the upcoming new Unplugged album, they recently released a third single: their cover of Van Halen’s 1988 song “Finish What Ya Started,” along with a video that gives a salute to the classic original.  Jake gave time for an in-depth interview with OOTB to discuss the cover song (and Sammy Hagar’s opinion of it), the new 9-song album, the overall writing process, the current state of rock and metal, and what’s all next for the band. What made you want to record a str...