Okonski

The story

The studio at 122 West Loveland Avenue was not an unfamiliar space for Steve Okonski, the leader of his eponymous trio Okonski. Ever since the Colemine label set up shop in Loveland, Ohio it has been a host to a number of groups passing through town, including Durand Jones and the Indications who all of this trio’s members have connections to. After setting aside some time in winter of 2020, Okonski, trained initially as a classical pianist, invited

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

Tap the heart on the board while a song plays and it lands here. Listeners who keep their listening private are counted, never named.

Records

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Aaron Frazer
• Michael "Ish" Montgomery
• Steve Okonski

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Okonski in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Okonski in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Okonski

• SHOLTO2 sources agree
• The Offline2 sources agree
• Alfa Mist2 sources agree
• Phi-Psonics2 sources agree
• Makaya McCraven2 sources agree
• Resavoir2 sources agree
• Chip Wickham2 sources agree
• Jasmine Myra2 sources agree
• Brandee YoungerDeezer listeners
• The Circling SunDeezer listeners
• Nubya GarciaDeezer listeners
• Rachel KitchlewDeezer listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Okonski’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.