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OHMS Wiki
	OHMS Wiki Logo
	Type: Community-maintained encyclopedia
	Focus: Ohio music scene — past and present
	Founded by: OHMS Archive Foundation
	Part of: OHMS Music Group
	Website: ohiomusicscene.com
	Contact: ohms2k15@gmail.com
	Main Portals: Verified Bands; Unverified Bands; Verified Artists; Unverified Artists; Verified Albums; Unverified Albums; Verified Venues; Unverified Venues; Verified Record Labels; Unverified Record Labels; Verified Flyers;

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OHMS WIKI

A community-maintained encyclopedia documenting the Ohio music scene — bands, musicians, venues, labels, releases, flyers, and the people who shaped them.

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Start Here

New to OHMS Wiki? Start with What is OHMS Wiki?
Browse bands, artists, venues, labels, and releases
Explore how Ohio scenes connect across cities and decades
Learn how to edit: Help / How to Contribute

Contribute

Create a new page: Create Page
Upload images or flyers: Upload File
Editing guidelines: Style guide
Verification process: Verification system

Browse by Portal

Artists & Bands

Places & Infrastructure

Releases & Media

Tracking & Maintenance

Featured Content

Selected articles highlighting notable Ohio bands, musicians, venues, releases, and historical artifacts.

Featured Band
Featured Musician
Featured Venue
Featured Release

About This Wiki

OHMS Wiki documents Ohio’s music history with museum-grade standards. Entries are written in a neutral, encyclopedic tone and are built from publicly verifiable documentation such as recordings, liner notes, press coverage, flyers, advertisements, and archival materials.

The project exists to preserve connections between artists, bands, scenes, and places across Ohio — past and present — without speculation or revisionism.

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-= Welcome to the OHMS Wiki =
+__NOTOC__
-'''OHMS Wiki''' is an online encyclopedia for the '''Ohio music scene''' — and anyone can edit it.
+<div style="max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;">
-Every band, artist, venue, label, zine, and fan connects here in one way or another. One person from a band starts another band with someone from another band, and so on. You’ll be amazed at how everyone is linked through this web of Ohio music history.
+<div style="border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:14px;padding:1.5rem;margin-bottom:2rem;">
+<span style="font-size:2rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.02em;">OHMS WIKI</span>
-Our goal is to '''collect, track, and preserve information''' about the '''bands, artists, and people''' who have shaped the Ohio music scene — past and present. Much of what’s gathered here has never been available in one place before.
+<p style="margin-top:.75rem;font-size:1.05rem;">
+A community-maintained encyclopedia documenting the <b>Ohio music scene</b> — bands, musicians, venues, labels, releases, flyers, and the people who shaped them.
+</p>
-We invite you to come in, '''look up your band''', and stay for hours. Follow the threads. Make connections. Add what you know.
+<div style="margin-top:1rem;">
+[[Special:Search|Search the Wiki]] · [[Special:Random|Random Page]] · [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] · [[Help:Contents|Help / How to Contribute]]
+</div>
+</div>
-== How to Explore ==
+<div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.5rem;">
-* '''Blue links''' lead to existing pages.
-* '''Red links''' are pages we don’t have yet — but ''you'' can create them.
-* The more pages and links we build together, the clearer the picture of the Ohio Music Scene becomes.
-This is where the fun begins.
+<div style="flex:1;min-width:320px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;padding:1.25rem;">
-'''Dive in, edit freely, and help build the living map of Ohio’s sound.'''
+<h3>Start Here</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>New to OHMS Wiki? Start with <b>[[OHMS Wiki:About|What is OHMS Wiki?]]</b></li>
+<li>Browse <b>bands, artists, venues, labels, and releases</b></li>
+<li>Explore how Ohio scenes connect across cities and decades</li>
+<li>Learn how to edit: [[Help:Contents|Help / How to Contribute]]</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div style="flex:1;min-width:320px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;padding:1.25rem;">
+<h3>Contribute</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Create a new page: [[Special:CreatePage|Create Page]]</li>
+<li>Upload images or flyers: [[Special:Upload|Upload File]]</li>
+<li>Editing guidelines: [[OHMS Wiki:Style guide|Style guide]]</li>
+<li>Verification process: [[OHMS Wiki:Verification|Verification system]]</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div style="margin-top:2rem;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.5rem;">
+<div style="flex:1;min-width:320px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;padding:1.25rem;">
+<h3>Browse by Portal</h3>
+<b>Artists & Bands</b>
+<ul>
+<li>[[Category:Musical groups from Ohio|Bands]]</li>
+<li>[[Category:Musicians from Ohio|Musicians]]</li>
+</ul>
+<b>Places & Infrastructure</b>
+<ul>
+<li>[[Category:Music venues in Ohio|Venues]]</li>
+<li>[[Category:Record labels from Ohio|Record labels]]</li>
+<li>[[Category:Record stores in Ohio|Record stores]]</li>
+</ul>
+<b>Releases & Media</b>
+<ul>
+<li>[[Category:Albums from Ohio|Albums]]</li>
+<li>[[Category:Singles and EPs from Ohio|Singles & EPs]]</li>
+<li>[[Category:Flyers|Flyers]]</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div style="flex:1;min-width:320px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;padding:1.25rem;">
+<h3>Tracking & Maintenance</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>[[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]]</li>
+<li>[[Special:MostWantedPages|Most wanted pages]]</li>
+<li>[[Special:AllPages|All pages]]</li>
+<li>[[Category:Verification pending|Verification pending]]</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div style="margin-top:2rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;padding:1.25rem;">
+<h3>Featured Content</h3>
+<p>
+Selected articles highlighting notable Ohio bands, musicians, venues, releases, and historical artifacts.
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Featured Band</li>
+<li>Featured Musician</li>
+<li>Featured Venue</li>
+<li>Featured Release</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div style="margin-top:2rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;padding:1.25rem;">
+<h3>About This Wiki</h3>
+<p>
+OHMS Wiki documents Ohio’s music history with museum-grade standards. Entries are written in a neutral,
+encyclopedic tone and are built from publicly verifiable documentation such as recordings, liner notes,
+press coverage, flyers, advertisements, and archival materials.
+</p>
+<p>
+The project exists to preserve connections between artists, bands, scenes, and places across Ohio —
+past and present — without speculation or revisionism.
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>