Nicholas Johnson revisits old songs, debuts new ones on "Back Upstate"

By Juliet Fromholt

Published October 21, 2021 at 11:53 AM EDT

Nicholas Johnson is marking his return to Ohio with a new album. Back Upstate (Ninja Jam Records) features two new songs as well as reworked versions of some of Johnson's previously released tunes. Johnson and his band, the Same Old Strangers, visited the WYSO studios for a live performance on Kaleidoscope and talked with host Juliet Fromholt about the release.

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Juliet Fromholt

Juliet Fromholt is proud to be music director at 91.3FM WYSO. Juliet began volunteering at WYSO while working at WWSU, the student station at her alma mater, Wright State University. After joining WYSO's staff in 2009, Juliet developed WYSO’s digital and social media strategy until moving into the music director role in 2021. An avid music fan and former record store employee, Juliet continues to host her two music shows, Alpha Rhythms and Kaleidoscope, which features studio performances from local musicians every week. She also co-hosts Attack of the Final Girls, a horror film review podcast.

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