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Villiers And The Villains In Whelan’s Dublin Ireland 5th of February 2020

Gerry Casey .blues, Dublin, indie Blues, making a Scene, Villers and the Villians, Whelan's February 9, 2020

Villiers And The Villains In Whelan’s Dublin Ireland 5th of February 2020 I’ve been looking forward to this evening for quite a while now. Ever since my friend Barry Cassidy said “Gerry you’ve got to see this band Villiers And The Villains they are fantastic”. That comment stayed with me. Roll forward to the present, […]

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Gatos Blancos at the Sherman Theater

Viola Krouse Funk, indie, Indie Rock, jam band, making a Scene, roots music April 24, 2018

Photos above by Sam Watson Gatos Blancos is a jam band with soul and an evolving groove that is refreshingly unpredictable. Gatos Blancos brilliantly interpret the tone and resonance within each instrument. They play the sweet spots. Each song was unique, each had a good groove. Stage lighting was purposely dark to create mood for […]

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Is ASCAP Hurting Live Music Venues?

Richard L'Hommedieu ASCAP, Live music, making a Scene, Performing Rights, PRO August 29, 2017

Where it all Began ASCAP On February 13, 1914 composer Victor Herbert was eating dinner at the Hotel Claridge in NY City when he heard the piano player in the restaurant playing one of his compositions. As he looked around the bustling restaurant, he realized that while the patrons were eating and spending money, they […]

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Making a Scene is now FASTER!

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock making a scene March 25, 2017

Over the last few years we have been experiencing a steady increase in traffic coming to Making a Scene! Last year we upgraded our server to a Virtual Private Server (VPS) to accommodate this increased traffic, which worked well at that time. Now, the traffic finally got to a point that even the VPS server has reached it’s […]

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Making a Scene is Looking for Writers

Richard L'Hommedieu become a music writer, making a Scene, music journalism, music scene, music writer, writers January 26, 2017

Are you involved with your local music scene? Do you love indie artists and believe the music you listen to needs to have more attention? Do you want to be known as a music journalists? Well here is your chance to become part of the fastest growing music related magazine on the internet. Making a […]

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The Independent Blues Awards Nominations are open for 2017

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, making a Scene, soul January 3, 2017

IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU ENTER ANY NOMINATIONS The independent Blues Awards celebrate the diversity and power of the music that is created by those artists that acknowledge their inspiration and roots are in the blues. These awards will represent not only those “touring” artists who work within the established blues community, but embrace working artists […]

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Darwin’s Burgers and Blues: Goodbye to the Little Old House

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta blues, Atlanta blues clubs, blues, blues venues, blues-rock, darwins burgers and blues, Geoegia blues clubs, indie Blues, making a Scene December 27, 2016

Editors Note: Darwins Burgers and Blues, because of circumstances beyond their control, has been forced to close their doors at their current location. I had the opportunity to speak to Lindsey Wine one of the owners of this legendary Atlanta Blues Venue about what has transpired and what they plan for the future. So listen […]

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The 31st Annual WRFG Labor Day Blues BBQ , Park Tavern, Atlanta

Rhetta Akamatsu blues music, Delta Moon, indie Blues, Labor Day, Little G Weevil, making a Scene, rankie's Blues Mission, Robert Lee Coleman, Sole travelers, WRFG, WRFG Labo Day Picnic September 7, 2016

Park Tavern at Piedmont Park in Atlanta was the place to be on labor Day this year as hundreds of blues fans gathered to eat BBQ, listen to hours of great music from five spectacular acts dance and support our favorite non-profit radio station, WRFG, at the 31st Annual WRFG Labor Day BBQ. Every year […]

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Independent Blues Awards Announced!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues-rock, Funk, independent blues awards, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, soul June 29, 2016

The Independent Blues Award Voting is complete and the results are now IN!! What Made us different than all the other voting awards is we gave you a chance to listen and learn about the nominees with clickable links to their websites and streams to listen to their music. This we felt is the only fair […]

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An Update for Small Internet Webcasters!

Posted by Editor Copyright Royalty Board, internet radio, making a Scene, small webcasters agreement May 14, 2016

UPDATE! The new bill (HR 1733, known as the “Fair Play, Fair Pay Act”) is currently being discussed in DC! (It is before the sub-committee on “courts, intellectual property and the internet.”) RIGHT NOW is the time to contact your local congress representative to really make a difference! You don’t need to take the time […]

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Zabadodat Means Love at “Darwin’s Burgers and Blues” in Atlanta on Saturday Jan 9

Rhetta Akamatsu .blues, Charlie Wotton, Darwi's Blues Club, jazz, Laura Reed, Zabadodat January 13, 2016

Charlie Wooten said that the name of his new band, Zabadodat, a word he made up, but throughout the show and Laura Reed mentioned that it basically means “love.” And that was a good theme for the evening, as the band and Reed sent love out to the audience and got it back in abundance. […]

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Making a Scene – 2015 Year in Review!

Richard L'Hommedieu best of 2015, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, music, music business, year in review December 28, 2015

This has been a very busy year for us here at Making a Scene! Our daily visitor count has skyrocketed and our new Newsletter has exploded to over 6,100 subscribers! Since we started this magazine we have had over 135,000 visitors with over 85,000 just this year alone, double our visitor count of 2014!! We are […]

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Event review: Lola lights up Darwin’s in Marietta December 12

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta, Atlanta blues, indie Blues, Lola Gully, making a Scene December 15, 2015

Lola, just back from Europe, played Darwin’s Saturday night and proved herself in absolute top shape! She was not originally scheduled to play but the group who were to come could not make it and Lola stepped in. Not a soul was disappointed! Any blues lover in the Atlanta area and beyond jumps at the […]

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Smokin’ Joe Kubek Passes at Blues Festival!

Cleve Baker blues, cleve baker, indie Blues, making a Scene, smokin joe kubek October 12, 2015

Smokin’ Joe Kubek Though Born in 1956 in Grove City, PA, Smokin’s Joe Kubek became another in a long line of world renowned Texas Guitar Slingers. Raised in Irving, TX, Smokin’ Joe picked up a six string early on and by the time he was 14 he was leading his own outfit and gigging in […]

Making a Scene reaches 100,000 Visitors!!!

Richard L'Hommedieu 000 visitors, 100, artist interviews, blues, cd reviews, Funk, Indie B, indie Blues, Indie Rock, making a Scene, music business, Rock, studio techniques August 8, 2015

On May 1 2014 “Making a Scene” “The Independent Musicians Guide to Music Business” was launched with a few articles and couple of writers. Since that time we have posted over 640 articles and have reached 100,000 visitors!! Our rise was surprising even to us, It was only after 8 months that we hit the […]

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Cathead Vodka Aims to Support Music Interest Groups through Alcohol Sales

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, cathead vodka, Indie B, indie Blues, making a Scene, mississippi May 5, 2015

AN Exclusive Interview with Austin Evans of Cathead Vodka! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Inspired by Blues Roots, Cathead Vodka Aims to Support Music Interest Groups through Alcohol Sales After three years in development, Georgia native Richard Patrick and partner Austin Evans placed Cathead Vodka into distribution in May 2010 throughout the state of Mississippi […]

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MAKING A SCENE IS 1 Year OLD TODAY!

Richard L'Hommedieu indie music, making a Scene, music business May 1, 2015

That’s right it was one year ago today that Making a Scene was officially launched .. Here is what we have accomplished up to now! We have published 486 articles Which equals over 9 posts a week! CD Reviews, Artist Interviews, articles on Music Business, and so much more! I have to thank all our […]

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Review: Jimbo Mathus at Red Clay Theatre April 25, 2015

Rhetta Akamatsu americana, Blue Healer, Eddie Ownes Presents, Jimbo Mathus, Red Clay Theatre, roots music April 27, 2015

Jimbo Mathus is such fun to see in concert. He is a skinny guy and he and the TriState Coalition have a very down-home look. In concert, at least in Duluth, he skews considerably more straight country than he does on most of his CDs (with the exception of 2008’s Jimmy The Kid. His laid […]

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L.I. Music Hall of Fame Hires it’s 1st Executive Director

Richard L'Hommedieu limhof, long island music hall of fame, Richard L'Hommedieu March 26, 2015

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced the hiring of Executive Director Joe Jankowski as the music organization prepares to open its first museum. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced the hiring of Executive Director Joe Jankowski as the music organization prepares to open its first museum, to be located in […]

HOW ONE INDEPENDENT MUSICIAN DEFEATED BMI

Posted by Editor November 13, 2014

EDITORS NOTE: This is reprinted with permission of the author. I felt it was ironic that an independent musicians needs to be at odds with an organization that is designed to protect his rights. It is an interesting read, and a conversation that needs to happen with the new music business increasingly becoming centered on […]

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Respect Your Venue

Nancy Lewis-Pegel making a Scene, music business September 5, 2014

Respect Your Venue Sometimes a club has live music for free – no cover charge. In these instances the club pays a certain amount to the band to entertain, hoping to encourage an even bigger crowd to come in to eat/drink. It can be a win for both parties. It is usually not required to order […]

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Creating your own Internet Radio Station!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues society, internet radio, making a Scene, radio August 7, 2014

Creating your own Internet Radio Station! All throughout the world there are blues societies, Folk Music Societies, Indie music groups, etc, some big and some small. Each is working within their areas to support and expand their genre in their communities. If you are part of a blues society, a Folk Music Society or any […]

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2014 Montreal Jazz Fest – 35th Edition July 2nd – 4th, 2014 The Legacy Continues

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, cory harris, jazz, making a Scene, Matt Anderson, Montreal Jazz Festival July 14, 2014

2014 Montreal Jazz Fest – 35th Edition July 2nd – 4th, 2014 The Legacy Continues This is/was my sixteenth consecutive Montreal Jazz Fest, and it began at Club Soda within the funky neighborhood that also borders Chinatown on Saint-Laurent Boulevard where the relative newcomer to the Blues Matt Andersen and his band took to the […]

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2014 -25th Anniversary Crawfish Fest

Richard L'Hommedieu brian stolz, crawfest, Dave Malone, funky meters, george porter jr, marcia Ball, new orleans June 13, 2014

2014 -25th Anniversary Crawfish Fest www.CrawfishFest.com May 30th-June 1st: New Orleans music, food, crafts, all very children friendly, Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, NJ. Michael Arnone’s twenty-fifth annual Crawfish Fest was held at its regular Sussex County Fairgrounds spot in Augusta, NJ. This year’s edition featured another robust lineup of (mostly) Louisiana musicians featuring: Terrance Simien, […]

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