Joanna Connor 4801 South Indiana Avenue Keeping The Blues Alive Records Joanna Connor is a Chicago based singer & songwriter who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was magnetically drawn to the blues of The Windy City. She has shared the stage with James Cotton, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. Connor released her first recording […]
Joanna Connor Rise M.C. Records Joanna Connor was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Massachusetts. The guitarist moved to Chicago in 1984 where she became part of the blues scene sharing the stage with Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, James Cotton and A.C. Reed. She started her own band in 1987 and two years […]
Welcome back The Queen of Blues Rock Guitar by Richard Ludmerer Joanna Connor Six String Stories M.C. Records Joanna Connor was one of the performers at the 2015 Bradenton Blues Festival. Her set showcased her fabulous guitar stylings. She is a Chicago based singer & songwriter who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was magnetically drawn […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Emmanuel Casablanca The Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, painter, and actor released his debut LP, Blood on My Hands, in August 2022. The album that featured many notable musicians including, Grammy Nominated musician Eric Gales, world renowned guitarist Paul Gilbert, Blues Music Award Winner Albert Castiglia, […]
Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind Behind the Veil Gulf Coast Records Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind. What a suitable, vivacious name for this bunch, given all the ins and outs and ups and downs crisscrossing Ricci’s story. Ricci’s traits include being an on again off again drug abuser, and a spiritual, openly […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Nick Wade This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Greg Sover This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mike Guldin This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mike Bourne This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sara Petite This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eric Heideman This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Justin Cody Fox This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Pat McDougall This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Season Ammons This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Nelson Blanchard This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Lady J Huston This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Willie West This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Johnny King and Friends This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Brad “Guitar” Wilson This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]
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Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #154 Thundermother Black And Gold Endenbridge The Call Of Eden NItroverts Helladreniline Nick Perry & The Underground Thieves My My Hey Hey Dirty Streets Tell The Truth Otis Taylor Hey Joe Stone Broken Stay All Night Alfonzetti Santified Broken Witt Rebels Loose Change […]
Blues Rock Song Ally Venable (Ally Venable, Lance Lopez) – Bring on the Pain Joanna Connor – Sam Maghett – I Feel So Good Joe Lewis – I like it Shaw Davis and the Black ties (Shaw Davis, Robert Van Stone, Patrick Stevenson) – Promised Land Layla Zoe (Layla Zoe, Jackie Venson) – Nowhere Left […]
Blues Rock Band Trevor B Power Ally Venable Joanna Connor Sean Chambers Gabe Stillman Mike Zito Popa Chubby Jennifer Lynn and the Groove Revival Lauren Anderson Shaw Davis and the Black Ties Hughes Taylor Albert Castiglia
Blues Rock CD Trevor B Power Ally Venable Joanna Connor Sean Chambers Gabe Stillman Colin Linden Mike Zito Popa Chubby Jennifer Lyn & the Groove Revival Lauren Anderson Shaw Davis and the Black Ties Hughes Taylor Layla Zoe Joe Bonamassa
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his guest Aoife Doyle Danielle Bloom I Am Woman The Michael Mills Band See Me Baby Crashdiet No Man’s Land Boogie Beasts Grinning In Your Face Robin Trower The Razors Edge Nazareth Runaway Trudy Lynn Take Me Back Bonnie Raitt Somethings Got A Hold […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mike Zito This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eamonn McCormack This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot Show! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. An Indie Blues double shot of artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These […]
Riff Raiders Standing On My Own Danielle Bloomer Meet Me In The Middle Guitar Tom And The High Cats Favourite Song Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons Born To Roam Midnite City Crawlin’In The Dirt Orden Ogan Inferno Metalite A Virtual World Motorjesus Dead Rising Lugosi They Came From Outer Space Paul Joseph Blues Project […]
Making a Scene Presents the 2020 Independent Blues Awards! You the readers, have presented us with a very impressive list of artists that represent the diversity of music that that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues. We would like to Congratulate All of these artists, both the winning […]
Making a Scene Presents the 2020 Independent Blues Awards! Congratulations to all the nominees! The 2020 Independent Blues Awards nominations are now in and ready for you to vote on. We do things a bit different than other awards in that we give you the opportunity to explore and experience artists and music you may […]
The 2019 Bradenton Blues Festival – December 7th, 2019 Text and photos by Richard Ludmerer (Kenny Neal photos courtesy of Laura Carbone) The Bradenton Blues Festival is an annual festival now in its eighth year. It is brought to us by Realize Bradenton, a nonprofit organization that brings people together to create a vibrant downtown […]
Mike Zito & Friends Rock ‘N’ Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry Ruf Records Things began happening for Mike Zito when he signed with the Delta Groove subsidiary Eclecto Groove in 2008. His second album for them “Pearl River” featured the title track co-written with Cyril Neville and they received a 2010 Blues Music Award […]
Toronzo Cannon and The Chicago Way The Preacher, The Politician or The Pimp Alligator Records Chicago’s Toronzo Cannon was born on the southside in 1968. As a youngster he would sit outside Theresa’s Lounge listening to the sounds spilling onto the street. He purchased his first guitar at the age of twenty-two. The blues guitarist’s […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Luca Kiella! Luca Kiella’s story is filled with escape, looking for a true inner self, and of course a lot of music. Kiella (Luca Chiellini’s childhood nickname, now officially his stage name) is proud of his Italian origins, but blues, funk and soul music called […]
Photo By Cathrine Gosselin MAKING A SCENE Presents On the Road with an Indie Blues Band – John Pagano Band Part 2 We pick up the band as they head to Boston via the Cross Sound Ferry from Orient Point. This is the second week of a three week tour on the road. This is […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH Show #364 – 02/27/17 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/WYmTcT BRODY BUSTER – 2017 IBC WRAP-UP Brody Buster stopped by to talk about his IBC experience and the new things already happening in his life. He was named 2nd place in the Solo/Duo Challenge and also named Lee Oskar harmonica Player WEB SITE FACEBOOK […]
Making A Scene Presents Richard Ludmerer’s TOP 50 INDIE Blues CD’s Reviewed in 2016! These are presented in no particular order because they are all THAT good! We at Making a Scene pride ourselves on our CD reviews. We just don’t give you an insightful opinion, we give you the opportunity to watch the artists we […]
Throughout the history of Chicago blues, the intensely competitive local club scene has served as a proving ground, where only the best musicians rise to the top. Iconic blues artists from Muddy Waters to Howlin’ Wolf to Koko Taylor to Hound Dog Taylor to Luther Allison all paid their dues in the Chicago blues bars […]
Toronzo Cannon The Chicago Way Alligator Records Toronzo Cannon was born on Chicago’s south side in 1968. While growing up Cannon would sit outside Theresa’s Lounge listening to the sounds of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells spilling out onto the street. He purchased his first guitar when he was 22. His early influences included Albert […]
An Exclusive interview with Josh Smith by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Josh Smith Was Born October 7, 1979 In Middletown, Connecticut. Before He Was 1, His Family Relocated To Florida, Eventually Settling In Pembroke Pines, A Suburb Of Fort Lauderdale. At Age 3, He Received His First Guitar And At 6, He Started Taking Guitar […]
An Exclusive Interview with JC Smith! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud J. C. Smith,winner of the 2012 Metro Newspapers Best Of Silicon Valley “Best Original/local Band”, and 2006 Bay Area Blues Society West Coast Blues Band of the Year award winner is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is an outstanding performer noted […]
The 2015 Bradenton Blues Festival “The Bradenton Blues Festival on the west coast of Florida is an annual festival featuring a stellar lineup of top blues artists. Food, drink, and an array of vendors complement the live music to create an awesome experience. The proceeds from the Bradenton Blues Festival support Realize Bradenton’s youth, art and […]
