Patrick O’Heffernan

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CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews Indie Rock/ CD Reviews POP

Whitney Tai Sleepwalking to the Moon

Patrick O’Heffernan americana, cd review, Indie Rock, making a Scene, pop, Sleepwalking to the moon, Whitney Tai December 3, 2019

Whitney Tai Sleepwalking to the Moon Patrick O’Heffernan Sometimes Whitney Tai’s music is fragile, delicate, barely entering your ears. At other times it is fierce, dense, demanding of every one of your senses. But either way, it touches your heart with a power that is hard to define but instantly recognizable. “Sleepwalking to the Moon” […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews Bluegrass/ CD Reviews Indie Country

Rising Appalachia Ley Lines

Patrick O’Heffernan americana, bluegrass, Country, making a Scene, Rising Appalachia May 10, 2019

Rising Appalachia Ley Lines Blends cultures and harmonies into pure bliss Patrick O’Heffernan The word “ley lines” was coined in 1921 by the amateur English archaeologist Alfred Watkins, describing the apparent alignments among historical and geological spaces, hypothesizing that they had persisted over millennia to facilitate travel, trade and community. Later, others theorized that global ley lines […]

Latin Scene/ On the Scene

Alih Jey and Cunao at the High Hat

Patrick O’Heffernan alih jey, cunao, grammy, latin, making a Scene April 26, 2019

Alih Jey and Cunao at the High Hat: a perfect musical match creates a magical night. Alih Jey and Cuñao merge almost psychedelically, strewing sparks and lightning bolts in their wake. Patrick O’Heffernan Some collaborations in music are just perfect. Not only is the music magnificent but the collaborators give each other new energy so […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Indie Rock/ CD Reviews POP/ Indie Rock Scene/ On the Scene/ Pop Scene

SISSTER Wows LA at the release party for her debut self-titled EP

Patrick O’Heffernan indie, indie pop, Indie Rock, LA, making a Scene, Rock, Sisster February 9, 2019

SISSTER Wows LA at the release party for her debut self-titled EP Patrick O’Heffernan (Los Angeles) SISSTER wowed a n LA audience when she released her self-titled EP last week and demonstrated why she is so popular and so beloved. You could feel the love in the air at the Sunset Blvd multi-venue Los Globos […]

Dance Scene/ Indie Rock Scene/ On the Scene/ Pop Scene

X.ARI at Sayers Club

Patrick O’Heffernan hollywood, making a Scene, pop, Sayers Club, X. Ari February 4, 2019

X.ARI at Sayers Club in Hollywood: agony and ecstasy in a wonder to behold Patrick O’Heffernan (Hollywood, CA) X.ARI not only brings a high level of creativity to her music, but a kind of creativity that is unique, that stands out in a very crowded space, not because it is loud or shocking – which […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues/ CD Reviews Jazz

The Strands Freshly Cut

Patrick O’Heffernan freshly cut, indie Blues, jazz, making a Scene, pop, The Strands January 30, 2019

Freshly Cut: jazz, blues and something extra in The Strands debut album. Patrick O’Heffernan Freshly Cut, the debut full length album by The Strands, will not only excite their local following, but introduce the wider world to Amanda Campbell’s languid pop/jazz and incisive love lyrics that manage to simultaneously chronicle ordinary life and higher principles. […]

Music Biz News

Making a Scene Presents NAMM 2019 Report!

Patrick O’Heffernan binx, making a Scene, music industry, music news, NAMM 2019 January 28, 2019

NAMM Report: Wednesday Press Day Patrick O’Heffernan (Anaheim Convention Center) A $ 2 million dollar guitar strap. A watch that tunes your instruments and more, a guitar that folds up and yet sounds great. A keytar that lets anyone strike those cool rock star poses and play hot licks, a finger sized cube that plays […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana

Alice Wallace Into the Blue

Patrick O’Heffernan alice wallace, cd reviews, into the blue, making a Scene January 21, 2019

Alice Wallace Into the Blue Into the Blue by Alice Wallace is burst of sunshine in your ears Patrick O’Heffernan (Los Angeles) Alice Wallace carries her own sunshine with her. Her radiant smile and cascading sun-gold hair on stage, the luminescence of her voice, both live and recorded – she just fills a room with […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Indie Rock/ CD Reviews POP

Violet Days Made in My Head

Patrick O’Heffernan made in my head, making a Scene, pop, Rock, Violet days January 19, 2019

Violet Days Made in My Head Patrick O’Heffernan Violet Days’ music has always been addictive. This Swedish collaborative project made up of singer-songwriter/artist Lina Hansson and renowned producer Kris Eriksson knows exactly how to create earworms that stay with you. Happily, Violet Days just released their debut EP, Made in My Head, produced by Eriksson. […]