David Olney, 71, Revered Songwriter Dies (March 23, 1948 – Jan. 18, 2020) Revered songwriter David Olney (born March 23, 1948) died Saturday, January 18, 2020, after suffering an apparent heart attack during a performance in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He was 71. A key member of Nashville’s music community since his move to Music […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Thorbjorn Risager! The popular and award-winning orchestra brings forth a new album: ‘Come On In’. The intensity is intact, but there is also room for new streaks of melancholy. Through more than 1,000 concerts in 21 different countries, the hard swinging and critically acclaimed ensemble has […]
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 […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Forrest McDonald Forrest McDonald was seven years old when he first heard blues man Josh White perform and as he puts it, “I was hooked!” This experience was augmented by the extensive record collection at the McDonald home, Jimmy Witherspoon and T-Bone Walker albums were favorites. Mrs. […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Mick Kolassa – Endless Blues Records Endless Blues Records is a different kind a record company. We started as a “personal” label for Mick Kolassa and have expanded to work with other artists. Our goal is to help independent artists get their music recorded in […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bywater Call 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 art […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Second Line Parade 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 […]
Music On The Couch Show #495 – 01/06/19 Listen Here: https://tobtr.com/11496519 ANGEL FORREST – IBC 2018 – FINALIST Angel spoke about her experiences with the IBC and how making the final stage has impacted her career. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE TAS CRU – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC – WORLD PREMIER Tas came by to discuss […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Meghan Parnell of Bywater Call! Harnessing the sounds of southern soul, gospel and blues, Bywater is lead by the raw, powerful vocals of Meghan Parnell. With elements of jam bands, traditional blues, soul and rock and roll, with touches of New Orleans, Alabama and small town […]
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 […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Stefanie Nicholson of Second Line Parade Heavily influenced by old school country, rockabilly, soul, blues and jazz artists of the Deep South, Second Line Parade follows in the footsteps of their southern predecessors. They conjure up a vintage sound that channels the ghosts and hobos you might […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tim Chinnock of “The Adobe Collective” All The Space That There Is, the new album from The Adobe Collective, out on January 10th, 2020 on Love/Sands Records. The Adobe Collective effortlessly embody what is rapidly becoming known as the “high desert sound”. Based in Joshua Tree, CA […]
Making a Scene Presents 5 Predictions for the Music Industry in the 2020’s The 2000’s have brought a huge shift in the music industry that has been driven by technology. Some, like streaming has benefited the consumer while taking a huge dent out the economics of recorded music. Some have made the creation of music […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ghost Town Blues Band 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 Mark Hummel 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 art […]
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 […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jacqui Brown! Jacqui Brown has never really been afraid of change based on her multiple careers, her many talents, and her insatiable energy to take on challenges like her life depends on it. At 22-years-old, she moved from Ontario, Canada, to California to begin a career with the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark Hummel Grammy Nominee, Blues Award Winner, Author, Harp Man Mark Hummel had a banner year in 2014. Grammy Nominated for his Remembering Little Walter CD he produced and performed on, Mark also won Best Blues CD and Best Traditional Blues CD at the Blues Music […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Matt Isbell of the Ghost Town Blues Band! GTBB’s new album Shine debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart. Recently headlining the blues stage at The Montreal Jazz Festival, Beale Street’s latest success story, 5-time Blues Blast Music Award Nominee and International Blues Challenge Runner-up is Ghost Town […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Andrew Jr Boy Jones 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 Chris Bad News Barnes 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 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones! Andrew was born October 16, 1948 in Dallas Texas. Both parents loved music. His mother Gladys was a vocalist with an orchestra headed by close family friend Adolphus Sneed who his brother, sister, and he would call uncle. Andrew’s mother bought his […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Chris “Bad News” Barnes! Chris ‘Bad News’ Barnes is a live performer. After logging over 2,000 stage shows with Chicago’s legendary Second City comedy troupe, Barnes has brought that expertise to the Blues concert stage. On the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #32, along with a […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Kern Pratt! Kern Pratt grew up with the blues. Living it. Breathing it. Experiencing it. Becoming it. Playing it. You can feel the emotion in every note he sings; every strum of the guitar. Kern Pratt has the blues and he shows it off in every […]
Making a Scene Year in Review! As we near the end of 2019 it’s time to take a look at the year and what we have been able to accomplish here at Making a Scene! We look at our stats to see if we are truly living up to our mission of being the #1 […]
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 […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Levee Town 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 art […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Christmas Podcast
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring CW Ayon 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 art […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Rae Gordon Band 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 […]
Brandon Hudspeth Levee Town Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brandon Hudspeth of Levee Town Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Brandon Hudspeth was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He began taking guitar lessons at an early age after hearing Johnny Cash on Sesame Street. In high school, heavily influenced by the Blues, he started playing […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Rae Gordon! Rae began her singing career in the piano bars and comedy clubs of Los Angeles, where she honed her ability to relate to any audience – from a small wine bar with a few people sipping libations, to a big festival attended by thousands. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with CW Ayon! CW Ayon may call the Southwestern deserts of New Mexico home but his soul is deeply rooted in the Blues and grooves of the Mississippi Hill Country. With a rather simple kick/snare and tambourine setup he lays down solid beats while picking out some […]
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 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Hamilton Loomis Hamilton Loomis has released his first-ever Christmas album, This Season. With covers of five Yuletide classics and five originals destined to become seasonal classics, the album offers something for everyone. “When I was a kid,” he recalls, “my mom always had Christmas records playing in […]
Making a Scene Presents Jim Hynes’ Top 30 Jazz Releases of 2019! These are in no particular order Click on the Album art to purchase on Amazon .. Click on the Artist’s Name to read the review! Betty Bryant Project 88 Beverley Church Hogan Can’t Get Out of This Mood Charlie Dennard Deep Blue Clifford […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jack Mack and the Heart Attack 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 […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Whitey Somers 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 art […]
Making a Scene Presents Jim Hynes’ Picks for Top 20 Roots Releases for 2019! These are in no particular order.. Click on the Release image to purchase on Amazon – Use the artist name to go to the Review of the Release Benny Turner and Cash McCall Going Back Home Jason Ringenberg Stand Tall Adam […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Hudspeth and Taylor Brandon Hudspeth Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Brandon Hudspeth was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He began taking guitar lessons at an early age after hearing Johnny Cash on Sesame Street. In high school, heavily influenced by the Blues, he started playing weekend gigs around the Tulsa […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Whitey Somers “High energy Roots and Blues, with soaring solos and infectious grooves that will have you dancin’ in your shoes!” Since the age of 16 guitarist, Motorhome Records recording artist, singer, songwriter Whitey Somers has been performing internationally at festivals, concerts and clubs, on the bill with […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Josh Gallagher Josh Gallagher writes songs destined to root themselves inside your brain and bring you back to the first moment you heard them every time you listen; he’s not just making music, he’s crafting memories. Doggedly likeable and unashamedly himself, the Pennsylvania native has a ‘no-bullshit’ […]
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 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andrew Kastner and Bill Bergman of Jack Mack and the Heart Attack! Jack Mack’s sweet and funky soul music has earned a critically acclaimed thirty-nine year legacy of success in the music business that includes: ten records, blockbuster movie soundtracks, and hundreds of global television and […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Matty T Wall 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 Rebekah Meldrum 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 art […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with George Ducas Four albums (and countless songs written for other artists) into one of country music’s more esteemed careers, country recording artist/songwriter George Ducas continues to evolve. His latest evolution comes in the form of YELLOW ROSE MOTEL, a project that stands as his most comprehensive […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rebekah Meldrum! Rebekah Meldrum delivers the blues with deliberate precision. Every track on her self-titled debut, is steeped in the love and the passion she has for the genre. It’s almost a religious reverence, which makes perfect sense considering she’s a preacher’s daughter who grew up […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Matty T Wall! The blues is music that traveled on trains and steamboats from the Mississippi Delta to the neon streets of Memphis, Chicago and St. Louis. For Matty T Wall – a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader – it is the supernatural sound that crossed […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Barbara Stephan She classifies herself as a super nerd. She geeks out and freaks out over all things Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Terrance Mckenna and Timothy Leary to name just a few. And if it weren’t for the inspirations from these incredible renegades, she might not have […]
