americana, Country, indie, Juliana MacDowell, making a Scene, roots
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Juliana MacDowell Leaving Home Conch Town Music Juliana MacDowell releases Leaving Home on Conch Town Music and it’s as fresh as spring itself. This, her second studio album, explores familiar themes and presents them in a beautiful light. Released on friday the thirteenth in the middle of a pandemic, touring to promote the album is […]
americana, chickaboom, indie, making a Scene, Tami Neilson
Chickaboom Tami Neilson Outside Music Canadian-born, New Zealand-based vocalist Tami Neilson releases Chickaboom! through Outside Music on February 14, 2020. Valentines Day! What’s not to love about that! Chickaboom! is revivalist rockabilly with clickety-clack percussion and a stomp-n-holler groove. With a vocal range that sways and phrasing that evokes artists like Amy Winehouse, St. Paul […]
book review, making a Scene, The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim: A Wall-To-Wall Odyssey Marty Stuart Marty Stuart’s book – The Pilgrim: A Wall-To-Wall Odyssey, releases on Valentine’s Day. A coffee table book that through real stories and Marty’s personal archived photos, help chronicle the spiritual and artistic journey that culminated in Stuart’s 1999 concept album, The Pilgrim. Based on true events from his […]
chicago farmer, Country, flyover country, indie country, making a Scene
Chicago Farmer Flyover Country Cody Diekhoff is a songwriter-singer. People know him as “Chicago Farmer” and his sixth studio album, Flyover Country, released February 7th 2020. A country boy from Illinois, these songs speak to and sometimes for the working class. Diekhoff teamed up with the hot Texas, Band Of Heathens, as his backing band […]
americana, Country, eric brace, indie, making a Scene, singer-songwriter
Eric Brace & Last Train Home Daytime Highs & Overnight Lows Red Beet Records Eric Brace & Last Train Home release their eleventh collaboration Daytime Highs & Overnight Lows on Red Beet Records. These are traveling songs, perhaps traveling through time as they evoke a feeling from another era while being new at the same […]
americana, indie, making a Scene, singer-songwriter, vance gilbert
Vance Gilbert Good Good Man Vance Gilbert is superlative, and he has outdone himself on his latest album, Good Good Man. The songs on Good Good Man are soulfelt, funky, Jazz-infused, with a wall of sound quality and an impressive list of guests that include blues and singer/songwriter Chris Smither, Tommy Malone of the Subdudes […]
americana, indie, making a Scene, songwriter, wood brothers
The Wood Brothers Kingdom In My Mind Oh the things we tell ourselves. Kingdom In My Mind is the latest album release by The Wood Brothers. This is the seventh studio release by the band, and it is marvelously experimental. As favorite on mine, a Wood Brothers’ live show is captivating. For the band to […]
americana, best of 2019, cd reviews, indie Blues, making a Scene, viola krouse
se Making a Scene Presents Viola Krouse’s Best Releases of 2019 Viola Krouse lists her favorite releases for 2019 and they made the list for three important reasons; first, they are damn good, second, the music crossed her record player at some point during the year, and third, they made an impact. The top of […]
americana, claudia nygaard, making a Scene, songwriter
Claudia Nygaard Lucky Girl Bet the Ranch Music Claudia Nygaard aims right for the bone in her 2019 self-released album, Lucky Girl. Claudia wrote all thirteen songs and the title track “Lucky Girl” is a winning song for the Tumbleweed Music Festival Songwriting Competition. This album doesn’t mince words, it’s not looking for shock value, […]
americana, Country, indie, Jason James, roots
Jason James Seems Like Tears Ago Traditional country music is alive and kicking and Jason James is its ambassador. The ten original songs on Seems Like Tears Ago captures emotions and melds cheating heartaches, love done wrong songs, good ol’ honky-tonkin’ and countrypolitan stylings without once mentioning pontoon boats or rum drinks by the pool. […]
