Interviews and Features on Indie Blues Artists
Jacqui Naylor The Long Game Ruby Star Jacqui Naylor is not your prototypical jazz vocalist. She stands apart in this intensely competitive field from those who revel in an over reliance the Great American Songbook, scat, and predictable fare. She is a terrific writer and an inventive interpreter of contemporary material found in other genres. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with The Reverend Shawn Amos In lieu of gigging to promote Blue Sky, the Rev and the Doctor made some potent, spiked lemonade out of some particularly bad pandemic lemons. They manifested a long-held desire of the Rev’s to journey back to the inspiration that launched him […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Clarence Spady Described as “the future of the blues” by Bill Dahl (Chicago Tribune) circa 1996, Clarence’s sound has become more distinguishable now than ever before. He plays with a depth and sensitivity that can’t be taught, effortlessly combining blues, jazz, funk, latin and rock into […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tom Craig Philadelphia native Tom Craig plays a special brand of Blues, Soul and R&B. Tom got his first guitar for his eleventh birthday. With 40 years of guitar playing, formal training as a jazz vocalist and his passion for the Blues, he gives you all […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Alex Lopez Alex Lopez is an acclaimed guitarist, prolific songwriter and emerging artist recognized for his electrifying live performances. Critics have said he is “capable of revitalizing the blues for a new generation” and he is quickly taking the blues/rock scene by storm. Alex was born […]
Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Billy Harrison Ireland has produced many famous sons and daughters in the world of music. They have reached the highest highs and have inspired a generation of music lovers. Back in the sixties a group of young men with dreams of making it in the music […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Halley DeVestern The Halley DeVestern Band is a high-energy Blues/Funk/Roots/Rock band featuring ex members of Roger Waters, Shawn Mullins, Deni Bonet, and more. Halley had the honor of touring with Janis Joplin’s original band, Big Brother and The Holding Company as their lead singer, filling some […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Michele Biondi “Down by the river” is the third album by Michele Biondi, from Tuscany (Italy). “Cotton & Moonshine”, his second release as a solo artist, has received positive acclaim in both the E.U. and the U.S.A. In 2015 in Mississippi, he was introduced to the Texas-based […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Popa Chubby Popa Chubby, born Ted Horowitz, has been hard rocking the blues in his fierce and soulful way for more than 30 years. Over the course of a career that dates back to 1994, he has been a force of to be reckoned with on […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dexter Allen Dexter Allen, born in Crystal Springs, MS. the son of musical Pastors Lee and Ruthie Allen, was raised on a farm and grew up understanding that life can still be wholesome with only the bare necessities. Dexter began playing the bass guitar at the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Charlie Bedford The music business long term survival depends on young blood entering the business. The blues is normally a genre for the more mature artists, so it’s really exciting to see young artists of the age group and obvious talent that Charlie possess becoming […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with The Tokyo Tramps Hailing from the Land of Rising Sun (Japan), TOKYO TRAMPS is a group of American roots music fanatics. The musical journey started when Satoru left Japan to go to Louisiana searching for the spirit of Rock’n’Roll. Soon he found the key, Blues. Yukiko […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Smiling Jack Smith Smiling Jack Smith has been around for a while and he has been paying attention. After 70 years he has gained an interesting perspective on life and a fertile ground for his writing. He can touch your heart and tickle your funny […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sam Morrow Two years before releasing Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down — the most guitar-driven, groove-heavy album of Sam Morrow’s catalog, with songs that roll just as hard as they rock — Morrow hit the highway in support of his third record, Concrete & Mud. Despite […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kelli Gonzalez of “The Hungry Williams” The Hungry Williams play jump blues and swinging R&B with a New Orleans flavor. Jump! Swing! Meow! Featuring John Carr, Kelli Gonzalez, Mike Sieger, Jack Stewart, and Joe Vent Kelli is an encyclopedia of music, ably singing anything you […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with JP of the John Paul Jones Group! JP is the Band Leader has been an active professional musician since 1988 this year marks his 30th year as a professional guitarist Jp first founded the John-Paul Jones Group in 1998 and this marks the 20th anniversary of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Russell Alexander of the Hitman Blues Band The Hitman Blues Band is getting worldwide recognition. The new release “Not my Circus, Not my Monkey” is being hailed as “the best yet!” Their previous release, “Blues Enough”, was in the running for two Grammy nominations. “Two Minute […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emma Wilson British Blues Siren Emma Wilson hails from Teesside UK, the home of many great musicians. Emma has a fabulous and dynamic voice, moving effortlessly from heart wrenching sweet soul to powerful blues. Emma’s tone and delivery is gorgeous, being both tender and unique. Emma’s […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with AJ Fullerton A.J. Fullerton is a Roots, Rock, & Blues artist originally from Montrose, CO. He grew up listening to by artists like; Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, T Model Ford, Albert Collins, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, The Black Keys, Patrick Sweany, North Mississippi Allstars, Robert […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Joe Lewis of the Joe Lewis Band Joe Lewis is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Picayune, Mississippi. Diving headfirst into the guitar as a child, he pursued it with a passion. Joe Lewis learned any tune that caught his ear and sounded good to his […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with John Angus of the John Angus Blues Band I am writing new songs and the band are rehearsing our new show. We can’t wait to be gigging again. The John Angus Band perform original Blues Rock Songs, crafted by John and my fellow musicians in […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sunday Wilde Sunday Wilde is from the wilds of a northern Ontario small town, and has been found singing everywhere from small logging towns at funeral parlors, and blues joints and all the way to large festivals, and bars in bustling metropolises. She is a powerful […]
Home Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Doug Hoekstra Doug Hoekstra is a Chicago-bred, Nashville-based creative whose poems, performances, songs, and stories, have criss-crossed the globe in publications and playlists, stages and setlists, his eight CDs and three books earning Independent Publisher Award, Pushcart Prize, Nashville Music Award, and Independent Music Award nominations, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tomislav Goluban After a 20-year music career and 11 studio albums, the proverb “The older – the crazier” definitely applies to Croatian harmonica player Tomislav “Little Pigeon” Goluban, whose songs and performances burst with energy, passion, and humor. Looking back at his discography reveals delta, country […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jimmie Bratcher Bratcher’s passion for raw-but-exacting electric guitar sounds began in the ’60s when he fell under the spell of Eric Clapton, his first six-string hero. As a kid, Bratcher developed eclectic taste, culled from his large musical family, who would have sprawling jam sessions […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with JP Williams! JP Williams Singer-songwriter JP Williams was born in NYC. He creates music based on his love of blues, folk, rock, jazz & soul music. His lyrics are fashioned from hard times, great joys, memories of people in his life, and the experiences he has […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Adam Sweet Independent blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Adam Sweet released his second studio album ‘Sink or Swim’ in September 2020. It marks Adam’s evolution into a fully-fledged blues rock artist, cementing his own unique blend of blue-eyed blues and soulful southern rock. With honest tales of loss, longing, hope and strength […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Danielle Miraglia Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars” debuted at #15 on the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Ray Cashman Some folks play the blues while some write about it and present it as their own because it is. Ray Cashman is the latter. This guy is the real deal. His songs are on the radio around the world and his European show date […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Damon Fowler Florida’s Gulf Coast has produced a plethora of distinctive musicians, from the blues of Tampa Red to jazz greats Cannonball and Nat Adderley to former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts to The Outlaws. Tampa’s Damon Fowler, a masterful singer, guitar player, and songwriter has […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Neil Barnes! I owe 99% of how I learned to play from Gary Smith, the Godfather of the South Bay Area blues scene. Gary took the time to show me the how-to’s and the don’t-do’s of the Blues harmonica, along with the approach to the music I love. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark LeClerc From Fuel Junkie! Since its formation in 2014, Fuel Junkie has revealed itself as one of the most promising upcoming artists on the Montréal blues scene. Passionate about the blues at a very young age, Mark LeClerc founded the group with close friends met […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Aris Paul! You’d be hard-pressed to find another band that embodies Pittsburgh Rock and Southside Blues like APB…Aris, Aaron, and Matt refer to what they do as “red-eyed, road rock” – and that’s accurate. It’s a culmination of fierce guitar, moving bass lines, and remarkably technical […]
HOME PAGE- Dustin Arbuckle HOME PAGE – Matt Woods Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dustin Arbuckle and Matt Woods Singer and harp blower Dustin Arbuckle was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 25, 1981 and experienced a parallel upbringing with his musician father and singing from a very early age. He also […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jonathon Reid of Beauwater! Like the infamous North Atlantic fog from which the group was born, Beauwater exists in the grey. Not quite one thing, but no more the other, their brand of Blues laden Rock walks the boundaries between both genres, tip-toeing between themes and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents An Interview with Alias Smith and Jones! Sal Carolei has played with the Eliza Neals band, The Travis Miller Band and Gabrielle Aparicio in New York and in Florida. He also performed with the late Floyd Lee, (aka Ted Williams), Sal can be heard on recordings for producer Cass Dillon. Sal […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Anne Harris Chicago-based fiddle player and singer-songwriter Anne Harris has been crafting her unique sound for well over a decade, producing five indie studio records and playing countless performances in the US and abroad. Her collaborations, live and in-studio, span a large and diverse group of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Samantha Martin of Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar! With the worldwide pandemic wrecking utter havoc upon the careers of many musicians, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar elected to use their time off the road to record, mix and master their latest tour-de-force, the astonishingly powerful, funky […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Trevor B Power Trevor B. Power’s love of music flows from his very roots. Many childhood days and nights were spent in the company of the old turntable in his parents’ New Jersey home. From dramatically composed opera to smooth winding blues, the records he loved […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Early Times of Early Times and the High Rollers Early Times is a Blues Rock street poet, living in a gritty urban landscape spanning New York’s East Side street corners, bodegas, and the project park – populated by characters like Little Hustler, Uptown Charlie, Tijuana Madonna, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with John Fairhurst John Fairhurst has spent the majority of his life travelling the world and playing music, meeting innumerable characters, collecting stories and drawing influence and inspiration from the varied musical styles and first hand experiences of a life on the road. Hailed by Acoustic […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dave Thomas Dave’s musical career started early – singing in the local Welsh Baptist Chapel and learning harmonica from the age of seven. Music was alway around the family home – Dave’s mother had ten brothers, most of whom made up a regular male voice choir […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Veronica Lewis Veronica Lewis is an exciting, emerging talent in the Blues & Roots world. A mesmerizing live performer with serious piano chops, soaring vocals, and songs that boogie away your blues. She’s a seasoned pro at 17, rocking the piano and electrifying audiences with music that’s exciting […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andy Watts Andy Watts Premier Guitarist has performed and recorded with some of the Best Blues Artists in the World, including Grammy Artists, Joe Louis Walker, Kenny Neal, Johnny Winter, Rick Estrin, Bernard Allison. Lucky Peterson, and Eliza Neals among others. His new album, SuperGroove is receiving […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Skylar Rogers Skylar Rogers was born and raised in some of Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods. She learned at an early age that music brought people together and grew up listening to music her mother (a singer herself) was listening or singing to. This upbringing laid the groundwork, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rebecca Downes Rebecca was born and grew up in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom. She first started performing live music when aged 13 and as a teenager wrote and performed her own material. Some original recordings still exist – a little […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Nico De Cock of The Bluesbones Born in 1973, Nico picked up singing at early age when his mother took him to church choir rehearsals. Later on he worked with Tim Janssens in his studio recording a lot of variegated projects. It wasn’t until 2004, at the age […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lloyd Jones Portland, Oregon roots artist Lloyd Jones has recorded six critically acclaimed albums, toured internationally, and racked up dozens of major awards and accolades. He’s a relentless road dog, hitting festival stages, Delbert’s annual Sandy Beaches Cruises (he’s been a regular on six winter cruises), […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ally Venable These times are not for the faint of heart. The pandemic might have silenced the music scene, shuttered the live circuit, and divided artists from their fans. But with Heart Of Fire, Texas’s favorite new guitarist, Ally Venable, is coming off the ropes swinging. Defying dark times and rolling […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Chris Bevington of the Chris Bevington Organization I guess the story begins as I celebrated my 50th birthday and like most people I guess you take stock of things and what you have done and also more importantly what you want to do or try to […]
