Interviews and Features on Indie Blues Artists
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jim Dan Dee Racing along the thin, permeable line between blues and rock is the high octane, precision-crafted, musical muscle car driven by Canadian power blues quartet Jim Dan Dee. On the way to delivering their much-anticipated second full-length album, they’re stopping just long enough to […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Tiffany Pollack! Tiffany Ann Pollack is New Orleans. She’s the beauty that lies deep down within old pain – the letting go and kicking your heels up despite it all that defines the most mysterious American city. She’s been a foster daughter. A teen mom. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Debra Power Pianist, singer and songwriter Debra Power is known for her powerhouse vocals and energetic piano playing. Based out of Calgary Alberta, the in-demand live performer and studio musician released her debut album, Even Redheads Get the Blues, in January 2016 to international acclaim and airplay. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Gwyn Ashton Toting a hot new album and smashing stages worldwide, Aussie axeman Gwyn Ashton has reinvented himself as a one-man progressive alt. blues band and is now on his current solo elektro tour. In two hours Ashton takes us on an eclectic mesmerizing musical […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emma Wilson Hailing from Teesside in the North of England, Emma Wilson with her fabulously dynamic voice moves effortlessly between heart-wrenching sweet soul licks & raw, real, powerful blues. Emma’s unique, tender vocals & gorgeous tone lend themselves beautifully to recordings with shades of early Aretha Franklin […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Gary Cain! Gary Cain is a Canadian-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter with one foot planted firmly in the blues, and the other foot planted in seemingly everything else. He’s been called “ridiculously talented” and a “jaw-dropper” by Blues Matters Magazine. The foundation of his virtuosic style […]
HOME PAGE Arts Pharmacy Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jack Licitra of Jack’s Waterfall Jack’s Waterfall is the musical adventure of singer, songwriter and musician, Jack Licitra. Pop, blues, jazz, country, folk, gospel and global influences all meet at The Waterfall. Whether performing solo or with an ensemble, Jack always projects a […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Audrey Bridgeman I started playing piano at age 8 and drums at age 14 under the tutelage of my late father, legendary Irish drummer, Noel Bridgeman. I studied drums/percussion in Havana, Cuba with some of the top players from the Afro-Cuban tradition. My songwriting comes from […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Anthony Geraci Pianist, Hammond organist and composer Anthony Geraci was born in New Haven, Conn. in 1954. His interest in playing piano began at age four when he told his parents “I want a piano!” Kind of an odd request when most kids want a new […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kenny Neal If you want to experience the “Real Deal”, take time out to find Kenny Neal. One of the strongest modern proponents of Baton Rouge swamp blues, Kenny Neal is a second-generation southern Louisiana bluesman who is cognizant of the region’s venerable blues tradition and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with John McNamara of The McNaMarr Project “McNaMarr Project “The Sound Of Soulful Blues” 2018 Blues Performer Of The Year (Solo/Duo)Multi-award winning blues artists John McNamara and Andrea Marr have both carved a niche for themselves on the international blues scene with many years and accolades to […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Vaneese Thomas Fight the Good Fight, Vaneese Thomas’ new album on Blue Heart Records, represents the culmination of an amazingly diverse career for the youngest member of Memphis’ first family of soul. Its bracing blend of Memphis-style R&B, Americana, and other roots genres sets the album well […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Alvin Youngblood Hart The cosmic American love child of Howlin Wolf and Link Wray… Known as a “musician’s musician,” Alvin Youngblood Hart’s praises have been sung by everyone from Bob Dylan to guitar gods Gary Moore & Mick Taylor. Mr. Hart was born in Oakland […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lew Jetton Lew Jetton learned The Blues the old fashioned way, in the cotton fields, while growing up in the 60s and 70s between Trenton and Dyersburg, Tennessee. Along the way, he had two of the best mentors one could have: In the 80s, the legendary […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Michael Rubin At 15, I worked as a camp counselor. My boss, Eric Guthertz, had a harp he let me borrow. Instead of looking at it for a minute, I went to a corner and jammed for a half an hour. 6 months later I was […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Alex Miller Alex Miller is a bonafide torch-carrying champion of traditional Country music, with an arresting voice, an infectious personality and charm to spare. Everything about Alex is exciting; he is wholesome and inspiring – with a baby face and an eager enthusiasm – and an […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with David Lumsden At age six after watching the TV show “Peter Gunn,” David hounded his father to take him to the record store to buy the Henry Mancini soundtrack album providing his first introduction to cool blues/jazz styles. David’s love of blues and blues/rock music started […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Miss Bix LESLIE BIXLER aka MISS BIX aka LESLIE LETVEN has been writing, recording and performing since her early twenties. Her first international record MAKE IT RIGHT was released on Syndrome Records under her maiden name Leslie Letven and did very well in the smooth jazz category, reaching 12 on […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eliza Neals Standing before one of America’s truest art forms with an unconditional passion to give the Blues everything she’s got. Eliza Neals, a Detroit born blues-rock star on the rise, honors the gut-wrenching, soul splitting intent the American roots of contemporary blues represents with inspired songwriting, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jeff Massey of The Steepwater Band You should already know these songs. If the old saying about talent equaling success were true, then The Steepwater Band would already be a household name, rubbing shoulders with Aerosmith, Bad Company and other like-minded travelers in our collective […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Reverend Freakchild of BananaFish Bananafish was a Boston based Rock & Roll Jam band in the 1990’s. Fronted by vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Fordham Murdy (known now as Reverend Freakchild). The band also consisted of Dan Simone on keyboards, and Ben Chen and then Ry Cavanaugh […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Interviews Mark Wenner of The Nighthawks! 50th Anniversary of the Nighthawks! The Nighthawks was an idea in Mark Wenner’s brain long before he was able to implement it. The musical product of pre-1958 radio in Washington, D.C., he did not know there were rules against mixing blues, R&B, honky-tonk country, […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with J-Rad Cooley Young Salt Lake City-based musician J-Rad Cooley is a singer/songwriter, piano player and harmonica player, a unique storyteller with a distinct sense of blues, melody and groove. His soulful songs show his diverse influences from Lightnin’ Hopkins to Ray Charles to The Band, some with a […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dana Fuchs BROOKLYN, NY — Dana Fuchs is proud to announce the release of eighth album, Borrowed Time on April 29th. It’s her fourth release for German indie Ruf Records. With her feet planted on both sides of the blues-rock divide, Dana Fuchs is one […]
HOME PAGE MAKING A SCENE Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Helen Turner of The Born Healer Born Healer released their new album in March 2022. Herbs, Roots, Barks, Etc. is the first album from Helen Turner, Iain Black and Marek Funkas since 2016’s ‘Til The Dawn, and the first featuring Steve Weaver on drums. Ten essential songs – […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Pierre Lacocque of Mississippi Heat Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas. MISSISSIPPI HEAT’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Gina Sicilia Gritty soul and blues singer, Gina Sicilia, always stays one step ahead in her songwriting and music. The Newtown, Pennsylvania-native, who now calls Nashville home, has never been one to sit still musically. Songwriting and singing are second nature to Sicilia. She was […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Bubba of Bubba and the Big Bad Blues Bubba and the Big Bad Blues is a SoCal based original Blues Rock band influenced by Freddie King, SRV, Allman Bros, The Meters& Gov’t Mule. Bubba’s powerful vocals, impressive guitar work and veteran rhythm section forge an electrifying […]
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 Trudy Lynn Born Lee Audrey Nelms in Houston’s Fifth Ward, Trudy Lynn comes from strong musical stock: the late Al “TNT” Braggs, one of Houston’s most electrifying R&B vocalists and a prolific songwriter for Bobby “Blue” Bland, was her cousin. Growing up, she and her […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Dom Martin Although a young man new to the scene, it would be wrong to think Dom Martin hasn’t paid his life and musical dues. Brought up in the often tough, but community driven streets of Belfast Northern Ireland, Dom traded his craft for […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bobby Gentilo Take a walk through the world famous Cat Head Records in Clarksdale, MS and you will find more than a dozen albums with Bobby Gentilo’s name credited on the jacket. Gentilo is an award-winning international record producer and musician who has worked and performed […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mike Guldin Mike Guldin first picked up the guitar at age 15 and since then has honed his craft playing in roadhouses, clubs and bars, and Festivals and Theaters for over 45 years. Influenced by blues legends Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, Albert Collins, The […]
Home Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Big Al of Big Al and the Heavyweights! Big Al and the Heavyweights originally formed in 1996 as the Unknown Blues Band, with founding members Al Lauro, Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule), and pianist Rick Gergen (Sweethearts of the Rodeo). Although, Warren is […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ross Osteen With a voice that summons the guttural howls of John Fogerty, and guitar work that ranges from the front porch to outer space, Ross Osteen joins the powerful blues/rock scene of the deep south. The songwriter was born in western North Carolina placed in […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Regina Bonelli Regina Bonelli’s band delivers an authentic, gritty blues and soul sound. For almost two decades, fellow New York natives, acclaimed bluesmen Tomas Doncker, James Dellatacoma, Kevin Jenkins, Nick Rolfe, Mark Henry, Leroy Thompson and Artur Uronen have been putting it down in the music world, here in the USA, and abroad. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with John Fairhurst “I love speaking with john, the passion the hunger to see a society being treated fairly as equals burns in this man’s heart. That passion has always found it’s way into the lyrics and music that john has created over the years . […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Richard Wilkins The Richard Wilkins Blues Band is shaking up the Gorge’s live music scene. Blues is the 1st stop for RWBB, with detours into boogie-woogie, soulful ballads, and vintage blues-rock. Our music is upbeat and great for dancing. Our experienced, journeymen musicians and soloists support the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with John Nemeth of the Love Light Orchestra Though born from the desire to rekindle enthusiasm for the grand, orchestral sound of mid-20th century blues, Love Light Orchestra is much more than a nostalgia act. Formed in 2016 as a nod to the sound and visual flair […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Present Gerry Casey’s Interview with Stone Jamess of The Dead Show Dealers It was in the autumn of 2020 when I first came across the music of the dead show dealers. A big hello to my dear friend Toper Denman of The Southbound Snakecharmers who introduced me to The Dealers […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kathy Murray of Kathy Murray and the Kilowatts With her new album, “Fully Charged,” due February 18, 2022, on Blue Heart Records, and the successful 2018 release of her critically acclaimed “Premonition of Love”, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Kathy Murray and her band the Kilowatts maintain their place […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Angela Easley Angela Easley has the voice of the bayou – sultry, spicy, and full of soul. Angela was recently awarded the 2021 Female Vocalist Of The Year Bronze by the International Singer Songwriter Association and was fan nominated in 6 categories. This Nashville Indie Recording […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Pat McManus Part 2 Patrick Frances McManus was one of 6 children born into an incredibly talented musical family in Derrylin, Co.Fermangh, N.Ireland. Pat’s father, John, and his mother Valerie were highly accomplished Traditional Irish music players, so it wasn’t long before Pat and his […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Big Llou! It’s been a minute since Blues Music Award Winner, BigLLou Johnson as released any new blues music. Not that he hasn’t been in the studio though. Au contraire, he practically lives in his own home studio where he says he tries to stay […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Pat McManus Part 1 Patrick Frances McManus was one of 6 children born into an incredibly talented musical family in Derrylin, Co.Fermangh, N.Ireland. Pat’s father, John, and his mother Valerie were highly accomplished Traditional Irish music players, so it wasn’t long before Pat and his […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bernard Allison The great Chicago bluesman Luther Allison lived by a simple philosophy that he was happy to share (“Leave your ego, play the music, love the people). Now twenty-three years after his passing the great man would surely be thrilled to hear Bernard Allison’s Songs […]
Sarah Borges Together Alone Blue Corn Music Apart from the usually bold, strong effort from singer-songwriter Sarah Borges, Together Alone may be well be the definitive, or least the best explained example of recording resourcefulness during the pandemic. Producer Eric “Roscoe” Ambel deserves most of the credit and explains his process at length in the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Professor Louie of Professor Louie and the Crowmatix Professor Louie has emerged over his five decades in the music industry as the torch bearer of the true spirit of American Roots music. Seasoned live performer, prolific recording artist and versatile multi-instrumentalist (Hammond B3 organ, piano/keyboards, accordion, vocals), […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Clara Rose Clara Rose… songstress of rockin’ blues, saviour of rootsy folk and with a voice that can make the hairs stand on the back of your neck… has been writing and performing her original music for 10 years. With acoustic guitar in hand Clara […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tim Gartland This all started when Tim was 13 and saw Muddy Waters in concert in his home state of Ohio. It proved to be a life-changing experience that would inspire Tim to learn the blues on the harmonica and begin his musical journey. Tim soon began […]