Each week we interview independent musicians about their career, the Music Business and their views of what is happening in their genre.
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jo Jo Green! St Paul indie jazz pop fusion quintet, JoJo Green is a well-oiled machine that boasts a big, energetic, uniquely authentic face-smacking sound. With strong influences from Motown, Muscle Shoals, and The Summer of Love, JoJo Green gives a nostalgic feeling to a fresh […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dyer Davis As a child Dyers’ father, also a musician, turned him on to the music of the 60’s and 70’s. The artists that spoke to him the most were the blues-based rockers, especially the early Jeff Beck records featuring Rod Stewart. This instilled in him […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Erin Coburn Cincinnati native and perpetual misfit, Erin Coburn is known for her prolific songwriting and modern approach to American Rock and Roll. Her relatable lyrics and soul gripping vocals are a striking compliment to scorching guitar solos and infectious riffs. She is unafraid to be […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with the Five Points Gang Five Points Gang is one of the most powerful and original upcoming bands in the UK music scene. They are, according to their fans, set to become the biggest rock & roll band in the world. Joe, Dinho & Thanos relocated […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn is a trio who bonded over their mutual love of close harmony 60s and 70s country, folk, and pop music and formed an original Americana band. To create their distinctive sound, the band “turns” to the distant past of early […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rebecca Downes Birmingham-based Rebecca is a fully independent artist creating original blues/rock music with her co-songwriter Steve Birkett and releasing it on her own label Mad Hat Records, part of her own company that manages all aspects of the production chain from creation through manufacture to […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with John Fusco John Fusco is the writer-producer of 12 motion pictures, including “Crossroads”, “Young Guns”, “Thunderheart,” “Hidalgo”, “The Forbidden Kingdom,” the sequel to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and the Academy Award-nominated “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.” Some of his other film productions include “The Shack” starring Octavia […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Cros! “As a presenter of a music show I’m constantly on the look out for something new that really excites me . It’s always something special when you make a discovery like this. You get goosebumps it makes you realize why you love music […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Barrel Flash Sitting in the corner of a pub, your tapping foot follows a country beat. Suddenly, an unexpected melody and a turn of phrase hits you in the gut where the whiskey burns and that melancholy feeling (the one you thought you left at the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Seth Rosenbloom “For me, playing great music is all about being able to authentically convey a wide range of emotion,” guitarist and vocalist Seth Rosenbloom insists. “I was drawn to the blues at a young age because that has always been very evident to me in […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Yates McKendree Born in Nashville and raised in a recording studio, multi-instrumentalist Yates McKendree grew up hearing and playing with many great musicians. Self taught from the age 3, music came to him naturally. Although just 21 years old, his experience as a professional musician goes […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Rose Carleo The Turn It Up Interview with Rose Carleo Atkins. Fremantle Girl Rose Carleo is a rocker to the core. Her incredible stage presence, her powerful vocals make her one of the hottest rockers on the planet. But Fremantle is the hometown to one […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Preston Gunderson Gunderson has been a fixture in the Minneapolis music scene for 10 years. He started his career early at the age of 15 playing in the bars of Northern Minnesota, a place known as the “Iron Range.” He has since forged his songwriting and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lil Red and the Rooster Pascal “Rooster” Fouquet Powerful, crisp and classy, he’s a savory Blues reduction drizzled smooth and cool. Pascal Fouquet has an eloquence in his playing that reaches back to the legends who taught him, always with a tone and style completely his own. He’s […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Johnny Mastro Powerful, heavy & bluesy ! People say it’s the toughest sounding band around. The band with the original, reckless sound hails from New Orleans, LA. Johnny leads the ensemble and has racked up 13 records, countless festival appearances, over 35 European tours in 15 countries, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dave Keyes Native New Yorker, keyboardist, singer and songwriter, Dave is a 30 year veteran of the Blues and American Roots music scenes. With the upcoming release of his 7th CD, “Rhythm, Blues and Boogie” October 21st, 2022, featuring special guest legendary drummer Bernard Purdie and […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Serabee Sera hails direct from Kiln, Mississippi with the wandering strains of roadhouse blues and rollicking revivals psychically embedded in her songs. Irresistible, pop, country and R&B adorned in her soulful vocal presence and piano playing. As a singer, songwriter and musician, the creative edge of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jimi Barbiani JIMI BARBIANI BAND is the new project by Jimi, one of the best rock-blues slide guitarist in Europe. The JIMI BARBIANI BAND is an alchemy of influences from artists such as Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Beck, Free, Gov’t Mule. The explosive sound of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you an Interview with Kelley Smith Spoken words have never come easy for folk musician Kelley Smith, so in her late 30’s she decided to become an artist. “I was tired of being tongue-tied,” she says, “…I just wanted to paint little word pictures of what was in my […]
HOME PAGE Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers are Making a Scene Michele D’Amour is a born storyteller and award-winning songwriter who penned her first song at the age of six and became a published poet in her early twenties. Her lyrics treat difficult topics with a sense of soulful whimsy and wry humor. Michele sang in […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Madeline Rosene Madeline Rosene is an “indie pop-n-roll” singer/songwriter known for her clever lyrics, catchy melodies, and genre-fluid style. She has been played on the radio throughout the US and performed at venues such as Hotel Cafe, Los Globos, The Echo, and The Viper Room. Her […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Chris Murphy For 25 years, and with no sign of slowing, violinist Chris Murphy has made a living by writing, performing and recording original music. For Murphy, the path forward is charted by looking backward, to the troubadours and minstrels of ages past. Forget the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Aga Maria Wife of Jimmyc Canadian – born singer, guitarist Jimmy C moved to Britain via Vancouver, San Francisco and Japan since when Jimmy and the band are earning a deserved reputation as one of the most entertaining and hard-working bands on the London circuit. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the Mighty Soul Drivers The Mighty Soul Drivers are New England’s keepers of the Memphis Soul flame. Years of playing all kinds of gigs from major festival stages to corner taverns has honed each member’s skills to a fine edge. They mine the deepest old […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Joe Flip Award winning musician, Joe Flip, performing with his hand-made oil can guitars, is releasing his new album, “Home Sweet Home,” with an international distribution deal with Loud Folk Records. His new album is already charting on the Top 40 Blues/Rock Radio Charts around the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with The Lowest Pair Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee are two kindred spirits who first met on the banks of the Mississippi while touring the Midwest festival circuit. Born and raised in Arkansas, Winter found herself drawn to the evergreens and damp air of the Pacific Northwest, as well […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Steve McCormick Steve McCormick has released six studio albums to date with Stars and Chandeliers being the most recent. His music is based in Americana. His soulful guitar playing and raspy voice carry the influence of iconic American artists like Townes van Zandt, Ry Cooder, Little Feat and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with The Cinelli Brothers The Cinelli Brothers is a project born out of a common passion for the electric Chicago and Texas blues from the 60s and 70s, when brothers Marco (guitarist and lead singer) and Alessandro (drummer) decided to form an explosive team showcasing original […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Angela Strehli Husky-voiced blues and soul singer Angela Strehli has often been called the “First Lady of Texas Blues.” Indeed, her contributions both on and off stage have done much to propel the Austin blues scene toward international prominence. Whether recording with such friends as […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rick Berthod Rick started playing Blues Guitar in his late teens influenced by Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix & BB King. Rick played clubs in town even though he was barely old enough to get into a bar. While living in […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Charlie Treat Before becoming one of East Nashville’s most genre-bending songwriters, Charlie Treat grew up on a farm in New England, listening to old-school crooners whose songs reflected his own rural surroundings. Years later, he salutes those influences with Into The Wild Mystic Mountain, an imaginative […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Amanda B Perry Amanda B. Perry is a Twin Cities musician who brings passion and drama to the stage through powerful vocals, and soaring piano chords. In a pop/soul/americana style, inspired by artists such as David Gray and Adele. Amanda specializes in writing love songs, and […]
Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Brush Shiels Brendan Francis “Brush” Shiels (born 24 October 1945, Phibsboro, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician from County Dublin, best known for being the frontman of Gary Moore’s first band, Skid Row. Brush Shiels had a TV show on RTÉ called Off yer Brush and was […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dan Israel With Social Media Anxiety Disorder, Minnesota singer-songwriter Dan Israel returns with his 15th studio album, a mere 17 months after his acclaimed 2018 release You’re Free. Social Media Anxiety Disorder was recorded in the spring and summer of 2019 at two different Twin Cities studios, featuring […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the South Island Rhythm Kings At the nucleus of the South Island Rhythm Kings is Father/Son team of Lazy Mike Mallon and Carson Mallon creating a musical bond on early Electric Blues, accompanied by seasoned musicians delivering their mutual love of “no school like old school” blues. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with The Lucky Losers Winners of five Independent Blues Award in 2021 including “Artist of the Year” (Cathy Lemons), “Song of the Year” (Godless Land), “The Lucky Losers are San Francisco’s finest male/female duet fronted band — a throwback to the hybrid of soul, blues, rock, gospel, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Doyle Turner Doyle learned to love music listening to his father play guitar and listening to AM radio and 8 track tapes. He found a voice that’s gotten stronger through the years, as he’s realized he’s beholding to effort, listening close, and grace. The music that’s […]
Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview Mary Gantley Mary Gantley is a trained piano player at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She also started life playing church organ in her home town of Tullyallen, Co.Louth amazingly at the young age of 10. An extraordinary talent who’s songwriting and voice now excels as much as her […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Andrew Browning Truly gritty, west-coast-noir dripping with creosote, this dusty Outlaw Country might be the unlikely result of a 20-year hiatus to hang up his gear, change careers and raise a family. But this band and these songs snuck up on Andrew Browning and hit him […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Matt Woods The Matt Woods Band is a Des Moines based blues band specializing in old school urban electric blues. The band’s hard-hitting rhythms and powerful guitar lines evoke a sound right out of the early Chess Records catalog. Featuring Matt Woods on guitar and vocals, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Annika Chambers and Paul Deslauriers Both on stage and in private life, these two internationally acclaimed artists share incredible chemistry! Their first introduction (lasting only a few seconds) in the crowded lobby of the historic Orpheum Theatre during the 2018 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Present Company Present Company is an indie-alternative band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Eddie Chisham (lead vocals, guitar, synth) and Christian Nelson (lead vocals, guitar, synth) came together in 2018. They were joined by Seth Lemmon (bass) in 2019 and Berin Joseph (drums) in 2020. Present Company […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Zach Person American recording artist, Zach Person, is the new face of indie rock. Emerging out of Austin, Texas, Person plays loud, raw, and connects with his music fans on a primal sonic level. Only 25 years old, Person has a swagger, talent and grit beyond […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Stephen Jacques A rising star in the Alt-Rock scene, frontman Stephen Jacques & legendary indie producers Alan Weatherhead and John Morand, collaborate on this prolific body of work. A manifestation of material Stephen gathered throughout his career as engineer, custom builder, and actor. Over 300 Radio […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ben Levin At only 22 years old, Ben Levin is already making his mark as a blues pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. Ben has been nominated for a Blues Music Award and two Blues Blast Magazine Awards. Based in Cincinnati, OH, Ben has been playing 100 shows a year since he […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lightnin Malcolm Cutting edge Mississippi Bluesman Lightnin Malcolm, a charismatic and energetic guitarslinger with a deep soulful voice, has taken his irresistible dance grooves from Juke Joint teen years to World Stages with mainstream artists such as Robert Plant, Jimmy Buffett, Robert Cray, The Black Keys, Widespread […]
Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Ben Cutler Ben Cutler is a 16 year old singer songwriter from Belfast. He began playing at the age of 10 and quickly became comfortable on stage in front of all sizes of audiences. At 12 he entered and won the U/16 category at Banbridge Buskfest and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brian Blake Currently based out of North Mississippi near Memphis, Tennessee, Brian Blake is a songwriter who has been active in the Memphis-area music scene for more than 25 years. With musical influences and roots stemming from both Texas and Tennessee, Brian writes heartfelt and thought-provoking […]
HOME Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Stefan Prigmore Stefan has been creating and performing music since his teenage years, following his father into the business in the same way he learned from his father in the woods and the river. The joy Stefan finds in the outdoors and the gratitude he shows on […]