6TH ANNUAL JAMMIN FOR JACLYN BENEFIT CONCERT Jammin for Jaclyn is an annual benefit for those fighting cancer. We offer a FREE hot and cold buffet from over 70 eateries (many vegan options), 10 Live Bands, a 50/50, door prizes, TapSnap Photobooth and cash bar for just a $25 minimum donation at the door. (Adults […]
So many people were packed into Darwin’s in Sandy Springs, GA Saturday night. Most of us knew each other, so there was lots of hugging and .chattering. All of us were there for the incredible night of music, and it was all to honor Sean Costello. Sean was a fantastic bluesman, and songwriter who died at the age […]
Royal Blues Holiday Celebration for Prostate Cancer Awareness Presented by PCa Blue Featuring 2017 GRAMMY® Award Winning Blues Recording Artist Bobby Rush and Multi-Award Winning Blues Artist Big Bill Morganfield Hosted by ABC WSB-TV reporter, Tom Jones and WRFG Radio, DJ UK Bob Legendary blues man Bobby Rush lends his voice to the cause to help save […]
The Atlanta Blues Society is so proud to bring Blues Stotts back this year in celebration of the life of Larry Stotts, one of the biggest fans of the ABS and of the blues that we’ve ever had the privilege to know. Mark your calendars and come down to Blind Willies and celebrate with us the […]
Not-For-Profit Committed to Raising Funds to Support Breast Cancer Research Will Hold Event at Babylon Town Hall Bringing Continued Awareness and Support with Live Entertainment, Food/Drinks, Beautifully Decorated Pumpkins, and MORE! September, 2017 (Lindenhurst, NY) — On Thursday, October 5th First Company Pink will bring its annual Pink Pumpkin Patch Festival back to Babylon Town […]
MHANC is a Not-For-Profit Organization Dedicated to Improving Mental Health in Our Community through Advocacy, Education, Program Development and the Delivery of Direct Services. The Association’s Event Will Continue to Raise Awareness Focused upon Educating the Community-at-Large Along with Guest Speakers, Music, Dancers and MORE September, 2017 (Long Island, NY) — On Sunday, October 1st […]
2017 Kickoff Fundraiser and Free Music Festival Hosted By All-Female Alt-Country Rockers Celebrating the Global Work of Nonprofit “Girls Rising” World renowned country/rock group Antigone Rising, known for their Billboard Heatseekers chart topper ‘Don’t Look Back’ and touring alongside The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, The Allman Brothers, Rob Thomas and more, are making history again with their […]
Exclusive “The Children Matter” Charity Event Benefiting MATTER and The Starkey Hearing Foundation Will Include Special Guests Gene Simmons of KISS, Actress Sophie Simmons, and America’s Got Talent Star Sal Valentinetti July 2017 (Southampton, NY) — In just a few weeks the Annual Bridgehampton Benefit will present “The Children Matter,” an exclusive Charity Event benefiting MATTER […]
Mark had emergency surgery in early March and was diagnosed with a form of cancer called Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. After recovering from surgery, he had to begin chemotherapy treatments. Mark continued to work until he had a serious setback in the beginning of May. He ended up back in the hospital with another serious condition due […]
Over the last few years we have been experiencing a steady increase in traffic coming to Making a Scene! Last year we upgraded our server to a Virtual Private Server (VPS) to accommodate this increased traffic, which worked well at that time. Now, the traffic finally got to a point that even the VPS server has reached it’s […]
HOUSTON, TX – On March 26th the blues community of Houston will be meeting to raise money in support of the Blues Foundation’s Hart Fund. The Fund is one aspect of this Memphis based organization that serves the blues community at large. The Fund provides health care for professional blues musicians in need, including performers in Texas. The fund […]
Are you involved with your local music scene? Do you love indie artists and believe the music you listen to needs to have more attention? Do you want to be known as a music journalists? Well here is your chance to become part of the fastest growing music related magazine on the internet. Making a […]
Park Tavern at Piedmont Park in Atlanta was the place to be on labor Day this year as hundreds of blues fans gathered to eat BBQ, listen to hours of great music from five spectacular acts dance and support our favorite non-profit radio station, WRFG, at the 31st Annual WRFG Labor Day BBQ. Every year […]
THE ATLANTA BLUES SOCIETY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST ANNUAL GEORGIA BLUES AND ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL WWW.GABLUESNROOTS.ORG On Saturday October 1st, 2016 The Atlanta Blues Society in partnership with The Amateur Advocates Association & The Cobb County Rotary presents the first inaugural “Georgia Blues & Roots Festival”. Featuring top names in the blues and roots music marketplace. […]
The Alzheimer’s Music Fest takes place this Saturday at the Red Brick Music Foundry in Duluth. This festival is a yearly event to raise awareness and support for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, including raising funds for those with limited funds The Alzheimer’s Music Fest partners with with Caring Together in Hope, a 501(c)(3) […]
The annual Sean Costello celebration and benefit,, titled “We Can Get Together.” begins at 7 p, Saturday at Northside Tavern in Atlanta. It will feature Sonia Leigh, The Joe McGuinness Trio, The Georgia Flood, No Solution, and Stephen Talkovich and Larry Griffith. Sean Costello was a brilliant young blues man who was and still is […]
Connect with Candye on Facebook to keep up to date with all the latest reviews, tour dates, photos and adventures! Hello fans and friends of Candye Candye is still fighting the neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer she was diagnosed with in 2008. She writes: “Still in hospital! Cedars Sinai in LA. I don’t know where people are getting the […]
CONCERT TO BENEFIT NASHVILLE GUITAR LEGEND JIMMY NALLS, SIDELINED BY PARKINSON’S April 26th Line-Up at 3rd & Lindsley Boasts Top Blues-Rockers. Event Also Debuts “The Jimmy Nalls Project” Benefit Album (NASHVILLE) After Parkinson’s disease struck famed guitarist Jimmy Nalls at the height of his career in the mid-‘90s, his legions of friends and fans showed their […]
This has been a very busy year for us here at Making a Scene! Our daily visitor count has skyrocketed and our new Newsletter has exploded to over 6,100 subscribers! Since we started this magazine we have had over 135,000 visitors with over 85,000 just this year alone, double our visitor count of 2014!! We are […]
SHOW # 286 – 09/08/15 Listen Here: https://goo.gl/WfiyuD THE FUTURE OF THE BLUES FOUNDATION Barbara Newman and Paul Benjamin joined me on this evening. I wanted to introduce Barbara to the Blues World in a proper forum and live, so the fans and membership could also participate. Though many know Paul, many others do not, […]
On May 1 2014 “Making a Scene” “The Independent Musicians Guide to Music Business” was launched with a few articles and couple of writers. Since that time we have posted over 640 articles and have reached 100,000 visitors!! Our rise was surprising even to us, It was only after 8 months that we hit the […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Austin Evans of Cathead Vodka! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Inspired by Blues Roots, Cathead Vodka Aims to Support Music Interest Groups through Alcohol Sales After three years in development, Georgia native Richard Patrick and partner Austin Evans placed Cathead Vodka into distribution in May 2010 throughout the state of Mississippi […]
That’s right it was one year ago today that Making a Scene was officially launched .. Here is what we have accomplished up to now! We have published 486 articles Which equals over 9 posts a week! CD Reviews, Artist Interviews, articles on Music Business, and so much more! I have to thank all our […]
The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced the hiring of Executive Director Joe Jankowski as the music organization prepares to open its first museum. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced the hiring of Executive Director Joe Jankowski as the music organization prepares to open its first museum, to be located in […]
Last Thursday night, musician JJ Buckland was at a local open mic, soloing on his favorite song, “Stormy Monday,” when he suddenly collapsed.. The club staff and many people in attendance, including his fellow musicians, did all they could. EMTs arrived swiftly and he was transported to the hospital, but unfortunately he died. This is […]
An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Janice Johnston about Health Screening at the IBC by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Often musicians do not have access to good medical care and more importantly, to good early detection services to protect them from some of the most common and potentially deadly medical conditions such as High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, […]
This is one reason we love Joe Bonamassa. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.,” wrote Dickens in A Christmas Carol. Joe Bonamassa has got that covered. This renowned blues man does a lot for charity, especially music education foundation Keeping the Blues Alive. Now, he is […]
This year marks the centenary of the famous Christmas Truce of World War I, when English and German soldiers declared their own temporary truce and met in No Man’s Land to play football and exchange souvenirs. In honor of that spontaneous outburst of peace, a group of musicians have banded together as The Peace Collective […]
In 2001, The Blues Foundation established the HART Fund through which The Blues Foundation provides assistance to Blues musicians and their families in times of great financial need due to medical emergencies. Donations to the HART Fund are dedicated 100% to artist relief efforts. Disbursements began in 2003 and have been used to pay medical […]
Jenn Ocken stopped by to talk about Blues On Beale Street: Memoirs of the International Blues Challenge, a photo book accompanied by a series of written experiences, short stories, song lyrics, and quotes by the vast variety of attendees of the International Blues Challenge, expressing their personal experiences while attending and competing at the event. […]
Respect Your Venue Sometimes a club has live music for free – no cover charge. In these instances the club pays a certain amount to the band to entertain, hoping to encourage an even bigger crowd to come in to eat/drink. It can be a win for both parties. It is usually not required to order […]
Creating your own Internet Radio Station! All throughout the world there are blues societies, Folk Music Societies, Indie music groups, etc, some big and some small. Each is working within their areas to support and expand their genre in their communities. If you are part of a blues society, a Folk Music Society or any […]
Long Island’s Grass Roots Efforts Gets Emma a Lift I was first introduced to Emma Nelson through Mark Klein of the Long Island Blues Warehouse and WUSB’s Sam Taylor Blues hour. Mark also volunteers on the pediatric floor of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, where he brings musicians to perform each week for the hospitalized kids. […]