Steve Hill Dear Illusion Canadian bluesman Steve Hill has pulled down an impressive number of awards over his twenty-seven-plus years of playing professionally. In 2015 he was awarded the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year. In 2013 he received the Best self-produced CD award at the Memphis International Blues Challenge. And as far as the Maple Blues Awards go, he’s secured eight of […]
GeminiiDragon Equinox Equinox, the follow-up album to GeminiiDragon’s earlier release this year Fighting Fire With Fire continues to rock out with music fortified with a heaping helping of funk, soul, and blues. Lead vocalist Jessica Harper and guitarist Christian Simeon absolutely shine as writing partners on this ten-track recording of all original songs. Harper and Simeon are joined by bassist Dougie V, drummer E Sass, and backing vocalist La La Thomas. […]
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 […]
Diane Blue LIVE! At the Fallout Shelter Diane Blue “Live! At The Fallout Shelter” features the vocalist and harmonica player Blue on an album including seven originals and two covers. Blue is the first female member of Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters and she appears with them on their last six albums. This album features […]
Tas Cru Riffin’ The Blue Tas Cru “Riffin’ The Blue” is a set of eleven Tas Cru Originals. Featured alongside Tas on two tracks is guitarist Mike Zito. Keyboardist Bruce Katz is featured on all songs except for one with organist Bill Barry. The wonderful overall sound is rounded out by the rhythm section of […]
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 […]
Making a Scene Presents Tom Clarke’s Twelve Favorite Roots and Blues Studio Albums of 2022 Tedeschi Trucks Band – I Am the Moon – Concord Records Derek Trucks may be the most brilliant and expressive guitarist of his generation, his wife Susan Tedeschi the finest rock and soul singer, and their 12-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band […]
@DCPoets
#artistinterview #indieblues #roots #makingascene #soul #spotify #indie #blues #rootsrock #americana #newblues #newmusic #originalmusic #bluesrock #podcasts #Fridaymotivation #MusicFridays
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 […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show 172 and his Guest Jimi Barbiani Fleetwood Mac Gypsy Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac The Chain Hillybilly Vegas Ring Of Fire Primal Scream Rocks Bazerk On The Radio Teresa Green Shake Like A Phasmid Scabz Low Resolution Man The Plague Not […]
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 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 […]
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton The Stardust Sessions Rounder Records (digital) A massive front of low-pressure dustbowl country crashed head-on into high-pressure blues and rock ‘n’ roll when Austin’s Jesse Dayton and Kansas City’s Samantha Fish hit a New Orleans studio together. Their hellacious storm of a debut album dubbed Death Wish Blues drops this […]
Mud Morganfield Portrait Delmark Records Mud Morganfield, the oldest son of the legendary bluesman Muddy Waters takes his music seriously. Closely following the path of this father, Mud sets the bar high when it comes to performing the blues. Additional influences of Motown, soul, and R&B are absorbed into his songs. Portrait is a remix of Mud’s entire debut album Son of the Seventh Son topped off with […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #171 with his Guest Aga Maria The Ruby Tuesdays Feel So Good ( New Single) The Michael Mills Band featuring Tom Hambridge Merry Christmas Baby ( New Single) Scarlet Rebels Dead Inside ( New Single) Wilco Johnston Roxette Wilco Johnston Going Back Home Wilco […]
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 […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #170 with his Guest the Cinelli Brothers Dom Martin 12 Gauge Brave Rival Heart Attack The Milk Men Driving It DC. Blues Mississippi The Cosmic Trip Advisors Preaching Blues The Bad Day You Five Points Gang Made Man Jo Carly & The Old Dry […]
Skip James The Complete 1931 Sessions Org Music This year Record Store Day Black Friday has something exciting for Blues fans and vinyl connoisseurs. ORG Music is re-releasing Skip James – The Complete 1931 Sessions on transparent orange vinyl. This is a great introductory record for the music of Skip James. Born in 1902 near Bentonia, Mississippi, he learned to play guitar in his youth and later […]
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 […]
Bruce Cockburn Rarities (Digital Only Release) True North For fans who cannot get enough of Bruce Cockburn’s music (this writer being one of them), the artist is releasing Rarities, sixteen rarely heard and newly mastered recordings for digital only consumption. These include two previously unreleased songs that are not included on the Rumours Of Glory limited-edition box […]
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 […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey with his Guest Brush Shiels Ronan Gallagher Out Of My Head Rory Gallagher Just Hit Town AC/DC Highway To Hell Deadwolf Heavy Rock ‘n’ Roll Nazareth Teenage Nervous Breakdown Nazareth Silver Dollar Forger Nazareth Broken Down Angel Mark S.Black Through The Gap Delta Fuse When […]
Bywater Call Remain Gypsy Soul Records Maple Blues Award winners Bywater Call have drawn a fair share of parallels to Tedeschi Trucks Band since emerging in Toronto in 2017. Remain will likely bolster those comparisons, but also cement the distinctive character of this seven-member group through their gripping performances of eleven original songs. This […]
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 […]
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. […]
Spencer Mackenzie Preach to my Soul Gypsy Soul Records Ranking high on my list of the newest wave of blues artists is Canadian bluesman Spencer Mackenzie. While just in his mid-twenties, he’s already been nominated for multiple blues awards in Canada, and is bound to push the envelope even further in his career. His talent for […]
Emanual Casablanca Blood on my Hands Kings County Blues Blood on my Hands, the debut album from Brooklyn-based blues-rocker Emanual Casablanca has quickly garnered my admiration. Casablanca’s all-in approach to music produces deep and personal songs. That’s what makes his blues honest and real. This album contains sixteen tracks of all-original material featuring an amazing arsenal of guests which include Eric Gales, Albert […]
John Primer Hard Times Blue House Productions Hard Times, the very latest release from Chicago Blues great John Primer captures my ‘real-deal’ blues-loving heart with thirteen new originals. With Steve Bell on harmonica, Lenny Media on drums, and David Forte on bass, this recording also features special guests Rick Kreher on 2nd guitar, Johnny Iguana on piano and organ, and John’s seventeen-year-old daughter Aliya Primer on vocals. Primer states: “The name of my new CD […]
Ivor S.K. Mississippi Bound Vizztone Label Group Hailing from Sydney Australia, and now living in New Orleans, Ivor Simpson-Kennedy takes story-telling to the highest level with his music. There’s a unique spin he has on blues and roots which is very refreshing and quite captivating. The attention he pays to details in his songwriting, pairs perfectly with his laidback […]
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, […]
Annika Chambers and Paul Deslauriers Good Trouble Vizztone Label Group Annika Chambers and Paul DesLauriers have both been on my radar a while. I covered Chambers’ 2019 album Kiss My Sass, and DesLauriers’ 2016 release Relentless, as well as his 2019 release Bounce. I embraced all three of those recordings. The spirited couple met at the 2018 International Blues Challenge in Memphis and started working together in 2019. Within the […]
Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Mary Gantley Van Morrison Streamline Train Sorrow & Spire Under The Gun Jarred James Nichols Down The Drain The Casanovas When You Want Something From Me Burnt Out Wreck Ain’t Done Nothing Wrong Cros My Kinda Woman Black Stone Cherry New […]
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, […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Zach Person Kings Of Kool The King Of The Guitar Kings Of Chaos Judgment Day The Anix See Nothing Seething Akira Stars Jimi Barbarini I Miss Rock N’ Roll Near Dusk The Way It Goes Johnny Thunders These Boots Are Made For […]
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 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 […]
Billy Truitt Abstract Truth Gutbukit Billy Truitt is a veteran musician who goes as far back as Jack Ely and Kingsmen of “Louie Louie” fame. Hailing from southern Idaho, he spent time in the Bakersfield honky tonks and L.A. club scenes. Truitt moved to Las Vegas in the ‘90s and began working with the roots/rockabilly […]
Buddy Guy The Blues Don’t Lie RCA Records “The Blues Don’t Lie” is the follow up album to the “Blues is Alve and Well” featuring producer, songwriter, and drummer Tom Hambridge. Also featured are Reese Wynans Hammond Organ; Michael Rhodes, bass; and Rob McNelley guitar. Guest artists are Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello and James Taylor. […]
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 […]
Lee Fields Sentimental Fool Daptone The venerable classic soul singer Lee Fields has joined the Daptone roster. Few things are more fitting. Sentimental Fool finds the septuagenarian Fields in fine voice, backed by the roster’s house band that brings out the singer’s best. The album was produced by Daptone’s Gabriel Roth (AKA Bosco Mann). He […]
Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Ben Cutler Anthony Gomes Born To Ride Blackfoot Need My Ride Chris Spedding Motor Bikin Todd Sharpville Get Outta My Way Stepphenwolf Born To Be Wild Slade Cum On Feel The Noize Janis Joplin Me And Bobby McGee Jessey Jackson Bitch […]
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 […]
Angela Strehli Ace of Blues New West Records Angela Strehli “Ace of Blues” is Strehli’s first album in 17 years co-produced by her and her husband Bob Brown. Many will remember her 1990 album “Dreams Come True” with Marcia Ball and Lou Ann Barton and as part 2009’s Blues Broads also featuring Tracy Nelson. Strehli’s […]
Mud Morganfield Portrait Delmark Records This is Mud Morganfield’s newest album. Included are seven originals and seven covers. The covers include Muddy Waters “You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had” and John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson’s “Good Morning Little School Girl. This is Mud’s first album for Delmark Records. All but the first track […]
HOME PAGE ROBERT HILL HOME PAGE JOANNE LEDIGER Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Robert Hill of Robert Hill and Joanne Lediger Robert Hill Robert Hill was born at a very early age, a small, naked male child in North Little Rock, Arkansas. As the story goes, whenever someone from the city of Little […]
