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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #214

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments October 2, 2023

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #214 with his Guest Chris Denman of The Southbound Snakecharmers Robert Jon & The Wreck Stone Cold Killer The Southern River Band Stan Qualen Southall All I Have Sunflower Fox & The Chicken Leg Naughty Little Girl The Record Company I Found Heaven Joanne […]

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André Bisson Latchford

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments October 1, 2023

André Bisson Latchford Self-released It’s somewhat rare to hear an artist for the first time on his tenth album release and in the case of Canadian soul/R&B/roots singer-songwriter André Bisson, it raises the obvious notion of ‘look at what I’ve been missing.” Bisson has been on the scene for twenty years, boasts numerous awards and […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Chris Denman of the Southbound Snake Charmers

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments October 1, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you The Turn it up Interview with Chris Denman of the Southbound Snake Charmers This dynamic four piece have been conjuring up their own unique brand of swampy blues since 2013. Led by the original Snake Charmer himself: vocalist and charismatic frontman Chris Denman, Brooke Maloney is on Drums, […]

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Willie J Laws Jr is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 30, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Willie J Laws Jr. A Texas guitar “gun slinger”, vocalist and song writer following in the footsteps of T-Bone Walker, Lightning Hopkins, Albert King and many others. This music is the kind of real Texas soul, all mixed up with classic R&B, country, blues/funk that grows […]

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Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind Behind the Veil

Tom Clarke americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 28, 2023

Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind Behind the Veil Gulf Coast Records Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind. What a suitable, vivacious name for this bunch, given all the ins and outs and ups and downs crisscrossing Ricci’s story. Ricci’s traits include being an on again off again drug abuser, and a spiritual, openly […]

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2023 Independent Blues Awards Winners Announced!!

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 26, 2023

Making a Scene Presents The 2023 Independent Blues Awards Winners! This is the 8th year we have produced and honored independent blues artists with the Independent Blues Awards. The voting this year has broken all records and was the largest voting participation since we began. As always we believe that not only are the winners […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show 213

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 25, 2023

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #213 with his Guest Clara Rose The Rolling Stones Angry Laurence Jones I’m Gone The 100Watt Vipers In The City Tonight Jack Browning featuring Troy Redfern The Hangmen Midnight Riders Reach NYC All For Metal Goddess Of War Albany Down Same Damn Thing Climax […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Clara Rose

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 24, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Clara Rose Rose brings a raw rootsy blues edge to the vocals on her enticing folk and folk-rock efforts The album was recorded over two shows in Arthur’s Blues and Jazz Club (Dublin) and The Garage Theatre (Monaghan) in the spring of 2020. With […]

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Ralph Beeby is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 22, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ralph Beeby of Ralph Beeby and the Elephant Collective It’s possible to revere the greats without just copying them. Ralph Beeby & the Elephant Collective treat the Blues and classic rock as a jumping-off point, crafting bold new songs with dark, richly storied lyrics, and tunes […]

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Dave Keller It’s Time to Shine

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 22, 2023

Dave Keller It’s Time to Shine Tastee Tone In previous reviews of Vermonter soul/blues artist Dave Keller, this writer recalls a quote from Keller about preferring to be a big fish in a small pond than an artist competing with many in the same locale. Do you know any other national blues artists from Vermont? […]

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The Count Basie Orchestra, Directed by Scotty Barnhart (with Guests) Basie Swings the Blues

Tom Clarke americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock 0 Comments September 21, 2023

The Count Basie Orchestra, Directed by Scotty Barnhart (with Guests) Basie Swings the Blues Candid Records (assisted by Alligator Records) ‘There ain’t nothin’ wrong with havin’ a good ol’ time,’ Mr. Sipp urges in “Let’s Have a Good Time,” the hip-shaking opening number to Basie Swings the Blues. Sipp, the saucy, dapper, alter ego of […]

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Rick Derringer is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 18, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Legendary Rick Derringer Entertainer Rick Derringer was just 17 when his band The McCoys TM recorded the No.1 hit “Hang On Sloopy” in the summer of 1965, knocking “Yesterday” by The Beatles out of the top spot. The McCoys had enjoyed four years of successful touring, […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #212

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 18, 2023

Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #212 with his Guest Tullie Brae Johnny And The Drivers Real Wild Child Johnny Mastro & MBs Shake It Spy The Two Five Ones Featuring Charlie McGettigan Southbound Snake Charmers Hell On Wheels HeadCat Motrhead featuring Larry Wallis Alice Armstrong Upbeat Baby Aerosmith […]

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Nick Wade Feeling Good Is Good Enough

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 17, 2023

Nick Wade Feeling Good Is Good Enough ESP It’s not often that a younger bluesman comes along, steeped in the country Delta blues. Enter Nick Wade, who has received a glowing endorsement from Guy Davis and Corey Harris, and surely many others who don’t grace the liner notes. Guy Davis says, “…a young cat with […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Tullie Brae

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 17, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Tullie Brae The soulful Blues singer and multi-instrumentalist credits her musical gift to Gospel music like so many great soul singers before her. Tullie’s musical journey began singing in church where her Daddy was a preacher and her Mom was a vocalist and musician . […]

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Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps Rose-Colored Glasses Vol. 2

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 16, 2023

Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps Rose-Colored Glasses Vol. 2 Blue Heart The highly decorated Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps are on a roll. They return with Rose-Colored Glasses Vol. 2, going for three in a row. The hot streak began with 2019’s Grammy-nominated Here in Babylon, followed by the first installment of Rose-Colored […]

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Lee Oskar She Said Mahalo

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 15, 2023

Lee Oskar She Said Mahalo Dreams We Share She Said Mahalo is harmonica legend, Lee Oskar’s more lighthearted, uplifting follow-up to his stunning career tour-de-force, 2022’s Never Forget, covered on these pages. This one is similar in Oskar’s melodic lines that often front fairly large ensembles, creating cinematic, expansive sonic palettes. If you’re thinking of […]

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Nick Wade is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 15, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Nick Wade Nick Wade’s journey as a musician began 32 years ago, when he took his first lesson at five years old. Teaching him was his grandfather, Johnny Wade, a professional jazz musician who played with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Slack, and many others. Johnny […]

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Joyann Parker Roots

Tom Clarke americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 14, 2023

Joyann Parker Roots Hopeless Romantics Records Too often an artist that takes on this amount of variety in style for one project ends up presenting a flat experience. Not Joyann Parker with Roots. Not by a country mile and a half. Few shift so fluidly between rock, country, blues, hard and smooth soul, and even […]

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Greg Sover is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 11, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Greg Sover While Greg Sover’s friends in his Philadelphia neighborhood, where he grew up, were listening to local rappers he was immersed in classic rock, country and the blues ever since he first picked up a guitar at the age of five. “From the beginning, it’s […]

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Turn it Up with Gerry Casey Show #211

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 11, 2023

Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Bernie Marsden Whitesnake Trouble Whitesnake Day Tripper Whitesnake Take Me With You White Snake Long Way From Home White Snake Medicine Man White Snake Lovehunter Whitesnake with Bernie Marsden Fool For Your Lovin â€˜ Whitesnake with Bernie Marsden Carry Your Load […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Bernie Marsden

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 10, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Bernie Marsden Bernie Marsden is an English rock and blues guitarist born in Buckingham, England. A professional musician since 1972, he is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake having written or co-written many of the group’s hit songs, most notably the USA number one […]

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Bill Connell with John Lynskey Allman Joy: Keeping the Beat with Duane and Gregg

Tom Clarke americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 5, 2023

Bill Connell with John Lynskey Forward by Chuck Leavell Allman Joy: Keeping the Beat with Duane and Gregg Mercer University Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama native Bill Connell lived a fulfilled, rollercoaster ride of a life that included playing the drums for, and on bills with, several significant names in the annals of rock and roll. […]

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The Blackburn Brothers are Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 4, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with The Blackburn Brothers An obvious uniqueness that identifies and sets apart the band is that Blackburn Brothers is a band of brothers – literally. Duane (lead vocals, organ, piano), Brooke (guitar, vocals), Cory (drums, harmony vocals), Robert (guitar, harmony vocals), and cousin Nathan (bass guitar) all […]

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Turn it Up With Gerry Casey Show #210

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 4, 2023

Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Dez Murphy Clara Rose Love You Like A Man Live ! Santiago Perotti Better Give Yourself To Someone Else Anthony Gomes The Whiskey Made Me Do It Eddie Angel Elephant Johnny Gallagher Scars & Stiches John Angus Blues Band Mamas Blues […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Des Murphy

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock September 3, 2023

Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Dez Murphy Dez Murphy is a quiet unassuming individual a soft spoken man but with a passion for the blues that burns like a raging inferno. Dez for the last 20 years has kept the spirit of the blues alive and well in Monaghan town and surrounding […]

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The Christopher Dean Band w/ “Chicago” Carl Snyder Need a Friend

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 31, 2023

The Christopher Dean Band w/ “Chicago” Carl Snyder Need a Friend Lost World Music If not mistaken, Need a Friend is the fifth album for guitarist/singer-songwriter Christopher Dean on “Chicago” Carl Snyder’s Lost World Music label. Dean has been touring steadily with his own combo for close to thirty years while “Chicago” Carl Snyder has […]

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Soulful Femme is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 28, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents An Interview with Stevee Wellons and Cheryl Rinovato of Soulful Femme Stevee Wellons and Cheryl Rinovato, the two principals in the dynamic duo known as Soulful Femme, are more than simply a dynamic singing duo. They are seasoned performers in their own right, each possessing vast experience […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #209

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 28, 2023

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #209 With His Guest Jack Browning Liam Gallagher Rock n’ Roll Star The Hives Two Kinds Of Trouble Winterstorm The Fate Of The Atlanteans Scandroid x Celldweller Waste My Time Fight The Fade Stranger Tullie Bray The Price Of The Blues The Record Company […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Jack Browning

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 27, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jack Browning Jack Browning is a 25-year-old artist and musician hailing from London (UK), but takes inspiration from all over Europe and the United States. A sucker for folk, blues, rock and country music, Jack divides his time between the recording studio, the art studio, […]

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Coco Montoya Writing on the Wall

Tom Clarke americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 22, 2023

Coco Montoya Writing on the Wall Alligator As Coco Montoya shouts ‘Baby, baby,’ at the outset of “I was Wrong,” his guttural voice rings a Warren Haynes kind of bell. But it quickly becomes clear by his molten tears of regret and exquisite stabs at his guitar that this is Montoya’s own church of soul-baring […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #208

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 21, 2023

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #208 Rival Sons Nobody Wants To Die Dom Martin 12 Gauge The Struts Too Good At Raising Hell Paddy Goodwin & The Holy Ghosts Calling On The Devil Mac Saturn Mr Cadillac Ben Reel Let The Road Rise Marcus King Lie Lie Lie Marcus […]

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The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio The Long Haul

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 20, 2023

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio The Long Haul Self-released Singer-songwriter Mike Jacoby has moved away from his multi-instrumental solo act that’s sustained him through his last three albums, in favor of a trio. This is not a ‘power trio’ in the context of a blues-rock act; but simply a way to generate musician interaction, thereby […]

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Mitch Woods Friends Along the Way

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 19, 2023

Mitch Woods Friends Along the Way Club 88 When one views this double-CD project from pianist and vocalist Mitch Woods, with its abundance of blues artists, the immediate reaction is that this must be a career accumulation of sessions, as the title says, “along the way” and that it seems like an artifact of the […]

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Mudslide Charley is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 19, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mudslide Charley Mudslide Charley is a Missoula, Montana-born band that plays gutbucket blues and house rockin’ roots rock. We draw inspiration from a more antiquated era when Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker first fused the rough and rural vibes of Southern acoustic blues with modern electric […]

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Scottie Miller is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 17, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Scottie Miller Singer-songwriter-pianist Scottie Miller has toured with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend Bo Diddley, has been published by Hal Leonard and inducted three times into The Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame. He has released 11 self-produced albums and most recently a Poetry Collection, […]

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Willie J. Campbell Be Cool

Tom Clarke americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 15, 2023

Willie J. Campbell Be Cool Blue Heart Records Sadly, the celebrated blues bassist Willie J. Campbell passed away last December from ALS while making this album, ultimately titled Be Cool for the phrase the affable musician often used and lived by. Recorded at Dockside Studio in Louisiana, the recordings were completed by the core […]

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E.G. Kight Sticks and Strings

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 14, 2023

E.G. Kight Sticks and Strings E.G. Kight opens her latest studio recording with “Talk to Me”, her self penned original. Five more songs were co-written with Tom Horner her “go to” writing partner. Kights guitar playing gives her expressive vocals just the “right” touch much liker her contemparies Doug MacCloud and Eric Bibb. Kight is […]

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Anthony Rosano is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 14, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Anthony Rosano The Billboard and iTunes Chart toping Blues Rocker Anthony Rosano has drawn comparisons to a wide variety of Artists. From SRV and Rory Gallagher to Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen, with a fiery live show and songwriting depth that is refreshing to fans of […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show 207

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 14, 2023

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #207 and his Guest Jim Kirkpatrick The Boomtown Rats She’s Gonna Do you In Slyboots Blindsided Rock City Machine Co Summer Song Bobby Rush I’m Free King Tree of the Earthmothers All You Are Robert Plant 29 Palms Noah Guthrie & Good Trouble […]

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Soulful Femme Attitude

Phillip Smith americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 14, 2023

Soulful Femme Attitude Funk, soul, and blues form a magical convergence with the sounds of Soulful Femme. Comprised of lead vocalist Stevee Wellons and guitarist Cheryl Rinovato, Soulful Femme was formed shortly after the two women met at a blues society event in 2014. Attitude, the follow up album to their 2021 release It Is […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Jim Kirkpatrick

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 13, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jim Kirkpatrick Dubbed “England’s equivalent to Joe Bonamassa” by Blues Matters, Jim Kirkpatrick has built up over a quarter-century’s experience in Blues and Rock and earned a ton of respect from his fans, peers and critics alike. Not only is he a gifted songwriter (who’s […]

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Scottie Miller Carnival Cocoon

Phillip Smith americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 13, 2023

Scottie Miller Carnival Cocoon Carnival Cocoon, the latest release from Minnesota poet/pianist Scottie Miller, has me gob-smacked with amazement and delight. This companion set features an eighty-three-page book of poetry coupled with a twenty-three track album featuring those poems eloquently set to music with a classic beat-inspired delivery. Miller, a three-time inductee of the Minnesota […]

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Eli Gardiner is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 12, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eli Gardiner Eli Gardiner is a songwriter from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, currently located in Minneapolis Minnesota. Coming of the 2020 release of his album, The Fire and The Medicine, he formed his full band comprised of drummer Greg Schutte (Mickey Hart, Ryan Bingham) lap […]

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The Hurricane Party Cat 2

Phillip Smith americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 11, 2023

The Hurricane Party Cat 2 Tall and Mean Records Hailing from Richmond, Virginia is a new ensemble called The Hurricane Party. Their debut album Cat 2, brings a bit of rock, blues, funk, and R&B to the table in a twelve-track collection of songs. Rocky Pleasants and Gainesville, Florida songwriter Rob Marlowe teamed up to […]

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Tim Woods Is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 10, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tim Woods For nearly five decades, singer and guitarist Tim Woods’ career has taken him on a long and storied journey that continues to write new chapters every year. Originally from Western Pennsylvania – where he remains a fixture of the music scene – Tim grew […]

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Mae Simpson is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 7, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mae Simpson The Mae Simpson Band blurs the lines between a wide range of influences. From the depth and energy of funk and rock, down the the melodic edge of R&B and folk. Led by Mae Simpson who’s ‘…voice is larger than life — but not […]

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William Matheny Grand Old Feeling

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 7, 2023

William Matheny Grand Old Feeling Hickman Holler/Thirty Tigers West Virginian singer-songwriters have a knack for narratives that paint vivid character sketches of desperate characters, even if those desperate ones are themselves. William Matheny is one of them. His latest That Grand, Old Feeling follows his 2018 acclaimed Strange Constellations and not only features his keen, […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #206

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 7, 2023

Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #206 With his Guest Bex Marshall Dom Martin Daylight I Will Find Johnny Gallagher Shake That Tambourine Jessey Jackson Weary Traveler Ronan Gallagher Out Of My Head Paddy Goodwin & The Holy Ghosts That Train Ben Reel Come A Long Way John Angus […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Bex Marshall

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 6, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Bex Marshall UK British Blues Award winner and 4 time European Blues Awards nominee Bex Marshall’s unique style of guitar playing is a combined technique of slide, blues rock, ragtime and roots pickin’. Her voice is a powerful melting pot of old black woman’s […]

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