In order to help discover new “indie blues” artists, Making A Scene is searching for independent artists that are creating new, original music that is rooted in the blues. The focus is not on traditional blues, but original blues that has the ability to appeal and be relevant to a new younger fan base. Making […]
Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue fea. Mark Hummel, Lil Charlie Baty, & Anson Funderburgh Electro-Fi Records This is the debut release of what is being billed as a new supergroup. They are led by Mark Hummel, a Grammy nominated blues harmonica player, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader. Hummel formed his band The Blues Survivors in […]
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Janiva Magness’ new album Love Wins Again is yet another evolutionary step for the soulful, elegant, award-winning singer-songwriter. It’s 11 core songs and two bonus tracks are built on a sonically sophisticated architecture that’s in full service of Magness’ remarkably flexible and generous voice—which can flow smoothly as champagne or churn up gravel on command. […]
This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the Net! WE ARE THE VOICE OF NEW BLUES .. The Voice of the INDIE Blues artist! Each week we bring you ONLY currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists are at the forefront of the […]
Sometimes all it takes is a tiny spark to ignite a raging inferno. For Jeff Jensen, the spark occurred in 2011. Feeling the need for a fresh start, he loaded up his car to head back to his boyhood home in California. Just as that journey was to begin, a deep and unexpected calling starting […]
Mark Cameron Playing Rough Cop Records Mark Cameron is from Minnesota. He began performing in folk rock bands in the early seventies. In 1984 Cameron founded the twin cities based “Citizen’s Patrol”. Between 1986 and 1990 that band released three albums. Mark turned his focus to the blues and finally released his solo debut “Life […]
Curtis Salgado The Beautiful Lowdown Alligator Records Curtis Salgado was born in the town of Everett, Washington in 1954. By 1980 he was already a member of The Robert Cray Band and helped to launch Cray’s career as he plays harp on Cray’s debut recording “Who’s Been Talkin”. Salgado is also credited for turning John […]
SHOW #320 – 04/04/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/0yaycO EXIT 56 BLUES FEST We began with a visit from Sonia Outlaw-Clark talking about this year’s Exit 56 Blues Festival, which is held in Brownsville, TN on Memorial Day weekend. we spoke about the music and other events around the weekend and […]
The #1 and Original INDIE Blues radio show is dedicated to bringing you the best in touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We are the Voice of the new Blues .. The INDIE Blues! This week we start things off with artists like The Record Company, Corey Dennison Van […]
Steve Dawson Solid States & Loose Ends Black Hen Music Steve Dawson is originally from Vancouver, Canada. He has produced or played on over 80 albums mostly recorded at his Henhouse Studio. His Black Hen Music label has given us musical treasures such as 2009’s “Things About Comin’ My Way”: A Tribute to the Music […]
This is the #1 and original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the net! We are the Voice of the NEW BLUES.. The INDIE Blues The ONLY show that is dedicated 100% to bringing you the best in Touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues! This week we start off with […]
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues Give It Away Plantation One Productions/Burnside Distribution Mac Arnold was born in Ware Place, South Carolina in 1942. He was raised on a sharecropper’s farm. He and his brother Leroy used to make guitars from gas cans, wood and wire. Arnold’s first band was J. Floyd and The […]
Throughout the history of Chicago blues, the intensely competitive local club scene has served as a proving ground, where only the best musicians rise to the top. Iconic blues artists from Muddy Waters to Howlin’ Wolf to Koko Taylor to Hound Dog Taylor to Luther Allison all paid their dues in the Chicago blues bars […]
This is the #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show .. The Voice of the NEW BLUES! We showcase ONLY currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues! .. We bring you only NEW releases from these artists .. Because we believe that these are the artists who are truly […]
It’s been two decades since Canadian blues vocalist and harmonica player Jordan Patterson released his 1996 debut album, Give Me a Chance. At the time, Patterson was well on his way to establishing himself as a force to be reckoned within the international blues scene, having amassed a fan base through relentless touring and sharing […]
SHOW # 318 – 03/28/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/oEdFo8 IN LAYMAN TERMS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC – WORLD PREMIER Cole and his sister Logan Layman are long time Couch Kids. We met them a few years back when they were in the Youth Showcase with […]
Truett Lolllis looked delighted a he surveyed the crowded room at Darwin’s Friday night, March 25. “I am so happy to be home,” he told me, “and so glad to be back at Darwin’s.” Truett spent every Monday playing at Darwin’s for several years, beginning as a teenager too young to drink and ending this […]
This is the #1 and original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the net! We are the voice of NEW BLUES! This is the show that showcases ONLY Touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We Celebrate the diversity of music that is being created with these American Roots! THis is […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus is the Voice of the New Blues .. The Indie Blues Movement We are the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO Show that is dedicated to playing only touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We are 100% new releases! Exciting new music from exciting […]
Walkin’ Cane Mark Tryin’ To Make You Understand – Remastered Enable Records Mark Brehm was anointed Walkin’ Cane Mark by none other than Willie Dixon. He was recovering from an injury at the time. Mark was nineteen and he had just starting singing with some Phoenix based blues band. In 1989 Mark became the front […]
This is the #1 and original INDIE Blues radio show on the net! This is the show that showcases ONLY Touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We Celebrate the diversity of music that is being created with these American Roots! THis is the TRUE power of the Blues! .. […]
An amalgamation of blues, soul and world music, multi award winning Australian singer/ songwriter “Peter D. Harper” creates a heady mix of roots music through his creative use of the harmonica, and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo. By combining traditional and modern influences, borrowing from Western and World music, Harper has created a highly […]
Detroit Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist George Stephen Kelly is a New England native that lived all over the USA for many years, finally settling in the Detroit area in 1995. The experience that comes from living and working in numerous locations has given him plenty to draw from, both musically and lyrically. George’s main influences are bluesmen like […]
SHOW #317 – 03/21/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/xzYSYo JEFF JENSEN – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC – WORLD PREMIER Jeff is about to release his next album, recorded Live at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN with a live audience, The River City Sessions is a special recording and Jeff returned to […]
God Don’t Never Change The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson Alligator Records “The Soul of a Man” is the song written by Blind Willie Johnson that opens this tribute. It is also the name of a 2003 documentary film which was part of a series on the Blues produced by Martin Scorsese. This was the first […]
This is the #1 and Original INDIE Blues radio show that brings you ONLY currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues! We celebrate and showcase the true power that exists in the blues, that power is in the diversity of music that has been and is still being created […]
Janiva Magness Love Wins Again Blue Elan Records/Fathead Records Janiva Magness was born in Detroit, Michigan. She wound up in the foster care system and was placed into a dozen homes before she got pregnant at the age of 17. Inspired by the intensity of an Otis Rush performance “Otis played as if his life […]
This is the only show that is dedicated to bringing you ONLY touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We celebrate the diversity of music that come from these roots. We know that the true power of the Blues is in this diversity!! .. This week we start off with […]
Long-awaited by loyal fans, The Corey Dennison Blues Band debuted in Chicago in early 2013, storming the stages of Buddy Guy’s Legends, Rosa’s, and Leroy’s Hot Stuff. In late 2013, Corey’s always entertaining stage presence prompted the release of “live in chicago” a thrilling document of a typical night in a Windy City blues club. […]
Guy King Truth Delmark Records Guy King was born in Israel. He moved to the states and settled in Chicago. King joined Willie Kent’s shuffle driven blues band and served as both lead guitarist and band leader until Kent’s death in 2006. After starting his own band King played Buddy Guy’s Legends, Rosa’s Lounge and […]
This is the show that is dedicated to bringing you the best in currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues! We celebrate the diversity of music that has been created from these roots and recognize that this where where the true power of the blues comes from! The innovation […]
Guy King’s music is fresh and unique while maintaining a strong link to the musical masters that came before him. His natural musical abilities and his one of a kind blend of Blues, Jazz, Soul, and R&B, are some of what makes Guy King so special in the music world. Born and raised in a […]
Dennis Jones has provided a quality blues album with “Both Sides of the Track,” which does indeed, move from the heavy side to the smoother, more traditional side of the genre. With the heavier material on the album, like the opening “Enjoy the Ride,” “It All Depends ” “The Machine,” “Nobody’s Slave,” and “I Can’t […]
SHOW #316 – 03/14/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/kV5ipN CECILE DOO-KINGUE Cecile is a NY gal, who lived in France and settled in Montreal Canada. She has mastered her craft over the years and in 2015 she released Anybody Listening Part 1: Monologues. It earned her multiple […]
Mike Pachelli Fade to Blue Fullblast Recordings Michael Pachelli was raised in Youngstown, Ohio. His earliest guitar influence was Wes Montgomery. He studied classical guitar at Youngstown State University before moving to New York City to study bebop with Joe Pass and Pat Martino. He has toured with Brother Jack McDuff and Albert King among […]
Bonnie Raitt Dig in Deep Redwing Records Bonnie Lynn Raitt was born in Burbank, Ca. in 1948. She is the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. She went to a Quaker school in New York before enrolling at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Raitt befriended blues promoter Dick Waterman and in the fall of […]
This is the show where I dig into the mailbox and I find you the best INDIE Blues artists and present them to you! This is the only show that is dedicated 100% to playing only currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues . The blues is truly the […]
This is the only show that is dedicated to playing ONLY touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We Celebrate the diversity of music that comes from the blues, we don’t shun it! This is the show that no matter what you listen to, you will find some artists that […]
RB Stone’s parents were huge music lovers; his father, a blues/boogie, rock ‘n’ roller and his mother, a fan of Tennessee Ernie Ford, Janis Joplin, Herb Alpert, Johnny Cash, Sly and the Family Stone, Elvis and the wide variety of hits from the 60’s. At 12, his mother showed him some chords on the piano […]
This is the show that celebrates and showcases Touring artists who are creating new Original music rooted in the blues! These artist represent the true power of blues, the power that lives in the diversity of music that is created from these roots! Tune in and you will discover music that will touch you in […]
Professor Louie’s upstate ensemble is an old school Americana template that jams out timeless rock, country, blues and New Orleans influenced originals. – Village Voice This GRAMMY-nominated Woodstock NY band plays 150 shows every year in the US and worldwide. Led by recording engineer and producer, Aaron “Professor Louie” Hurwitz on vocals, keyboards and accordion, […]
SHOW #315 – 03/07/16 LIVE, UNCUT & UNCENSORED CONVERSATIONS WITH “MUSICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/B11ASu KIRBY SEWELL – COUCH KID NEWS Kirby stopped by to talk about his recent Maple Blues Award and what is on tap for the summer of 2016. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE ANGEL FORREST – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC […]
Anni Piper More Guitars Than Friends Sugar Daddy Records Anni Piper is an Aussie who was first influenced to pick up a guitar by listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Although sometimes called “Australia’s First Lady of The Blues” her music is oftentimes more roots-rock than otherwise with touches of Nashville and Americana. She released her […]
This is our 3 hour presentation of INDIE Blues artists you should know. These are the artists that are out there right now touring the country and creating new original music rooted in the blues. No matter what Genre you listen to, Blues, funk, soul, Rock, Blues Rock, R&B, Indie, Alternative, Americana, Roots, Rap, Hip […]
This is the only show that is 100% dedicated to Touring INDIE Blues art5ists .. Touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. Artists who understand and believe in the true power of the blues .. the power that lives in it’s diversity! We showcase and celebrate that diversity by bringing […]
When you think Texas blues-rock, you think Van Wilks’. There are few names that have lasted and flourished within the Texas music scene like Wilks. Fads come and go, but Van Wilks is here to stay, as evidenced by his latest release, 21st Century Blues. Like the steam engine on the cover, 21st Century Blues, […]
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 […]
This is the show that is dedicated to the touring artist that is creating new original music with their roots in the blues. We celebrate the diversity that is the power that exist in the blues. To deny this diversity is to deny the great contributions that the blues artists of the past have made […]