Outlaw Country Written by Brent Borman, Mark Anderson & Will Glass. 3 September 2014. Reprinted by Permission from https://sites.utexas.edu/countrymusic/the-history/outlaw-country/ During the 1950’s and 1960’s, country music experienced the commercial and artistic success known as the Nashville Sound. By the 1970’s, however, it was clear that the Nashville Sound was simply not working for many country artists. It was nearly […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/21/2015 with Shari Puorto! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the Net .. The Only show that is 100% dedicated to bringin you the best in Independent Touring Blues artists that are creating NEW and ORIGINAL music! We have a great show […]
Shari Puorto Website https://www.sharipuorto.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ShariPuortoBand Reverbnation https://www.reverbnation.com/rpk/sharipuortoband Booking shari.puorto@gmail.com An Exclusive interview with Shari Puorto! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud WINNER: 2010 Los Angeles Music Awards, ‘Americana, Blues, Roots song of the year’ for Shari’s song, Free. WINNER: Best Female Vocalist, Southbay Music Awards Shari Puorto & her Band are a unique sounding band that combines Rock/Indie […]
Hot Roux Stranger’s Blues Hi Hat Records Hot Roux is a California based, Louisiana styled, swamp rock trio. Band leader and drummer Jerry McWorter was strongly inspired by the music of Levon Helm. Hot Roux has made a name for themselves as a solid rhythm section and has backed many artists including James Harman, Lynwood […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/20/2015 with Ira Walker by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE Blues radio show on the net .. We have a GREAT show for you this week .. we are going to bring you the best in Working, Touring Blues artists that are creating NEW original Music […]
An Exclusive Interview with Ira Walker! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud 2008 nominated for a Grammy as a producer. Singer/songwriter Ira Walker has just released his much awaited Blues CD “Blame Me”. The 12 tracks on this CD run the gamut of Blues genre, from Texas and the Mississippi Delta to Chicago. Ira’s songwriting, combined […]
2015 Tremblant Blues Festival; July 3rd through July 12th https://tremblantblues.com/en/ 2015 was the twenty-second edition of the Festival International Du Blues De Tremblant who has been assembling annual Blues festivals that compare with the best in world. This year’s headliners feature national performers such as: The Danielle Nicole Band, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Victor Wainwright & […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/19/2015 with Ted Drozdowski! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE Blues Radio show on the net!! .. The ONLY SHOW that is dedicated 100% to supporting the independent Touring Blues artist .. that are creating NEW MUSIC .. BLUES for TODAY!! .. This week we have […]
AN Exclusive interview with Ted Drozdowski! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Some artists just play music. Ted Drozdowski inhabits it, with all his heart and soul, powering his true-to-life songs with high-energy performances that often find him literally playing on his audience’s tables and in their laps. Through a decade and five albums including 2012’s […]
Betty Fox https://www.bettyfox.net/ Slow Burn Foxycavanagh Productions Betty Fox is making a name for herself. Fox released her first album “Too Far Gone” in 2012. The Suncoast Blues Society sent her to the 2015 International Blues Challenge, held in Memphis, and she made it all the way to the finals. She has played festivals including […]
Samantha Fish Wild Heart Ruf Records Samantha Fish grew up in Kansas City. She was first exposed to this music by attending the local blues club “Knuckleheads”. Her early influences include Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty, R.L. Burnside and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In 2011 Fish joined Dani Wilde and Cassie Taylor to become “Girls With Guitars”. […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/14/2015 with Mississippi Heat by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the Net is ready to bring you the BEST in Independent Touring Blues artists .. Artists that are creating NEW MUSIC .. NEW BLUES .. BLUES FOR TODAY!! .. Tune in and […]
An Exclusive interview with Mississippi Heat! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud TRADITIONAL BLUES WITH A UNIQUE SOUND. . . As band leader and composer, Pierre’s vision has never wavered since he founded his band in 1991. His mantra is clear and focused. The band has always had an ensemble sound: all musicians are featured and […]
Voo Davis Midnight Mist Butter & Bacon Records Brian “Voo” Davis was born in Anniston, Alabama. While still an adolescent Davis’ family moved to Chicago. As a result Davis’ southern musical upbringing received an injection of northern attitude; similar perhaps to other musicians who came before him. Davis toured with Eddie King. King was Koko […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/13/2015 with Bo and the Bluesdrivers by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Time For LIVE from the Midnight Circus on DeepJams.net Radio, The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE Blues Radio show on the net .. this week we have a great show for you .. TUNE IN and hear for yourself what […]
AN Exclusive interview with JJ Garcia of Bo and the Blues Drivers by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Bo and the Bluesdrivers have been honing their music together for 10 years now. Meeting at an open jam hosted by Brian “Chewy” James, the group’s bass player and their drummer J.J. Garcia, it was a moment that […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/12/2015 with Kern Pratt! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud It is time for LIVE from the Midnight Circus Tune in and find out what everyone is talking about .. Hear what is NEW in INDIE Blues .. That’s Right artists that are creating NEW Music .. and are out there right […]
An Exclusive Interview with Kern Pratt by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Kern Pratt, a Mississippi Delta native, brings the Blues alive every time he starts to play. He surrounds himself with some of the most talented musicians that Mississippi has to offer & provides you with a performance like no other! Kern, now residing in […]
SHOW # 276 – 07/06/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Show Link: https://goo.gl/FQsruW BEAN BLOSSOM BLUES FEST – Grant Stuart, Organizer of the Festival, came by to talk about the history of “The Bean” and this year’s event. We talked about the music and all the activities that are available to […]
Rick Vito Mojo On My Side Delta Groove Music Guitarist Rick Vito has appeared on over 100 recordings. He is best known as being a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1991. He was also part of the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band who received a Grammy nomination in 2010. Vito has worked with Bonnie […]
The Kentucky Headhunters with Johnnie Johnson Meet Me in Blues Land Alligator Records In 1989 Southern blues-rockers The Kentucky Headhunters released their debut recording “Pickin’ On Nashville”. From that Grammy winning album were four consecutive Country music singles. The band followed up with 1991’s “Electric Barnyard”. Their last studio recording was 2011’s “Dixie Lullabies”. Overall […]
An Exclusive Interview with Christian Collin! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Christian Collin is a Chicago based singer, songwriter and guitarist devoted to blues and American roots music. Born in Detroit to a musical family, Christian began playing guitar at age 13 and has never looked back. Having honed his musical chops playing bars and […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/7/2015 With Christian Collin by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the net! The only show that is dedicated 100% to the LIVING TOURING INDEPENDENT BLUES ARTIST .. that is creating NEW BLUES .. We have a Brand new CD from Warren Haynes […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/6/2015 with Joe Moss by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we have a great show for you!! .. Tune into the #1 INDIE Blues Radio show on the net .. find out what everyone is talking about .. JOIN the Indie Blues Movement!! We start with music from Joe Bonamassa, […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Joe Moss! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Few blues performers walk the walk to the degree of Chicago based guitarist/bandleader Joe Moss. One of the hardest working performers on the scene today. Not just an imitator of the music’s glorious past, he strives to find his own sound and material within […]
LIVE from the MIdnight Circus 7/5/2015 with MIA Z!! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Tune into the #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the net .. the show that ONLY Plays Independent Blues artists that are creating NEW MUSIC!! .. The music for today!! This week we have one VERY Special show for […]
AN Exclusive interview with MIa Z! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we talk with MIA Z about her new Single created for her by Pharrell Williams! We talk about life after the VOICE and what is next for MIA Z! It all began when I was nine years old and stood alone on that […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 6/30/2015 with the Lucky Losers! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Tune into the #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the net .. Find out what everyone is talking about .. What is INDIE BLUES?? That means you are going to get nothing but Living Touring Independent Blues artists […]
An Exclusive interview with the Lucky Losers by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud CATHY LEMONS is a blues singing legend who has performed regularly in the Bay Area for 25 years. She has been described as “the finest light-skinned female blues vocalist in the U.S” (Real Blues 2010) with a “velvety and hypnotic voice — resonant […]
SHOW # 275 – 06/29/15 PLEASE NOTE THAT MY MICROPHONE HAD AN ISSUE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE SHOW, BUT IS RECTIFIED DURING THE VOO DAVIS SEGMENT. THE GUESTS AND THE MUSIC RECORDED PERFECTLY. Hear the show at https://goo.gl/WM3Ip9 CALGARY INTERNATIONAL BLUES FEST The Calgary BluesFest is a partner of Music On The Couch […]
An Exclusive Interview with JC Smith! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the net .. and the only show that is dedicated to playing ONLY independent Blues artists that are Living Touring and Creating NEW MUSIC!! .. No tired old blues on this show .. Just the […]
An Exclusive Interview with JC Smith! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud J. C. Smith,winner of the 2012 Metro Newspapers Best Of Silicon Valley “Best Original/local Band”, and 2006 Bay Area Blues Society West Coast Blues Band of the Year award winner is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is an outstanding performer noted […]
The Bey Paule Band Not Goin’ Away City Hall Records Frank Bey recorded his second album “Blues in The Pocket” before moving to California in 2008 to work with Anthony Paule. Anthony Paule is a guitarist who knows how to play with a big band. For twelve years Paule was the lead guitarist in The […]
Carl Hall “You Don’t Know Nothing about Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972” Omnivore Recordings Carl Hall was a singer, actor, and musical arranger. He was a member of “The Rasberry Singers” Gospel group recording for Savoy. He performed in theatre for three decades beginning with “Tambourines to Glory” in 1963 and on Broadway in the […]
LIVE From the Midnight Circus 6/28/2015 With Rusty Wright by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the net .. YES I SAID INDIE BLUES! .. What is INDIE BLUES!! .. It is independent artists that are Living, Touring and Creating NEW MUSIC .. No Old cover bands on […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Rusty Wright! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud “Mix together equal helpings of top-notch musicianship, vintage blues passion, Southern rock verve, blue-collar sentiment and a joyous stage attitude, and you’ve got the Rusty Wright Band. Over the past decade, Michigan hasn’t produced a more compelling rock-infused blues outfit.” – John Sinkevics, LocalSpins.com […]
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Father’s Day Stony Plain Records There is no other blues guitarist of our generation who plays with the passion and creativity expressed by Ronnie Earl. When Earl decided to limit his utilization of vocalists his compositions and interpretations became closer to Jazz. In 2014 Earl won his third Blues Music […]
Charlie Musselwhite “I Ain’t Lyin’…” Henrietta Records Charlie Musselwhite, harp and vocals, was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1944. His parents moved the family to Memphis where he acquired the nickname “Memphis Charlie”. He moved to Chicago’s South Side and continued his musical education from mentors Junior Wells, Little Walter and Big Walter Horton. Musselwhite […]
Daddy Mack Blues Band A Bluesman Looks At Seventy Inside Sounds Every blues community has its elder statesmen. In Memphis that would be Daddy Mack Orr. At the age of forty-five Mack decided he would teach himself the guitar. He got so good that he began playing with the legendary soul blues band “The Fieldstones”. […]
The Lucky Losers A Winning Hand West Tone Records The Lucky Losers are vocalists Cathy Lemons and Phil Berkowitz. Lemons is from the Dallas area where she used to run with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Anson Funderburgh. In 1987 Lemons toured with John Lee Hooker. She has lived and performed in the San Francisco Bay […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 6/23/2015 with Little G Weevil by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BluesRadio show on the NET! The ONLY Show that is dedicated 100% to the Touring Independent Blues artist that is creating new music .. and working to bring it to you every day! ..; This […]
An Exclusive interview with Little G Weevil! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Guitarist, singer, songwriter Little G Weevil (born July 6, 1977) is one of the most unique entertainers on the scene today. His approach to the American Roots and Blues Music makes him one of a kind. This high energy and very laid back […]
Editors Note: We are excited to have Music On the Couch back on “Making a Scene”! SHOW # 274 – 06/22/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” MALAYA BLUE – COUCH KID NEWS Malaya first sat on The Couch on Show # 216 on 04/28/14. She returned this evening to talk […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 6/22/2015 with Wesley Pruitt by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BluesRadio show on the NET! The ONLY Show that is dedicated 100% to the Touring Independent Blues artist that is creating new music .. and working to bring it to you every day! ..; This week […]
Wesley Pruitt Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wesley-Pruitt-Band/111095745620978 Reverbnation https://www.reverbnation.com/rpk/wesleypruittband Booking aSTARtalentAgency@gmail.com An Exclusive interview with Wesley Pruitt by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud “One Mind, One Band, One Goal Playing Texas Music with Soul” The Wesley Pruitt Band is A dynamic Force that enjoys and thrives on playing musical venues! It almost angers them to be put into just one category because they […]
This is Michael Arnone’s twenty-seventh edition of his now legendary Crawfish Fest that has found a very consistent home at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ. The Festival has become a Northeastern regional musical institution that continues to grow in popularity – a rarity and a testament accomplishment of Arnone’s shrewd music acumen. The […]
Omar Coleman Born & Raised Delmark Records Omar Coleman was born in Chicago in 1973. He didn’t begin to play the harmonica until 2003. Coleman appeared on Severn records’ 2006 “Diamonds in The Rough: Chicago Harmonica Project” produced by Twist Turner and Rick Kreher. In 2010 Coleman was asked to join the 2007 IBC winning […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 6/21/2015 with Delta Moon by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BluesRadio show on the NET! The ONLY Show that is dedicated 100% to the Touring Independent Blues artist that is creating new music .. and working to bring it to you every day! ..; This week […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Tom Gray of Delta Moon! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Delta Moon’s new album, Low Down, scheduled for release in spring 2015, is a rocking set of twelve songs, including nine originals by lead vocalist Tom Gray, the Roots Music Association’s 2008 Blues Songwriter of the Year, and covers penned by […]
Aki Kumar Don’t Hold Back Greaseland Records Aki Kumar, born in Mumbai, India aka Bombay, is a San Jose, Ca. based harmonica player. His performance credits include playing with the band “Tip of The Top”; Rockin’ Johnny and Tommy Castro. This is Kumar’s first studio recording. The album is co-produced by Kumar and Kid Anderson […]
