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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Johnny King and Friends

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Johnny King and Friends This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is […]

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Tracy Nelson Life Don’t Miss Nobody

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Tracy Nelson Life Don’t Miss Nobody BMG      Ms. “Mother Earth” may have taken a long break, but she sure hasn’t missed a beat. Tracy Nelson celebrates her calling with Life Don’t Miss Nobody, her first new album since 2011’s Victim of the Blues. Nelson began recording acoustic blues in 1965 in her hometown Madison, […]

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Gaye Adegbalola Satisfied An Anthology

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Gaye Adegbalola Satisfied An Anthology Vizztone lable Group Gaye Adegbalola was a member of “Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women” from 1984 thru 2009. The Anthology includes selections from her nine solo projects. Songs include the classic blues of Ma Rainey “Prove It On Me” and “Jelly Bean Blues”. Born Gaye Todd, Adegbalola, got her […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Brad “Guitar” Wilson

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Brad “Guitar” Wilson This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]

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Dean Zucchero Electric Church for the Spiritually Misguided

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Dean Zucchero Electric Church for the Spiritually Misguided Originally from New York City’s East Village, Dean Zucchero now calls New Orleans his home.  I first became aware of him through his work through the music of Ghalia Volt.  I had reviewed two of her albums, and Zucchero had made a big impression on me with his performance on bass guitar.  His debut album Electric […]

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Erika Olson is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Erika Olson Erika Olson, an American Expat, raises babies and write songs in the high weald of East Sussex.  Erika combines vulnerable vocals, contemporary storytelling, and musical influences spanning indie, folk, country, blues, Americana and pop.  When pressed to describe her music, Erika likes to call […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #196

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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Jamie Kyle Rebecca Downes Not On My Knees B’ee Slow Moving Train Anthony Gomes Red Handed Blues Billy  F.Gibbons She’s On Fire 🔥 Sons Of Liberty Ruby Star Aces & Eights2021 Circle Of Dust Tell Tale Crime Royal Autumn Say Goodbye […]

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Nick Schnebelen What Key is Trouble in

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Nick Schnebelen What Key is Trouble in Vizztone I’ve been a fan of Nick Schnebelen’s work for twelve years.  His guitar mastery and song-writing make for some exciting electric blues.  Schnebelen’s fourth album for Vizztone What Key is Trouble In was co-produced by BMA winner Chris Hardwick, featuring Nick being backed by drummer Adam Hagerman, and bassist Cliff Moore.  Guest appearances from keyboardist Red Young, saxophonist Buddy Leach, and organist Aaron Mayfield lend […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Jaime Kyle

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  HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jaime Kyle Before Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert, there was Jaime Kyle. Jaime was the first female rock artist to be signed to a major record deal out of Nashville. Her albums “The Passionate Kind” (Atco/Atlantic), “Back from Hollywood” (Now and Then, England) […]

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Johnny King is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Johnny King Johnny King and Blues Legend Tony (TC) Coleman embarked on a musical endeavor to capture King’s catalog in its entirety. They discovered Skip Brown’s Final Tracks Studios in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, and started making musical history all over again! The Multi-Disk Project has grown […]

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Eric Bibb Ridin

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Eric Bibb Ridin Ridin’ the follow-up album to Eric Bibb’s award-winning Dear America continues to captivate me on a myriad of levels.  His lyrical prowess and instrumental finesse are indeed a powerful combination.  Ridin’ contains fifteen tracks, and an impressive list of guest musicians consisting of Taj Mahal, Jontavious Willis, Russell Malone, Amar Sundy, Harrison Kennedy and Habib Koite. I knew I was in for a treat as soon as […]

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Jeff Beck Tribute

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Jeff Beck Tribute Atco      Released just in time for this week’s star-studded Royal Albert Hall concerts in honor of Jeff Beck, this Tribute EP serves as a tiny, tasty appetizer of what the late, groundbreaking guitarist was capable of. Everyone knows the name Jeff Beck for a reason. Organized by Eric Clapton, the shows […]

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Brad “Guitar” Wilson is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brad “Guitar” Wilson Cali Bee Music is excited to announce that Brad “Guitar” Wilson released his new album, Lovers Before Sunrise, on April 7, 2023. Produced by Quincy Jones’ engineer and Grammy-award winning producer Francis Buckley, with radio and publicity handled by the very successful and world renown […]

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Fenton Robinson Somebody Loan Me a Dime

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Fenton Robinson Somebody Loan Me a Dime Alligator Records      Fenton Robinson first recorded his now-classic blues “Somebody Loan Me a Dime” in 1967, releasing it on one of the dozen or so singles he began cutting ten years earlier. Two years later, Boz Scaggs recorded the song for his self-titled debut album. Scaggs’ version […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jennifer Lyn and the Groove Revival

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jennifer Lyn and the Groove Revival This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jimmy Bratcher

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jimmy Bratcher This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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Jennifer Lyn is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jennifer Lyn On the plains of North Dakota, USA nestled between the tall grass and the open prairie sky sits a recording studio. The sound of overdriven guitars with dueling lead harmonies and classic rock undertones rips through the air followed by vocals that reach you […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Jonny Parry

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  Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jonny Parry Living and working in Liverpool for a number of years now, he’s  ‘living the dream’, playing the Cavern Club and Pub at various times throughout the week. Jonny has had the opportunity to work for many well established tribute bands throughout the years, […]

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Jake Pinto is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jake Pinto Jake Pinto’s eclectic musical story has shaped a charmingly honest solo debut rich in instinctive melodicism and cultured arrangements. To be released by Mother West on March 31, Sad Songs for Happy People is at once confessional and celebratory, marrying timeless songsmith instincts and […]

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Joannie Pallatto Accidental Melody

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Joannie Pallatto Accidental Melody Southport Readers of these pages may be familiar with Joannie Pallatto by name, if not by music, as she and her husband Bradley Parker-Sparrow are the co-owners of Southport Records, and prime movers behind the recent surge of recordings and support for ninety plus year old blues/jazz guitarist George Freeman, a […]

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Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke Lean In

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Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke Lean In Edition Although the duo of vocalist-arranger Gretchen Parlato and guitarist-vocalist Lionel Loueke have performed together relatively often and have contributed to each other’s projects, Lean In is their inaugural recording. Written during the pandemic on two different continents, the project evolved between Luxembourg and Los Angeles, where the two respectively reside. […]

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Robert Ellis Yesterday’s News

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Robert Ellis Yesterday’s News Niles City After a string of five strong and truly varied albums for New West, Texas troubadour, the enigmatic Robert Ellis issues his first album, the richly intimate Yesterday’s News on his own label, Niles City Records. This writer once heard an artist state that every album should be different from […]

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Jimmy Bratcher is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jimmy Bratcher Bratcher’s passion for raw-but-exacting electric guitar sounds began in the ’60s when he fell under the spell of  Eric Clapton, his first six-string hero. As a kid, Bratcher developed eclectic taste, culled from his large musical family, who would have sprawling jam sessions at […]

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Lady J Huston Groove Me Baby

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Lady J Huston Groove Me Baby Earwig/Unisun Productions Lady J Huston (pronounced like the city Houston) is a well-decorated though sparsely recorded woman who sings, writes, plays trumpet and flugelhorn, arranges, and produces. She has a Music Theory/Composition major from Howard University and at one point was the musical director for Albert King’s band. Her […]

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Pat McDougall In the Key of Sorry

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Pat McDougall In the Key of Sorry Self-released Keyboardist, vocalist, and masterful songwriter Pat McDougall teams with co-producer Jimi Bott for his dozen originals on In the Key of Sorry. McDougall impresses this writer as the best blues lyricist today apart from Derrick Procell. Yes, McDougall has a gift for songwriting, especially in breakup songs, […]

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Lil’ Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin Back to Baton Rouge

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Lil’ Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin Back to Baton Rouge NOLA Blue Pianist Ben Levin cut his fifth album last year while still attending his hometown University of Cincinnati. Guests on Take Your Time included Chicago blues luminaries Lil’ Ed Williams, Bob Stroger, and Rockin’ Johnny Burgin. Lil’ Jimmy Reed, one of the elder statesmen […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Deb Callahan

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Deb Callahan This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Dean Zucchero

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Dean Zucchero This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Johnny Wheels And the Swamp Donkeys

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Johnny Wheels And the Swamp Donkey This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Rust Dust

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Rust Dust This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Scott Ellison

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Scott Ellison This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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Making a Scene Turns 9 Years Old!

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Making a Scene Turns 9 Years Old! On May 1 2014 we launched Making a Scene as a web magazine that would support independent artists with Interviews, CD Reviews, Gear Reviews, Articles on Music Business as well as keeping a finger on the pulse of the Music Industry and informing the indie music community on […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Weezil Malone

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Weezil Malone This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ana Popovic

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ana Popovic This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tony Holiday

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tony Holiday This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Big Harp George

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Big Harp George This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Big Shoes

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Big Shoes This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ally Venable

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ally Venable This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]

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