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 […]
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 […]
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 [email protected] 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 […]
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 […]
The Texas Horns Blues Gotta Holda Me Vizztone Records Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, John Mills, and Adalberto Gomez starting calling themselves The Texas Horns in 1999. They began backing up artists and appearing on albums as a unit and also took appearances at festivals. But they also played together before becoming a unit. Kazanoff has appeared […]
Royal Southern Brotherhood Don’t Look Back Ruf Records This is the Royal Southern Brotherhood’s third studio recording. A lot has happened to them since their last album “Heart Soul Blood”. Led by Cyril Neville, the youngest of the Neville Brothers, and the strong rhythm section of Charlie Wooton, bass, and Yonrico Scott, drums, the Royal […]
Arlen Roth Slide Guitar Summit Aquinnah Records Arlen Roth is known as the “Master of The Telecaster”. He released his first album “Guitarist” in 1978 and it won the Montreux Critics’ Award for Best Instrumental Album. He recorded “Toolin’ Around” in 1993 with Danny Gatton, Duane Eddy, Jerry Douglas, and Duke Robillard and an accompanying […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 6/16/2015 with Lazer Lloyd 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 THE Lazer Lloyd! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Lazer Lloyd is an Israeli singer/songwriter and an international recording artist influenced by blues, gospel, southern rock, and the great guitar traditions of power and groove from Hendrix to Wes Montgomery. His music takes the audience into his world from the tender moments […]
Breezy Rodio So Close To It Windchill Records Breezy Rodio is the guitarist in the Linsey Alexander band. This is the third album of his own and the follow up to his 2012 “Playing My Game Too”. Like many guitarists of his generation Rodio first fell in love with the guitar from listening to Stevie […]
An Exclusive interview with John Primer by Margie Goldsmith by Margie Goldsmith on Mixcloud As the title of his critically acclaimed Atlantic Records CD suggests, Grammy Award and Blues Music Award Nominee, John Primer is truly “The Real Deal.” At 8 years old, John borrowed his first guitar and started to strum. Before that he […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Victor Wainwright! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Though his career began over a decade ago with genuine rock n’ roll honky-tonk, Wainwright has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the blues. His insatiable interest in music discovery, sheer love for entertaining and […]
Debbie Davies Love Spin Little Dipper/Vizztone In 1984 Debbie Davies played lead guitar in the all-female Maggie Mayall and the Cadillacs led by the wife of John Mayall. In 1988 Davies became a member of the Albert Collins Band. Davies appeared on John Mayall’s 1990 album “A Sense of Place”. Davies also appeared on the […]
Nancy Wright Putting Down Roots Direct Hit Records In college Nancy Wright was a classically trained bassoon player but it wasn’t until she found the saxophone that she felt she had the right instrument. She discovered the world of improvisation. While still in the Dayton area Wright found a mentor in guitarist Lonnie Mack. She […]
An Exclusive interview with Samantha Fish! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Ruf Records recording artist singer-guitarist Samantha Fish, will raise eyebrows with her third studio release, Wild Heart, produced by Luther Dickinson (The North Mississippi Allstars/Black Crowes). Having Samantha on guitars and Luther on various stringed instruments, they rounded out the lineup with Grammy Award-winning […]
J.B. Hutto & His Hawks Hawk Squat Delmark Records Joseph B. Hutto was born in South Carolina in 1926. His family moved to Augusta, Ga. where he wound up singing in church. When he was 23 his father died and the family relocated in Chicago. Hutto played the drums and piano before switching to guitar. […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 6/9/2015 with Slam Allen! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Here it is! The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BLUES radio show on the internet! The only show dedicated 100% to the Touring INDIE BLUES artists. You are going to hear the best in NEW BLUES made by artists who “Keeping the […]
www.slamallen.com An Exclusive Interview with Slam Allen! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud For over 20 years, Slam Allen has been entertaining audiences with his unique blend of soul and blues. Playing the famous Chitlin’ Circuit as well as performing around the world, Allen’s music and enthusiasm has been shared with thousands of people. For the […]
Little Richard “Directly from My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years” www.ConcordMusicGroup.com Little Richard was and will always be known as one of the originators of rock & roll. Richard successfully merged gospel with New Orleans R&B pounding it out at the piano with his signature wailing vocals. Numerous other R&B greats […]
An Exclusive Interview with Billy Hector! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Winner of the Asbury Park Music Awards “Best Guitarist”, “Best Blues Band” and “Living Legend” awards. Two-time winner of the East Coast Rocker’s “Best Guitarist” award. Two-time invitee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s American Music Masters Series celebrating the music of […]
Biggest Little Indie Blues Club in Atlanta! An Exclusive Interview with Jonathan Aiken from Darwins Burgers and Blues! Like them on Facebook! An Interview with Aiken from Darwins Burgers and Blues by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud In a small ramshackle house nestled between a couple of Car Dealers on Roswell Rd in Marietta Georgia is […]
Roy Rogers Into The Wild Blue Chops Not Chaps Records Roy Rogers is a delta slide guitar master. From 1982 to 1986 Rogers was a member of John Lee Hooker’s Coast to Coast Band and he plays guitar on, and produced, John Lee Hooker’s albums ‘The Healer”, “Mr. Lucky” and “Chill Out”. Rogers also appears […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 6/7/2015 with Isaiah B Brunt! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Here it is! The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BLUES radio show on the internet! The only show dedicated 100% to the Touring INDIE BLUES artists. You are going to hear the best in NEW BLUES made by artists who “Keeping […]
Isaiah B Brunt INDIE BLUES ARTIST An Exclusive Interview with Isaiah B Brunt by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Isaiah has been a top Aussie production guy and former studio owner of Darling Harbor studios who’s worked along side some of Australia’s top groups including solo projects by Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil, Steve Prestwich, Cold Chisel, […]
Victor Wainwright & The Wild Roots Boom Town Blind Pig Records Victor Wainwright was born in Savannah. He attended college in Daytona and moved to Memphis where he was employed during the day as an Air Traffic Controller at Memphis International Airport. At night he honed his piano skills in the clubs along Beale Street. […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus with Betty Fox by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Here it is! The #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BLUES radio show on the internet! The only show dedicated 100% to the Touring INDIE BLUES artists. You are going to hear the best in NEW BLUES made by artists who “Keeping the Blues […]