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Ember August in March

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene August 14, 2023

Ember August in March Imani We covered alto saxophonist Caleb Wheeler Curtis’ stunning 2022 Heat Map on these pages as well as bassist Noah Garabedian’s 2022 Consider the Stars. Yet, this is our introduction to the trio Ember, comprised of both Curtis, Garabedian, and drummer Vincent Sperrazza, whose name graces several releases from Posi-tone, also […]

Podcasts/ Turn it Up

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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

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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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: BIG MO & Little Joe

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene August 13, 2023

Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: BIG MO & Little Joe Self-released Two friends for more than decade, Atlanta based pianist Joe Alterman, more than half a century Les McCann’s junior, delivers his heartfelt tribute to his bluesy piano mentor with Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: BIG MO & Little Joe. Alterman covers all phases of […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

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 […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

Heatbox is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, Hip Hop, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter August 11, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Heatbox Aaron “Heatbox” Heaton (aka The One Man Entertainment System), personifies a true renaissance musical pioneer in his prime. How does Heatbox level up an impossible decade plus career spanning multiple lanes of otherworldly creative mastery? He writes and produces a seminal work of musical comedy, […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Blue Cranes My Only Secret

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene August 11, 2023

Blue Cranes My Only Secret Jealous Butcher/Beacon Sound Portland, OR has increasingly gained a strong reputation for roots music and though there are several prominent jazz musicians that hail from the area, the city’s jazz presence lies relatively under the radar by comparison. Enter the Blue Cranes, a quintet delivering their eighth recording, the pandemic, […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

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 […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot August 2023 #1

Richard L'Hommedieu blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast, roots rock August 10, 2023

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Frank Goldwasser

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 8, 2023

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Frank Goldwasser 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 […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist/ Indie Rock Artist

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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana

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, […]

Podcasts/ Turn it Up

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 […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mark Cameron

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 7, 2023

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mark Cameron 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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Gregory Lewis Organ Monk Going Home

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene August 6, 2023

Gregory Lewis Organ Monk Going Home Sunnyside Now we have a new twist on the classic organ trio with Hammond B-3 maestro Gregory Lewis (who we just heard recently as a sideman on Melvin Smith’s Perseverance) taking on the music of the iconic pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. We certainly hear Monk covered In many […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana

Beth Bombara It All Goes Up

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter August 6, 2023

Beth Bombara It All Goes Up Black Mesa It All Goes Up, the seventh album from rocking Americana singer, songwriter, and guitarist Beth Bombara, follows her 2019 acclaimed Evergreen, which unlike some her previous work, delivered hopeful themes. This one is even brighter, as the songwriter reconnected with an old classical guitar during the pandemic and forced herself […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Jonathan Suazo Ricano

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene August 5, 2023

Jonathan Suazo Ricano Ropeadope Getting directly to the point, although Ricano is the debut for the Puerto Rican saxophonist and composer Jonathan Suazo, it rivals last year’s Best Latin Jazz Grammy-nominated Música De Las Américas by fellow Puerto Rican Miguel Zenón. It’s that impressive. Suazo has both Puerto Rican and Dominican roots and fuses these Afro forms […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Frank L. Goldwasser is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 5, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Frank L. Goldwasser Formerly known in blues circles as “Paris Slim”, Franck L. Goldwasser was born and raised in Paris, France in the 1960’s and studied fine arts before moving to Oakland, California in 1983. A self-taught guitarist and vocalist, Goldwasser began studying the recordings […]

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Mark Cameron is Making a Scene

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

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark Cameron Minnesota based singer, songwriter and guitarist Mark Cameron has been active in live music for over thirty years. Mark began his performing career in the rich folk-rock scene of the early 1970’s and brought this influence into several bands he founded during the 1980’s […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot August 2023 #1

Richard L'Hommedieu blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast, roots rock August 3, 2023

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joyann Parker

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 1, 2023

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joyann Parker 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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Allan Harris Live at Blue Llama

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene July 31, 2023

Allan Harris Live at Blue Llama Love Production Renowned vocalist and guitarist Allan Harris follows up his outstanding 2021 studio release Kate’s Soulfood with his first live album in thirteen years, Live at Blue Llama. The club is a relatively new, state-of-the art-venue in Ann Arbor, MI. The live set, which includes a mix of covers and originals […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Joyann Parker is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 31, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Joyann Parker Joyann Parker is an electrifying and versatile musician whose soulful voice, captivating performances, and impeccable songwriting have taken the music scene by storm. Born and raised in a small town, Joyann’s deep-rooted passion for music began at a young age, drawing inspiration from the […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Leroy From the North

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 31, 2023

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Leroy From the North 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 […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana

Darlingside Everything Is Alive

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 30, 2023

Darlingside Everything Is Alive More Doug/Thirty Tigers The folk ensemble Darlingside follow their acclaimed 2020 Fish Pond Fish with Everything Is Alive, their fifth, which marks a slight change in their united front, in favor of more individual statements. Band members Dave Senft (vocals, bass), Don Mitchell (vocals, guitar, banjo), Auyon Mukharji (vocals, violin, mandolin), […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana

SUSTO My Entire Life

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 29, 2023

SUSTO My Entire Life New West My Entire Life is the fifth album for the Americana outfit, SUSTO and the first time we have covered them on these pages. The 12-song set was produced by Wolfgang Zimmerman (Band of Horses), Justin Osborne and Johnny Delaware, three of the band’s principals. My Entire Life follows their critically […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews/ Indie Country Artist

Daryl Mosley is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 29, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Daryl Mosley Grammy nominated songwriter Rick Lang says, “If you want to know Daryl Mosley, just listen to his music. There is a unique transparency in that soft, Southern drawl and his impressive collection of songs.” Daryl writes and sings about small town life, faith in […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

Scott Zosel is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 28, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Scott Zosel Ellen Stanley dubbed Scott Zosel as ‘a songwriter’s songwriter.’ Inspired by the bold poetry of Emily Dickinson and the psychedelic country of Gram Parsons, the Minneapolis-based artist has always been drawn to artful and fearless storytelling. “Writing songs is the last thing I think […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist/ Indie Country Artist

Leroy From the North is Making a Scene

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

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you an Interview with Eli Wulfmeier of Leroy From the North Toughen Up, Leroy of The North’s full-length debut, is a soundtrack for road trips with the radio cranked high, the FM dial caught somewhere between the country and classic rock stations, the sounds from both channels bleeding together […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews Indie Country

The Contenders The Contenders

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 28, 2023

The Contenders The Contenders Southern Moon Sometimes an album, even one that’s been out of print for some time, just refuses to die. Such is the case for The Contenders, an immensely talented group of Carolinian singer-songwriters with eclectic tastes that merged in the late’70s in Nashville. The scene was ripe and burgeoning at the […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot July 2023 #5

Richard L'Hommedieu blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast, roots rock July 27, 2023

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CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People Family

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene July 27, 2023

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People Family Whaling City Sound Just to set your expectations, drummer, keyboardist, and composer Gerry Gibbs is the son of the esteemed composer Terry Gibbs, who issued The Terry Gibbs Songbook at age 96, one that we covered here. In 2021 Gerry issued a trio recording, with his Thrasher Trio(s), the Grammy […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Jimmy Bennett Sunday Morning Sessions

Phillip Smith americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 25, 2023

Jimmy Bennett Sunday Morning Sessions Junkyard Dog Productions Sunday Morning Sessions, the new album from Jimmy Bennett (Bennett Brothers, Alexis P. Suiter, John Ginty, Bruce Katz) stole my heart from the first listen. Bennett, an original member of Levon Helm’s Midnight Rambles in Woodstock, New York, began writing this record on Easter Sunday 2020 as a response to the beginning days of the Coronavirus outbreak. […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Hudspeth and Taylor

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 25, 2023

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Hudspeth and Taylor 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 […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Geanies

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 24, 2023

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Geanies 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 art […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Micke Bjorklof and Blue Strip Colors of Jealousy

Phillip Smith americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 24, 2023

Micke Bjorklof and Blue Strip Colors of Jealousy Hokahey! Music Productions I’ve been writing about the music of Micke Bjorklof since 2014 with the After the Flood release. I love the way his crafted lyrics and musical arrangements are brought to life with Blue Strip. Their latest album Colors of Jealousy has again captivated me with every listen. Bjorklof has a unique way to […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Hudspeth and Taylor are Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 24, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Hudspeth and Taylor Guitarist, singer, teacher, and songwriter Brandon Hudspeth was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He began taking guitar lessons at an early age after hearing Johnny Cash on Sesame Street. In high school, heavily influenced by the Blues, he started playing weekend gigs around the […]

Podcasts/ Turn it Up

Turn it Up with Gerry Casey Show #204

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 24, 2023

Making a Scene Brings you Turn it Up with Gerry Casey and his Guest King Bee and the Stingers Lions in the Street Moving Along Voodoo Ramble Waterfall Filter Obliteration The Cold Stares Cross The Line Robert Jon & The Wreck Donâ€™t Look Down Edit The Tide Strangest Call Ida Mae My Whispers Are Wildfire […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Gerry Casey Interviews Sarah Menefee of King Bee & The Stingers

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 23, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sarah Menefee of King Bee & The Stingers King Bee & The Stingers is a six-piece blues, soul and funk band from Bloomington, Indiana. The group works with Indie Ink Management and publicist Marlene Palumbo. Several KBS singles have been distributed by Sony Orchard and are […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews Bluegrass

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway City of Gold

Tom Clarke americana, bluegrass, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 23, 2023

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway City of Gold Nonesuch Play the last song of this dazzling bluegrass adventure first. Throughout “The First Time I Fell in Love,” a lilting “Mr. Bojangles”-like melody carries Molly Tuttle’s soul baring recollections of being a teenager. Tuttle was diagnosed with Alopecia as a three-year-old, and it quickly advanced to […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Alan Ferber Nonet Up High, Down Low

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene July 22, 2023

Alan Ferber Nonet Up High, Down Low Sunnyside Although readers of these pages have seen trombonist Alan Ferber as a sideman on several projects that we’ve covered, this is your introduction to Ferber as a bandleader and composer, leading his nonet, as he’s done for over twenty years. The members are leading voices on their […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews/ Indie Rock Artist

Ben Noble is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 22, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ben Noble Ben Noble released his 3rd album ‘Bitter Work’ on May 26, 2023. Bitter Work is a journey through the constructs of his religious roots and the ways that he has tried to learn outside the confines of dualism – right and wrong aren’t as certain as we […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

Aaron Smith is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 21, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Aaron Smith Aaron Smith’s songs explore the mystery of human experience, searching for the meaning of love, family, heritage, kindness, doubt, and grace. In vignettes infused with an infectious sense of hope and humor, the unlikely heroes of his songs — grandmothers and grandfathers, street preachers […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol & What’s Next Turkish Hipster – Tales from Swing to Psychedelic

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene July 21, 2023

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol & What’s Next Turkish Hipster – Tales from Swing to Psychedelic DÜNYA Often this writer has heard musicians stating that each album should be different in some way from the previous. Few take this to heart more than composer and multi-instrumentalist and cultural scholar Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. Across his seven albums he […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Matt Von Roderick Celestial Heart

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene July 21, 2023

Matt Von Roderick Celestial Heart BFD Trumpeter/vocalist/composer Matt Von Roderick continues to push the envelope. Case in point in his own words – “Half of CELESTIAL HEART is composed of unique arrangements of standards from the American Songbook, while the other half of the album is comprised of completely free, creative improvisation and spontaneous composition. The mixture […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Geanies are Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 20, 2023

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sean Michael Howe of The Geanies Geanies, an electrifying, blues-influenced alt-rock band, release the debut EP, Can’t See The Sun, July 14th via Mule Kick Records. The Venice, California band is fronted by lead singer/composer Sean Michael Howe. Howe has the colossal sound and technical delivery of a […]

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