making a Scene

Jeremy Gignoux ODD STILLNESS

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene June 1, 2024

JEREMY GIGNOUX ODD STILLNESS Alberta foundation for the Arts Jeremy Gignoux, violin/viola/composer; Jiajia Li, bass flute/dizi; Keith Rodger, double bass; André Wickenheiser, trumpet; Carsten Rubeling, trombone; Robin Tufts, drums; Rebecca Bruton, voice; Mark Dejong, bass clarinet. Somewhere between restraint and wonder, the string instrument master, Jeremy Gignoux offers this experimental album of ambient instrumental music. […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Reverend Freakchild Bare Bones

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock June 1, 2024

Reverend Freakchild Bare Bones Treated and Released Records This is the Reverend Freakchild’s 18th album, recorded in Boulder Colorado. It is performed on a national resonator guitar. It is a 2 CD set including live rendition’s of songs from last year’s, “Songs Of Beauty For Ashes Of Realization”, played solo. The Rev. opens with “All […]

Music Business

Independent Blues Awards 2024 VOTE NOW!

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, IBA, independent blues awards, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock June 1, 2024

Making a Scene announces the 2024 Independent Blues Awards, highlighting diverse blues artists, record companies, and publicists. Voters can explore nominees via Spotify, enhancing engagement and artist visibility. Categories include Male/Female Artist, Traditional/Contemporary/Blues Rock Bands, and more. Extended voting till Sept 15, 2024. Ensure full ballot completion to vote.

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot May 2024 #4

Posted by Editor blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast, roots rock May 31, 2024

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CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Koppel Blade Koppel Time Again

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 31, 2024

Koppel Blade Koppel Time Again Cowbell Music This organ trio emerges surprisingly. We’ve gotten used to the trio albums, three of them, from altoist Benjamin Koppel, drummer Brian Blade, and bassist Scott Colley. We’ve also witnessed that same threesome performing in front of Anders Koppel’s brilliant symphonic piece, The Mulberry Street Symphony. Yet, close followers […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Chad Edwards WYOMING ROADS

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 31, 2024

CHAD EDWARDS WYOMING ROADS Independent Label Chad Edwards, piano/organ/composer; Robert Kyle, saxophones/flute; Hussain Jiffry, basses; Kevin Winard, drums/percussion. The Chad Edwards project comes lilting through space like a gliding seahawk. The very first tune, “Wyoming Roads” is an original by the pianist. He was inspired by a road trip where he set out to feel […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews Bluegrass

Laurie Lewis Trees

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 30, 2024

Laurie Lewis Trees Spruce and Maple Music Laurie Lewis is an icon in the worlds of bluegrass, old time, and folk, a mentor to such vital artists of today such as Molly Tuttle and an inspiration to peers which Linda Ronstadt and Kathy Mattea, as just a couple of examples. Longtime fans of Lewis know […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Antonio Adolfo LOVE COLE PORTER

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 30, 2024

ANTONIO ADOLFO LOVE COLE PORTER AAM Records Antonio Adolfo, piano/arranger/vocals; Lula Galvao, guitars; Jorge Helder, double bass; Rafael Barata, drums/percussion; Dada Costa, percussion; Jesse Sadoc, trumpet/flugelhorn; Danilo Sinna, alto saxophone; Marcelo Martins, tenor & soprano saxophones/flute; Rafael Rocha, trombone. Since childhood, Antonio Adolfo says that the music of Cole Porter has been the soundtrack of […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

The Name Droppers Starshine

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 30, 2024

The Name Droppers Starshine Horizon Music The Name Droppers is a relatively new band consisting of drummer/vocalist Bobby T. Torello; Scott Spray, bass; Ron Rifkin, keyboards; and Rafe Klein, guitar. Torello is a member of the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame and toured with Michael Bolton, Grace Slick, Johnny Winter, and others. I first heard […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eliza Neals

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 28, 2024

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eliza Neals 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 […]

Podcasts/ Turn it Up

Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #248

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 27, 2024

Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #248 with his Guest Pete Williamson of Mammal 3 Force Masks Off Alice Cooper The Congregation The Plague Living In The Past Night Laser Don’t Call Me Hero Atomic Freak Riot Stone Angels Supercharged The Now Too Hot To Handle Bison Hip Parasite […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Tas Cru All Natural Cage-Free and Fan Feed: Live

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 27, 2024

Tas Cru All Natural Cage-Free and Fan Feed: Live Sub Cat Records Tas Cru lives in Chaumont, New York, not far from the Canadian border. He released his debut recording in 2008. Tas states his unusual stage name was bestowed on him by a Quebecois fan and roughly means “raw potato”. At the International Blues […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Eliza Neals is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 27, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eliza Neals Standing before one of America’s truest art forms with an unconditional passion to give the Blues everything she’s got. Eliza Neals, a Detroit born blues-rock star on the rise, honors the gut-wrenching, soul splitting intent the American roots of contemporary blues represents with inspired songwriting, […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Jesse Dayton The Hard Way Blues

Tom Clarke americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 27, 2024

Jesse Dayton The Hard Way Blues Hardcharger / Blue Elan Records Ever see the TV show Somebody Feed Phil? When Phil Rosenthal (the man behind the historic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond) becomes especially excited by some kind of ethnic food during an episode, he shakes his hands up on the sides of his head and […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

The Bobby Broom Organ-Sation Jamalot

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 27, 2024

The Bobby Broom Organ-Sation Jamalot Steele This year’s reviews from yours truly are not as heavily populated with organ trios as in years past but this throwback album by Bobby Broom’s Organ-Sation may well compensate in spades. These are live performances from 2014-2019 of familiar pop songs and standards, in the tradition of his once […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Jihye Lee Orchestra INFINITE CONNECTIONS

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 27, 2024

JIHYE LEE ORCHESTRA INFINITE CONNECTIONS Motema Music Jihye Lee, composer/conductor; Adam Birnbaum, piano; Matt Clohesy, bass; Jared Schonig, drums; Keita Ogawa, percussion; Alex Goodman, guitar; Ben Kono, alto saxophone/piccolo/flute; Dave Pietro, alto saxophone/flute/alto flute; Jason Rigby & Jonathan Lawary, tenor saxophone/flute/clarinet; Carl Maraghi, baritone saxophone/bass clarinet; Brian Pareschi, Nathan Eklund, David Smith & Stuart Mack, […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana

Freddie Trujillo I Never Threw a Shadow At It

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 27, 2024

Freddie Trujillo I Never Threw a Shadow At It Self-released I Never Threw a Shadow At It is Portland-based singer-songwriter Freddy Trujillo’s fourth solo release. Trujillo is also the bassist for The Delines and Richmond Fontaine, two bands that this writer enjoys. Like his previous releases, Trujillo digs deep into his personal experiences growing up […]

Artist Interviews/ CD Reviews Indie Rock

Gerry Casey Interviews Peter Williamson of Mammal

Gerry Casey americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 26, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Pete Williamson of Mammal Like some scarecrow prophet, vocalist Ezekiel Ox spits out his passionate diatribe with a wild-eyed maniacal zeal, fusing rapid-fire rhetoric and soaring melody, while guitarist Pete Williamson lays down the sort of riffage that’ll have any punter’s fist unconsciously forming […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Nir Felder III

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 26, 2024

Nir Felder III la.reserve In a year when we’ve been blessed by so many terrific guitar records from the likes of Julian Lage, Bill Frisell, Gilad Hekselman, and others, we welcome back Nir Felder with his third solo release, III, now on a new label, the burgeoning la.reserve. The Katonah, NY native enlists mostly the […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Markey Blue Ric Latina Project Blue Eyed Soul

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 26, 2024

Markey Blue/Ric Latina Project Blue Eyed Soul Sound Soul Records This is the new album from the songwriting team of Jeannette “Markey” Blue and Eric “Ric” Latina. Formerly on Eller Soul Records they are now on Soul Sound. The number of musicians involved in this production is considerable so please forgive me if I don’t […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Sean Hong Wei & Jeremy Monteiro THE NEW JERSEY SESSIONS

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 26, 2024

SEAN HONG WEI & JEREMY MONTEIRO THE NEW JERSEY SESSIONS Jazz Note Sean Hong Wei, tenor saxophone; Jeremy Monteiro, piano; Jay Anderson, bass; Evan Sherman, drums; Houston Person, tenor saxophone; Alex Sipiagin, trumpet. This hard-bop group opens with the Charlie Parker tune, “Dewey Square” showing that they love to ‘swing’ with as much power and […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

John Ambrosini SONGS FOR YOU

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 26, 2024

JOHN AMBROSINI SONGS FOR YOU Independent Label John Ambrosini, piano/vocals/keyboards/background vocals/arrangements/all piano solos; David Phelps, acoustic & electric guitars; Zachary Swansen, acoustic bass; Matt Miller, drums; Steve Finkelstein, percussion; Rich Lamb, keyboards. Randy Brecker, trumpet; Ada Rovatti & Joel Frahm, tenor saxophone; David Binney, alto saxophone; William Galison, harmonica; Brian King, vibraphone; Rich Lamb, string […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Phil Ranelin THE FOUND TAPES LIVE IN LOS ANGELES: 1978 – 1981

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 25, 2024

PHIL RANELIN THE FOUND TAPES LIVE IN LOS ANGELES: 1978 – 1981 Org Music Phil Ranelin, trombone/composer; Billy Childs, piano; Tony Dumas, bass; Ralph Penland, drums. “When I moved to Los Angeles in 1977 to join Freddie Hubbard’s band, I thought I would be content playing with one of the greatest trumpeters ever. However, after […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews Indie Country

Grant Langston aLAbama

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 25, 2024

Grant Langston aLAbama Self-released The Stetson atop Grant Langston’s head on the cover photo, along with the not-so-subtle title screams country music, but there’s a lot more here than those suggest. This veteran, heretofore uncovered by this writer, is no newcomer. This is his tenth album, a mix of contemporary themes and pure honky-tonk, presaging […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

Joey Verskotzi is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 25, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you an interview with Joey Verskotzi VERSKOTZI is the award winning, LA based artist, producer/multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Joey Verskotzi. Known for his diverse sound, VERSKOTZI has received praise from The Fader, Ear Milk, The Source, Notion, We Found New Music, All Things Go, Celeb Mix, Kings of A&R, and […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Sam Joyner Come what May: I’ll Always Love You

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 25, 2024

Sam Joyner Come what May: I’ll Always Love You Independent Sam Joyner was born and raised in SE Chicago 25 miles from Gary Indiana. His father, the Reverend Joyner, made sure that Sam spent his summers down south. Joyner’s mostly original music is a combination of urban Chicago blues and Louisiana styled R n’ B. […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Tony Romano Three Chord Monte

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 25, 2024

Tony Romano Three Chord Monte TRM With a play on words, from Elvin Jones’s “Three Card Molly,” and the card game of a similar name, guitarist Tony Romano entitles his own solo jazz album, filled with original compositions, Three Chord Monte. Romano has spent most of his career as a sideman for vocalists but issued […]

Artist Interviews/ Bluegrass Artist

The Stetson Family is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 24, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you an interview with The Stetson Family! The Stetson Family walk the line between alt-country and bluegrass with their free-wheeling, spirited songs, awash with soaring harmonies. Described in American Songwriter Magazine as “champions of fresh bluegrass but with a bedraggled soul of rock and roots,” the band takes their […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Lauren Henderson SOMBRAS

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 24, 2024

LAUREN HENDERSON SOMBRAS Brontosaurus Records Lauren Henderson, vocals/composer/arranger/producer; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Sean Mason, piano; Jonathan Michel, bass; Joe Dyson, drums/percussion. Joe Dyson’s percussion licks open the first tune on Lauren Henderson’s new album as her smokey, seductive voice sings “Fuego.” Henderson has added the vibraphone of Joel Ross to the mix and the instrument adds […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Jo Harrop THE PATH OF A TEAR

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 24, 2024

JO HARROP THE PATH OF A TEAR Lateralize Records Jo Harrop, vocals/composer; Larry Klein, bass/producer; Anthony Wilson, guitar; Victor Indrizzo, drums/percussion; Jim Cox, piano/Fender Rhodes/Hammond B-3 organ; David Piltch, bass. Here is an artist that immediately snatched my attention with her very first song called “Beautiful Fools.” What a great and unique title! I grabbed […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot May 2024 #3

Richard L'Hommedieu blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast, roots rock May 23, 2024

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CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Jon Gordon 7th Ave. South

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 23, 2024

Jon Gordon 7th Ave. South ArtistShare Having spent quite a bit of time in NYC in the early to mid-1980s, it’s certainly easy to relate to saxophonist and composer Jon Gordon’s salute to the mecca of jazz in the city at that time, 7th Ave. South. The street was lined with jazz clubs, the venerable […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Nick Finzer LEGACY: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF J.J. JOHNSON

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 23, 2024

NICK FINZER LEGACY: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF J.J. JOHNSON Outside in Music Nick Finzer, trombone; Renee Rosnes, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Lewis Nash, drums. This latest CD released by trombonist, Nick Finzer is a tribute and centennial celebration to J.J. Johnson. Johnson is considered one of the most influential and pioneering trombonists in jazz history. […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Gerald McClendon Down At The Juke Joint

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 23, 2024

Gerald McClendon Down At The Juke Joint Delta Roots Records Gerald McClendon is widely known as the “Soulkeeper”. Born and raised in Chicago he began singing along with the music he heard on the radio. His love for music included R&B icons Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding. McClendon’s love for music allows him […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Toronzo Cannon Shut up and Play

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 22, 2024

Toronzo Cannon Shut up and Play Alligator Records Toronzo Cannon was born on Chicago’s southside in 1968. As a youngster he would sit outside Theresa’s Lounge listening to the sounds spilling onto the street. He purchased his first guitar at the age of twenty-two. The blues guitarist’s early influences included Albert Collins and Albert King. […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Rick Vito

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 21, 2024

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Rick Vito 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 […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring King Me Blues

Posted by Editor .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 20, 2024

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring King Me Blues 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 […]

Podcasts/ Turn it Up

Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #247

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 20, 2024

Making a Scene Brings you Turn it Up with Gerry Casey Show #247 with his Guest Trapper Schoepp Worley The Pirate Country Gangster The Cold Stares Coming Home The Dead Daisies Light ‘Em Up Krissy Matthews & Friends including Big Daddy Wilson & Alice Armstrong Pack It Up Black Stone Cherry When The Pain Comes […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews/ Pop Artists

The Twins of Franklin are Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 20, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with The Twins of Franklin The Twins of Franklin are not in fact twins, but best friends who fell in love belting show tunes and classical arias together in a dorm room. In the fifteen years since, they still have a lot in common. They’ve both become […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

Gerry Casey Interviews Trapper Schoepp

Gerry Casey americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 19, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Trapper Schoepp “What’s most important to me is to be a link in the chain of folks singers before and after my time,” Trapper Schoepp says in light of his forthcoming album, Siren Songs. Recorded at Johnny Cash’s Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, TN, Trapper continues down the trail trod […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Jason Robinson Ancestral Numbers 1

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 19, 2024

Jason Robinson Ancestral Numbers 1 Playscape Recordings Saxophonist and composer Jason Robinson just released the first part of a comprehensive project tracing the roots and branches of his family tree on Ancestral Numbers 1 with the second part to follow in October. It’s an intriguing concept and one that’s rarely if ever been set to […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Roger Kellaway Roger Kellaway Live At Mezzrow

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 19, 2024

Roger Kellaway Roger Kellaway Live At Mezzrow Cellar Music Group The renowned pianist, composer, and arranger Roger Kellaway mentions in the liners to his live album Roger Kellaway Live At Mezzrow something that makes the utmost sense but rarely mentioned, and at least here, rarely thought about. The pianist has, for the past twenty years, […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp Magical Incantation

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 19, 2024

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp Magical Incantation Soul City Sounds Magical Incantation is astoundingly the nineteenth duo collaboration between Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp. The duo began in 1996 with the saxophonist’s Bendito of Santa Cruz. Obviously at this point in their collaborative tenure, they can anticipate the other’s moves like the […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Cass Clayton Band Midnight in a Bottle

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 19, 2024

Cass Clayton Band Midnight in a Bottle Independent This is the new Cass Clayton Band album “Midnight in a Bottle” being released today. The album is divided into two sides. Side A includes five songs opening with “Rear View Mirror” and we get to hear the smoky-sweet vocalist Cass Clayton for the very first time. […]

Americana Scene/ CD Reviews

Kaia Kater Strange Medicine

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 18, 2024

Kaia Kater Strange Medicine Free Dirt There’s been a buzz on social media lately led by Rhiannon Giddens about the importance of the ‘Black banjo.’ In that sense banjoist Kaia Kater’s Strange Medicine is certainly timely. Beyond that it shows the immense possibilities of the instrument beyond conventional ‘Americana’ or hybrid bluegrass or blues. Consider […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Rick Vito is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock May 18, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rick Vito! Grammy-nominated guitarist, singer and producer, Rick Vito is perhaps best known as a member of the legendary supergroup Fleetwood Mac (1987-1991). His guitar work and songs are featured on their albums, “Greatest Hits,” “Behind The Mask,” “The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac,” “The Chain,” […]

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CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Amber Weeks A LADY WITH A SONG CELEBRATES NANCY WILSON

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 18, 2024

AMBER WEEKES A LADY WITH A SONG CELEBRATES NANCY WILSON Amber Inn Records Amber Weekes, vocals; Russell Malone, Andrew Synowiec, Gregory Cook & Paul Jackson Jr., guitar; Tony Campodonico, acoustic & Fender Rhodes piano; Andy Langham, piano; John B. Williams, Carlos Puerto & Jeff Littleton, bass; Fritz Wise, Donald Barrett & Oscar Seaton, drums/percussion; Joey […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Countermeasure ORCHESTRAL SESSIONS

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 18, 2024

COUNTERMEASURE ORCHESTRAL SESSIONS Independent Label VOCALS: Gianna Antonacci, Nina Brown, Elora Burns, Icarus Devdas, J-M Erlendson, Marla Kishimoto, Qwyn Alexis, Tara Park, Hayley Preziosi, Daniel Boyle, Jeremy Voltz and Aaron Jensen, composer/arranger/lyricist; Charles Cozens, orchestrator/conductor of the Burlington New Millennium Orchestra. An Internationally acclaimed Canadian 12-member vocal group called Countermeasure has released their fourth studio […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Jazz

Bob Anderson LIVE!

DD McNeil cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 17, 2024

BOB ANDERSON LIVE! Jazz Hang Records Bob Anderson, vocals/composer; Vince Falcone, piano; Joe Lano, guitar. Orchestra In 2015, VHI voted Bob Anderson the #1 celebrity vocal impersonator in the world. This is an honor that People magazine also crowned him with, and Tony Bennett proclaimed, “He does me really well … He does everybody well! […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana

Pokey LaFarge Rhumba Country

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, jazz CD, Jazz Review, making a Scene May 17, 2024

Pokey LaFarge Rhumba Country New West Pokey LaFarge has crafted perhaps the best ‘feel good’ album of the year so far with the tongue-in-cheek titled Rhumba Country, a sarcastic jab at trying to conveniently pigeonhole music into defined genres. Here he embraces music from many areas of the globe, including mambo, tropicalia, rocksteady, and early […]

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