Interviews and Featured on Americana Artists
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Crystal Shawanda Crystal Shawanda grew up on the Wikwemikong reserve on an island in Ontario, Canada, Her parents raised her on Country music and taught her to sing and play guitar, but it was her oldest brother who introduced her to the blues. He would hang […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with TJ George TJ George is an award-winning singer/songwriter and recording artist who calls Columbus, Ohio, home. He has penned three solo CDs: Melodic Groove (2010), Abilene (2012), and Fragmented Soul: Volume 1 (2015). The album, TJC-One, released in 2014, is a collaboration between TJ and Grammy-nominated […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Shaun Lovell of the Missing Frets! A collective of diverse backgrounds, The Missing Frets, forge a sound of Alternative, Indie Blues-Rock, and African Rockabilly. The concept of the band was inspired by songwriter, guitarist Shaun Lovell and materialised in 2013 with bassist Bindu Lovell. The energetic […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Celeste Kellogg Celeste is a CMA / Nashville Recording Artist. Her latest EP titled You & Me, charted on the iTunes Country Chart. She debuted two of her songs from the EP(Country Swagger and Someone To Call Me Baby) at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville during […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rory Block Rory Block grew up in New York’s Greenwich Village at the height of the “folk music revival”, a time when a number of the founding giants of traditional country blues were being rediscovered and brought through New York City to perform. At the age […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Webb Wilder! On Night Without Love, Mississippi Musician Hall of Fame icon Webb Wilder pleases and shocks, soothes and rocks, and meets every un-expectation. Equally versed in two glorious worlds, Rock and Roll – with a strong side of Outlaw Country (Webb prefers the term “PROGRESSIVE Country”). […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jack Licitra! Jack’s Waterfall is the musical adventure of singer/songwriter and musician, Jack Licitra. Pop, blues, jazz, folk, gospel and global music all meet at The Waterfall, a place of healing and learning. Sometimes Jack performs solo and other times with a group, but there is […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Juliana MacDowell Juliana MacDowell is a singer-songwriter, living between Loudoun County, Virginia and Key West, Florida, whose earthy vocals and moving originals unite her with listeners in unforced and memorable ways. She fell in love with music as a toddler when her grandfather hoisted her up on the bench of his […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Teghan Devon! Teghan’s love of the craft that is songwriting began when she was little. She was raised on the ultimate and universal example of great songs: The Beatles (Her parents claim that there is incriminating video of Teghan belting out “The Ballad of John and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emma Hill! In early 2007 fate brought Emma Hill and Bryan Daste together via a Craigslist ad. Daste was a recording engineer at Magic Closet Studios in Portland, OR, and Hill had come in to record her first professional demos after a recent move from her […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Maya Rae Poised at the crossroads between innocence and experience, Maya Rae’s voice communicates with an immediacy and commitment that most artists never attain. In an age when so much music feels overproduced and lacking in genuine emotion, Maya’s songs come like a breath of fresh […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an an interview with The Flyin’ A’s! The Flyin’ A’s perform Americana with a Texas Kick. This husband and wife duo hails from Austin, Texas. You can hear their Texas roots in all they do. This high energy duo is famous for their top notch songwriting, breathtaking harmonies, and […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Jeremiah Johnson Some artists need smoke and mirrors. All Jeremiah Johnson needs are songs. In the age of manufactured pop, the acclaimed St. Louis bandleader is a beacon of time-honored songcraft, writing on acoustic guitar, digging deep for raw lyrics and insisting on studio production that […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Chris Moyse! Chris Moyse is a Nashville-based folk songwriter hellbent on the truth; “the places most would rather stay away from” he says. He has recently shared the stage with folk troubadours like Joe Ely and Mary Gauthier, as well as members of Old Crow Medicine show. Originally from […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sarah Morris Sarah Morris has a habit of missing the forest. From the day the Minneapolis based singer-songwriter picked up a guitar, armed with the bone-deep memory of her parents’ well-loved record collection and rooted in the storytelling fire of a Mary Chapin Carpenter tune, she’s […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Warren Storm and Yvette Landry WARREN STORM Born Warren Schexnider on February 18, 1937, in Abbeville, Louisiana, Storm learned to play drums and guitar from his father, a Cajun musician, and in the early 1950s Storm began to perform publicly with Larry Brasso and the Rhythmaires. Around […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Grant Peeples A self-described “tree-hugger that watches NASCAR, and Buddhist with a gun below the seat,” Grant Peeples is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor and heart-gigging ballads. He is the recipient of the Focus Foundation Award for Creative Excellence, which cited the “humor, compassion […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Danny Kensy! Danny Kensy is a nationally touring Country artist and songwriter based in Richmond, VA. His music blends a modern day edge with classic and traditional Western sounds. Danny has opened for such acts as Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Gary Allan, The Charlie Daniels Band, and […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Pi Jacobs LA based singer-songwriter Pi Jacobs plays what she calls an “Americana bluesy rock thing”. In 2016 she signed to the Travianana / Mountain Fever Group label based in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. In 2017 they released her first album, A Little Blue, to great critical acclaim, and […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tim Chinnock of “The Adobe Collective” All The Space That There Is, the new album from The Adobe Collective, out on January 10th, 2020 on Love/Sands Records. The Adobe Collective effortlessly embody what is rapidly becoming known as the “high desert sound”. Based in Joshua Tree, CA […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jacqui Brown! Jacqui Brown has never really been afraid of change based on her multiple careers, her many talents, and her insatiable energy to take on challenges like her life depends on it. At 22-years-old, she moved from Ontario, Canada, to California to begin a career with the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Josh Gallagher Josh Gallagher writes songs destined to root themselves inside your brain and bring you back to the first moment you heard them every time you listen; he’s not just making music, he’s crafting memories. Doggedly likeable and unashamedly himself, the Pennsylvania native has a ‘no-bullshit’ […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Barbara Stephan She classifies herself as a super nerd. She geeks out and freaks out over all things Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Terrance Mckenna and Timothy Leary to name just a few. And if it weren’t for the inspirations from these incredible renegades, she might not have […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Randy McAllister He’s been flying in the face of convention his whole career. No smoke, no mirrors, no choreography, no industry machines. One of the most versatile bluesmen in Texas, Randy plays driving drums and world-class harmonica, writes incredible songs and has one of the most […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Paul Childers Paul Childers knew at an early age that music was his path in life. He was so sure of it at age 13 that he essentially locked himself in his room with a guitar. There, he started to put in the hours of practice […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Ainsley McGray Ainsley McGray is a multi-award winning artist. Her emotive, cinematic sound and searing lyrics, packs a rock edge guaranteed to give you an epic experience you won’t forget. From age four, Ainsley’s musical priority has been to create a specific emotion that is built […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jordi Baizan Jordi Baizan is a first generation American and native Texan songwriter. He is multicultural, born in Houston to Spanish and Cuban parents, and married to Carmen who hails from Mexico. Jordi is also a multi-tasker, writing songs and managing his flourishing music career in […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Scott Wolfson When Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes take the stage, they’re not just playing a show. Their vibe is party, reunion, and catharsis in one – the energy of their tunes is hard to miss, but each song carries the weight of humanity’s dark corners. When Ron Olesko at Sing […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Nicholas David! From the Stage of “The Voice” to Samantha Fish’s New Label “Wildheart Records” Nicholas David Is Making a Scene! Nicholas David is excited to bring his original music to listeners. The pull of the American South has been ever increasing in recent years, bringing […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with John Surge Years before John Surge launched his songwriting career — first as a member of power-pop bands and later as the frontman of his own country-leaning solo band, John Surge and the Haymakers — the musician grew up outside of Los Angeles. It was the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Libby Koch Texas Americana singer-songwriter Libby Koch (pronounced “coke”) is a “country meets soulful” (Free Press Houston), “feisty Texas songbird” (Country Music People) who “sings her story with a little twang, some slide guitar, and a lot of heart” (Texas Monthly). Libby is working on the follow up […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents An Interview with Christine Smith! Sometimes the greatest treasures are hiding in plain sight. Such is the case with Christine Smith. As a 20 year veteran of rock and roll’s inner circles, she is perhaps best known for her international touring and recording work with Crash Test Dummies, Jesse […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mike Osborn Michael W. Osborn was born in Illinois and grew up in the country on the bank of the Kankakee river, not unlike Huckleberry Finn hiking, hunting and fishing, enjoying the outdoors. His family listened to country music and “blue grass” often, He hated it […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Bill Scorzari! Bill Scorzari’s sound is gritty, raw and at times, downright sad. His songs transition through a multitude of emotions and themes centered on the experiences of the human condition. Of his music, some say it’s spoken word, and others, an amalgam of the voice […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Charlie Hager! Charlie Hager is a singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tn. He credits the majority of his musical abilities to his father, James Bernard, a longtime West Virginia bluegrass player from the 1940’s to his death in 1981. His writing styles and influences come mostly from Texas […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with “The Last Chance Riders”! Fronted by a soulful powerhouse vocal, captivating guitar hooks and face melting leads, Last Chance Riders delivers a timeless rock ‘n roll, high-octane performance backed by an explosive rhythm section. Inspired by The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Nick Nace! Nick Nace’s path from Canada to New York City to Nashville has been one filled with music, but the acclaimed folk singer-songwriter admits his muse led him in a different direction throughout his younger days than it does presently. Even though he was raised on […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Chris Eger Very few musicians are said to be extraordinary examples of excellence in any one genre of music. Even fewer can be described as exceptional across multiple. When considering Chris Eger fits into the latter category as both a guitarist AND vocalist, it is no […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Randy Lewis Brown! Songwriter and poetic lyricist Randy Lewis Brown was born in Louisiana, spending his childhood in pre-civil rights Shreveport, immersed in the formative strictures and music of the church. He discovered a new world when, at twelve, his family moved to Houston. It was […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Alice Peacock! Much has changed for singer-songwriter Alice Peacock since her last solo studio album, 2009’s Love Remains. She’s had three kids, moved to Cincinnati and … gotten 10 years older. “Feel the weight of the world on my shoulders/ Am I wiser or am I just […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Professor Louie! Professor Louie has emerged over his five decades in the music industry as the torch bearer of the true spirit of American Roots music. Seasoned live performer, prolific recording artist and versatile multi-instrumentalist (Hammond B3 organ, piano/keyboards, accordion, vocals), Professor Louie also wears the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Don Gallardo! From the foot of Mount Tamalpais, just north of San Francisco and east of the Pacific shore, to East Nashville’s stubbornly independent community of young artists and musicians, singer/songwriter Don Gallardo’s path has always steered clear of the mainstream. Traces of his journey illuminate […]
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dallas Burrow! By the time Dallas Burrow headed to Nashville in 2018 to record his career-defining Southern Wind, the Texas-born songwriter had already wandered across much of the free world, chasing his unique muse from New Braunfels to New Orleans, from Northern California to western Spain, from […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Susan Gibson One of the reasons Susan Gibson always keeps a banjo close at hand, be it in the studio or at every show she plays, is because she likes the “lift” it brings to counterbalance a particularly heavy lyric: “Almost like it’s got a smile […]
HOMEPAGE Making A Scene presents an interview with Helene Cronin! Helene Cronin is a Texas artist whose writing style combines elements of Americana and Country. Perhaps best described simply as an acoustic storyteller, she’s often compared to Lori McKenna, Nanci Griffith or Mary Chapin Carpenter, but her sound is uniquely her own. One reviewer called […]
HOMEPAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Ben Davis Jr.! At the crossroads of the cosmic stylings of The Grateful Dead and the vulnerable sonic truths of Todd Snider lies Ben Davis Jr. and the Revelry: a genre-defying psychedelic fivesome brewed in the creative pressure cooker of Appalachian Ohio. Before Ben Davis Jr. and […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with “The Nickel Slots” The Nickel Slots take you on a journey through hard times and desperation that always carries hope that better things are just around the corner. With influence from early roots Americana music as well as a touch of rebellious ’70s punk, The Nickel […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an interview with Chris Carroll For most kids, a broken radio in the family van might get in the way of singalongs. But Chris Carroll’s dad loved John Prine, and she’d fill the dead air with “Sam Stone,” entertaining a pair of younger brothers. Carroll was born in Toronto, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Terri Hendrix! Terri Hendrix is a pioneering independent Texas songwriter who spins sorrow into joy and wrings wisdom from the blues with a poetic grace and engaging melodic flair that has endeared her to three generations of loyal fans around the globe. A classically trained vocalist […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Present an interview with “The HawtThorns”! An Americana band whose sun-kissed songwriting, fiery electric guitar, and lush vocal harmonies evoke the California coastline as much as the Bible Belt countryside, the HawtThorns are rooted in the collaborative chemistry of husband-and-wife duo KP and Johnny Hawthorn. Before forming their band in […]
