Interviews and Features on Indie Blues Artists
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eryn! Eryn has developed a reputation as one of the premier up and coming voices on the scene today. Originally from MD and now living in NJ, Eryn’s style is heavily influenced by the musical traditions of the south. Her respect for the traditions of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Layla Zoe! Give Layla Zoe a stage and she’ll show you magic. In a world of choreography and autotune, this is one performer who does it the old-fashioned way, digging deep, summoning a smoke-and-whisky vocal, leaving it all on the stage and sending breathless fans out […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Big Al! Big Al and The Heavyweights began in 1992 as the Unknown Blues Band with founding members Warren Haynes and Al Lauro. The two met performing in country outlaw, David Allan Coe’s Band. They quickly found a common interest; their love of music, especially the […]
HOME PAGE Texas born Caron “Sugaray” Rayford began his musical career at the age of 7 singing & playing drums in church, and his gospel influence can be heard and felt in his music. Rayford’s phrasing is intimate and conversational and the soulful gravel in his voice hints at his firsthand experience with hardship. HARD […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Peter Rogan is a guitarist/songwriter living outside the Philadelphia area near Reading, Pa. Peter’s music is a blend of Americana, blues, funk, and jazz. He is currently producing his first full length CD for release in mid 2018. He is also a two-time finalist in the Great American Song Contest in 2014 and 2016. And […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Katarina Pejak! Katarina Pejak is a singer/songwriter and piano player who combines genres of the American roots music, filtering them through her Balkan descent and a classical musical training. Inspired by Tom Waits, Bessie Smith, Norah Jones, Otis Spann and many other artists whose music she […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE SOUNDCLOUD YOUTUBE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Khalif “Wailin’” Walter! Khalif “Wailin’ ” Walter without a doubt belongs to the the new generation of Blues players coming from the Windy City and contributing to it’s rich legacy of Chicago Blues. This definitely ain’t your grandaddy’s Blues though. Khalif’s music, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Steve Conn! “It’s a bad neighborhood, but I keep coming back,” Steve Conn sings in the title cut to his fifth album, Flesh and Bone. “Searching for mercy, in spite of the facts,” he declares, inviting listeners on a guided tour of flowing grooves and […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene Presents an interview with Dee Miller! Dee Miller is a Minnesota musician who has a performance pedigree that spans many years on the local and Midwest Blues scene. Dee’s “barrelhouse” style of singing has earned her the label “Duchess of the Blues” in the Twin Cities and regionally. […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE INSTAGRAM TWITTER Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Seth Walker! “Are You Open?” Seth Walker sings on his transfixing new album of the same title. More than just a question, it’s a challenge, an invitation, a dare. “To me, being open means being vulnerable and exposed,” explains Walker, “but that’s […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Watermelon Slim! Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans has built a remarkable reputation with his raw, impassioned intensity. HARP Magazine wrote “From sizzling slide guitar…to nitty-gritty harp blowing…to a gruff, resonating Okie twang, Slim delivers acutely personal workingman blues with both hands on the wheel of […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ina Forsman! It takes a special artist to snatch triumph from the jaws of disaster. Rewind to 2016 and everything was going right for Ina Forsman. The 24-year-old singer had gone from Finland’s best-kept secret to Ruf’s hottest new signing. Her self-titled debut had […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Willa Vincitore Singer/songwriter Willa Vincitore has been building a fan base across the Hudson Valley for nearly two decades. While her songwriting is an eclectic mix of blues, soul, rock, funk and (occasionally) pop, there’s one thing that ties it all together—that voice. Willa’s […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene brings you an interview with Vin Mott! Vin Mott was born and raised in Pequannock, NJ. Starting drum lessons at the age of seven, it was in high school when Vin discovered his love for the blues and blues harmonica. From 2007-2011 he attended Berklee College of Music […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene brings you an interview with Trevor B Power! Music was part of everyday life for Guitarist and Singer Songwriter Trevor B. Power. As the youngest of six in a bustling New Jersey household “Blues, Classical, Flamenco, Jazz, Opera, Pop, Swing, and even Rock & Roll all spun on […]
Home Page FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the Legendary Benny Turner! A veteran musician of more than fifty years, Benny Turner has played everywhere from the Chitlin’ Circuit, to Europe, Japan, Australia, and all points in between. Content to be a sideman in support of the many giants he has worked […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eric McFadden! Eric McFadden is a virtuoso of the six-string. He has toured the world both as a solo artist, as well as traveling with funk legend George Clinton (Parliament/Funkadelic), and rock legend Eric Burdon (The Animals). McFadden is a member of the new […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Danny Lynn Wilson! After years of traveling along life’s dusty roads, Danny Lynn Wilson has emerged sharing his “Peace of Mind” – a personal collection of Original Roots recordings expressing his profound inner experiences. Polished with the persistent help of his band and the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Cara Lippman “Cara Being Blue” Cara’s personality arrives ten minutes before she does! She and her top-notch band of world-class musicians have entertained crowds festivals and night spots all over Middle Tennessee for many years with high energy blues music and laughs. This dynamic […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene presents an Interview with John Mayall! We talk about his amazing career, His upcoming new CD “Nobody Told Me”, the Music industry and where he see’s blues is going today! For over 50 years, John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music, rightly earning him the […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bobby Blackhat! Listen as we talk to Bobby about his amazing career from the US Coast Guard to the Whitehouse to Bluesman! Bobby tells us about his new CD, his views on the music industry and where he sees the future of the blues! […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Seth Rosenbloom! “For me, playing the blues is all about expressing emotions,” guitarist and vocalist Seth Rosenbloom insists. “What’s always drawn me to the genre is the fact that it allows for an extraordinarily wide range of emotion. That, I think, is the key […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Laurie Jane! Proudly representing Louisville, Kentucky’s musical legacy, Laurie Jane and The 45s are a band of best friends, brothers, and a husband and wife. Their sound is a melting pot of 1950’s big city electric blues with the high energy sounds of early rockabilly […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene presents an Interview with Randy McAllister! Listen as we talk about his career, his new CD, his views on the music industry and the future of the blues! He’s been flying in the face of convention his whole career. No smoke, no mirrors, no choreography, no industry machines. […]
David Lumsden & Friends Hues of Blues Independent David Lumsden acquired his first guitar after hearing The Yardbirds 1965 album “Having A Rave Up”. Featured were both Eric Clapton and his replacement Jeff Beck and they explored their blues rock roots. Five years later Lumsden heard Freddie King’s 1971 record “Getting Ready” and he was […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Randy Casey! Listen as we talk to randy about his career, we talk about his new CD, his views on the music industry and the future of the blues! From the stages of CBGB and Whiskey a-go-go to a recording gig attended by Bob […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Ron Spencer! Listen as we talk to Ron about his career, his new CD, his views of the music industry and the future of the blues! For over 25 years Ron Spencer has been a mainstay of the CNY blues scene. He has lent […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues legend Paul Oscher! Tune in and listen to Paul talk about his journey, His new CD, His views on the new music Business and the future of the blues! Paul Oscher is a blues legend. A blues singer and multi-instrumentalist (harmonica, guitar and […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Ruth Wyand! Listen as we explore Ruth’s history, her new CD, her views on the new music consumer and the future of the blues! Ruth Wyand & The Tribe Of One is a one woman band from Kill Devil Hills, NC. that generate the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene Presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Niecie! Listen as we talk to Niecie about her musical journey, her new CD, her views on the state of the music industry and the future of the blues! Cashbox Magazine has described Niecie as a “raw and soulful…..rocking blues powerhouse” who has shared […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with VOICE Semi-Finalist Sarah Grace! Listen as we talk to Sarah about her Journey to the Voice TV Show and what live is like after her elimination on the Semi-Final show. We discuss her views on the new music business and the Future of the […]
Home Page Face Book Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Kevin Burt! Tune in as we talk about his history, his new CD, The new music consumer and the future of the blues! For more than 25 years Kevin “B.F.” Burt has been electrifying audiences throughout the Midwest dispelling the myth […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Cary Morin! We talk about his music history, his new CD, the new music consumer and how it affects the independent artist and the future of the blues! Described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” Cary Morin brings together […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Mark Hummel Listen as we talk to Mark Hummel about his rich history, we talk about his new CD “Harpbreaker”, How the new music consumer affects him as an independent artist and where he sees the future of the blues. Grammy Nominee, Blues Award […]
Making a Scene Talks with Mindi Abair! Winner of 8 Independent Blues Awards Including Artist of the Year 2018! Listen in as we talk to Mindi Abair about her history, her new Christmas CD “All I got For Christmas is the Blues”, Her views on what is happening in the music business and the future […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene talks with Indie Blues Artists “The Fast Nasties”! Here’s a riddle. What do you get when you cross a Detroit kid steeped in the world of R&B, Blues, Jazz & Funk with an equally music obsessed guitarist from Denmark inspired by Pink Floyd, Santana and Led Zeppelin who […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with the Mojo Queen – Ms Zeno! Originally from Louisiana, soul blues legend ms zeno the Mojo Queen has made Memphis, TN her home the past thirty years. She earned the legendary title by being a long time popular entertainer on world famous Beale Street […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Regina Bonelli! We talk about her Journey and her new CD. We speak about her views on the new music business and music consumer and the future of the blues! Brooklyn born, Regina Bonelli is stepping forward to claim her rightful place amongst today’s […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Peter V of Peter V and Blues Train! We talk about his history, his new CD “Shaken but not deterred”, his views on the current music business and the future of the blues! I was born in Manhattan in 1959 and grew up in […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Talks with Sandy Carroll Tune in as we talk about her journey, her new CD “Blues & Angels”, her views on the music business and the future of the blues. Catfood Records announces an October 19 release date for Blues & Angels, the new album from singer/songwriter/keyboardist Sandy Carroll, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sean Chambers! Florida born Sean Chambers began his career in the Blues back in 1998 when he toured with the legendary Hubert Sumlin as his guitarist and band leader until 2003. During Sean’s tenure with Mr. Sumlin, Britain’s own Guitarist magazine named Chambers as “One of the top […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rachelle Coba! Rachelle has consistently brought the house down to cheering audiences around the world by bringing her own high-powered brand of Blues; from soul, to country, to uptown, onto the stage. Rachelle’s take on the blues is unexpectedly honest and mesmerizing. With her […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Cole Layman of In Layman Terms! Cole and Logan Layman have grown up making music together. In 2015 they met Hamed Barbarji, and this would be the beginning of an amazing friendship and a passionate collaboration! Nick Davidson joined the band in 2017 to complete this […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Diane Durrett! Today Making A Scene brings you an interview with Diane Durrett! We talk about her journey, her new LIVE CD and The Music Business. Diane Durrett is on the Board of the Atlanta chapter of NARAS and we have a great discussion about […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene presents an Interview with Dave Keller Dave Keller is an award-winning, triple-threat: an outstanding singer, an intense guitarist and a talented songwriter. Fueled by his love of deep Southern soul and blues, his performances ring out with passion, integrity, and an ability to break down the barriers between […]
Home Page Facebook page Making a Scene talks with Dale Bandy! It has been a long journey to release the album “blue”. It’s a long story that we can get into later, but first, let’s talk about “blue”. Almost everything on this album has been done by Dale Bandy. Gary Thompson was kind enough to […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Anthony Gomes! The Toronto born singer/songwriter/guitarist, named ‘One of the Top Ten Guitarists’ in the world by Music Tasters Choice, has released 12 albums and performed concerts in 17 countries. Last November Gomes won ‘Best Musician (Live Performance)’ at the 37th Annual European Blues Awards. Anthony […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Dave Lumsden! At age six after watching the TV show “Peter Gunn,” David hounded his father to take him to the record store to buy the Henry Mancini soundtrack album thereby providing first introduction to cool blues/jazz styles. Four years later, when David got […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents the interview with Jim Allchin! Jim Allchin is an American blues-rock guitarist, computer scientist, and philanthropist. He grew up on a farm in the deep South, left to earn Masters/Doctorate degrees from Stanford University and Georgia Institute of Technology and went on to become a world recognized […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the Legendary Bob Margolin! Boston native Bob Margolin was born in 1949. Inspired by Chuck Berry, he started playing guitar at age 15 and immediately started performing in local rock and blues bands. Margolin was hired by Muddy Waters in 1973. Muddy’s band toured […]
