Interviews and Features on Indie Blues Artists
Home Page Facebook page Making a Scene Presents an interview with Indie blues artist Kirk Fletcher! Kirk Fletcher has a reputation as a bonafide can’t-miss performer. His soulful playing and singing never fails to elicit chills, and his unique approach to Rhythm & Blues music is both refreshingly modern and completely authentic. Widely considered one […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Charlie Treat! Muddy waters tapes, an Otis Redding CD, Bob Dylan’s first 3 albums and a dog laid around the farm house that Charlie Treat grew up in. No instruments. He spent his early years working in the fields listening to Leadbelly, Hank Sr, […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Doug Deming! Eastside Detroit native Doug Deming, now hailing from Florida’s Gulf Coast, has garnered widespread attention for his deft guitar work and memorable songwriting. With a nod to the likes of T-Bone Walker and Charlie Christian, as well as Luther Tucker and […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Alastair Greene! Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Alastair Greene has been a mainstay of the Southern California music scene for over 2 decades. Alastair was born April 18th, 1971 in Santa Barbara, CA. He discovered music through his mother’s piano playing at home and whose record collection included […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brandon Miller Music has always been a part of Brandon Miller’s life. From an early age, his dad would let him explore his record collection of Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Aerosmith and other classic rock legends. Miller spent countless days and nights trying to recreate […]
Home Page Facebook page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Reverend Rob Mortimer! Rob Mortimer, is the trifecta of a Mississippi Delta Blues Artist, a Undertaker, and a Reverend. From the days of playing greasy local juke joints to playing major festivals, Rob Mortimer remains an unfettered, blissful performer, singing with a gravely Mississippi Delta spirit over the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Geoff Achison Geoff Achison is an award winning blues-roots artist from Australia known for his live performances, song-writing, and unique guitar mastery. Geoff began his apprenticeship with legendary Australian bluesman ‘Dutch’ Tilders establishing himself as a fine lead guitarist before striking out with his […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Jonathon Long “All that I know how to do is take a pen and a sheet of paper or two, write a few words about peace and love, Louisiana and the heavens above; Bury me when I am gone, with my guitar and some […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Barbara Blue! Born and raised in Pittsburgh Pa, Barbara has had the blues since the day she was born. She has been performing on Beale Street 21+ years ( June 7, 1997) 5 nights a week. (Always check her schedule page before planning […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Frank Bey! Born and raised in Millen, Georgia, Frank Bey began his singing career performing gospel at the tender age of 4. Along with his brother and two cousins, their group “The Rising Sons” toured around The South making live appearances as well as radio broadcasts. At age […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Indie Blues artist and New Orleans own Keith Stone! A first-time visitor to New Orleans looking for directions, finds himself more confused after the explanation than before. The Compass, with its North, South, East and West delineations doesn’t exist here. You have to know […]
Home Page Facebook page Making a Scene Presents an interview with Scott Sharrard! SCOTT SHARRARD IS BEST KNOWN as lead guitarist and bandleader for the late Gregg Allman. But his personal artistic journey – which includes singing, songwriting, producing and arranging – began long before he first teamed up with the rock icon. It’s a […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Amanda Fish Amanda Fish began as a singer songwriter in late 2012, refining her original material as a solo act for 2 years before she formed her band in early 2014, a Roots Rock and Soul project featuring Amanda’s signature ‘from-the-gut’ vocals locked […]
Home Page Facebook page Making a Scene presents an interview with Anthony Geraci For almost 40-years pianist, Hammond organist and composer Anthony Geraci has played behind some of the most influential blues musicians of the 20th century. He is an original member of both Sugar Ray & the Bluetones and Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, and has […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Making a Scene Talks with Indie Blues Artist Michele D’Amour! Michele D’Amour* is a born storyteller and award-winning songwriter who penned her first song at the age of six and became a published poet in her early twenties. Her lyrics treat difficult topics with a sense of soulful whimsy and wry humor. […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist 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 […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with John Ticktin of Johnny and the Headhunters There’s more to Johnny Ticktin than meets the eye. Well-versed in the blues, having once served as lead guitar player for the legendary Louisiana Red, the open-minded Ticktin is a sponge, soaking up the subtle six-string nuances […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues artist Bob Corritore! Bob Corritore is one of the most active and highly regarded blues harmonica players on the scene today. His style passionately carries forward the old school of playing that Corritore learned as a young man directly from many of […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Talks with Indie Blues Artist Shari Puorto Shari, originally from Connecticut, is an American award-winning Roots/Rock/Blues singer and songwriter, who has been performing professionally since early 2000. Shari has performed continuously all over California across the U.S and abroad. You would think Shari’s been doing this forever. She […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene talks with Indie Blues Artist Mark Wenner Mark was born and raised in Maryland’s D.C. suburbs. At age ten, a budding rebel and biker-to-be, he was already listening to the amazing ferment of blues-based music that was coming out of the Washington-Southern Maryland music scene. In his words, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Talks with Indie Blues Artist Billy Price! 2016 Blues Music Award Winner Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan’s LPs, That’s What I’m Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Rory Block I was born in Princeton NJ in 1949 and spent the beginning of my life in a small wood house with no plumbing, hidden deep in the woods on a hillside in Neshanic. At the time, nothing but endless […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Travis Bowlin In 1988, Travis Bowlin was born in a little river town just off the Ohio River called Aurora, IN near Cincinnati, Ohio. He found his love for roots music at the age 11, when he starting singing for the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Dennis Jones of the Dennis Jones Band! I was born and raised in the small town of Monkton, Maryland, population 4,856. My family didn’t have much money, but we always had what we needed. Monkton was a great place for a […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Sugar Brown! It’s a blues world, and Sugar Brown is living in it and “calling all blues” with real grace and style. The Toronto-based vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has found his full creative voice on It’s A Blues World (Calling All […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Bruce Katz Bruce Katz is a four time (2008, 2009, 2010, 2015) Nominee for the Blues Music Award (W.C. Handy Award) for “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year”, selected by the Blues Foundation of Memphis, TN. While Blues is a […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues artist Whitney Shay A two-time San Diego Music Award winner for Best Blues Artist, vivacious young vocal phenom Whitney Shay sings with a commanding authority that’s usually associated with artists twice her age. No less an authority than soul legend Candi Staton […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE MAKING A SCENE Presents an Interview with the Legendary David Clayton Thomas! David Clayton-Thomas began his amazing journey as a homeless street kid and developed into one of the most recognizable voices in music, to date selling over 40 million records. In 1996 he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist JP Soars! Not every blues artist can create a cohesive sound in the genre by weaving in a diversity of other influences, but guitarist and vocalist JP Soars is obviously not just any blues artist. A 2009 winner of the International […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Steve Howell When Steve Howell first heard Mississippi John Hurt’s happy style of fingerpicking country blues in 1965 at the age of thirteen, he immediately knew that the tame, folky style of strumming the guitar was a thing of the past […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Jimi Bott of “The Proven Ones” Kid Ramos, Anthony Geraci, Willie J. Campbell, Jimi Bott, Brian Templeton The Proven Ones are truly an all-star ensemble. Vocals by the dynamic Boston blues legend, Brian Templeton. Legendary modern blues guitarist, Kid Ramos, drives the tunes, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Kat Riggins! Kat Riggins was born Katriva Riggins in Miami, Florida on February 7, 1980. She grew up in a household where there was always background music. Because of the wide range of genres in her parents collection, Kat developed a […]
Home Page Facebook page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Cece Teneal! CeCe Teneal & Soul Kamotion has been captivating the globe with original, live music for more than 16 years. Their blend of blues, soul and roots music uplifts and inspires audiences with messages of hope, love and the belief […]
Home Page Facebook page Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Steve Krase Steve Krase was born in Brooklyn, NY and has spent time in Ohio, California and Louisiana. Now almost 30 years in Houston, Krase has blended his high-energy style with the soulful vibe that runs through the great city. “The Houston scene is […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Jeremiah Johnson! Born and raised in St. Louis, Jeremiah Johnson is the voice of Mississippi River blues blending with the struggles of everyday life. He began learning guitar at age 6, drawing inspiration from his rich St. Louis blues heritage and […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Damon Fowler! Alongside his solo career, Damon joined forces with fellow guitarist JP Soars and keyboardist Victor Wainwright in 2011 to form the southern roots rock group, Southern Hospitality. SoHo quickly became a strong draw on the national circuit due to […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Brigitte Purdy! Brigitte was born and raised in Los Angeles. From an early age, her family cultivated her artistry by immersing her in the rich sounds of blues and gospel. Her father was a blues guitarist and would often showcase her […]
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an interview with New Orleans legend Cyril Neville! Singer. Poet. Percussionist. Neville Brother, Meters legend, solo star and talisman of the South’s all-conquering new supergroup, Royal Southern Brotherhood. One of the four Neville Brothers, Cyril Neville was the youngest, born on January 10, 1948, in New Orleans, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artists Al Basile! Al Basile grew up in a park in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1966, and in 1970 he was the first to receive a Master’s Degree from the Brown University Writing Program. He began his musical […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Vanessa Collier about her journey, her new CD “Honey Up” and the future of the blues! “There’s a young lady [Vanessa Collier] came onstage with me, I forget where I was, but she’s playing an alto saxophone, and man, she was […]
HomePage Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Big Harp George Big Harp George/George Bisharat is a San Francisco Bay Area blues singer, songwriter, and harmonica player who features the chromatic harmonica. George was a criminal defense attorney, award-winning professor of law at UC Hastings College of the Law, and […]
HOME PAGE FACE BOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Indie Blues Artists “The Bennett Brothers Band” After years of making music together Brooklyn natives, the Bennett brothers have had the honor to perform alongside greats like Levon Helm, B.B. King, Bo Diddley and many more. They were born and raised in the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Matty T Wall! The blues is music that traveled on trains and steamboats from the Mississippi Delta to the neon streets of Memphis, Chicago and St. Louis. For MattyTWall – a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader – it is the supernatural […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Bryan Redmond of Grand Marquis! FORMED IN 1998, GRAND MARQUIS HAS SINCE BECOME SOLIDLY ROOTED IN THE KANSAS CITY MUSIC SCENE AS ONE OF THE HARDEST-WORKING BANDS IN THE REGION, PLAYING OVER 100 SHOWS PER YEAR! THE GROUP HAS PERFORMED FROM […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Paul Filipowicz! Paul Filipowicz, singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica. Born Chicago, IL March 24, 1950. He was raised in the Lockport, Ill. corn fields in the 1950’s. “My sisters played piano in church and of course we all sang there. About the […]
HOMEPAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Russ Green Harmonica player and singer Russ Green’s journey into the blues is different than those of most musicians. Russ was born in Chicago and grew up on the city’s west side. Although, throughout his life he had listened to all types […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Jeff Jensen! Sometimes all it takes is a tiny spark to ignite a raging inferno. For Jeff Jensen, the spark occurred in 2011. Feeling the need for a fresh start, he loaded up his car to head back to his boyhood […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist The Reverend Freakchild! In the tradition of such Blues Reverends as Rev. Gary Davis – such is the irreverent Reverend Freakchild. The Rev has played in many bands including an early incarnation of Soul Coughing with M. Doughty leaving to form […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with INDIE BLUES ARTIST John Clifton As a co-founder (w/ brother Bill Clifton) of Fresno’s The MoFo Party Band, John Clifton has solidified himself as one of Central California’s most in demand Blues frontmen since he started in the late ’80’s. His from the gut vocal […]
