Each week we interview independent musicians about their career, the Music Business and their views of what is happening in their genre.
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sharisse Germain of JoJo Green JoJo Green has a sound that will grab you out of your chair and shake you to the core. This band of misfits found each other in 2019 with one goal: to write, arrange, and perform the best music of their […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with R.D.Olson The RD Olson Blues Band is always pushing themselves to be their best, whether it’s onstage or in the recording studio. See what industry insiders are saying about this popular Music Artist and their impact on the music scene in Arkansas.
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Crystal Starr Power house singer and two time award winning Retro pop recording artist Crystal Starr is an incredible timeless singer-songwriter from La puente, California. Crystal is not just your ordinary recording artist, she is a legend in the making. Impacting over 1 million kids […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Colin Hanton of The Quarrymen! Colin played drums with the Quarrymen from 1956 until 1959, appearing with John, Paul and George and he has been playing with the revived Quarrymen since 1997. For Colin’s full story see Hunter Davies’ biography of the Quarrymen. “I was […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with David Gideon David Gideon is the kind of larger-than-life character you’d read about in a Jack Kerouac novel: adventure seeking, well traveled, and a little bit wild, with stories to tell and songs to sing. He mixes autobiography, tall tales, and old-school country twang on Lonesome Desert Strum. Recorded in […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with John Wort Hannam In 2001 John Wort Hannam quit his teaching job and spent 10 months depleting his savings while sat at his kitchen table, wearing a lucky hat, writing his first ten songs. Those songs would become his first recording Pocket Full Of Holes, released […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Katie Henry The New Jersey songwriter might have started out banging on doors, braving New York’s blues clubs, playing piano until her fingers bled, and winning over the city one show at a time. But lately, the multi-instrumentalist has raced through career milestones at a rocket […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jessey Jackson A rare gem indeed; Jessey Jackson is quite simply a force to be reckoned with! Far from your average ‘run of the mill’ female performer; this self taught singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist is often likened to celebrated artists such as the immortal Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the Legendary Country Singer Songwriter Leona Williams Leona Williams was destined to become a Country Music Entertainer. She landed her first radio show at the age of 15, simply called “Leona Sings” in Jefferson City, Missouri. That journey would take her all over the world […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the Legendary Country Singer Songwriter Jimmy Payne Born in Arkansas, raised in Missouri, Jimmy Payne is a Nashville singer-songwriter who has performed both at home and abroad at venues ranging from the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, to the Wembley Festival in England. His International success […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brock Alexander of The Ole Nr 5s The Old No. 5s are a rock n roll band from Kansas City. Consisting of Brock Alexander on guitars, Olie Bowden on bass guitar and Adam Watson on percussion — all three share vocals, with Alexander performing most of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Mehuman Folk Hop For Hip Folk, is the signature sound coined by singer/songwriter Mehuman (PRON. “May-mon”), and it resonates with authenticity and integrity throughout her music. Mehuman’s personal narrative is fraught with love, joy, loss and sorrow. From the vantage point of her most recent release. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Aoife Doyle Aoife possesses a voice so full of compassion and emotion that reaches so easily into the hearts of the listeners . This is a rare gift and one that certainly has to be heard to be fully appreciated. In this interview Aoife tells […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Matt Patershuk! Matt’s Grandad used to say: “God loves a trier”. He didn’t mean it in the way televangelist preachers do; who often say in not so many words: “If you pray the right way (and tithe appropriately), God will open limitless financial, health and career […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Val Starr of Val Starr and the Blues Rocket! Healing Kind of Blues is Val Starr & The Blues Rocket’s 6th CD Release hits the streets on January 21st, 2022. The album continues on with Val’s unique style of uplifting, inspiring, California Blues. It contains multiple styles […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the Legendary Jeannie C Riley Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson; October 19, 1945) is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit “Harper Valley PTA”, which missed by one week simultaneously becoming the Billboard Country […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Late Night Trouble Based in Montreal, Canada, Late Night Trouble is a high energy, hard-hitting rock ‘n roll band who all love everything loud, fast, and entertaining. LNT is the perfect band for rock lovers and thrill seekers! After dropping the songs ‘’Sex Drive’’ […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Stacy Mitchhart Stacy Mitchhart’s musical journey began in his native Cincinnati, Ohio, in a home where jazz guitar masters like Wes Montgomery and Johnny Smith were played on the stereo. Therefore it was natural that he gravitated to the six-string. As a child he saw the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Peter Veteska of Peter Veteska and Blues Train Peter Veteska and Blues Train consists of Peter Veteska on guitar and vocals; B3 legend Jeff Levine on keyboards; and top-flight Jersey Shore musicians Alex D’Agnese on Drums and Coo Moe Jhee on bass. Well known throughout the […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Michael Peterson This is more than an interview this is a Masterclass in Songwriting and how to negotiate the Nashville Music Industry! Though Michael Peterson is an Arizona boy who got into the music business through a college football teammate, he wound up with one of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andy Peake Andy Peake has been surrounded by music since his formative days. His mother held a bachelor’s degree in music and sang and played professionally as a church support person. His influences included jazz, Broadway, classical and the pop music of the 1950s forward. He […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with The Boogie Beasts Dirty beats, hypnotizing slide, screaming harmonica riffs and plenty of fuzz: all of these will be served by this four-men band from Liège-Limburg-Namur, Belgium. Boogie Beasts translate their passion for (hill country) blues into a most characteristic sound of their own, which […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Vince Fontaine of Indian City Vince Fontaine is a musician, producer, and festival curator based in Winnipeg, Canada and one of Canada’s most important Indigenous composers. Celebrated for his creative direction of multi-award winning band Eagle & Hawk and his talented collective Indian City, Fontaine’s career […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Laurie Jones Laurie Jones is an American Singer/songwriter that has been dubbed “the missing link between Dusty Springfield and Tom Petty. She has been referred to as “Chrissie Hynde with a folk guitar” and compared to Lucinda Williams and Sheryl Crow for her Americana and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Bernie Marsden It’s fair to say for most of us there are certain bands that provided the soundtrack to our lives. In my case Whitesnake was one of those bands. “Songs like Fool For Your Lovin’ Love hunter, Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mississippi MacDonald MacDonald knows that tradition. He’s been to Al Green’s church and heard him preach. He’s been to Willie Mitchell’s Royal Studios in Memphis, where the great records on the Hi Label were recorded. He’s seen Jerry Lee Lewis kick over his piano stool. He’s […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mike Nagoda Mike Nagoda is an LGBT Blues musician from Toronto, Canada. He began learning the piano at age six, and nearly immediately he struggled with hands that would not respond as he wanted them to because of his Cerebral Palsy. A resourceful teacher helped him […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rumblin Trouble Rumblin’ Trouble is a blues duo formed by Ana Todorovic (vocal) and Marko Mosic (guitar). Though we’ve played together since 2013, the first big moment for Rumblin’ Trouble was the interview with Jesse Finkelstein and Audrey Michelle of Blues Radio International on May 1, […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #593 – 12/20/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/12036170 NATIONAL WOMEN IN BLUES IBC SHOWCASE PREVIEW I was joined by Michele Seidman, President/CWB, Meg Williams-Music Director, Lady A – this year’s hostess, & Redd Velvet to this year’s showcase. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE BOBBY MURRAY & GREG NAGY – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ellanora Dellerba When Ellanora DellErba isn’t picking her guitar, she’s looking through the lens of her camera. One might be tempted to think she sprung up from nowhere, like sage on a high desert plateau, grounded and rooted in the arid earth, but that would belie […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Mr. Lordi Born and raised in Rovaniemi, Putaansuu soon became interested in monsters and special effects, in major part through horror movies. He was an avid fan of The Muppet Show and E.T. and soon was introduced to the world of heavy metal through his […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Willie Jackson Willie Jackson is a native son of Savannah, GA; the youngest of the 6 children born to the late, great Reverend Jackson and, his wife, Annie Pearl. Willie has always been a songwriter in his free time while working to support his family. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Hughes Taylor An old soul hailing from Macon Georgia USA, Hughes Taylor was immediately drawn to the blues when he first picked up the guitar. Today an accomplished guitar player with a voice that is bigger than he is, Hughes has developed his signature style: a […]
Making a Scene Presents an interview with J. Red the Nephew J.Red the Nephew, Atlanta Resident and North Carolina native, knew from a very young age that music was his true passion. Growing up listening to his radio he would often imitate the vocal stylings of his musical influences: Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross, Charlie […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Robbin Kapsalis of Robbin Kapsalis and Vintage #18 The first thing you notice when Vintage#18 hits the stage, is Robbin Kapsalis’ white glass beaded fringe dress and white knee-hi boots as she sways on stage creating a hypnotic visual with the soul foundation of her […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jaime Kyle Before Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert, there was Jaime Kyle. Jaime was the first female rock artist to be signed to a major record deal out of Nashville. Her albums “The Passionate Kind” (Atco/Atlantic), “Back from Hollywood” (Now and Then, England) and “The […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mike Schafer of the Mike Schafer Band Vocalist, Guitarist and Band Leader Mick Schafer has been singing since childhood. Mick’s voice was made known to him in the 7th grade church choir. At 20 he quit college and ventured to Europe to perform for tips and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ilana Katz Katz Ilana Katz Katz is a Blues and Appalachian fiddler, singer, songwriter, novelist, screenwriter, essayist, watercolor painter, apparel artist, longtime subway busker, and budding children’s book author who strives to bring good mojo wherever she goes. Ilana’s writing career began in college where […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Randy C Moore RANDY C MOORE is an Americana Music Artist. A native of Humble, Texas, at 15 years of age he was making his own records; and with the help of Houston radio personality Arch Yancey (KNUZ), his first single releases were receiving significant Texas […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tas Cru Tas Cru is truly a blues eclectic who refuses to let his music be bound to just one blues style. With a repertoire of over 90 original songs from multiple albums and dozens of crowd-pleasing classics, this seasoned road warrior gives folks what they want […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ra’Shad the Blues Kid Ra’Shad The Blues Kid is a Blues Musician and Artist from Mississippi. Ra’Shad was born September 30, 1987 as Larry Ra’Shad McGill in Laurel, MS. From an early age, he was recognized as a unique individual. His immediate family consist of 3 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Dom Martin This interview was recorded live just before Dom took the stage at Kelly’s Hotel Portrush to give what would be a spellbinding performance to the many music fans present. In this my third interview with Dom we catch up with what has […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jon Spear! Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Jon Spear doesn’t admit how long he’s been performing but here’s a hint: Jon was in a band that opened for the Isley Brothers at the Capital Theatre in Port Chester NY when Twist and Shout was top-40 hit. Since […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dionne Bennett Dionne Bennett is a British/West-Indian singer-songwriter, producer, and radio personality. She started singing and performing live at age 14 and released her first soul single by the time she was 15. She is now internationally known for her unique and diverse vocal style that covers all […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Eric Johanson “Eric Johanson’s music and the distinctiveness of his voice makes his music memorable, and unforgettable.” Eric music is steeped in magical influence of New Orleans where he currently resides. However the music has a power and cutting edge that puts it well up […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dean Friedman Dean Friedman first marked his entry into pop consciousness with the Top 20 chart success of his infectious hit single, Ariel, a quirkily irresistible and uncategorizable pop song about a free spirited, pot-smoking, vegetarian Jewish girl in a peasant blouse who lived, as the lyric goes, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lady A This songstress began singing at age 5. She began her performance career as a back-up singer in a Motown Revue band during the 90’s. Her love of music, gospel background, Louisiana roots, and musical family always led her back to the Blues and Gospel music, mixed […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Little G Weevil Little G Weevil is a highly esteemed member of the worldwide blues community. He is the solo winner of the Blues Foundation`s International Blues Challenge in 2013, and has been nominated for USA Blues Music Award, Blues Blast Music Award and USA Independent […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Hanna PK Hanna PK is a solid pianist, soulful vocalist, and vibrant performer, born and raised in South Korea, currently residing in Rochester, NY. She plays a wide variety of the blues & swing, old school folk, and boogie-woogie. She has a dynamic songwriting style – […]
