Each week we interview independent musicians about their career, the Music Business and their views of what is happening in their genre.
americana, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tim Wright of Blind Fiction. Tim began his music career playing saxophone in front of his childhood home at the age of 10. Music became a focus when he attended Waukesha South High School where he earned the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award his senior year as […]
blues, blues-rock, dead show dealers, gerry casey, indie Blues, roots, roots rock
Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Stone and Robert of The Dead Show Dealers! The Dead Show Dealers are an Aggressive/Americana band founded in Central Florida. A single styling or genre cannot define their sound. As you can hear in their music; they have a bit of punk, rockabilly, country, bluegrass, blues, and rock. […]
making a Scene, porcelan, r&B, soul
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Porcelan Recording artist and songwriter, born and Raised in the Westwood area of South Memphis, TN. is today’s contemporary urban/R&B “It Girl”. PORCELAN couldn’t help but ultimately pursue her musical aspirations, having immediately absorbed her historic musical surroundings from a young age while growing up in […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Peter Veteska Peter Veteska was born in Manhattan and grew up in Queens, where, influenced by Derek And The Dominos, Alvin Lee and The Allman Brothers, he bought his first guitar at a pawn shop. A self-taught musician, he began playing professionally at age 15, but […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Dennis Jones 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 kid to grow up. The area is known for its […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, tim woods
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Tim Woods For more than three decades, singer and guitarist Tim Woods’ career has taken him on a long and storied journey that continues to write new chapters every year. Originally from Western Pennsylvania – where he remains a fixture of the music scene – Tim […]
blues, blues-rock, gerry casey, indie Blues, roots, roots rock, tim langford
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Tim Langford Tim “Too Slim“ Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddy King, Duane Allman, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Robin Trower. He is a prolific singer/songwriter whose songs have now yielded an impressive 13 studio Too Slim and the Taildraggers albums, 2 […]
billybio, biohazard, making a Scene, Metal, powerflo
Home Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview of Billy Graziadei by Martina Doerner Billy Graziadei, William Graziadei (born December 31, 1969) is an American musician Who is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of Biohazard. Graziadei is also the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the band Powerflo and […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, kurt allen, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kurt Allen Kurt Allen Band is a high quality, high energy Funky Blues/Rock power trio. With strong roots in Blues, Funk, Soul, Jazz and Rock, Kurt Allen Band has been relentlessly touring the US for the last 8 years. Having already performed from coast to coast, […]
blues, blues-rock, Dudley Taft, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dudley Taft Dudley Taft grew up in the American Midwest, where he learned the values of friendship, roots blues, rock ‘n’ roll and a good ear of corn. With a background that includes Berklee College of Music as well as years touring with rock bands Sweet […]
cassidy paris, Indie Rock, making a Scene, Melbourne, Rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Cassidy Paris! Melbourne teenage rock sensation Cassidy Paris is set to release her latest single Like I Never Loved You on September 4th. An infectious blend of anthemic rock and edgy pop, Like I Never Loved You (her 6th single at just 17yo), once again sees Cassidy delivering a song from the […]
emily cole, indie, making a Scene, pop, songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emily Cole! One would be hard pressed to discover an artist as unique in talent and personality as vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Emily Cole. From her brightly colored hair to her sound that infuses indie pop with shades of alternative, to her loving and quirky relationship […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, Shaun Murphy
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Shaun Murphy! I found my way to the Blues stage at the first Ann Arbor Blues Fest, and was completely smitten. Getting to play at such an important milestone festival had my head spinning. That was my awakening to the Blues, and I couldn’t have been among a […]
americana, blues, Dustin arbuckle, indie Blues, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Dustin Arbuckle Dustin Arbuckle and The Damnations are not a band you can easily associate with one specific genre, and that’s how they planned it. Arbuckle, a veteran of the progressive roots music scene whose singing and harmonica playing first came into prominence in Moreland & Arbuckle, […]
blues, indie Blues, Kerry Kearney, long island, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kerry Kearney Kerry Kearney (pronounced “Car-Nee”), a slide guitar master, plays and works his instrument to limits that amaze even the most seasoned musician or cultured music fan. The sounds Kerry creates from his vintage, stock and custom made guitars are as unique as his song writing […]
blues, indie Blues, Rock, roots, turn it up
HOME PAGE Gerry Casey Interviews Malaya Blue! For her third full-length studio album, UK contemporary blues singer/songwriter Malaya Blue collaborated with three-time Grammy winner Dennis Walker to co-write and produce the simply titled, “Still.” The pair brought together some of the finest musicians from the UK music scene including guitarist Nat Martin, keyboard wiz Stevie Watts, […]
blues, clay melton, indie Blues, making a Scene
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Clay Melton Having performed live in Houston since the age of 15, now 24, he has come a long way since Being named “One of the top 10 guitarist under 20” by the International Guitar Festival in Dallas when he was 16. Riding the success of his […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, malaya blue, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Malaya Blue! For her third full-length studio album, UK contemporary blues singer/songwriter Malaya Blue collaborated with three-time Grammy winner Dennis Walker to co-write and produce the simply titled, “Still.” The pair brought together some of the finest musicians from the UK music scene including guitarist Nat Martin, […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, john nemeth, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with John Nemeth As a teenager in the early ‘90s growing up in the muddy potato fields of Idaho, John Németh was drawn to the hard-edged hip hop sounds and rock bands of the day, until a friend, Tom Moore, introduced him to the Junior Wells and […]
blues, indie Blues, louisiana, lucas spinosa, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lucas Spinosa Lucas developed an interest in music by the age of eight years old and has been playing professionally since junior high school. By the time he reached nineteen, he had recorded his first album. He has a great interest in writing, including an expansive […]
americana, Country, making a Scene, roots, ten penny gypsy
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ten Penny Gyspy Arkansas singer/songwriters Justin Patterson and Laura Lynn Danley had been writing and performing separately as solo artists for years when they decided to form the Folk/Americana duo Ten Penny Gypsy in 2017. That decision changed their fortunes immediately, and put their musical careers onto a new […]
blues, Funk, indie Blues, making a Scene, soul, vanessa collier
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Vanessa Collier “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 amazing.” Those are the words of Buddy Guy in a recent issue of American Blues Scene, describing an impromptu […]
americana, interview, justin farren, making a Scene, singer-songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Justin Farren Justin Farren was born and raised in Sacramento, where he lives in a house built with his own two hands – or as he likes to refer to it, “a living museum of my own mistakes”. Justin’s twin brother is yellow truck named […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, trevor sewell
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Trevor Sewell Winner of 9 major awards in the U.S.A and 4 times nominated in the British Blues Awards. The past three years have seen Sewell continue to go from strength to strength particularly in America where his debut album ‘Calling Your Name’ spent a staggering […]
americana, andrew adkins, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andrew Adkins Across the Cumberland River from Music City, the burgeoning neighborhood of East Nashville has become a haven for artists, songwriters, and other creatives. One such songwriter is Andrew Adkins, who has been a part of the Nashville community for over a decade. As the […]
blues, Dublin, gerry quigley, indie Blues, making a Scene
Home Page Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Gerry Quigley Dublin guitar wizard and composer Gerry Quigley has returned home to Ireland after 30 successful years in Australia .. it’s no surprise that he is captivating the crowds where ever he plays – this is some serious stuff! When you hear Gerry Quigley […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, johnny iguana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Johnny Iguana Johnny Iguana grew up in Philadelphia, where he studied piano from age eight and played piano and organ in blues bands from age 16. He moved to New York City at age 22, where he met one of his greatest musical heroes, Junior Wells. […]
americana, making a Scene, rb morris, roots, songwriter, spoken word
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with RB Morris RB Morris is a poet and songwriter, solo performer and band leader, and a sometimes playwright and actor from Knoxville, Tennessee. He has published books of poetry including Early Fires (Iris Press), Keeping The Bees Employed, and The Mockingbird Poems (Rich Mountain Bound), and music albums including Spies Lies and […]
al basile, americana, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots
Home page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with 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 career as a cornet player […]
americana, Country, making a Scene, roots, singer-songwriter, songwriter, sugarcane jane
Home Page Making a Scene Presents an interview with Sugarcane Jane Sugarcane Jane is Anthony Crawford and Savana Lee —Americana’s husband-wife duo from Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Between them, they have decades of rich musical experience: Anthony’s an in-demand multi-instrumentalist and producer who has worked with such notables as Neil Young, Steve Winwood, and Dwight Yoakam. […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, john fiddler, making a Scene
Medicine Head Info Making a Scene Presents – Gerry Casey Interviews John Fiddler of Medicine Head! All those years ago when two young boys met at school little did they know the musical journey they would embark on in the years that followed. John Fiddler one half of the iconic blues rock duo Medicine Head […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Dave Fields Fodera Guitar artist Dave Fields 6th and latest album Force of Will is ferocious mix of blues rock and beyond that stretches the boundaries. Force of Will will take you on a musical journey in a way that only Dave Fields can take you. […]
americana, dl marble, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with DL Marble From the White Mountains to the Valley via Tempe Arizona.. D.L. Marble and his band share passions for sound, rhythm and the road! Each member brings a unique musical aesthetic to the band and over the years they have grown comfortable jumping genres and […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Miss Freddye As Pittsburgh’s Lady Of Lady Of The Blues, Miss Freddye keeps the blues alive in her native hometown, She started singing in church at a young age. The influence of church and her mother’s love of the Blues gave Miss Freddye the beginning to […]
americana, diane davidson, making a Scene, singer-songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dianne Davidson There are a lot of good singers around today and a lot of talented musicians. There are performers who draw large crowds wherever they play. But there are few true artists. An artist leaves a lasting impression because what they express is unique. Dianne […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eric Johanson Combining influences from an array of genres and his work as a touring guitarist for Grammy winning bands, New Orleans artist Eric Johanson creates blues-based alternative roots rock in his rising solo career. Following years spent on the road as a guitarist, having […]
A Band called sam, blues, indie Blues, Long Island Blues, making a Scene, Sam Bluzman Taylor
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sandra Taylor and LAW of A Band Called Sam! The DNA of Blues icon Sam “Bluzman” Taylor resides in every note of this inspired recording. His disciples, A Band Called Sam – equipped with love, passion and virtuosity – execute Taylor’s compositions with an infectious joy […]
alecia nugent, bluegrass, Country, indie country, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Alecia Nugent Alecia Nugent is embracing her roots in classic country on The Old Side of Town, her first collection of new music in 11 years. Already familiar to bluegrass fans through three albums on Rounder Records, Nugent turned to producer Keith Stegall and a number […]
americana, emily zuzik, Indie Rock, making a Scene, pop
WEBSITE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emily Zuzik Emily Zuzik is an L.A.-based Americana singer-songwriter who has planted her musical roots in a unique eclectic blend of alt-country, modern, rhythm & blues and rock music. She brings to her songs a woman’s vulnerability and strength in the tradition of Patsy Cline and Madonna. She […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, lisa mann, making a Scene, roots
WEBSITE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lisa Mann Lisa Mann hails from blues-soaked Portland, Oregon. Originally from West Virginia, Mann’s vocals effortlessly straddle the line between the honey sweet warmth of the south, and the force-of-nature sound Mann has cultivated by mastering everything from hard rock to rhythm and blues. Her clever […]
americana, Country, making a Scene, the two tracks
WEBSITE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dave Huebner and Julie Szewc of “The Two Tracks” Cutting undeniable grooves in the road of Americana music with their new release Cheers to Solitude, Sheridan WY quartet The Two Tracks bend genres into a sound both unique and immediately familiar, laced with a hint of that […]
.blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, nikki o'neill, RNB, soul
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Nikki O’Neill For Nikki O’Neill, the musical highlights just kept on coming in 2019: recording at Royal Studios in Memphis; performing at AmericanaFest; getting her first interview in Guitar Player Magazine, and launching a guitar lesson channel on TrueFire.com called Nikki O’Neill’s Twang, Soul & Rock ‘n’ Roll. Her 2020 […]
bette smith, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, soul
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Bette Smith Wild rock & soul singer Bette Smith traces elements of her life-affirming new album ‘The Good, The Bad and The Bette’ to her childhood in rough Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Musically, it connects to the gospel music she heard in church and the soul music on […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, JW Jones, making a Scene, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with JW Jones Fresh off the heels of winning “Best Guitarist” at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, popular Canadian blues artist JW-Jones was looking forward to a huge year before COVID-19 hit and halted his tour schedule. “I knew I had to do something productive […]
americiana, Back to paradise, County, jesse aycock, okie, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jesse Aycock Jesse Aycock, is a Singer Songwriter/Multi Instrumentalist from Tulsa Oklahoma. He crafts his own unique brand of music with influences of early rock, the original Tulsa sound, folk, psychedelic, country and soul into his songs. His artistry captures the human condition in story songs, […]
blues, indie Blues, kirsten Thien, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kirsten Thien Kirsten Thien’s unlikely path from a Georgetown University Business School graduate to a blues and roots rock singer/songwriter began just weeks before college graduation when she decided to forgo career on Wall Street for a life in music. Since then she has released four […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Sam Joyner
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sam Joyner Born and bred on Chicago Blues, Sam Joyner is internationally known for his Blues, R&B, Jazz, and Reggae Styling. “Spirits on Bourbon” in New Orleans and “Teddy’s Juke Joint” keeps him busy if not playing with his band and other prominent groups in the […]
blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, peter parcek, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Peter Parcek Peter Parcek’s daring, incendiary and soulful style is a distinctive hybrid. He weaves rock, gypsy-jazz, country, folk, and blues– especially blues– into a tapestry of melody, harmony and daredevil solos that push those styles to their limits without sacrificing the warmth of his own […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Seela! Born to exhausted Indian immigrants on a mild, summer eve, Seela had an average childhood battling the forces of evil with her superhuman strength. On quality meals of Supertramp, Led Zeppelin, The Muppets, David Bowie, & Julia Child, she flourished in nerdiness, topping off at […]
blues, blues. soul, indie Blues, kat riggins, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kat Riggins Inspired by the variety and abundance of music in her parents’ collection, it makes sense that her own music is peppered with hints of R&B, soul, country, gospel, hip-hop, and rock-n-roll. Make no mistake; however, Kat Riggins is undeniably a BLUES WOMAN! She travels […]
