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Kaia Kater Strange Medicine

Jim Hynes americana, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter May 18, 2024

Kaia Kater Strange Medicine Free Dirt There’s been a buzz on social media lately led by Rhiannon Giddens about the importance of the ‘Black banjo.’ In that sense banjoist Kaia Kater’s Strange Medicine is certainly timely. Beyond that it shows the immense possibilities of the instrument beyond conventional ‘Americana’ or hybrid bluegrass or blues. Consider […]

Americana Scene/ Music Business/ On the Scene

Kerrville Folk Festival Announces Lineup 2021

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, Kerrville folk festival, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter August 1, 2021

Kerrville Folk Festival Announces Lineup for 49th Year – October 1st-11th The Kerrville Folk Festival has announced their lineup for their 49th year. Highlights of this year’s festival include, James McMurtry, Shinyribs, Trout Fishing in America, Jaimee Harris, Kyshona, Mobley, Heartless Bastards, the winners of the world famous New Folk competition from both 2020 and […]

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Mudcat with Sam Aranson at Waller’s Coffee Shop, Decatur GA July 6, 2019

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta entertainment, making a Scene, Mudcat, Sam Aranson, Waller's Coffee Shop July 8, 2019

By Rhetta Akamatsu Photos: Takesi Ken Akamatsu Walking through the door at Waller’s Coffee Shop, a wonderful smell tickled our noses. For a coffee lover, it is one step closer to nirvana. And the taste lives up to the smell, at least for the caramel mocha latte! Looking around, we noticed the homey wood walls […]

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Dean Owens – On the Road in the USA

Viola Krouse americana, Dean owens, making a Scene, nashville May 8, 2019

Making a Scene Presents On the Scene with Scotland troubadour Dean Owens – On the Road in the USA It’s interesting how we come to hear about great artists. Especially when they are not typically played on national television or radio. We find them because we hear their name mentioned by an artist we follow, […]

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Gospel Lunch with Mandi Strachota and Friends

Rhetta Akamatsu darwins burgers and blues, Gopel, Gospel lunch, making a Scene, Mandi Strachota July 31, 2018

Sunday afternoon, we decided to go check out the Gospel Lunch with Mandi Strachota at Darwin’s Burgers and Blues in Sandy Springs. I had been curious about these lunches for some time. I know Mandi has a great voice. The Facebook page promised a wide range of spiritual songs from everyone from Taj Mahal to […]

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Nowhere Else Festival – It takes some dedication to get there, but it’s exactly where it needs be.

Viola Krouse americana, making a Scene, nowhere else festival June 5, 2018

Nowhere Else Festival. A boutique gathering of some of the finest craftsmen and women in the artistic community. If over the river and through the woods takes you home, rivers and oceans take you to Nowhere Else Festival. A family musical reunion on a historic pre-Civil War farm located, well, in the middle of nowhere […]

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Singer/Songwriter Kate Van Dorn Brings Rootsy Alternative Sound to New York

Rick Eberle September 18, 2017

September, 2017 (Long Island, NY) – With a powerful country rooted sound and blues influenced lyrical drive that has been described as both alternative and psychedelic, New York based Singer/Songwriter Kate Van Dorn, has shared her music with a discerning East Coast audience for some time now. With new music and a number of upcoming […]

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Is ASCAP Hurting Live Music Venues?

Richard L'Hommedieu ASCAP, Live music, making a Scene, Performing Rights, PRO August 29, 2017

Where it all Began ASCAP On February 13, 1914 composer Victor Herbert was eating dinner at the Hotel Claridge in NY City when he heard the piano player in the restaurant playing one of his compositions. As he looked around the bustling restaurant, he realized that while the patrons were eating and spending money, they […]

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Little G Weevil at Darwin’s in Sandy Springs, GA, July 15 2017

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta, Darwun's, Little G Weevil, live blues July 17, 2017

Whata night! Little G Weevil celebrated his 40th birthday in the city of Budapest, Hungary, where he was born, but now he was back home in Atlanta and at Darwin’s and ready to celebrate again! He played the old Darwin’s many times, but after touring in Eastern Europe for four months, this was his first […]

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Brooke Moriber Releases New EP “HERE AND GONE”

Rick Eberle americana, brooke moriber, long island, Soho Film festival July 14, 2017

Having Dropped the Single “99 Days of Rain” Just Last Month, the Multi-Talented Singer/Songwriter/Broadway & TV Actress Debut’s More Tracks Written and Recorded In The Heart of Nashville With the Summer in full swing, and having just released the single “99 Days of Rain” (which she recently performed LIVE at The Orchard NYC) singer/songwriter Brooke Moriber’s newest […]

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Making a Scene is now FASTER!

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock making a scene March 25, 2017

Over the last few years we have been experiencing a steady increase in traffic coming to Making a Scene! Last year we upgraded our server to a Virtual Private Server (VPS) to accommodate this increased traffic, which worked well at that time. Now, the traffic finally got to a point that even the VPS server has reached it’s […]

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Making a Scene is Looking for Writers

Richard L'Hommedieu become a music writer, making a Scene, music journalism, music scene, music writer, writers January 26, 2017

Are you involved with your local music scene? Do you love indie artists and believe the music you listen to needs to have more attention? Do you want to be known as a music journalists? Well here is your chance to become part of the fastest growing music related magazine on the internet. Making a […]

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The Brother Stereo – Sweet of the Fall

Adam Signore americana, making a Scene October 13, 2016

Listening to the new CD from The Brother Stereo It’s Sunday morning. I am listening to the first Track from the new Brother Stereo CD, “Sweet of the Fall”. The music, my coffee, the rain outside and a quite house in the morning all blends together to make for a level of relaxation I honestly […]

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The Squirrel Nut Zippers at City Winery in Atlanta, GA, 9/22/16

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, CIty Winery Atlanta, indie Blues, jazz, Jjimbo Mathus, Live music, making a Scene, Squirrel Nut Zippers September 27, 2016

The stage was awash in red and black and it was a whirl of motion and sound as The Squirrel Nut Zippers thoroughly entertained the crowd at City Winery in Atlanta Thursday night. The City Winery is a new venue for Atlanta and it is a pleasant one. Mid-sized with a fairly large wine selection […]

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Georgia Blues and Roots Festival – Atlanta Blues Society Steps it up!

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, Atlanta, atlanta blues society, blues, blues and roots, blues festival, blues radio, blues-rock, Funk, indie, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, r&B, RNB, Rock, roots, soul August 13, 2016

THE ATLANTA BLUES SOCIETY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST ANNUAL GEORGIA BLUES AND ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL WWW.GABLUESNROOTS.ORG On Saturday October 1st, 2016 The Atlanta Blues Society in partnership with The Amateur Advocates Association & The Cobb County Rotary presents the first inaugural “Georgia Blues & Roots Festival”. Featuring top names in the blues and roots music marketplace. […]

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2016 ROOT BALL MUSIC FEST * line up and ticket info

Rick Bowen American, blues, Festivals music, Rock, roots August 13, 2016

EZ Money Music Presents *2016 ROOT BALL MUSIC FEST* Root Ball Music Fest– Monroe, WA. September 17, 2016. A one-day music festival with six bands spanning Americana, Blues, Rockabilly, Outlaw Country Rock and Roll and everything in between. Free camping, all ages, children under 12 get in for free. Pets welcome. There will be food […]

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Independent Blues Awards Announced!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues-rock, Funk, independent blues awards, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, soul June 29, 2016

The Independent Blues Award Voting is complete and the results are now IN!! What Made us different than all the other voting awards is we gave you a chance to listen and learn about the nominees with clickable links to their websites and streams to listen to their music. This we felt is the only fair […]

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An Update for Small Internet Webcasters!

Posted by Editor Copyright Royalty Board, internet radio, making a Scene, small webcasters agreement May 14, 2016

UPDATE! The new bill (HR 1733, known as the “Fair Play, Fair Pay Act”) is currently being discussed in DC! (It is before the sub-committee on “courts, intellectual property and the internet.”) RIGHT NOW is the time to contact your local congress representative to really make a difference! You don’t need to take the time […]

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Zabadodat Means Love at “Darwin’s Burgers and Blues” in Atlanta on Saturday Jan 9

Rhetta Akamatsu .blues, Charlie Wotton, Darwi's Blues Club, jazz, Laura Reed, Zabadodat January 13, 2016

Charlie Wooten said that the name of his new band, Zabadodat, a word he made up, but throughout the show and Laura Reed mentioned that it basically means “love.” And that was a good theme for the evening, as the band and Reed sent love out to the audience and got it back in abundance. […]

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Making a Scene – 2015 Year in Review!

Richard L'Hommedieu best of 2015, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, music, music business, year in review December 28, 2015

This has been a very busy year for us here at Making a Scene! Our daily visitor count has skyrocketed and our new Newsletter has exploded to over 6,100 subscribers! Since we started this magazine we have had over 135,000 visitors with over 85,000 just this year alone, double our visitor count of 2014!! We are […]

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Los Lobos and The Mavericks at Atlanta Botanical Gardens Aug. 28

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta concerts, Los Lobos, The Mavericks August 31, 2015

Oh.The Mavericks! Don’t get me wrong..Los Lobos opened the show at Atlanta Botanical Gardens with a very strong set that mixed Southern rock with their iconic Mexican-flavored rock. They did an excellent version of “No Way Out,” for instance, that had the crowd singing along enthusiastically. You can’t go wrong with ah Allman Brothers song […]

Making a Scene reaches 100,000 Visitors!!!

Richard L'Hommedieu 000 visitors, 100, artist interviews, blues, cd reviews, Funk, Indie B, indie Blues, Indie Rock, making a Scene, music business, Rock, studio techniques August 8, 2015

On May 1 2014 “Making a Scene” “The Independent Musicians Guide to Music Business” was launched with a few articles and couple of writers. Since that time we have posted over 640 articles and have reached 100,000 visitors!! Our rise was surprising even to us, It was only after 8 months that we hit the […]

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Cathead Vodka Aims to Support Music Interest Groups through Alcohol Sales

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, cathead vodka, Indie B, indie Blues, making a Scene, mississippi May 5, 2015

AN Exclusive Interview with Austin Evans of Cathead Vodka! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Inspired by Blues Roots, Cathead Vodka Aims to Support Music Interest Groups through Alcohol Sales After three years in development, Georgia native Richard Patrick and partner Austin Evans placed Cathead Vodka into distribution in May 2010 throughout the state of Mississippi […]

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MAKING A SCENE IS 1 Year OLD TODAY!

Richard L'Hommedieu indie music, making a Scene, music business May 1, 2015

That’s right it was one year ago today that Making a Scene was officially launched .. Here is what we have accomplished up to now! We have published 486 articles Which equals over 9 posts a week! CD Reviews, Artist Interviews, articles on Music Business, and so much more! I have to thank all our […]

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Review: Jimbo Mathus at Red Clay Theatre April 25, 2015

Rhetta Akamatsu americana, Blue Healer, Eddie Ownes Presents, Jimbo Mathus, Red Clay Theatre, roots music April 27, 2015

Jimbo Mathus is such fun to see in concert. He is a skinny guy and he and the TriState Coalition have a very down-home look. In concert, at least in Duluth, he skews considerably more straight country than he does on most of his CDs (with the exception of 2008’s Jimmy The Kid. His laid […]

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L.I. Music Hall of Fame Hires it’s 1st Executive Director

Richard L'Hommedieu limhof, long island music hall of fame, Richard L'Hommedieu March 26, 2015

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced the hiring of Executive Director Joe Jankowski as the music organization prepares to open its first museum. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced the hiring of Executive Director Joe Jankowski as the music organization prepares to open its first museum, to be located in […]

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Ian McLagan R.I.P. Obit – Rod Stewart side-man

Richard L'Hommedieu Ian McLagan, Rock, Rod Stewart December 8, 2014

Ian McLagan R.I.P. Obit – Rod Stewart side-man focus: www.CultureFactory.fr About ten days ago I received a list of promo CD’s from the good folks at the Culture Factory label, on that list were four Rod Stewart albums each with Ian McLagan on keyboards. At the time of my request I didn’t know of McLagan’s […]

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Christmas Gift from Nia Peeples

Posted by Editor Christmas, making a Scene, nia peeples December 7, 2014

Nia Peeples https://tinyurl.com/oyfm3y4 Oh that Silent Night This is my gift to you. Yes it’s seasonal, but to me, it’s so much more. It’s a reminder that within each of us is a light so valuable, so bright, so inspiring yet so often hidden by our own fear that even we can not detect it. […]

HOW ONE INDEPENDENT MUSICIAN DEFEATED BMI

Posted by Editor November 13, 2014

EDITORS NOTE: This is reprinted with permission of the author. I felt it was ironic that an independent musicians needs to be at odds with an organization that is designed to protect his rights. It is an interesting read, and a conversation that needs to happen with the new music business increasingly becoming centered on […]

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Respect Your Venue

Nancy Lewis-Pegel making a Scene, music business September 5, 2014

Respect Your Venue Sometimes a club has live music for free – no cover charge. In these instances the club pays a certain amount to the band to entertain, hoping to encourage an even bigger crowd to come in to eat/drink. It can be a win for both parties. It is usually not required to order […]

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Creating your own Internet Radio Station!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues society, internet radio, making a Scene, radio August 7, 2014

Creating your own Internet Radio Station! All throughout the world there are blues societies, Folk Music Societies, Indie music groups, etc, some big and some small. Each is working within their areas to support and expand their genre in their communities. If you are part of a blues society, a Folk Music Society or any […]

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2014 -25th Anniversary Crawfish Fest

Richard L'Hommedieu brian stolz, crawfest, Dave Malone, funky meters, george porter jr, marcia Ball, new orleans June 13, 2014

2014 -25th Anniversary Crawfish Fest www.CrawfishFest.com May 30th-June 1st: New Orleans music, food, crafts, all very children friendly, Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, NJ. Michael Arnone’s twenty-fifth annual Crawfish Fest was held at its regular Sussex County Fairgrounds spot in Augusta, NJ. This year’s edition featured another robust lineup of (mostly) Louisiana musicians featuring: Terrance Simien, […]