americana, making a Scene, singer-songwriter, will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough I Like It Down Here Will Kimbrough’s I Like It Down Here hits the record stores on April 19 on Soundly Music. Special guests include Shemekia Copeland, Brigitte DeMeyer, and Sugarcane Jane. It’s his best album to date. There! I’ve said it. Touted as one of the industry’s top session players, Will is […]
americana, blues, Elles Bailey, indie Blues, making a Scene, soul
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Elles Bailey! Written by Paul Sexton, They say you get a lifetime to write your first album, and the blink of an eye to make your second. Elles Bailey wins either way, which is why she’s ready to follow the widespread success of Wildfire with the […]
adam carroll, americana, artist interview, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Adam Carroll! Want to hear a good story? Listen to any Adam Carroll song. His Texas peers sure have, over and over again, and are quick to heap superlatives on a stoic artist whose compositions provide a solitary glimpse into a verdant imagination. Jon Dee Graham […]
acoustic, americana, guitar, making a Scene, Molly tuttle
Molly Tuttle When You’re Ready Compass It’s rare when an artist can win Americana Instrumentalist of the Year without having released a full length album, but such is the case with flat-picking guitar phenom and singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle who now debuts with When You’re Ready. Blessed with a crystalline, honest voice and boundless instrumental talent, […]
americana, Austin, berklee college of music, indie Blues, jackie venson, making a Scene
Home Page Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Jackie Venson! Venson’s “…astonishing mix of raw soul, superb musicianship and laid back grace…” (Austin American Statesman) has been compared to the likes of Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and fellow Austin native Gary Clark, Jr. Originally a classical pianist, Jackie picked up the guitar, shortly after […]
americana, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, paul nelson
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Paul Nelson “Blues Explorer”! Song crafter, blues explorer, mystery muser Paul Nelson brings the music home with his new album, Over Under Through due in January 2019 via CD Baby. Traveling through a landscape of blues, roots, and folk, Paul delivers a musical experience that captures […]
americana, blues, Incinerator, indie Blues, Jimbo Mathus, making a Scene
Jimbo Mathus Incinerator JImbo Mathus has a new album, out April 5, that, like everything he does, is surprising in the best sort of way. It is called Incinerator and except for the overdubs it was recorded in 2 days at Dial Back studio in Water Valley, Mississippi. In order to fully concentrate on the […]
americana, blues, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega, folk, lazer Lloyd
Lazer Lloyd brought his strong positivity and impactful songs to The Crystal Moon in Dahlonega on Sunday, March 31 and I was so excited to see and hear him. Lloyd was born in New York and grew up in Connecticut. He now makes his home in Israel. He is Jewish by birth and by choice, […]
americana, interview with a pro, making a Scene, Public Relations, Radio Promotion
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Adam Dawson – Broken Jukebox Media In the world of singer/Songwriters and Americana, there is one person that seems to be on many of the successful artists team, that person is Adam Dawson. He has been called “Coach” by some and friend by many […]
americana, cd review, folk, madison violet, making a Scene
Madison Violet Everything’s Shifting Big Lake/Passenger Sounds Madison Violet is Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIssac. The duo first met in Toronto in 1999 only to discover that their fathers were high school classmates. They are genre crossing instrumentalists with flawless harmonies. Hailing from small Scottish towns, in close proximity to Nova Scotia, their sound has […]
americana, making a Scene, singer-songwriter, steve potlz
Steve Poltz Shine On Red House Records It’s just the light we need. These songs were written during a time of hard hits and dark moments. Steve Poltz is a songwriter. It is his job to guide us through the chaos. Steve has done this by choosing love over hate, and light over dark. This […]
americana, amy mccarley, making a Scene, Nasa, singersongwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Amy McCarley! With poignant and thought provoking lyrics, Amy McCarley finds balance in a new perspective with MECO, her 3rd studio album released February 8, 2019. After collaborating in writing new songs with Bluebird Cafe round-mate and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer, Pat Alger, McCarley returned […]
americana, making a Scene, roots, Ted Russell Kamp, walkin shoes
Ted Russell Kamp Walkin’ Shoes PoMo Roots veteran Ted Russell Kamp (TRK) is back with his eleventh solo album, Walkin’ Shoes, a fun and exhilarating ride through love, traveling, and a witty look at the idiosyncrasies of life changes as only a true troubadour can sing them. It’s an aptly named title for these 13-songs, […]
americana, making a Scene, russ tolman
HOME PAGE As the son of a rancher and a former burlesque dancer, folk rock singer/songwriter Russ Tolman grew up in California and Arizona with a romantic view of the American West. Whether images of the open range of the cowboy, the hobo jungle of skid row, or the cross-country adventure of Kerouac’s On The […]
americana, blues, indie Blues, Katarina Pejak, making a Scene, Ruf Records
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 […]
adam klein, americana, athens georgia, making a Scene
Adam Klein Low Flyin’ Planes Cowboy Angel Athens, Georgia has long been a spawning ground for great music. Beyond the more widely known names like REM and Widespread Panic, are some exceptionally talented roots musicians like Adam Klein. This is Adam’s seventh album, the. sonic follow-up to 2013’s Sky Blue DeVille. Like that one and […]
americana, artist interview, jane kramer, making a Scene, singer-songwriter
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE INSTAGRAM Making a Scene presents an Interview with Jane Kramer! Lauded by UK music reviewer Three Chords and the Truth as sounding like she was “…born to gypsy poets and raised by Emmylou Harris,” Asheville, North Carolina songstress Jane Kramer has garnered international recognition for the sultry, heartrending originality of her […]
americana, augie myers, cd reviews, making a Scene, Tex-Mex
Augie Meyers I Know I Could Be Happy If Myself Wasn’t Here El Sendero Records In 1965 Doug Sahm formed “The Sir Douglas Quintet” with childhood friend Augie Meyers. The band had a top twenty hit with “She’s About a Mover”. They were busted for pot in Texas, moved to San Francisco and re-formed with […]
americana, cd review, making a Scene, Peter rogan, still tryin to believe
Peter Rogan Still Tryin’ to Believe Melt Shop Proving that’s it’s never too late to begin, this is the debut album from 57-year-old Peter Rogan, already a songwriting winner in the Great American Song contest. Rogan wrote or co-wrote all dozen songs on the album with 17 musicians and back-up singers, thereby fulfilling a lifelong […]
americana, cd review, jane kramer, making a Scene, valley of the bones
Jane Kramer Valley Of The Bones Jane Kramer releases her third full-length album Valley of the Bones on March 1st of this year. This is an album of original songs that evolve out of the heart. They make sense out of the things that wear you down and rip you heart. They are also about […]
americana, amy mccarley, cd review, making a Scene, meco
Amy McCarley MECO Amy McCarley is a steely eyed musician on a mission. A native of north Alabama, McCarley is on a course that is true. MECO is the NASA acronym for Main Engine Cut Off. The songs chronicle Amy’s pursuit of a career in music after leaving the NASA contracting world. These are good […]
americana, eric brace, making a Scene, roots rock
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Eric Brace A Grammy-nominated producer, the front man of the acclaimed roots-rock band Last Train Home, half of a duo with songsmith Peter Cooper, and founder of East Nashville indie label Red Beet Records, Eric Brace is a prolific and admired artist. A former music journalist […]
americana, Amour, Colin Linden, indie Blues, Lurher Dickinson, making a Scene
Amour Colin Linden and Luther Dickinson Stony Plain Records Master roots guitarists Luther Dickinson and Colin Linden pared up to make a stellar collection of love songs from many areas of Americana: Blues, country, rock ‘n roll, r&b, and folk are all represented on Amour and what a wonderful mix! Dickinson and Linden are joined […]
americana, Emily Scott Robinson, making a Scene, traveling mercies
Emily Scott Robinson Traveling Mercies Self-released If you’ve heard Emily Scott Robinson’s song “The Dress” or the accompanying stories in other publications, you may just want to scroll down. However, for those who have not, there’s not a more important place to start. Without her harrowing trauma endured after being raped in her early twenties, […]
americana, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, seth walker
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 […]
americana, cd review, making a Scene, Peter Mulvey, There is another world
Peter Mulvey There Is Another World Righteous Babe Records. Peter Mulvey is a traveling troubadour with his compass pinned to the out of the ordinary. He is a songwriter who threatens at being a poet. The songs from There Is Another World are no exception. Conventional instruments unconventionally create mood and the lyrics fall to […]
americana, Country, Jason Ringenberg, outlaw country, punk country
Jason Ringenberg Stand Tall Courageous Chicken Music Punk-country icon Jason Ringenberg is back with his first solo album in 15 years. He is still touring with Jason & the Scorchers, but this is a special project inspired by nature and trees, in the biggest way possible. That’s because Ringenberg was commissioned as the artist-in-residence at […]
amelia white, americana, making a Scene, nashville
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene Brings you an Interview with Amelia White! THE EAST NASHVILLE STANDARD-SETTING SONGWRITER BRINGS SHARP EDGE OF TRUTH AND GRITTY POETRY TO HER SEVENTH ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE JAN. 25TH, 2019 IF THERE WERE AN EAST NASHVILLE MUSIC HALL OF FAME, AMELIA WHITE WOULD ALREADY BE IN IT. THE NOW-FAMOUS […]
americana, cd review, lucky enough, making a Scene, Reed Foehl
Reed Foehl Lucky Enough Green Mountain Records At first you pick up the album, it is dark with starlight streaming in to highlight a solitary figure playing a well-worn guitar. Then you drop the needle. These are powerful songs. Reed Foehl’s Lucky Enough, birthed during a dark time, is one that we all will pass […]
americana, eric brace, making a Scene, peter cooper, Thomm Lutz
Eric Brace, Peter Cooper, Thomm Jutz Riverland Riverland is a place, and a people, and a history. Just like the mighty river and tumultuous state, this album is a source of beauty, and pain. Mississippi is the birthplace of America’s music. Blues originated in the Mississippi Delta and is the only music recognized as truly […]
americana, artist interview, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Melody Guy, singer-songwriter
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Melody Guy! A uniquely gifted songwriter and performer, Melody Guy continues to reach fans and inspire them to follow her through a life’s journey of love, loss and independent triumph of the spirit. Artists of varying genres have recorded her songs from Sherrie Austin to Jesse James. Melody […]
americana, artist interview, indigenous music, kalyn fay, making a Scene
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kalyn Fay! Oklahoma-bred songwriter Kalyn Fay has a voice that commands rapt attention, whether filling a theater or piercing the din of a dive bar. It’s a tenor timbre a first-time listener once aptly described as “butterscotch,” all rich and velveteen, bold, singular. Fay’s […]
amelia white, americana, cd review, making a Scene, rhythm of the rain
Amelia White Rhythm of the Rain Poets reach in and give voice to our greatest joys and darkest demons. Amelia White is one of Americana’s most gifted poets and songwriters and the album, Rhythm Of The Rain speaks to darkest of personal and political loss. The thirteen songs on this her seventh album, written while […]
americana, blues, blues-rock, danny lynn wilson, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots
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 […]
americana, blues, folk, making a Scene, music maker relief foundation, roots
Music Maker Relief Foundation Blue Muse Big Legal Mess Records/Music Maker In 1989 Tim Duffy was a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill completing his master’s degree in Folklore. Duffy was documenting blues musicians including James “Guitar Slim” Stephens for the Southern Folklife Collection. Shortly before Stephen’s passing he urged Duffy […]
alice wallace, americana, Country, making a Scene
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making A Scene presents an interview with Alice Wallace! Listen as we talk to Alice about her new CD, what has brought her to this point of her career and her thoughts on the new music consumer. Lauded by the media for her stunning performance at California’s famed honky-tonk, The Palomino, […]
americana, Jesse Terry, Lizanne Knott, making a Scene, Michael Logen, Sunset Avenue Sessions
Lizanne Knott, Jesse Terry, Michael Logen Sunset Avenue Sessions Transoceanic Several Americana and folk artists have huge followings in the UK and remain a little lesser known here in the states. Lizanne Knott, Jesse Terry and Michael Logen are straddling that line, although their collaboration, Sunset Avenue Sessions, has already garnered heavy radio airplay and […]
americana, christmas everywhere, making a Scene, rodney Crowell
Christmas Everywhere by Rodney Crowell New West Records 2018 Rodney Crowell’s Christmas Everywhere is the album that’ll restore your belief in the spirit of Christmas. December finds me kicking and dragging my feet as it pulls me towards Christmas. I’m not in the mood. No tree, no carols, and especially no malls! The last thing […]
americana, making a Scene, Viola Kruse
Making a Scene Presents Viola Krouse’s Top 42 Americana CD’s for 2018! Viola is one of the newest writers to come on board to the Making a Scene Family. She is highly respected in the world of Americana artists. He CD reviews are insightful and has the ability to find great music that is on […]
americana, indie Blues, jim hynes, making a Scene
Making a Scene presents Jim Hynes Top 25 CD picks of 2018! Jim Hynes is a highly respected music journalist, who we are proud to have as part of the Making a Scene Family of writers! In Addition Jim also writes for “Elmore Magazine“, “Glide” and “Country Standard Time“! He brings us his top 25 […]
americana, Indie Rock, james maddock, making a Scene
Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Talks with James Maddock A rock & roll lifer, James Maddock has been carving his unique path since the 1980s, when the British-born singer/songwriter kicked off his career with a raw, soulful voice; a storyteller’s sense of narrative; and the ability to blur the lines between folk, classic […]
americana, folk, making a Scene, Paul Sachs
Paul Sachs Full Detroit Paul Sachs releases his sixth independent release “Full Detroit”. The 2013 Kerrville “New Folk” winner introduces us to a host of characters familiar and honest. Paul Sachs sings with a phrasing that’s familiar but the story is all his own, and it tells your story too. Listening to this album is […]
americana, making a Scene, nicole Wagner
Nicole Wagner And the Sky Caught Fire The ten songs on “And The Sky Caught Fire” are predominantly written or co written by Nicole Wagner. One song, “Reconsider Me” is a cover tune. These songs find Nicole soul-searching. A songwriter and avid baseball fan, Nicole weaves baseball and relationships seamlessly. There are a few gems […]
americana, folk, indie Blues, indie country, making a Scene, shawn mullins
Shawn Mullins Soul’s Core Revival Soul Carnival Records Shawn Mullins hails from Atlanta, Georgia. In the early 1990’s Mullins was a young troubadour on the folk circuit traveling the country in a minivan with his dog Roadie and a guitar. His debut recording was released in 1992 but it was his 1998 “Soul’s Core” album, […]
americana, Country, indie, making a Scene, matt campbell
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Matt Campbell We talk about his journey, his new CD, The Music Business and the state of country music. Listen to tracks from his new CD and the interview on Mixcloud .. Then listen to more of Matt’s music and add him to your […]
americana, blues, Diane Durrett. Soul Suga, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Diane Durrett This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living art […]
americana, blues, diane durrett, indie Blues, making a Scene
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 […]
americana, Country, kenny george band, making a Scene
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Kenny George! Tragedy has a way of upending even the most stable trajectory. The Kenny George Band knows that fact first hand. After last year’s sudden death of the band’s original drummer Bucky Brown, the group was faced with some hard choices, including the […]
americana, blues, Dan Seymour, indie Blues, making a Scene, mark robinson
Chug it Down and Go Dan Seymour and Mark Robinson Blind Chihuahua Records Chug It Down And Go is the debut album by Dan Seymour and Mark Robinson. This collaboration of two great friends and better musicians releases November 10, 2018 on Blind Chihuahua Records. This release is a “jug-band” album of sorts and each […]
americana, Country, indie country, Jim Wyly, making a Scene, songwriter
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Jim Wyly Jim Wyly was born and raised in Tyler, Texas and has spent the last 40 years living and playing in the Austin area, so it would be easy to label him a “Texas Songwriter”. While that may be the easy route and very […]
