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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Deb Ryder Born in Chicago Illinois, she began singing at the age of five joining her Dad, crooner Al Swanson on stage at several popular venues and churches in the area. Deb’s musical career began in her early teens when her mother moved the family to […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with The Reverend Shawn Amos Amos was born in New York. He is the youngest son of Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie founder Wally Amos and the only son of Shirley Ellis Amos, (professionally known as Shirl-ee May in the early 1960s). Throughout Amos’ childhood and adulthood, his mother suffered from schizoaffective […]
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Jeff Pitchell Brown Eyed Blues DeGuello Records Jeff Pitchell has recorded with J. Geils, Rick Derringer, Dave Mason, James Cotton, and Clarence Clemons. Jeff received international recognition when he toured Europe and even played with the Commitments. Jeff won “Best Guitarist” in the State of Connecticut when he was 15. Jeff has won two songwriting […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you an Interview with Ryan David Green A graduate of Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music, Ryan David Green has performed on four continents, been profiled in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and twice been named “Best Guitarist” in the Tucson Music Awards (where he currently resides). His original compositions have received numerous film and TV […]
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Curtis Salgado Fine By Me Little Village Records This new album by Curtis Salgado has been recorded at eight different studios, four of them in Portland, Oregon; while the remaining four were recorded in California, one each at Taylor Made Studios in Los Angeles; one at Sound Design in Santa Barbara; one at Jesi-Lu Studios […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Blind Lemon Pledge In 2021, Blind Lemon Pledge (aka Bay Area bluesman James Byfield) released “A Satchel Full of Blues”, an eclectic and wide ranging collection of original American Roots based songs set to a stripped down combo sound with drums, bass, guitar and harmonica. Garnering […]
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JP Soars Brick By Brick Little Village Records In February 2009 JP Soars and his band The Red Hots took home first place by winning the International Blues Challenge held annually in Memphis, Tennessee. Soars had released his independently produced album debut “Back Of My Mind” the previous year. In 2011 Soars followed-up with “More […]
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Little Feat Sam’s Place Hot Tomato Productions / MRI Little Feat’s 55 years have encompassed a colorful mélange of seven configurations, 13 members including nine singers, and six of them principal lead singers. Their music has traversed a spectrum from garage rock and roll to the blues, country, impressionistic jazz, and swamp-drenched and New Orleans-styled […]
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Alastair Greene Standing Out Loud Ruf Records This is Alastair Greene’s new album set for release on 5/17. The album was recorded in two separate sessions. The longer Nashville Session was recorded between January 5th and January 9th, 2024 and includes eight songs. Recorded at the House Of Grease in Nashville, the album is co-produced […]
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Matt “Guitar” Murpny True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy Nola Blue Records Matt Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi in December of 1929. He was raised in Memphis and moved to Chicago when he was nineteen. Murphy’s blues career was launched by the early 1950’s and includes working with Howlin’ Wolf, Little […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Until the Sun 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 […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Until The Sun Until the Sun, a Rocking Blues band, was formed in 2017. Their music includes and often fuses elements of Blues, Alternative Rock, Pink-Floyd-esque Psychedelia, and Jazz. Until the Sun quickly began playing national shows, has opened up for famous Blues and Rock artists, […]
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Rick Estrin and the Nightcats The Hits Keep Coming Alligator Records For over thirty years Rick Estrin was the frontman for Little Charlie And The Nightcats. During the time with them he won two Blues Music Awards; Song of The Year and Best Instrumentalist-Harmonica. When Charlie Baty retired from touring in 2008 Estrin re-formed the […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jamie Williams and the Roots Collective Jamie Williams and the Roots Collective are Jamie Williams on vocals & rhythm guitar; Dave ‘The Hat’ Milligan on lead guitar; Jake ‘The Dude’ Milligan on Bass & James Bacon on drums. They exist on an imaginary tightrope stretching […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Teresa Storch Band In 2020 Teresa Storch Band began recording a full length album with drummer Travis Moberg (Sylva, Dang’o) and producer Tony Dickinson, who tours with the rock-arena show Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Initial recordings were done at Chimaera Sound Studios, with overdubs done with current drummer Chris Wright at Cinder Sound Studio. The result is the […]
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Dana Cooper The Ghost of Tucumcari Self-released Dana Cooper is treating The Ghost of Tucumcari as a celebration of 50 years in the music business and these luminaries – Lyle Lovett, Shake Russell, Hayes Carll, Susan Gibson, Libby Koch, Mando Saena, Darden Smith, David Starr, and Gillian Tuite all participate. Another key aspect of this […]
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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kristian Montgomery of Kristian Montgomery and the Winterkill Band If this is the age of the outsider, Kristian Montgomery might be starting to fit in… but don’t tell him that. Montgomery grew up poor, prefers to catch his own meals on the waters off Cape Cod and has […]
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Stephanie Sammons Time and Evolution Self-released Time and Evolution is the full-length debut for Texas-based singer-songwriter Stephanie Sammons, produced by provocative singer-songwriter Mary Bragg with an assist on certain songs from Guy Clark sidekick, Verlon Thompson. Those two lend some cred but these folk-based songs are all from Sammons’ pen, a set of honest, thought-provoking […]
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Specky Cults A Different Kind Of Difficult Independent A band who tells a story, a story about themselves, their journey and about life in general That’s Specky Cult: Andy McGrevy, Rob Glover and Carol Stephen. Coming from the north east of England. Local heroes Specky Cult are serving up a dose of laughter with their new […]
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Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere About Time Tower High/Wide Tracks Music This new album by Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere presents a soulful blend of Salim’s guitar and Carriere’s harmonica. Salim relocated from Brazil, where he established a solid solo career, to Los Angeles in 2014 becoming one of the busiest and most respected guitarists […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Orianthi 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 […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Orianthi Orianthi could not have known when she picked up a guitar at the age of 6, her life would never be the same. Her instant affinity for the instrument quickly grew into a full-blown love affair. Born into a Greek family in the southern Australian […]
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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up With Gerry Casey Show #244 with is Guest Ghalia Volt Mob Rules Fame Johnny Thunders These Boots Are Made For Walking Live !! Georgina White Healer The Commoners See You Again Wildstreet Featuring Guernica Mancini Joanne Shaw Taylor The Devil In Me Slash/Chris Stapleton Oh Well Susan […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Ghalia Volt Joshua Tree, California. A place where rock ‘n’ roll mythology is made, for better and worse. It was under these same burnished skies that Gram Parsons’ stolen body was set ablaze. Where U2 announced their bid for global infamy. And as Ghalia […]
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Johnny Burgin Ramblin from Coast to Coast Straight Shooter Records Johnny Burgin attended The University of Chicago to study writing but soon fell into the Chicago Blues scene. His first professional gig was backing the vocalist Taildragger. Burgin later toured with both Pinetop Perkins and Sam Lay. He also worked with many others including Eddie […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Katie Oates Katie Oates knows how to sing. She’s been singing for as long as she can remember. The daughter of a preacher, she belted hymns from her crib as a toddler to wake up her parents. Over the years she has trained with vocal coaches […]
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Frankie Boy and the Blues Express Young Man Blues Independent Frankie Maneiro also known as Frankie Boy opens “Young Man’s Blues” with a narrative and tribute to Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson. The band was winner of the 2019 and 2022 Granite State Blues Society Blues Challenge. They also represented New Hampshire at the International Blues […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cryin’ Out Loud 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 […]
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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it Up with Gerry Casey Show #243 with his Guest Todd Sharpville Anvil Feed Your Fantasy FM Don’t Need Another Heartache Lansdowne Bury Me In Georgia Nick Gravenites featuring Charlie Musselwhite & Jimmy Vivino Blues Back Off Me Robert Jon & The Wreck Worried Mind Feuerschwanz Valhalla Calling AK […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Cryin’ Out Loud Cryin’ Out Loud is a dynamic blues band that is currently touring and recording albums. And with that we are happy to announce that Cryin’ Out Loud’s ‘Play Loud, Smoke Often’ is coming soon! Produced by Grammy award winner Paul Nelson and recorded […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Todd Sharpville Americana/Blues stalwart Todd Sharpville has been at the coalface of grass roots music for 30 years as a respected guitarist, singer, songwriter. The list of artists he’s worked with / for is long & diverse. Icons such as Joe Cocker, BB King, […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you an Interview with John Shipe Spring of 2024 marks my 33rd year in the Biz with the release of my 13 project – Water This Dark. It has been a surprisingly fruitful stretch since my last release, The Beast Is Back (considering the COVID Pandemic and a dormant […]
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Heather Little By Now Need To Know Heather Little was a new name to this writer and to most of you. She’s only released one album, 2013’s Wings Like These. Yet, when viewing the musicians and vocalists in the liners, the likes of Audley Freed, Duke Levine, Jared Tyler, Paul Griffith, Eamon McLoughlin, Patty Griffin, […]
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The Sugar Darlings Thirsty For Your Love Independent The Sugar Darlings are an up and coming band out of Montreal formed in 2020. They are the winner of the Quebec to Memphis competition representing the Montreal Blues Society at the 2024 International Blues Challenge. They were also nominated for “New Group Of The Year” at […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Brothers Brown 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 […]
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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it Up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Hollis Dorian! Moreland & Ardbuckle Tall Boogie Cedric Burnside I Know Dust Bolt Disco Nectiom Rhapsody Of Fire A Brave New Hope Mob Rules Run To The Hills Hero In Error Enemy Within Mammal Keanu Reeves Tom Killner Light It Up […]
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Paul Oscher Live At The Tombs House of Detention, NYC Blues Fidelity Recordings Paul Oscher received his first harmonica when he was twelve. He taught himself how to play while working his day job delivering groceries. At the age of fifteen Paul was already playing Black clubs in Brooklyn. Paul was seventeen when he was […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Hollis Dorian Hollis Dorian is an Award-Winning Country Music Singer/Songwriter from Central Florida. His latest EP ‘Country By Birthright’ garnered him an award for Country Song Of The Year (Multiple Writers) at the 2023 Josie Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee for the single ‘Country […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interviews with The Brothers Brown The Brothers Brown are fronted by two musicians named Paul Brown. One is a double Grammy winning producer, guitarist, singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. The other is a Grammy nominated producer, keyboardist and songwriter based in Nashville. The band is completed by […]
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Rees Shad The Galahad Blues Self-released Rees Shad is one of the most prolific artists on the scene, having released some 30 albums in his three decades as a recording artist. He’s a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and storyteller rife with unexpected themes and ideas. Beyond that he is a polymath of first order, a luthier, a […]
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Chris Badnews Barnes Badnews Travels Fast Gulf Coast Records “Hokum,” according to Webster’s: a word probably created as a blend of “hocus-pocus” (meaningless talk or activity) and “bunkum” (nonsense). “Hokum blues,” as defined on Wikipedia: “A particular song type of American blues music which uses extended analogies or euphemistic terms to make humorous, sexual innuendos.” […]
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Big Harp George Cooking with Gas Blues Mountain Records George Bisharat a.k.a. Big Harp George is a San Francisco singer, songwriter and harmonica player. He favors the chromatic harp which gives his music a Jazz like sound. Formerly George was a criminal defense attorney and award winning professor at the University of California. Early harp […]
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Reverend Shawn Amos Soul Brother No. 1 Immediate Family Records This is the Reverend Shawn Amos’ newest recording on Immediate Family Records. Amos is the son of Wally Amos founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie brand and singer Shirlee Ellis professionally known as Shirlee May. Born in New York City Amos attended film […]
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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show 241 with his guest Brad Guitar Wilson The Davy K.Project Afterglow Jimmy C. &The Blues Dragons Whole Lotta Fun Evol Walks Spirit In The Sky The Cold Stares Horse To Water The Reverend Shawn Amos It’s All Change Jennifer Lyn & The Groove […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Emanuel Casablanca 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 […]
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Making a Scene Brings you an interview with Emanuel Casablanca Emanuel Casablanca is an ideal example of an artist who possesses the ability, ingenuity and the passion that drives him to succeed. Happily, the combination has paid off. The Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer and songwriter has worked with an array of A-list performers over the course […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s interview with Brad “Guitar” Wilson Overall, Brad “Guitar” Wilson is a rising star in the blues scene, captivating audiences with his soulful music, engaging performances, and undeniable talent. He’s sure to continue making waves in the years to come. Early beginnings: Brad’s musical journey started in California, […]
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Old 97s American Primitive ATO One of Americana’s most enduring bands, The Old 97’s celebrate their 30th anniversary with American Primitive, their 13th album. These guys have been around before the term Americana became a ‘thing,” labeled originally as an alt-country outfit. The Old 97s have always painted a realistic, though daunting picture of our […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you an Interview with Jubal Lee Young! There are generally certain expectations that accompany the careers of any offspring born to famous parents. After all, it’s naturally assumed that the bloodline will assure the gene pool remains intact. Consider then the anticipation that might greet the son of not […]
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Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams All This Time Royal Potato Family The husband-and-wife duo of Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams return with their fourth album, and All This Time just feels different than the others. It’s as if the duo is no longer in the shadow of Levon Helm or Bob Dylan, two artists that […]
