Damon Fowler Alafia Moon Landslide Records Damon Fowler was born and raised a few miles east of Tampa. He first picked up the guitar when he was twelve; and has also mastered both the Dobro and lap steel. Fowler released his debut recording “Riverview Drive”, produced by Rick Derringer, in 1999. Two more independently released […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Ray Cashman Some folks play the blues while some write about it and present it as their own because it is. Ray Cashman is the latter. This guy is the real deal. His songs are on the radio around the world and his European show date […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #562- 03/22/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11914254 JOHN MCLEAN John has recorded the album; Shadow Man with Charles Barkatz and he joined me from his home in France to talk about his musical journey and the recording of the album. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE DAMON FOWLER – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Damon Fowler Florida’s Gulf Coast has produced a plethora of distinctive musicians, from the blues of Tampa Red to jazz greats Cannonball and Nat Adderley to former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts to The Outlaws. Tampa’s Damon Fowler, a masterful singer, guitar player, and songwriter has […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #82 John Angus Mama’s Blues Rebecca Downes Blues For Us Thunder Your Gonna Be My Girl Ritchie Dave Porter and Deborah Susan Sweet Treacle Tim Montana Get Em Up The Outlaw Orchestra Rattlesnake Sour Saxon Paperback Writer Paul McCartney Winter Bird /When Winter Comes Sweet Set Me Free Chubby […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Neil Barnes! I owe 99% of how I learned to play from Gary Smith, the Godfather of the South Bay Area blues scene. Gary took the time to show me the how-to’s and the don’t-do’s of the Blues harmonica, along with the approach to the music I love. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Rick Booth – Touring After the Pandemic! As we move towards the end of the Covid 19 Pandemic many artist’s are wondering what the touring landscape is going to look like. Intrepid Artists International is the premiere roots and blues booking agencies and is […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark LeClerc From Fuel Junkie! Since its formation in 2014, Fuel Junkie has revealed itself as one of the most promising upcoming artists on the Montréal blues scene. Passionate about the blues at a very young age, Mark LeClerc founded the group with close friends met […]
Rick Holmstrom See That Light LuEllie Records Rick Holmstrom was born in Fairbanks but later relocated to Southern California. While attending college he joined a local blues band and sat in with Smokey Wilson and Junior Watson. Holmstrom was the guitarist in The William Clarke Band from 1985 to 1988. He joined up with another […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Aris Paul! You’d be hard-pressed to find another band that embodies Pittsburgh Rock and Southside Blues like APB…Aris, Aaron, and Matt refer to what they do as “red-eyed, road rock” – and that’s accurate. It’s a culmination of fierce guitar, moving bass lines, and remarkably technical […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #561- 03/15/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11902637 GHALIA VOIT Ghalia need to make music when all closed down…the answer, One Woman Band, her new album of music. I will speak with her about her journey and new album. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE THE HUNGRY WILLIAMS The band was assembled by drummer John […]
HOME PAGE- Dustin Arbuckle HOME PAGE – Matt Woods Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dustin Arbuckle and Matt Woods Singer and harp blower Dustin Arbuckle was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 25, 1981 and experienced a parallel upbringing with his musician father and singing from a very early age. He also […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Liz Presley When introducing this week’s guest on the Turn it Up interview, the phrase- “ROCK N’ROLL ROYALTY “comes to mind. How else would you describe the person who would find out that she was the oldest daughter of Elvis and Priscilla […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jonathon Reid of Beauwater! Like the infamous North Atlantic fog from which the group was born, Beauwater exists in the grey. Not quite one thing, but no more the other, their brand of Blues laden Rock walks the boundaries between both genres, tip-toeing between themes and […]
Blues Society of Central, Pa. Backyard Blues Blue Heart Records The Blues Society of Central Pa. has been hosting a weekly Thursday night jam for more than twenty-years. The 2020 pandemic forced the cancellation of the weekly event. The society switched gears to broadcast the sessions on their facebook page and to keep the blues […]
New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Volume 2 Stony Plain Records Luther Dickinson explains how this 2007 recording session came to be. “The New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers …was conceived in the back of a tour bus…Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathis, and Charlie Musselwhite had hit the road together with the North Mississippi Allstars […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents An Interview with Alias Smith and Jones! Sal Carolei has played with the Eliza Neals band, The Travis Miller Band and Gabrielle Aparicio in New York and in Florida. He also performed with the late Floyd Lee, (aka Ted Williams), Sal can be heard on recordings for producer Cass Dillon. Sal […]
Joe Lewis Band Up Next Independent James Joseph Lewis hails from Picayune Mississippi, an hour north of New Orleans. Most of the music he heard growing up was either blues or gospel and he started playing guitar at the age of ten. After struggling with the ups and downs of the music industry Joe was […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Anne Harris Chicago-based fiddle player and singer-songwriter Anne Harris has been crafting her unique sound for well over a decade, producing five indie studio records and playing countless performances in the US and abroad. Her collaborations, live and in-studio, span a large and diverse group of […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his guest Danielle Bloom Being the daughter of a preacher Danielle’s musical career started out singing in the local choir touring the church festival scene. But after a DJ friend introduced her to the likes of Led Zeppelin and the Doors, Danielle’s began her […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #559 – 03/01/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/119011964 CARY MORIN – COUCH KID NEWS After a short delay, Cary came by to talk about his new single, “Trust” and we also spoke about his last year and the 2020 release Dockside Saints. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE RANDY MCALLISTER – COUCH […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Samantha Martin of Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar! With the worldwide pandemic wrecking utter havoc upon the careers of many musicians, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar elected to use their time off the road to record, mix and master their latest tour-de-force, the astonishingly powerful, funky […]
JP & Ekat JP Williams Blues Band featuring Ekat Pereyra Gizzifter Records New York City born JP Williams attended Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. It was there that he began moonlighting at college coffee houses playing a mixture of folk, blues and soul. After college JP returned to the city and performed at open mikes, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Trevor B Power Trevor B. Power’s love of music flows from his very roots. Many childhood days and nights were spent in the company of the old turntable in his parents’ New Jersey home. From dramatically composed opera to smooth winding blues, the records he loved […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Early Times of Early Times and the High Rollers Early Times is a Blues Rock street poet, living in a gritty urban landscape spanning New York’s East Side street corners, bodegas, and the project park – populated by characters like Little Hustler, Uptown Charlie, Tijuana Madonna, […]
Making a Scene Presents TURN IT UP with Gerry Casey and his guest interview with John Fairhurst! John Fairhurst is one of those people who never sits down his mind is always thinking about the next project occupy his time. John has toured Europe extensively and made a lot of friends along the way.But the […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #558 – 02/22/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11895990 THE BLUESBONES Out of Belgium, the band formed in 2011 and released their debut album in 2012. Their new album is Live On Stage and I was joined by Nico De Cock, lead vocalist and we spoke about about their journey. WEB SITE […]
Curtis Salgado Damage Control Alligator Records Curtis Salgado was born in 1954, in Everett Washington, approximately 200 miles from Portland. By 1976 Salgado was already a member of The Robert Cray Band and helped to launch Cray’s career as he plays harp on Cray’s 1980 debut “Who’s Been Talkin’”. Salgado is also credited for turning […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with John Fairhurst John Fairhurst has spent the majority of his life travelling the world and playing music, meeting innumerable characters, collecting stories and drawing influence and inspiration from the varied musical styles and first hand experiences of a life on the road. Hailed by Acoustic […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dave Thomas Dave’s musical career started early – singing in the local Welsh Baptist Chapel and learning harmonica from the age of seven. Music was alway around the family home – Dave’s mother had ten brothers, most of whom made up a regular male voice choir […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Veronica Lewis Veronica Lewis is an exciting, emerging talent in the Blues & Roots world. A mesmerizing live performer with serious piano chops, soaring vocals, and songs that boogie away your blues. She’s a seasoned pro at 17, rocking the piano and electrifying audiences with music that’s exciting […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guests NITROVILLE When NitroVille start to play your senses are on overload. Tola Lamont posses a voice so pure and powerful it could cut through a mountain glacier..Then there’s the amazing sounds coming from the rest of the band to complete that full […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #557 – 02/15/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11886352 HURRICANE RUTH – COUCH KID NEWS Ruth came by to talk about the new single, her take on the Jackie DeShannon classic “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” and her overall thoughts on 2021 WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE GRAINNE DUFFY – Segment […]
Wildroots Sessions Volume 1 Wildroots Records Victor Wainwright was born in Savannah. He attended college in Daytona and moved to Memphis where he was employed during the day as an Air Traffic Controller at Memphis International Airport. At night Wainwright honed his piano skills in the clubs along Beale Street. He met bassist Stephen Dees […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andy Watts Andy Watts Premier Guitarist has performed and recorded with some of the Best Blues Artists in the World, including Grammy Artists, Joe Louis Walker, Kenny Neal, Johnny Winter, Rick Estrin, Bernard Allison. Lucky Peterson, and Eliza Neals among others. His new album, SuperGroove is receiving […]
Dave Thomas One More Mile Blonde On Blonde Direct (Records) Limited Welsh born Dave Thomas is a veteran of the 60’s British Blues boom. By 1970 he had become the lead singer in the South Wales rock band “Blonde On Blonde”. He spent ten years as leader of the house band for England’s Shake Down […]
The Bluesbones Live On Stage Naked/Donor Productions The Bluesbones are a five-piece Blues-Rock band from Belgium first formed in 2011. The following year they released their debut album “Voodoo Guitar”. In 2012 and 2016 the band was the winner of the Belgian Blues Challenge, and finished second in 2017’s European Blues Challenge held in Denmark. […]
Neil Barnes Bald Guy With A Lot On His Mind Bar-B-Q Sound Recordings The San Francisco Bay Area’s Neil Barnes is a harmonica player strongly influenced by Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters, Charlie Musselwhite and Lee Oscar. He was able to hangout, up close and personal, and witness Freddie King, Albert King and Albert Collins. During […]
Trevor B. Power What Is Real Farm 189 Records New Jersey’s Trevor B. Power began playing the guitar when he was fifteen. He was inspired by the rock n’ roll of the sixties and seventies, and spent most of his adult life playing solo acoustic at coffee houses and bars in the northeast and Arizona. […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #77 with his Guest Nico De Cock of The Bluesbones! Andy Lindquist Bygone Blues The Dead Show Dealers’s Stained The Quireboys Amazing Disgrace Jim Basnight Red Light Moon Minefield Seventh Heaven Ace Frehley I’m Down Ali MacKenzie The Jig The Bluesbones Going Down Ritchie […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Skylar Rogers Skylar Rogers was born and raised in some of Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods. She learned at an early age that music brought people together and grew up listening to music her mother (a singer herself) was listening or singing to. This upbringing laid the groundwork, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lloyd Jones Portland, Oregon roots artist Lloyd Jones has recorded six critically acclaimed albums, toured internationally, and racked up dozens of major awards and accolades. He’s a relentless road dog, hitting festival stages, Delbert’s annual Sandy Beaches Cruises (he’s been a regular on six winter cruises), […]
Ally Venable Heart of Fire Ruf Records The past year has left us needing music that is bold and uplifting and Heart of Fire is surely that. From the first sizzling notes of Venable’s guitar, you know you are hearing a guitarist skilled enoughto equal her Texas heroes, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, […]
Stratcat Willie & the Strays On The Prowl Independent Stratcat Willie Hayes was first influenced by guitarists Michael Bloomfield, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, and B.B. King. He founded the band “Blue Plate Special” in 1995, and released the album “Hot n’ Tasty” in 2002. Hayes has been keepin’ the blues alive in New York State’s […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ally Venable These times are not for the faint of heart. The pandemic might have silenced the music scene, shuttered the live circuit, and divided artists from their fans. But with Heart Of Fire, Texas’s favorite new guitarist, Ally Venable, is coming off the ropes swinging. Defying dark times and rolling […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it UP with Gerry Casey and his guest Chris Bevington of the Chris Bevington Organization! “They say that music is food for the soul, if making music that fills your heart with happiness, and lights a fire in your soul is what you need. Then without a doubt Chris Bevington […]
Early Times & The High Rollers The Corner Dealer’s Choice Records/Vizztone Label Group Sacramento raised Early Times is a blues guitarist who started playing professionally when he was sixteen. He formed his first band in 1990 and released his debut “Society for the Misunderstood”. His follow-up recordings include 1993’s “Hobo-Deluxe; and 1995’s “The Comedown”. He […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Chris Bevington of the Chris Bevington Organization I guess the story begins as I celebrated my 50th birthday and like most people I guess you take stock of things and what you have done and also more importantly what you want to do or try to […]
Veronica Lewis You Ain’t Unlucky Blue Heart Records/Nola Blue Veronica Lewis hails from Haverhill, Ma. located thirty-five miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border. Encouraged by her mother (and manager) Nancy Leotta she began playing piano when she was 6 years old. The performer has been honing her rhythmically complex piano chops and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Erin Harpe “When I listen to the blues, it makes me want to cry—it’s a part of me—but before making this album, I felt I was neglecting the acoustic blues woman in me,” award-winning blues artist and educator Erin Harpe shares. Erin proudly acknowledges the acoustic blues […]
