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Grant Dermody My Dony

Jim Hynes americana, blues roots, indie Blues, making a Scene May 9, 2020

Grant Dermody My Dony Self-released Just listen to the opening title track and it’s immensely clear that this is a deep blues album. Tread in a little further and learn that multi-Grammy award winning musician and producer Dirk Powell partnered with Dermody in the production, songwriting, and, as per usual, brought an arsenal of instruments, […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus/ Podcasts

Live from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joel DaSilva

Richard L'Hommedieu blues roots, indie Blues, Joel DaSilva, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene August 8, 2018

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joel DaSilva This is the voice of indie blues, the show that is dedicated to bringing you the future of the blues which, through innovation and creativity, they are creating new original music from it’s roots. These artists embrace the diversity of […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors

Jim Hynes blues, blues roots, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots June 12, 2018

Mark Wenner Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors EllerSoul Harp ace Mark Wenner, founder and band leader for Washington D.C.’s long-running Nighthawks, has put together a pure straight-ahead blues band in his latest side project. As you may know, The Nighthawks began as a solid traditional blues band in the late ‘70s but have grown into a […]