blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Tas Cru
Tas Cru Drive On Subcat Records Tas Cru lives in Chaumont New York not far from the Canadian border. He released his debut recording in 2006. Tas states his unusual stage name was bestowed on him by a Quebecois fan and roughly means “raw potato”. At the International Blues Challenge in 2014 Tas won a […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Thorbjorn Risager 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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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Forrest McDonald 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 […]
blues, indie Blues, John Pagano Band, making a Scene, misbehavin, Music video, Video on a buget
Creating a Music Video on a Budget – John Pagano Band “Misbehavin” The world of the Indie artist has changed over the last 20 years. As the market for CD’s and Downloads diminish, it also has been increasingly important for the indie artist to create video content in order to attract any new market. Let’s […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Thorbjorn Risager! The popular and award-winning orchestra brings forth a new album: ‘Come On In’. The intensity is intact, but there is also room for new streaks of melancholy. Through more than 1,000 concerts in 21 different countries, the hard swinging and critically acclaimed ensemble has […]
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Mark Hummel Wayback Machine Electro-Fi Records Mark Hummel was born in New Haven, CT in 1955, but his family relocated to Los Angeles soon later. While in high school he studied the music of Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson. He frequented the Ash Gove, an LA nightclub, where he witnessed Sonny Terry, […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot Show! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. An Indie Blues double shot of artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These […]
blues, forrest McDonald, indie Blues, making a Scene
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Forrest McDonald Forrest McDonald was seven years old when he first heard blues man Josh White perform and as he puts it, “I was hooked!” This experience was augmented by the extensive record collection at the McDonald home, Jimmy Witherspoon and T-Bone Walker albums were favorites. Mrs. […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, waylon thibodeaux
Waylon Thibodeaux Here We Go Again Rabadash Records Waylon Thibodeaux was born on the Louisiana Bayou. A native of Houma, Louisiana he started as a drummer until he heard fiddlers Johnny Gimble and Stephan Grappelli. He began studying the violin at the age of eight and won the Louisiana State Fiddling Championship when he was […]
blues, bywater call, indie Blues, making a Scene
Bywater Call Gypsy Soul Records This is the new self-titled debut by Canada’s Bywater Call. The Toronto based southern soul, blues and roots ensemble has already made their mark at Blues Festivals including the Tremblant International Blues Festival; the Quebec City Donnacona Blues Festival and The Markham Jazz Festival. The band’s influences include New Orleans […]
blues, endless blues records, indie Blues, interview with a pro, making a Scene, mick kolassa, roots
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Mick Kolassa – Endless Blues Records Endless Blues Records is a different kind a record company. We started as a “personal” label for Mick Kolassa and have expanded to work with other artists. Our goal is to help independent artists get their music recorded in […]
black tornado, blues, come on in, indie Blues, making a Scene, thorbjorn risager
Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado Come On In Ruf Records Thorbjorn Risager founded, Blue 7, his first band in 2002. His debut album “Live 2004” resulted in Risager being named the Danish Blues musician of the year. When the band became an octet they took the name Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado. They […]
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G Love and Keb’ Mo’ The Juice Philadelphonic/Thirty Tigers This is the eighth album for Philly born and raised, now Cape Cod resident G. Love (aka Garrett Dutton), a masterful multi-instrumentalist with a diverse set of influences, a knack for reinvention and a penchant for collaboration. You may be familiar with him through his usual […]
blues, Daylight, Grace Potter, indie Blues, making a Scene
Grace Potter Daylight From the first notes of the first song, Grace Potter’s new solo album, Daylight, it is obvious that this is a powerful and highly personal album. it is her first album in four years and her second since the break up of her band, The Nocturnals. It comes after a tumultuous break, […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, S.E. Willis
S.E. Willis and the Willing Too Much Love Mr. Suchensuch Records S.E. Willis was the piano player in the Elvin Bishop Band when they were named Band of the Year in 2015. He had been with Bishop since 1999. “Too Much Love” is Willis’ seventh recording under his own name the last being 2014’s two-cd […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bywater Call 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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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Second Line Parade 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 […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Music on the couch
Music On The Couch Show #495 – 01/06/19 Listen Here: https://tobtr.com/11496519 ANGEL FORREST – IBC 2018 – FINALIST Angel spoke about her experiences with the IBC and how making the final stage has impacted her career. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE TAS CRU – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC – WORLD PREMIER Tas came by to discuss […]
blues, delmark, indie Blues, jimmy johnson, making a Scene
Jimmy Johnson Every Day of Your Life Delmark Records Jimmy Johnson was born James Earl Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1928. He played piano and sang gospel before moving to Chicago in 1950. He took a day job as a welder and played guitar at night. Since 1959 Johnson worked with Freddy King, Albert […]
blues, bywater call, indie Blues, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Meghan Parnell of Bywater Call! Harnessing the sounds of southern soul, gospel and blues, Bywater is lead by the raw, powerful vocals of Meghan Parnell. With elements of jam bands, traditional blues, soul and rock and roll, with touches of New Orleans, Alabama and small town […]
betty fox, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, tampa bay
Betty Fox Band Peace in Pieces Tony Cavanagh Productions Betty Fox recorded her debut “Too Far Gone” in 2012 and followed up with 2015’s “Slow Burn”. The St. Petersburg based Fox is a five-time winner of Tampa Bay’s “Best of The Bay” awards. For her third studio recording she decided to make a pilgrimage to […]
blues, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot Show! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. An Indie Blues double shot of artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, second line parade
HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Stefanie Nicholson of Second Line Parade Heavily influenced by old school country, rockabilly, soul, blues and jazz artists of the Deep South, Second Line Parade follows in the footsteps of their southern predecessors. They conjure up a vintage sound that channels the ghosts and hobos you might […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Richard rosenblatt, vizztone label group
11 Guys Quartet Small Blues and Grooves Vizztone Label Group Vizztone Label Group President Richard Rosenblatt was a harmonica player and session musician when he started out in the 1970’s. In 1985 he launched Tone-Cool Records and the first album released on that label was the 11th Hour Band “Hot Time in The City” with […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, marcos coll, Will Jacobs
Will Jacobs & Marcos Coll Takin Our Time Gaztelupeko Hotsak Will Jacobs went to high school in Winnetka, Illinois where he was the guitarist in the Grammy winning New Trier High School Jazz Band in 2008. The following year Jacobs was the winner in the Youth Division of the Chicago Blues Challenge sponsored by […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, memphis
Tomislav Goluban Memphis Light Spona It seems as if harmonicists are intent on being the first ones heard in this new year. This is the fourth review this writer is written for a harmonicist led group across two different outlets and we’re only in the first full week of the new year. Each certainly has […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ghost Town Blues Band 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 Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mark Hummel 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 […]
.blues, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot Show! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. An Indie Blues double shot of artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, the jimmys
The Jimmys Gotta Have It Brown Cow Productions The Jimmys are an R n’ B band formed by Jimmy Voegeli in 2008. By day the Wisconsin native works on his family’s fifth generation dairy farm with 200 Brown Swiss dairy cows. At night Voegeli is an award winning musician. In the liner notes Voegeli thanks […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene
Chris Shutters with Jimmy Burns Good Gone Bad Third Street Cigar This is odd combination that works evenly and unevenly, depending on the tune. but guitarists/vocalists Chris Shutter and veteran Chicago bluesman Jimmy Burns (billed as Special Guest) have plenty of high moments on this collaboration. To the plus side, there is ample variety with […]
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Guy Belanger Eldorado Bros From the North comes the most sought-after harmonica player in Quebec, releasing his sixth and perhaps best album. Guy Belanger brings a mix of originals, both vocal and instrumental, as well as inspired takes on covers. Following the opening “Carving the Wind” he makes Van Morrison’s “Bright Side of the Road” […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, swamp pop, warren storm
Warren Storm Taking The World By Storm APO Records Warren Storm was born Warren Schexnider in Abbeville, La. in 1937; not far from Lafayette. Storm learned to play both drums and guitar from his father, a Cajun musician. He befriended fellow Abbeville native Bobby Charles and they would visit New Orleans to listen and learn. […]
blues, grammy, indie Blues, making a Scene, mark hummel
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark Hummel Grammy Nominee, Blues Award Winner, Author, Harp Man Mark Hummel had a banner year in 2014. Grammy Nominated for his Remembering Little Walter CD he produced and performed on, Mark also won Best Blues CD and Best Traditional Blues CD at the Blues Music […]
angel forrest, blues, hell bent with grace, indie Blues, making a Scene
Angel Forrest Hell Bent with Grace Independent In 1988 Canada’s Angel Forrest began a musical career that would span three decades. Her debut recording 1996’s “Secondhand Blues” featured her versions of selected covers including Robert Johnson’s “Crossroads”; Ruth Brown’s “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean”; Howlin’ Wolf’s 1969 single “Evil”; and B. B. King classics […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Matt Isbell of the Ghost Town Blues Band! GTBB’s new album Shine debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart. Recently headlining the blues stage at The Montreal Jazz Festival, Beale Street’s latest success story, 5-time Blues Blast Music Award Nominee and International Blues Challenge Runner-up is Ghost Town […]
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Making a Scene Presents Rhetta’s Top 50 Indie Blues Releases for 2019! In No Particular Order Tennessee Redemption Tennessee Redemption Tullie Brae Revelation JP Soars Let Go of the Reins Eliza Neals Sweet or Mean Eddie 9V Left My Soul In Memphis Jimbo Mathus Incinerator Mike Zito Rock N Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Andrew Jr Boy Jones 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 Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Chris Bad News Barnes 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 […]
americana, best of 2019, cd reviews, indie Blues, making a Scene, viola krouse
se Making a Scene Presents Viola Krouse’s Best Releases of 2019 Viola Krouse lists her favorite releases for 2019 and they made the list for three important reasons; first, they are damn good, second, the music crossed her record player at some point during the year, and third, they made an impact. The top of […]
blues, blues-rock, frank Bey, indie Blues, making a Scene
Frank Bey All My Dues Are Paid Nola Blue Records Frank Bey was born in Georgia in 1946 and started singing gospel in the family band at the age of four. Being brought up in a strict household the young Bey had to sneak out of the house to sing secular music. When he was […]
andrew jr boy jones, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, texas blues
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones! Andrew was born October 16, 1948 in Dallas Texas. Both parents loved music. His mother Gladys was a vocalist with an orchestra headed by close family friend Adolphus Sneed who his brother, sister, and he would call uncle. Andrew’s mother bought his […]
blues, chris bad news barnes, indie Blues, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Chris “Bad News” Barnes! Chris ‘Bad News’ Barnes is a live performer. After logging over 2,000 stage shows with Chicago’s legendary Second City comedy troupe, Barnes has brought that expertise to the Blues concert stage. On the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #32, along with a […]
blues, indie Blues, kern pratt, making a Scene
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Kern Pratt! Kern Pratt grew up with the blues. Living it. Breathing it. Experiencing it. Becoming it. Playing it. You can feel the emotion in every note he sings; every strum of the guitar. Kern Pratt has the blues and he shows it off in every […]
2019, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, music business, year in review
Making a Scene Year in Review! As we near the end of 2019 it’s time to take a look at the year and what we have been able to accomplish here at Making a Scene! We look at our stats to see if we are truly living up to our mission of being the #1 […]
blues, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene, sugar blue
Sugar Blue Colors Beeble Music James Joshua “Jimmie” Whiting better known as Sugar Blue was born in Harlem in December 1949. His mother was a singer and dancer at the Apollo Theater. His aunt gifted him with his first harmonica and he wailed along with Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder songs. He was further influenced […]
blues, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, podcast
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot Show! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. An Indie Blues double shot of artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These […]
blues, Funk, funk rock, good stuff, indie Blues, making a Scene, Soul Box
Soul Box Good Stuff The band Soul Box is everything that the name implies. Simply put this band lays down some grooves that, uhm, well, are really great tunes to, ah… do it to. Soul Box has just released their second offering “Good Stuff” and yeah, you’re going to want to dig out the candles, […]
blues, indie Blues, levee town, Midnight Circus
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Levee Town 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 […]
blues, cw ayon, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring CW Ayon 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 […]
