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The Soulful Femme are Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock August 1, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Stevee Wellons and Cheryl Rinovato of Soulful Femme! Stevee Wellons V O C A L I S T Vocalist Stephanie Wellons, aka Stevee Wellons, has been performing in the tri-state area for the last 25 years and is known for her high-energy stage presence and performance. […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Patty Tuite

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock August 1, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Patty Tuite 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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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #101

Gerry Casey americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock August 1, 2021

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Mark Wright Tri State Corner Hypocrisia Shotgun Mistress May She Never Walk Alone MC Roads Smile Like A Knife Under The Influence Crows Rhapsody Of Fire Glory For Salvation Julian Sas Mercy Earl &The Agitators Where’s there Rock and Roll Eric Gales […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Mark Wright

Gerry Casey ac/dc, Hard Rock, making a Scene, Rock July 31, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Mark Wright! Mark Wright is a rocker to the core, I’ve been lucky enough to see this rock n’ roll dynamo in action. His presence on stage is so dynamic and powerful a natural rock n’ roll star. So when legendary Newcastle rockers were looking […]

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Patty Tuite Is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 31, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Patty Tuite Patty Tuite is a singer/songwriter who embraces the genre of blues, rock music and beyond. Strong influences in her style come from listening to notable artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James and Susan Tedeschi. Already having three highly acclaimed releases to […]

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Los Lobos Native Sons

Jim Hynes americana, Indie Rock, Los Lobos, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 30, 2021

Los Lobos Native Sons New West Besides their 2019 Christmas album, Llego Navidad, it’s been six years since we heard from the iconic band Los Lobos who return now with Native Sons. They are indeed native sons of Los Angeles, hence the album title and an album that pays homage to L.A.’s musical heritage and […]

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Amanda Grace is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, Country, country rock, indie, Indie Rock, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 30, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Amanda Grace! Amanda does not claim a particular genre of music, and in doing so enjoys variety in her music and audiences. She has produced music drifting between folk and rock. With roots as a pianist her writing is thematically varied with an emphasis on melody […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot July 2021 #4

Posted by Editor indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast July 29, 2021

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 […]

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Son Volt Electro Melodier

Jim Hynes americana, Country, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 29, 2021

Son Volt Electro Melodier Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers Electro Melodier is alt country pioneering Son Volt’s tenth studio album, a year after marking, sadly without touring, the 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking 1995 debut, Trace. Son Volt has always been defined by front man Jay Farrar’s weary, soulful, and inexplicably comforting voice as well his songwriting. […]

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Music on the Couch Show #576

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Music on the couch, roots, roots rock July 28, 2021

MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #576 – 07/26/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11952405 TOMMY Z – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Tommy Z is back with new music. The album is Plug In & Play, containing 11 tracks and featuring Producer Tom Hambridge. It was great to catch up with Tommy, who has many side projects including his […]

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Mick Kolassa Wasted Youth

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 28, 2021

Mick Kolassa Wasted Youth Endless Blues The prolific, recently relocated to Memphis, resilient Mick Kolassa returns with a smile on his face after as devastating a year as any could endure. Kolassa lost his wife and many close friends but rather than sinking into maudlin self-pity, these losses inspire the album as Kolassa, in his […]

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Andy Lindquist Stand Abide Endure

Gerry Casey blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 27, 2021

Andy Lindquist Stand Abide Endure This album is really special for a number of reasons. Firstly it’s the 75th album of Andy’s career an achievement in its self. Secondly it’s a return of another blues album which I have to say finds Andy in his natural musical habitat. Vocally Andy on this album has given […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mike Zito

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 27, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mike Zito 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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Mike Zito is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, mike zito, Rock, roots, roots rock July 26, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mike ZIto! Mike Zito is one of the most lauded artists in the contemporary blues arena today and rightfully so, but for him, the thing that counts the most is maintaining his honesty, authenticity and integrity. Those are the qualities that have steered Zito’s career since […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eamonn McCormack

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 26, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eamonn McCormack 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 […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

Moors and McCumber are Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, Country, making a Scene, roots, singer-songwriter, songwriter July 25, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Moors and McCumber A vocal harmony duo fifteen years in the making, Moors & McCumber have done more than just endear themselves to fans – they’ve built a genuine community. Bridging the gap between classic folk rock and present day Americana, they write heartfelt songs […]

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Blue Reality Quartet

Jim Hynes Blue Reality Quartet, cd review, jazz, making a Scene July 25, 2021

Blue Reality Quartet Blue Reality Quartet! Mahakala In another time the album cover would come across as daunting with four men, each with his face covered with a mask. Yet, in these times, we quickly realize that these four musicians have recorded an album during the height of the pandemic. That’s a blue reality itself […]

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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #100

Gerry Casey blues, blues rock, classic rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, turn it up July 25, 2021

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Wolfram Hohmann “The 100th show is a huge milestone for me, certain people have played a huge part in giving me a chance to do something I just dreamed about doing.” “One man opened the door to this amazing opportunity, that man […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Wolfram Hohmann!

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Wolfram Hohmann “The 100th show is a huge milestone for me, certain people have played a huge part in giving me a chance to do something I just dreamed about doing.” “One man opened the door to this amazing opportunity, that man was Wolf Ho.” His belief […]

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Andy Peake is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, andy Peake, blues, blues rock, drummer, indie Blues, making a Scene, nashville, rootds, roots rock July 24, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andy Peake Andy Peake has been surrounded by music since his formative days. His mother held a bachelor’s degree in music and sang and played professionally as a church support person. His influences included jazz, Broadway, classical and the pop music of the 1950s forward. He […]

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Keith Loftis Original State

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, keith loftis, making a Scene, Sax July 24, 2021

Keith Loftis Original State Long Tone Music Original State is saxophonist Keith Loftis’ fourth album as a leader. Loftis is the saxophonist for the three-time Grammy nominated Baylor Project, among his other pursuits. This is a new quartet for him in this lyrical, free blowing, mostly swinging session that features six originals in the nine […]

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Eamonn McCormack is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 23, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Eamonn McCormack Eamonn was born in the center of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland and was raised on a North side Suburb. He started out on the acoustic guitar at six years of age. Prompted by the acoustic performance of his school classmate Gerry Leonard (David […]

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The Brothers March 10, 2020/Madison Square Garden/New York, NY

Jim Hynes blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 23, 2021

The Brothers March 10, 2020/Madison Square Garden/New York, NY Peach The Brothers is like having the Allman Brothers greatest hits performed live in one handy 4-CD package. Given that only one member of the original lineup, Jaimoe, is still alive, this is the second incarnation of The Allman Brothers Band (2001-2014) plus some guests who […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot July 2021 #3

Richard L'Hommedieu indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast July 22, 2021

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Cassie and Mallory Life of a Ghost

Martina Doerner americana, making a Scene, roots, songwriter July 21, 2021

Cassie and Mallory Life of a Ghost “Cassie and Mallory” are the two artists Cassie Spires and Mallory Tober who got together in 2019 to make music. Cassie takes on the part of the vocals and lyrics and is accompanied instrumentally by Mallory. Both have very different life stories. Cassie was a successful wedding photographer […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sean Chambers

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 20, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sean Chambers 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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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Gerald McClendon

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 19, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Gerald McClendon 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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Gerald McClendon is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, soul July 18, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Gerald McClendon Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois; Gerald has loved music since the tender age of four and would sing along with the music playing on the radio. Gerald has become one of the most versatile artists who proudly gives praise to the Masters of […]

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Greg Ward, Rajiv Halim, Sharel Cassity Altoizm

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, roots July 18, 2021

Greg Ward, Rajiv Halim, Sharel Cassity Altoizm AFAR Music Usually any three-headed saxophone group comes together to honor a legend like Bird or Trane, notwithstanding bigger units such as the World Saxophone Quartet of Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir. Yet this unit, self-dubbed Altoizm, is making their own music with all seven compositions composed by the […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Adam Schultz

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 18, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Adam Schultz 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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Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #99

Gerry Casey blues, blues rock, classic rock, heavey rock, indie Blues, Indie Rock, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock July 18, 2021

Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #99 with his Guests The Haunted North This interview is very special because it’s a first . It’s the first time I carried out an interview with 4 members of a brand in 4 different locations in 2 different countries. “As an added bonus […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews The Haunted North

Gerry Casey heavey rock, Indie Rock, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock, turn it up July 17, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with The Haunted North Driving with the raw energy of classic hard rock, the U.S.A./Canadian four-piece Haunted North pour their souls into creating authentic, original and intense rock anthems; effectively paving the way for a brand new era of indie harkening back to the freestyle […]

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Adam Schultz is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 17, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Adam Schultz Born and raised in New York City, Adam Schultz is a jazz and blues guitarist, fusing the two genres in his own unique style. Growing up in the Big Apple has exposed Adam to some incredible teachers. As an avid participant in his high […]

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Steve Dawson – at the bottom of a canyon in the branches of a tree

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 17, 2021

Steve Dawson at the bottom of a canyon in the branches of a tree Pravda Besides having one of the longest and strangest album titles seen in some time, Chicago-based singer- songwriter Steve Dawson brings us a powerful album of loss and rebirth. Dawson is vastly underrecognized and underrated but has long been one of […]

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Mehmet Ali Sanlikol An Elegant Ritual

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, roots July 17, 2021

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol An Elegant Ritual DÜNYA Last year one of our Top 30 Jazz albums was from multi-instrumentalist and composer Mehmet Ali Sanlikol leading a large ensemble featuring NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman for The Rise Up: Stories of Strife, Struggle, and Inspiration. This one, An Elegant Ritual, is almost entirely different as Sanlikol […]

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John McTigue III is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, Country, jazz, making a Scene, Rock a Billy, world music July 16, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with John McTigue III Award winning drummer John McTigue III, currently recording and playing with Grammy Award Winning Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, began making noise at a very early age. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts John earned a degree […]

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Mike Clark and Michael Zilber Mike Drop

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, roots July 16, 2021

Mike Clark and Michael Zilber Mike Drop Sunnyside Renowned jazz drummer Mike Clark and acclaimed saxophonist Michael Zilber have a decade-long musical relationship in the Bay Area. Although Clark spends more time now in New York, the two had such an inspiring week of performances in the Bay Area in 2018 that they decided to […]

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Adam Schultz Soulful Distancing

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 15, 2021

Adam Schultz Soulful Distancing Blue Heart It’s rather common for an established bluesman to have a younger protégé that he is mentoring, with Buddy Guy and Quinn Sullivan being perhaps the most recognizable example to most blues fans. But Pennsylvania’s Clarence Spady has an apprentice too, 18-year-old guitarist Adam Schultz. After a long recording hiatus, […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot July 2021 #3

Richard L'Hommedieu indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, podcast July 15, 2021

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Gary Vogensen – Shot of Hope

Jim Hynes americana, Country, indie, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 14, 2021

Gary Vogensen Shot of Hope Little Village Here’s an unfamiliar name to most but you’d likely perk up when you learn that Gary Vogensen played with Mike Bloomfield, Barry Melton, Norton Buffalo, Maria Muldaur, Etta James, Commander Cody, John “Marmaduke” Dawson of the New Riders of the Purple Sage (for years), and more. Bay Area […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Debbie Bond

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 13, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Debbie Bond 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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Debbie Bond is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 12, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Debbie Bond American Singer, guitar player and songwriter Debbie Bond has been performing for decades in the Alabama backwoods and is now a regular on the Southern US and European club and festival circuit. Influenced by raw juke joint blues and the famed sounds of Muscle […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jennifer Lyn and the Groove Revivals

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 12, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jennifer Lyn and the Groove Revivals 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 […]

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William Parker Mayan Space Station – Painter’s Winter

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, William Parker July 11, 2021

William Parker Mayan Space Station – Painter’s Winter AUM Fidelity This likely introduces some of our readers to William Parker for the first time. Parker is an edgy, free jazz, avant-garde composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, griot, shaman, and community leader. His major instrument is the bass, but he plays such instruments as the trombonium and shakuhachi […]

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Jennifer Lyn is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 11, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jennifer Lyn of Jennifer lyn and the Groove Revival On the plains of North Dakota, USA nestled between the tall grass and the open prairie sky sits a recording studio. The sound of overdriven guitars with dueling lead harmonies and classic rock undertones rips through the […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mark Cameron

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues-rock, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, roots rock July 11, 2021

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mark Cameron 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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Mark Cameron is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock July 10, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark Cameron Minnesota based singer, songwriter and guitarist Mark Cameron has been active in live music for over thirty years. Mark began his performing career in the rich folk-rock scene of the early 1970’s and brought this influence into several bands he founded during the 1980’s and […]

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Art Hirahara Open Sky

Jim Hynes art hirahara, jazz, making a Scene, open sky July 10, 2021

Art Hirahara Open Sky Posi – Tone Pianist/composer/ and bandleader for his sixth outing on the Posi-tone label, Art Hirahara, furthers his appealing mix of straight-ahead jazz to standards to progressive jazz as he splits the selections between a trio and quartet on Open Sky, the title alone suggesting few, if any boundaries. The trio […]

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Emily Duff is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, Country, indie country, making a Scene, roots July 9, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emily Duff Emily Duff’s small batch brand of SWEET & SOUR ROCK AND ROLL WITH A GREAT BIG HIT OF COUNTRY SOUL, digs deep, weaving a patchwork of sin, tragedy, romance and regret that lies at your feet begging to be mended. A dark optimist, Emily […]

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