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Buckmiller Schwager To Memphis and Back

Phillip Smith americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, memphis, Rock, roots, roots rock March 15, 2022

Buckmiller Schwager To Memphis and Back Together Tom Buckmiller and Brian Schwager are taking the Iowa blues scene by storm with their original working-man blues. This Des Moines, Iowa – based blues duo pulled down first place in the 2021 Iowa Blues Challenge Solo/Duo category, securing their entry into the 2022 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee coming up in May. Buckmiller has authored three blues books and […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Eric Hughes Band Postcard from Beale Street

Richard Ludmerer blues, Eric Hughes, indie Blues, making a Scene, memphis June 19, 2020

Eric Hughes Band Postcard from Beale Street Endless Blues Records Eric Hughes was born and raised in Memphis. He spent weekends across the river in Mississippi where he honed his appreciation for the blues. He attended Mississippi College in Clinton and later joined the Marines. Homesick for some blues he purchased a guitar and spent […]

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Tomislav Goluban Memphis Light

Jim Hynes blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, memphis January 8, 2020

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 […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Matt Isbell of The Ghost Town Blues Band is Making a Scene!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, ghost town blues band, indie Blues, making a Scene, memphis January 2, 2020

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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Blues Foundation announces the Keeping the Blues Alive Recipients!

Posted by Editor blues foundation, indie Blues, KBA Awards, Keeping the Blues Alive, making a Scene, memphis November 13, 2018

THE BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF 2019’s PRESTIGIOUS “KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE” AWARDS The eleven honorees will be feted at the KBA Awards event to be held during the 35th International Blues Challenge taking place in Memphis January 22-26, 2019. ________________________________________ MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Friday, January 25, 2019, The Blues Foundation will honor 11 individuals and organizations […]

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Barbara Blue Fish in dirty H20

Richard Ludmerer Barbara BLue, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, memphis September 15, 2018

Barbara Blue Fish in dirty H20 Big Blue Records Barbara Blue moved to Memphis in 1997 and has been performing there ever since. She has been named “The Reigning Queen of Beale Street” and on Friday, May 8th, 2015 after the ribbon was cut on the brand new Blues Hall of Fame, Blue was honored […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An Interview with Linsey Alexander

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, chicago, indie Blues, Linsey alexander, making a Scene, memphis, mississippi April 23, 2018

Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Linsey Alexander discovered a down to earth city that truly understands and appreciates music on Chicago’s southside. In much the same way as many great blues artists before him, he grew up in a poor but honest and hard working family, learning early on that music has […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ghost Town Blues Band

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, artist interviews, blues, blues-rock, ghost town blues band, indie Blues, making a Scene, matt isbell, memphis, roots rock February 21, 2018

This is the best in INDIE BLUES RADIO with new exciting artists every week that not only Embrace the Diversity of the Blues but are creating new original music from it’s roots. These are truly the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have music from Fantastic Negrito Lost In A Crowd Victor Wainwright That’s Love To Me Live from the […]

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An Interview with Matt Isbell of Ghost Town Blues Band

Richard L'Hommedieu artist interview, Blues blast music award, ghost town blues band, IBC, independent Blues Award, indie Blues, making a Scene, matt isbell, memphis February 18, 2018

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Recently featured at Montreal Jazz Festival, Beale Street’s latest success story, 2016 Independent Blues Award winner for “Best Contemporary Blues Song”, 2015 Blues Blast Music Award Nominee for “Best Blues Band” and 2014 International Blues Challenge Runner-up is Ghost Town Blues Band. Not your grandpa’s blues band, their live show has been […]

INDIE Blues Scene/ On the Scene

Blues Foundation announces Blues Music Award Nominees!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music awards, blues-rock, indie Blues, memphis, roots rock January 9, 2018

The Blues Foundation is very excited to announce the nominees for the 39th Blues Music Awards. Congratulations to all musicians, producers, engineers, and record labels for making such stellar music this past year! The BMA Ballot will be sent to all Blues Foundation members on January 23, 2018. Voting closes on March 1, 2018. Join […]

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Barbara Blue Gets Brass Note on Beale St.

Richard Ludmerer Barbara BLue, beale st, blues, Indie B, indie Blues, memphis May 11, 2015

On May 8th at 4:30pm the reigning queen of Beale Street, Ms Barbara Blue, received an honor that few before her have received to date. Barbara is enshrined forever with a prestigious brass note on Beale Street. Literally millions of blues fans from around will make the stroll from one downtown Memphis blues club to the other […]

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Ghost Town Blues Band Hard Road to Hoe

Richard Ludmerer blues, ghost town blues band, Indie B, indie Blues, making a Scene, memphis, richard ludmerer March 27, 2015

Ghost Town Blues Band Hard Road to Hoe Independent The Ghost Town Blues Band represented the Memphis Blues Society in both 2013 and 2014 at The International Blues Challenge. A finalist in 2013 they took 2nd place in 2014. It seems that with time this band just gets better and better. This is the bands third […]

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The Battle of the Blues Hall of Fames!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, inductees, memphis May 26, 2014

Battle of the Blues Hall of Fames With the Blues Foundation new Push to open a Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis (www.blues.org) there has been a growing rift between them and the owners of www.blueshalloffame.com . Legal proceedings concerning the trademark “Blues Hall of Fame” and general distrust between the two parties, have led […]