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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Deb Callahan Philly’s blues and soul drenched singer and songwriter Deb Callahan recently celebrated the March 2023 release of her 6th studio album “Backbone”! The album consists of 12 songs including 10 original new tunes and recently charted #2 for the Roots Music Report Top 50 […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Billy Evanochko of Billy the Kid and the Regulators Billy the Kid and The Regulators are a high powered, guitar driven, rhythm and blues band based in Pittsburgh. Lead singer Billy Evanochko is widely-known across the Steel City for his impassioned lyrics, seductive vocals, and […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Dean Zucchero Hailing originally from the streets of East Village, New York City, Zucchero cut his teeth in the bustling, industry-driven Manhattan music scene where songwriting and studio recording chops have long since been revered and rewarded. Cultivating these traits in the city’s local dive-bar and […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Johnny Wheels Johnny Wheels is a singer / songwriter / harmonica player inspired by the soul of the Pacific Northwest. The “Swamp Donkeys” are Johnny’s band-mates who are inspired by Johnny to “live a song” on the edge.  Johnny: “Nope! You won’t hear a song exactly the […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Scott Ellison In addition to solo records and playing with other artists, Ellison has also penned songs that have appeared in such hit TV shows as Sister Sister, Eye on L.A., and the soap opera Santa Barbara, as well as the soundtrack to the Ben Affleck […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Weezil Malone Guitarist and singer Weezil Malone is virtually a blues institution in the Grand Rapids area, having performed and recorded for years, (40 years in 2019). He now surrounds himself with a stellar bunch of players, aka “the Rockin’est little band around” –the Weezil Malone […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ana Popovic Internationally renowned guitarist Ana Popovic has built her career on defining and describing, on her own terms, the essence of American music, simultaneously pushing limits, bending genres, and reinventing her music and herself with each new record. Not surprisingly, she can claim any number […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Rosco Wilson of Rosco Levee and the Southern Slide Back in February of this year I attended The Broadstairs Blues Blast festival whose reputation had preceded it . All the amazing things I had heard were all true and then some some , one of […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Big Harp George George Bisharat/Big Harp George is a San Francisco Bay Area blues singer, songwriter, and chromatic harmonica player. The chromatic, compared to the 10-hole diatonic more common to blues, has a distinctive voice, giving Big Harp George a jazzy and sophisticated sound. Big Harp […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Big Shoes Big Shoes Band is a Nashville-based Americana Roots SuperGroup comprised of Triple A Studio & Touring Pros with traditional influences including the legendary Little Feat, greats like B.B King, Ray Charles, The Allman Brothers’ Band and Bonnie Raitt into their fan-pleasing original compositions and tastefully-arranged covers in their critically acclaimed […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ally Venable Texas blues-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire, Ally Venable, entertains wherever she goes. With her signature glitter dresses and black knee-high boots, Venable comes off of the ropes swinging dazzling crowds on tour or throughout the festival circuit. “Venable pulls off a stunner of gritty and/or […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Marcus Bonfanti At first glance, Marcus Bonfanti seems to embody the time-honored archetype of the British rock and roll wild man. Raggedly coifed, lazily dressed, blessed with an intense stare that could frighten away a rattlesnake. If he were a few decades older, you could […]

Making a Scene Presents an interview with Danny Liston What do record mogul Ahmet Ertegun, blues legend Gregg Allman, and Grammy award-winning producer Jim Gaines have in common? They all played a significant role in the music that is truly Danny Liston. Growing up in the St. Louis Irish working class neighborhood known as Dogtown, […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Skylar Rogers To be compared to icons of the music industry such as Tina Turner and Etta James is no mean feat when you have just dropped your debut album. Chicago native Skylar Rogers achieves that and so much more with her 2021 release ‘Firebreather’, and […]

HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents Gerry Casey’s interview with Eddie Angel Eddie Angel – captivating British guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. Charismatic personality, great showman and artist. Living in London. Having started his art expression with painting he moved on to guitar soon to be seen astounding people with his skills. Has since played […]