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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Robby Vee! Robby Vee “The Prince Of Twang” was born Robert Velline named after his father Bobby Vee. He is recognized by both the American & Canadian Rockabilly Hall of Fames and in 2019 he was recognized by the IRRMA for a Iowa Rock n Roll […]
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The Christopher Dean Band w/ “Chicago” Carl Snyder Need a Friend Lost World Music If not mistaken, Need a Friend is the fifth album for guitarist/singer-songwriter Christopher Dean on “Chicago” Carl Snyder’s Lost World Music label. Dean has been touring steadily with his own combo for close to thirty years while “Chicago” Carl Snyder has […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Soulful Femme 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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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents An Interview with Stevee Wellons and Cheryl Rinovato of Soulful Femme Stevee Wellons and Cheryl Rinovato, the two principals in the dynamic duo known as Soulful Femme, are more than simply a dynamic singing duo. They are seasoned performers in their own right, each possessing vast experience […]
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Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #209 With His Guest Jack Browning Liam Gallagher Rock n’ Roll Star The Hives Two Kinds Of Trouble Winterstorm The Fate Of The Atlanteans Scandroid x Celldweller Waste My Time Fight The Fade Stranger Tullie Bray The Price Of The Blues The Record Company […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mary Strand Writers often say they always knew they wanted to be a writer when they grew up. Ha. I wanted to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. Or skate with the Ice Follies. Or be a U.S. Senator. Women often say they had this secret desire […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jack Browning Jack Browning is a 25-year-old artist and musician hailing from London (UK), but takes inspiration from all over Europe and the United States. A sucker for folk, blues, rock and country music, Jack divides his time between the recording studio, the art studio, […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bob Halligan Jr of Ceili Rain CEILI RAIN is an original, innovative blend of pop-rock music with a dash of Celtic/Irish flavor and a subtle, but sincere, uplifting/joyful message. The band is led by front man, Bob Halligan Jr. As a songwriter, Bob Halligan, Jr., has had over […]
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Hiss Golden Messenger Jump for Joy Merge Jump for Joy is the tenth album for the North Carolina-based Hiss Golden Messenger (HGM), led by frontman and singer-songwriter M.C. Taylor. The band first hit the scene in 2009 and have been consistent since, delivering their trademark mix of folk, pop, and modern-day cosmic country. Over the […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Payson Lyon Payson Lyon’s songs speak volumes beyond the words and music. Long Day’s Journey Into Light is a more than apt title, as this debut album has truly been a long time coming. Although he’s been writing songs and playing music for over 50 years, […]
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Coco Montoya Writing on the Wall Alligator As Coco Montoya shouts ‘Baby, baby,’ at the outset of “I was Wrong,” his guttural voice rings a Warren Haynes kind of bell. But it quickly becomes clear by his molten tears of regret and exquisite stabs at his guitar that this is Montoya’s own church of soul-baring […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mudslide Charley 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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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Fathom Lane Led by acclaimed songwriter Michael Ferrier, Minneapolis folk rockers Fathom Lane return with their first album since 2017. IN THE DRIFTLESS is a poetic and nuanced blend of country, folk, pop, and rock with lyrics exploring themes of loss, isolation, addiction, discovery, and ultimately: […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Scottie Miller 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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Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #208 Rival Sons Nobody Wants To Die Dom Martin 12 Gauge The Struts Too Good At Raising Hell Paddy Goodwin & The Holy Ghosts Calling On The Devil Mac Saturn Mr Cadillac Ben Reel Let The Road Rise Marcus King Lie Lie Lie Marcus […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mostly Trees Mostly Trees is a 4-piece band from Minneapolis, known for their take on guitar driven rock that ranges from grunge to dream pop. Their new style is a stripped down version of their earlier work, realized after bonding over a modified version of the […]
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The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio The Long Haul Self-released Singer-songwriter Mike Jacoby has moved away from his multi-instrumental solo act that’s sustained him through his last three albums, in favor of a trio. This is not a ‘power trio’ in the context of a blues-rock act; but simply a way to generate musician interaction, thereby […]
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Mitch Woods Friends Along the Way Club 88 When one views this double-CD project from pianist and vocalist Mitch Woods, with its abundance of blues artists, the immediate reaction is that this must be a career accumulation of sessions, as the title says, “along the way” and that it seems like an artifact of the […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mudslide Charley Mudslide Charley is a Missoula, Montana-born band that plays gutbucket blues and house rockin’ roots rock. We draw inspiration from a more antiquated era when Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker first fused the rough and rural vibes of Southern acoustic blues with modern electric […]
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Maia Sharp Reckless Thoughts Self-released Maia Sharp has been writing songs for 25 years, some for her own albums and others for artists such as Bonnie Raitt, The Chicks, Lisa Loeb, Trisha Yearwood, Art Garfunkel, Cher, Edwin McCain, Terri Clark, and many more in her genre agnostic – hard-to-pin-down approach which she has carried into […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Scottie Miller Singer-songwriter-pianist Scottie Miller has toured with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend Bo Diddley, has been published by Hal Leonard and inducted three times into The Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame. He has released 11 self-produced albums and most recently a Poetry Collection, […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos 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 […]
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Willie J. Campbell Be Cool Blue Heart Records Sadly, the celebrated blues bassist Willie J. Campbell passed away last December from ALS while making this album, ultimately titled Be Cool for the phrase the affable musician often used and lived by. Recorded at Dockside Studio in Louisiana, the recordings were completed by the core […]
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E.G. Kight Sticks and Strings E.G. Kight opens her latest studio recording with “Talk to Me”, her self penned original. Five more songs were co-written with Tom Horner her “go to” writing partner. Kights guitar playing gives her expressive vocals just the “right” touch much liker her contemparies Doug MacCloud and Eric Bibb. Kight is […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tim Woods 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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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Anthony Rosano The Billboard and iTunes Chart toping Blues Rocker Anthony Rosano has drawn comparisons to a wide variety of Artists. From SRV and Rory Gallagher to Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen, with a fiery live show and songwriting depth that is refreshing to fans of […]
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Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #207 and his Guest Jim Kirkpatrick The Boomtown Rats She’s Gonna Do you In Slyboots Blindsided Rock City Machine Co Summer Song Bobby Rush I’m Free King Tree of the Earthmothers All You Are Robert Plant 29 Palms Noah Guthrie & Good Trouble […]
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Soulful Femme Attitude Funk, soul, and blues form a magical convergence with the sounds of Soulful Femme. Comprised of lead vocalist Stevee Wellons and guitarist Cheryl Rinovato, Soulful Femme was formed shortly after the two women met at a blues society event in 2014. Attitude, the follow up album to their 2021 release It Is […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jim Kirkpatrick Dubbed “England’s equivalent to Joe Bonamassa” by Blues Matters, Jim Kirkpatrick has built up over a quarter-century’s experience in Blues and Rock and earned a ton of respect from his fans, peers and critics alike. Not only is he a gifted songwriter (who’s […]
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Scottie Miller Carnival Cocoon Carnival Cocoon, the latest release from Minnesota poet/pianist Scottie Miller, has me gob-smacked with amazement and delight. This companion set features an eighty-three-page book of poetry coupled with a twenty-three track album featuring those poems eloquently set to music with a classic beat-inspired delivery. Miller, a three-time inductee of the Minnesota […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eli Gardiner Eli Gardiner is a songwriter from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, currently located in Minneapolis Minnesota. Coming of the 2020 release of his album, The Fire and The Medicine, he formed his full band comprised of drummer Greg Schutte (Mickey Hart, Ryan Bingham) lap […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Heatbox Aaron “Heatbox” Heaton (aka The One Man Entertainment System), personifies a true renaissance musical pioneer in his prime. How does Heatbox level up an impossible decade plus career spanning multiple lanes of otherworldly creative mastery? He writes and produces a seminal work of musical comedy, […]
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The Hurricane Party Cat 2 Tall and Mean Records Hailing from Richmond, Virginia is a new ensemble called The Hurricane Party. Their debut album Cat 2, brings a bit of rock, blues, funk, and R&B to the table in a twelve-track collection of songs. Rocky Pleasants and Gainesville, Florida songwriter Rob Marlowe teamed up to […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tim Woods For nearly five decades, singer and guitarist Tim Woods’ career has taken him on a long and storied journey that continues to write new chapters every year. Originally from Western Pennsylvania – where he remains a fixture of the music scene – Tim grew […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Frank Goldwasser 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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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mae Simpson The Mae Simpson Band blurs the lines between a wide range of influences. From the depth and energy of funk and rock, down the the melodic edge of R&B and folk. Led by Mae Simpson who’s ‘…voice is larger than life — but not […]
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William Matheny Grand Old Feeling Hickman Holler/Thirty Tigers West Virginian singer-songwriters have a knack for narratives that paint vivid character sketches of desperate characters, even if those desperate ones are themselves. William Matheny is one of them. His latest That Grand, Old Feeling follows his 2018 acclaimed Strange Constellations and not only features his keen, […]
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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #206 With his Guest Bex Marshall Dom Martin Daylight I Will Find Johnny Gallagher Shake That Tambourine Jessey Jackson Weary Traveler Ronan Gallagher Out Of My Head Paddy Goodwin & The Holy Ghosts That Train Ben Reel Come A Long Way John Angus […]
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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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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Bex Marshall UK British Blues Award winner and 4 time European Blues Awards nominee Bex Marshall’s unique style of guitar playing is a combined technique of slide, blues rock, ragtime and roots pickin’. Her voice is a powerful melting pot of old black woman’s […]
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Beth Bombara It All Goes Up Black Mesa It All Goes Up, the seventh album from rocking Americana singer, songwriter, and guitarist Beth Bombara, follows her 2019 acclaimed Evergreen, which unlike some her previous work, delivered hopeful themes. This one is even brighter, as the songwriter reconnected with an old classical guitar during the pandemic and forced herself […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Frank L. Goldwasser Formerly known in blues circles as “Paris Slim”, Franck L. Goldwasser was born and raised in Paris, France in the 1960’s and studied fine arts before moving to Oakland, California in 1983. A self-taught guitarist and vocalist, Goldwasser began studying the recordings […]
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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 […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joyann Parker 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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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Joyann Parker Joyann Parker is an electrifying and versatile musician whose soulful voice, captivating performances, and impeccable songwriting have taken the music scene by storm. Born and raised in a small town, Joyann’s deep-rooted passion for music began at a young age, drawing inspiration from the […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Leroy From the North 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 […]
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Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Ralph Selbach! Abcd Band Grab The Bull By The Balls AC/DCWild Reputation Power Up 2020 Odd Crew Wings On A Burning Wind The Anix Cut Me Nouveau ArcadeiHumanz New Single Joe Bonamassa Well I Done Gone Over It The Hives Rigor Mortis […]
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Darlingside Everything Is Alive More Doug/Thirty Tigers The folk ensemble Darlingside follow their acclaimed 2020 Fish Pond Fish with Everything Is Alive, their fifth, which marks a slight change in their united front, in favor of more individual statements. Band members Dave Senft (vocals, bass), Don Mitchell (vocals, guitar, banjo), Auyon Mukharji (vocals, violin, mandolin), […]
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SUSTO My Entire Life New West My Entire Life is the fifth album for the Americana outfit, SUSTO and the first time we have covered them on these pages. The 12-song set was produced by Wolfgang Zimmerman (Band of Horses), Justin Osborne and Johnny Delaware, three of the band’s principals. My Entire Life follows their critically […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Daryl Mosley Grammy nominated songwriter Rick Lang says, “If you want to know Daryl Mosley, just listen to his music. There is a unique transparency in that soft, Southern drawl and his impressive collection of songs.” Daryl writes and sings about small town life, faith in […]
