Evan Drybread Tiger Tail Self-released Evan Drybread is a freelance saxophonist from Indianapolis, Indiana and performs with the finest musicians in the Midwest. Although performing mostly in Central Indiana, Evan has performed around the globe including time as a show band musician for Royal Caribbean International. Drybread’s debut album Tiger Tail highlights his tenor and soprano sax […]
Kat Riggins Progeny Gulf Coast Diminutive, powerhouse blues vocalist Kat Riggins has a trademark slogan – “Reviving the Blues One Song at a Time.” On her fourth full-length album and first for Gulf Coast Records, Progeny, brings more than just a blues revival, she brings a mix of Black music ranging form soul to funk […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Groove Krewe with Nick Daniels III 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 Groove Krewe Dumpstaphunk Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Nick Daniels of The Groove Krewe and Dumpstaphunk The Groove Krewe is a group of top-flight studio musicians assembled by producers Rex Pearce and Dale Murray to back their featured artist, Nick Daniels III. Nick has played with The Neville Brothers, Allen Toussaint, […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Brad Guitar Wilson 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 […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey and his Guest Rose Carleo The Great Affairs Strange Luv Nitroverts Where I Belong Jimmy Barnes I Gotcha Thunder All The Way Beth Hart Babe Lachy Doley The Only Cure For The Blues Sass Jordan Still The World Goes Around Big Jack Johnston/Kim Wilson Baby […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Rose Carleo Australia has produced some rock n roll legends. Artists like Jimmy Barnes , Rose Tattoo , and of course AC/DC and too many more to mention. Rose Carleo put simply is a rock n roll dynamo’. Her powerhouse vocals are pure rock n […]
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark Christian of Merle Jagger It’s often said that it’s all in a name when it comes to summing up a person’s stance. If that’s the case, Merle Jagger says all that needs to be shared about alt-country, rockabilly, swing, and retro-loving guitar-based band Merle Jagger. Helmed […]
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Brad “Guiitar” Wilson International guitarist/singer/songwriter Brad “Guitar” Wilson has a soulful contemporary sound, tapping into all his sources of inspiration. His performances have made him a stand-out hit at countless shows. Considered more than a talented guitarist by his audience, Brad is an exciting entertainer. As a […]
Vadim Neselovskyi Odesa: A Musical Walk Through a Legendary City Sunnyside The images of Ukraine that we see today are of war-torn cities while press reports and video clips praise the resilience of its people. Pianist and composer Vadim Neselovskyi gives us an artful, insightful musical tour of one the countries most famous cities, Odesa, […]
Grant Stewart Quartet with Bruce Harris The Lighting of the Lamps Cellar Music Aside from the alluring title, which in terms of words alone, not music, recalls Jim Hendrix’s “Burning of the Midnight Lamp,” we have a straight-ahead, inspired session led by Toronto-born, NYC-based tenorist Grant Stewart and his usual contingent plus rising NYC-based trumpeter […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jim Dan Dee 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 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jim Dan Dee Racing along the thin, permeable line between blues and rock is the high octane, precision-crafted, musical muscle car driven by Canadian power blues quartet Jim Dan Dee. On the way to delivering their much-anticipated second full-length album, they’re stopping just long enough to […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #146 and his Guest Tiffany Pollack Dragonland The Power Of The Nightstar Mojo Alice Burning Bridges L.A. Cobra The Star Deaf Rat Take Me To The Church New Single Delta Fuse Baby Duggs Steve Earle Gypsy Songman Jeremy & The Harlequins One Shot Marc […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Debra Power 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 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Tiffany Pollack! Tiffany Ann Pollack is New Orleans. She’s the beauty that lies deep down within old pain – the letting go and kicking your heels up despite it all that defines the most mysterious American city. She’s been a foster daughter. A teen mom. […]
Gary Cain Next Stop Next Stop, the latest release from Canadian blues-rocker Gary Cain, takes off like a rocket, and soars to the heavens. His guitar prowess is extraordinary and an absolute treat to hear. Cain, a 2018 semi-finalist at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, has talents which run much deeper though. This ten-track album reveals just how much. Written […]
Bennett Matteo Band Shake the Roots Gulf Coast Okay, you may not be familiar with the names Jade Bennett and Gino Matteo but there are lots of familiar names and reference points around their eclectic debut, Shake the Roots. Kid Andersen, plays guitar, is a co-producer, and hosted the recording sessions at his famed Greaseland […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with White Line Darko A psychedelic rock outfit hailing from the mighty Midwest, White Line Darko is a four-piece band that have just finished their newest project, “Turning Out!” Originally consisting of only lead singer and founder Kenneth Zierman, WLD now boasts killer keyboardist//BGV Nolan Juusola, thunderous […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Debra Power Pianist, singer and songwriter Debra Power is known for her powerhouse vocals and energetic piano playing. Based out of Calgary Alberta, the in-demand live performer and studio musician released her debut album, Even Redheads Get the Blues, in January 2016 to international acclaim and airplay. […]
Caili O’Doherty Quarantine Dream Posi-Tone Here’s a fresh name for most of us and a different band than the usual Posi-Tone rhythm section. Caili O’Doherty is a pianist originally from Portland, OR but based in NYC for over the last decade. She is an award-winning performer as well as an educator, holding a Bachelor of […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Emma Wilson 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 […]
Dave Specter Six String Soul: 30 Years on Delmark Delmark Records Dave Specter opens Disc one with the song “Buzz Me Baby” and the line “buzz me baby, I’ll be waiting for your call, if you forgot the number you don’t have to call at all. Specter is always evolving utilizing tempo changes as on […]
Bob Margolin and Bob Corritore So Far Vizztone Lable Group Bob Margolin vocals and guitar, and Bob Corritore harmonica are both previous Blues Music Award winners. Corritore who holds eight nominations overall, won a BMA for “Historical Album of the Year” in 2011. Bob Margolin has 13 nominations overall and has won five which is […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with MiMo Montreal-born and New York-based music artist Mimo reps Harlem and the 514 on the daily. Trained as a musician, actor and dancer, her work revolves around the tremendous powers of the body. Juggling her love for performing arts, Mimo evolved through choir singing, violin classes, […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Gary Cain 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 […]
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show # 145 with his Guest Gwyn Ashton Robert Jon &The Wreck Shes A Fighter The Dead Daisies Radiance Michael Schenker Group A King Has Gone Larkin Poe Bad Spell Marcus King Rescue Me Revival Black See You Again Luke Winslow King Have A Ball […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Gwyn Ashton Toting a hot new album and smashing stages worldwide, Aussie axeman Gwyn Ashton has reinvented himself as a one-man progressive alt. blues band and is now on his current solo elektro tour. In two hours Ashton takes us on an eclectic mesmerizing musical […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emma Wilson Hailing from Teesside in the North of England, Emma Wilson with her fabulously dynamic voice moves effortlessly between heart-wrenching sweet soul licks & raw, real, powerful blues. Emma’s unique, tender vocals & gorgeous tone lend themselves beautifully to recordings with shades of early Aretha Franklin […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Gary Cain! Gary Cain is a Canadian-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter with one foot planted firmly in the blues, and the other foot planted in seemingly everything else. He’s been called “ridiculously talented” and a “jaw-dropper” by Blues Matters Magazine. The foundation of his virtuosic style […]
Brad “Guitar” Wilson Brad “Guitar” Wilson Not to be confused with another Brad Wilson, Brad “Guitar” Wilson is an exciting entertainer. Considered more than a talented guitarist he is also a talented entertainer having toured with the legendary group “Chicago”. Wilson has opened for Buddy Guy, Cheap Trick, “.38 Special”, Marshall Tucker, and Tommy Castro. […]
Drive-by Truckers Welcome 2 Club XIII ATO America’s preeminent rock band, The Drive-by Truckers, deliver a different, more personal, and nostalgic album with Welcome 2 Club XIII, a major departure from the politically charged The Unraveling and the New OK from 2020. The album takes its name from the Muscle Shoals honky-tonk where founding members […]
Sass Jordan Bitches Blues Stony Plain Records Sass Jordan starred in the off-broadway Janis Joplin show “Love Janis”. She also toured the world with “A Bowie Celebration”. She started her solo career with a single “Tell Somebody” in 1988 and won a JUNO award, Canada’s equivalent of our Blues Music Awards. She earned three more […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jack’s Waterfall 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 […]
HOME PAGE Arts Pharmacy Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jack Licitra of Jack’s Waterfall Jack’s Waterfall is the musical adventure of singer, songwriter and musician, Jack Licitra. Pop, blues, jazz, country, folk, gospel and global influences all meet at The Waterfall. Whether performing solo or with an ensemble, Jack always projects a […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Anthony Geraci 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 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Audrey Bridgeman I started playing piano at age 8 and drums at age 14 under the tutelage of my late father, legendary Irish drummer, Noel Bridgeman. I studied drums/percussion in Havana, Cuba with some of the top players from the Afro-Cuban tradition. My songwriting comes from […]
Christopher Lockett At the Station Gritbiscuit At the Station is the fourth album for rootsy-blues singer-songwriter Christopher Lockett. He’s a storyteller whose music lies somewhere between hard outlaw country and blues rock. He may be hard to categorize but is undoubtedly a gifted songwriter with insightful and provocative lyrics. Lockett has more than a few […]
Ryan Lee Crosby Winter Hill Blues It was two years ago I first heard Ryan Lee Crosby play at the virtual Juke Joint Fest in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The annual event was thrown for a spin in 2020 due to Covid 19, so organizers cleverly decided to take the festival online in a virtual sense with free live Facebook streams, and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Anthony Geraci Pianist, Hammond organist and composer Anthony Geraci was born in New Haven, Conn. in 1954. His interest in playing piano began at age four when he told his parents “I want a piano!” Kind of an odd request when most kids want a new […]
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead Poetic Vision Ahead Music Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead are releasing their third album, Poetic, as this group of five musicians that have played together for over a decade, many of whom are band leaders themselves, forge a dynamic, fresh sound. Maintaining the original lineup, the cast features acclaimed drummer Jonathan Barber at […]
Steve Forbert Moving Through America Blue Rose Admittedly this writer was smitten with singer-songwriter Steve Forbert’s 1978 debut, Alive on Arrival and its 1979 follow-up Jackrabbit Slim. He’s made close to twenty records since with a few worthy gems such as 1997’s Here’s Your Pizza and 2012’s Over With You, continually maintaining his signature folk-rock […]
Dionna Greenleaf I Ain’t Playing’ Little Village Readers of these page likely realize that blues vocalist/shouter Diunna Greenleaf is one of the best belting it out today, but she sadly remains criminally under the radar. We’d be remiss not to mention that Greenleaf has already won three Blues Music Awards and countless nominations, but yet […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kenny Neal 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 […]
Zero Naught Again Omnivore Not being familiar with the band Zero, a quick scan of the personnel revealed all one needs to know. Surely Deadheads and Jerry Garcia fans know Robert Hunter, Vince Welnick, and John Kahn. The names of the co-founders, guitarist Steve Kimock and drummer Greg Anton should be familiar too as well […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The McNaMarr Project 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 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kenny Neal If you want to experience the “Real Deal”, take time out to find Kenny Neal. One of the strongest modern proponents of Baton Rouge swamp blues, Kenny Neal is a second-generation southern Louisiana bluesman who is cognizant of the region’s venerable blues tradition and […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with GeminiiDragon On this week’s Turn it. Up interview we have discovered an artist with so much potential it’s scary. When I first heard the sound of Geminii Dragon she just blew my mind !! So join us on tonight’s Turn It Up interview and hear how […]
Big Jack Johnson Stripped Down in Memphis M.C. Big Jack Johnson, guitarist/songwriter/vocalist was one of the few bluesmen from Clarksdale, MS who stayed home. He never migrated north like Muddy Waters, Ike Turner, and John Lee Hooker. Stripped Down in Memphis is a posthumous release of acoustic blues, pairing the legendary bluesman with harmonica master […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Leland! San Francisco native singer/songwriter Leland Ettinger inhabits the hallucinatory LA seen by transplants like Canadians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell or Sacramento’s Joan Didion (from whom Leland & the Silver Wells derives its name). It is a world where Raymond Chandler’s murderers and victims are […]
