americana, indie, roots, singer-songwriter
Eric Selby Where You Born At Eric Selby, based in Washington DC is an artist, producer and multi instrumentalist and single father of four wonderful daughters, a dog and a cat (who he himself thinks is a dog). He published in 2020 his first solo original music as well as the EP “Do, Baby ” […]
americana, jeff engholm, making a Scene, roots, songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Jeff Engholm Jeff Engholm has worn many hats as a bassist, singer, songwriter, actor, producer, recording engineer, conductor, and teacher. Instrumentally, he is primarily a jazz and rock bass player, and has played for 20 years in the George Maurer Jazz Group, which performs throughout the […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Music on the couch, roots, roots rock
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #572 – 6/14/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11943382 GUY DAVIS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Guy released Be Ready When I Call You on June 4th and he came back. We talked about his world and the music on this album and how he is looking at the future. WEB SITE FACEBOOK […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kelly Zirbes of Kelly’s Lot Kelly’s Lot was formed in 1994 by Kelly Zirbes, a folk singer/songwriter with a heart for the blues. With 15 CDs and lots of touring in the USA and Europe, the band celebrates 27 years since the first night the band […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, patti parks, roots, roots rock
Patti Parks Whole Nother World VizzTone Working nurse and blues belter Patti Parks hails from Buffalo, NY but made the trek to Baton Rouge, LA to record Whole Nother World, her second full-length release, at Kenny Neal’s studio. After hearing Parks at the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge, Kenny Neal signed her to his Booga […]
elska, Indie Rock, making a Scene, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with ELSKA! “Elska”: Old Norse: /ˈɛlska/ – It means to hold something dear, or to fiercely love something or someone. It also has an oddly political meaning as a call to action, in the way that love, like justice, is something worth working for. This intersection between […]
americana, blues, blues rock, deb ryder, indie Blues, roots, roots rock
Deb Ryder Memphis Moonlight Vizztone Label Group Deb Ryder got her start when as a teenager she would open for visiting artists at her father’s nightclub. She wound up opening for Etta James, Big Joe Turner, Charlie Musselwhite and Taj Mahal. Ryder recorded her debut album “Might Just Get Lucky” in 2013. Her fifth studio […]
bev, indie pop, Indie Rock, making a Scene, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bev! From Minneapolis, MN, indie pop/rock artist Bev has been making albums and playing shows since 2010. Previously performing under the name, Niki Becker, she changed her name to Niki Beverly (in honor of her deceased mother) after her divorce in 2018 and began performing under […]
blues, blues rock, classic rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, turn it up
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #94 with his guests the Glycereens! The Great Affairs High On Rose Billy F.Gibbons She’s On Fire The Southern River Band Vice City 11 Ten Ton Mojo Stop Getting Off Misty Blues No More To Give Junkyard All The Time In The World The […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Clint Morgan Americana singer/songwriter and Blues Pianist Clint Morgan, a charter member of the International Blues Foundation, has played in Americana meccas such as Memphis, Tennessee; Clarksdale, Mississippi; and Austin, Texas. He is equally at home pounding out a piano boogie tune as he is an […]
blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Kyle Culkin Kyle Culkin is an American songwriter, guitarist, bassist and roots music recording artist. He grew up in Southern California listening to an eclectic mix of Country, Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues and everything in between. In his early twenties, Culkin hit the road and cut […]
americana, cd review, making a Scene, mark remmington, roots
Mark Remmington 12 Weeks After a break of more than ten years, Mark Remmington presents us his first solo album “12 Weeks”. Mark is based in the UK and has played and performed on numerous commercial releases before. During the lockdown that hit us all, he had the idea to write a song every week […]
cd review, Dance, jazz, jazz guitar, leni stern, roots
Leni Stern Dance Self-released Dance is the second quartet album for guitarist/vocalist Leni Stern, following rather closely last summer’s 4. For the past decade-plus Stern, hailed as one of the world’s top guitarists (her guitarist husband, Mike Stern, isn’t shabby either), has fused a contemporary jazz approach with West African folkloric elements. She has traveled and studied […]
blues, blues foundation, blues music awards, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
Blues fans from all over the world tuned into our virtual broadcast of the 42nd Blues Music Awards.Congratulations to all winners and nominees! B.B. King Entertainer Shemekia CopelandBand of the Year Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Best Emerging Artist Album Harlem King Solomon Hicks Blues Rock Album Mike Zito and Friends – Rock ‘n’ Roll: […]
americana, blues, blues rock, deb ryder, indie Blues, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Deb Ryder She began singing at the age of five joining her Dad, crooner Al Swanson on stage at several popular venues and churches in the Chicago area. Deb’s musical career began in her early teens when her mother moved the family to California and […]
americana, coal miners, making a Scene, mary hott, roots, west virginia
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mary Hott A 7th generation West Virginian, Mary was born and raised in Paw Paw, WV, an old canal and railroad town which, at the time, had a population of 600. Her high school graduating class consisted of 11 students. With just under 500 people at […]
blues, blues rock, classic rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock, turn it up
Making A Scene Brings you TURN IT UP with Gerry Casey Show #93 with his Guest Dean Zucchero! John Fiddler Chinese Whisperers Buckcherry Hellbound Ronan Gallagher Argumental Man Mayala Blue Kiss My Troubles Away Howie G Haunted Heart Blackbird &Crow The Witch That Could Not Be Burned Aaron Nathons &Michael G Ronstadt Ghost Writer Andy […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, soul
Tia Carroll You Gotta Have It! Little Village Foundation Tia Carroll has been performing in California’s Bay Area for decades. She made her own successful albums in both Italy and Brazil, This is the album her fans have been waiting for and her first stateside studio recording. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Dean Zucchero! I’m a four-string, Fender tradition bassist from the East Village of New York City with influences steeped in the Rock / R&B and Blues sounds of the 60s with mentors such as (Motown’s) James Jamerson, (Zeppelin’s) John Paul Jones, (BB King’s) Jerry Jemmott, (Aretha Franklin’s) […]
cd review, jazz, making a Scene, roots, vibraphone
Jalen Baker This Is Me, This Is Us Outside In Music There’s a new vibraphonist on the scene not named Joel Ross. Indeed, hailing from Houston, TX we have the young Jalen Baker, also a composer of merit that belies his youthful stature with his auspicious debut This Is Me, This Is Us. Baker has […]
americana, Country, Garrett Wieland, indie, making a Scene, roots, singer-songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Garrett Wieland Garrett Wieland is a singer-songwriter living in Corpus Christi, Tx, and one part of the Americana group The Independent Thieves, radio host of the long-running folk show “Some Call it Folk,” a co-founder of the Corpus Christi Songwriter’s Festival, and staff member and host […]
americana, coal country, indie, jazz, making a Scene, roots
Mary Hott with The Carpenter Ants Devil in the Hills – Coal Country Reckoning Self-released You may be thinking that The Carpenter Ants may not be the most inviting band name, but this is as an important concept album as you’ll find. Singer-songwriter Mary Hott is a seventh generation West Virginian who has devotedly researched […]
americana, blues, blues rock, hustle souls, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Billy Litz of The Hustle Souls Hustle Souls is an Asheville, NC based 4-piece who blend dust-covered-vinyl soul nostalgia with modern sensibility.; recently named one of “Music Connections” Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands. Driven by a lust for songwriting, the band’s fervid live […]
americana, blues, gospel, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots
Elizabeth King Living In The Last Days Bible & Tire Recording Co. After a terrible car accident King was told she would never walk again and so she has since pledged herself to the Lord. Elizabeth King, primarily recorded singles, but she quit recording Sacred Soul in the mid-seventies to raise her fifteen children. Producer […]
cd review, Indie Rock, making a Scene, roots
Cathedral Birds 4 Songs About Love, Loss and Wild River Swimming Cathedral Birds are the songwriting duo Brandon Petty and Rick Baines based in Sheffield, UK, who decided after twenty years of friendship with numerous visits to gigs and festivals it is now time to make your own music. That was in 2019 and in […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
Chris Bergson All I Got Left 2 Shirts Coincidentally as we sit down to write on this day of Levon Helm’s birthday, we have one of his many disciples – singer-songwriter, blues guitarist Chris Bergson, offering his new solo effort, All I Got Left. It’s solo in the true sense of the word as you […]
americana, blues, etta james, indie Blues, roots
Etta James The Montreux Years Montreux Sounds/Montreux Media Ventures Jamesetta Hawkins was born in 1938, known professionally as Etta James, she was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, and Jazz. Starting in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as ”At Last”, “Tell Mama”, “Something’s Got a Hold on […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Patti Parks Patti has had an exciting year recording her next album, Whole Nother World. Recorded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it will be released on Booga Records/Vizztone. American Bluesman Kenny Neal signed Ms. Parks to his own label and produced, arranged and performed on this eclectic […]
blues, blues rock, classic rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock, turn it up
Making a Scene Presents TURN IT UP with Gerry Casey Show #92 with his Guests Blackbird and Crow The blues has always had a link with the supernatural. The story of Robert Johnstone going down to the crossroads to sell his soul to the devil to become the best guitar player ever. Link that to […]
americana, BLuesgrass, Country, making a Scene, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Breanne Marie of the Front Porch Sinners Great Lakes country music from a front porch in Duluth, MN. Breanne Marie broke into the Minnesota music scene as a solo performer with an acoustic guitar and a repertoire of country covers and originals. Her 2013 debut album […]
blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Blackbird and Crow! Donegal duo Blackbird & Crow are probably best described musically as Celtic folk blues with a punk attitude Twas the cold, bleak Summer of 2018 and two of Germany’s most courageous men found themselves trudging through the bogs of North West Donegal. […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, roots, roots rock
Wee Willie Walker Not In My Lifetime Blue Dot Records Born in Hernando, Mississippi, Wee Willie Walker’s career spanned six decades as he was one of the last real soul singers. He recorded nine sides for the Memphis based Goldwax label in 1968. More recently, between 2004 and 2011, Walker recorded three albums with the […]
americana, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Chris Gill Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Chris Gill has been lighting up stages in the mid-South for over twenty years. Armed with sweet guitar rhythms, a soulful voice and a clever, unique songwriter’s perspective, Chris is well-known as one of Jackson, Mississippi’s most entertaining performers. His […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Music on the couch, roots, roots rock
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #570 – 05/24/2021 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11938704 PAUL BENJAMIN – COUCH KID NEWS Paul stopped by to talk about the return of the North Atlantic Blues Festival after the cancellation of last year. All the bands are ready and so is Rockland, ME. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE TIA CARROLL Tia has […]
alt country, americana, Country, roots, Waylon Jennings
Shannon McNally The Waylon Sessions Compass Records Shannon McNally and Compass Records released her newest album, The Waylon Sessions, on May 28, 2021. Having always been intrigued by the man, Shannon’s interpretations add a great deal of feminine mystique to the songs. Hell, these songs have always been universal, it’s nice to hear a woman’s […]
b3, indie Blues, jazz, making a Scene, Organ, roots
Kendall Carter Introducing Kendall Carter Lladnek Music Recently one of my review comments was that organ trios are far from dead. In fact, we’ve seen several contemporary twists on the idiom lately, but newcomer B3 master Kendall Carter mostly embraces the tradition on this soulful, bluesy debut. Impressively he teams with one of today’s most […]
blues, blues rock, classic rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock, turn it up
Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #91 and his Guest Jessica Lee Morgan! Not many 4year olds will have a memory of singing vocals on a Hazel O’Connor Album. But then this young child had no ordinary parents. Her father Tony Visconti has legendary status in the world of rock […]
blues, blues rock, eddie 9 volt, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Eddie 9 Volt Eddie 9V (9-volt) has made a name for himself in the blues scene in the south, wowing all types of audiences with his searing Freddie King-style approach to guitar and his original retro/soul songs. An “old soul” at the tender age of 24, […]
americana, folk, indie, Indie Rock, jessica lee morgan, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, singer-songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jessica Lee Morgan! Jessica Lee Morgan is a whole-hearted singer songwriter who doesn’t beat around the bush. She’s been raised on rock and folk by legendary parents (Mary Hopkin and Tony Visconti) and writes songs that reflect her upbringing and jobs in the real world. […]
blues, donna herula, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots
Donna Herula Bang at the Door Self-released Donna Herula, a killer slide and resonator player and singer-songwriter, is releasing her third album, Bang at the Door. She brings ten originals, a co-write, and three well-chosen covers. While Herula’s slicing guitar is usually front and center, she is joined by quite a cast including FJ Ventre […]
Indie Rock, kiss the tiger, making a Scene, Rock, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Meghan Kreidler of Kiss the Tiger Kiss the Tiger pounced onto the Twin Cities’ music scene in late-2016 and have been making big waves ever since. Inspired by the sounds and energy of The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, and Patti Smith, Kiss the Tiger has breathed […]
americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock
Various Artists 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music Alligator Records Alligator, the Chicago based label, is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. In 1971 Alligator President Bruce Iglauer started operating out of his efficiency apartment. The first album issued was “Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers”. The catalog now contains over 350 titles. Iglauer has stuck to […]
Indie Rock, making a Scene, Rock, roots, swallows, theatre rock
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jeff Crandall of Swallows Frances Coles was murdered in the early morning hours of Friday, February 13, 1891, under a railway arch at Swallow Gardens near the Whitechapel District of London. A witness standing outside the nearby Crown and Seven Stars Pub looked on in horror […]
blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, reverend freakchild, roots
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with the Reverend Freakchild In the tradition of such Holy Blues Reverends as Reverend Gary Davis – such is the irreverent Reverend Freakchild. The Rev. primarily performs solo acoustic these days but has also recently recorded with some amazing musicians including Melvin Seals, Mark Karan, Chris Parker, […]
americana, cd review, making a Scene, Oliver Wood, roots
Oliver Wood Always Smilin’ Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers Okay, before anyone gets too worried and jumps off the next cliff, the Wood Brothers remain intact as an ongoing band. That said, Always Smilin’ is the first solo outing for one of the three members, Oliver Wood. As you likely know, brother Chris has long had side […]
americana, blues, indie Blues, jazz, making a Scene, roots
Maria Muldaur Let’s Get Happy Together Stoney Plain Records Six-time Grammy nominee Maria Muldaur was raised in Greenwich Village. In 1963 she began her recording career as a member of The Even Dozen Jug Band. She left the following year and joined The Jim Kweskin Band where she married Geoff Muldaur. As a duo she […]
americana, Country, indie country, making a Scene, roots, singer-songwriter
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brianna Kocka Brianna Kočka is a singer-songwriter and producer from Minneapolis, MN. She has shared the stage with Marc Cohn, The Cult, and has had her music featured on General Hospital, 20/20, Betrayed, Siesta Keys and many other television shows. Evoking the instrumentation of Joni Mitchell, the intimacy […]
blues, blues rock, classic rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, turn it up
Making a Scene Presents TURN IT UP with Gerry Casey Show #90 With his Guest Paul Guerin of The Quireboys Every time I switch on the microphone to record another Turn it Up interview I realise how privileged I am to get the opportunity to speak with such amazing talent. Paul Guerin is simply immersed […]
blues, cd review, indie Blues, jazz, roots
Jacqui Naylor The Long Game Ruby Star Jacqui Naylor is not your prototypical jazz vocalist. She stands apart in this intensely competitive field from those who revel in an over reliance the Great American Songbook, scat, and predictable fare. She is a terrific writer and an inventive interpreter of contemporary material found in other genres. […]
Indie Rock, london rock, making a Scene, Rock, roots, The Quireboys
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Paul Guerin of The Quireboys Every time I switch on the microphone to record another Turn it Up interview I realize how privileged I am to get the opportunity to speak with such amazing talent. Paul Guerin is simply immersed in rock n roll . […]
