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Nowhere Else Festival - It takes some dedication to get there, but it's exactly where it needs be.
Nowhere Else Festival. A boutique gathering of some of the finest craftsmen and women in the artistic community. If over the river and through the woods takes you home, rivers…
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Tribute Bands or Original? L.I. Music Hall of Fame Create Panels on the L.I.ve Music Scene
On Thursday May 24, The Space at Westbury held an open forum for musicians, artist managers, the press, and music enthusiasts to discuss the state of the Long Island music scene. Appropriately titled…
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Blues Music Awards - Moving toward the Future!
It has become a tradition for me to attend the Blues Music Awards in Memphis Every May. It always falls around my birthday, so it's a great way to talk…
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The Art of Song with David Olney - A Songwriters Workshop
If you’re a songwriter, (or a song enthusiast), and you can go to a songwriter workshop with David Olney, you go, period. “Anytime anyone asks me who my favorite music writers…
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Independent Blues Awards Voting Starts NOW!!
The 2018 Independent Blues awards nominations are now in and ready for you to vote on. We do things a bit different than other awards in that we give you…
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Book Review: "Confessions of a Bad, Ugly Singer" by Collette McLafferty
Colette McLafferty lived through an unbelievable, yet true, experience and Confessions of a Bad, Ugly Singer is her account of that time. She is a professional musician, and at the time…
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Spotify Explained!
Before we dig into everything there's to know about Spotify playlists at this moment in time, you should remember that just because someone has a ton of streams does not…
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Making a Scene is 4 Years OLD!
Making a Scene started out in May of 2014 as an idea to educate and support independent artists (and the fans that love them) with articles on Music Business, Recording…
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Artist Interviews
An Interview with Tas Cru
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene talks with Indie Blues Artist TAS CRU! Tas Cru has been nominated for 3 Independent Blues Awards - Best Contemporary Blues CD (Simmered…
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An Interview with Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Talks with Indie Blues Artist Rebecca Lovell of LARKIN POE! In Addition to their recent BMA nomination, Larkin Poe has been nominated for…
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An Interview with Willie Jackson
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene talks with Indie Blues Artist Willie Jackson! Willie Jackson is a native son of Savannah, GA; the youngest of the 6 children born…
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An Interview with Tim Barbour of BLAMESHIFT
TWITTER FACEBOOK Get Strung Jewelry  Blameshift is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York that started in 2005. The band consists of Jenny Mann, Tim Barbour, Mike Sarkissian and Dan Scofield. The band is…
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An Interview with Victor Wainwright!
  HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE   Making a Scene talks with 4 time Blues Music Award winning Indie Blues Artist Victor Wainwright! Though his career began over a decade ago…
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An Interview with Marshall Lawrence
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Today we talk to Indie Blues artist Marshall Lawrence! Marshall’s fifth release “Feeling Fine” (2018) is a return to high-energy rock & blues reminiscent of the…
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An Interview with Gus Spenos
HOME PAGE   Today we get the opportunity to talk with indie blues artists Gus Spenos about his new CD and his views on the future of blues. Fans of…
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An Interview with Kris Lager
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE A genuine musical journeyman, Indie Blues artist Kris Lager brings a feel good musical experience everywhere he goes.  One of those rare and dynamic performers who deliver…
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An Interview with Eric Corne
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Eric Corne’s new album Happy Songs for the Apocalypse is a patchwork of Americana; drawing on folk, blues and rock n’ roll with tinges of alt country. Lyrically,…
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An Interview with Sylvia!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Today we talk with SYLVIA about her New CD "Second Bloom", Here journey and her views on the today's music business! This is a must listen…
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An In Depth Interview with Dana Fuchs
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Dana Fuchs has never dealt in nostalgia. For this questing artist, it’s not about the rear-view but the road ahead. The next song. The next session.…
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An In Depth Interview with Freddie Pate
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE   He grew up on the west coast in Los Angeles, raised by my Granny & Pop. I started learning chords when I was 4 or 5,…
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CD REVIEWS
Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors
Mark Wenner Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors EllerSoul Harp ace Mark Wenner, founder and band leader for Washington D.C.’s long-running Nighthawks, has put together a pure straight-ahead blues band in his…
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Steve Krase Just Waitin’
Steve Krase Just Waitin’ Connor Ray Music Houston-based harmonica ace and bandleader Steve Krase moves outside the conventional blues boundaries on this outing, into Americana and Zydeco with guests skilled…
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Bridget Kelly Band Blues Warrior
Bridget Kelly Band Blues Warrior Alpha Sun Records Bridget Kelly and Tim Fik met sometime in May of 2007. They were married that December. Tim produced two Americana albums for…
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Tom Hambridge The Nola Sessions: Dedicated To New Orleans, La.
Tom Hambridge The Nola Sessions: Dedicated To New Orleans, La. SuperStar Factory Productions Tom Hambridge is a two time Grammy Award winning producer, songwriter, and drummer. He also has six…
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Bob Corritore & Friends Don’t Let The Devil Ride
Bob Corritore & Friends Don’t Let The Devil Ride Vizztine Label Group/Southwest Musical Arts Foundation Bob Corritore was born in Chicago and got hooked on blues harmonica when he was…
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Little Boys Blue w/Kid Memphis Hard Blue Space
Little Boys Blue w/Kid Memphis Hard Blue Space Vizztone Label Group When JD Taylor, harmonica and vocals, formed “Little Boys Blue” in 1993, he and his partner chose a really…
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SOUTHBOUND - Nashville Songwriter-Singer Bob Rea
Nashville based Songwriter-Singer Bob Rea is as Americana as cherry pie. He is the Country without the "Bro". He might not fully rock but he sure does roll. He's the…
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Neko Case Hell On
Neko Case Hell On Anti It’s Neko’s voice that draws you in.  It is an undeniably ethereally beautiful instrument as it’s been from the very beginning when in the early…
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Artur Menezes Keep Pushing
Artur Menezes Keep Pushing Independent Artur Menezes spent time living in Chicago during 2006, 2007 and again in 2011. He sat in on Jam sessions at clubs like Kingston Mines…
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Billy Price Reckoning
Billy Price Reckoning Vizztone Label Group Billy Price was born in Fair Lawn, NJ in 1949. Price became Roy Buchanan’s vocalist and appears on Buchanan’s 1975 album “Live Stock”. Price…
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Lurrie Bell & The Bell Dynasty Tribute To Carey Bell w/special guests
Lurrie Bell & The Bell Dynasty Tribute To Carey Bell w/special guests Delmark Records As a youngster growing up Lurrie Bell was surrounded by the Blues as his father was…
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Victoria Ginty - "Unfinished Business"
Victoria Ginty has recently released her second album, Unfinished Business. The band consists of Ginty on lead vocals, violin, and acoustic guitar, Tim Costello, vocals and lead guitar, Mike Ivey,…
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J.P. Soars Southbound I-95
J.P. Soars Southbound I-95 Soars High Productions In 2009 JP Soars and The Red Hots won the band competition at the International Blues Challenge. JP Soars’ 2011 album “More Blues…
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Lurrie Bell & The Bell Dynasty Tribute to Carey Bell with Special Guests
Lurrie Bell & The Bell Dynasty Tribute to Carey Bell with Special Guests Delmark Almost fifty years after iconic harpsman Carey Bell released Carey Bell’s Blues Harp, his debut album…
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John Clifton Nightlife
John Clifton Nightlife Rip Cat Records In the late 1980’s harmonica player John Clifton founded The MoFo Party Band with his brother guitarist Bill Clifton. They released their debut recording…
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Kara Grainger Living With Your Ghost
Kara Grainger Living With Your Ghost Station House Australian Kara Grainger has graced the international blues and roots circuit for a decade now.  Originally hailed as mostly a guitar slinger,…
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Brother Dege Farmer’s Almanac
Brother Dege Farmer’s Almanac Psysouthern We often loosely throw around certain terms like “haunting sound” and “eerily dark” to describe music. With Brother Dege’s fourth release, Farmer’s Almanac, the Louisiana…
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Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen Break It Down
Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen Break It Down Quad-O Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen (DDEG) have grown since their debut in 2016, that hailed the arrival of the…
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PODCASTS
LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tas Cru
Making a Scene Presents The Voice of Indie Blues! The Show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that the true…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Willie Jackson
Making a Scene Presents The Voice of Indie Blues! The Show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that the true…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Larkin Poe
Making a Scene Presents The Voice of Indie Blues! The Show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that the true…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus "Indie Blues Double Shot" 6/2/2018
This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the best in the future of the blues being made by artists who Embrace the diversity of the…
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Music on the Couch #426 6/4/2018
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #426 – 06/04/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10805647   MICHELLE MALONE Out of Georgia, Michelle is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer with a new album, Slings…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Victor Wainwright!
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the best in the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that the true…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Marshall Lawrence
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the best in the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that the true…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Gus Spenos
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the best in the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that the true…
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LIVE From the Midnight Circus "Indie Blues Double Shot" 5/26/2018
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are…
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Live from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kris Lager
This is the voice of indie blues, the show that brings you currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists are bringing you…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eric Corne
This is the voice of indie blues, the show that brings you currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists are bringing you…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus "Indie Blues Double Shot" 5/19/2018
This is the voice of indie blues, the show that brings you currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists are bringing you…
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