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Is Your Genre Killing your Music

Is restricting your music to a single music genre killing your chances of reaching a new market of music consumers? When I was becoming musically aware, there were very little…

The Dropkick Murphys. Grab A Drink, Lets Talk

By Adam Signore The Dropkick Murphys Although I am a hometown Boston boy, The Dropkick Murphys admittedly was a band that I had not given enough attention to. I gladly…

The Atlanta Blues Challenge - Hard Rock Cafe'

by Rhetta Akamatsu Photos by Takesi Ken Akamatsu As usual, Hard Rock Cafe's Velvet Underground room was packed for the Atlanta Blues Challenge, where musicians competed to represent Atlanta at The…

Godsmack. Rocking Harder Than Ever

By Adam Signore Godsmack, still rocking heavy! Godsmack, is that a new album or are you just glad to see me? Recently got to see the Godsmack - Shinedown…

Sync Up: Your Band as a Business - Samantha Fish Interview

Making a Scene Presents - Sync up: Your Band as a Business - Samantha Fish Interview It is not often I post a single video as an article on Making…

On the Road with an Indie Blues Band - John Pagano Band - Part 3

Making a Scene Presents "On the Road with an Indie Blues Band - Part 3" - The John Pagano Band When we left off in Part 2 The band made…

On the Road with An Indie Blues Band Part 2

Photo By Cathrine Gosselin MAKING A SCENE Presents On the Road with an Indie Blues Band - John Pagano Band Part 2 We pick up the band as they head…

On the Road with an Indie Blues Band Part 1

When you go to a show in your local venue that is presenting a touring artist, you often have no idea what happens behind the scenes. You enjoy the show…

4 Handy Guitar Pedal Hacks that You Probably Don't Know

4 Handy Guitar Pedal Hacks that You Probably Don't Know While owning and using a guitar pedal can be a great way to bring new life into your performances, these…

Independent Blues Awards 2018!

2018 Independent Blues Awards Making a Scene congratulates the winners of the 2018 Independent Blues Awards. It is clear that the winners as well as the Nominees represent…

Review of Waves PRS Amp Models

As many of you may have noticed, the long awaited Paul Reed Smith amp models from Waves were released. From the moment I downloaded and plugged in a guitar (In this instance…

How to Build a Buzz on Spotify!

The idea that streaming services, and in particular Spotify, are integral to a successful music marketing campaign no longer comes as a surprise to anyone who has been following the…

Writing a Business Plan For your Music

The Indie Artists Guide to Writing a Business Plan When it comes to the independent musician, the music business can be a strange, frustrating and scary concept. A good first…

Creating a Music Video on a Budget

Creating a Music Video on a Budget One of the most effective marketing tools a band can have, especially in the digital age, is a good production Music Video.…

Briggs Farm Blues Festival - July's Best Music Scene

Briggs Farm Blues Festival has been a fixture in Nescopeck PA for over Twenty years. It's not about the farm, it's about the music. Richard Briggs knows great music and…

Themify Builder - Making Website Building Easier

Making a Scene presents a review of The Themify Builder and Themes. Your website is your first impression, these are the tools to create a good one Now I have…

Review of Sonible Smart EQ+

Do we REALLY need another EQ? We have stock eq’s, free eq’s, hardware eq’s, dynamic eq’s, analog modeled eq’s, digital eq’s that can do a zillion cool things… I find…

Mixing Reference Tools Compared!

Reference tracks can be a valuable tool for keeping an objective viewpoint while mixing. When you listen to a reference track, you get a chance to reset your ears. If you’ve been…

Artist Interviews

AN Interview with JP Soars

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist JP Soars! Not every blues artist can create a cohesive sound in the genre by weaving…

An Interview with Steve Howell

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Steve Howell When Steve Howell first heard Mississippi John Hurt's happy style of fingerpicking country blues…

An interview with The Proven Ones

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Jimi Bott of "The Proven Ones" Kid Ramos, Anthony Geraci, Willie J. Campbell, Jimi Bott, Brian Templeton The…

An Interview with Benjamin Jason Douglas

Home Page Face book Page Making a Scene presents an interview with Americana Artist Benjamin Jason Douglas East Nashville by way of a creek side suburb right outside of Baltimore,…

An Interview with Kat Riggins

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Kat Riggins! Kat Riggins was born Katriva Riggins in Miami, Florida on February 7, 1980. She…

An Interview with Cece Teneal

Home Page Facebook page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Cece Teneal! CeCe Teneal & Soul Kamotion has been captivating the globe with original, live music…

An Interview with Steve Krase

Home Page Facebook page Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Steve Krase Steve Krase was born in Brooklyn, NY and has spent time in Ohio, California and Louisiana. Now…

An Interview with Mike Aiken

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE MAKING A SCENE Presents an interview with Americana Artist Mike Aiken! Life on the fringe has its benefits, not the least of which is the perspective…

An Interview with Jeremiah Johnson!

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Jeremiah Johnson! Born and raised in St. Louis, Jeremiah Johnson is the voice of Mississippi River…

An Interview with Damon Fowler

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Damon Fowler! Alongside his solo career, Damon joined forces with fellow guitarist JP Soars and keyboardist…

An Interview with Brigitte Purdy!

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Brigitte Purdy! Brigitte was born and raised in Los Angeles. From an early age, her family…

An Interview with The Folk Soul Revival!

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Folk Soul Revival A modern band rooted in old-school southern sounds, Folk Soul Revival whips up its own version…

An interview with Cyril Neville

Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an interview with New Orleans legend Cyril Neville! Singer. Poet. Percussionist. Neville Brother, Meters legend, solo star and talisman of the South’s…

An Interview with Al Basile

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artists Al Basile! Al Basile grew up in a park in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He graduated from Phillips…

An Interview with Joel DaSilva

HOMEPAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Joel DaSilva! Joel DaSilva has blues running through his veins. Born and raised in his sweet home, Chicago,…

An interview with Seth Walker

Home Page Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Seth Walker! “My whole family was very musically and artistically inclined, and it goes back generations” explains Walker. “My…

An Interview with Vanessa Collier

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an interview with Indie Blues Artist Vanessa Collier about her journey, her new CD "Honey Up" and the future of the blues!…

An Interview with Big Harp George

HomePage Facebook Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Big Harp George Big Harp George/George Bisharat is a San Francisco Bay Area blues singer, songwriter, and…

CD Reviews

Shinedown. You Have My Attention

By Adam Signore Shinedown Recently had the pleasure of catching Shinedown in concert opening for Godsmack and in a word, I was floored. Shinedown puts on a rock solid…

Roseanna Vitro Tell Me the Truth

Roseanna Vitro Tell Me the Truth Skyline Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Roseanna Vitro is releasing her 14th album and this one is quite different than her last few tribute efforts.…

The Imperial Sound The New AM

The Imperial Sound The New AM Pravda This is AM radio pop for the 21st century. For their debut, Chicago-based The Imperial Sound deliver brassy, shiny, vocally bright arrangements with…

Tobias the Owl Safe Harbor for Wayward Echoes

Tobias the Owl Safe Harbor for Wayward Echoes Megaforce The band name connotes mystery and intrigue and Elijah Dhavvan’s collective sound, as Tobias The Owl, doesn’t let the listener down. It can…

Billy Hector Some Day Baby

Billy Hector Some Day Baby Ghetto Surf Music Billy Hector was born in Orange New Jersey. He started taking guitar lessons at the age of nine. In the 1970s Hector…

Ernest McCarty Jr. and Theresa Davis I Remember Love

Ernest McCarty Jr. and Theresa Davis I Remember Love BluJazz This is the second album for BluJazz pairing superb vocalist Theresa Davis with composer, guitarist, and keyboardist Ernest McCarty Jr. …

Terry Blersh Play It All Day

Terry Blersh Play It All Day Independent Terry Blersh is a Canadian guitarist who formed his first band in 1992. He also worked with both Rita Chiarelli, and the Cameo…

Midnite Johnny Morana Long Road Home

Midnite Johnny Morana Long Road Home Mosher St. Records Johnny Morana a.k.a. Midnite Johnny has had a long career playing the blues. From 1986 to 1988 Morana worked with Harvey…

Joey Morant Forever Sanctified

Joey Morant Forever Sanctified BluJazz Trumpeter, composer, producer, entertainer Joey Morant is a veteran presence in the current NYC jazz scene. Morant works as a soloist, in duet and trio…

Vinyl Hampdin Red

Vinyl Hampdin Red Armored Steve Wiest, the founding member of the jazz-rock collective Vinyl Hampdin, sums it up this way, “What would Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Tower of…

Jimmy LaFave Peace Town

Jimmy LaFave Peace Town Music Road Posthumous albums that come barely a year after the artist’s passing can be difficult to listen to. My tears are welling up while writing,…

Kerry Kearney Band Black - Revised

Kevin Kearney Band “Black - Revised” DWAZ Entertainment Slide guitarist Kerry Kearney has been writing and performing for over 40 years. Although not as well-known as Sonny Landreth or Roy…

Vince Bell Ojo

Vince Bell Ojo Mulatta When a Texas singer-songwriter is produced by Bob Neuwirth, one does not likely guess it would be a spoken word jazz album. Bell is a poet…

Willie Nile Children of Paradise

Willie Nile Children of Paradise River House Records Willie Nile was born Robert Noonan in Buffalo New York in 1948. Nile attended the University of Buffalo and latter moved to…

The Radiators Welcome to The Monkey House

The Radiators Welcome to The Monkey House Radz Records In 1978 five New Orleans musicians jammed together in a garage for over five hours. The next day they all quit…

Zak Trojano Wolf Trees

Zak Trojano Self-released Wolf Trees This is as solo as one gets for a solo album – just Zak Trojano singing and accompanying himself on a Martin or Weissenborn lap…

The Allman Brothers Band Fillmore East February 1970

The Allman Brothers Band Fillmore East February 1970 Bear’s Sonic Journals – Owsley Stanley Foundation It’s nearly impossible to resist one more chance to hear the Allman Brothers with their…

Katie Martin Hope

Katie Martin has a new album called Hope, and hope is the thread that binds her powerful songs together. Martin says that she writes from her life, about things that…

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring JP Soars

Making a Scene presents LIVE from the Midnight Circus JP Soars This is the VOICE of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues being made…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Proven Ones

Making a Scene presents LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Proven Ones This is the VOICE of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Steve Howell

Making a Scene presents LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Steve Howell This is the VOICE of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues being…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot 8/18/2018

Making a Scene presents LIVE from the Midnight Circus "Indie Blues Double Shot" show This is the VOICE of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the future of the…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Steve Krase

Making a Scene presents the Podcast of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Indie Blues Artist Steve Krase! This is the voice of indie blues the show that brings you…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cece Teneal

Making a Scene presents the Podcast of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Indie Blues Artist Cece Teneal! This is the voice of indie blues the show that brings you…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kat Riggins

Making a Scene presents the Podcast of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Indie Blues Artist Kat Riggins! This is the voice of indie blues the show that brings you…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jeremiah Johnson

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jeremiah Johnson This is the voice of indie blues the show that brings you the future of…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Damon Fowler

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Damon Fowler This is the voice of indie blues the show that brings you the future of…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Brigitte Purdy

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Brigitte Purdy This is the voice of indie blues the show that brings you the future of…

Music on the Couch #433

MUSIC ON THE COUCH 08/06/18 SHOW#433 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10913425 MALAYA BLUE – COUCH KID NEWS Malaya called in from England to talk about her new project she is…

Live from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cyril Neville

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cyril Neville This is the voice of indie blues, the show that is dedicated to bringing you…

Live from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joel DaSilva

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joel DaSilva This is the voice of indie blues, the show that is dedicated to bringing you…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Al Basile

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Al Basile This is the voice of indie blues, the show that is dedicated to bringing you…

Live from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot 8/4/2018

Making a Scene Presents the Podcast of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot 7/28/2018 This is the voice of indie blues, the show that brings you the…

Music on the Couch #432

MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #432 – 07/30/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10893931 ELIZA NEALS – COUCH KID NEWS Eliza came by to talk about her new single, Love Dr.…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Big Harp George

Making a Scene Presents the Podcast of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Big Harp George This is the Voice of indie blues, the show that brings you artists who…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Vanessa Collier

Making a Scene Presents the Podcast of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Vanessa Collier This is the Voice of indie blues, the show that brings you artists who are…

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