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Making a Scene is Looking for Writers

Are you involved with your local music scene? Do you love indie artists and believe the music you listen to needs to have more attention? Do you want to be known as a music journalists? Well here is your chance to become part of the fastest growing music related magazine on the internet.  Making a […]

Why Should you Use an Expander on your DI

  MELDAPRODUCTION MMULTIANALYZER NOISE FLOOR ANALYSIS WITH EXPANDER ENGAGED In the first picture, you’ll see 4 colored bands on the analyzer. The red band is the noise floor of my interface, and it’s reading down around -110dbfs. The dark orange band at the very bottom is where the expander is pushing that noise floor to, […]

Gain Staging: What to know, & why you shouldn’t stress too much about it!

 

Gain Staging: What to know, & why you shouldn’t stress too much about it! By Brandon S Hire Noise Floor (This is a script to a video that will be included in an upcoming series on post production. I decided to make the script its own post because of the amount of confusion there is […]

 

Interviews

 

An In Depth Interview with Lauren Mitchell

“My first solo singing performance happened in church!” recalls Lauren Mitchell, a woman who, in only a few short years, has crafted a singular, unmistakable voice in the world of blues. “I’d been a member of the chorus for productions, but performing in my grandparent’s church was the first time I stood on my own […]

An In Depth Interview with Lazy Eye Band

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Having clocked up a multitude of miles in their tour van, the 2015 Group Of The Year (Australian Blues Music Awards) has not only developed a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the country but has also picked up a swag of accolades along the way including Best […]

An In Depth Interview with Johnny Mastro

Powerful, heavy & bluesy !  People say it’s the toughest sounding band around. The band with the original, raw sound hails from New Orleans, LA.  Johnny leads the ensemble and has racked up 11 records, countless festival appearances, over 30 European tours, a feature in a 2013 film as well as recording for the BBC […]

An In depth Interview with Eliza Neals

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE ELIZA NEALS a dynamic front woman, multi-talented musician, confident producer and powerhouse outstanding live performer “the voice of the 21st Century blues for a new generation.” “Breaking and Entering” finished #6 on Roots Music Reports for all of 2015! 2016 Detroit Music Award for “Outstanding Blues Recording” “Breaking and Entering” Voted […]

An In Depth Interview with David M’ore

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE A mystical guitar man from a bygone era, David M’ore arrived to L.A in the early 90’s committed to alter the musical scene. Club goers and musicians begin to talk about the new kid with the virtuoso aggressive guitar style, raspy vocals, and his high energy fueled Blues-Rock tunes. Now with […]

An In Depth Interview with Dave Fields

Dave Fields new CD “UNLEASHED” is the next installment in the evolution of a blues rock master and beyond. “UNLEASHED” features seven live cuts that capture the pure fire of Dave Fields live and seven studio cuts that expose ever more Dave’s powerful, heart gripping song writing. Make no mistake about it. The gloves come […]

 

CD Reviews

 

Hurricane Ruth Ain’t Ready For The Grave

Hurricane Ruth Ain’t Ready For The Grave Hurricane Ruth Records Hurricane Ruth LaMaster is from southern Illinois. Her father Milt owned the Glendale Tavern in Beardstown. On Sundays musicians would come to jam and her father sat in on drums. She has been performing professionally since 1979. Ruth has been on stage with John Lee […]

Nina Massara – ‘Watch Me’: Watch her, indeed!

 

People often speak of the world-wide influence of blues and jazz, but it takes an artist like Nina Massara to really prove the point. This Danish artist grew up in Copenhagen with a Danish mother and American father, listening to Keb Mo’, Taj Mahal and Bob Dylan. Her father catered the backstage food for artists […]

Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado Change My Game

 

Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado Change My Game Ruf Records The Thorbjorn Risgaer Blue 7 was founded in 2002. Their debut album was “Live 2004”. In 2005 Risager was named the Danish Blues musician of the year. After eight albums Risager signed with Ruf Records. The band became an octet and took the name […]

Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band Standing On Faith

 

Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band Standing On Faith CPL Publishing Corey Ledet was born and raised in Houston, Texas but would spend his summers in Parks, Louisiana. Ledet’s primary influence was his grandfather, Buchanan “Tbu” Ledet, a drummer who worked with Clifton Chenier the King of Zydeco; and so he started out as a […]

Geoff Achison Another Mile, Another Minute

Geoff Achison Another Mile, Another Minute Landslide Records/Jupitor 2 Records Geoff Achison is an Australian who formed his band the “Souldiggers” in 1994. He has also been a guitar instructor at Jorma Kaukonen guitar camp, Fur Peace Ranch, since 1988. In 1995 Achison, representing the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, competed in the International Blues Challenge […]

Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns Back to The Shack

Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns Back to The Shack SSR Free Roll Jack Mack and The Heart Attack were originally formed as an R n B cover band in 1982. The Eagles had just broken up and Glenn Frey hadn’t yet started his solo career. So Frey found some friends to have fun […]

Delbert McClinton & Self Made Men Prick of The Litter

Delbert McClinton & Self Made Men Prick of The Litter Hot Shot Records Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, Texas in November of 1940. He worked in a blues band that backed up Sonny Boy Wiliamson II, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Jimmy Reed. In 1962 he played harmonica on Bruce Channel’s “Hey Baby”. He […]

Southern Avenue Stax/Concord Music Group

Southern Avenue Stax/Concord Music Group Southern Avenue is the first Memphis based band to be signed to the new Stax Records. They are a quintet that combines the soul, blues and gospel traditions of that city with a youthful exuberance all their own. They are named after Southern Avenue, the street that leads to Soulville, […]

Scott Ramminger Do What Your Heart Says To

Scott Ramminger Do What Your Heart Says To Arbor Lane Music Scott Ramminger is originally from Huntsville, Alabama. He graduated from the U. of Tennessee with a degree in journalism and settled in the Washington DC area. Ramminger has a broad musical taste he developed working as a sideman. He released “Crawstickers” in 2011 with […]

Eliza Neals – ‘10,000 Feet Below’

By Rhetta Akamatsu What happens when you take one former opera singer (Eliza Neals), one guitar legend (Howard Glazer),and a total of 17 musicians, send them to 5 studios and try to create something new in modern blues-rock? You get a phenomenal album called 10.000 Feet Down. To try to describe the sound of this […]

 

On the Scene

 

This week: Blues in and around Atlanta March 6-12

The big blues news for us this week is that Darwin’s may be opening its Sandy Springs location! I love all the other blues venues but I have missed Darwin’s and it was a thrill to put it back in the schedule! Let us pray, each in our own way, for the opening! In other […]

HOUSTON HAS HART – Benefit for the Blues Foundation Hart Fund

 

HOUSTON, TX – On March 26th the blues community of Houston will be meeting to raise money in support of the Blues Foundation’s Hart Fund. The Fund is one aspect of this Memphis based organization that serves the blues community at large. The Fund provides health care for professional blues musicians in need, including performers in Texas. The fund […]

Giles Hedley 3rd Friday Blues, 21 South Street, Reading.

 

John Cee Stannard review of Giles Hedley 3rd Friday Blues, 21 South Street, Reading. First published in Blues In Britain magazine It was at the previous month’s 3rd Friday Blues night that Andy Wilkin announced that after around 13 years of running the club, he was going to retire.  This is sad news to the […]

 

Podcasts

 

Music On the Couch Show #365

MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #365 – 03/06/17 LISTEN AT: https://goo.gl/IaVly7 ​ JON GINDICK Jon released his debut album, When We Die, We All Come Back As Music, back in August and it has garnered him a lot of notice.  A world-renowned harmonica instructor, Jon holds his Harmonica Jam Camps throughout the year in Clarksdale, MS.  […]

 

 

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Johnny Mastro

This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you what is happening today in blues .. the show that brings you artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues … These are the innovators not the imitators […]

 

 

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Lazy Eye

This is The Voice of Indie Blues The show that brings you the best in NEW BLUES .. we bring you the innovators not the imitators .. the artists how understand the true tradition of the blues and Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and create new original music from it’s roots .. we honor […]

 

 

LIVE From the Midnight Circus Featuring Lauren Mitchell

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the #1 and original INDIE BLUES RADIO show .. This is the show that brings you nothing but Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues.. These are the innovators not the […]

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “THE VOICE of INDIE BLUES” 2/27/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues! This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show .. the show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who embrace the diversity of blues and are out there creating new original music from it’s roots. These artists are the innovators .. not the imitators .. they are […]

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring David M’ore

Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there creating new original music from those roots .. these are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the INDIE Blues artists! This week we start off with […] 

Music on the Couch Show #364

MUSIC ON THE COUCH Show #364 – 02/27/17 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/WYmTcT BRODY BUSTER – 2017 IBC WRAP-UP Brody Buster stopped by to talk about his IBC experience and the new things already happening in his life. He was named 2nd place in the Solo/Duo Challenge and also named Lee Oskar harmonica Player WEB SITE       FACEBOOK […] 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eliza Neals

This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you only currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. these artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. they are the innovators .. not the imitators … they know for the blues to survive it must […] 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 2/19/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you those artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the artists who understand the importance of keeping the music relevant and new .. who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. these are the innovators not the […] 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Dave Fields

This is the #1 and Original INDIE Blues radio show and The Voice of indie blues! This is the show that brings you artists who are innovators not the imitators .. the artists who embrace the diversity that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues .. these are the […]