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Making a Scene presents our latest newsletter, Issue 495 for April 9, 2025—now read in over 30 countries worldwide!

🎤 Exclusive Interviews: Tony Holiday - songwriting and the Roots of the blues an interview worth listening too Taylor Robert - songwriting and insights into his musical journey Gerry Casey sits down with Stone Jamess — Of Hollis Dorian - don't miss this one!

🚀 Feature Series: "Understanding the Decentralized Music Industry" Dive into "The Dark Side of Music Streaming" - and we bring you "How AI's is Going to Influence the Music Industry" Every week, we're bringing indie artists essential insights for the future of music! 🎧 Fresh Music Reviews: Discover the latest releases from: Galactic & Irma Thomas The Wildwoods Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish Ann Kittredge Russ Spiegel Atlantic Jazz Collective ALO Alex Apolo Ayala Clay Wulbrecht Freddie Hubbard - Blue Note Records Tony Holiday Vicki Peterson (the Bangles) and John Cowsill John Primer 📹 Videos of the Week: "Gasoline" By Koyal Must-see videos from our cover artist Tony Holiday Music: "She's a Burgler" with Eddie 9V and Taylor Robert "Crossroads"

💡 PLUS: Industry professional interviews, music business articles, recording techniques, gear reviews, podcasts, and MORE!

👍 Stay connected! Like our Facebook page 👉 Making A Scene Join our Facebook groups 👉 Making A Scene! & We are the Music Making A Scene is your #1 resource for indie artists and the fans who love them!

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Ginger St. James Told Ya

Ginger St. James Told Ya Independent Canadian Ginger St. James is a dynamic and charismatic performer renowned forher commanding voice and an eclectic blend of rockabilly, country, and blues that captures the hearts of her audiences. Her style, rooted in rock n’ roll and classic country is an intoxicating mix that transports listeners to smoky Ontario bars and honky-tonks. Ginger’s rise has been…

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tony Holiday

  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tony Holiday 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 art form that is driven by innovation and creativity. These are the Indie Blues…

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Tony Holiday Keep Your Head Up

Tony Holiday Keep Your Head Up Forty Below Records Tony Holiday used to play guitar and front the Salt Lake City-based Tony Holiday and the Velvetones. When he switched to harmonica, he recruited the then-young prodigy Landon Stone as the band’s guitarist. The band won the Salt Lake City Weekly Music Awards and was named 2016’s “Best Blues Band.” Now residing and working out of Memphis, the band…

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Tony Holiday is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tony Holiday There’s something magnetic about Tony Holiday—an ability to bring people together through music, community, and pure soul. Since relocating from Salt Lake City to Memphis in 2017, Tony has become a driving force in the city’s modern soul blues revival. Immersed in a close-knit circle of talented, like-minded musicians, he’s been…

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Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill Long After The Fire

Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill Long After The Fire Label 51 Recordings Vicki Peterson was a founding member of the 1980s group The Bangles, one of the most successful bands of that decade, with over 6 million gold and platinum albums sold. Their music has been on screen in everything from “Austin Powers” to “Stranger Things” and has transcended generations with more than 6 million current…

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Tim Gartland Right Amount of Funky

Tim Gartland Right Amount of Funky Taste Good Music You can practically see the molasses hanging from Tim Gartland’s wise drawl. The music here on his sixth album? Likewise creamy, pungent, and as tasty as can be. The Right Amount of Funky? Hell yes, twice over, and certified. When Gartland was 13, he witnessed Muddy Waters perform his magic. Like many, the experience charted a course for life.…

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John Primer Grown in Mississippi

John Primer Grown in Mississippi Blues House Productions Alfonso “John” Primer was born in Camden, Mississippi, in 1945. He was born on sharecropper land and grew up working in the fields. Primer migrated to Chicago with his mother in 1963. His blues career began on Maxwell Street, playing for tips. Primer got his first gig at Teresa’s Lounge, located at 48th and South Indiana Avenue, where he…

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Gerry Casey Interviews Stone James of Hollis Dorian

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Stone James from Hollis Dorian Stone Jamess has always had a thing for big riffs and honest songs. As a former member of the hard-driving rock band The Dead Show Dealers, he cut his teeth on loud guitars, gritty vocals, and no-frills live shows that left everything out on the stage. That chapter was all about raw energy and rock ‘n’…

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Freddie Hubbard ON FIRE: LIVE FROM THE BLUE MOROCCO

Version 1.0.0 FREDDIE HUBBARD ON FIRE: LIVE FROM THE BLUE MOROCCO Resonance Records Freddie Hubbard, trumpet/composer; Herbie Lewis, bass; Kenny Barron, piano; Bennie Maupin, tenor saxophone; Freddie Waits, drums. It hardly seems possible that I attended Freddie Hubbard’s funeral in Los Angeles more than fifteen years ago.  His recordings are still as fresh and inspirational as they were back in…

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Clay Wulbrecht THE CLOCKMASTER

CLAY WULBRECHT THE CLOCKMASTER Instru Dash Mental Records Clay Wulbrecht, piano/keyboards/clockmystery; Rodrigo Cotelo, guitars/clockmystery; Federico Navarro Trias, Spanish & Electric guitar; Mateo Ottonello, drums; Marco Messina, electric bass; Summer Kodama, upright bass; Bob Hart, upright bass; Lee Hinkle, mallets/percussion; Ramiro Flores, woodwinds/conduction; Jeffrey Parker, trumpet/…

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Alex "Apolo" Ayala & The Bambula Project AFRO PUERTO RICAN JAZZ

ALEX “APOLO” AYALA & THE BÁMBULA PROJECT AFRO PUERTO RICAN JAZZ Miel Music Alex “Apolo” Ayala, bass; Fernando Garcia, drums; Victor Pablo Garcia, percussion; Nelson Matthew Gonzalez, requinto drum; Andrew Gould, alto and soprano saxophones. The Alex “Apolo” Ayala music rumbles with percussive drive. His Bámbula Project members are vibrant and bring exciting Afro-Puerto Rican energy to this…

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Animal Liberation Orchestra Frames

ALO aka Animal Liberation Orchestra Frames Brushfire Records ALO is a California rock n’ roll institution, going on over thirty years. California natives Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, Steve Adams, and Zach Gill, met in junior high in the 1980’s,  they stayed together thrroughout their years at UC Santa Barbara in the 90s and returned home to the San Francisco Bay Area in the ’00s, and have cultivated…

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Atlantic Jazz Collective featuring Norma Winstone & Joe Labarbera SEASCAPE

ATLANTIC JAZZ COLLECTIVE featuring NORMA WINSTONE & JOE LABARBERA SEASCAPE Alma Records Norma Winstone, vocals/lyricist; Mike Murley, tenor and soprano saxophones; Florian Hoefner, piano/accordion; Jim Vivian, boss; Joe LaBarbera, drums. Mike Murley’s sensuous soprano saxophone opens the first tune, a Maria Schneider composition called “Distant Star.” When Norma Winstone’s vocals enter, she…

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Russ Spiegel NITTY GRITTY

RUSS SPIEGEL NITTY GRITTY Independent Label Russ Spiegel, electric & acoustic guitars/composer; Jim Gasior, organ/piano; Lucas Apostoleris, drums; Kurt Hengstebeck, electric bass; Tim Armacost, tenor saxophone. The Russ Spiegel ensemble opens with the blues, a Hank Mobley tune called “Soul Station.”  With Jim Gasior thickening the sound on organ, Spiegel lays down an improvised guitar solo with…

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The Emotional Story Behind Taylor Robert's 'Brighter Day'

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Taylor Robert Born Robert Taylor Baggott IV into a long line of preachers, it seemed Taylor Robert was destined for the pulpit—but music had other plans. His love for singing started early when he joined the Minnesota Boy Choir in sixth grade, sparking a lifelong passion for music. Growing up, weekends were spent leading worship in church…

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot April 2025 #2

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot Show 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 art form that is driven by innovation and creativity. These are the Indie Blues…