Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Al Lauro of Big Al and the Heavyweights

The music of Big Al and the Heavyweights begins with the beat laid down by drummer Big Al himself.  Big Al Lauro was born and raised in the city of New Orleans.  He grew up surrounded by the unique culture of the city that care forgot.  The food, the language, and of course the music became a part of him as surely as he became a part of New Orleans.  Year after year he saw Mardi through the eyes of a child, with a wonderment and jubilation that continues today in the music of Big Al and the Heavyweights.  His drumming has been described by Blues Brother Dan Akroyd as the “pounding, driving force” behind the music of The Heavyweights.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Micki Free!

GRAMMY®-award-winning musician Micki Free is a multi-talented guitarist, songwriter, performer, and producer with a career that spans decades and includes collaborations with some of the most legendary figures in music. Born of mixed Cherokee/Comanche Native American and Irish descent, Micki's unique cultural heritage has deeply influenced his sound and artistic journey.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Madeline Rosene

Madeline Rosene is an indie pop-n-roll singer-songwriter known for her sharp wit, genre-blending sound, and fearless storytelling. Currently based in Los Angeles, Madeline original hails from Cleveland, Ohio and New York City. Madeline’s music captures the essence of modern life’s complexities with a mix of humor, heart, and edge. Her debut album, "Raised on Porn", boldly explores themes of societal disconnect in a digital age, while her follow-up, "Everyday Existential Crisis", dives deeper into the psyche with introspective, genre-defying tracks.

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tom Craig

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Diane Durrett

Internationally recognized as a singer/songwriter and producer, Diane Durrett is always rocking the house with her distinctive vibrato, she can belt gut-bucket blues with the best of them. She proves it, again on her upcoming 10th American Roots album “Sweet Georgia Blues”. Durrett’s velvet voice also shines through on feel-good singles ‘The Sweet Spot’ (#5 first week Apple U.K. blues chart) and ‘Chasing Sunsets’ (Best New Songs Playlist Apple U.S.). Every song on the album has a story and an authentic meaning, recorded with her band Soul Suga’, drummer Melissa Junebug, Keyboardist Yoel Yehuda and bassist Fuji Fujimoto.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Jeff Pitchell

An internationally acclaimed dynamic singer, songwriter and guitarist, Jeff achieved national recognition when his album Heavy Hitter (Pyramid Records/EMI) reached #7 on the Billboard Charts, outselling Delbert McClinton, Robert Cray, Etta James, Johnny Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters. Jeff has recorded with such greats as J Geils, Rick Derringer, Dave Mason, James Cotton and Clarence Clemons. He received international recognition when he toured Europe, even playing with the Commitments as a special guest.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tom Craig

From Miami to Maine, Tom Craig has shared his brand of original Blues, Soul and R&B, impressing critics and fans along the way.

Tom got his first guitar for his eleventh birthday.  With over 40 years of guitar playing, formal training as a jazz vocalist and his passion for the Blues, he gives you all the ingredients for a memorable live performance.

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Levee Town

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brandon Hudspeth of Levee Town

Guitarist, singer, teacher, and songwriter Brandon Hudspeth was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  He began taking guitar lessons at an early age after hearing Johnny Cash on Sesame Street.  In high school, heavily influenced by the Blues, he started playing weekend gigs around the Tulsa area.  Soon after high school he moved to the Kansas City area where he freelanced with many bands, eventually forming his own band, Levee Town, which has released 9 albums. Levee Town represented the Kansas City Blues Society in the International Blues Competition twice, placing in the top ten in Memphis in 2009. In 2016, the album Takin and Givin charted on the Roots Music Report (#9 on the contemporary blues album chart, #10 on the contemporary blues song chart, #20 on the contemporary blues song chart, and #22 on the top 50 blues Album chart.)

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Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #259 and his Guest Ak and the Red Kites

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Name Droppers

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey's Interview with Ak and the Red Kites!

AK & The Red Kites is a modern rock band with a retro infused vibe bearing big riffs and vast melodic soundscapes. The cornerstone of this new exciting venture is frontman/guitarist Andrew Knightley, rising from the ashes of his previous band blues rockers Trident Waters.

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Making a Scene Presents an interview with The Name Droppers

Original members of Johnny Winter and Charlie Karp.  The 2023 album, "Blue Diamonds"  debuted at #3 on the Roots Music Report album chart for Blues - Rock, and remained on the chart till the end of 2023, and all of 2024.   The band has recently performed at Sacred Heart University Community Theatre (Fairfield, CT), The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport (CT), and Cafe Nine in New Haven (CT).  Other venues include, The Oyster Festival, (Norwalk CT), The Bitter End (NYC), The Triad Theatre (NYC) 

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Andy Gallagher of Overhaul

OVERHAUL are a Rock, Grunge, Alternative Rock band formed in Scotland by American Singer/Songwriter/Musician Andy Gallagher in 1997.

Touring with legendary artists such as Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü/Sugar) Violent Femmes, Dinosaur Jr, Langhorne Slim, Grant Hart (Hüsker Dü) and Ken Stringfellow of R.E.M., Andy Gallagher (guitar/vocals), Kenny Johnson (bass/vocals) and John Malone (drums/backup vocals) form the Rock/Grunge/Alternative Rock band, OVERHAUL. Formed in 1997, Overhaul tapped their musical influences from both U.S. coasts and Scotland to construct their own unique wall of sound built from pounding drums, catchy guitar hooks, and fist-raising vocal.

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Heather Kathryn

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents Turn It Up with Gerry Casey and His Guest Stone Angels

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mean Ole Fireman

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Heather Kathryn

My name is Heather Kathryn, I’m a twenty-two almost twenty-three year old singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. I started my musical journey at a young age and moved to Los Angeles at Seventeen. I spent a few years figuring out what kind of artist I wanted to be, I was originally just a singer then I found a love of writing songs and that never stopped. I started off as a pop artist but then realized pop punk was where my heart was.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Niall Kersey of Stone Angels

Stone Angels, this band of Brighton rockers certainly know how raise the roof and notch up the volume past 10. Some critics have labelled the band grunge rockers with a hard edge . Judge for yourselves as you listen to a mix of music and informal conversation with band member Niall Kersey.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mean Ole Fireman

Mean Old Fireman, the musical brainchild of slide guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Ned Bollé, weaves ample doses of New Orleans grooves, southern rock and old school hard R&B onto a blues roots framework to create their own version of Americana. "Somewhere around age 11, I heard Derek and The Dominoes," Bollé explains, "and those first few notes Duane Allman plays on "Key To The Highway" galvanized me; I wanted to sound like that. That whetted my appetite, and then, like so many people do, I found my way back to the roots of it all - Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, those guys. The same thing happened with my love for New Orleans music, Robert Palmer led me to Lowell George, and that led me to the Meters, the Nevilles, Dr. John, and so on.”

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Junior Marvin

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jeff Pitchell

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Junior Marvin

Hailing from the vibrant city of Kingston, Jamaica, Julian Junior Marvin’s love for music and acting was ignited at a young age.. He appeared in The Beatles’ film Help, followed by a number of successful appearances on British television. Julian Junior was also a member of the London cast of the musical Hair and can be heard on the original London cast recording.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Tom Killner

Tom Killner, a 27-year-old award-winning powerhouse vocalist and guitar player, who straddles the line between genres with soulfully infused Blues, Southern Rock, Country, and Americana, winning over audiences across the UK and Europe with their highly dynamic show, that takes you on a rollercoaster of hooky riffs and soulful songs from Tom's back catalog. Signing with L.A.-based label, Cleopatra Records early in his career, Tom released two albums "Hard Road" and "Live". His recent independent releases "Get Back Up", "Church House Sessions", and the latest single, "Home", were received to critical acclaim, featured in many publications, receiving great reviews with international airplay, including BBC radio.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ed Alstrom

Ed Alstrom grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Started playing organ (the family Hammond M-3) at age 5, guitar and bass as a teenager. Didn't acquire a piano in the Alstrom household until he was 12, at which time his father brought home an old pedal-pump player piano, on which he activated the broken player mechanism by connecting a canister vacuum cleaner and running it in reverse, which caused the piano rolls to play at blinding speed. Young Alstrom found this highly entertaining.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jeff Pitchell

An internationally acclaimed dynamic singer, songwriter and guitarist, Jeff achieved national recognition when his album Heavy Hitter (Pyramid Records/EMI) reached #7 on the Billboard Charts, outselling Delbert McClinton, Robert Cray, Etta James, Johnny Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters. Jeff has recorded with such greats as J Geils, Rick Derringer, Dave Mason, James Cotton and Clarence Clemons. He received international recognition when he toured Europe, even playing with the Commitments as a special guest.

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Making a Scene Presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #256 with his Guest Preacher Stone

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Making a Scene presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Ronnie Riddle of Preacher Stone

Preacher Stone began as guitarist Marty Hill’s vision of creating a world class southern rock band in the image of Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Hill enlisted lead vocalist Ronnie Riddle.  The first song the two wrote was “Not Today” which appeared on the Fox Network’s hit series “Sons of Anarchy” which gained the band notoriety in the southern rock world and lead to the band being exposed to a worldwide audience through the Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man Cruise and the Rock Legends Cruise with ZZ Top.

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Billy Price

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Billy Price

2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) winner and frequent BMA nominee Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan's LPs, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Billy Price has recorded and released a total of 20 albums, CDs, and DVDs.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Stephan Jacques

A true artist and songwriter world-renowned for his prolific, heartfelt alt-rock love songs, Stephen has released ten albums to date, with his eleventh on the way. He is produced by Steve Albini. His body of work was culled from a lifetime of experiences, including those as an engineer, a Hollywood actor, a custom builder, and a TV host.

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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #255 with his Guest Georgina White

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kid and Lisa Andersen

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kid and Lisa Andersen

This dynamic duo has been vital to the success of Little Village, as the vast majority of the over 60 albums in the label’s catalog from the past 8 years have been directly from Kid & Lisa’s in demand Greaseland USA studio for the recording, producing, mixing, mastering, and most of all, Magic!

We think you are truly going to be blown away like we are with this ambitious double CD recording from this supremely talented husband and wife team.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Georgina White

Georgina White is a British/Austrian RADA trained actor and singer songwriter. She has worked professionally in theatre and on screen since she was a teenager with her West End debut, at just 15, as Laurey in Oklahoma! in the National Youth Music Theatre’s UK tour. Throughout her extensive career, Georgina has played leading roles in theatres all over the UK performing in plays, musicals and actor/musician productions. Roles have included Shakespearean heroines, sassy damsels, feisty fairies and an array of witchy villains! On screen she has also played a variety of roles from Russian spies to Dutch nurses and news reporters to… wait for it….witches!!

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dean Zucchero

Hailing originally from the streets of East Village, New York City, Zucchero cut his teeth in the bustling, industry-driven Manhattan music scene where songwriting and studio recording chops have long since been revered and rewarded. Cultivating these traits in the city’s local dive-bar and cabaret music incubators such as CBGBs, The Bitter End, Dan Lynch Blues Bar, The Bottom Line and Manny’s Carwash, with rock act Major Domo as well as local blues heroes Michael Powers, Popa Chubby, Sweet Georgia Brown and Frankie Paris, to name a few, Zucchero’s consequent appreciation for melody, lyrical craftsmanship, arrangement, improv and an overall connection with urban multiculturalism finds deep prominence in his record.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Hans Halstead

Hans Halstead found his songwriting ability almost by accident. After a recent breakup, Hans recorded original guitar riffs while singing off of his phone. It was only after Hans opened up to a friend about it on a bus to a soccer game where he was encouraged to pen words to the recordings. As it were, Hans had a natural instinct for storytelling, exploring harsh breakups, feelings of being an outsider, and the passage of time. Shortly after attending college, Hans met owner and sound engineer, Jason Orris, at The Terrarium Music Studios in Minneapolis, MN.

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Making a Scene presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #254 With is Guest Rick Vito

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Rick Vito!

Grammy-nominated guitarist, singer and producer, Rick Vito is perhaps best known as a member of the legendary supergroup Fleetwood Mac (1987-1991). His guitar work and songs are featured on their albums, “Greatest Hits,” “Behind The Mask,” “The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac,”  “The Chain,” and the live concert DVD, “Tango In The Night”.

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Curtis Salgado

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Curtis Salgado

Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, the man NPR calls “an icon” with “a huge voice,” is revered worldwide for his ability to wring every ounce of soul out of every song he performs. Salgado is famed not only for his powerhouse live shows and eleven previous albums, but also for his passionate and insightful original songs. He has been nominated three times for the Blues Music Award for Song Of The Year, winning in 2018 for Walk A Mile In My Blues from The Beautiful Lowdown. In total, he has won eleven Blues Music Awards, including the B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year. DownBeat calls his songwriting skills “an impressive gift.” Billboard says Salgado’s music is “inspired and powerful.”

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Chris Robeson

Chris Robeson, an enigmatic Texas songwriter based in Austin, is poised to unveil his debut album "Euphoriphobia" in July 2024. Harboring a cache of nearly 1000 songs and several unreleased records, Robeson has spent decades writing and recording in solitude, but is now ready to share his music with the world.

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring JP Soars

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene presents Turn it up with Gerry Casey Show #253 and his Guest Jeff Worley Interview Part 2

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Anthony Geraci

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with JP Soars

Playing the blues not only requires diligence and dedication, but also an inherent sense of purpose and passion. Guitarist and vocalist J.P. Soars knows those instincts all too well, having been imbued with absolute enthusiasm for the form. It’s not only steered his muse ever since, but also brought him to the heights of success and wide recognition. A first place winner of the Blues Foundation 2009 International Blues Challenge, the Albert King Best Guitarist Award, any number of Blues Music nominations as Best Contemporary Male Blues Artist, and a nod for Best Blues Album, he’s been the recipient of continuing critical kudos, extensive worldwide airplay and sales that have elevated him to the uppermost rungs of every major Blues chart.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Robbert Duijf

Robbert is someone who I've only recently became aware. Although he tells me ireland is a place he's very familiar with, especially the west of Ireland. Robbert as a songwriter is as true as they come. Written with a personal perspective on the events happening around. The first time i heard a song of Robberts First Train Out I was immediately struck by his passion and heartfelt lyrics. As I'm sure you will too if you tune in and join us in another unmissable interview.

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Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey's Interview with Jeff Worley Part 2

Jeff Worley, guitarist and founding member of the multi-platinum rock band, Jackyl has put in over 25 years on the road as a professional musician. Along with selling millions of records he and his band also hold two Guinness World Records and have been featured on two television shows, TruTV’s, “Full Throttle Saloon” and Adult Swim’s, “Squidbillies”. Adding to that, Jeff is the author of three books, his first, the hilarious “No Filter, Stories Better Left Untold”,  his cookbook with Jackyl bassist, Roman Glick“Dawg Eat Dawg, A Rockstar’s Guide to a Healthy Life While Being the Life of the Party” and the newly released, “Kuckaburro” which is the lyrical accompaniment to the newly release Super V record ( Jeff and his brother Chris’s side project) .  Now Jeff is presenting the world with another one of his passions; painting.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Anthony Geraci

Pianist, Hammond organist and composer Anthony Geraci was born in New Haven, CT in 1954.  His interest in playing piano began at age four when he told his parents “I want a piano!”  Kind of an odd request when most kids want a new baseball glove or bicycle. His parents weren’t musical-not even a record player at their house- but they always supported his undeniable passion for music. They soon bought a Kimball Grand Piano that his mother paid $4 a week to own. Lessons at the Neighborhood School of Music, affiliated with Yale University, soon followed. At around the age of sixteen he befriended a fellow musician, Ed Cherry, at high school. They began listening to music together after school and one day Ed played a Jimmy Rogers recording, Chicago Bound, that literally changed his life. Ed went on to be Dizzy Gillespie’s guitarist for many years. 

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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Stevie and the Blue Flames

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 Artists!

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present, Empowering the Future

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