Making a Scene Presents

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Joel Leviton of December Friend

December Friend was born out of the pandemic when Joel Leviton reached out to friends Jeff Victor (Minneapolis-musician extraordinaire) and John Wlaysewski (of Brooklyn-based band Late Cambrian) asking if they wanted to collaborate on a new project. Thankfully, they said yes. All songs were recorded remotely in home studios in Minneapolis and Brooklyn and with that December Friend came together. Leviton says, “For me – it’s all about the song. A song should give something to the listener, an observation, an inspiration, a feeling, a memory, a reflection.

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Making a Scene Presents Turn it Up with Gerry Casey and his Guests The Cold Stares

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bobby Messano

Bobby Messano is a legendary guitarist, producer and contemporary blues artist who has released nine solo CDs, placed songs in many TV and cable shows and played on over 70 major label and indie albums. His music has been heard on everything from MTV jingles to Benny Mardones’ smash hit, “Into The Night”. The celebrated guitarist has played on records by Clarence Clemmons, Franke & The Knockouts, Joe Lynn Turner, and STARZ. His songs are heard daily on “Sirius/XM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville.” His 2015 album, Love & Money, was nominated for a prestigious Blues Blast Award for “Best Rock-Blues Album” in August 2015. It debuted on the Billboard Blues Chart at #7, peaked at #1, and spent a total of nine weeks in the Top 10. It was also #7 on the Billboard Heat Seekers Chart and Top 40 on both the Billboard Rock and Indie Charts. Love & Money also ended 2015 at #44 on the Roots Music Report Chart.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Brian Mullins of The Cold Stares

For almost ten years, The Cold Stares had toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. In 2023 the band began embracing a whole new kind of chemistry and launched into their next chapter, adding a third member and channeling the classic
power trio sound they grew up on with their explosive acclaimed album, “Voices.”

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dallas Orbiter

Post-punk/art-rock/psych-pop outfit Dallas Orbiter (singer/guitarist Mark Miller, bassist Dan Gahres, keyboardist Jon Schmig, and drummer Greg Flanagan) formed in Minneapolis at some point in 1999 out of the ashes of power-pop outfit Captain Sunshine and ska-punk group The Pinsetters.  Wishing to maintain an element of melodicism, the members were also seeking more open-ended, lysergically-minded sonic and improvisational freedom. They soon settled on their name, a play on the manufacturer of a fairly ubiquitous fuzz guitar pedal from late 60s & early 70s psychedelia.

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Making a Scene Presents An Interview with Emily Duff

Emily Duff’s small-batch brand of Sweet & Sour Rock & Roll with a great big hit of Country Soul sews a patchwork of heaven, hell, romance and regret. Emily was born in NYC and raised by a pack of cigarettes.

Emily Duff has released 6 albums and a 4-song EP since 2015. She tours the US and the UK and hosts a monthly residency at NYC’s COWGIRL.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sarah Pierce

Sarah Pierce, the daughter of a cowboy, raised in a family of cattlemen, was born in Rockford, Illinois. The main ranch, Woodlawn Farm, was in Creston, Illinois. Sarah's family  raised Angus cattle and built the herd around a bull named Wellington. That bull won Grand Champion at The Chicago World Fair in 1893. The line continues today.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Rusty Brown of Electric Mary

After spending time at Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios in New York in 2003, The spark was ignited inside Rusty to go back in time and create something new from the ashes of the rock’n’roll that still lived inside him .. He had to find the right people that felt the same away about the 70’s influence on rock music.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro - Ann Wood of the No Words Atlanta Festival

What is No Words?

The Only Instrumental Music Festival Anywhere! Music without words connects directly with the listener, creating a powerful experience and it spans all genres.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Andy Peake

Andy Peake has been surrounded by music since his formative days. His mother held a bachelor's degree in music and sang and played professionally as a church support person. His influences included jazz, Broadway, classical and the pop music of the 1950s forward. He attended college as a music major and turned professional in 1972. After years of local performances, primarily in the Denver area, he moved to Nashville, TN where he began a fast track to regional and national success as an artist support person, playing drums and percussion for multiple touring and recording artists including Don Williams, Tanya Tucker, Delbert McClinton, Lee Roy Parnell, the Sweethearts of the Rodeo and highly successful songwriter, Gary Burr. He remains active, touring, recording and performing.

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