Independent Blues Awards

30/10/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for October 30 2024 Issue 473

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Nominations are Now Open for the 2025 Independent Blues Awards!! Nominate your favorite artist and release The open nomination will continue until Jan 15 2026!

This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Kat Riggins, Splash and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Kat Riggins! A Double Shot of Kat!!

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Our Video of the Week is from Victoria Carr "New Years Eve" We also bring you a video from Kat Riggins "Cry Out" and Freeworld "D-up"

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23/10/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for October 23 2024 Issue 472

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The Independent Blues Award Winners have been announced! The Artist of the Year this year is Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton! Check out the best of Independent Blues Chosen by YOU our Readers!

Nominations are Now Open for the 2025 Independent Blues Awards!! Nominate your favorite artist and release The open nomination will continue until Jan 15 2026!

This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Amanda Fish, December Friends and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Sweet

We Have reviews of new releases from Mike Zito Colin James Amy Speace John Chin Jeong Lim Yang Jongkuk K*m Courtney Cutchins Steve Sieck Ben Levin Kevin Sun Ben Waltzer Steve Coleman Erik Palmberg Randy Ingram Jason Yeager Jason Anick Geof Bradfield Slaw

Our Video of the Week is from Warren Haynes "Life as We Know it" We also bring you a video from December Friends "No Fadeout" and Amy Speace "The American Dream"

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17/10/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for October 16 2024 Issue 471

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The Independent Blues Award Winners have been announced! The Artist of the Year this year is Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton! Check out the best of Independent Blues Chosen by YOU our Readers!

Nominations are Now Open for the 2025 Independent Blues Awards!! Nominate your favorite artist and release The open nomination will continue until Jan 15 2026!

This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Bobby Messano, Emily Duff, Dallas Orbiter and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Rusty Brown of The Cold Stares

We Have reviews of new releases from Ben Wendel Brian Lynch Avishai Cohen Music Jason Robinson Diego Rivera Jocelyn Gould Rich Halley Andy Baker Al Jarreau Laila Biali Mississippi MacDonald

Our Video of the Week is from Brianna McGeehan "HOME" We also bring you a video from Emily Duff "Don't Hang the Moon" and The Cold Stares "Looking for a Fight"

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09/10/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for October 09 2024 Issue 470

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The Independent Blues Award Winners have been announced! The Artist of the Year this year is Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton! Check out the best of Independent Blues Chosen by YOU our Readers!

Nominations are Now Open for the 2025 Independent Blues Awards!! Nominate your favorite artist and release The open nomination will continue until Jan 15 2026!

This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Sarah Pierce, Andy Peake, Ann Wood of No Words ATL and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Rusty Brown of Electric Mary

We bring you an article on the acquisition of Sam Ash and Samson by Gonher Musica a Mexican corporation, Interview with a Pro with Ann Wood Owner of the Music Go Round in Duluth Georgia and the founder of the No Words Atlanta Festival!

We Have reviews of new releases from Eric Bibb Hayes Carll Joy Clark Nick Adema Filippo Dall’ Asta Jeff Lederer Darius Jones Dann Zinn Vivian Buczek Teri Parker Eric Person Michael Mayo Naomi Moon Kat Riggins Mavis Pan

Our Video of the Week is from Tori Martin "Lost in the Country" We also bring you a video from Electric Mary "It's Alright" and Kat Riggins "Cry Out"

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02/10/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for October 02 2024 Issue 469

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The Independent Blues Award Winners have been announced! The Artist of the Year this year is Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton! Check out the best of Independent Blues Chosen by YOU our Readers!

This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Chris Daniels and the Kings, Jarod McCloud and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Sky Wood of The Blues Watch
We Have reviews of new releases from George Burton Peter Bernstein Satoko Fujii Frédéric Viale Paul Kendall Ben Monder Delfeayo Marshalis Daniel Pardo Dharma Down

Our Video of the Week has been voted best of the year by you! Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton "Deathwish Blues" We also bring you a video from Jarad McCloud "Tramp Like Me" and Dharma Down "Ex One Blues"

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01/10/2024

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Making a Scene Presents The 2024 Independent Blues Awards Winners!

This is the 9th year we have produced and honored independent blues artists with the Independent Blues Awards. The voting this year has broken all records and was the largest voting participation since we began.

Samantha Fish- Jesse Dayton
Artist of the Year
Song of the Year
Modern Roots Band
Modern Roots Release
Modern Roots Song
Music Video

Mike Zito
Male Artist
Engineer Producer
Best Live Release With Albert Castiglia
Release of the Year With Albert Castiglia

Samantha Fish
Female Artist

Cash Box Kings
Traditional Blues Band

Duke Robillard
Traditional Blues Release

Nick Moss Band
Contemporary Blues Release
Contemporary Blues Band

ANA Popovic
Best Blues Soul Artist
Best R&B Blues Release
Power
Best R&B Blues Song
Power Over Me

Ally Marie Venable
Blues Rock Artist
Blues Rock Release
Gateway Artist
Content Creator

Caroline Cotto
Best New Artist
New Artist Release

Eric Bibb
Best Acoustic Release

Eddie 9V
Traditional Blues Song

D.K. Harrell
Contemporary Blues Song

Eliza Neals
Blues Rock Song
Road Warrior

Sister Lucille Band
Song for the Common Good

PR/Radio Promoter*G
Blind Raccoon

Indie Blues Label*G
Alligator Records

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"Making a Scene" announces the 2024 Independent Blues Awards winners, celebrating exemplary and nominated indie blues artists. The event had record voting participation. It emphasizes supporting all nominees by encouraging listeners to explore and promote their music. The awards also highlight the i...

25/09/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for September 25 2024 Issue 468

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This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Randall Bramblett, Michael Reynolds, Reverend Freakchild and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Otis

We Have reviews of new releases from Caroline Davis T.K. Blue Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood Michael Dease Stephane Wrembel Dawn Clement Steve Kovalcheck Jon Hamar Rebecca Kilgore Gino Amato Roy Hargrove Ronnie Baker Brooks

Our Video of the Week Jovin Webb "I'm a Drifter" We also bring you a video from Ronnie Baker Brooks "Blues in My DNA" and Jake Shimabukuro-Mick Fleetwood "Rollin and Tumblin"

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18/09/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for September 18 2024 Issue 467

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This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Carolyn Shulman, Piper & The Hard Times, March to August and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Sons of Anarchy

We Have reviews of new releases from Randall Bramblett Gregg Allman Yosef Gutman Levitt Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans Vanessa Collier Danny Jonokuchi Michael McDermott Anne Sajdera Jeff Rupert Leslie Pintchik Micah Thomas Sol Jang David Weiss Lurrie Bell and Frank Catalano Randy Lee Riviere

Our Video of the Week Explains the dangers of Project 2025! We also bring you a video from Carolyn Shulman "Old Farmhouse", A Promo Video for Piper & The Hard Times

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11/09/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for September 11 2024 Issue 466

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On our Cover we Honor those we lost on 9/11

This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Trevor B Power, Chris Murphy and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Chase Walker

Only 4 Days left to Vote in the Independent Blues Awards!

We Have reviews of new releases from Jimbo Ross Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Mauricio Morales Tobias Hoffmann Anders Malta Tom Johnson Bryn Roberts John Fedchock Gunhild Carling Joel Frahm JP Reali

Our Video of the Week Comes from Daryl Mosely "When the Good Ole Days were Young" We also bring you a video from Chase Walker Band "Move Ya", Chris Murphy "Early Grave"

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04/09/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for September 04 2024 Issue 465

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This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, Doug Duffey and BADD and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Anthony Geraci

Only 11 Days left to Vote in the Independent Blues Awards!

We Have reviews of new releases from Miguel Zenon Jonathan Powell Karen Stachel Andrew Wilcox Chad McCullough Music David Bailis Javon Jackson Nikki Giovanni Author Colin Fisher Patricia Brennan Michelle Malone

Our Video of the Week Comes from Veronica Lewis "Disconnected" We also bring you a video from Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters "JukeBox", Doug Duffey and BADD "Whirlpool"

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28/08/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for Aug 28 2024 Issue 464

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This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Barbara Cohen, Perrin Post, Christopher Wyze and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with The Retro Kings

We Have reviews of new releases from Emily Duff Raul Midon Dred Scott Gary Nicholson Ann Kittredge Jimmy Carpenter Nestor Dimopoulos Evgenia Karlafti Matt Panayides Zack Foley Kurt Rosenwinkel Vaneese Thomas Dafnis Prieto Jake Noble Neil Adler Catherine Russell ean Mason

Our Video of the Week Comes from Billy Alexander "You and Me Alexander" We also bring you a video from PROTEST and Christopher Wyze and the Tellers "Stuck in the Mud"

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21/08/2024

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Making a Scene Presents our Newsletter for Aug 21 2024 Issue 463

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This week in our newsletter we have interviews with Diane Durrett, Tom Craig and So Much More. We also bring you Gerry Casey's Interview with Jeff Pitchell

We Have reviews of new releases from Duke Robillard Augie Haas Greg Amirault Michael Eaton Shemekia Copeland Bria Skonberg Christopher Parnis Albert Castiglia Terry Harmonica Bean

Our Video of the Week Comes from Ashley DeBose "Boy Crazy" We also bring you videos from Diane Durrett "Blue Watersa" and Tom Craig "Sheepdog"

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