This edition of The Roadhouse mixes it up with Tommy Malone, Matthew Curry & The Fury, Hamilton Loomis, Keb' Mo', and Trampled Under Foot. Though it goes a bit heavier on contemporary blues, it's definitely a mix that will make the hour pass quickly and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 445th Roadhouse....
We're deep in the heat of the blues in the 444th Roadhouse. With temperatures topping 100º F in the Midwest, it's a good time to get out of the sun with a cold beverage. Otis Spann, Grand Marquis, The C.D. Woodbury Band, Bumble Bee Slim, and Matt Andersen help make the shade enjoyable with another hour of the finest blues you've never heard....
Rewinding nothing this week, I've got a lot of new music, including some to be released in the next few weeks. And, once again, it's really the full range of blues. Ruff Kutt Blues Band, Moreland & Arbuckle, Blind Willie McTell, Guy Davis, and Smokin' Joe Kubek & B'Nois King fill out another hour in The Roadhouse with an unparalleled variety that surely makes it another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 443rd Roadhouse....
The 286th Roadhouse runs like a blues train from The Little Blue House On The Wetlands to All Points Blue. Albert Castiglia, Angela Strehli, Dr. John, Meade Lux Lewis, and John Primer lead the way in an hour with a big variety of blues and plenty of blues harp. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 286th Roadhouse.
The 441st Roadhouse provides the perfect opportunity to reinforce your love of the blues. Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges, Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band, Lisa Biales, Bex Marshall, and Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite help stoke that love. Throw in the Roadhouse debut for several artists and you’ve definitely got another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
This edition of The Roadhouse will have you out of your chair from start to finish. Barrelhouse Chuck & Kim Wilson’s All-Stars, Johnny Copeland, Mark Hummel, Moreland & Arbuckle, and Honey Island Swamp Band tear up the hour in a show that will pass far too quickly. It’s the 440th hour of The Roadhouse and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
This edition of The Roadhouse shines a sharp and bright spotlight on the Windy City, sprinkling Chicago blues throughout and dedicating two full sets to Chicago artists. Son Seals, Junior Wells, Otis Spann, Studebaker John, James Cotton are mixed in with blues from other regions. But make no mistake - a Midwestern wind is front and center in the 439th Roadhouse and it’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
This edition of The Roadhouse is hotter than July, chock full of artists who will keep the temperature high. King King, Greg Nagy, Gina Sicilia, Eddie Taylor, and Kara Grainger shimmer in the heat like an oasis mirage. Protect yourself from the heat or dive right in. You're in for a hot, hot hour of blues and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 438th Roadhouse....
Back in the air-conditioned cool of The Roadhouse Studios, this edition delivers an hour of cool blues. Omar & The Howlers, Watermelon Slim & The Workers, Trampled Under Foot, Rory Block, and Dana Fuchs help provide the foot-tapping chair-dancing vibe of another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 437th Roadhouse....
It’s festival season in The Roadhouse. With my annual trek to Davenport, IA and the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, I feature artists from the festival weekend. John Primer & Bob Corritore, The 44’s, Mighty Sam McClain, Davina & The Vagabonds, and Walter Trout help build a festive atmosphere in the 436th Roadhouse - another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The river of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse forks from gospel to contemporary, old and new. Randy Scott, Mike Zito, Watermelon Slim & The Workers, Marie Knight, and Mighty Joe Young make the case for the joy of fragmentation. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 435th Roadhouse....
This might just be the freshest set of blues you’ll find anywhere. In this hour - Lurrie Bell, Delbert McClinton & Glen Clark, Jimmy Vivino & The Black Italians, Grand Marquis, and Too Slim & The Taildraggers. It just doesn’t get any newer than this. The 434th hour of The Roadhouse is another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The 433rd Roadhouse features a load of hot new releases. King King, Walter Trout, Danny Bryant, Shaun Murphy, and Dayna Kurtz bring us right back to where we arrive at this time every week: another hour of great blues and definitely the finest blues you've never heard....
This week’s hour is full of both surprising and traditional blues. You get John Primer & Bob Corritore, Rory Block, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Scarlett Rae & The Cherry Reds, and Memphis Slim - any one of whom is fully capable of headlining the hour all on their own. What do you think of that hour? I think it’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard, the 432nd Roadhouse....
In an hour of great blues, the 431st Roadhouse features Buddy Guy, Too Slim & The Taildraggers, R.L. Burnside, Hadden Sayers, and The Duke Robillard Band. The only place you’ll find a lineup like that is the one place you’ll find another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
There’s an hour of new blues in the 430th Roadhouse, with great tracks from both young blues artists alike. Southern Hospitality, James Cotton, Scarlett Rae & The Cherry Reds, Cassie Taylor, and Corey Harris help make up the 430th Roadhouse. It’s real new blues, and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The 429th Roadhouse rewinds a great summer opener from 2010: Roadhouse 275. Mississippi Heat, Anders Osborne, Robert Belfour, Seth Walker, and Gina Sicilia take on the spirit of sunshine and great weather, propelling us through a summer hour of the finest blues you've never heard. Enjoy the rewind while I run the Cleveland Marathon . I'll be back next week with a new edition for the 430th Roadhouse....
It’s a special edition of The Roadhouse, featuring winners from the 2013 Blues Music Awards. I managed to get most of the major categories into the hour ahead and include such great artists as Michael Burks, Tab Benoit, Janiva Magness, The Mannish Boys, and Ruthie Foster. The 428th Roadhouse is one edition where I break a bit from the tagline - “the finest blues you’ve never heard” - to bring you just the finest blues, period, from the previous year....
This edition of The Roadhouse features live music from Magic Sam, Minneapolis native Sena Ehrhardt, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Albert King, & new music from Robben Ford. A little jazz, a little blues, a lot of female vocalists, and another hour, certainly, of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 427th Roadhouse....
This edition of The Roadhouse is is tight and well-balanced. Is it the perfect mix of blues? You decide. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Ana Popovic, The James Hunter Six, Shemekia Copeland, and Robert Cray Band fill the hour. Perfect mix or not, The 426th Roadhouse is definitely a mix of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The 425th Roadhouse provides a little shelter at the end of a tough week. Ana Popovic, Bobby Rush, Otis Taylor, Doug MacLeod, and The California Honeydrops lead us on a road away from trouble and toil and straight into the pick-me-up that is the blues. The 425th Roadhouse is a blues getaway and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The 424th Roadhouse issues a dance alert, with tracks that will compel you to move around. Whether that’s in your chair, or hand-in-hand with a significant other, or even just in a room by yourself, you’ll feel an overwhelming need to move. The Blasters, Reverend Freakchild, The Duke Robillard Band, Voodoo Swing, and Bart Walker will definitely fuel that compulsion. And, of course, you know they provide a strong foundation for another hour, another week of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The 423rd Roadhouse rewinds a fun edition from 2011. Lurrie Bell, Billy Boy Arnold, Hamilton Loomis, Ben Prestage, and Carolina Chocolate Drops help fill out the hour. There’s a chunk of urban, a chunk of youth, a chunk of acoustic, and it’s all up to you to make the connections – that is, of course, beyond being another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard. I'll be back next week with a new edition of The Roadhouse....
This edition of The Roadhouse paints a broad swath of blues, including some very new artsts and some that came early in the last century. Nicole Hart & Anni Piper, Chris Antonik, Mississippi Sheiks, Shoshanna Bean, and JJ Grey & Mofro remind us how it’s possible for everyone to love the blues. If you can’t find a style you love in this edition of The Roadhouse, I just can’t help you. And, you’ll have a hard time finding another hour that’s more clearly the finest blues you’ve never heard...
With a wide range of styles in this edition, The Roadhouse has many gears. Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch, Lucky Peterson Band, Jesse Dee, Long Tall Deb, and Hadden Sayers help keep the hour moving along, but there’s plenty to keep you moving for the full 60 minutes. As diverse as they may be, all the pieces work together to blast out another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 420th Roadhouse....
Spring is close for The Little Blue House on the Wetlands, and like spring, this edition of The Roadhouse brings lots of good new stuff. James Montgomery, Kevin Selfe, The Quaker City Night Hawks, Robben Ford, and The Slide Brothers get the featured spots - all with brand new blues releases. Given that, like spring, it’s all new, the 419th Roadhouse is very likely to be another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The 418th Roadhouse supports the idea that no two Roadhouse shows are exactly alike. 34 Jacks, Lisa Cee, Grady Champion,. Hitman Blues Band, and Bobby Rush take us through the hour. It’s an hour with twists and turns and a feel like no other, but leading to the same destination - the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The Roadhouse celebrates eight years in the 417th edition. Chris O’Leary Band, R.J. Mischo, Johnnie Bassett, Curtis Salgado, and Magic Slim help us celebrate in a show of show openers, as suggested by a listener. 17 non-stop days of blues, ten work weeks, roughly 5500 blues tracks - we stack one more on the growing pile of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 417th Roadhouse....
There’s a great mix of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse. Theodis Ealey, Allison Burnside Express, Hadden Sayers, James Hunter, and Rob Paparozzi mix up the styles. With lots of great new blues, too, the 416th Roadhouse clearly qualifies as another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
