The bandstand’s full in the little dive that seems to draw crowds week in and week out. Royal Southern Brotherhood, Michael Bram, Sweet Tea Jubilee, Nick Moss, and Victor Wainwright & The WildRoots are just some of the great blues artists that help fill the hour. That hour brings a variety of blues you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. And, of course, it’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 475th Roadhouse....
A contemporary vein runs through this edition of The Roadhouse, with nearly all new tracks. Cathy Lemons, Robert Cray, Walter Horton, Pinetop Perkins, and Mikey Junior should keep you moving for 60 minutes. And, of course, it is 60 minutes of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 474th Roadhouse....
It’s the first edition of spring 2014 with a whole raft of new releases. Laurence Jones, Shawn Holt & The Teardrops, Lisa Mann, Catfish Keith, and The Nick Moss Band fill the hour. New tracks or old, the 473rd Roadhouse is another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
Looking into the crystal ball to predict the hour ahead, I see this: Joe Louis Walker, Hill Country Revue, Matt Schofield, John & Sylvia Embry, and Robert Randolph & the Family Band - roughly 55 minutes of great blues music with a little talk in -between - how’s that for a prediction? All told, it feels like a pretty solid hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 472nd Roadhouse....
I’m back in The Roadhouse Studios after a week away, and am glad to deliver the best of a big pile of blues. Robben Ford, San Pedro Slim, Lurrie Bell, Al Miller, and Elmore James, Jr. head up the hour. It’s pretty easy to fall into the pile of blues and get lost in another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 471st Roadhouse....
Roadhouse Rewind: The 212th Roadhouse Podcast puts a tap in your toes with a selection of upbeat blues cuts. Duke Robillard, Eric Lindell, Jimmy Dawkins, Lightning Hopkins, and Michael Burks lead the hour. If you're new to The Roadhouse and a little unsure of what to expect, this edition reflects the founding philosophy of the show. It's a cutting-edge hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 212th Roadhouse....
At the beginning of the 10th year of The Roadhouse, the blues is definitely alive and well. Todd Wolfe, The Mighty Blue Kings, Blue Lunch, Michael Bloomfield, and James Armstrong really prove that point with another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 469th Roadhouse....
The 468th Roadhouse is a mixed bag, something that comes as no surprise to longtime listeners of the show. Sets of piano blues, crushing blues guitar, and British blues propel the hour. Leroy Carr, Buddy Whittington, Savoy Brown, The Bluesmasters, and Joe Louis Walker lie ahead - now that’s variety. In the final show of the ninth year of The Roadhouse, it’s time to stir the big blues stew - a stew of the finest blues you’ve never heard: the 468th Roadhouse....
If you’re deep in a cold winter, the hot blues in this edition of The Roadhouse will warm you up. If you’re late in a hot summer, the blues are cool. New Joe Louis Walker, and new Damon Fowler, some Toni Price, The Charles Burton Blues Band, and 2014 International Blues Challenge winner Mr. Sipp are all ahead in the hour. Blues makes for the perfect climate, regardless of where you are, and definitely another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 467th Roadhouse....
This edition of The Roadhouse is arranged into six logical volumes of similar style and feel. With a little talk in-between, there a great mix of music - some traditional, some acoustic, some contemporary, some names you haven’t heard, and some you have. San Pedro Slim, Robert Johnson, Fruteland Jackson, Grana Louise, and The Slide Brothers stand out front for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 466th Roadhouse....
Here’s a hint of what’s ahead in this edition of The Roadhouse: chair dance. Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows, John Hammond, Tinsley Ellis, Gracie Curran & The High-Falutin’ Band, and Tom Hambridge provide all the fuel you’ll need to move for an hour - an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 465th Roadhouse....
The winter grind sets in in The Roadhouse Studios, but, even in the snow, this edition has new releases and Roadhouse debuts. Delta Moon, The Claudettes, Seasick Steve, Tangled Eye, and Annika Chambers & The Houston All-Stars - that’s who’s ahead in the hour - a deep winter hour of The Roadhouse and clearly another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
It’s an hour of rounded blues in this edition of The Roadhouse. Contemporary blues, blues rock, acoustic, new, old - it’s consistent with with what I do in the show. Eddie Taylor, Jr, Albert Cummings, Tommy Castro, Catfish Keith, and JJ Thames round out this edition. Some names in the hour you might not have heard of and, of course, some that you have. It’s a well-rounded hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 463rd Roadhouse....
This edition of The Roadhouse welcomes in 2014 with lots of recent music and additional BMA nominees. Otis Clay, Beth Hart, Tinsley Ellis, Susan Tedeschi, and Root Doctor open the tenth calendar year of the show with an interesting mix - interesting and definitely a mix of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 462nd Roadhouse....
This edition of The Roadhouse takes a special look at nominees for the 2014 Blues Music Awards. Bettye Lavette, John Primer, Little G Weevil, Sista Monica Parker, and Paul Gabriel help make an hour drawn from a big, talented, interesting pool of musicians and music. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 461st Roadhouse....
The final Christmas Roadhouse show of 2013 brings a surprise - an ad-free version for all. Among the interesting mix of blues in this edition, Eric Clapton, Tommy Malone, Nuno Mindelis, Nick Moss & The Fliptops, and Marion James take the hour in an unsuspected direction or two. It’s a holiday hour of blues and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 460th Roadhouse....
We’re in week 2 of 3 for the Christmas season. Chicago Blues All-Stars, Toronzo Cannon, Peter Green & The Men In Blue, Fathead, and Billy Thompson build out a great mix of holiday and non-seasonal blues. The 459th Roadhouse brings the Christmas cheer and definitely provides another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
The 458th Roadhouse kicks off the holiday season with a fun mix of Christmas tracks and new blues music. Lurrie Bell, Ari Gorger & Igor Prado, Charlie Musselwhite, Downchild, and Sharon Lewis take us through the hour - the first hour of Christmas 2013 in The Roadhouse and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
Thanksgiving weekend in the US brings a Roadhouse Rewind from 2010: The 301st Roadhouse stays true to the tagline. Independent artists and a listener request make up the bulk of this edition. Darren Watson, Marshall Lawrence, Phantom Blues Band, Patrice Moncell, and Wes Jeans round out the show. It really is another hour of the finest blues you've never heard. I'll return on December 7 with a new Roadhouse.
This edition of The Roadhouse proves out the theory that it doesn’t really matter so much why you stand up from your chair and dance - just that you do. This week, the reasons to do that include James Cotton, Mighty Lester, Downchild, Little Mike & The Tornadoes, and The 44s. It’s not Top 40 dance - just another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
Great blues fill the 455th hour of The Roadhouse, including a set of piano blues from The Big Easy. Johnny Rawls, The Rides, Ari Borger & Igor Prado, James Booker, and Smokin’ Joe Kubek & B’Nois King help provide a load of new blues for this edition. And, of course, all of it - new and old - makes for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
This edition of The Roadhouse is two-thirds full of artists who do things by themselves - truly independent self-released blues. Deb Ryder, Michigan Curve, Sean Chambers, Snarky Dave & The Prickly Bluesmen, and Little Miss Higgins & the Winnipeg Five lead the way with music they’re released on their own. Along with some well-known blues names, these artists defintely make the 454th Roadhouse another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
It’s back to full groove mode in this edition of The Roadhouse, with a chair-dancing hour of blues. The Nighthawks, Snooks Eaglin, Steve James, Harmonica Shah, and Holland K. Smith keep the groove moving. It’s a fun hour, guaranteed, and, of course, another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
Though almost imperceptibly, this edition of The Roadhouse takes the tempo down just a notch from the normal. Johnny Rawls, Shawn Holt & The Teardrops, Lou Pride, Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings, and Anders Osborne fill this hour of The Roadhouse and definitely fill it with another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
This hour of The Roadhouse is definitely an hour of variety. With blues from Chicago, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, some new, some old - I think it’ll keep you moving for sixty minutes. Jason Ricci & New Blood, Husky Burnette, Little G Weevil, Guy Davis, and The Rides take us through the edition with another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard: the 451st Roadhouse....
This edition of The Roadhouse returns the show to its roots from the blues-rock fest in Roadhouse 449. It’s upbeat, uptempo blues, some with grit, some very, very smooth. Monkeyjunk, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones, John Ginty, and Big Maybelle round 60 minutes with a no-doubt hour of blues - an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard....
This edition of The Roadhouse stands firmly on the line between blues and rock. While it may not exactly fit with a traditional view of blues, I don’t have any doubt that you’ll dear blues in every track. The Shouting Matches, Anders Osborne, Moreland & Arbuckle, Gov’t Mule, and Jimmy Bowskill put the edge on this hour. They make for another hour of the finest -- blues rock -- you’ve never heard - the 449th Roadhouse....
This edition of The Roadhouse shows off the state of new blues blood. Shawn Holt & The Teardrops, Cincinnati Slim, Bryan Lee, Jonny Lang, and Monkeyjunk fill an hour almost completely full of new blues and, as a result, it’s an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 448th Roadhouse....
In this hour of The Roadhouse, the music of Cyril Neville, Dave Riley & Bob Corritore, Guy Davis, Holland K. Smith, and Otis Grand will wash right over you. Sit back and enjoy the blue flow - the flow of another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard, the 447th Roadhouse....
The 446th Roadhouse welcomes unofficial fall to the US. It's an old year with new blues, including Dalannah Gail Bowen, Studebaker John, Bryan Lee, Frank Bey & Anthony Paul Band, and Samantha Fish. The weather's fine, your company's fine, and I'm pouring out another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 446th Roadhouse....
