The next hour of The Roadhouse will be well worth your while with some ragtime-like blues, some very contemporary blues, and a long set of blues rock. Kim Wilson, Jack De Kyzer, Erin Harpe, Nora Jean Wallace, and Shemkia Copeland fit the pieces together pretty well, I think, to come up with another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The next hour of The Roadhouse is a reminder of how our dark little dive should feel - a little rough and raw, and dangerous in the dark corners. But, Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue, Big Pete, Colin James, Andy T - Nick Nixon Band, and Celso Salim also help make the case that a dive's a good place to be. And, they help build another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The next hour of The Roadhouse is just a run-of-the-mill hour - filled with great blues tracks, some that will have you chair-dancing to escape from the world at large. Sonny Green, Cody Simpson, Andrew Alli, Ron Thompson, and Nora Jean Wallace help guide that activity and sail us straight through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
In the next hour of The Roadhouse, we prove that the blues is everywhere. With music from Bob Margolin, Matt Andersen, Shemekia Copeland, Eric Johanson, and Susan Tedeschi, we're going to cover a lot of territory - a rich geography of blues and a diverse range of styles. It's absolutely another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 814th Roadhouse.
I have no words for this hour - literally. It's an hour of instrumental blues featuring Kirk Fletcher, John Mayall, Magic Sam, Freddie King, Little Sonny, and nine other great artists. It's 16 of my favorite instrumental blues tracks that make up another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 813th Roadhouse.
As happens occasionally, the next hour of The Roadhouse focuses on the feeling. Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Jai Malano, Lynwood Slim & Kid Ramos, and The Juke Joint Rockers & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith made the final cut along with a load of other great blues artists. Sometimes it's worthwhile to just follow that feeling - the feeling that this will be another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 812th Roadhouse.
It's another upbeat hour in The Roadhouse, with some great tracks from Lloyd Jones, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Lucas Spinosa, Fathead, and The Chris O'Leary Band. If history is any guide, this is one of those hours that will pass very, very quickly. It's an uptempo hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 811th Roadhouse.
With fall just around the corner, the new blues releases are coming fast and heavy. This week, I've got Ronnie Earl, Selwyn Birchwood, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Anthony Gomes, and the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers. Every last one of those artists features brand new music. It's definitely the season for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 810th Roadhouse.
If ever there was an edition of The Roadhouse that's packed to the rafters, this is the one. I've got 17 tracks, including Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald, Bettye LaVette, Lucinda Williams, Fantastic Negrito, and Soulmate are all ahead. As if that wasn't enough, there's also an all-female set in the hour. It's definitely the biggest hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 809th Roadhouse.
I've got a bunch of new music in this hour. 15 tracks, 11 of which are brand new. This is about as fresh an hour of blues as you're going to find anywhere. JW-Jones, Kirsten Thien, Curtis Salgado, Bernie Barlow, and Dave Fields set the stage, with ten other great artists helping to fill things out. It's really just the epitome of what we've been doing for more than 15 years: laying out another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 808th Roadhouse.`
The next hour of The Roadhouse goes straight to upbeat, without much of a break until last call. I've got Shirley King, Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Johnny Iguana, and Boo Boo Davis. I've also got a set of regional blues, and a set of live blues-harp-focused tracks. The ultimate fact about this edition - that it is, indeed, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 807th Roadhouse.
In the next edition of The Roadhouse, nearly one-third of the hour is filled with Roadhouse debuts. Ron Thompson, Mojo Buford, Bo Ramsey, Kat Riggins, and Jimmy Maddox are all in the hour. New friends, old friends - both performers and listeners - all roll together into another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 806th Roadhouse.
The next hour of The Roadhouse provides all blues lovers with a touchstone of sanity that will leave you revitalized. Joe Louis Walker, Mark May Band, Mary Lane, Mike Flanigin, and Buddy Guy help provide the elixir of the blues, and roll us all through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 805th Roadhouse.
A Roadhouse Rewind fills the hour this week. I'll be bacck next week with a new edition. Wire and wood fills this edition of The Roadhouse with guitar masters from many spots on the blues spectrum. Albert Cummings, Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Canned Heat, Otis Rush, Sonny Landreth - they all bring a guitar to the table in The Roadhouse. With all these guitar greats, it's a clear-cut case of the finest blues you've never heard - the 544th Roadhouse.
In the next hour of The Roadhouse, the tracks all stick together. Rather than focusing on the age of the music, I pulled it together just by feel. Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues, Jontavious Willis, Too Slim and the Taildraggers, Mississippi Heat, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds make for an hour that makes musical sense. And, for all of that, it really may still be another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 803rd Roadhouse.
If you've stepped through the front door of our little dive, you're sure to find plenty to like in the hour ahead. Jordan Officer, Walter Trout, The Lucky Losers, The Swing Ninjas, and Los Coast will light up the bandstand. As we put another hour behind us, you know it'll be an hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 802nd Roadhouse.
I've got two Roadhouse debuts and five strong female artists in the hour ahead. Grant Dermody, Casey Hensley, CD Woodbury, John Strahl Band, and a great track from James Cotton propel the hour. But, all this is really just doing what we do every week - lean back in a comfy chair, take a load off, open a nice cool beverage, and take in another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 801st Roadhouse.
It's another sunny summer edition of The Roadhouse and another pretty bright hour of blues. Anthony Geraci, The Marcus King Band, Jose Ramirez, Lucinda Williams, and the Mark May Band make for an hour that's right out at the edge of the blues. But it's a cool sharp edge that should have you moving for the full 60 minutes. And, as always, it's absolutely another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 800th Roadhouse.
It's a good time to step out of the heat and into the cool of the blues in The Roadhouse. Andrew Alli, Songhoy Blues, Shirley King, Walter Trout, and Tami Neilson are all ahead in the hour. It's 85 in the shade, and 60 in The Roadhouse with another hour of the finest - and coolest - blues you've never heard.
In the next edition of The Roadhouse, we get our Windy City on with an hour of Chicago blues. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Koko Taylor, Eddie Boyd and His Boogie Band, Luther Allison, and Freddie King headline the hour, but any one of the 14 artists could stand up and grab your attention. It's not blues you've never heard, but it is another hour of the finest blues - the 798th Roadhouse.
The next hour of The Roadhouse leaves you with a feeling of pragmatic optimisim; like things will be okay, even if the reality right now is a little tough. Ryan Perry, Ana Popovic, Eddie 9V, Roland Johnson, and Frank Bey - a little hope, a little truth and, as only the blues can do - a lot of reality. I'm feeling really good about the way this could turn out, and about the next hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 797th Roadhouse.
In this hour of The Roadhouse I've got four tracks that feature guest artists and three Roadhouse debuts. I've also got Jose Ramirez, Larkin Poe, David Grissom, The Reverend Shawn Amos, and Janiva Magness. It's a bit of a grind for all of us these days, but let me try to smooth that path for you with another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 796th Roadhouse.
In the next hour of The Roadhouse, the bandstand's ready to go, there's fresh sawdust on the floor and, if you look around, I think you're in some pretty good company. There's also some great blues on the bill, including Andrew Alli, Rob Tognoni, Seasick Steve, Peter Karp, and John "Papa" Gros. It's a solidly upbeat hour, including three Roadhouse debuts. And it all makes for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 795th Roadhouse.
It's a safe and sane hour of The Roadhouse with tracks from all over the blues universe including Ben Rice & RB Stone, Ana Popovic, Linsey Alexander, Rory Block, and Jose Ramirez. A little electric, a little acoustic, a live set - regardless of the blues subgenre, the collected pieces really do make up another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 794th Roadhouse.
After a week away, I'm back in The Roadhouse Studios with a groove you've come to expect. Mojo Buford, Jim Gustin & Truth Jones, David Grissom, Bettye LaVette, and The Mannish Boys propel the hour. It's a broad and satisfying range of the finest blues you've never heard - the 793rd Roadhouse.
A Roadhouse Rewind occupies this hour. I'll be back next week with a new edition of the show. By the time it's all said and done, this edition of The Roadhouse provides a record-tying number of tracks. Chris O'Leary Band, Bey Paule Band, Omar & The Howlers, Big Mama Thornton, and Fantastic Negrito lead the way, but that's really only just the start. The rest of the hour fulfills the weekly mission - delivering another jam-packed hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 550th Roadhou...
It's May in The Roadhouse - time for the annual Blues Music Awards. We'll spend the next hour with 14 nominees across the various categories, including Watermelon Slim, Toronzo Cannon, Catfish Keith, Jontavious Willis, and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - all names you've heard in the past year and maybe been introduced to right here. It's an hour of peer-honored blues in this edition and, as always, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The next edition of The Roadhouse is yet another chunk of time to discover and pass along great new blues. King Solomon Hicks, Zakiya Hooker, Tyler Morris, Vanja Sky, and The Big House Blues Band move it along. I've got a couple of Roadhouse debuts, a pre-release track, or two, and an attitiude throughout the hour that will keep you moving. It's yet another fun hour and, of course, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
In the next edition of The Roadhouse, we're spending another week focused on stepping away from the world. Lisa Mills, Rory Block, Canned Heat, Don Bryant, and The Sleep Eazys get to help transport us all through the hour, and assure that not only do we escape, but that it's an escape into another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I fill the joint with Roadhouse debuts and tracks from upcoming releases. Casey Hensley, Eliza Neals, Larkin Poe, Swamp, and Malia are all ahead. If you ever wanted an hour of fresh blues, this is the one. And, you know what else - it's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 788th Roadhouse.
