The Roadhouse

In this hour of The Roadhouse, I've got a good mix of old and new, some Roadhouse debuts and a set to mark an interesting anniversary that you might not be aware of. Vin Mott, Chris O'Leary Band, Kansas City Joe & Memphis Minnie, Ina Forsman, Deanna Bogart help fill the hour. I think it's a great hour of blues and certainly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 723rd Roadhouse.

In the next edition of The Roadhouse, we finish out the review of 2018 blues releases. Anthony Geraci & The Boston Blues All-Stars, Bob Corritore, Danielle Nicole, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, and The James Hunter Six step out front while ten other great artists help us look back. It's another hour of great blues from 2018 - the 722nd Roadhouse.

With the holidays nearly behind us, it's time to take a look back at some great releases from 2018. Vanja Sky, Trudy Lynn, Colin James, Lindsay Beaver, and Mike Zito lead the first of a two-show review of 2018 blues releases. It's another hour of the finest blues ... from this year - the 721st Roadhouse.

Deep into December 2018, we're nearly past the holiday season. Still, I've got five more holiday tracks, along with Billy F. Gibbons, B.B. King, Maria Muldaur, Charley Crockett, and Johnny Rawls. We may be just about out of time for holiday blues, but we're never out of time for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 720th Roadhouse.

As we roll through the holiday season, I've got five more Christmas blues tracks in this hour. I've also got a set of swing blues and one that can only be described as stark. Mighty Lester, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Will Barber, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, and Mississippi Heat make for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 719th Roadhouse.

Grammy nominees, a familiar local act and plenty more new holiday music - that's the crux of this hour. When you throw in Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, Buddy Guy, Teresa James, Danielle Nicole, and Professor Longhair, you definitely end up with another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 718th Roadhouse.

I kick off every holiday season with Koko Taylor and sprinkle holiday blues throughout the show. You get that in this edtion, plus Mike Zito, Knickerbocker All-Stars, Mojo Buford, John Jackson, and Watermelon Slim. Thanksgiving's behind us and December delivers with another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 717th Roadhouse.

We were on the road for the Thanksgiving holiday this weekend. So, here's a Roadhouse Rewind from five years ago. I'll be back next week with a new edition. 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 ne

When you escape from the world, you still need comfortable clothes, nutritious food and good music. I've got the latter covered. Byther Smith, Eric Lindell, Delta Moon, Muddy Gurdy, and Arthur Migliazza provide our entertainment. It's an hour to escape from the world together and certainly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 715th Roadhouse.

If you come around each week for a variety of blues, you'll love the hour ahead. I've got a set of blues rock, a set of Mississippi Hill Country Blues, and a full range of voices. Sari Schorr, Larkin Poe, Robert Kimbrough, Sr., JJ Appleton & Jason Ricci, and The Chris O'Leary Band lead the way through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 714th Roadhouse.

We're rolling into the fall in the northern hemisphere, a time when blues labels are pushing out new releases for holiday consumption. And, I've got a lot of those brand new releases in the hour ahead - including Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones, Sandy Carroll, Mojo Morganfield, Paul Thorn, and The Juke Joint Kings - all from 2018. It's an hour of music you'd be proud to gift your friends, and it's clearly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 713th Roadhouse.

After a week of chair-dancing, we're back to a huge variety of new blues in The Roadhouse. I've got quite a few female artists, some uptempo blues, an interesting minimalist set, and a track from the late Tony Joe White. I've also got Anthony Geraci, Dana Fuchs, Eric Bibb, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, and Joe Louis Walker, Bruce Katz & Giles Robson. It's all just fresh enough to comprise another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 712th Roadhouse.

Rather than focusing on new releases this week, I've focused on making this another "chair-dancing" edition. Kid Ramos, Kai Strauss, Sean Costello, Andy Santana, and Janiva Magness give you reason to move around. You might do that in your chair, you might grab someone close, you might get up and dance by yourself, but I think the hour is irresistably movable. It'll make you want to dance, all while delivering another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

There's a big mix of stuff in this hour. I've got some great Chicago blues artists, some next generation blues rock, electric, acoustic - maybe just a full sense of blues today. Otis Rush, Sari Schorr, Seasick Steve, Eric Bibb, and Ben Poole. We can circle around it any way we want. What it comes down to is that this is another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 710th Roadhouse.

The rain around The Roadhouse Studios brings a little quieter tone, despite a riotous opening track. Jim Allchin, Boz Scaggs, Aki Kumar, Maria Muldaur, and Mike Morgan & The Crawl lead the way. It's kind of hard to put a finger on a theme. But, regardless of the tone and mood, I know you're going to find it to be, as always, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 709th Roadhouse.