The Roadhouse

Roadhouse 427

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.

Roadhouse 425

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.

Roadhouse 423

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.

Roadhouse 421

Roadhouse 419

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.

Roadhouse 417

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.

Roadhouse 415

We’re digging deep into the sound of New Orleans and Lousiana to celebrate Mardi Gras in this edition of The Roadhouse. The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Zachary Richard, Terrance Simien, Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, and Dr. John represent a pretty full picture of the broad range of New Orleans music. Grab those beads - it’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 415th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 413

The 413rd Roadhouse is definitely a chair-dancing edition, guaranteed to get your feet pounding, your fingers tapping and snapping, and your butt moving in the chair. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Johnny Nicholas, Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s, and Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne take us on an hour of uptempo blues - another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 411

The 411th Roadhouse is another hour of great voices, instruments, broad variety, musical themes. JJ Grey & Mofro, Kelly Joe Phelps, Ann Rabson with Bob Margolin, The Mojo Roots, and Dana Gillespie help make up the hour along with 7 or 8 other great blues artists and tracks - all in total, of course, strong enough to qualify as another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 409

This edition of The Roadhouse ends the year with a real party atmosphere. Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Mighty Sam McClain, and the South Austin Moonlighters light up our little juke joint. Throw in a couple of listener requests and the last 60 minutes of 2012 is absolutely an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 407

This edition of The Roadhouse continues the holiday season. Shaun Murphy, Buddy Guy, Maria Muldaur, Asylum Street Spankers, and T-Bone Walker fill the hour with a great mix of seasonal and regional blues. It’s just enough to pick you up, and always enough to call another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 404

The variety of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse is like looking into a big valley of blues in all its hues and shades. Matt Woods & The Thunderbolts, Gary Clark, Jr, Guy Tortora, Heritage Blues Orchestra, and Samuel James help create the hour. It’s a big mix, and definitely a mix that makes for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 404th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 402

The 402th edition of The Roadhouse lends itself well to high volume. Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones, Junior Kimbrough, Rick Holmstrom, Eric Bibb, and Alvin Lee make up a big chunk of the show, but there’s plenty of great blues in between those artists. Sit back, throw your feet up, crank up the headphones, or the computer, or the receiver. Make it nice and loud for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 400

The 400th Roadhouse jumps with an hour of jump and boogie blues. Louis Prima, Kid Ramos, Louis Jordan, Lavay Smith & Her Red-Hot Skillet Lickers, and Bullmoose Jackson take center stage on our little bandstand in the corner. The hour is pretty evenly divided between the jump and boogie pioneers and the relative new kids. But it is an incredibly full and upbeat hour - more music than I’ve featured in any other show - and an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse Rewind

I'm out of town this weekend, celebrating the wedding of my youngest brother. The Roadhouse will be back with a new show on October 27 - Roadhouse 400. In the meantime, enjoy a Roadhouse Rewind: Roadhouse 244 from October 24, 2009.

Roadhouse 398

In this edition of The Roadhouse, you can look forward to Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Samuel James, Paul Rishell, Albert Ammons, and some new music from Robert Cray. I’ve got a set of acoustic blues, some piano blues, and some straight ahead Chicago stemwinders . It’s all wrapped up in a clean blue package of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 398th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 396

The 396th Roadhouse is a veritable river of blues. Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods, The Blues Broads, The Juke Joints, and Dave Fields light up the hour. Buckle up the lifejacket and strap in - there’s a heavy undertow in this edition. It’s fast-moving hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 394

The 394th Roadhouse continues to debut much of the fall lineup of new blues. I’ve got new releases from Mississippi Heat, Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Michael Hill’s Blues Mob, Deanna Bogart, and Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods. And, just to keep a finger on the touchstone, a set of traditional blues, as well. The 394th hour of The Roadhouse really is another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 392

The 392nd Roadhouse will keep your feet tappin’, your butt movin’ and a smile on your face. Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, Michael Burks, Marion James, Mike Avery, and Bryan Lee fill out a great hour of blues from jump to gospel and traditional to contemporary. It’s the 392nd hour of The Roadhouse and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 390

The 390th Roadhouse is the archetype for the chair-dancing editions of the show. Luther Tucker, Mavis Staples, The Wild Cards, Linsey Alexander, and Jimmy Rogers provide the high-octane low-knock fuel for this edition, and I even throw in a set mostly requested by one of your fellow listeners. It’s a model for all the Roadhouse shows and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 388

In the 388th Roadhouse, I’ve got blues from all over the US and the world: Chicago, Memphis, Austin, Phoenix, the Bay Area, Boston, and Finland. The Mannish Boys, Linsey Alexander, Mud Morganfield, Slim Butler, and Sue Foley & Peter Karp will help make for a quick hour. Quick or not, it’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 386

The 386th Roadhouse is right on the beam with a focus on upbeat blues. The Mighty Mojo Prophets, Lavelle White, Kim Wilson, The Nighthawks, and Ronnie Baker Brooks will move you through the hour at aerobic pace. If you love uptempo blues, you’ll find this edition to be a real treasure of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 384

The Roadhouse continues to roll on rollin’ out great blues. With only an hour, it’s a broad view of blues with more than a surprise or two. Billy Boy Arnold, Cash Box Kings, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Paul Rishell, and Cassie Taylor, take the little bandstand in the corner. The bartender’s got a good ear for your problems and you’re gonna need your dancing shoes. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 384th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 382

It’s blues from the man-cave in the 382nd Roadhouse. The 44s, Malford Milligan Band, Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Joe Bonamassa, and Lazy Lester fill out the hour, with no female artists to be seen. Testosterone abounds in another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 380

After a week of vacation, The Roadhouse roars back with a full show of new blues. Mississippi Shakedown, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Rory Block, and Albert Castiglia showcase the best new releases of the past few weeks, rollin’ and tumblin’ down the road to another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 378

The 378th Roadhouse is an hour of blues that’ll roll right over you. Mighty Mojo Prophets, RJ Mischo, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Otis Taylor, and Etta Britt help keep us moving. This hour will go by very quickly, I promise, if you just let it do its own thing. It’s definitely an hour of great new blues and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 376

The 376th Roadhouse is filled with music from all regions of the US - North, South, East, and Midwest. Hollywood Blue Flames, Mud Morganfield, Mannish Boys, Cash Box Kings, and Pinetop Perkins will put you in a chair-dancing mood. It’s not an hour of blue blues, it’s an hour of upbeat blues, and it’s an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 374

This edition of The Roadhouse is filled with upbeat blues, as is often the case. But there’s something about how all these pieces fit together that will make the hour pass very, very quickey. Billy Boy Arnold, Mississippi Big Beat, Rick Holmstrom, Lil’ Cliff & The Cliffhangers, and Peter Karp & Sue Foley crush the hour, leaving only a big old pile of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 374th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 372

I’ve got a fair amount of new music in the 372nd Roadhouse, despite the fact that we seem to be in a bit of a lull week for new releases.Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore, Tab Benoit, Dr. John, Alyson “NightOwl” Shelton, and Curtis Salgado lead the way this week. We’ll range from New Orleans to LA to Phoenix looking for great artists to fill this hour. And fill it, they do. Harp, guitar, piano, and a musical shout-out from the cigar box nation make up the hour this week, and go a long ways toward...

Roadhouse 370

The 370th Roadhouse starts rolling at the beginning and doesn’t stop until the hour is done. Mud Morganfield, Wentus Blues Band, Larry Garner, Kipori “Baby Wolf” Woods, and Chuck Leavell dish out tracks with legs that run on forever. It’s another hour of great self-propelled blues and a veritable mudslide of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 368

While I normally lean toward upbeat uptempo blues for The Roadhouse, sometimes you just have to slow it down a bit. Otis Taylor, Taj Mahal, Malford Milligan Band, Duke Robillard Jazz Trio, and Carolina Chocolate Drops mix up the tempos in the 368th Roadhouse. But while we slow it down, you can still feel free to crank it up for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 365

It’s a full-on hour of guitar blues in the 365th Roadhouse. Freddie King, Mississippi John Hurt, Johnny Winter, Gary Moore, and Hound Dog Taylor show just how entrancing a mastery of wires and wood can be. From all over the map, all over the genre, and all over the hundred-year-plus timeline of the blues, it’s another hour of The Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 363

The Roadhouse digs deep into the self-released blues of today’s young artists. Paxton Norris., Levve Town, Microwave Dave & The Nukes, Mary Bridget Davies Group, and Jimmy Bowskill are among the artists with a new view of blues, a new view of music technology, or both. They help make 363rd Roadhouse another satisfying hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 361

This week, we salute the talent of Etta James, through tracks you may not hear elsewhere. But, it’s not all Etta. Little Freddie King, Studebaker John & The Hawks, Joe Louis Walker, Bryce Janey, and Monkeyjunk are out there waiting to compel uncontrollable chair-dancing. It’s an ubeatable combination and an unbeatable foundation for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - the 36qst Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 359

The 359th Roadhouse takes a little different turn, steering away from traditional blues with new blues sounds as the destination. Jason Ricci, Beverly McClellan, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Treasa Levasseur, and Nick Moss deliver that new sound in an interesting hour of our favorite musical genre. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard - The Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 357

This week, we pay respects to the artists who passed in 2011. Big Jack Johnson, John-Alex Mason, George Mojo Buford, Doyle Bramhall, and Eddie Kirkland light up the little bandstand in the corner in this edition. With all due respect, the 357th Roadhouse really is another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Roadhouse 355

The 355th Roadhouse takes on holiday blues in more ways than one. I include several blues Christmas tracks. And, we express our own holiday blues at the passing of Hubert Sumlin with a full Sumlin set. Omar The Howlers, Roomful of Blues, Savoy Brown, Oz Noy, and Tracy Nelson stand right out in this edition of The Roadhouse. Yet, they manage to leave plenty of room for a full stable of great blues tracks that fill another hour of the finest blues youve never heard.

Roadhouse 353

On a US holiday weekend, a Roadhouse Replay fills the plate. Super Chikan, John Nemeth, Robert Lockwood, Bobby Jones, and Mitch Kashmar escort Thanksgiving into The Roadhouse. And, we're always thankful for the blues. The 353rd Roadhouse is the 210th hour - another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 351

The 351st Roadhosue takes a look at whats coming down the blues pike with future blues releases. Alexis P. Suter Band, Son Seals, Larry McCray, David Philips, and Eden Brent step up to lead the way. As always, theres a good variety of styles in the hour, as well. Youre bound to hear something you like in the 351st hour of the finest blues youve never heard.

Roadhouse 349

The 349th Roadhouse mixes up artists on small labels and large. Many of the tracks are also less than a month old, or less than a month ahead of release. Big Pete, Cash Box Kings, The Sugar Prophets, Sista Monica Parker, and Big Walter Horton pave the way for an hour of blues that I think youll find to be a winner - and, of course, another hour of the finest blues youve never heard.

Roadhosue 346

The 346th Roadhouse is all about music thats got legs. Each and every track in this edition has an arc and a self-propulsion all its own. Lazy Lester, Johnny Winter, Maria Muldaur, Junior Kimbrough, and Joe Bonamassa Beth Hart represent a really wide swath of the blues highway and will help hold your attention for the full 60 minutes. Its another hour of the finest blues youve never heard - the 346th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 344

This edition of The Roadhouse is an hour of variety, with new music, pre-release tracks and a wide range of styles. Sugar Ray The Bluetones, Diana Braithwaite Chris Whiteley, Rod Piazza The Mighty Flyers, Eric Bibb, and Johhny Big Moose Walker paint a soundscape of blues that'll stay with you for awhile. The 344th Roadhouse is, as we say around these parts, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 339

The 339th Roadhouse is stacked with tracks - more tracks than any previous edition of the show. Fourteen or fifteen tracks fill out this edition, with three self-released track and five that have been released in the past two months. If you came looking for the finest blues you've never heard, you found it in the 339th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 336

In the midst of a brutal Midwestern US heat wave, we're cooling with blues in the 336th Roadhouse. Big Daddy Wilson, Monkeyjunk, The Jeff Golub Band, Larry McCray, and The Alexis P. Suter Band provide blues diversity, but never a diversion from being another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 334

Get your chair-dancing cushion adjusted before settling in for the 334th Roadhouse. The blowout ahead includes Terry Hanck, Mighty Sam McClain, Monkeyjunk, Chris Thomas King, and Jimmy Dillon. With a featured artist set plunked into the middle to give your heart a rest, this edition has a little of everything and a lot of upbeat. It's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 334th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 332

In the midst of a summer heat wave in the Midwest, the 332nd Roadhouse delivers a big batch of hot blues. Texas Slim, Guy Davis, Lightnin' Malcom, Roy Rogers Ray Manzarek, and James Harman push the mercury to the top of the thermometer. It's definitely one of the hottest hours in the blues and certainly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 330

The 330th Roadhouse explores the twisty rood of the blues. Outside the city limits, that road leads to our little club in a way that will keep you guessing. Buckwheat Zydeco, Matt Schofield, South Memphis Sting Band, Taj Mahal, and Sister Monica Parker provide the fuel to get us down the road. It's not necessarily high energy fuel but it is genuine blues and genuinely another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 328

Out on the edge of town, The Roadhouse is feeling a little crowded and dangerous this week. Johnny Copeland, Rosco Gordon, Aretwork Jamal The Acid Blues, Paul Rishell Annie Raines, and Matt Schofield take the little bandstand in the corner. Regardless, or perhaps because of the underlying danger, the 328th Roadhouse is truly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 326

There's a special convergence in the 326th Roadhouse - music that's both new and guaranteed to induce chair-dancing. Elvin Bishop, Morry Sochat The Special 20s, The 44s, Quinn Sullivan, and Theodis Ealey leave barely enough time to catch your breath before the next track rolls in. It's definitely another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 326th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 324

The 324th hour of The Roadhouse is consistent with the plan - a mixture of instruments, regions, tempos, and styles. Tab Benoit, Too Slim The Taildraggers, Los Fabulocos, Lloyd Jones, and Memphis Gold make up and hour that may not always strike you as blues. But, that might just be part of the fun of spending another hour deep in the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 322

In this edition of The Roadhouse, the music clearly does the talking. Rather than set a theme in the intro, I let the music create its own. Johnny Rawls, Doug MacLeod, Long John Hunter, Hound Dog Taylor, and Trampled Under Foot share the little bandstand in the corner. They set the stage well for all the others who follow in the hour - another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 320

This edition of The Roadhouse contains chunks of music that make sense when standing on their own. 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.

Roadhouse 318

We mark the passage of blues legend Pinetop Perkins in this edition of The Roadhouse. Shaun Murphy, Todd Sharpville, Robert Nighthawk, Earl Hooker, and Joe Bonamassa help fill out the show around a set of Pinetop and his blues friends. It's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 318th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 316

The 316th Roadhouse features more female blues artists than you'd normally expect, and these ladies in blues keep the hour moving right along. Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley, Byther Smith, The John O'Leary Band, Peter Green Splinter Group, and Kelley Hunt propel the '57 Cadillac convertible of the blues about another hour down the road - another hour, of course, of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 314

This edition of The Roadhouse is in full recovery mode from the 6th anniversary, two more snowstorms in Iowa, and a half-century birthday. Shaun Murphy, Matthew Stubbs, Kelley Hunt, Los Fabulocos, and Colin James help set a tone I think you'll find compelling. It's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard -0 the 314th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 312

There's a good variety of blues in the 312th Roadhouse, with a stronger-than-usual emphasis on Chicago blues. The hour features Luther Allison, Big Bill Morganfield, Smokey Wilson, Todd Wolfe Band, and a great live track to remember Gary Moore. From Chicago to New Jersey to Georgia to Ireland, it's a well-rounded hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 310

The 310th Roadhouse is filled with music that might not immediately strike you as blues - but you'll catch up. Walter Trout, Damon Fowler, Kirsten Thien, Otha Turner, and Chainsaw Dupont take us right to the outer edge of the blues. Along with tracks that leave no doubt about their origins, they'll definitely help propel you from the core on out, and straight through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 308

The broad range of blues in this edition includes The Johnny Max Band, Shemekia Copeland, Jimmy Bowskill, T-Model Ford, and Roomful of Blues light up the stage in the 308th Roadhouse. The beauty of blues is that you don't have to like all of it, but there's enough of some of it to keep people listening for a lifetime. And it makes the 308th Roadhouse another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 305

We're continuing the theme we started last week of looking back at the new blues releases from 2010. All in all, I think you'll walk away from this hour with a good feeling about the blues and the state of blues this year. Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, The Nighthawks, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, and Nick Moss provide a great mix of older blues artists and new. They also deliver on the promise of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard as...

Roadhouse 303

The 303rd Roadhouse is a free-form mix of blues of all types. Eddie Turner, Dave Specter, James Cotton, Johnny Max Band, and Eric Bibb stay right up front in this edition, with other great artists filling out the hour with great tracks. It's definitaly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 303rd Roadhouse.

The Roadhouse 300

A big thanks to all who have made the 300th Roadhouse possible – listeners, labels and artists. This milestone edition stretches things out with fewer songs but plus-size creativity. The Chris O’Leary Band, Mel Brown, Lance Lopez, Lucky Peterson, and Buddy Guy provide more than enough propulsion to move through the hour with toes tappin’, [...]

The Roadhouse 293

Even with no particular plan for the 293rd Roadhouse, the hour comes together nicely. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Robin Rogers, Eden Brent, Kenny Neal, and John Primer are all within earshot, as are many more great artists, filling out the hour with the finest blues you’ve never heard. The Roadhouse Podcast 293 Show Notes Jimmy Rogers Howlin’ [...]

The Roadhouse 291

We’re in the middle of a cycle that’s dropped a bunch of new blues harp releases into my lap. The 291st Roadhouse drops at least a single harp cut into every set. The Nighthawks, Hound Dog Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Magic Slim, and Jay Gaunt headline an hour that features the best in new blues on [...]

The Roadhouse 286

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 [...]

The Roadhouse 283

Summer vacation takes over The Roadhouse this week, with an archived show taking the stage. From late 2007, show 150 brings Kevin Mark, Billy Jones, Janiva Magness, Marie Knight, and Mavis Staples. They’re all important threads in the tapestry of The Roadhouse, and they set the stage for another hour of the finest blues you’ve [...]

The Roadhouse 281

High temperatures and near-recovery from the Mississippi Valley Blues festival make for the perfect reasons to stay indoors and listen to some great blues. The summertime mix includes Meena, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Luther Allison, and Chris James & Patrick Rynn. The 281st Roadhouse is one quick hour of the finest blues [...]

The Roadhouse 279

The 279th Roadhouse is a showcase edition for some fine young blues musicans. Heavy on guitar and bordering, at times, on rock, these artists reflect but a few of the new directions for blues in the next several years. Anni Piper, Joe Bonamassa, Jonny Lang, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcom, and John Nemeth help fill [...]

The Roadhouse 277

The 277th Roadhouse continues with the recent trend toward an hour nearly full of new music. The labels, big and small, are pushing lots of new releases and you get the benefit. Daddy Mack Blues Band, Mark Hummel, Jeff Turmes, Rory Block, and Watermelon Slim round out the hour. The 277th Roadhouse is another hour [...]

The Roadhouse 275

It’s unofficially our sixth summer in The Little Blue House on the Wetlands. As the days grow longer, blues is the perfect soundtrack for travel, baseball, family gatherings, and barbecue. 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 [...]

The Roadhouse 273

The 273rd Roadhouse features new music from Chicago and an underlying theme that’s not revealed until late in the show. Matt Schofield, Willie Buck, Susan Tedeschi, Billy Boy Arnold, Eric Bibb and seven or eight other great artists are just enough to fill another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard. The Roadhouse Podcast 273 [...]

The Roadhouse 271

There’s not much room on The Roadhouse stage, but the sound coming off it is huge, broken only by the occasional reminder to tip your waitresses. With the lineup of acts in the 271th Roadhouse, they deserve the tips, because they’re working hard. Cadillac Pete & The Heat, Reunion Blues Band, Moreland & Arbuckle, Koko [...]

The Roadhouse 269

In the 269th Roadhouse, We roll out the ‘57 Cadillac convertible of the blues for the first time in 2010. We’ve got blues destinations all along the two-lane roads. Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, The Alex Dixon Band, Nick Moss, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and Coco Montoya provide the soundtrack as the world of blues [...]

The Roadhouse 267

The 267th Roadhouse will move you to the fresh sawdust on the little dance floor. The bandstand is loaded and the talent level off the scale. Mannish Boys, Matt Schofield, The Hollywood Fats Band, T-Model Ford, and The Holmes Brothers headline the show with new music and old, hard electric and pure acoustic. You know [...]

The Roadhouse 265

The 265th Roadhouse is all over the map; from Texas to the West Coast, Chicago to New York, it’s the universality of the blues that brings more than 10,000 of us together weekly in the dark little club we call The Roadhouse. Kirk Fletcher, Popa Chubby, Mannish Boys, Nick Moss, and Kilborn Alley Blues Band [...]

The Roadhouse 263

The 263rd Roadhouse marks a change of mood and attitude in The Little Blue House on the Wetlands. A hard winter is finally breaking and this edition of The Roadhouse reflects the change in the weather. Canned Heat, Hollywood Blue Flames, Tail Dragger, Nick Moss, and Shirley Johnson are just a few of the great [...]

The Roadhouse 261

It’s the 5th anniversary of The Roadhouse, and the artists in this edition have helped define the sound of the show. Doug MacLeod, Joe White, Kelly Richey, Tinsley Ellis, and Watermelon Slim gather with listeners to share congratulations. It’s an hour of great friends in the 261st Roadhouse. The Roadhouse Podcast 261 Show Notes Big Hammer Just [...]

The Roadhouse 259

Like a big blue boulder at the top of a hill, the 259th Roadhouse starts strong and finishes even stronger. Michael Powers, Fiona Boyes, Hollywood Blue Flames, Sam Lay, and Junkyardmen set the tone and help assure we keep moving forward. It’s a strong hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 259th [...]

The Roadhouse 257

Though some might not believe it, blues can be fun music. The 257th Roadhouse proves out that theory with fun tracks from J.B. Hutto, Monkeyjunk, Moreland & Arbuckle, Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo, and Little Arthur Duncan. You’ll be smiling at the end of the hour – another hour of the finest blues you’ve never [...]

The Roadhouse 255

The 255th Roadhouse is dark and dangerous and exciting, much like the place it was named for. Billy Flynn & Chris James, Jimmy Rogers, Mike Dowling, Samuel James, and Little Mack Simmonsa will have you seeing the blue lights and hearing the clink of glasses by the end of the hour. You might even shake [...]

The Roadhouse 252

The 252nd Roadhouse closes out the Christmas season with a good mixture of holiday and non-holiday blues. Koko Taylor, Indigenous, Luther Allison, Gina Sicilia, and Sonny Boy Williamson take front and center in this edition. They’re backed by a full bandstand of other artists that will leave you with no doubt that this is another [...]

The Roadhouse 250

The 250th Roadhouse takes on an old blues tradition – the rent party. Roy Gaines, Johnnie Marshall, Sugar Ray & The Blue Tones, Memphis Clim, and Nick Moss & the Fliptops front a selection of music that would make any tenant, landlord or neighbor get up and dance. It’s the 25th hour of the finest [...]

The Roadhouse 247

The blues had a baby and left it in The Roadhouse. Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, The Black Keys, Mike Zito, and Bugs Henderson provide a departure into the world of blues rock. There’s a lot of guitar and a tougher edge, but it’s still the finest blues you’ve never heard in the 247th Roadhouse. The Roadhouse [...]

The Roadhouse 245

The 245th Roadhouse is a rainbow of blue, featuring the range of styles and artists that’s made for the most popular shows. Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Jack Bruce and Robin Trower, Meantooth Grin, Keb Mo’, and Eden Brent paint the picture that guarantees fun for all. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never [...]

The Roadhouse 243

Take a place on a barstool, at a table or on the dance floor. Mark it as your own territory. But, know you won’t be there long. The 243rd Roadhouse provides the motivation to move, whether on your feet or in your chair. Carolyn Wonderland, Big Walker, Mike Zito, Tinsley Ellis, and James “Thunderbird” Davis [...]