The Roadhouse

The hour ahead is a "thank you," seventeen years in the making. It's an hour chock full of artists who have helped define the sound of the show. Sean Costello, Boo Boo Davis, Duke Robillard, Janiva Magness, Mavis Staples - it feels like there's an awful lot of primary colors in this edition, but mostly primary blue. It's not an hour of the finest blues you've never heard, but an hour of the finest blues you have heard right here in The Roadhouse.

This hour contains a record-setting number of Roadhouse debuts, with many artists closer to the beginning of the careers than the end. That fact alone makes this a pretty optimistic and hopeful edition. Rome Yamilov & Henry Kaiser, Brad Absher & The Superials, John Paul Keith, Sven Zetterberg, and Strongman Blues Remedy step out front and center to welcome the future. It's a bright one, and it definitely makes for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next edition of The Roadhouse is pretty upbeat, full of shuffles, and probably another chair-dancing edition. Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames, Ian Siegal, G. Love & Special Sauce, Deitrick Haddon, and Janiva Magness provide details in one of the most compelling pictures of the blues today. It's an hour I'm pretty proud to be a part of. And, it's made all the better by being yet another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, the full range of blues is on display. I have some tracks that are clearly unadulterated blues, some with roots rock leanings, some that are blues-rock, and one or two that just mark their own path. Bonham-Bullick, Eliza Neals, Duke Robillard, The Nighthawks, and Rory Block. Aside from that broad range, it's all about sending you down the path of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Like the bear claws at the donut shop, the hour ahead is from a variety of sources and includes tracks that were not included in previous shows. Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames, Ian Siegal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Danielle Ponder, and Kenny Neal provide the waypoints through the hour. And, they help ten other great artists make up The Bear Claw Edition. It's all in the spirit of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, we do what we know best. Son of Dave, Junior Wells, Dr. John, Walter Trout, and Trudy Lynn are all just waiting for a chance to make you move, or to move you. All in all, it just feels like a cloak of familiarity - the familiarity of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

A cloudy afternoon brings a savory hour this week, to offset the occasional technicolor explosion from The Roadhouse Studios. Mavis Staples & Levon Helm, The Meltdown, Paul Thorn, Marcus King, and Albert Cummings are all ahead. And, a track that will have you singing along before it's over. It's the savory to the usual sweet, the spice of life, and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

It's a quieter week in The Roadhouse, after a week with a smoking hot blues guitar set. Larry McCray, Charlie Musselwhite, Edgar Winter, Staples Jr. Singers, and Bonnie Raitt are all ahead. If it's been about nothing else, this hour has always been about variety. That and being another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

A good roll continues in the next hour of The Roadhouse. I've got four more Roadhouse debuts and a 4-track set of dense blues and blues-rock guitar. Diunna Greenleaf, Greg Koch, Ledisi, Marcus King, and Trombone Shorty step out front to lead the way through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

It's an hour of firsts in the next hour of The Roadhouse. I have a full set of Roadhouse debuts, five debuts in total. And, almost half of the music in the show is self-released. Duke Robillard, Julian Sas, Arthur Gunn & Dibesh Pokharel, Justin Golden, and The Wildroots provide all the variety you'd ever need in the hour. And, of course, they help provide another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I'll just try to stay out of the way of an hour of great blues tracks, providing just a little arrangement to help it along. John Hammond, Josh Smith, Hurricane Ruth, Mighty Mike Schermer, and The Nighthawks are all ahead. If we just let the music do the talking, this might be a pretty great conversation - and a pretty great hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, a pool of 30 tracks fell together into 12 that fit together perfectly. Bob Stroger & The Headcutters, Altered Five Blues Band, Edgar Winter, Dana Fuchs, and Larry McCray are ahead. Putting the hour together is an easy task when it all falls together like this. And you know what? It really does make for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse fulfills the need for the familiar, the comfortable, the predictably reliable. Larry McCray, David Lumsden, Leyla McCalla, Luke Winslow-King, and Keb' Mo. Even with a Next Generation set in the back half of the hour, I think this edition of The Roadhouse is a great example of the ease of the blues. And, of course, I think it's also a great example of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I've got a full set of Roadhouse debuts, a track from a deluxe edition follow-up to a first-of-its-kind release, and a surprising Roadhouse debut from a guitarist who's been around since the early 1960s. Balta Bordoy & the Bad Boys, Gov't Mule, Delbert McClinton, Bonham-Bullick, and Mindi Abair lead the hour. We're pretty much right on par with 14 tracks in the hour and that those tracks definitely comprise another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

It's all about the professionals in the next hour of The Roadhouse. There's not an artist in the hour who doesn't labor full-time in the blues. Trudy Lynn, Seth Walker, Oliver Wood, The Nighthawks, and Larry McCray - they're just five of the thirteen blues professionals in this edition. Let's tip our hats to the musicians who dedicate their lives to the blues, and who make for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I've corraled a good mixture of new artists and old. Ferris & Sylvester, Rory Gallagher, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Delaney & Bonnie, and Abby Girl and The Real Deal get the headline in the hour, but they really just indicate the great mix ahead - a mix of new and old, and a mix of the finest blues you've never heard.

I've got 17 tracks in the next hour of The Roadhouse, the most of any edition of the show, including music from Love & Light Orchestra, Albert Castiglia, Sugaray Rayford, Delbert McClinton, and Beth Hart. It's a dense and fast-moving hour of blues and, as always, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I follow up a week with a lot of Roadhouse debuts with a week with a lot of Roadhouse debuts. Just short of a third of the hour is folks who have never been featured and they get the support of some great artists who are, more or less, regulars in the show. John Mayall, Ferris & Sylvester, Larkin Poe, Robben Ford & the Blue Line, and Kirby make up the hour. That all just helps prove the point that we're headed directly for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

After an hour of show-openers, we go the other direction with five Roadhouse debuts in the next hour - a record for The Roadhouse. Bonham-Bullick, The Sully Band, Night Bluemers, Harley Kimbro Lewis, and Walk That Walk all make their first appearances in our dark little dive in the hour ahead. It's an hour of new friends, and certainly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

There's an anniversary celebration in the next edition of The Roadhouse, commemorating 17 years of the show. As is our tradition, the hour is filled with opening tracks from the shows of the previous year. Johnny Tucker & The Allstars, Tia Carroll, Dave Specter, Curtis Salgado, and Sass Jordan help us celebrate another year of The Roadhouse and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I had to whittle down the playlist from 26 tracks to a mere 16. But, it's 16 great tracks from artists like Dion, Corey Dennison, Freddie King, Fantastic Negrito, and Matt Katsis. It's blues galore in the hour, and it all makes for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

We're staring straight into a huge blues variety. JD Simo, Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, Nina Simone, Eric Krasno, and Sugaray Rayford make the cut, along with ten other great blues artists. There's something for everyone in the hour, and it's something that we usually call another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I'll put together the puzzle pieces to deliver a coherent hour of music - great blues all of it. The hour includes a set of loud blues rock, some smooth contemporary blues, three Roadhouse debuts, and some of the biggest names ever in blues. Zoom with Shawn Kellerman, Bernard Allison, John Mayall, Sam Moss, and Tinsley Ellis. That's a taste - a taste of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I've got a playlist with 15 great tracks, including Rick Holmstrom, Robben Ford & The Blue Line, Howlin' Wolf, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, and Little Milton. And, that's almost a spoiler for a special set in the last half. Familiarity, surprise, and great blues - kinda sounds like another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse is just a real good time. Brandon Santini & Victor Wainwright, Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado, Tommy Castro, Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers, and Hans Teessink & Big Daddy Wilson all help to make sure you're gassed by the end of the hour - chair-danced out, as it were - by another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse is all about the guitars, from crunchy blues rock, to hill country minimalism, to a bit of southern twang, and the smooth soul of Memphis. I've got Billy F Gibbons, The Black Keys, Mick Fleetwood, Sue Foley, and B.B. King. With very few exceptions, the hour is about blues guitar, and it's certainly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

I've got an hour of blues that's new to me, includiing two Roadhouse debuts. And, I've got a before-and-after set in the last half of the hour. Lowland Brothers, Ricci/Krown, Willie Cobbs, Kid Ramos & Bob Corritore, and Colin Linden help make up the hour. We roll on into another year and, of course, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

It's hard to imagine a better Roadhouse hour to end the year. In with the usual assortment of holiday tracks, I've got some outstanding blues artists and their wares. Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, The Old No. 5s, Danielle Nicole, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, and Tony Holiday set the stage for the hour. Let's end the year with a bang - the kind of bang that can only be another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Three-quarters of the way through the holiday season for 2021, and I think the mood could be described as festive. Buffalo Nichols, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Samantha Fish, Jools Holland, and Big Maybelle help provide the soundtrack for our holiday festival. It doesn't really matter whether it's an intimate holiday gathering or a raucous Christmas party - it's all another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse will put us halfway through the 2021 holiday season, with six holiday tracks and three Roadhouse debuts. Joseph Veloz, Tomislav Goluban, Eric Clapton, The Ragged Roses, and Mississippi MacDonald provide holiday blues, Roadhouse debuts, and music that might just be new to you. It all makes for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse is full of new artists and blue cheer. It's the first edition of the holiday season and it features four Roadhouse debuts, as well. Stratcat Willie & The Strays, The Immediate Family, Kemp Harris, Memphissippi Sounds, and Lauren Anderson deliver straight-up blues and holiday blues to help put you in the holiday mood. It's an hour of cheer and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

It's an hour of contemporary blues this week, even though some veers off toward blues rock. I've got some excellent female blues artists, a good mix of regions, and a track from a very interesting tribute album. Ricci/Krown, Hitman Blues Band, Beth Hart, Sue Foley, and Johnny Tucker will keep you moving for the hour. Sitting or standing, I think you'll be dancing through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

If you're looking for the headline in the next edition of The Roadhouse, it that it's another upbeat hour. With three instrumentals and a fully acoustic set, the hour takes off with R.J. Mischo, Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado, Catfish Keith, Pokey LaFarge, and Keb' Mo'. It's the tempo that keeps things moving for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next edition of The Roadhouse, it's an hour of professional blues musicans. No amateurs, here. Dave Specter, Sue Foley, Gaye Adegbalola, Sugar Queen and the Straight Blues Band, and Corey Harris are ahead. They're musicians focused on their chosen craft and we're just listeners focused on another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

This hour is a little heavier on blues rock, but there's still a pretty interesting mix of artists and styles. I've also got a set of great covers of the grandaddy of all of this - Robert Johnson. The Black Keys, The Kentucky Headhunters, The Blues Preachers, Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward, and Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials help make up the hour. It's an hour of blues with an edge, and - well, you know it - another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

I've got lots of great blues in the next hour of The Roadhouse, organized, I think, in a way that'll make sense to you. Witout a any special sets or focus this week, there's just a flow from the first minute to the sixtieth. Tito Jackson, Danny Bryant, Ben Levin, Joanne Shaw Taylor, and Robert Cray are all ahead. It's an hour organized quite sensibly and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

I've got a Roadhouse Rewind this week, but will be back next week with a new edition. I've got another broad hour of blues with a pretty big variety of styles. There's some contemporary blues, a little blues rock, an acoustic set, and a set of soul blues that'll definitely have you moving. Gary Hoey, Fiona Boyes, Bobby Rush, Wee Willie Walker, and The David Bromberg Band all help to take us away from the rest of the world for awhile. Let's hope it's a comfortable, if temporary, shelter. Nonetheless, we know it'll be another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 608th Roadhouse.

The next hour of The Roadhouse has some real standout sets. I've got a next generation set focused on the future of the blues, and a set of smokin' Freddie King covers. Rod Gator, Popa Chubby, Buffalo Nichols, Neal Black, and Malted Milk & Toni Green are all ahead. It's a pretty big variety, as usual, with a couple of sets leading the way for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

A more mid-tempo show lies ahead, without quite the hectic usual pace. Davy Knowles, Tony Holiday, Buffalo Nichols, Hanna PK, and Miss Lady Blues shine in this hour. There are a couple of new names in that list with Roadhouse debuts, too. So, maybe a little less tempo but no less another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Live and Misissippi could be the theme of the next hour of The Roadhouse. I've got a fully live set, and a set with a couple of Mississippi Hill Country blues, along with a ton of other great blues all around those features. With Connor Selby, Mick Fleetwood, Jean-Jacques Milteau, The Black Keys, and Zac Harmon, I really do think it's an hour you'll enjoy. I'm also pretty certain you'll find it to be another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The hour ahead is an unintentional guitar hour, including a full set of blues-rock guitar just past the halfway point. Selwyn Birchwood, Tas Cru, Rory Gallagher, Paul Thorn, and Tedeschi Trucks Band deliver for this edition. And, they deliver to help you enjoy another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In this edition, we'll roll through another upbeat hour of The Roadhouse. It's a perfect use of the little stage in the corner, the sawdust on the dance floor, and the lighting in our little dive that leaves a lot to the imagination. Terry Hanck, Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers, Chris Jagger, Hector Anchondo, and Gabe Stillman help deliver a mood that will leave you lifted. And, of course, they help deliver another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse is a great variety of blues styles from traditional to contemporary, next generation to soul blues, and a huge live track. It includes Kirk Fletcher, Sugaray Rayford, The Cold Stares, Eric Bibb, and Amos Lee making his Roadhouse debut. It's the type of hour that's definitely right in our wheelhouse, and, without question, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The hour ahead was one of those where the elements just all really seemed to come together. Once I started pulling music, the puzzle pieces all just fit. I've got The Immediate Family, Samantha Fish, Robben Ford, Johnny Ray Jones, and Dwayne Dopsie right out front, and enough other artists to perfectly fill another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 860 is a rewind of Roadhouse 555 from October 2015. I'll be back next week with a new show. This edition of The Roadhouse takes some twists and turns that, if you're not a regular listener, might give you a little musical vertigo. Chicago Blues All Stars, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Taj Mahal, Mitch Woods, and Karen Lovely fill the hour, but it's not a straight shot from here to there. It's a twisty winding trip through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard: the 555th Roadhouse.

I've got an hour as big as Texas itself - an hour full of Texas blues. ZuZu Bollin, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Big Mama Thornton, Freddie King. My best advice? Sit back and let musical history from the 1920s right up the present just roll over you in another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the Texas edition of The Roadhouse.

The next hour of The Roadhouse is full of tracks you haven't heard. I've got four Roadhouse debuts, and fill the rest of the hour with new tracks. Eddie 9V, Dana Gillespie, King Floyd, Ida Mae, and Watermelon Slim are all ahead. I'll make you a promise - that what lies ahead is definitely is another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse is a beautiful mix of blues variety. Harmonica Shah & Howard Glazer, Eric Bibb, Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan, Dave Hole, and Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps are all included. And, no matter how different they might be, they're all blues and they have in common that they share another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The next hour of The Roadhouse is an interesting one, with a couple of blues tracks from great rock artists, and a classic rock track from a contemporary blues band. Blues Traveler, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Minnie Wallace and Her Night Hawks, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Kim Wilson fill out the hour. It's the usual - a broad range of blues, and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

I've got an hour ahead with a special focus on a couple of great blues collectiona - one from Alligator, one from Vanguard. If you throw in the three Roadhouse debuts in the hour, it starts to feel pretty chock full. AJ Fullerton, B.B. King, The Black Keys, Jim Quick and Coastline, and Davell Crawford are front and center in this edition with nine other great blues artists to help deliver another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I've got the usual variety of styles, but all the tracks are pretty upbeat. And, i slide in three Roadhouse debuts in this hour, as well. Mark Cameron, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Adam Schultz, Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band, and Bobby Rush take you through another hour of upbeat blues. Oh yeah. It's also an hour of the finest blues you've never heard.