Podcasts about breakin' out

This week's playlist: • Breakin' Out (3:33) by Shemekia Copeland, from The Soul Truth (2005), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit Shemekia Copeland.com for more information. • Big Mary's (3:13) by The Hipnotics, a Kansas City-area blues band, that is unfortunately defunct, as far as I can tell from online searches. If you know otherwise, please contact me, and I will include a correction in a future episode. • Down and Out Blues (6:18) by the Ricky Lewis Band, from Songs For The New Depression (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit RickyLewisBand.com for more information. • Can't Ever Let You Go (5:10), I Just Want To Cry (4:00) and The Other Side Of The World (5:39), all by Nicole Hart and all from Treasure (2009); available after April 14th from the Barnes & Noble and Borders bookstores, as well as online through J&R Music World, Amazon.com, and the Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe. The CD will also be for sale through TheNRGBand.com and at every performance. Visit TheNRGBand.com for more information. • On The Run (6:35) by Katie Webster, from Katie Webster - Deluxe Edition (1999), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Katie's bio page at the Alligator site for more information. • Baby Please Don't Go (3:24) by Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded during a live performance at the Ash Grove, the legendary Hollywood coffeehouse; made available to Murphy's Saloon by special arrangement with (and endless thanks to) Andrew Goodrich of Wolfgang's Vault, which will soon have available many, many live performances that were recorded at the Ash Grove during its heyday, 1958-1973. • Down That Road Again (4:58) by Guitar Shorty, from We the People (2006); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit GuitarShorty.org for more information. • Sexual Chocolate by The Ken DeRouchie Band, from Unglued (2006). For more information, visit KDBand.net, their Garageband page, their page at American Idol Underground, or their MySpace page. Mentioned during this show: The Ash Grove; Music of the Ash Grove; Wolfgang's Vault. To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You are also welcome to write reviews in iTunes, as long as your review has to do with the show content. Excellent sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #155 courtesy of the artists and their labels, as well as IODA PROMONET, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com)

  This week's playlist: • Silent Treatment by P.W. Fenton & The Second Ward, obtained from the Podsafe Music Network, where it's for sale as a single for just 99 cents. • Fishing Blues by William Clarke, from William Clarke: Deluxe Edition (1999), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Devil In My Shoes by the Rose City Kings, from Holler Out For More: Rose City Kings Live (2005), available from CD Baby. Visit RoseCityKings.com and their Garageband.com page for more information. Also, visit the Rose City Kings' online store for band-related merchandise. • Mississippi Grace by Matthew D and Random Tuesday, from Notes From The Edge (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MattDWard.com or their Garageband page for more information. • All Kinds Of A Fool by Brad Wilson, from Rockin' The Blues (2007), available for sale at Brad's gigs. Brad has eight other albums for sale from CD Baby and the iTMS. He also has a long list of individual tracks for sale through Napster. Visit BradWilsonLive.com for a gig schedule and other information. • The Last Blues by Watermelon Slim, from UpClose And Personal (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information. • Pocket Change Blues by Da Bottomfeeders, also available as a free dowload from Download.com. • Ice Cold by Long John Hunter, from Border Town Legend (1996), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Deep Elem Blues by The Williams Brothers Band, a single obtained from the Podsafe Music Network. Visit their MySpace page for more information and to hear more tracks. • Breakin' Out by Shemekia Copeland, from The Soul Truth (2005), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit ShemekiaCopeland.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: Studs Terkel, P.W. Fenton's Digital Flotsam and Smokin' Roy Madison's Traveling Juke Joint. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #74 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance or Download.com)

This week's playlist: • Didn't Know She Was Married by Chumslick Nick and the Sharks. Visit ChumslickNick and the Sharks.com or their page at GarageBand.com for more information. • Who Do I Gotta Kill by Joe White, from Trials Along The Trail (2005), available as a download from Independent Artists Company.com. Visit JoeWhiteMusic.com and Joe's page at Garageband.com for more information. • Three Chords by Jimmie Bratcher, from Red (2005), available from his online store and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JimmieBratcher.com for more information. • Angeline by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal (formerly known as George Fletcher and the Handsome Men), from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby; also available: Dangerous Things - Live (2005). Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information and to see George's extensive photo gallery. • Breakin' Out by Shemekia Copeland, from The Soul Truth (2005), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit ShemekiaCopeland.com for more information. • Meet Me in the Middle by Stingray, from Ghosts in the Attic, available for download from MartianMusic.com. Visit StingrayOnline.com for more information. • Going Back to Alabama by the Siegel-Schwall Band from Flash Forward (2005), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Corky Siegel's ChamberBlues.com for more information. • I Feel It Too by The Hipnotics, from Plannin' An Accident (2003), available on CD from TheHipnotics.net. • Gut Bucket 3 by James Brown, the one and only Godfather of Soul. This track is available from the Podsafe Music Network. There are 58 different James Brown albums available through the iTMS. Visit the GodfatherOfSoul.com for more information. • Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis from Live - Highwayman (2005) available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit TinsleyEllis.com for more information. • Superharp by James Cotton, from High Compression (1984), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit JamesCottonSuperharp.com for more information. • Ain't Got No Home by Roscoe Chenier, from Waiting For My Tomorrow (2006), available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS, Visit Roscoe's MySpace page for more information. • Drinking My Last Dime by Rusty Zinn, from The Chill (2000), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Rusty's page at Alligator.com for more information. • Don't You Tell Me by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, from Old, New, Borrowed & Blue (1994), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit UppityBluesWomen.com • Jona Lee by Roomful of Blues, from Standing Room Only (2005), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit the Roomful.com or Roomful of Blues page at Alligator.com for more information. • Natural Man by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from Head's Up! (2002), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit Lil' Ed's page at the Alligator Records site for more information. • Woolly Mammoth by The Robert Farrell Band, from Sun House Fury - Part 1 (2003). To buy the CD, or for more information, visit Doubleslide.com. Mentioned during this show: Google Analytics. For more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #55 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)

This week's playlist: • Hell Of A Boy by The Lascivious Biddies, from their album Get Lucky (2004); available on CD from CD Baby and Amazon.com, or as downloads from the iTunes Music Store. The Biddies' site is here. • Jerking My Chains by Stefanie Seskin, who I found at the Podsafe Music Network. Her album, Edge of Reason (2005), is available from the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit her site and her MySpace page. Stefanie's tour schedule is here. • I Like Knowing You Miss Me by Circe Link, from More Songs! (2003), available from CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Visit Circe's site for information about Moody Girl, her newly released album, or visit her MySpace page. • Don't You Tell Me by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, from their CD Old, New, Borrowed & Blue (1994); available from the iTunes Music Store and on CD from Alligator Records or Amazon.com. • Someone To Talk To by Robin Banks, who I found at the PMN. Someone To Talk To is on the Hobo Jungle: Independent Blues Artists compilation CD from Silk City Records. • Blackheart Blues by Melissa Forbes, who I first found at Garageband.com. Her album No More Mondays (2005), is available from the iTMS and Amazon.com. Melissa's site is here and she has a MySpace page here. • No Good News by Janet Ryan and Straight Up! from Passion and Fire (2002), for sale at CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. I first found Janet and her band at Garageband.com. Their site is here. • Breakin' Out by Shemekia Copeland, from her 2005 album The Soul Truth, which you can purchase from Alligator Records, the iTMS or Amazon.com. Shemekia's site is here and her current tour itinerary is here. Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: Adam Curry's Daily Source Code, and Smokin' Roy and his Traveling Juke Joint podcast. Keeping the blues flame burning bright on the Web: the Blues Foundation, the Delta Blues Museum, and the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues. Check out No iPod Required for more information on how you can enjoy podcasts, including Murphy's Saloon, away from your computer. Thanks to the Smackieville Squire for the Murphy's logo and the Murphy's Saloon Disclaimer. Please note: If this is your first visit to Murphy's Saloon, and you want to hear more, you can skip the first 10-12 episodes with a completely clear conscience. Really. Trust me on this one. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #35 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded most of these tracks)

This week's music: • Stop Watching Your Enemies by Koko Taylor. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store. • Blackheart Blues by Melissa Forbes. You can buy her CD No More Mondays at her site. • Big Shot by Marcia Ball. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from iTunes Music Store. • On The Run by Katie Webster. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store. • Breakin' Out by Shemekia Taylor. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store. Murphy's Saloon intro and outro are from Just Got To Boogie and Shuffle In The Nineties, respectively, both by Matt Thorpe. If you'd like to see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map over here. So far, the most distant listener of Murphy's Saloonis in Singapore, while the listener who lives the furthest north resides in the Shetland Islands of the United Kingdom. If there are any Murphy's Saloon listeners in Africa, South America or central Asia, please step up and put a pin in the map. (This week's music at Murphy's Saloon is all courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network)