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This week's playlist: • Honey Bee by Papa Mali from Do Your Thing (2007), available from FogCityRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page, sponsored by Fog City Records, and read this article at JamBands.com for more information about Papa Mali. • Travelin' Daddy by Circe Link, from More Songs! (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit CirceLink.com or her MySpace pagefor more information. • Ask Myself Why by Eddie Turner, from Rise (2005), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit EddieDevilBoy.com and Eddie's MySpace page for more information. • I'm So Lonely by Robert Wuagneux, from a new CD entitled Always! that's due to be released June 1st. The individual track may be purchased now through Dr. Bob's page at Broadjam.com. Visit Dr. Bob's site, 1-Uproductions.com for more information. • Blackjack by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information. • A Master Of Time by Pete "Stratmaster" Mitchell, from Cutting The Mustard (2006) available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Stratmaster.co.uk for more information. • Play My Guitar by Pete "Stratmaster" Mitchell, also from Cutting The Mustard (2006). • Shoot Him Down by Jenny Beck, from On The Outside (2005), available from the store at her site and the iTMS. Visit Jenny's site and her MySpace page for more information. • Shack Bully by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at the A-Trane, Berlin (2005). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. You can also learn more at EB Davis.com and at his MySpace page. • Devil In My Shoes by the Rose City Kings, from Holler Out For More: Rose City Kings Live (2005), available from CD Baby. A studio version of Devil In My Shoes appears on the RCK's first album Delta Hop (2003). Visit RoseCityKings.com and their Garageband.com page for more information. Also, visit the Rose City Kings' online store for some cool band-related merchandise. Mentioned during this show: Mark Kerr's Blues Nation podcast and The Traveling Juke Joint podcast. 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 #73 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance or Download.com)
Hailed for its entertaining performances, Rose City Kings gives audiences a fresh, dynamic approach to the classic Blues traditions. The band’s well-honed songs propel the heart of traditional Delta and Chicago Blues forward into a unique Powerhouse sound. Combining hard-driving rhythms with soulful vocals, Rose City Kings pleases general audiences and Blues enthusiasts alike. Rose City Kings has been on an upward trajectory, receiving back-to-back Muddy Awards from the largest Blues society in the West, the Cascade Blues Association: Best New Act 2003 and Best Contemporary Act 2004. The band was selected to represent the Northwest at the 21st Annual International Blues Challenge in 2005. Now, Rose City Kings’ energetic performance lives on with the 2005 live release of “Holler Out for More,” its third recording, following the successful launches of Up On It in 2004 and Delta Hop in 2003. Band Members: (L to R in photo) Dan Berkery, guitar/vocals Roger Espinor, drums Ron Camacho, bass Jeff Simonson, keyboards Joe Powers, harmonica www.rosecitykings.com
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed-music http://www.rosecitykings.com/ Hailed for its entertaining performances, Rose City Kings gives audiences a fresh, dynamic approach to the classic Blues traditions. The band’s well-honed songs propel the heart of traditional Delta and Chicago Blues forward into a unique Powerhouse sound. Combining hard-driving rhythms with soulful vocals, Rose City Kings pleases general audiences and Blues enthusiasts alike. Rose City Kings has been on an upward trajectory, receiving back-to-back Muddy Awards from the largest Blues society in the West, the Cascade Blues Association: Best New Act 2003 and Best Contemporary Act 2004. The band was selected to represent the Northwest at the 21st Annual International Blues Challenge in 2005. Now, Rose City Kings’ energetic performance lives on with the 2005 live release of “Holler Out for More,” its third recording, following the successful launches of Up On It in 2004 and Delta Hop in 2003. Band Members: (L to R in photo) Dan Berkery, guitar/vocals Roger Espinor, drums Ron Camacho, bass Jeff Simonson, keyboards Joe Powers, harmonica www.rosecitykings.com
This week's music: • Devil In My Shoes by the Rose City Kings from their album Holler Out For More (2005). Also available through Garageband.com are their CDs Up On It (2004) and Delta Hop (2003). Their site is here. • Wrapped Up in Love by Carey and Lurrie Bell from their album Second Nature (1991); available at the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette; at the iTunes Music Store: A Woman Like Me (2006) and I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005). Also at Amazon.com. • I'm Your Honeyboy by Reverend Raven and the Chainsmoking Altar Boys, featuring Madison Slim; from their CD Live At Blues on Grand (2004) available from CD Baby. CD Baby also has their first CD, Slow Burn (1998). • Landlord At My Door by Son Seals, from Son Seals: Deluxe Edition (2002), available at the iTMS and Alligator Records. • Mile High by Phantom Freeway and the Badass Horns at the Podsafe Music Network. • Sweet Talk & Wine by Blue Voodoo from their CD The Storm (2005), available from CDBaby. Also available is Red Hot Blues (2004). Their site is here. Mentioned on tonight's show: No iPod Required, noted Chicago author Nelson Algren and the very Chicago-centric blogs Gapers Block and Chicagoist. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #25 courtesy of the artists, their labels (where appropriate), the Podsafe Music Network and Garageband.com)