Podcasts about songs for the new depression

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: • I Was Stealin' by Rui Azul, available at Podsafe Music Network. Visit Rui's Blogspot page (which is in Portuguese) for more information. • Good Life by Reid Holmes, from The RH Factor (2004), available from CD Baby.Visit Reid's page at Podshow.comand ReidH.com for more information. • Heartless by Michael Burks, from Make It Rain (2001), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MichaelBurks.com for more information. • Last Night by Stingray, from Ghosts in the Attic (2002), available for download from MartianMusic.com. Visit StingrayOnline.com for more information. • How Long Blues by Davis Coen, from Cryin' the Blues (1995), available from the iTMS and through the BurnLounge store connected to Davis' Links page. Visit DavisCoen.com for more information. • 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. • Jerking My Chains by Stefanie Seskin, from The Edge of Reason (2005), available direct from her online store and the iTMS. Visit StefanieSeskin.com and her MySpace page for more information. • Copperhead Road by Steve Earle, from Live at Montreux 2005 (2006), available from the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information and all things Earle, visit The Original Unofficial Steve Earle Site, which is filling in while SteveEarle.com is under construction. • Lolly Pop Mamma by Son Lewis, from Snake (2005), available from Silk City Records and the iTMS. Visit SonLewis.com for more information. • Down and Out Blues by the Ricky Lewis Band, from Songs For The New Depression (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visir RickyLewisBand.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: if you'd like to listen to podcasts without the little white box, visit NoiPodRequired.com to learn about other methods for podcast listening. Also: A listener asked me recently to edit out portions of episodes in which I mention the listener, and suggested I then re-post the shows - something that's virtually impossible to accomplish without making a total hash of the feed. I'd like your thoughts - should I leave the shows as they are, or take those shows down completely? Use the email button on the right side of this page to send me your thoughts, send an audio file, or call the Murphy's Saloon comment line: 312-239-0678. Remember, if you write or call, your comments may be read or played as part of a future Murphy's Saloon episode. 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 #60 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)