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Posted in Headline, Shows on 6 March 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 27 February 2010
The 262nd Roadhouse gets back to the normal weekly groove. It’s a well-rounded groove full of new music. Jimmy D. Lane, The Holmes Brothers, Moreland & Arbuckle, Chris Beard, and Shakura S’Aida are sound and solid, providing the base for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
Posted in Headline, Shows on 20 February 2010
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.
Posted in Headline, Shows on 13 February 2010
The blues propulsion is strong in the 260th Roadhouse. The Radio Kings, Paul Reddick, Carlos Del Junco, Lonnie Brooks, and Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue push us through the final hour of year five. Consistent with the mood and feel we’ve always tried to develop in the show, Roadhouse 260 is another hour of the [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 6 February 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 30 January 2010
The 258th Roadhouse keeps the Northern Hemisphere warm and the Southern Hemisphere cool. Phillip Walker, Junior Watson, James Cotton, Duwayne Burnside, and The Hollywood Blue Flames lead this edition. With plenty of new blues, legendary artists and classic tracks, it’s a well-rounded edition of The Roadhouse, and one that really never takes a break. It’s [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 23 January 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 16 January 2010
The Roadhouse focuses on blues guitar. To do only an hour is tough. Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, Junior Kimbrough, T-Bone Walker, Mississippi John Hurt, and B.B. King bring the touch and feel of dedicated musicians expressing the blues with six strings. It’s “Wire and Wood III” in 256th Roadhouse – another hour of the finest [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 9 January 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 2 January 2010
The 254th Roadhouse is the fifth first – the fifth first show of a new year. We kick off 2010 with John Lee Hooker, Freddie King, Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band, Otis Taylor, and Michael Burks. Though you’ve heard the artists, the new year starts with another hour of the finest blues you’ve never [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 26 December 2009
It’s a tweener week in The Roadhouse – the week between Christmas and New Years. With a freewheeling feeling, the 253rd Roadhouse fills an hour with a big variety of blues. Lonnie Brooks, Siegel-Schwall Band, Dave Spector & The Bluebirds, Peter Green, and Cyril Neville create a mixture you might not hear anywhere else. But [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 19 December 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 12 December 2009
The nominations for the 2010 Blues Music Awards lead us into a year-end review of the blues in Roadhouse 251. The Mannish Boys, Monkeyjunk, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Billy Branch, and Ruthie Foster help us split the time between BMA nominees and holiday blues music. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 5 December 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 28 November 2009
After the biggest food holiday of the year, it’s a feast of blues in the 249th Roadhouse. Moreland & Arbuckle, Sue Foley, Bob Brozman, Doug MacLeod, and The Holmes Brothers help to serve up enough blues to fill you up for a week. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 21 November 2009
The 248th Roadhouse cuts a wide swath through the varying styles of blues. Elvin Bishop, Harrison Kennedy, Bessie Smith, Arthur Adams, and JJ Grey represent a lineup that’s diverse style, in era and in feel. Though there’s no real theme in this edition, it is, as always, another hour of the finest blues you’ve never [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 14 November 2009
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.
Posted in Headline, Shows on 7 November 2009
It’s a perfect fall day in The Little Blue House On the Wetlands. Though you won’t find blue in the fall leaves, you’ll find blue aplenty in the 246th Roadhouse. Arthur Adams, Samuel James, Rob Paparozzi, Snake Charmers, and Son Seals compliment the sunshine for an upbeat edition of The Roadhouse.
Posted in Headline, Shows on 31 October 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Headline, Shows on 24 October 2009
We’ve got no particular place to go in the 244th Roadhouse Podcast. Instead, we put together a lot of little puzzle pieces to create a coherent hour. Fiona Boyes, Aynsley Lister, Blueskillet, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, and Bluff City Backsliders provide the mile markers with a whole lot of great blues scenery in between. It’s [...]

