The Little Blue House on the Wetlands moves officially into spring this week, and the music in this edition reflects the volatility of spring in the Midwestern US. Johnny Nicholas & Walter Horton, Cold Blue Steel, Michael Burks, Johnny Winter, Odetta are the featured artists. We’re in little clubs, big studios, acoustic, electric, male, female. [...]

There’s plenty more new music in the 161st Roadhouse Podcast. Two more new releases from Alligator, a couple of tracks released in the past few weeks, and cuts from upcoming Northern Blues. Slick Ballinger, Marcia Ball, Samuel James, Jason Ricci, Michael Burks – a full picture of the blues, and much of it brand new. [...]

The 160th Roadhouse Podcast is a veritable showcase of new blues music. Fully one-third of the cuts in this edition are pre-release, or released only in the past week. Eddy “The Cheif” Clearwater, Roman Carter, Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Bob Brozman, and Samuel James put the sawdust on The Roadhouse dance floor to [...]

The 159th Roadhouse Podcast is an upbeat affair. You might call it jump, you might call it swing, you might call it boogie. There’s even a liberal sprinkling of West Coast blues. But if you follow the walking bass, you’ll know that’s it clearly a jumpin’ edition of The Roadhouse. Mark Hummel, Jay McShann, Ana [...]

The Roadhouse takes a twisy road this week. It’s one of those editions where I started screening music and just let it lead wherever. Ivory Joe Hunter, Curtis Salgado, Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra, Ian Siegal and Matt Schofield, and Joe Louis Walker take the driver’s seat to no place in particular. Destination or not, the [...]

The Roadhouse 157 is chock full of new music, catching up on new releases from the past few months. Taking us deep into the Roadhouse atmosphere, Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King, Ian Siegal, Honeyboy Edwards, Rick Holmstrom, and Charlie Musselwhite encourage plenty of chair-dancing. It’s the first edition of the fourth year of [...]

The 156th edition of The Roadhouse celebrates three years of the finest blues you’ve never heard. The focus is on artists you probably heard first in The Roadhouse; some great music from Garageband.com, some artists who have taken the blues world by storm in the past three years, and some who had a great reputation [...]

923 miles straight south of Iowa City lies the biggest party in the country this week. We’re heading to Mardi Gras in New Orleans for a celebration of all things zydeco, cajun, swamp, and boogie. Beau Jocque, Katie Webster, Clifton Chenier, Professor Longhair, and James Booker are part of the revelry of Fat Tuesday in [...]

The 154th Roadhouse investigates the mystery of a number pair: 6 and 3. It lies at the heart of the blues, but it’s simplicity is deceptive. Son Seals, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Robert Johnson, Michael Bloomfield – all have mastered the essence of the blues that lies in these numbers: 6 strings and 3 chords. [...]

The 153rd Roadhouse slips off into the no temp zone. Temperatures in beautiful Iowa City, IA are hovering at 0 degrees Farenheit, with temps in The Roadhouse Studios at 58 F. But I’ve found few better ways to warm up the room than an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard. This week, those [...]

The 152nd Roadhouse heads down the road to destinations unknown, stopping at every little greasy spoon along the way. The blue plate special this week includes Big George Jackson, Hubert Sumlin, Bee Houston, Z-Da, and Bo Ramsey. Of course, a great meal doesn’t happen with morsels alone. There’s plenty of other sustenance on the plate [...]

The 151st Roadhouse starts 2008 with an eclectic mixture of blues. Artists of all ages, from all regions, and representing many styles make for a solid mix of the finest blues you’ve never heard. Harmonica Red, Eli Cook, Doug MacLeod, James “Thunderbird” Davis, and Roman Carter represent the broad range of the blues in this [...]

It’s the last show of 2007 and the 150th edition of The Roadhouse Podcast. We merge those two milestones in this edition: a party feel to close out the year comprised of some of my favorite artists from the first 149 shows. As an added gift, subscribers to the ad-supported version of The Roadhouse get [...]

The 149th Roadhouse falls into a time warp, with the clock moving through the hour with surprising speed. Joe Pitts, Son House, Mike Morgan & The Crawl, Roomful of Blues, and Memphis Minnie will leave you wanting more at the end of another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 149th Roadhouse [...]

The breadth of blues in the 148th Roadhouse Podcast might come as a surprise to new listeners, but the regulars know just what to expect. A great mix of music from David Wilcox, Watermelon Slim, Magic Sam, The Rounders, and Carey Bell. Plus, two new pre-release cuts from our friends at Alligator Records. It’s a [...]

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The 147th Roadhouse speaks the global language of the blues. Liquid Groove Mojo, Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra, Grady Gaines and the Texas Upsetters, Shemekia Copeland, and [...]

In the midst of a typically nasty snow and ice storm, The Little Blue House on the Wetlands heats up with a near-full slate of independent artists. B.C. Read, Bluesman Tom, Chainsaw Dupont, Chris Bell, and Long John Baldry are but a few of the great artists featured in this edition. It’s another hot hour [...]

The 145th Roadhouse mixes it up between new artists and old. The Rounders, Big Maceo, Big Bill Broonzy, Delbert McClinton, and Angela Strehli represent a full scope of blues. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 145th Roadhouse Podcast.

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After a few weeks of tearing it up with electric guitars and jump blues, The Roadhouse slows down a bit. This edition is more acoustic, less electric. Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, Kenny Neal and Billy Branch, Doug MacLeod, Mississippi John Hurt, and the Joanna Connor Band bring a mixture of the blues [...]

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Blues doesn’t have to be about an old guy on his front porch. Just to prove the point, this edition of The Roadhouse is chock full of upbeat jump and boogie blues. Lil’ Cliff and the Cliffhangers, T-Bone Walker, Mighty Lester, Nappy Brown, and Peppermint Harris provide some [...]