The finest blues you’ve never heard.
With the equinox occurring in the past week, The Roadhouse moves into its sixteenth season. And, consistent with years past, autumn and spring seem to bring the most new blues releases. Chris Juergensen, Magic Slim, Glen Terry, Elvin Bishop, and Rory Block supply new tracks to a show that’s nearly all new tracks. Another season rolls in and The Roadhouse rolls on with the 189th hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
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After a trip to Chicago, The Roadhouse takes on a nice relaxed feeling. Albert Cummings, Carlos Del Junco, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Big Jack Johnson & The Oilers, and Curtis Salgado reflect a certain distance from the world and a nice revitalization. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 188th Roadhouse Podcast.
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The Roadhouse takes on the feel of a smooth shuffle beat like a steady guitar with a little harp for coloration. No big bumps and no sharp edges. We’ve got Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King, new music Albert Cummings and Eddie Turner, Corey Stevens, Sean Costello. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 187th Roadhouse Podcast.
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This week, we dig back into the vault for music from early editions of The Roadhouse. Artists from Garageband.com (now iLike) take a prominent role and prove to be as strong as ever. David Rotundo, Steve Johnson, Carlos Del Junco, Son House, and Eric Bibb propel us through this edition. Some old, some new but all blue in the 186th Roadhouse.
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As summertime in the US winds down and the presidential election season gears up, we build a little shelter from the world in the 185th Roadhouse. Jay McShann, Elvin Bishop, Lil Ed, JJ Grey, and Carlos Del Junco are the mortar between those bricks in that shelter, helping to hold together a solid hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard. Come on in – the blues will protect you in the 185th Roadhouse Podcast.
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This hour of The Roadhouse is chock full of great blues by artists you’ve heard of and artists you haven’t. It’s music from Chicago and Dockery Farms, from St. Louis and Dallas, from the 1920s and 2008. Sometimes the essence of a thing is so clear it needs no further explanation or exploration. That’s the deal in the 184th Roadhouse – it’s blues, unaffected, pure and simple. Big George Jackson, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Magic Sam, Charley Patton, and EG Kight paint the deepest shades of blue you can imagine. Deep and fine and simple: the 184th Roadhouse Podcast.
Read the full story »A nice video introduction to an artist with amazingly strong pipes and a killer band. Featured in Roadhouse 183, Alexis P. Suter should be on your list of 2008’s best discoveries.
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