Headline, Shows » The Roadhouse 810

With fall just around the corner, the new blues releases are coming fast and heavy. This week, I’ve got Ronnie Earl, Selwyn Birchwood, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Anthony Gomes, and the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers. Every last one of those artists features brand new music. It’s definitely the season for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 810th Roadhouse. Read the full story »

Headline, Shows » The Roadhouse 809

If ever there was an edition of The Roadhouse that’s packed to the rafters, this is the one. I’ve got 17 tracks, including Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald, Bettye LaVette, Lucinda Williams, Fantastic Negrito, and Soulmate are all ahead. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s also an all-female set in the hour. It’s definitely the biggest hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 809th Roadhouse. Read the full story »

Headline, Shows » The Roadhouse 808

I’ve got a bunch of new music in this hour. 15 tracks, 11 of which are brand new. This is about as fresh an hour of blues as you’re going to find anywhere. JW-Jones, Kirsten Thien, Curtis Salgado, Bernie Barlow, and Dave Fields set the stage, with ten other great artists helping to fill things out. It’s really just the epitome of what we’ve been doing for more than 15 years: laying out another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 808th Roadhouse. Read the full story »

Headline, Shows » The Roadhouse 807

The next hour of The Roadhouse goes straight to upbeat, without much of a break until last call. I’ve got Shirley King, Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Johnny Iguana, and Boo Boo Davis. I’ve also got a set of regional blues, and a set of live blues-harp-focused tracks. The ultimate fact about this edition – that it is, indeed, another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 807th Roadhouse. Read the full story »

Headline, Shows » The Roadhouse 806

In the next edition of The Roadhouse, nearly one-third of the hour is filled with Roadhouse debuts. Ron Thompson, Mojo Buford, Bo Ramsey, Kat Riggins, and Jimmy Maddox are all in the hour. New friends, old friends – both performers and listeners – all roll together into another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 806th Roadhouse. Read the full story »

Headline, Shows » The Roadhouse 805

The next hour of The Roadhouse provides all blues lovers with a touchstone of sanity that will leave you revitalized. Joe Louis Walker, Mark May Band, Mary Lane, Mike Flanigin, and Buddy Guy help provide the elixir of the blues, and roll us all through another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 805th Roadhouse. Read the full story »