Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Playlist: December 29, 2010

Chris Cotton, Music In The Melody
     from the new album New American Century Vol. One
Mark Hummel, Step Back Baby
     Wed 1/05 on Fog City Blues
Rick Estrin, Work With Me
     Thu 12/30 @ Biscuits and Blues
Elvin Bishop (w/ Little Smokey Smothers), Roll Your Moneymaker
     Thu 12/30 @ Rancho Nicasio

Rebirth Brass Band, Big Chief
New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, The Jew Blues
     Fri-Sat 12/31-1/01 @ The Independent
Gaucho, Amnesia
     Fri 12/31 @ Pasta Moon
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Winter Wonderland
     Fri 12/31 @ Bimbo's 365 Club
Quinn Deveaux & The Blue Beat Review, Walls
     Fri 12/31 @ Passion Cafe
Big Cat Tolefree, Anything U Want
     Fri 12/31 @ Rassela's
Ron Hacker, Two Timin' Woman
     Fri 12/31 @ The Saloon
Tommy Castro, It Serves You Right To Suffer
     Fri 12/31 @ Mystic Theater
John Lee Hooker Jr, Boom Boom (live)
     Fri 12/31 @ Biscuits and Blues

Odetta, Careless Love / St. Louis Blues
Bo Diddley, Jus' Like Bo Diddley
Edgar Winter, Good Ol' Shoes
     Sat 1/02 @ Yoshi's San Francisco
John Németh, Magic Touch
     Sat 1/02 @ Biscuits and Blues
Steve Freund, On Highway 101
     Thu 12/30 @ The Saloon
Baguette Quartette, Boum
     Sat 1/01 @ Red Poppy Art House
Kally Price, If You Like Good Cookin'
     Sun 1/02 @ Amnesia
Tip of the Top, Second Line Beat
     Thu 12/30 @ Sonoma Chicken Coop
Johnny Otis, Johnny Otis Signature Tune
Earl Hines, St. James Infirmary
Pops Staples, Gotta Serve Somebody
Staples Singers, The Last Month Of The Year
Lightnin' Hopkins, Happy New Year
The Orioles, What Are You Doing New Years Eve

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Playlist: December 22, 2010

Captain Beefheart, There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evening Stage
     Don Van Vilet 1941-2010
Ralph Carney, Happy Solstice Song
Phil Berkowitz, Saturday Night Fish Fry
     Thu 12/23 @ The Union Room
     Sun 12/26 @ The Rockit Room
Lucky Peterson, Death Don't Have No Mercy
     Sun-Mon 12/26-27 @ Biscuits and Blues
Robin Rogers, The Plan
     Robin Rogers 1955-2010

 Special in-studio guest: Big Cat Tolefree

     Thu 12/23 @ Biscuits and Blues

Big Cat Tolefree, Hoochy Coochy
Big Cat Tolefree, Night Train
B.B. King (with Bobby Bland), Let The Good Times Roll
Jimmy McCracklin, I Wanna Make Love To You
Big Cat Tolefree, Tell Daddy
Big Cat Tolefree, Mojo Workin'
Wilson Pickett, In The Midnight Hour
Big Cat Tolefree, Voodoo Woman

Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Somebody Stole My Santa Claus Suit
     from the new album Crazy for Christmas
Mack Rice, Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
Christmas Jug Band, Don't They Know It's Christmas?
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Jesus Oh What A Wonderful Child
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Go Tell It On The Mountain
     Fri 12/24 @ Slim's

Joe Louis Walker, 747 (live)
Charles Brown, Merry Christmas, Baby
Louis Jordan, Santa Claus, Santa Claus
The Staples Singers, Who Took The Merry Out of Christmas?
Jimmy McCracklin, Christmas Time, pt.1
Bob Dylan, The Christmas Blues
The Beatles, The Beatles Third Christmas Record

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Playlist: December 15, 2010



Hot Club of San Francisco, Baby, It's Cold Outside
     Tue 12/21 @ Yoshi's San Francisco
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Santa Gotta Choo Choo
     Fri 12/17 @ Center For The Arts
     Wed 12/22 @ Yoshi's San Francisco
Maria Muldaur, The Ghost Of The St Louis Blues
     Sat 12/18 @ The Arena Theater
     Sun 12/19 @ Throckmorton Theater
Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks, Travellin' Riveside
     Sat 12/18 @ Freight & Salvage

Special in-studio guests: The Christmas Jug Band

Shoot 'Em In The Pants
Plant A Santa (in-studio)
Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' (in-studio)
Carolin' (in-studio)
Santa Don't Do It (in-studio)
Santa's On The Mainline (in-studio)
Santa Lost A Ho

Cyndi Lauper, How Blue Can You Get?
     Sat 12/18 @ The Independent
Elvin Bishop, Many Rivers To Cross
     Sat 12/18 @ Biscuits and Blues
Butterfield Blues Band, Run Out Of Time
Phil Berkowitz, Ghost Child
     Fri 12/17 @ Sheba Lounge
     Sun 12/19 @ The Quarter Note
Mark Hummel, Worried Life Blues
Ruthie Foster, (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
Blind Boys of Alabama, No More
     Sat 12/18 @ Rio Theatre
     Sun 12/19 @ Davies Symphony Hall
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Run Run Rudolph
Lucky Peterson, Four Little Boys
Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Somebody's Got To Go
James Booker, Pop's Dilemma
James Moody, Foolin' The Blues
Rolling Stones, Title 5

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Playlist: December 8, 2010

Meshugga Beach Party, Oh Hanukkah
     Fri 12/17 @ DNA Lounge: Chrismanukkah Holiday Show
Christmas Jug Band, Christmas Iz Comin'
     Tue 12/14 @ Freight & Salvage
     Wed 12/15 on Fog City Blues
Kenny Neal, Voodoo Mama
     Sat 12/11 @ Club Illusions: Blues & Gospel Christmas Show
Mark Hummel, See See Rider
     from the new album Back Porch Blues
     Thu 12/09 @ Freight & Salvage
Seth Augustus, Hey Hey Heraclitus
     from the new EP Hey Hey Heraclitus
     Thu 12/09 @ Shibumi Gallery
     Fri 12/10 @ Revolution Cafe

Special in-studio guests: Kugelplex

Kugelplex, Grichesher Tantz (in-studio)
Kugelplex, Sweet Georgia Brown (in-studio)
Original Dixieland Jass Band, Palesteena
Kugelplex, Di Sapozelech (in-studio)
Kugelplex, Carpathian (in-studio)
People's Bizarre, Bumping and Grinding

Kim Wilson, Ain't Gonna Do It
     Fri 12/10 @ Biscuits and Blues
     Sun 12/12 @ Last Day Saloon
The Aces, Drinkin Song
     Sun 12/12 @ Last Day Saloon
Gene Taylor, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Gene Taylor Blues Band, 605 Boogie (live)
     Sun 12/12 @ Slim's
     Mon 12/13 @ Last Day Saloon

2011 Grammy Nominees

Solomon Burke, Everything About You
     from the album Nothing's Impossible
Bettye LaVette, Isn't It A Pity
     from the album Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Buddy Guy, Living Proof
     from the album Living Proof
Cyndi Lauper, Down Don't Bother Me
     from the album Memphis Blues

Junior Wells & The Aces, Messin' With the Kid (live)
The Allman Joys, Spoonful
Tom Waits, I Wish I Was In New Orleans (In The Ninth Ward)
John Lennon, (Just Like) Starting Over
     from the new release Double Fantasy Stripped Down