Playlist: June 29, 2011

Special in-studio guests: Chris Strachwitz and Adam Machado

Skip James, No Special Lover
Big Joe Williams, Sloppy Drunk Blues
Treme Brass Band, Sweet Georgia Brown
Creole Belles, Medley Carrière
Big Mama Thornton, Hound Dog
Barbara Dane, Deportees
Savoy Family Band, Sugar Bee
Sonny Boy Williamson, She Brought Life Back to the Dead

Special guest: Her Majesty's Dominion of Canada

Downchild, You Don't Love Me (feat. Colin Linden & Dan Aykroyd)
Northern Pikes, She Ain't Pretty
Cowboy Junkies, Shining Moon
Jeff Healey, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

Colin Linden, From the Water
Colin James, Please Baby
Steve Dawson, Somebody's Got to Help You
Ndidi Onukwulu, Move Together
The Duhks, Death Came a Knockin'
Po' Girl, Abilene

Fathead, Where's the Blues Taking Me
Long John Baldry, Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock 'n Roll
Neil Young, This Note's for You
Oscar Peterson Trio, Blues of the Prairies

Playlist: June 22, 2011

Big Brother & The Holding Company, Summertime
Tin Cup Serenade, Put 'Em Down Blues (in-studio)
     Saturdays @ "B" Restaurant
Jazz Gitan, Minor Swing
     Sat 6/25 @ High Street Station
Hot Tuna, Mourning Interrupted
     Thu 6/23 @ The Fillmore
     Sat 6/25 @ Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
Meklit Hadero, Soleil Soleil
     Thu 6/23 @ The Independent

Monterey Bay Blues Festival: June 24-26

Ruthie Foster, Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air)
     from the new album Ruthie Foster Live At Antones
Mavis Staples, Wade In The Water
Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Black Tornado
Larry McCray, Four Nickels
Lester Chambers, Five Long Years

Joe Louis Walker, It's A Shame
     Sun 6/26 @ Horseman's Club
     Mon 6/27 @ Biscuits and Blues
James Harman, My Secret Escapade
     Fri 6/24 @ Biscuits and Blues

Big Bill Broonzy, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
Big Bill Broonzy, All By Myself
Muddy Waters, Lonesome Road Blues
Big Bill Morganfield, Too Late Brother
James Cotton, Rocket 88
     from the new album Chicago Blues: A Living History - The (R)Evolution Continues
James Cotton, Tramp
     Fri-Sun 7/01-03 @ Yoshi's Oakland

Lazy Lester, They Call Me Lazy
Honeyboy Edwards, Riding the Rails
Skip James, Sea Walking Jesus
Clifton Chenier, Mr. Charlie
The 24th Street Wailers, Standley
     from the new album Dirty Little Young'uns
Monkeyjunk, You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
     from the new album To Behold
Harry Manx & Kevin Breit, Dance With Delilah
     from the new album Strictly Whatever
The Kinks, The Last of the Steam-Powered Trains

Playlist: June 15, 2011

Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Farther Up The Road
     Sat 6/18 @ Yoshi's SF
Kim Nalley, My Baby Just Cares for Me
     6/14 - 7/17 @ The Rrazz Room
Asylum Street Spankers, Song With No Words
     Sun 6/19 @ Red Devil Lounge (Christina Marrs)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, I Learned the Hard Way
     Sun 6/19 @ Stern Grove Festival

Special in-studio guests: Beso Negro

     Sun 6/19 @ Amnesia

Beso Negro, Desde Allí (in-studio)
Beso Negro, If You See Kay (in-studio)
Beso Negro, Mala Reputación (in-studio)
Pete Anderson, Working Class
Beso Negro, Cobblestone Shore (in-studio)
Beso Negro, Joseph, Joseph (in-studio)
Beso Negro, C'est La Vie
     from the forthcoming EP Somos

Thelonious Monk, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Merle Kessler & J. Raoul Brody, Magic Lamp
     Sun 6/19: Philosophy Talk Live at the Marsh
Emily Anne Reed (w/ Quinn Deveaux), My Dying Day
     Fri 6/17 @ Revolution Cafe
     Mon 6/20 @ Rickhouse
Quinn Deveaux & The Blue Beat Review, Tiger In Your Tank 
     Fri 6/17 @ Club Deluxe
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Blow Me A Fat Note
     Thu 6/16 @ SFJazz Summerfest
     Fri 6/17 @ Biscuits and Blues
California Honeydrops, Same Ol', Same Ol'
     Sat 6/18 @ Wisteria Ways
     Sat 6/18 @ Bicycle Music Festival

Ron Hacker, Watch What You Say
     Sun 6/19 @ Biscuits and Blues
Terry Hanck, Here It Comes
     from the forthcoming album, Look Out!
Elvin Bishop (w/ Terry Hanck), Cryin' Fool
     from the new album Raisin' Hell Revue
Paul McCartney, Nobody Knows
     from the new re-release McCartney II 
The Detroit Cobras, Heartbeat
Nick Lowe, Changing All Those Changes
     from the forthcoming album Rave On Buddy Holly
Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers, Those Hits Just Keep On Comin'
     from the new album Translucent Blues
Watermelon Slim & Super Chikan, The Trip
     from the new album Okiesippi Blues