Playlist: May 30, 2012

Doc Watson, White House Blues
Bob Dylan, Lone Pilgrim
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Subterranean Homesick Blues
     Wed-Thu 6/06-07 @ Yoshi's Oakland
Johnny Cash, Train Of Love
     Cash'd Out – Thu 5/31 @ Yoshi's San Francisco
Devine's Jug Band, The Lindberg Hop
     Fri 6/01 @ 50 Mason Social House
Tip of the Top, Fattening Frogs for Snakes
     Fri 6/01 @ Yoshi's San Francisco
     Sat 6/02 @ The Iron Gate

Curtis Salgado, He Played His Harmonica
Curtis Salgado, What You Gonna Do?
     Mon 6/02 @ Yoshi's Oakland
Phantom Blues Band, I Can't Stand It
     from the new album Inside Out
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rollin' and Tumblin'
     from the new album Everybody's Talkin'
Mannish Boys, That Dood It
    from the new album Double Dynamite
South Memphis String Band, Turnip Greens
     from the new album Old Times There
Jim Dickinson and North Mississippi Allstars, Down in Mississippi
     from the forthcoming album I'm Just Dead I'm Not Gone
Jack White, Trash Tongue Talker
     from the new album Blunderbuss
Dr. John, Revolution
     from the new album Locked Down

Meshugga Beach Party, Bubbie's Kitchen
     Sun 6/03 @ Hotel Utah
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Barbary Blues
     Fri 6/01 @ Marilyn's On K
     Mon 6/04 @ Lagunitas Brewery
     Tue 6/05 @ Rickshaw Stop
Shovelman, This Little Pig
     Fri 6/01 @ Hopmonk Tavern
Whiskerman, Blind Saint
     Fri 6/01 @ La Pena Cultural Center
     Sat 6/02 @ Amnesia
Seth Augustus, It'll Be Me
     Fri 6/01 @ Revolution Cafe
Wendy DeWitt, Don't Tell Me You Love Me
     Thu 5/31 @ Grand Deli Saloon
     Sun 6/03 @ Armando's: Delta Blues Festival Benefit
Big Cat Tolefree, Jinky Woman
     Sun 6/03 @ Armando's: Delta Blues Festival Benefit
     Sun 6/03 @ Winterhawk Winery: Blues in the Vineyard
Bay Area Caravan of All-Stars, Why I Sing The Blues
     Sun 6/03 @ Winterhawk Winery: Blues in the Vineyard
T-Bone Walker, They Call It Stormy Monday
T-Bone Walker, Why My Baby
Duke Robillard, T-Bone Shuffle
Benny Goodman, Old Man Harlem
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited, Yarira Ngoma
     Wed 6/06 @ Yoshi's San Francisco

Playlist: May 23, 2012

Sly & The Family Stone, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Sam & Dave, I Thank You
Xandra Corpora, Thank You (in-studio)
Con Brio, How Many Days?
     Thu 5/24 @ Great American Music Hall

Santa Cruz Blues Festival: Saturday May 26 

Big Sam's Funky Nation, Funky Donkey
James Cotton, Elvin Bishop et al., Three Harp Boogie
Joan Osborne, Bring It On Home
Holmes Brothers, Man Of Peace
Los Lobos, Billy 1

Sacramento Music Festival: Fri-Mon May 25-28 

Contino, Rotgut Run
Big Joe & The Dynaflows, You Can't Keep A Big Man Down
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, P.A. Slim Is Back
Sista Monica Parker, Hug Me Like You Love Me 

Bob Dylan, Gotta Serve Somebody
Woody Guthrie, Little Black Train
Johnnie & Jack, Uncle John's Bongos
Bob Dylan, Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
Charley Patton, Poor Me
Bob Dylan, It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

Levon Helm, It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (live)
Bob Dylan, Levon Helm & Rick Danko, The Weight (live)
Bob Dylan, Minstrel Boy
Bob Dylan, It Ain't Me Babe (live)
Levon Helm, False Hearted Lover Blues
The Band, Blind Willie McTell
Bob Dylan, I Don't Wanna Be Your Partner

Playlist: May 16, 2012

Dennis Johnson, Radio Blues (in-studio)
Howell Devine, Railroad Stomp (in-studio)
Xandra Corpora, The Battle of San Francisco (in-studio)
California Honeydrops, Miss Louise (in-studio)

Quinn DeVeaux & The Blue Beat Review, All Night Long
Tin Cup Serenade, Tin Cup Blues
     Thu 5/17 @ Viracocha: Fog City Blues 5th Anniversary Revue
Go Van Gogh, Sirens (in-studio)
     Sat 5/19 @ Revolution Cafe
Shovelman, Moonshine (in-studio)
     Sun 5/20 @ Maker Faire
     Sun 5/20 @ Lagunitas Beer Circus
Panique, Swing 48 (in-studio)
     Thu 5/17 @ Viracocha: Fog City Blues 5th Anniversary Revue
Hot Club of Cowtown, Dark Eyes (in-studio)
Carolina Chocolate Drops, No Man's Mama (in-studio)
Cowboy Junkies, Stranger Here (in-studio)
Blue Rodeo, Are You Ready For The Country (in-studio)

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, U B U
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Walk All Day
Irma Thomas, Same Old Blues
     Sun 5/20 @ Yoshi's SF: West Coast Blues For A Cure
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Back From The Dead
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, One Wrong Turn
     from the forthcoming album One Wrong Turn
Phiil Berkowitz, Midnight Rooster (in-studio)
Tip of the Top, Wait Baby (in-studio)
Joe Louis Walker, Too Drunk To Drive Drunk (in-studio)
Chris Cotton, Blues For Big Bill (in-studio)
Quinn DeVeaux, Bo Diddley Song (in-studio)
Tin Cup Serenade, Same Old You (in-studio)
Taj Mahal, Fishing Blues

Playlist: May 9, 2012

Steve Lucky's Hammond Cheese Combo, Mint Julep
     Mon 5/14 @ Club Deluxe
Quinn DeVeaux & The Blue Beat Review, They All Asked For You
Tin Cup Serenade, Manitoba
Panique, Minor Swing
     Thu 5/17 @ Viracocha: Fog City Blues 5th Anniversary Revue

California Honeydrops, Bubble Gum (in-studio)
Chris Cotton, The Gambler / The Angels (in-studio)
Amber Gougis, Let Me Love You (in-studio)
John Németh, Late Night Boogie (in-studio)
Meshugga Beach Party, Go Go Golem (in-studio)
Christmas Jug Band, Plant A Santa (in-studio)
Beso Negro, If You See Kay (in-studio)
Little Wolf & The Hellcats, Built For Comfort (in-studio)
Blue Rodeo, Joker's Wild (in-studio)

Robert Johnson, They're Red Hot
Robert Lowery, Crossroads Blues
Roy Rogers, Stones In My Passway
Dennis Johnson, 32-20 Blues
Howell Devine, When You Got A Good Friend
Hot Tuna, Walkin' Blues

Rick Estrin, My Next Ex-Wife
Tommy Castro, Make It Back To Memphis
Joe Louis Walker, Soldier For Jesus (in-studio)
Kenny Neal, Baby Bee (in-studio)
Quinn DeVeaux, Goin' Back To Oakland (in-studio)
Tin Cup Serenade, Aunt Hagar's Blues (in-studio)
Panique, Ma Première Guitare (in-studio)

Playlist: May 2, 2012

Howell Devine, You Got Me Runnin'
     Sat 5/05 @ 50 Mason Social House
     Sun 5/06 @ Revolution Cafe
Rupa & The April Fishes, Build
     from the forthcoming album Build
     Sat 5/05 @ Center for the Arts
Amber Gougis, Oh Boy
     Sat 5/05 @ Viracocha
Quinn DeVeaux & The Blue Beat Review, Leave My Woman Alone
     Fri 5/04 @ Club Deluxe
Seth Augustus, Let's Get Henry to Drill a Hole
     Thu 5/03 @ The Torch Club
     Fri 5/04 @ Revolution Cafe

Special in-studio guest: Shovelman

Riding High (in-studio)
Sound of the Train (in-studio)
The Tracks (in-studio)
Tom Waits, 2:19
On The Run (in-studio)
Moonshine (in-studio)
The Dirty West

Steve Lucky's Hammond Cheese Combo, Dink's Blues
Steve Lucky's Hammond Cheese Combo, Dig That
     Mon 5/07 @ Club Deluxe
Pinetop Perkins, Willow Weep For Me
     from the new album Heaven
Chuck Leavell, No Special Rider
     from the new album Back to the Woods
Dr. John, Big Shot
     from the new album Locked Down

James Brown, Why Do You Do Me
Little Walter, Teenage Beat
Mark Hummel, Evans Shuffle
Rev. Gary Davis, Floor Sweepin' Rag
Rory Block, I Belong to the Band
     from the forthcoming album I Belong to the Band: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis