Playlist: August 10, 2025

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Taj Mahal, The Celebrated Walkin' Blues
     Thu-Sun 8/14-17 @ SFJazz Center
Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Rough Time Blues
     from the new album Room on the Porch
Keb' Mo', Taking Me Higher
      Sun 8/17 @ Uptown Theatre
Buddy Guy, Blues On Top
     from the new album Ain't Done With the Blues
     Tue 8/12 @ The Mountain Winery
     Wed 8/13 @ Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center
The Lucky Losers, A Winning Hand
     Wed 8/13 @ Club Fox
     Thu 8/14 @ The Saloon

Cotati Accordion Festival: August 16-17

Hernandez Hideaway, Take Me To Your Leader
5 Cent Coffee, Ferryman
Jet Black Pearl, Waltzheimer
Junk Parlor, Ring My Bell

Beso Negro, Down to the Water
Soul Ska, Rude Girl
     Sun 8/17 @ Rancho Nicasio

Special in-studio guest: Ira Strolovitch

"Weird Al" Yankovic, Amish Paradise
Weezer, Africa
Two Door Cinema Club, What You Know
Christina Perri, A Thousand Years
The Kiffness, Ha Hee
The Kiffness, I Go Meow
OneRepublic, Counting Stars
The Beatles, Octopus's Garden
Men At Work, Down Under
Toto, Rosanna
Barenaked Ladies, Lovin' Life (acoustic)
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay, Something Just Like This

Playlist: August 3, 2025

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Tom Lehrer, New Math
Tom Lehrer, (I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica
The Snake Charmers, I Was Just Not That Into You
     Fri 8/08 @ Rudi's
Reverend Beat-Man, Jesus Christ Twist
    Fri 8/08 @ Bottom of the Hill
Junk Parlor, Furs of Marilyn
     Sun 8/03 @ Madrone Art Bar
Big Blu Soul Revue, Give It Up!
     Thu 8/07 @ Moraga Summer Concert Series
     Fri 8/08 @ Point Richmond Music Summer Concert
Mitch Woods, Broke
     Thu 8/07 @ San Mateo Central Park
Dennis Johnson, Please Don't Go
     Sat 8/09 @ San Anselmo Concert Series
Sean Hayes, Magic Slim
     Thu 8/07 @ Redwood Grove Amphitheatre
     Sun 8/10 @ Gravenstein Apple Fair
Harvey Mandel, Eye of the Snake
     Sat 8/09 @ Biscuits & Blues
     from the new album Snake Walk
Kid Andersen, The Civilized Life
Lisa "Little Baby" Andersen, I Miss You
     Wed 8/06 @ Empress Marquee Club

San Jose Jazz Summerfest: August 8-10

Mavis Staples, Godspeed
Mavis Staples, Down In Mississippi (live)
Marina Crouse, Any Way the Wind Blows
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, You're Somebody Else's Baby Too
Terry Hanck, Come Back Baby
     from the new album Grease to Gravy
Bywater Call, Colours
John Pizzarelli, Oklahoma Suite
Preservation Brass, Carnival Medley
All Things Swamp, Blues For Ben

Buddy Guy, Swamp Poker
     from the new album Ain't Done With the Blues
Buddy Guy, Hello San Francisco

Playlist: July 27, 2025

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Tedeschi Trucks Band, Bird on A Wire (live)
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Leavin' Trunk (live)
     Tue 8/12 @ The Greek Theatre
Mark Hummel w/ Junior Watson, Double Trouble
Mark Hummel w/ Anson Funderburgh, Dim Lights
     Sun 7/27 @ SFJazz Center
Lady Bianca, Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Stayed on Jesus
     Wed 7/30 @ Empress Marquee Club
Tab Benoit, The Ghost of Gatemouth Brown (live)
     Wed 7/30 @ The Guild Theatre
     Thu 7/31 @ Uptown Theatre
Mindi Abair, She Don't Cry No More (feat. Fantastic Negrito)
     Fri-Sat 8/01-02 @ Blue Note Napa
The Taxpayers, At War With the Dogcatchers
     Wed 7/30 @ Bottom of the Hill
Dirty Cello, Off to Iceland
     Wed 7/30 @ Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
     Thu 7/31 @ Moraga Commons Park
     Fri 8/01 @ Benicia Historical Museum
     Sat 8/02 @ Napa Free Folk Festival
     Sun 8/03 @ Brisbane Community Park

Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings, Ever Since I Lost You (live)
Roy Rogers, Love Is History
Roy Rogers, She's A Real Jaguar (in-studio)
John Lee Hooker, Backstabbers
Roy Rogers, Down Home Girl (in-studio)
Roy Rogers, Into the Wild Blue

Mike Bloomfield, Mood Indigo
Buddy Guy, Blues Chase the Blues Away
     from the forthcoming album Ain't Done With the Blues
Buddy Guy, The Way You Been Treatin' Me
Mike Bloomfield, I'm Glad I'm Jewish (live)
Rolling Stones, Just Your Fool

Playlist: July 13, 2025

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Charlie Musselwhite, Storm Warning
     from the new album Look Out Highway
Charlie Musselwhite, As the Crow Flies (live)
     Fri 7/25 @ Hopmonk Novato
     Sat 7/26 @ Guild Theatre
North Mississippi Allstars, Poor Boy
     Wed 7/23 @ Hopmonk Novato
Charlie Hunter, Girl You Need a Change of Mind (live)
     Fri 7/25 @ Hopmonk Novato
Paul Steward, Goin' to the Club
     Tue 7/15 @ Biscuits & Blues
G. Love & Special Sauce, Sunny Side of Money
     Sun 7/27 @ The Masonic
Paul Thorn, Old Melodies
     Wed 7/23 @ Felton Music Hall
     Fri 7/25 @ Crest Theatre
     Sat 7/26 Rancho Nicasio
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gillmore, We're Still Here
     Sun 7/20 @ Rancho Nicasio
     Tue 7/22 @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Big Blu Soul Revue, E-Walkin'
     Thu 7/18 @ Starry Nights in Brentwood
     Fri 7/19 @ San Bruno Community Day
     Sun 7/27 @ Gilroy Garlic Festival
George Lewis, Ice Cream

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Baseball Canto
Bob Dylan, Catfish
Teddy Brannon Orchestra, Don Newcombe Really Throws That Ball
Brownie McGhee, Robbie Doby Boogie
Buddy Johnson, Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
The Treniers, Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)
Watermelon Slim & The Workers, Max the Baseball Clown
Chance Halladay, Home Run
Sam & Dave, Knock It Out Of The Park
Holmes Brothers, Rounding Third
Palmetto Jazz Quartet, Base Ball Blues
Sister Wynona Carr, The Ball Game
Mabel Scott, Baseball Boogie
Little Milton, Feel So Bad (Like a Ballgame on a Rainy Day)
Willie Dixon Allstars feat. McKinley Mitchell, All-Star Boogie
Willie Dixon Allstars feat. McKinley Mitchell, The Last Home Run
Tengo Suerte, The Montreal Expos, Pt.1
Marc Gélinas, Les Expos Sont Là
Annakin Slayd, Remember (A Tribute to the Montreal Expos)

Playlist: June 29, 2025

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The Beatles, Can't Buy Me Love
Tesla, Down Fo' Boogie (live)
     Wed 7/02 @ Alameda County Fairgrounds
Sugaray Rayford, Ain't That a Man
     Fri 7/04 @ Milpitas Sports Center
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, The Hollywood Jump
     Fri 7/04 @ Local Edition
Brad Wilson, Goin' Home
     Fri 7/04 @ Biscuits & Blues
Tia Carroll, Why Am I Treated So Bad
     Sat 7/05 @ Biscuits & Blues
Delta Wires, Take Your Hand Out of My Pocket/Pontiac Blues (live)
     Sat 7/05 @ The Saloon
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, 100 Years of the Blues
     Sun 7/06 @ Rancho Nicasio
Charlie Musselwhite, Look Out Highway
     from the new album Look Out Highway
John Primer, Born in Mississippi
     from the new album Grown in Mississippi
Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 40 Acres (How Long)
     from the new album Young Ways

The Guess Who, American Woman
Jim Cuddy, We Used to Be the Best of Friends
Blue Rodeo, Stealin' All My Dreams
Leonard Cohen, Democracy (live)
Gordon Sinclair, The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)
Tim Hicks, Stronger Beer
Mike Plume Band, Big American Headliner
Tom Green, I'm a Canadian
Barenaked Ladies, Brian Wilson
Tragically Hip, Last American Exit
Broken Social Scene, Canada vs. America
The Travellers, This Land Is Your Land

Playlist: June 22, 2025

Special in-studio guests: Katy Stephan, Stephanie Solis, Abigail Munn, Daniel Fabricant, Karina Denike, Dave Ricketts, and Vic Wong

Rob Reich, Shoes
Gaucho, Darktown Strutter's Ball
Gaucho, Sing On (Odessa Sing On)
Circus Bella Allstars, Slackrope
Circus Bella Allstars, Tent Shadows
The Trifles, Hot Water Bottle
The Trifles, Petting Zoo
Tin Hat, If Up's the Word
Nice Guy Trio, The Balancing Act
Katy Stephan, Floating World
Rob Reich, How to Be A Weirdo
Rob Reich, Viper's Nightmare
Rob Reich, Traceries
Rob Reich, A Line and a Tune
Rob Reich, Tomorrow Coming Down

Billy Stewart, Summertime
Kim Nalley, Summertime
Mark Hummel, Summertime (live)
Sly & the Family Stone, Hot Fun in the Summertime
Paul McCartney, Summertime

Playlist: June 15, 2025

Cowboy Junkies, Hard to Build. Easy to Break.
Cowboy Junkies, Forgive Me
     Wed 6/18 @ Freight & Salvage
     Thu 6/19 @ Uptown Theatre
     Fri 6/20 @ Center for the Arts
Valerie June, Love Me Any Ole Way
     Tue 6/17 @ Rio Theatre
     Wed 6/18 @ The Palace of Fine Arts
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Going Down Slow
     Mon-Tue 6/16-17 @ Yoshi's
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, You Gonna Lie (live)
     Fri 6/20 @ Biscuits & Blues
     Sat 6/21 @ Firehouse Arts Center
R.J. Mischo, Telephone Blues (live)
     Wed 6/18 @ Empress Marquee Club
Mark Hummel, Love Shock (live)
     Fri 6/20 @ The Saloon
Lazy Lester, Jambalaya (live)
Jerry McCain, Popcorn
Sly & the Family Stone, Stand!
     Sylvester 'Sly' Stewart (1943-2025)

Shawn Holt & The Teardrops, Daddy Told Me
Zakiya Hooker feat. John Lee Hooker, Mean Mean World
Carey Bell feat. Lurrie Bell, Brought Up the Hard Way
Eric Bibb feat. Leon Bibb, Put On Your Robe Son
Carla & Rufus Thomas, The Night Time Is The Right Time
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm, R.L. Burnside
The Chi-Lites, Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was
James Talley, Daddy Just Called It the Blues
Joe Quarterman & Free Soul, Thanks Dad
Horace Silver, Song For My Father
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Daddy

Playlist: June 8, 2025

California Honeydrops, Keep On Diggin'
California Honeydrops, Soul Tub
     Sun 6/15 @ Stern Grove Festival

Sat-Sun 6/14-15: Fountain Blues & Brews

Aki Kumar, A Plea to Be Free
Alabama Mike, I Wonder Why
Fillmore Slim & Kid Anderson, Rock Star
Vanessa Collier, Warrior
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, She Calls Me Kingfish

Delta Wires, Pontiac Blues (live)
     Tue 6/10 @ Sonoma Plaza
     Sat 6/14 @ The Saloon
The Gold Souls, Fix Me Up
     Sat 6/14 @ Music City SF
Tom Jones, Talking Reality Television Blues

Alice Cooper, School's Out
Ry Cooder, School Is Out (live)
Chuck Berry, Vacation Time
Colin James, My Mind Is On Vacation
Bob Dylan, Straight A's in Love
The Kinks, Education
Nat King Cole Trio, You Don't Learn That in School
Babs Gonzales, Professor Bop
Otis Rush, Homework
Brenda Holloway, Play It Cool, Stay in School
Otis Redding, Stay in School
James Brown, Don't Be a Dropout
Chuck Berry, Lonely School Days
AC/DC, School Days
The Ramones, Rock 'n Roll High School
Brownsville Station, Smokin' in the Boys Room

Playlist: June 1, 2025

Circus Bella All-Star Band, The Afterparty
Vic Wong, The Balancing Act
Rob Reich, How to Be a Weirdo
Trombone Shorty, St. James Infirmary (live)
Trombone Shorty, Lifted
     Wed 6/11 @ The Masonic
Raphael Saadiq, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Raphael Saadiq, Miss You (live)
     Sat-Sun 6/07-08 @ Fox Theatre
Mark Hummel, My Kind of Baby (live)
    Wed 6/04 @ Keys Jazz Bistro
     Thu 6/05 @ Canyons BBQ
     Fri 6/06 @ Jupiter
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, The Grapevine
     Fri 6/06 @ Local Edition
     Sat 6/07 @ The Royal Cuckoo
     Sun 6/08 @ Epic Steak
Jolie Holland, Poor Girl's Blues
     Sat 6/07 @ The Ivy Room
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Before You Accuse Me
The Kiffness, Ancient Husky Melody
     Tue 6/03 @ Regency Ballroom

Finn Brothers, Last Day of June
Petula Clark, 31st of June
Bing Crosby, June Comes Around Every Year
Renée Fleming, June Is Bustin' Out All Over
The Kinks, Rainy Day in June
Bright Eyes, June on the West Coast
The Like, June Gloom
Everly Brothers, June Is as Cold as December
Nina Simone, Memphis in June
Van Morrison, Evening in June
The Decembrists, June Hymn
Roxette, June Afternoon
Jamiroquai, Seven Days in Sunny June
Camper Van Beethoven, June

Playlist: May 25, 2025

Special guests: Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel

Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues
Bob Dylan, Handy Dandy
Bob Dylan, The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (live)
Bob Dylan, Chimes of Freedom (live)
Bob Dylan, Not Dark Yet (2022 remix)
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Like A Rolling Stone (live)
Bob Dylan, All Along the Watchtower (live)
Bob Dylan, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (live)
Bob Dylan, Shelter From the Storm (live)
Bob Dylan, I Contain Multitudes
Bob Dylan, Goodbye Jimmy Reed
Bob Dylan, Mississippi (version 1)
Bob Dylan, Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie

Playlist: May 11, 2025

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Aki Kumar, Should I Stay (Immigrant Song)
     from the new album God Bless the USA
Mokai, You Don't Even Notice I'm Around (Cellphone Blues)
     Sun 5/18 @ The Lost Church
John Brothers Piano Company, C.H.P. (live)
     Fri 5/16 @ The Ivy Room
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Them Changes (live)
     Fri 5/16 @ Rancho Nicasio
Jack White, Old Scratch Blues
     Fri 5/16 @ Fox Theatre
     Sat 5/17 @ Masonic Auditorium
The Dead Weather, New Pony
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tower of Song
     Wed 5/14 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
John Vanderslice, Graceland
     Thu 5/15 @ Mystic Theatre (National Guitar)
     Fri 5/16 @ Felton Music Hall
Gregg Wright, Help Is On the Way
     Sun 5/18 @ Biscuits & Blues
Selwyn Birchwood, California Sober
     Fri 5/16 @ Biscuits & Blues
Delgado Brothers, Betty Sue Boogaloo
    Sat 5/17 @ Biscuits & Blues

Nina Simone, Blues For Mama (live)
Memphis Slim, Mother Earth (live)
James Brown, You Got to Have a Mother For Me
The Intruders, I'll Always Love My Mama
Earl King, Mother's Love
The Shirelles, Mama Said
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends, Mama Don't Allow It
The Mothers of Invention, Motherly Love
B.B. King, Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (live)
Bill Withers, Grandma's Hands (live)
Al Wilson, Queen of the Ghetto
Beatles, Lady Madonna
Beatles, Julia (demo)

Playlist: May 4, 2025

John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra, Cantina Band
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Beedle Um Bum (live)
     Mon 5/05 @ Yoshi's
Mission Delirium, Khusara Khusara (live)
Monophonics, Warpaint
     Sun 5/11 @ Mill Valley Music Festival
Gary Clark Jr, Hyperwave
     Sat 5/10 @ Mill Valley Music Festival
Vasti Jackson, Online Love Affair
     Fri-Sat 5/09-10 @ Biscuits & Blues
The Gold Souls, Something in the Air
     from the new album Something in the Air
     Fri 5/09 @ Degrees Plato
     Sat 5/10 @ The Jacquelyn
Tommy Castro, Tulane
     Sat 5/10 @ Biscuits & Blues
Dennis Johnson, Going Down
     Fri 5/09 @ Lucca Bar & Girll
Fabulous Thunderbirds, Struck Down By the Blues
     Thu 5/08 @ Yoshi's
     Fri 5/09 @ Rancho Nicasio
Delta Wires, Sloppy Drunk
Mari Mack & Livin' Like Kings, First Do No Harm
     Sat 5/10 @ The Saloon
Dick Dale, Terra Dicktyl

Joe Louis Walker, Cold Is the Night: Reimagined
     from the new album Cold Is the Night: Reimagined
Joe Louis Walker, Ride All Night
Joe Louis Walker, Too Drunk Too Drive Drunk (in-studio)
Joe Louis Walker, Soldier For Jesus (in-studio)
Butterfield Blues Band, Mellow Down Easy
Joe Louis Walker, Born in Chicago (live)
Joe Louis Walker, Sugar Mama (live)
Joe Louis Walker, Pickin' the Blues
    Joe Louis Walker (1949-2025)

Playlist: April 27, 2025

Mission Delirium, Fiesta (live)
     Thu 5/01 @ El Rio
James Cotton, Mean Old World (live)
James Cotton, Blues in My Sleep
Muddy Waters, Crosseyed Cat
James Cotton, Cotton Crop Blues
Mark Hummel, Blue & Lonesome
     Fri 5/02 @ Biscuits & Blues
Quique Gomez, Spaniard of the Backyard
     Wed 4/30 @ Empress Marquee Club
Robert Cray, My Baby Likes to Boogaloo
     Fri 5/02 @ Uptown Theatre
     Sat 5/03 @ Yoshi's
Ben Rice, Dirt Road Home
     Thu 5/01 @ Biscuits & Blues
The Blues Project, Wake Me Shake Me
     Wed 4/30 @ Yoshi's

The 16th Annual FCB Left-Hand-A-Thon

Gregg Wright, Crank It Up!
     Sun 5/18 @ Biscuits & Blues
Ugly Kid Joe, Everything About You
Albert King, Why You So Mean to Me (live)
Otis Rush, Right Place Wrong Time (live)
Otis Rush, I Can't Quit You Baby
Lefty Dizz, I Feel Like Jumping
Left-Hand Frank, Bluu Room Shuffle
Toronzo Cannon, Him
Barbara Lynn, We'll Understand

Blue Rodeo, Stealin' All My Dreams

Playlist: April 20, 2025

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Cab Calloway & His Orchestra, Reefer Man
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Blow Me A Fat Note
     Sun 4/20 @ Keys Jazz Bistro
     Sat 4/26 @ Ashkenaz
Terrie Odabi, I Can't Keep
     Sun 4/20 @ Yoshi's
Cosmo Alleycats, I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco
     Fri 4/25 @ Local Edition
Gunhild Carling, I'll Wait For You in San Francisco
     Sat 4/26 @ Biscuits & Blues
Steve Lucky's Hammond Cheese Combo, Dink's Blues (live)
     Sat 4/26 @ Royal Cuckoo
Artur Menzes, Green Card Blues (live)
     Wed-Thu 4/23-24 @ Libretto
     Fri 4/25 @ Biscuits & Blues
Diaspora Ensemble, Las Esuegras De Agora
     Sat 4/26 @ Red Poppy Art House
Guitar Shorty, Easter Blues

Con Brio, The Battle of San Francisco (live)
John Lee Hooker, Frisco Blues
Floyd Dixon, San Francisco Blues
Albert King, Bay Area Blues
Lowell Fulson, San Francisco Blues
Lowell Fulson, Fillmore Mess Around
Silver Jews, San Francisco B.C.
The Lucky Losers, They Wrecked My Town
Chuck Berry, San Francisco Dues
Chuck Berry, Fillmore Blues (live)
Bob Dylan, The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (live)
Maxime Le Forestier, San Francisco

Playlist: April 13, 2025

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Sly & the Family Stone, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Art Pepper, Thank You Blues
Aux Meadows, Permanent (for now)
     Sunday 4/13 @ Bottom of the Hill
Terrie Odabi, The Sky Is Crying
     Sunday 4/20 @ Yoshi's
Lady Bianca, Ugly Man Song
Fillmore Slim, Down For My Crown
Curtis Salgado, Cookie Dough
Mark Hummel, Broken Heart
     Tue 4/15: Lee Hildebrand Benefit
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter

Bob Dylan, Little Moses (take 1)
The Carter Family, Little Moses
John Lee Hooker, Moses Smote the Water
The Duhks, Moses Don't Get Lost
Charlie Haden & Hank Jones, Go Down Moses
Darondo, Let My People Go
Bernie Knee, Passover on the Range
Jimmy Scott, Exodus
Ray Barretto, Exodus
Meshugga Beach Party, Exodus
Meshugga Beach Party, Dayenu
The Barry Sisters, Passover Medley
Slim & Slam, Matzo Balls
Urban Funk Monkeys, Barbaric Matzoh
Mavis Staples, Go Down Moses
Bob Dylan, Go Down Moses (live)

Playlist: March 30, 2025

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Colin James, Watch Out
     Tue 4/01 @ Yoshi's
Gary Clark Jr, Dirty Dishes Blues
     Sat 4/05 @ The Masonic
Sugaray Rayford, Aha
     Fri-Sat 4/11-12 Biscuits & Blues
Johnny Rawls, California Shake
     Wed 4/02 @ Club fox
Seth Walker, Up on the Mountain
     from the new album Why the Worry
     Fri 4/04 @ Hotel Utah
     Sat 4/05 @ The Side Door
     Sun 4/06 @ Polly Klaas Community Theater
Quique Gomez & Kid Andersen, Thirstiest Man in Town
     Thu 4/03 @ Biscuits & Blues
J.C. Smith Band, Yonder Wall
     Sat 4/05 @ Biscuits & Blues
Mark Hummel, Stop Messin' Round
     Fri 4/04 @ The Saloon
     Sat 4/05 @ Roxx On Main
     Sun 4/06 @ The Cats
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, I'm Not Evil
     Fri 4/04 @ Biscuits & Blues
Alberta Hunter, Down Hearted Blues
Lucille Bogan, Reckless Woman Blues
Sue Foley, In My Girlish Days
Zakiya Hooker, Desconfio

Kim Lembo, We The People (in-studio)
Royal Jelly Jive, This Land Is Your Land (in-studio)
Terrie Odabi, Grinnin' In Your Face (in-studio)
Kim Nalley, The Trombone Song (in-studio)
Tiffany Austin, Naima (in-studio)
Con Brio, The Battle of San Francisco (in-studio)
Tumbledown House, Midnight in the Barrio (in-studio)
Wendy DeWitt, Boogie Woogie Rambler (in-studio)
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Chill With You (in-studio)
Lady Bianca, You Got Me Drinkin' (in-studio)
Cathy Lemons, I'm A Good Woman (in-studio)
Hannah Rifkin, I'd Rather Build A Home (in-studio)
Sugar Pie DeSanto, Hello San Francisco (part 2)

Playlist: March 23, 2025

Peter La Farge, Ira Hayes
Bob Dylan, The Ballad of Ira Hayes
Buddy Johnson, Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
Alabama Mike, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Big Fine Woman)
Marcel Smith, Drunk
     Thu 3/27 @ Harlow's: Little Charlie Baty Celebration
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Somewhere Else
     Wed 3/26 @ Yoshi's
     Thu 3/27 @ Harlow's: Little Charlie Baty Celebration
Little Charlie & The Nightcats, T.V. Crazy
Little Charlie and Organ Grinder Swing, Pennies From Heaven
Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, Going My Way?
     Wed 3/26 @ Yoshi's
     Thu 3/27 @ Harlow's: Little Charlie Baty Celebration
Harrell Davenport, Party All Night
     Thu 3/27 @ Harlow's: Little Charlie Baty Celebration
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, Adam's Rib
     Fri 3/28 @ Music City SF
Janiva Magness, Hittin' on Nothin'
     from the forthcoming album Back For Me
     Wed 3/26 @ Mystic Theatre
     Fri 3/28 @ Biscuits & Blues
     Sun 3/30 @ Yoshi's

Sonny Boy Williamson, Springtime Blues
Tom Waits, You Can Never Hold Back Spring
Memphis Jug Band, I'll See You in the Spring When the Birds Begin to Sing
Ella Fitzgerald, I Got the Spring Fever Blues
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Santa Claus Came in the Spring
Kyra Gordon, New York in the Springtime (live)
Bob Dylan, Sweet Caroline
Bob Dylan, Fever
Bob Dylan, Baby What You Want Me To Do
Bob Dylan, Mystery Train
Bob Dylan, Blind Willie McTell
Bob Dylan, New Danville Girl
     from the box set Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol.16, 1980-1985

Playlist: March 16, 2025

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Can't Catch A Break
     from the new album Closer to the Bone
     Sun 3/23 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Mitch Woods, Jump For Joy
     Thu 3/20 @ Biscuits & Blues
     Sun 3/23 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Purim Nigun
     Wed 3/19 @ Golden State Theatre
     Thu 3/20 @ Uptown Theatre
     Fri 3/21 @ Yoshi's
Cosmo Alleycats, Sweet Lotus Blossom
     Thu 3/20 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
     Fri 3/21 @ Local Edition
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, Hoopty-Do
     Sat 3/22 @ Sausalito Seahorse
Lara Price, Rain
     Wed 3/19 @ Club Fox
Wood Brothers, Raindrop/Chocolate on My Tongue/Big Road Blues (live)
     Sat 3/22 @ The Fillmore
     Sun 3/23 @ Center for the Arts
Sly & the Family Stone, Stand!
Sly & the Family Stone, St. James Infirmary (live)

Culann's Hounds, Twin Peaks
Culann's Hounds, The Blackthorn Tavern
     Sun 3/16 @ Temple Bar (né Blackthorn Tavern)
     Sun 3/17 @ Plough & Stars
The Pogues, I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
The Pogues, The Auld Triangle
The Pogues, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
The Pogues, Sally MacLennane
The Nipple Erectors, Stavordale Rd N5
The Mahones, The Irish Rover
The Mahones, Jameson Street
The Mahones, Back Home
The Mahones, Heroes
The Mahones, Across the U.S.A.
Rory Gallagher, Bullfrog Blues (live)
Paul Simon, Paranoia Blues

Playlist: March 9, 2025

Branford Marsalis, Deep Moaning Blues
Branford Marsalis, Hear Me Talking to You
     Mon 3/10 @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center
     Tue 3/11 @The Freight
     Wed 3/12 @ Bing Concert Hall

Special in-studio guests: George Bisharat and Chris Burns

     Sat 3/15 @ Biscuits & Blues

Big Harp George, Cooking With Gas
Big Harp George, Wine Is My Friend (in-studio)
Big Harp George, Enrique (in-studio)
Big Harp George, Give Me the Dark (in-studio)
Paul Delay, Why Can't You Love Me
Big Harp George, Don't Talk!
Big Harp George, My Dog Is Better Than You (in-studio)
Big Harp George, Doom Loop

Aki Kumar, Drifting Blues
     Wed 3/12 @ Club Fox
     Fri 3/14 @ Biscuits & Blues
Kid Andersen, Hey Mr. Reaper
John 'Blues' Boyd, What My Eyes Have Seen
     Wed 3/12 @ Empress Marquee Club
The Lucky Losers, It's Never Too Early
     Thu 3/13 @ The Saloon
Lara Price, Things Ain't Everything
     Thu 3/13 @ Biscuits & Blues
Michelle Malone, Restraining Order Blues
     Thu 3/13 The Ugly Mug
     Fri 3/14 @ The Fox Den
Thee Snake Charmers, Spaghetti
     Thu 3/13 @ Cha Cha Cha
Rob Reich, Cat Scorner
John Németh, Ain't Too Old (live)
King Biscuit Boy, Twenty-Nine Ways
Love, Forever Changes
Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come

Playlist: March 2, 2025

MJ's Brass Boppers, On Da Mardi Gras Day
     Tue 3/04 @ The New Parish
Rebirth Brass Band, Lundi Gras Day B4 Mardi Gras What?
     Tue 3/04 @ The Chapel
Mission Delirium, Submission Second Line (live)
Booker T. Jones, Green Onions (Burnt Onions Cut)
     Thu-Fri 3/06-07 @ Yoshi's
Fantastic Negrito, Crooked Road
     Sat 3/08 @ The Guild Theatre
Elvin Bishop, Stealin' Watermelons (live)
     Sun 3/09 @ Presidio Theatre
Ronnie Baker Brooks, Stuck On Stupid
     Mon 3/03 @ Yoshi's
     Tue 3/04 @ Harlow's
The Record Company, Dance On Mondays
     Thu 3/06 @ The Independent
     Fri 3/07 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Vanessa Collier, Wild as a Rainstorm
     Tue 3/04 @ Yoshi's
Alvin Youngblood Hart, In My Time of Dying

Bob Dylan, Song to Woody (live)
Bob Dylan, In The Evening
Bob Dylan, Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (live)
Bob Dylan, Masters of War (live)
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash, Don't Think Twice It's All Right
Bob Dylan, Big River
Bob Dylan, It Ain't Me Babe (live)
Bob Dylan, Tombstone Blues (live)
Bob Dylan, Like A Rolling Stone (live)

Playlist: February 23, 2025

W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk
Duke Ellington, Black and Tan Fantasy (live)
Thelonious Monk, Black and Tan Fantasy
Jazz Mafia feat. Otis McDonald, Sweet Memory 2020
     Fri 2/28 @ Guild Theatre
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Trombone
     Fri 2/28 @ Great American Music Hall
     Sat 3/01 @ Uptown Theatre
     Sun 3/02 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Mark Hummel, Mr. Two/Thirds
Sweet Marta & The Blues Shakers, Lollipop Papa
Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling, The Bait in the Snare
Curtis Salgado, Under New Management
Mark Hummel, Humblebug (live)
     Fri-Sat 2/28-3/01 @ The Freight
     Sun 3/02 @ Moe's Alley
Marina Crouse, The Cisco Kid
      Wed 2/26 @ Empress Marquee Club

Barrio Manouche, Conmigo No Se Juega
Beso Negro, C'est La Vie
     Fri 2/28 @ The Chapel
John Németh, Stop Breaking Down (live)
     Fri 2/28 @ Biscuits & Blues
Macy Blackman & The Mighty Fines, In A Mellow Tone
    Thu 2/27 @ Roxx on Main
Thee Snake Charmers, Famous
Johnny Winter, Tribute to Muddy
Seth Augustus, Hey Hey Heraclitus
George Harrison, Woman Don't You Cry For Me
George Harrison, Almost 12-Bar Honky Tonk
George Harrison, Down to the River (Rocking Chair Jam)
George Harrison, Get Back

Playlist: February 16, 2025

Rebirth Brass Band, Move Your Body
Rebirth Brass Band, Mardi Gras Medley (live)
     Tue 3/04 @ The Chapel
Franklin Family, Old Blue
     Sun 2/23 @ Concord Museum & Event Center: Tunes From Our Backyard
Devon McClive, Devil in My Kitchen
     Sat 2/22 @ Lucky Horseshoe
Pedro Cordeiro, Morning Blues (live)
     Thu 2/20 @ Biscuits & Blues
Aki Kumar, Wish Me Well
     Fri 2/21 @ Chico Women's Club
     Sat 2/22 @ Almost Famous Winery
Coco Montoya, Writing on the Wall
     Fri 2/21 @ Mystic Theatre
     Sun 2/23 @ Moe's Alley
     Mon 2/24 @ Yoshi's
Jimmy Grant & Tim Kliphuis, Medley: Je Suis Seul Ce Soir/J'attendrai/Ol' Man River (live)
     Thu-Fri 2/20-21 @ Throckmorton Theatre

Louis Jordan, Jordan for President
Percy Mayfield, I Don’t Want to Be the President
Johnnie Taylor, I Could Never Be President
Bobby Rush, Bobby Rush for President
Little Walter, Dead Presidents
Rev. J.M. Gates, President Roosevelt Is Everybody’s Friend
Annie Brewer, Roosevelt Blues
Leadbelly, Dear Mr. President / President Roosevelt
Champion Jack Dupree, God Bless Our New President
J.B. Lenoir, Eisenhower Blues
Sleepy John Estes, President Kennedy
King Solomon, Please Mr. President
The Honeydrippers, Impeach the President
Big Boy Henry, Mr. President
Big Boy Henry, The New Mr. President
Guitar Shorty, Please Mr. President
Lulu Reed & Freddy King, Do the President Twist

Playlist: February 9, 2025

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Preservation Brass, Lucky Dog
Preservation Brass Hot Sausage Rag
     Fri-Sat 2/14-15 @ Presidio Theatre (Preservation Hall Jazz Band)

Special in-studio guests: Mission Delirium

     Fri 2/14 @ The New Parish

Sundog Moondog
More Like A Jerk Amirite (in-studio)
Ethioteric (in-studio)
Damma Falastini (in-studio)
Kobrin Skok (in-studio)
City of the Sun (in-studio)
Noctilious (in-studio)
Batwanes Beek
La Gente SF, La Mar

Thee Snake Charmers, Long Way Home
     Fri 2/14 @ Rudi's
Fantastic Negrito, First to Betray Me / Runaway From You
     Fri 2/14 @ 4 Star Theatre
Mavis Staples, Worthy
     Fri 2/14-16 @ SFJazz Center
The Gold Souls, Good As Gold
    Fri 2/14 @ The Torch Club
Hot Club of San Francisco, It's Alright With Me
     Fri 2/14 @ Rancho Nicasio
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, The Blues My Naughty Baby Gave to Me (Live)
     Sat 2/15 @ Rancho Nicasio
Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang, Guitar Blues
Lonnie Johnson & Elmer Snowden, Back Water Blues
Lonnie Johnson, She's Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight
Earl King, I'm Packing Up
Floyd Dixon, Dallas Blues
Blind Boys of Alabama, Down in the Hole (live)

Playlist: February 2, 2025

Bob & Doug McKenzie, Great White North
Blue Rodeo, Stealin' All My Dreams
Benjamin Booker, Pompeii Statues
     Thu 2/06 @ The Chapel
Taj Mahal, I'm Too Young to Be This Old
Bonnie Raitt, Million Miles
     Sat 2/08 @ The Masonic
Dirty Cello, Off to Iceland
     Thu 2/06 @ Bottom of the Hill

Biscuits & Blues 30th Anniversary Bluesfest: Feb. 7-8

Joce Reyome, Mr. Rain
Earl Thomas, Standing in the Rain
Kid Andersen, Nobody's Fault But Mine
J.C. Smith Band, Ring Around the Tub
Alabama Mike, God Is With You (live)

Paul Steward, 愛してる (I Love You)
     Tue 2/04 @ Union Square

Barry Goldberg & Al Kooper, Blues For Barry and... (Dedicate)
The Electric Flag, Killing Floor
Chicago Blues Reunion, Born in Chicago (live)
Charlie Musselwhite, Chicken Shack
Bob Dylan, Phantom Engineer (live)
Barry Goldberg & Al Kooper, Twice a Man

Christmas Jug Band, Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' (in-studio)
Taj Mahal Sextet, Corrina (live)
     from the Grammy-winning album Swingin' Live at The Church in Tulsa

Playlist: January 26, 2025

The Kids in the Hall, Daves I Know
     Tue 1/28 @ Great American Music Hall
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Having an Average Weekend
The Queen's Cartoonists, Kyrie/Dies Irae
     Fri-Sun 2/01-03 @ SFJazz Center
Hammond Cheese Combo, Dig That
     Sun 1/26 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio

Special in-studio guest: Sam Chase

     Sat 2/01 @ Kilowatt

The Sam Chase & The Untraditional, What Is All The Rage?
The Sam Chase & The Untraditional, Soul Child
The Sam Chase, Crack Your Own Whip (in-studio)
The Sam Chase, I Don't Play Well With Everyone (in-studio)
The Sam Chase, All You Fascists Bound to Lose (in-studio)
The Sam Chase & The Untraditional, Chasing Windmills

The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, You Ain't Old 'Til You Cold
Mitch Woods, Long Lean and Lanky
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Sack o' Kools
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, The Hits Keep Coming
Chris Cain, Blues For My Dad

Junk Parlor, Fear of Vacuums
Van Goat, Wharf Rat
     Sat 2/02 @ The Edwardian Ball
Parlor Tricks, Crazy Days
Inspector Gadje, E Borjeno Longa
     Fri 2/01 @ The Edwardian Ball

Paul Pena & Kongar-ol Ondar, Kongurey (Where Has My Country Gone)

Playlist: January 19, 2025

Bob Dylan, It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry (takes 1-3)
Bob Dylan, Mr. Tambourine Man (live)
Big Bill Morganfield, Bloodstains on the Wall
HowellDevine, Long Distance Call
     Fri 1/24 @ Biscuits & Blues
JJ Grey & Mofro, Olustee
     Sat 1/25 @ Fox Theatre
North Mississippi Allstars, Catfish
     Sat-Sun 1/25-26 @ Sweetwater Music Hall

Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration: Jan.24-26 @ Freight & Salvage

Debi Botos, Szep A Rozsam Nincs Hibaja
San Lyon, Why Don’t You Do Right
Christine Tassan & les Imposteures, À vélo dans Stanley Park
Hot Club of Cowtown, Dark Eyes (Ochi Chornye)
Hot Club of Los Angeles, Château 22
Hot Club of San Francisco, Praise D. Lloyd
     from the new album Original Gadjo

Stevie Wonder, Happy Birthday
Johnnie Lewis, I Got to Climb a High Mountain
Robert Chatman, Ballad of Martin Luther King Jr
Bill Spivery & The Sons of Truth, The Non-Violent Man
Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Amen
Nina Simone, Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
Mavis Staples, MLK Song

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Dump That Trump
Aki Kumar, All Bark No Bite
Lucinda Williams, Man Without a Soul
Eric Bibb, What's He Gonna Say Today
Dave Specter, How Low Can One Man Go?
Robert Cray Band, This Man

Playlist: January 12, 2025

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Lightnin' Hopkins, Los Angeles Blues
Bill Frisell, Blues For Los Angeles

Special in-studio guests: Lyz Luke, Chika Di, Dee Dee Simon, and Mike Blankenship

     Sat 1/18 @ Paramount Theatre: In the Name of Love—21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute

Chika Di & Kev Choice, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (live)
Aretha Franklin, Think
Dee Dee Simon, Slow Driver
Mike Blankenship, Until You Come Back to Me (in-studio)
Kev Choice, God Is In All
Chika Di, Ay Papi
Aretha Franklin, People Get Ready
Aretha Franklin, Night Time Is The Right Time

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, St. James Infirmary (live)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Sweet Georgia Brown (live)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica
Tom Waits, Emotional Weather Report
Tom Waits, Heartattack and Vine
Tom Waits, New Coat of Paint
Tom Waits, Jitterbug Boy (Sharing A Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body and The Mug and Artie)
Tom Waits, Barber Shop
Tom Waits, $29.00

Playlist: January 5, 2025

Rev. A.W. Nix, Mind Your Own Business (A New Year's Sermon)
Andrew Tibbs with Sax Mallard's Combo, The Holidays Are Over
The Heartbeats, After New Year's Eve
The Qualities, Happy New Year to You!
The Coolbreezers with Al White and Band, Hello Mr. New Year
Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns, Happy New Year
The Troopers, My Resolution

Kid Andersen, Ship of Fools
Lisa 'Little Baby' Andersen, In My Mind's Eye
John 'Blues' Boyd, Forty Nine Years
     Sun 1/05 @ Biscuits & Blues
John Del Toro Richardson, Tengo Blues
     Thu 1/09 @ Biscuits & Blues
Chris Cain, TGIF
     Fri 1/10 @ Biscuits & Blues
'Monster' Mike Welch, Walking to You Baby
     Sat 1/11 @ Biscuits & Blues

Tampa Red, Things 'Bout Coming My Way
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom, Things 'Bout Coming My Way No.2
David Bowie, Waiting for the Man
David Bowie, Running Gun Blues
Elvis Presley, Lawdy, Miss Clawdy/Baby, What You Want Me to Do/Heartbreak Hotel/Hound Dog/All Shook Up/Can't Help Falling In Love/Jailhouse Rock/Love Me Tender (Live)
Elvis Presley, Milkcow Blues Boogie
Elvis Presley, Blue Moon (takes 1-5)
Bob Dylan, Blue Moon
Cowboy Junkies, Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)
Wilbert Harrison, Looking the World Over
The Beatles, Come Together