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