Playlist: September 27, 2026

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Kim Nalley, Movin' On Up 
Fantastic Negrito, A New Beginning
Jimmy Grant & Eva Slongo, Smells Like Teen Spirit
Tim Kliphius & Paulus Shäfer Trio, Pick Up the Pieces
Quintette du Hot Club de France, St. Louis Blues
Jimmy Grant & Eva Slongo, Si Tu Savais
Tim Kliphius & Paulus Shafer, Sunny Afternoon
Tim Kliphius & Paulus Shafer, House of the Rising Sun
Django Renihardt & Stéphane Grappelli, Minor Swing
John Brothers Piano Company, South American Fantasy
     Sun 9/27 @ Atelier Kromatica
Barrio Manouche, Té a la Menta
     Sun 10/04 @ 1 Pinnacle Path

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Oct. 2-4

Steve Earle & Los Lobos, Volver a Celaya
The Crooked Jades, Wade in the Water
Mavis Staples, Jesus Is On the Mainline
Hot Tuna, San Francisco Bay Blues (live)
Miko Marks, Hell or High Water

Sean McDonald, Don't Let the Devil Ride
    Wed 9/30 @ Biscuits & Blues
Tia Carroll, Ain't Nobody Worryin'
    Fri 10/02 @ Biscuits & Blues
John Oates, Pallet Soft and Low
     Fri 10/02 @ The Guild Theatre
Bud Powell, Blues in the Closet
Koko Taylor, Wang Dang Doodle (live)
Johnny Mathis, Kol Nidre

Playlist: September 20, 2026

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Blues(ish) Hits of '41

Muddy Waters, I Be's Troubled

Champion Jack Dupree, Junker's Blues

Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Take The 'A' Train

Glenn Miller Orchestra, Chattanooga Choo Choo

Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Blues In The Night

William Gillespie, Blues In The Night

The Class of '41

Bob Dylan, False Prophet

Paul Simon, Pigs, Sheep, and Wolves

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, China Pig

Long John Baldry, Five Long Years

Otis Redding, Cigarettes and Coffee

Marvin Gaye, I Can't Help It (I Love You)

The Isley Brothers, It's Your Thing

Peetie Wheatstraw, Ice and Snow Blues

Blind Boy Fuller, You Never Can Tell

The Bay Area in Blues Song

Sugar Pie DeSanto, Hello San Francisco Part 1

Dough Sahm, San Francisco FM Blues

Floyd Dixon, San Francisco Blues

Chuck Berry, San Francisco Dues

Tommy Castro, Calling San Francisco

John Lee Hooker, Frisco Blues
Fantastic Negrito, The Last Days of Oakland
Rodger Collins, Foxy Girls In Oakland

Tin Cup Serenade, Sunny Oakland Day
Con Brio, The Battle of San Francisco
Omar Shariff, San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Place

Fillmore Slim, Downtown Fresno

Quinn DeVeaux & The Blue Beat Review, They All Asked For You

Buddy Guy, Hello San Francisco

Playlist: September 13, 2026

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Steel Pole Bath Tub, My Best Friend’s Girl 
     Fri 9/18 @Bottom of the Hill
Leonard Cohen, Who By Fire
     Happy 5787!
John Brothers Piano Company, Dumka
     Fri 9/18 @ Flower Piano
Dan Cantrell, Red Fish Swing
The Cottontails, Boogie's the Thing
     Sun 9/20 @ Flower Piano
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, Freight Train (Let Me Ride)
     Sun 9/13 @ Rancho Nicasio
Fillmore Slim, Trapped By the Devil
     Sat 9/19 @ Biscuits & Blues
Harrison Flynn, Coldwater Stomp
     Thu 9/17 @ Biscuits & Blues
     Fri 9/18 @ Slow Hand BBQ
Vieux Farka Touré, Savanne
     Fri 9/18 @ Mystic Theatre
     Sat 9/19 @ Cornerstone
     Sun 9/20 Felton Music Hall
George Jones, He Stopped Loving Her Today
Charles Brown, Without a Friend
Maria Muldaur, My Handy Man

Alice Cooper, School's Out
Ry Cooder, School Is Out
Chuck Berry, Lonely School Days
AC/DC, School Days
The Ramones, Rock 'n Roll High School
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Brown Shoes Don't Make It
The Kinks, Education
Bob Dylan, Straight A's in Love
James Brown, Don't Be a Dropout
Brenda Holloway, Play It Cool, Stay in School
Otis Redding, Stay in School
Otis Rush, Homework
Nat King Cole Trio, You Don't Learn That in School
Brownsville Station, Smokin' in the Boys Room 

Playlist: September 6, 2026

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Johnnie Taylor, It's September
The Tempos, See You in September
Carole King, It Might As Well Rain Until September
Kim Nalley, September in the Rain
Barry White, September (When I First Met You)
Earth Wind & Fire, September
Sarah Vaughan, September Song
Buffy Sainte Marie, Sweet September Morning
Rosanne Cash, September When It Comes (feat. Johnny Cash)
The Bangles, September Gurls
Big Star, September Gurls
My Morning Jacket, Old September Blues
Moe., September
Green Day, Wake Me Up When September Ends

Bob Dylan, Workingman's Blues #2
Valerie June, Workin' Woman Blues
The Gold Souls, Worker’s Lullaby
Merle Haggard, Workingman’s Blues
Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Working Man
Tom Waits, I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue)
Cowboy Junkies, Working On A Building
Fruteland Jackson, Blues 2.0
Watermelon Slim & The Workers, Hard Labor
The Isley Brothers, Work To Do
Jimmy Reed, Big Boss Man
B.B. King, Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
Elvin Bishop, Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down
Huey Lewis & The News, Workin’ for a Livin’
Thelonious Monk, Nice Work If You Can Get It