Playlist: January 2, 2019

The Qualities, Happy New Year to You!
The Heartbeats, After New Year's
Billy Ward & His Dominoes, Ringing in a Brand New Year 
Lil Son Jackson, New Year's Resolution
Roy Milton Solid Serenaders, New Year's Resolution Blues
Johnny Otis Orchestra, Happy New Year Baby
Lonnie Johnson, Happy New Year Darling

Lightnin' Hopkins, Happy New Year

Mary Harris, Happy New Year Blues

Best of 2018 in-studio

Fog Swamp, New Year's Shuffle
Soltron, I Live Where You Vacation
Pamela Parker, Red
Book of J, The Partisan
Blonde Toledo, Magic In Your Kiss
Seth Augustus, Hey Hey Heraclitus
Culann's Hounds, Zombie
Kyra Gordon, Trouble in Mind
Moonshine Jelly, High Card Low Card
Kim Lembo, Guy Jacquier & Adam Rossi, Telluride Blues
PC Muñoz & Dem One, Rightstarter Improvisation
Tiffany Austin, Greenwood
Kendra McKinley, Sink
Quinn DeVeaux, Do Right Woman Do Right Man
Junk Parlor, Midnight in Oakland
Aki Kumar, Hindi Man Blues / Dekha Naa
The Lucky Losers, Jackson
Wee Willie Walker & Anthony Paule, After A While
Royal Jelly Jive, This Land Is Your Land
Fanfare Zambaleta, Oj Borije

Playlist: December 26, 2018

The Orioles, What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Prince, Purple House
     Mon 12/31 @ Fox Theatre Redwood City (Prince tribute show)
Lee Fields & The Expressions, Special Night
Quinn DeVeaux, Coming Up With One
The M-Tet, Sal's-U-Save
     Sun-Mon 12/30-31 @ The Chapel
Con Brio, Paradise
     Mon 12/31 @ Hopmonk Novato
Big Blu Soul Revue, Black Pearl
     Mon 12/31 @ Presidio Social Club
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, Love Is
     Mon 12/31 @ Mystic Theatre
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Handle With Care (live)
     Mon 12/31 @ Biscuits & Blues
Gaucho, Dark Eyes
     Mon 12/31 @ Foreign Cinema
Fanfare Zambaleta, Zv'jezda Tjera Mjeseca
     Mon 12/31 @ Ashkenaz
Inspector Gadje, Pool Party Premonition (live)
     Mon 12/31 @ Starline Social Club

Nancy Wilson, What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Aretha Franklin, Dr. Feelgood (live)
Otis Rush, Right Place Wrong Time (live)
Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater, A Good Leavin' Alone (live)
Hugh Masekela, Afro Beat Blues

Midtown Social, See About Me
     Sat 10/29 @ Moe's Alley
California Honeydrops, Live Learn
     Thu-Fr 10/27-28 @ Cornerstone
Aki Kumar, Yeh Shaam Mastaani
    Fri 10/28 @ The Smoking Pig
    Sat 10/29 @ The Torch Club
    Sun 10/30 @ Half Moon Bay Brewery
    Mon 10/31 @ Dosa Fillmore
Sugaray Rayford & The Italian Royal Family, Take Me Back
    Fri-Sat 10/28-29 @ Biscuits & Blues
Blue Rodeo, If We Make It Through December
Tom Waits, New Year's Eve

Playlist: December 19, 2018

Blind Boys of Alabama, Last Month of the Year
     Fri 12/21 @ Mystic Theatre
     Sat-Sun @ SFJazz Center
Sons of the Soul Revivers, The Man in the Middle (live)
     Sun-Mon 12/23-24 @ Rancho Nicasio
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, We Three Kings
     Fri 12/21 @ Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
     Mon 12/24 @ Slim's
John Lee Hooker Jr, People Want a Change (live)
     Mon 12/24 @ Biscuits & Blues

Special in-studio guest: PC Muñoz

     Fri 12/21 @ Berkeley Art Museum: Home Again – Tapestry Reimagined

PC Muñoz, The Angel Gabriel
PC Muñoz, The Passing of Time
Carole King, Home Again
Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
Joni Mitchell, The Jungle Line
PC Muñoz and Aaron Germain, Smackwater Jack
Aaron Germain, Beautiful

PC Muñoz and Aaron Germain, Ricochet
PC Muñoz, Death Might Be Your Christmas Gift

Rev. J.M. Gates, Death Might Be Your Santa Claus

Rev. A.W. Nix, How Will You Spend Christmas

Christmas Jug Bad, Santa Claus Is My Main Man

     Thu 12/20 @ Sweetwater Music Hall

The Ramones, Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)

Bob Dylan, Must Be Santa

Blue Rodeo, Getting Ready For Christmas Day

Blue Rodeo, River

Tiffany Austin, You Must Believe in Spring

     Thu 12/20 @ SFJazz Center

Adam Shulman, The Night We Called It A Day

     Fri-Sat 12/21-22 SFJazz Center

Elvin Bishop, Right Now Is The Hour

     Sat 12/22 @ Biscuits & Blues

Ray Brenner and Barry E. Blitzer, The Problem

Playlist: December 12, 2018

Christmas Jug Band, S.A.N.T.A. (Gloria)
     Thu 12/13 @ Sonoma Community Center
     Sat 12/15 @ Museum of Northern California
     Sun 12/16 @ Palms Playhouse
     Mon 12/17 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
     Tue 12/18 @ Freight & Salvage
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Mary's Baby
     Sat 12/15 @ Imani Community Church
Vince Guaraldi Trio, A Charlie Brown Christmas
     Thu 12/13 @ Kuumbwa Jazz (Adam Shulman Trio)
     Fri-Sat 12/21-22 @ SFJazz Center

Special in-studio guests: Fanfare Zambaleta

     Mon 12/31 @ Ashkenaz

Demiranove Gajde/Talava Groove (in-studio)
Cocek Vranjska Banja (in-studio)
Oj, Borije (in-studio)
Makedonska Sa-Sa (in-studio)
Mesečina (in-studio)
Lane Moje / Ramo Ramo

Meshugga Beach Party, Dreidel Dreidel
Meshugga Beach Party, Hot Rod Hanukkah
     Thu 12/13 @ Forbidden Island
Elvin Bishop, (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
     Sat 12/15 @ Club Fox
     Sun 12/16 @ Poor House Bistro
The Lucky Losers, Make A Right Turn
     Thu 12/13 @ The Saloon
     Fri 12/14 @ The Back Room
     Sun 12/16 @ Poor House Bistro
Hillstomp, The Cuckoo
     Sat 12/15 @ Moe's Alley
Barrio Manouche, Té a la Menta
     Sat 12/15 @ Club Deluxe
     Wed 12/19 @ Blue Note Napa
La Gente, En La Parranda
The Crux, Phaedrus
     Sat 12/15 @ Hopmonk Tavern

Tower of Power, You're Still a Young Man

     Fri 12/14 @ Golden State Theatre

     Sat 12/15 @ Blue Note Napa

Playlist: December 5, 2018

Meshugga Beach Party, Festival of Lights
     Thu 12/13 @ Forbidden Island
Book of J, Khavale
     Fri 12/07 @ St. Cyprian's Church
Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart, Can I Interest You in Hanukkah
Stanley Abrams and Sid Wayne, 'Twas the Night Before Chanukah
Mickey Katz, Grandma's Dreidel
The Klezmatics, Hanukah Tree

Special in-studio guest: Brian Adam McCune

Brian Adam McCune, A New Day
     from the new EP Then and Now and Then and Now
MoeTar, Welcome to Paradise
Goodnight Texas, She
Matt Montgomery & Brian Adam McCune, Though I Try
The Dear Hunter, Is There Anybody Here?
The Kind of Love That Only Exists in Movies
     from the new EP Then and Now and Then and Now

The Beatles, Helter Skelter (take 2)
     from the new 50th anniversary deluxe edition The Beatles (White Album)

Special in-studio guests: Royal Jelly Jive

     Sat 12/08 @ The Independent

Nocturne (in-studio)
Boom Boom (in-studio)
Spark (in-studio)
This Land Is Your Land (in-studio)
Dear Mr. Waits

Woody Guthrie, Hanukkah Dance
Don McLean, Dreidel
Jeremiah Lockwood, Ethan Miller, and Luther Dickinson, Dreidel

Playlist: November 28, 2018

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Lazy Lester, Sugar Coated Love
Lazy Lester, Raining in My Heart (live)
     Thu 11/29 @ River Theater: Lazy Lester Celebration
     Mon 12/03 @ Harlow's: Lazy Lester Celebration
Elvin Bishop, I Can't Stand the Rain
     Sat 12/01 @ Rancho Nicasio
Sue Foley, Fool's Gold
     Thu 11/29 @ Biscuits & Blues

Special in-studio guests: Wee Willie Walker & Anthony Paule

Wee Willie Walker & the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, Second Chance
Wee Willie Walker & the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, I Don't Want to Take a Chance
Wee Willie Walker, Warm to Cool to Cold
Wee Willie Walker & Anthony Paule, After A While (in-studio)
Wee Willie Walker & the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, Hate Take a Holiday 
Terrie Odabi, Gentrification Blues
Sam Cooke, Get Yourself Another Fool
Wee Willie Walker, Ticket To Ride 

The Beatles, Revolution 1 (take 18)
The Beatles, Revolution (demo)
The Beatles, I'm So Tired (take 7)
The Beatles, I'm So Tired (take 14)
The Beatles, I'm So Tired (demo)
The Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun (demo)
The Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun (take 19)
The Beatles, Cry Baby Cry (rehearsal)
The Beatles, Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (demo)
The Beatles, Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (rehearsal)
The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps (demo)

The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps (take 2)

The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps (take 27)

The Beatles, Back in the U.S.S.R. (demo)

     from the new 50th anniversary deluxe edition The Beatles (White Album)

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Playlist: November 21, 2018

Aretha Franklin, The Thrill Is Gone
Kim Nalley, Sugar In My Bowl
     Sun 11/25 @ Freight & Salvage
Pink Martini, Quizás Quizás Quizás
     Tue-Wed 11/27-28 @ Davies Symphony Hall
T Sisters, Make It Rain
     Sat 11/24 @ Mystic Theatre
Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, Hate Take a Holiday
     Wed 11/28 on Fog City Blues
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, My Next Ex-Wife (live)
     Sat 11/24 @ Biscuits & Blues
Mighty Mike Schermer, Baby Don't Stop
     Sat 11/24 @ Armando's
     Sun 11/25 @ Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
     Wed 11/28 @ Club Fox
 Los Lobos, Bootleg
     Fri-Sat 11/23-24 @ The Fillmore
The Beatles, Yer Blues (take 5 with guide vocal)
The Beatles, Yer Blues (Esher demo)
     from the new 50th anniversary deluxe edition The Beatles (White Album)
Bob Dylan, Meet Me in the Morning (take 1, remake)
     from the new box set More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol.14
Jimi Hendrix, Rainy Day Dream Away (demo)
Jimi Hendrix, Rainy Day Shuffle
     from the new album Electric Ladyland 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Thelonious Monk, Stuffy Turkey
Guy Davis, Thanksgiving Day
California Honeydrops, Pumpkin Pie
Lonnie Johnson, Sweet Potato Blues
The Robins, Turkey Hop Part 2
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, Where's My Gravy
Andre Williams, Pass the Biscuits Please
Doc Watson, 49 Biscuits
Gary & Larry, Garlic Bread
Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cornbread And Butterbeans
Joe Morris, Beans and Cornbread
Joe Houston, Cornbread and Cabbage Greens
Bogus Ben Covington, I Heard the Voice of a Porkchop
Joe Swift, Alligator Meat
Harold Burrage, You Eat Too Much

Playlist: November 14, 2018

Noah Kibreab, Every City, Every Ghetto
     Wed 11/21 @ Art Boutiki
Con Brio, Hard Times
     Thu 11/15 @ The Warfield
Blonde Toledo, What Makes A Man
Junk Parlor, Empress of Killyjoy
     Sat 11/17 @ Peri's

Special in-studio guests: The Lucky Losers

     Sun 11/18 @ Poor House Bistro: Blues Gives Back

It's Never Too Early
The River
It's Never Too Early (in-studio)
It Ain't Enough (in-studio)
Jackson (in-studio)
You Left It Behind

Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Chile (demo)
Jimi Hendrix, My Friend (demo)
     from the new album Electric Ladyland 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Bob Dylan, Idiot Wind (take 1)
Bob Dylan, Idiot Wind (take 1, remake)
Bob Dylan, Idiot Wind (live)
Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue (take 1)
     from the new box set More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol.14

Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue (live)

Playlist: November 7, 2018

Blue Rodeo, Blue House (live)
Chuck Berry, House of Blue Lights
Stompy Jones, Sock It To Me
     Sat 11/10 @ Rancho Nicasio
Junk Parlor, Ragged Hearts
     Sat 11/10 @ The Ivy Room
Ron Thompson, Show Biz Blues
     Thu 11/08 @ Biscuits & Blues
The Lucky Losers, Last Ride
     Thu 11/08 @ The Saloon
     Fri 11/09 @ The Smoking Pig
     Wed 11/14 on Fog City Blues
Aki Kumar, Dum Maaro Dum
     Fri 11/09 @ O'Malley's
     Sun 11/11 @ Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Harvey Mandel, Campus Blues
     Sun 11/11@ Biscuits & Blues
The Sam Chase, A Lucky One
The Crux, Onward Soldiers (Vermin Fight the Wars)
     Fri 11/09 @ Hopmonk Tavern
Sean Hayes, Waiting in Vain
     Fri 11/09 @ The Chapel
KillBossa, All I Want

Bob Dylan, Call Letter Blues (take 1)
Bob Dylan, Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (take 1)
Bob Dylan, You're A Big Girl Now (take 1)
Bob Dylan, You're A Big Girl Now (live)
Bob Dylan, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (takes 1-4)
Bob Dylan, Shelter From the Storm (take 2)
Bob Dylan, Shelter From the Storm (live)
Bob Dylan, Simple Twist of Fate (take 1)
Bob Dylan, Simple Twist of Fate (takes 2A-3A)
     from the new box set More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol.14

Playlist: October 31, 2018

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Chuck Berry, Trick Or Treat
Otis Redding, Trick Or Treat
The Lucky Losers, Supernatural Blues
     Thu 11/01 @ Biscuits & Blues
Aki Kumar, Yeh Chaand Sa Roshan Chehra
     Fri 11/02 @ Biscuits & Blues
Shovelman, This Little Pig
     Fri 11/02 DNA Lounge
Hibbity Dibbity, Swamp Machinery
     Thu 11/01 @ Elbo Room
Seth Ford-Young, Je te veux
     Sun 11/04 @ Red Poppy Art House
Americano Social Club, Sophie's Swing
     Sat 11/03 @ Club Deluxe
     Wed 11/07 @ Café du Soleil
Benny Green & Oscar Peterson, Barbara's Blues
     Sun 11/04 @ Freight & Salvage
Blonde Toledo, The Kings Lunch
Conspiracy of Beards, Bird on a Wire
     Sun 11/04 @ Swedish American Hall
Leonard Cohen, Traveling Light

Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Feast of the Mau-Mau

Howlin' Wolf, I Ain't Superstitious

Bessie Smith, Haunted House Blues

Memphis Minnie, Haunted Blues

Victoria Spivey, Haunted By The Blues

B.B.King, Haunted House

Ken Nordine, Strollin' Spooks
Merline Johnson, Black Ghost Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins, Black Ghost Blues
Michael Bloomfield, Blue Ghost Blues
Lonnie Johnson, Blues Is Only A Ghost
Lonnie Johnson, Lonesome Ghost Blues
Helen Gross, Ghost Walkin' Blues

Mildred Bailey, A Ghost of a Chance
Blind Willie McTell, Scarey Day Blues

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Graveyard Train
Blue Rodeo, Graveyard