Playlist: August 31, 2025

Billy Joel, Piano Man
Fantastic Negrito, California Loner
     Sat 9/06 @ Levi's Plaza
Piper & The Hard Times, Cowboy Gucci
     Fri 9/05 @ Biscuits & Blues
The Record Company, I'm Working
     Thu 9/04 @ Guild Theatre
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, One More Night
Deanna Bogart, I'll Be Damned If I Get Old (live)
     Sun 9/07 @ Rancho Nicasio
Postmodern Jukebox, Mad World
     Wed 9/03 @ The Mountain Winery
     Thu 9/04 @ Gallo Center for the Arts
     Fri 9/05 @ Uptown Theatre
Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles, Lead Ya (live)
     Thu-Fri 9/04-05 @ SFJazz Center
Blind Boys of Alabama, Spirit in the Sky (live)
     Sat-Sun @ SFJazz Center
Junk Parlor, Only Survival
     Sat 9/06 @ Fireside Lounge
Greg Keelor, Heaven

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 

 

Playlist: August 24, 2025

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The Beatles, Free As A Bird (2025 Mix)
    from the forthcoming box set Anthology 4
The Beatles, Now and Then

Special in-studio guest: Roy Blumenfeld (The Blues Project)

     Wed 8/27 @ Club Fox
     Thu 8/28 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
     Fri 8/29 @ Jerry Knight's River Theater
     Sat 8/30 @ The Back Room

The Blues Project, Remedy (live)
The Blues Project, All Over the Map (live)
The Blues Project, Peru
The Blues Project, No Time Like the Right Time
The Blues Project, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes (live)
The Blues Project, Wake Me Shake Me (live)
     from the new album The Blues Project / Live 2025

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Handle With Care (live)
Aki Kumar, Desi Strut
D.K. Harrell, Talkin' Heavy
     Sat 8/30 @ Poor House Bistro: Little Village's Big Easy Block Party
The Joint Chiefs, The Ballad of Johnny B. Goode
     Fri 8/29 @ Poor House Bistro
Sue Foley, Last Kind Words Blues
     Wed 8/27 @ Hopmonk Novato
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Electricity
     Fri 8/29 @ The Chapel
John Lee Hooker, I Hate the Day I Was Born
Wynona Carr, Should I Ever Love Again?
Wynona Carr, Nursery Rhyme Rock
Wynonie Harris, Grandma Plays the Numbers

Playlist: August 17, 2025

Spin Doctors, About a Train (live)
Blues Travelers, Hook
     Tue 8/19 @ The Mountain Winery
The Budos Band, Thrice Crowned
     Fri 8/22 @ The Catalyst
     Sat 8/23 @ Regency Ballroom
     Sun 8/24 @ Ace of Spades
Ben Harper, Before the Rain Dried
     Sat 8/23 @ Fox Theatre
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Freight Train (Let Me Ride)
     Fri 8/22 @ Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
     Sun 8/24 @ Moe's Alley
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, That's How the Story Goes
     Fri 8/22 @ Biscuits & Blues
Earl Thomas, Goodbye
     Sat 8/23 @ Biscuits & Blues
Lester Chambers & The Mud Stompers, I Got the Blues
     Fri 8/22 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
The Lucky Losers, Finish What You Started
     Sat 8/23 @ Poor House Bistro
     Sun 8/24 @ Brewster Beer Garden
Raul Midón, Bottom Cycle Blues
     Mon 8/18 @ Kuumbwa Jazz
     Thu 8/21 @ Yoshi's
Sean & The Skinwalkers, Big Sur Boogie
     Fri 8/22 @ Fireside Lounge

Otis Redding, Stay in School
Brenda Holloway, Play It Cool, Stay in School
James Brown, Don't Be a Dropout
Otis Rush, Homework
Chuck Berry, Lonely School Days
AC/DC, School Days
Brownsville Station, Smokin' in the Boys Room
The Ramones, Rock 'n Roll High School
The Kinks, Education
Bob Dylan, Straight A's in Love
Nat King Cole Trio, You Don't Learn That in School

Oscar Peterson, Greasy Blues (For Count Basie)
Colin James & The Little Big Band, Jumpin' From Six to Six
Colin James, Crystal Ball
Colin James, Hidden Charms

Playlist: August 10, 2025

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

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