Playlist: October 19, 2025

Aki Kumar, It Is What It Is
Julia Veil, The Elephant
     Sun 10/19 @ SFJazz Center

Special in-studio guest: PC Muñoz

     Sun 10/26 @ The Freight: One Song All Night

PC Muñoz feat. Dr. Fink, Sign o' the Times
PC Muñoz feat. Bryan Dyer, Who Will Bury Me
Tammy Hall, Blue Divine
Dame Drummer, I Would Die 4 U
Ira Kamin & PC Muñoz, Kimberley
Michael Bloomfield, The Train Is Gone
Hannah Mayree, Nose Bleeds
Prince, Kiss

Hannah Mayree, Scarborough Fair
Doug MacLeod, Between Somewhere and Goodbye
     Sun 10/19 @ Biscuits & Blues
Earl Thomas, Old Landmark (live)
     Sat 10/25 @ Biscuits & Blues
Delta Wires, Pontiac Blues (live)
     Fri 10/24 @ Biscuits & Blues
     Sat 10/25@ The Turf Club
JW Jones, It's Obdacious
     Thu 10/23 @ The Torch Club
     Fri 10/24 @ Poor House Bistro
Brass Mafia, When the Saints Go Marchin' In
     Thu 10/23 @ The Big Easy
     Sat 10/25 @ Keys Jazz Bistro 
Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans Bump
Jelly Roll Morton, Mr. Jelly Lord
Sugar Pie DeSanto, Go Go Power
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco, Celia & Johnny
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, U.S. 41
Elvin Bishop, Can't Even Do Wrong Right

Playlist: October 12, 2025

George Harrison, It's Johnny's Birthday
The Beatles, Real Love (2025 mix)
John Lennon, God (evolution documentary)
John Lennon, It's So Hard (evolution documentary)
The Beatles, Get Off (White Power)
The Beatles, Good Rockin' Tonight
The Beatles, I'm So Tired (rehearsal)
The Beatles, Love Me Do (rehearsal)
The Beatles, Madman
The Beatles, I Want You (rehearsal)
The Beatles, I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Yoko Ono, Omae No Okaa We

John Lennon, San Francisco Bay Blues
Raz Kennedy, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Otis McDonald & Awesöme Orchestra, A Day in the Life
Soltrón, Good Morning Good Morning
Rohan Krishnamurthy, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Hot Club of San Francisco, You Can't Do That
Hot Club of San Francisco, Because
The Beatles, Mean Mr. Mustard (demo)
The Beatles, Mean Mr. Mustard (rehearsal)
The Beatles, Mean Mr. Mustard (take 20)
The Beatles, Polythene Pam (demo)
The Beatles, Polythene Pam (take 27)
The Beatles, Revolution (demo)
The Beatles, Revolution 1 (take 18)

Playlist: October 5, 2025

Béla Fleck, October Winds
Julie London, This October
Pamela Rose, September in the Rain
     Sun 10/12 @ The Back Room
Ledisi, What A Difference a Day Made
     from the new album For Dinah
     Mon 10/06 @ Davies Symphony Hall
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, With My Man
     Fri 10/10 @ Keys Jazz Bistro
Dinah Washington, Evil Gal Blues
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, Bruised
     Fri 10/10 @ The Sound Room
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Hemmin' & Hawin'
     Tue 10/07 @ Guild Theatre
     Wed 10/08 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Ron Jackson, Lovely Day
     Thu 10/09 @ Dawn Club
     Fri 10/10 @ Meyhouse
     Sat 10/11 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, Crosses
     Sat 10/18 @ The Fillmore
     Sun 10/19 @ Uptown Theatre
Rebirth Brass Band, We Come to Party
     Fri 10/10 @ Guild Theatre
     Sat 10/11 @ Sweetwater Music Hall

Special in-studio guest: Rick Estrin (2010)

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Handle With Care (live)
Lowell Fulson, Blues Pain
ZZ Hill, Don’t Make Me Pay For His Mistakes
Rodger Collins, She’s Looking Good
Fillmore Slim, Playboy
Johnny Morrisette, Brick
Jimmy McCracklin, Think
Travis Philips, Eyes Like a Cat
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Bigfoot
Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Slap Happy
Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Eyes Like a Cat
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, The Hits Keep Coming

Playlist: September 28, 2025

Johnny Mathis, Kol Nidre
Johnny Mathis, Bluesette
Jeremiah Lockwood, Kol Nidre #2
John Zorn & Quatuor Molinari, Kol Nidre
John Brothers Piano Company, Mint Julep
     Thu 10/02 @ The Sound Room
Bhi Bhiman, My Best Friend's Girl
     Fri 10/03 @ The Chapel
Curtis Salgado, Fine By Me
     Wed 10/01 @ Almost Famous Winery
     Thu 10/02 @ Poor House Bistro
     Fri 10/03 @ Sutter Creek Theatre
Dennis Jones, Six Feet Off the Ground
     Wed 10/01 @ Club Fox
Los Straitjackets, Cry For a Beatle
      Fri 10/03 @ Moe's Alley
      Sat 1004 @ The Ivy Room
Cash Box Kings, Oscar's Motel
     Thu 10/02 @ Biscuits & Blues
Derek Irving & His Combo, Combo Boogie
Mitch Woods, Shakin' the Shack
     Sat 10/04 @ Monroe Hall
     Sun 10/05 @ Sweetwater Music Hall

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Oct. 3-5

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Remember I Was a Dancer
Marc Ribot, Sometime Jailhouse Blues
Corey Harris, Chicken Man
Maria Muldaur, Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Half a Boy and Half a Man (live)
Steve Earle, Rex's Blues / Ft. Worth Blues (live)
     Wed 10/01 @ Presidio Theatre
     Thu 10/02 @ Nob Hill Masonic

Mark Hummel, City Livin' (live)
     Thu 10/02 @ Canyons BBQ
     Fri 10/03 @ The Saloon
     Sun 10/05 @ Lucca Bar & Grill
Koko Taylor, What Came First the Egg or the Hen
Koko Taylor, Insane Asylum
C.J. Chenier, My Baby Don't Wear No Shoes
C.J. Chenier, Riding with Uncle Cleveland

Playlist: September 21, 2025

Leonard Cohen, Who By Fire
Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, Serenade (live)
     Fri 9/26 @ The Back Room
Roy Rogers, For the Children (live)
     Fri 9/26 @ Rancho Nicasio

Monterey Jazz Festival: Sept. 26-28

Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Black Ball Swing (Kansas City)
Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Sidewalk Sizzle
Trombone Shorty, Way Downtown
Mr. Sipp, When the Saints Go Marching In (live)
Dianne Reeves, Don't Play With My Mind Blues (live)
Davina and the Vagabonds, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Gunhild Carling, I'll Wait For You in San Francisco

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Autumn in New York
Chet Baker, Autumn Leaves
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, Autumn Serenade
The Kinks, Autumn Almanac
Iron & Wine, Autumn Town Leaves
The Neighborhood, Sweater Weather
Yo La Tengo, Autumn Sweater
Serge Gainsbourg, La Chanson de Prévert
Fiona Apple, Pale September
Neil Young, Harvest Moon
The Band, King Harvest (Has Surely Come)

Playlist: September 14, 2025

Sly & The Family Stone, Thank You (Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Big Star, Thank You Friends
Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue, End of the World
Junior Watson, Flappin'
     Wed 9/17 @ Yoshi's
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, It's All Over Now
     Tue 9/16 @ Yoshi's
Jon Cleary, Fessa Longhair Boogaloo
     Sun 9/14 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
John Brothers Piano Company, South American Fantasy
     Sun 9/14 @ Flower Piano Lounge
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
     Sat 9/20 @ Flower Piano Lounge
The Cottontails, Them There Eyes
     Thu 9/18 @ Flower Piano Garden of Fragrance
Cosmo Alleycats, I Guess It's Just the Mood I'm In
     Wed 9/17 @ Bissap Baobab
     Thu 9/18 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
     Fri 9/19 @ Local Edition

Ron Carter, All Blues
     Wed-Sat 9/17-20 @ SFJazz Center
SFJazz Collective, October in San Francisco
     Tue 9/16 @ SFJazz Center
Pon Pon Chen, Them There Eyes (live)
     Sat 9/20 @ Biscuits & Blues
     Sun 9/21 @ Union Square
Ruthie Foster, Six Mile Water
     Wed 9/17 @ The Freight
     Thu 9/18 @ Moe's Alley
The Gold Souls, Callin' You (On the Phone)
     Sat 9/20 @ Degrees Plato
North Mississippi Allstars, Pray for Peace
     Fri 9/19 @ The Independent
     Sat 9/20 @ Felton Music Hall
Aki Kumar, A Plea to Be Free
     Fri 9/19 @ Asian Art Museum
     Sat 9/20 @ The Sound Room
B.B. King, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
B.B. King, The Thrill Is Gone (live)
B.B. King, How Blue Can You Get (live)
B.B. King, Let's Do the Boogie

Playlist: September 7, 2025

Mavis Staples, Beautiful Strangers
     from the forthcoming album Sad and Beautiful World
Fantastic Negrito, Everything Went Wrong (in-studio)
     Sat 9/13 @ Blue Note Napa
Aki Kumar, Hindi Man Blues (in-studio)
     Wed 9/10 @ Empress Marquee Club
HowellDevine, Sadie (in-studio)
     Fri 9/12 @ The Ivy Room
Mark Hummel, Stop Now Baby (in-studio)
     Wed 9/10 @ Keys Jazz Bistro
John Brothers Piano Company, Daffy Duckin' (in-studio)
     Sun 9/14 @ Flower Pianos
Hernandez Hideaway, Take Me to Your Leader (in-studio)
Thee Snake Charmers, Mr. Lobster (in-studio)
     Fri 9/12 @ Hotel Utah Saloon
Junk Parlor, Dance With Me Bela Lugosi (in-studio)
     Sat 9/13 @ The Riptide
The Lucky Losers, What Is Success (in-studio)
     Thu 9/11 @ The Saloon
Tiffany Austin, 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do (in-studio)
     Sat 9/13 @ SFJazz Center

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

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