Playlist: October 29, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis, Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Jerry Lee Lewis, Stephchild
     Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-2022)
Conspiracy of Beards, Don't Go Home With Your Hard On
     Fri 11/04 @ The Lost Church
Leonard Cohen, Death of a Ladies' Man
Joey Weisenberg, Balkan Blues Nigun
     Sun 10/30 @ Congregation Sherith Israel
Son Little, What's Good
     Fri 11/04 @ Great American Hall
     Sat 11/05 @ Moe's Alley
Dragon Smoke, Funky Miracle (live)
     Wed 11/02 @ Moe's Alley
     Thu 11/03 @ Hopmonk Tavern
     Fri-Sat 11/04-05 The Independent
Angela Strehli, Two Steps From the Blues
     from the forthcoming album Ace of Spades
     Fri 11/04 @ Rancho Nicasio
Terrence Brewer, Caravan
     Wed 11/02 @ SFJazz Center: 1959 – The Year That Changed Jazz
Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come

Tom Waits, The Ghosts of Saturday Night
Tom Waits, Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Graveyard Train
Blue Rodeo, Graveyard
Chuck Berry, Trick or Treat
Otis Redding, Trick or Treat
B.B. King, Haunted House
Bessie Smith, Haunted House Blues
Louis Armstrong, Skeletons in the Closet
King Oliver, Call of the Freaks
Johnny Otis & Marci Lee, Casting My Spell
Hop Wilson, My Woman Has a Black Cat Bone
Sippie Wallace, Devil Dance Blues
Fleetwood Mac, Hellhound On My Trail
The Beatles, Rain
     from the new box set Revolver (Special Edition)

Playlist: October 22, 2022

Sly & The Family Stone, St. James Infirmary (live)
     Sat 10/29 @ Center for the Arts
Otis, Little Brother
     Fri 10/28 @ Boom Boom Room
Polyrhythmics, Pupusa Strut
     Sun 10/23 @ Ivy Room
Big Blu Soul Revue, Black Pearl
     Wed 10/26 @ The Veranda
     Sat 10/29 @ Local Edition
Lowdown Brass Band, Easy Greazy
     Sun 10/23 @ Hangtown Music Festival
MJ's Brass Boppers, Step Aside
     Thu 10/27 @ Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Zydeco Flames, Tu Le Ton Son Ton
Mighty Mike Schermer, The Hungry Dog
     Sat 10/29 @ Poor House Bistro
Alvin Youngblood Hart, How Long Before I Change My Clothes
     Tue 10/25 @ The Fillmore

Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, What the Hell?
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Pity the Fool
Elvin Bishop, Calling All Cows
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, Keep On Rollin'
Little Smokey Smothers & Elvin Bishop, Little Red Rooster (live)
Eddie Lang, Prelude
Lonnie Johnson & Blind Willie Dunn, Have to Change Keys to Play These Blues
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang, Black and Blue Bottom
Gladys Bentley, Wild Geese Blues
Eddie Lang & Carl Kress, Pickin' My Way (Guitar Mania pt.1)
Quinn DeVeaux, Very Best Thing
Kim Nalley, I Hadn't Anyone Til I Met You

Playlist: October 15, 2022

Kyra Gordon, Piece of My Heart (live)
Kyra Gordon, Ruby (live)
Mimi Fox, She's A Woman
     Sat 10/22 @ Firehouse Arts Center: Loving Janis
The Caliopians, Crushes
Mokai, You Don’t Even Notice I'm Around (Cell Phone Blues)
     Sun 10/16 @ Porchfest
HowellDevine, That's No Way to Get Along
     Sun 10/16 @ The Back Room
Mark Hummel, Breathtaking Blues
     Wed 10/19 @ El Cerrito Natural Grocery
     Sat 10/22 @ Down Home Music
Maria Muldaur, Let It Simmer
     Sat 10/22 @ San Rafael Elks Lodge
Kim Nalley, I Want a Little Boy (duet)
     Thu-Sun 10/23 @ Feinstein's at the Nikko
Lowdown Brass Band, Ranura de la Noche
Black Sheep Brass Band, Butter 'n Beans
     Thu 10/20 @ The Ivy Room

The Stone Foxes, Help Me Now
     from the forthcoming album On the Other Side
Fantastic Negrito, Virginia Soil
     Sat 10/22 @ National AIDS Memorial
Isaac Rother & The Phantoms, Witches' Brew
     Fri 10/21 @ The Stork Club
The Delta Bombers, Dogs of Pavlov
     Wed 10/19 @ Great American Music Hall
Circus Bella All-Star Band, Unicycle
     Sun 10/16 @ Golden Gate Park
Kurt Ribak, Blue Mambo
      Thu 10/20 @ SFJazz Center
Charles Mingus, Better Git It In Your Soul
Mariza, Lágrima
     Sun 10/16 @ SFJazz Center
Victoria Spivey, Mosquito, Fly, and Flea
Sugar Pie DeSanto, The Twelfth of Never
Chuck Berry, 3/4 Time (Enchiladas)
Paul Simon, Paranoia Blues
Michael Jerome Browne, Cancer Ward Blues

photo: Andrea Barton-Elson

Playlist: October 8, 2022

John Lennon, San Francisco Bay Blues
Tom Jones, Not Dark Yet
     Tue 10/11 @ The Mountain Winery
     Wed 10/12 @ Masonic Center
James Hunter Six, This Is Where We Came In
     Fri 10/14 @ Cornerstone
     Sat-Sun @ The Mountain Winery
California Honeydrops, In Your Arms
     from the new album Soft Spot
Fantastic Negrito, Nibbadip
     Sat 10/15 @ Museum of the African Diaspora
Circus Bella All-Star Band, Slackrope
     Sun 10/09 @ Herbst Theatre

Thelonious Monk Festival: Oct. 5-10 @ SFJazz Center

Kenny Barron Trio, Shuffle Boil
Edward Simon, Monk's Dream
Miles Ozakazi, Rhythm-a-ning
Greg Lewis, Trinkle Tinkle

Thelonious Monk, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Thelonious Monk, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Art Tatum, Tiger Rag
Art Tatum, Tiger Rag

George Harrison, It’s Johnny’s Birthday
The Beatles, Tomorrow Never Knows (take 1)
     from the forthcoming album Revolver Special Edition
The Beatles, Watching Rainbows
The Beatles, I’ve Got A Feeling/Rainy Day Women #12 & 35/The Inner Light
The Beatles, Something (rehearsal)
The Beatles, I'm So Tired
John Lennon, Instant Karma (evolution documentary)
The Beatles, Think For Yourself (rehearsal)
John Lennon, It's So Hard (evolution documentary)

Playlists by Creek (test)

KALW is working on a more integrated system for its music program playlists, so we're testing things out with this past Saturday's show.

Playlist: October 1, 2022

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Leonard Cohen, Who By Fire
Johnny Mathis, Kol Nidre
Jeremiah Lockwood, Kol Nidre No.3
Meshugga Beach Party, Kol Nidre

Special in-studio guests: Kim Lembo and Mokai

    Thu 10/06 @ The Lost Church

Kim Lembo, Moving Through Hell (in-studio)
Kim Lembo, Hey Mama (in-studio)
Kim Lembo, Lay It Down (in-studio)
Kim Lembo, Little Girl Blue (in-studio)

Mike Younger, Lord of the Fleas

Mokai, Mama’s Got the Blues
Kim Lembo, Walk Alone
 (in-studio)
Kim Lembo, Me & Bobby McGee (in-studio)
Kim Lembo, As the Crow Flies

Yo La Tengo, Blues Stay Away from Me
Death Cab for Cutie, Soul Meets Body
Yo La Tengo, It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
     Sun-Mon 10/23-24 @ Fox Theatre
Gonzalo Bergara, El Galgo y La Zorra
Barrio Manouche, Conmigo No Se Juega
Duo Gadjo & Their Hot Friends, Le Temps du Tango
     Sun 10/02 @ Throckmorton Theatre: Djangofet Mill Valley
Rhiannon Giddens (with Francesco Turrisi), Bully For You
     Sun 10/02 @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Bobby Rush, Let Me In Your House
     Thu @ 10/06 Sweetwater Music Hall
     Fri @ 10/07 Bankhead Theatre
Seth Walker, Buckets of Rain
     Mon 10/03 @ Yoshi’s
     Tue 10/04 @ The Big Easy
The Lucky Losers, Standin' Pat
     from the forthcoming album Standin' Pat
     Thu 10/06 @ The Saloon
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Contemporary

Playlist: September 24, 2022

Yo La Tengo, Emulsified
Death Cab For Cutie, Asphalt Meadows
     Sun-Mon 10/23-24 @ Fox Theater
Bonzo Dog Band, Death Cab For Cutie
Kim Lembo, Love to Ride
Mokai, Why I'm So Mean
     Sat 10/01 on Fog City Blues
     Thu 10/06 @ The Lost Church
Lara Price, Crazy Lucy
     Wed 9/28 @ Club Fox
Aki Kumar, Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo
     Fri 9/30 @ Mama Kin
Charlie Musselwhite, Crawling King Snake
     Sun 9/25 @ Rancho Nicasio
Curtis Salgado, You Got to Move
     Sat 10/01 @ Almost Famous Winery
Deep Basement Shakers, Head Rag Hop
     Thu 9/29 @ Specs Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
Five Cent Coffee, The House Trilogy
     Fri 9/30 @ The Lost Chruch
Hot Club of Cowtown, Rodeo Blues
     Wed 9/28 @ Freight & Salvage

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9/30-10/02

Allison Russell, Montreal
Meklit, My Gold
Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, Si Dolce è'l Tormento
Steve Earle & The Dukes, Mr. Bojangles
Cedric Watson, Le Troubadour Creole

California Honeydrops, Good Times
     from the forthcoming album Soft Spot
Con Brio, Seasons
     from the new EP Seasons
Jazz Mafia, China Cat Sunflower
     from the new EP Grateful Brass
Stone Foxes, Time Is A Killer
     from the forthcoming album On The Other Side
Ray Charles, I've Got A Woman (live)
Leonard Cohen, Lover Lover Lover

Playlist: September 17, 2022

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Buddy Guy, Gunsmoke Blues
     from the forthcoming album The Blues Don't Lie
     Thu 9/22 @ The Mountain Winery
     Sat 9/24 @ Masonic Auditorium
Charlie Musselwhite, When the Frisco Left the Shed
     Sun 9/18 @ Rancho Nicasio
Kim Lembo, The Farm (in-studio)
     Sat 10/02 on Fog City Blues
     Wed 10/06 @ The Lost Church
Quinn DeVeaux, Goin' Back to Oakland (in-studio)
     Sat 9/24 @ Rio Nido Roadhouse: Real Neato Music Festival
Deep Basement Shakers, I'll Be Up Someday (in-studio)
     Thu 9/22 @ Madrone Art Bar
     Sat 9/24 @ Lindy by the Lake
Fantastic Negrito, Working Poor (in-studio)
     Sat 10/15 @ MoAD's Afropolitan Ball
Aki Kumar & Kid Andersen, Back to Bombay (in-studio)
     Sun 9/18 @ Viansa Winery
Big Blu Soul Revue, And You Loved Me (in-studio)
     Fri 9/23 @ Local Edition
King Street Giants, No Good Blues (in-studio)
     Sun 9/18 @ San Rafael PorchFest
The Gold Souls, Worker's Lullaby (in-studio)
     Sun 9/25 @ Harlow's
Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, Letters (in-studio)
     Fri 9/30 @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Meklit, Sweet or Salty (in-studio)
     Sat 10/01 @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Book of J, When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (in-studio)
     Sun 10/02 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum: Fierce as Death – Queer as the Song of Songs

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)
Moe., September
Green Day, Wake Me Up When September Ends
The Bangles, September Gurls
My Morning Jacket, Old September Blues
Phantom Planet, See You Next Summer
Bob Dylan, Summer Days

Playlist: September 10, 2022

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Lightnin' Hopkins, Song for Queen Elizabeth
The Beatles, Her Majesty
The Lucky Losers, High Two Pairs
     from the forthcoming album Standin' Pat
     Sat 9/17 @ The Sound Room
Nancy Wright, Bernie Blues (live)
     Wed 9/14 @ Empress Lounge
     Fri 9/16 @ Creek Park
Bill Frisell, Come Together
     Sun 9/11 @ Freight & Salvage
Robben Ford, Sentimental Mode
     Fri 9/16 @ Palace of Fine Arts
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, It Come 'Round 'Gin
     Tue 9/13 @ Frost Amphitheater
Fabulous Thunderbirds, Strong Like That
     Sun 9/11 @ Rancho Nicasio
     Mon 9/12 @ Yoshi's
Charlie Musselwhite, My Road Lies in Darkness
     Fri 9/16 @ Center for the Arts
     Sat 9/17 @ Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
The Sam Chase, Dark Times
     Fri 9/16 @ The Lost Church
Deep Basement Shakers, Black Gal
     Wed 9/14 @ Franklin Square

Buddy Guy, We Go Back (feat. Mavis Staples)
     from the forthcoming album The Blues Don't Lie
John Primer, Hard Times
     from the forhcoming album Hard Times
John Németh, The Last Time
     from the forthcoming album May Be the Last Time
California Honeydrops, Nothing At All
     from the forthcoming album Soft Spot
Mavis Staples, You Got to Serve Somebody
Bonnie Raitt, Waitin' For You to Blow
     Sat 9/17 @ Oxbow River Stage
Maria Muldaur, Bank Failure Blues
Roy Brown, Losing Hand/Tin Pan Alley
Corey Weinstein, Gypsy Second Line Kolomeika
Clem Snide, Jews for Jesus Blues

Playlist: September 3, 2022

Leyla McCalla, Nan Fon Bwa
     Thu-Sun 9/08-11 @ SFJazz Center
Fantastic Negrito, Venomous Dogma
     from the new album White Jesus, Black Problems
California Honeydrops, I Miss You Baby pt.1
     from the forthcoming album Soft Spot
     Fri 9/09 @ Charles Krug Winery
     Sat 9/10 @ SLO Gathering
The Caliopians, Crushes
Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines, In a Mellow Tone
     Fri 9/09 @ The Sound Room
Jules Leyhe, Taco Truck
     Fri 9/09 @ Neck of the Woods
Tab Benoit, Bayou Boogie (live)
     Sun 9/04 @ Great American Music Hall
     Mon 9/05 @ Felton Music Hall
     Tue 9/06 @ Sofia Tsakapolous Center for the Arts
George Thorogood, Ride On Josephine (live)
     Fri 9/09 @ Shoreline Amphitheater
Quinn DeVeaux, Good Times Roll
Memphis Slim, Pigalle Love (live)

Bob Dylan, Workingman's Blues #2
Tom Waits, I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue)
Valerie June, Workin' Woman Blues
The Isley Brothers, Work To Do
Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Working Man
Fruitland Jackson, Blues 2.0
Cowboy Junkies, Working On A Building
Watermelon Slim & The Workers, Hard Labor
Elvin Bishop, Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down
Jimmy Reed, Big Boss Man
B.B. King, Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
Thelonious Monk, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Thelonious Monk, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Charlie Byrd, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Nice Work If You Can Get It

Playlist: August 20, 2022

Booker T & The MGs, Green Onions
Booker T, Austin City Blues (feat. Gary Clark, Jr.)
     Thu 8/25 @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center
     Fri-Sat 8/26-27 @ Freight & Salvage

Special guest: Cathy Lemons

     Wed 8/24 @ The Empress Lounge (The Lucky Losers)

The Lucky Losers, Pack Up the Bags
The Lucky Losers, Try New Orleans
The Lucky Losers, A Winning Hand
The Lucky Losers, They Wrecked My Town
HowellDevine, Smoke
Johnny Nitro & The Doorlsammers, One More Nite
The Lucky Losers, Standin' Pat
     from the forthcoming album Standin' Pat

The California Honeydrops, Takin' My Time
     from the forthcoming album Soft Spot
The Stone Foxes, Man's Red Fire
     from the forthcoming album On the Other Side
Jazz Mafia, Hotel California
     from the forthcoming EP New Directions in Brass
Junk Parlor, Howl Like Coyote
     Sun 8/21 @ Cotati Accordion Festival
     Thu 8/25 @ Club Deluxe
Goodnight Texas, Don't Let 'Em Get You
Fruition, Fire (live)
     Wed 8/24 @ Harlow's
     Fri 8/26 @ The Independent
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Make It Back to Memphis (live)
Deanna Bogart, Bye Bye Blackbird
     Sun 8/28 @ Rancho Nicasio
Isaac Hayes, I Just Want to Make Love to You/Rock Me Baby/Stormy Monday (live)

Playlist: August 13, 2022

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Loretta Gooden, Summertime
     Wed 8/17 @ Club Deluxe
The Cottontails, Polkadots
     Sun 8/14 @ Club Deluxe
Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, Jonestown
Whiskerman, Running Out of Money (in America)
     Sat 8/20 @ The New Parish
Pascal Bokar, Road Blues
The Gold Souls, Downtown Sound
Diggin' Dirt, Satisfaction
     Sat 8/20 @ Hopmonk Tavern
The Amazing Dr. Zarcon's Breathing Machine, She Caught the Katy
     Sat 8/20 @ California Jug Band Festival
Mark Hummel, Five Long Years
     Sat 8/20 @ The Back Room
Paul Thorn, Holy Hottie Toddy
     Fri 8/19 @ Rio Theatre
     Sat 8/20 @ Rancho Nicasio
Mighty Mike Schermer, It's Not You It's Me
     Fri 8/19 @ Rancho Nicasio

Jimmy McCracklin, The Walk
Jimmy McCracklin, Savoy Jump
Jimmy McCracklin, Miss Mattie Left Me
Jimmy McCracklin, Just Got to Know
Jimmy McCracklin, You're the One
Jimmy McCracklin, I'm the One
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, Tramp
L.C. 'Good Rockin' Robinson, Jack Rabbit Boogie
Lafayette 'Thing' Thomas, I Had a Dream
Dave Alexander, Highway 59
Oscar Peterson Trio, Blues of the Prairies
Oscar Peterson, Greasy Blues (For Count Basie)
The Lucky Losers, Godless Land