This episode's playlist:

• Natural Man (3:12) by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from Heads Up! (2002); available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit LilEdandtheBluesImperials.com for more information.

• No Better Than This (3:12) and Each Day Of Sorrow (2:36) by John Mellencamp, from the album No Better Than This (2010), available from Rounder.com and the iTMS. Visit Mellencamp.com for more information. The album is reviewed here by Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot.

• Cummins Prison Farm (4:55) and Breaking Up Somebody's Home (4:33) by Magic Slim & The Teardrops, from Raising The Bar (2010); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit MagicSlimBlues.com and this page at the Blind Pig site for more information.

• Hot Potata (4:19) and Found Me A Man (3:22) by Chrissie O'Dell & One Hot Mess, from If I Had A Dime (2010); available from the store at BiLLFoOLeRY.com. Visit this page at ReverbNation.com for more information.

• Ice Or Fire (3:47) and Hard Feelings (3:41) by Bob Margolin, from Hold Me To It (1999); available from CDUniverse and the iTMS. CDUniverse also has many of Bob's other CDs for sale. Visit BobMargolin.com for more information.

• Please Let Me Explain (5:32) by Reverend Raven & The Chainsmoking Altar Boys (feat. Madison Slim), from Live At Blues On Grand (2004); available from CDBaby and the iTMS. Visit ReverendRaven.com for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' guitarist Mike Campbell treats a young fan with admirable kindness.

The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon always comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following fine organizations also may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network or Download.com.

My personal iTunes Music Store Bargain of the Week: T-Bone Walker - Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954 (it's an iTunes link).

For $9.99, you get 54 tracks.

This week's playlist:

• Cold Blooded Man (4:27) by Sugar Blue, from Code Blue (2007); available from CD Baby, the store at his site and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Sugar-Blue.com for more information.

• Please Don't Let Me Go (3:16 ) and My Life Will Be Sweeter (4:53) by Tin Pan, from Hound's Tooth (2008); available from the iTMS. Visit TinPanBand.com/wordpress for more information.

• Long Way From Home (3:05) and Hurricane (4:25) by Stephen Luke, from No Man's Land (2008); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit StephenLukeMusic.com for more information.

• Gettin By (5:06) and Keep On Keeping On (5:49) by Albert Castiglia; from Keepin On (2010); available from the Blues Leaf Records page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit AlbertCastiglia.com for more information.

• Just Tryin' To Be Me (4:12) and 2-Headed Monstah (4:34) by Al "Coffee" McDaniel, from Blues In My Shoes (2007); available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. Visit ALMcDaniel.com and AirplayDirect.com/ALfor more information.

• Anchor (3:30) by Alejandro Escovedo, from Street Songs of Love (2010); available from TheConnextion.com and the iTMS. You should also read this review from Rolling Stone of Alejandro's July 21st appearance at The Bowery in New York. Visit AlejandroEscovedo.com for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: GoDaddy discount codes.

The music on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following fine organizations may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network or Download.com.

This is an open invitation for show IDs - y'know, the audio clips I play between songs that start, "Hi, this is ... "

A number of musicians and a few of my close friends have been kind enough to record and submit IDs over the years, but I'd now like to open this up to anyone, new and longtime listeners alike.

So here's the basic script:

"Hi, this is (insert your name here), and whenever I'm in the neighborhood, I always stop by Murphy's Saloon for a (insert your beverage of choice here), and to hear the best blues around."

You're more than welcome to ad lib a little at the end, if you like.

There are two ways you can create and submit your ID: you can call in to 1-530-28BLUES, or send an mp3 file to murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com.

If you call in, take a deep breath and speak directly into your phone. Don't rush, and re-dos are allowed. If you have the ability to record mp3s on your computer, I'd prefer files recorded at 160 kbps.

Have fun, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Here's your chance to get great discounts on domain names and other related services from GoDaddy.

You'll find our GoDaddy.com coupon codes at MeVIO.

Click on the button for the discount you'd like to use (it'll be copied to your computer's clipboard), then take it to GoDaddy.com.

This episode's playlist:

• Still Called the Blues (5:33) by Luther Allison, from Pay It Forward (2002); available from Ruf Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Luther-Allison.com for more information.

• Tried So Hard (5:38) and Default Boogie (3:37) by the Cash Box Kings, from I-94 Blues (2010); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit CashBoxKings.com, their Facebook page or their MySpace page for more information.

• When I Get Drunk (4:26) and Hit And Run (2:48) by Arsen Shomakhov, from On The Move (2010); available from the Blues Leaf Records page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit ArsenShomakhov.com for more information.

• Little Sister (You Ain't Suffered) (4:31) and Real Life Woman (3:08) by Lisa Mann, from Lisa Mann (2010); available from CDBaby and MusicMillennium.com (it's not easy to find - search the site for Lisa Mann). Visit LisaMannmusic.com for more information.

• Too Little Too Late (3:35) and Why You Keep Me Hangin (6:16) by The Kilborn Alley Blues Band, from Better Off Now (2010); available from CDUniverse and the iTMS. Visit KilbornAlley.com for more information.

• Bluesman (4:38) by Sugar Blue, from Code Blue (2007); available from CD Baby, the store at his site and the iTMS. Visit Sugar-Blue.com for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: ArielPublicity.com.

The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists, and their labels. One of the following fine organizations may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network or Download.com.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com. You can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; TheBluesBlast.com; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: No Depression may have stopped publishing as an ink-on-paper magazine, but their website is as active as ever, and is a don't-miss-it source for news and reviews of blues and other subgenres of American roots music. Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

Y'know all the links to a variety of things I put at the end of the show notes for each episode? That whole block in each show notes post has gotten waaaay longer than it should be.

Therefore, the long-standing links are all going to take up residence in this category, and I'll add new posts in this category as I find more interesting things to which I want to link.

In the very near future, there will be blog posts here in the show notes that will include special disccount codes from a variety of advertisers. You will also hear me mention these special offers during episodes published after the

The first discounts will appear here in August and will appear under the Special Offers category on the right side of this page.

If you go to the advertisers' sites and use the discount codes I give you, you'll save some money - and I'll get paid. So it's a win-win for you and me.

I'm excited.

This episode's playlist:

• Know What I Like (4:18) by Jimmy Voegeli from Bake Sale, Volume 5 (2010); available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit JimmyVoegeli.com for more information.

• Detroit "Motor City" Blues (3:57) and Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (2:41) by Marshall Lawrence, from Blues Intervention (2010); available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DoctorBlues.com for more information.

• Chill Out (3:42) and Damn Shame (3:38) by Harper, from Stand Together (2010); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit Harper.biz for more information.

• I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (4:07) and The Devil Is An Angel (3:09) by Janiva Magness, from The Devil Is An Angel Too (2010); available from the store at JanivaMagness.com and the iTMS. Visit this page at Alligator.com for more information. Special thanks to AirPlay Direct.

• New Orleans Cooking (4:07) and Tipitina (5:12) by Cyril Neville, from The Essential Cyril Neville 1994-2007 (2010); available from MC-Records.com and the iTMS. Visit Nevilles.com and Cyril's MySpace page for more information.

• Mississippi Hoo Doo Man (5:16) from Bamboozled - Live in Germany (2006); available from RufRecords.de and the iTMS. OmarAndTheHowlers.com and their MySpace page for more information.

Mentioned during this show: My friend Brian's two podcasts: The Frank Truth and The Comedic Genius Of Martin And Lewis; Music Maker Relief Foundation; Murphy's Saloon Blues Fans; Ray Wylie Hubbard Should Appear On Austin City Limits.

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This needs to be said - NOW!

This week's playlist:

• The Cat (5:21) by Johnny Charles from Stratified (2010); available from the Blues Leaf Records page at CD Universe and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JohnnyCharles.com for more information.

• Great Big Baby (4:36) and Highway Time (4:19) by Anni Piper, from Chasin Tail (2010); available from the Blues Leaf Records page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit AnniPiper.com for more information.

• Just Because (3:55) and Up & In (2:58) by Bob Margolin, from Up & In (1997); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit for more information.

• Reform School Girl (3:53) and Reel Rock Party (3:10) by Nick Curran And The Lowlifes, from Reform School Girl (2010); available from and the iTMS. Visit this page at EclectoGroove.com and this MySpace page for more information.

• I-94 Blues (5:18) and Fallin' Down (4:24) by the Cash Box Kings, from I-94 Blues (2010); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit both CashBoxKings.com, their Facebook page and MySpace page for more information.

• My Baby Blues (2:54) by The Delta Jets, from Bake Sale, Volume Five (2010); available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit the band's MySpace, Facebook and ReverbNation pages for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Joined At The Hip (iTunes link), the new album by Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.

The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following fine organizations may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com.

This week's playlist:

• I Never Want (3:18) by Harper, from Stand Together (2010); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Harper.biz for more information.

• Miss Otis Regrets (3:05) and Shout Sister Shout! (2:47), both by Shout Sister Shout and both from Hit That Jive (2009); available from M.C. Records and the iTMS. Visit ShoutSisterShoutMusic.com for more information.

• Daughter To The Blues (4:57) and Ain't That The Blues (4:14), both by Teeny Tucker and both from Keep The Blues Alive (2010); available now from CD Baby and on June 15th from Amazon. Visit Teeny Tucker's MySpace page and this page for more information.

• Valentine's Day (3:32) and Rules of Engagement (3:56), both by Peter Karp & Sue Foley and both from He Said She Said (2010); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit BlindPigRecords.com for more information.

• Killing Each Other (4:10) and On The Road To Charlie Parker (4:17), both by Anders Osborne and both from American Patchwork (2010); available from Alligator.com and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Alligator site and AndersOsborne.com for more information. Thanks also to AirPlay Direct.

• Heart Has Been Broken (3:47) by Stringbean, from Layin Low (2010); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit StringbeanAndTheStalkers.art.officelive.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Ray Wylie Hubbard on NPR.

The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following fine organizations may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirPlay Direct, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com.

This week's playlist:

• Intro/Drive (5:42) by MeantoothGrin from Bake Sale, Volume 5 (2010); available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit MeantoothGrin.com for more information.

• The Blues Is Here to Stay (4:58) and Indians Got That Fire (4:30), both by Cyril Neville and both from The Essential Cyril Neville 1994-2007 (2010); available from MC-Records.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Nevilles.com and Cyril's MySpace page for more information.

• Do You Mean It (3:29) and Shame (3:58), both by Magic Slim & The Teardrops and both from Raising The Bar (2010); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit MagicSlimBlues.com and this page at the Blind Pig site for more information.

• Save A Little Love (3:42) and Heartbreak With A Hammer (4:09), both by John Németh and both from Name The Day! (2010); scheduled for release on May 18th on Blind Pig Records. Visit JohnNemethBlues.com for more information.

• Keep The Wolf From My Door (5:41) and Done With The Devil (5:11) by Jason Ricci & New Blood, from Done With The Devil (2009); available from Amazon.com and the iTMS. Visit JasonRicci.com for more information.

• Know What I Like (4:18) by Jimmy Voegeli from Bake Sale, Volume 5 (2010); available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit JimmyVoegeli.com for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: 2010 Blues Music Award winners, Ray Wylie Hubbard's May 2010 UK tour dates, Americana Music Association.

The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com.

This week's playlist:

• Lower on Your List of Priorities by Roomful of Blues, from Raisin' a Ruckus (2008); available from the store at their site, Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Roomful.com for more information.

• Let It Simmer (4:37) and The Panic Is On (4:04) by Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy from Good Time Music for Hard Times (2009); available from StonyPlainRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit MariaMuldaur.com for more information.

• Take It Easy Baby (5:36) and Texas Blues (3:41) by Johnny Charles from Stratified (2010); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit JohnnyCharles.com for more information.

• You Can't Be Beat (4:28) and Educated Ways (4:01) by The Mannish Boys, from Shake For Me (2010); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information.

• Eyes Like A Cat (3:50) and I've Been Down (5:33) by Joe Louis Walker, from Between a Rock and the Blues (2009);available from StonyPlainRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit JoeLouisWalker.com for more information.

• Hell Bound Train (4:11) by Delta Moon, from Hell Bound Train (2010); available from http://deltamoon.bandcamp.com/album/hellbound-train and the iTMS, and on CD from RedParlor.com. Visit DeltaMoon.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: the 2010 Blues Music Awards, The Great Northern Blues Society.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• God of Abraham (3:25) by Guthrie Kennard, from Matchbox (2009); available from CDUniverse and the iTunes Music Store. Kennard's web site (GuthrieKennard.com) is being renovated - in the meantime, you can visit MySpace.com/GuthrieKennard for more information.

• I Got All Kinds Of Love (4:49) and The Whiskey Makes Me Mean (3:12) by Nick Moss & The Fliptops from Live At Chan's Combo Platter No. 2 (2009); available from Blue Bella Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blue Bella site for more information.

• Bad Seed (3:04) and Mississippi Hoo Doo Man (5:16) from Bamboozled - Live in Germany (2006); available from RufRecords.de and the iTMS. OmarAndTheHowlers.com and their MySpace page for more information.

• The Girl Who Wept Stones (3:16) by Brother Dege Legg, from Folk Songs of the American Longhair (2010); available from DegeLegg.com. Visit DegeLegg.com for more information.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This episode's playlist:

• Champagne and Reefer (4:25) by The Mannish Boys, from Shake For Me (2010); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information.

• The Ghost Of The St. Louis Blues (3:51) by Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy, from Good Time Music for Hard Times (2009); available from StonyPlainRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit MariaMuldaur.com for more information.

• Jailbait (3:39) by Anni Piper, from Two's Company (2009); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit AnniPiper.com for more information.

• The Right Time (3:52) by Popa Chubby, from The Fight Is On (2010); available from Blind Pig Records, the products page of PopaChubby.com, and the iTMS. Visit PopaChubby.com for more information.

• Your Love's A Lie (5:29), Privileged At Birth (7:11) and Why Should I Care (3:19), all by Nick Moss and all from Privileged (2010); available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. Visit NickMoss.com for more information.

• Mm Hmm (3:23) by Peter Karp & Sue Foley, from He Said She Said (2010); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit BlindPigRecords.com for more information.

• Determined Woman Shuffle (3:49) by Cath Butler's Joynt Venture, from Dangerous Desires (2009); available from CDBaby and the iTMS. Visit DangerousDesire.com for more information.

• Promised Land (3:41) by Robin Rogers, from Treat Me Right (2008); available from the store at Robin's site, Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit RobinRogers.com for more information.

• Done With The Devil (5:11) by Jason Ricci & New Blood, from Done With The Devil (2009); available from Amazon.com and the iTMS. Visit JasonRicci.com for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: Ray Wylie Hubbard's 2009 tour schedule, and what the critics are saying about A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: there is no C); the 2nd annual Grit 'n Groove Fest in Luckenbach, TX.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you, first and foremost, courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• Treat Me Right (4:45) by Peter Karp & Sue Foley, from He Said She Said (2010); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BlindPigRecords.com for more information.

• New Loving Blues (4:29) by The CSL Jr. Band, from Voice of the Heart (2009); available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. Visit TheCSLJrBand.com for more information.

• Another Day, Another Dollar (3:31) by Guthrie Kennard, from Matchbox (2009); available from CDUniverse and the iTMS. Kennard's web site (GuthrieKennard.com) is being renovated - in the meantime you can visit MySpace.com/GuthrieKennard for more information.

• Watch It (4:04), Train To Memphis (4:43) and Wo Yeah Woman (5:00), all by The Kilborn Alley Blues Band, and all from Better Off Now (2010); available from BlueBellaRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit KilbornAlley.com for more information.

• Imagine Your Lover (5:16) by Robert DiMaio, from Robert DiMaio & The Beauty Junkies (2007); available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. Visit RobertDiMaio.com for more information.

• Never Enuff Rockin (3:16) by Sandy Mack, from Still Going Strong (2009); available from CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit Sandy's MySpace page for more information.

• Pearl River (4:54) by Mike Zito, from Pearl River (2009); available from EclectoGroove.com and the iTMS. Visit MikeZito.com for more information.

• Georgia Redsnake (3:52) by Nick Moss, from Privileged (2010); available from Amazon MP3 and the iTMS. Visit NickMoss.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Great Northern Blues Society Blues Cafe 2010.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C) (3:09) by Ray Wylie Hubbard, from A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C) (2010); available from the store at RayWylie.com and the iTMS. Visit RayWylie.com for more information.

• The Girl Who Wept Stones (3:16) by Brother Dege Legg, from Folk Songs of the American Longhair (2010); available from DegeLegg.com. Visit DegeLegg.com for more information.

• Wicked Wanda (4:35) by Popa Chubby, from The Fight Is On (2010); scheduled for release in the U.S. on March 22nd on the Blind Pig label. Advance orders can be placed at the products page of PopaChubby.com. Visit PopaChubby.com for more information.

• I'm Tide (3:57) by Joe Louis Walker, from from Between a Rock and the Blues (2009); available from StonyPlainRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit JoeLouisWalker.com for more information.

• Hard Days Blues (4:12), Ain't No Fun When The Rabbit Got The Gun (2:54) and Fallin' Down (4:24), all by the Cash Box Kings, and all from I-94 Blues (2010); scheduled for release by Blue Bella Records on March 16th. Visit both CashBoxKings.com and BlueBellaRecords.com for more information.

• One More Gig (2:54) by Andre Bisson, from Rhythm and Blues Experience (2008); available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. Visit AndreBisson.ca for more information.

• Worse Without You (3:40) by Ramblin Dawgs, from Shoot 'Em Up (2009); available from the store at their site and the iTMS. Visit RamblinDawgs.com for more information.

• Like The Bad Girls Do (2:47) by Jacks O Diamonds, from Here There & Everywhere (2009). To buy Here There & Everywhere, send email to jdofjacksodiamonds (at) yahoo (dot) com. Visit JacksODiamonds.net for more information.

Mentioned during this show: many, many thanks to StonyPlainRecords.com and BlueBellaRecords.com.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• Hell Bound Train (4:11) by Delta Moon, from Hell Bound Train (2010); available immediately as a download from http://deltamoon.bandcamp.com/album/hellbound-train and on CD from RedParlor.com after April 6th. Visit DeltaMoon.com for more information.

• Hard Row To Hoe (3:35) by Brother Dege Legg, from Folk Songs of the American Longhair (2010); available from DegeLegg.com. Visit DegeLegg.com for more information.

• Even Things Up (4:27) by Pete Anderson, from Even Things Up (2010); available from Amazon MP3, Barnes & Noble, CDUniverse.com and the iTMS. Visit LittleDogRecords.com for more information.

• I've Been Down (5:33), Tell Me Why (5:44) and I'm Tide (3:57), all by Joe Louis Walker, and all from from Between a Rock and the Blues (2009); available from StonyPlainRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit JoeLouisWalker.com for more information.

• H.O.T. (Happy On Top) (2:26) by Ruth Greenwood, from I Won't Apologize (2006), available from RuthGreenwood.com and the iTMS. Visit RuthGreenwood.com for more information.

• Drink All Day (3:38) by Bluesboy Jag, from A Bump and A Beer (2009); available from this page at Jag's site and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JagsHouse.com for more information.

• Find Yourself Another Man (5:39) by Dave Gross, from Crawling the Walls (2009); available from the store at Dave's site, from the VizzTone Label Group store and the iTMS. Visit DaveGross.net for more information.

• Fear No Evil (3:51) by Coco Montoya, from The Essential Coco Montoya (2009); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit CocoMontoya.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Murphy's Saloon is now listed at Zune.net; March 1, 2010 Americana Music Association chartWith Ray Wylie Hubbard at #2; BlueBellaRecords.com.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• Bam (4:59) by the Cross Roads Blues Band - The Resurrection, from Bammm! (2009). Visit CrossRoadsResurrection.com for more information.

• My Babe She Loves Me All the Time (3:21) by Bluesboy Jag, from A Bump and A Beer (2009); available from this page at Jag's site and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JagsHouse.com for more information.

• Should Have Done More (4:07) by Watermelon Slim, from Escape From The Chicken Coop (2009), available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

• A Little Attention (4:37) by Big James & The Chicago Playboys, from Right Here Right Now (2009); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit BigJames.com for more information.

• Still in Love (6:03), Stop Me (4:32) and Honky Tonk Girl (4:24), all by Pete Anderson and all from Even Things Up (2010); available from Amazon MP3, Barnes & Noble, CDUniverse.com and the iTMS. Visit LittleDogRecords.com for more information.

• Don't Let The Door Hit You (4:17) by Arthur Adams, from Stomp The Floor (2009); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit ArthurAdamsBand.com and this page at the Delta Groove site for more information.

• Wasp's Nest (3:55) by Ray Wylie Hubbard, from A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C) (2010); available from the store at RayWylie.com and the iTMS. Visit RayWylie.com for more information.

• Wrong Woman (3:45) by Ana Popovic, from Blind for Love (2009); available from EclectoGroove Records and the iTMS. Visit AnaPopovic.com and this page at the EclectoGroove Records site for more information.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• Pawnbroker (3:27) by Tinsley Ellis, from Fanning The Flames (1989); available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Thanks also to AirplayDirect for helping make this track available. Visit TinsleyEllis.com for more information.

• I Don't Know Why (4:10) by Sean Chambers, from Ten Til Midnight (2009); available from Amazon.com and the iTMS. Visit SeanChambers.com for more information.

• I'll Break Your Promise (3:28), Cryin' Blind (4:14) and John Ross Said (2:48), all by Samuel James and all from For Rose, Maeve and Noreen (2009), available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit Samuel James in MySpace and this page at PiedmontTalent.com for more information.

• Wondering (2:41) by Sandy Mack, from Still Going Strong (2009), available from CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit Sandy Mack in MySpace for more information.

• Down Home Country Blues (3:02), Pots and Pans (4:02) and Tornado Ripe (5:35), all by Ray Wylie Hubbard and all from A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C) (2010); available from the store at RayWylie.com and the iTMS. Visit RayWylie.com for more information.

• Bamboozled (4:28) by Omar & the Howlers, from Boogie Man (2003); available from Amazon.com and the iTMS. Visit OmarAndTheHowlers.com and their MySpace page for more information.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

After nearly 40 years in the music business, legendary Austin-based singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard said the decision to form his own record label had everything to do with the freedom to chart his own course as an artist and retain control of all facets of his career.

Hubbard's new album, entitled "A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C)" (release date: Jan. 12th), is on Bordello Records, run by Hubbard's wife Judy.

"It's not the financial part of it at all," Hubbard said. "I could have gotten a deal with an independent label and had a bigger budget, but it comes back to that as I've gotten older, I really want to own my music, to own the masters.

"Having the ownership of what you create gives me a great freedom. These songs mean a great deal to me and I want to own them, and that's important to me. The whole record industry is up in the air and nobody knows what's next, and I think we can do better selling 10,000 copies ourselves than if we sold 100,000 for a label."

Hubbard said the freedom afforded by navigating his own way in the turbulent waters of the contemporary music business led directly to the new album's admittedly odd title and cover art, which are derived from the writings of Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet and Sufi mystic.

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It was while reading about the European Age of Enlightenment that Hubbard said he found the word "endarkenment."

"I thought, 'nobody uses that – what an archaic, weird word.' And then I got into it, and thought, 'what a great word that nobody uses,'" he said. "But the idea is there: if you're enlightened, and everybody else is not. It's either one or the other: either you is, or you ain't. And it just kinda tore around my head, and I thought, 'what a great thing.'

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Among those who appear on "Enlightenment" are The Trishas, a new female vocal quartet from Austin; guitarist Gurf Morlix, a frequent Hubbard collaborator and producer in the past; and guitarists Derek O'Brian (a longtime member of the Antone's house band), David Abeta (from the band Reckless Kelly) and Billy Cassis (from the legendary Austin band Soulhat). The album was co-produced by Hubbard and highly regarded Austin session musician George Reiss.

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"Songs like "Black Wings" and "Opium" and "Enlightenment" were all pretty much recorded live straight through with no overdubs whatsoever. We just went in there and did 'em. I think we overdubbed a guitar part on a couple of songs. It was all done to capture the moment — we wanted performance."

Read the full story here.

This week's playlist:

• Same Dog (4:47) by Coco Montoya, from The Essential Coco Montoya (2009); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit CocoMontoya.com for more information..

• I Gottta Feelin' (3:52) by Andre Bisson, from Rhythm and Blues Experience (2008); available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. Visit AndreBisson.ca for more information.

• You Let Me Down (6:46) by Ramblin Dawgs, from Shoot 'Em Up (2009); available from the store at their site and the iTMS. Visit RamblinDawgs.com for more information.

• Natural Born Lover (5:30 by Mike Zito, from Pearl River (2009); available from EclectoGroove.com and the iTMS. Visit MikeZito.com for more information.

• Drunked (5:31), It's My Life Baby (2:56) and Boogie Now (6:04), all by Sandy Mack and all from Still Going Strong (2009), available from CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit Sandy's MySpace page for more information.

• Cubano Jump (2:58) by Dave Gross, from Crawling the Walls (2009); available from the store at Dave's site, from the VizzTone Label Group store and the iTMS. Visit DaveGross.net for more information.

• Running Out On Me (4:21) by Aynsley Lister, from Equilibrium (2009); available from Aynsley's online store and the iTMS. Visit AynsleyLister.co.uk for more information.

• Sugar Shack (4:36) by Damon Fowler, from Sugar Shack (2009); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit DamonFowler.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Ray Wylie Hubbard and A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C).

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are welcome to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• It's Never Too Hard To Be Humble (4:44) by Watermelon Slim, from Escape From The Chicken Coop (2009), available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTunes Music Store. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

• You Can Count On Me (4:05) by Blueskillet, from Cure These Blues (2009); available from CDBaby and the iTMS. Visit Blueskillet.com for more information.

• Homegrown (Radio Mix) (3:42) by The Kelly Bell Band, from Phat Blues Music (1998), available at the band's page at Garageband, the Phat store at their site, or from the iTMS. Visit PhatBlues.com for more information.

• You Let Me Down (6:46), Common Man (4:01) and Shoot 'Em Up (4:12), all by Ramblin Dawgs, and all from Shoot 'Em Up (2009); available from the store at their site and the iTMS. Visit RamblinDawgs.com for more information.

• Like The Bad Girls Do (2:47) by Jacks O' Diamonds, from Here There & Everywhere (2009). To buy Here There & Everywhere, send email to jdofjacksodiamonds (at) yahoo (dot) com. Visit JacksODiamonds.net for more information.

• Stone Cold Blues (5:27), Mississippi Mud (4:36) and Bad in a Good Way (5:21), all by Omar & the Howlers, and all from Boogie Man (2003); available from Amazon.com and the iTMS. Visit OmarAndTheHowlers.com and their MySpace page for more information.

• Brand New Blues (5:11) by Cyril Neville, from Brand New Blues (2009); available from MC-Records.com and the iTMS. Visit Nevilles.com and Cyril's MySpace page for more information.

• Lost In The Sauce (4:48) by the JP Blues Band, from Die Happy (2007); available from the iTMS. Visit the band's Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for more information.

• Foul Weather Blues (3:30) by Harpdog Brown. To buy Harpdog's most recent CD, Once in a Howlin' Moon, visit HarpdogBrown.com. Visit Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page for more information.

Mentioned during this show: AirplayDirect.

To contact me: email me at murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are welcome to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )