This week's playlist:

• Hiding Under Cover (3:08) by the Joe Galea Band, from Hiding Under Cover (2008); available from Joe's online catalog page. Visit JoeGaleaBand.com for more information.

• Another Funeral for A Friend (4:49) by the Darcy Perry Band, from Phoenix (2008); available from Amplifier.co.nz and the iTMS. Visit DarcyPerry.co.nz for more information.

• Devilment by Paul Reddick, from SugarBird (2008), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit PaulReddick.ca for more information.

• Whole Lotta Trouble (6:14), Wanna Tell (3:45) and Looka Here (4:05). all by George Friend and all from Looka Here (2004); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit George's MySpace page for more information.

• Moan by Robin Rogers, from Treat Me Right (2008); available from the store at Robin's site, Blind Pig Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit RobinRogers.com for more information..

• No Mercy (4:20), by The Snake Charmers, from Been Gone Too Long (2008), available from and the iTMS. Visit TheSnakeCharmers.net and The Snake Charmers' MySpace page for more information.

• Spider In My Stew (4:37) by Magic Slim & The Teardrops, and all from Midnight Blues (2008); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blind Pig Records site for more information.

• Blues Train Express (4:46) by Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings, from Blues Evolution (2007); available from CDBaby and the iTMS. Visit BigDaddyStallings.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: my friend Nate Taiapa, host of The Blues Room; the Murphy's Saloon Frappr! map; and where you can find me in Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

Excellent 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; BluesCritic.com.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #150 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)