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If I was to draw a road map of the hour, it would contain strong, evocative voices, a contrast between darkness and light, and a set featuring an i...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 59:54
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I’ve got some interesting instrumentation this week, along with a very nice acoustic set and a set of classic blues artists live. Stomptown Brass, ...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:54
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It’s a big variety in this hour of The Roadhouse, as you’ve come to expect. I’ve got young artists and old. I’ve got artists who are new to the sho...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:54
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This hour suits the common ideal of a roadhouse to a tee. asey James, Nick Schnebelen, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Jason Ricci, and Janiva Magne...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:54
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I have to admit I kind of admire the courage it took for a producer to approve such an awkward title for...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
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Regular listeners to this show may be aware that I’m not a fan of most Christmas movies. Occasionally, though, I offer suggestions during the holid...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2017
  • Length: 04:19
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People often say that if you make good music, the fans will follow. So does good music rise to the top? And what is the top? Hear from Bandcamp's J...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:57
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A debate about whether Nolan’s Dunkirk whitewashes history is perfectly legitimate but seventy years after India’s Independence isn’t it also time ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
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Sometimes it seems 70 years after Independence India is just unable to shake off its suited and booted colonial hangover, as a recent Facebook post...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
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The collaboration of American jazz artists such as Miles Davis and Art Blakey with French filmmakers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Film schola...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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This hour suits the common ideal of a roadhouse to a tee. Casey James, Nick Schnebelen, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Jason Ricci, and Janiva Magn...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Jun 24, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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There are two important points to remember for this edition of The Roadhouse: the blues are in good hands and they cover a lot of ground. I feature...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: May 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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I've got an 80-proof version of the hour this week, with 40% of the artists new to The Roadhouse. Harlis Sweetwater, Brad Stivers, John McNamara, H...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ramadan Tent Project 2016, Beaverton, Oregon
Xavier theologian brings theology down to earth and university students bring Ramadan to their community.

Bought by KWIT, KUNM, KPIP-LP, and WETS


  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 4
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We lost another blues great this week with the passing of James Cotton. This edition of The Roadhouse is a rememberance that keeps the context of h...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Mar 19, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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This hour of The Roadhouse works to rectify an admitted deficit of female blues artists to male. Lauren Mitchell, Hurricane Ruth, Samantha Fish, Rh...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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It's not all driving backbeats in this hour of The Roadhouse. In fact, I've got a set acoustic blues featuring the National Resonator guitar. And, ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KMXT, and WJAB


  • Added: Feb 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
Caption: The Roadhouse
If you're an old hand in The Roadhouse, you know the drill: an hour of great blues variety. If you're new, I think you might be in for a surprise o...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Jan 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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We're building a strong hour of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse. Jack Mack & the Heart Attack Horns, Lucky Peterson, Kenny Neal, Moreland & ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I've got Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Leavell, Rory Block, and Teresa James & the Rhythm Tra...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I've got a set from the Delta, a track that borders on rockabilly and the usual bouquet of brightly-colored blues. M...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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This hour of The Roadhouse moves along like a train down the rails. Knickerbocker All-Stars, Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings, Johnny Nicholas, L...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I bounce back and forth between two real hot spots of blues: Chicago and San Francisco. I’ve got a lot of artists th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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This is another hour of The Roadhouse that just doesn’t slow down. And, it’s a little heavier than usual with some great female blues artists, to b...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2