SHOW #328 – 06/20/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/z5W9HK CALGARY INTERNATIONAL BLUES FESTIVAL We open the show speaking with Cindy MacLeod from The Calgary International Blues Festival. A Festival Partner with Music On The Couch, this week long event brings the best of the blues to the beautiful city of […]
SHOW #327 – 06/13/16 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/F0tbqM PETER D. HARPER Peter is an award-winning singer/songwriter originally out of Australian, now a Michigan native. Simply known as Harper, he has been receiving glowing reviews for his music and the album, Show Your Love. Peter and I talked about his upbringing, moving to Australia at 10, how his […]
SHOW # 325 – 05/23/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen here: https://goo.gl/AMIkXR TALL CITY BLUES FEST We started the show by speaking with Lisa Grissom, Festival Producer. Tall City is a Music On The Couch Festival Partner. Lisa gave us a great overview of this year’s lineup and events that occur during […]
SHOW #324 – 05/16/16 Listen Here: https://goo.gl/9grDpT Show Note: One of the scheduled guests was a no show, so we scrambled to bring MMP and Albert in early. TONY TORRES Tony came to The Couch through good friend Kool Breeze. Torres has just released his debut album A Real Gone Time. The Pennsylvania native has played many genres […]
SHOW #323 – 05/02/16 Live, Uncut and Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/5kqCiU ANTHONY ROSANO – COUCH KID NEWS Anthony came by to talk about the new album “‘Rood Awakening”, which is available for pre-order now and available the end of May. He also announced their upcoming studio album, which will […]
SHOW #322 – 04/25/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/KpN8dq SHAUN MURPHY – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Shaun returned to The Couch to share her latest release It Won’t Stop Raining. Shaun has brought the Blues out in full-force on this one. We talked about the making of this album […]
SHOW #320 – 04/11/16 Live, Uncut and Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/Ki89UM SMOKIN’ IN STEELE – FESTIVAL PARTNER John “Blueshammer” Hammer joined me to talk about the 2016 Smokin’ In Steele Blues Festival, a Festival partner of Music On The Couch. This is one of the coolest festivals around and always has […]
SHOW #320 – 04/04/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/0yaycO EXIT 56 BLUES FEST We began with a visit from Sonia Outlaw-Clark talking about this year’s Exit 56 Blues Festival, which is held in Brownsville, TN on Memorial Day weekend. we spoke about the music and other events around the weekend and […]
SHOW # 318 – 03/28/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/oEdFo8 IN LAYMAN TERMS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC – WORLD PREMIER Cole and his sister Logan Layman are long time Couch Kids. We met them a few years back when they were in the Youth Showcase with […]
SHOW #317 – 03/21/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/xzYSYo JEFF JENSEN – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC – WORLD PREMIER Jeff is about to release his next album, recorded Live at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN with a live audience, The River City Sessions is a special recording and Jeff returned to […]
SHOW #316 – 03/14/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/kV5ipN CECILE DOO-KINGUE Cecile is a NY gal, who lived in France and settled in Montreal Canada. She has mastered her craft over the years and in 2015 she released Anybody Listening Part 1: Monologues. It earned her multiple […]
SHOW #315 – 03/07/16 LIVE, UNCUT & UNCENSORED CONVERSATIONS WITH “MUSICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/B11ASu KIRBY SEWELL – COUCH KID NEWS Kirby stopped by to talk about his recent Maple Blues Award and what is on tap for the summer of 2016. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE ANGEL FORREST – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC […]
SHOW # 313 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/xoOkHn JASON VIVONE Jason Vivone and the Billy Bats come out of Kansas City with an attitude and a ton of talent. Jason has made the IBC as a solo/duo artist and with his band. The new album The Avenue honors […]
SHOW # 312 – 02/15/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/S8F9g3 JOEY DELGADO – Guitarist for the Delgado Brothers who took 1st place at the 2016 International Blues Challenge. The band was unavailable during the wrap-up show, so Joey called in to talk about the week the band […]
SHOW #304 – LIVE, UNCUT & UNCENSORED CONVERSATIONS WITH MUSICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW LIVE FROM THE 32ND INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Listen Here: https://goo.gl/0XDb7h Webcasting from the fuBAR at Rum Boogie Café. We had a couple of guest prior to going live to the Tas Cru Jam, which we webcasted for over two hours. We spoke […]
SHOW #304 – LIVE, UNCUT & UNCENSORED CONVERSATIONS WITH MUSICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW LIVE FROM THE 32ND INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Listen Here: https://goo.gl/0XDb7h Webcasting from the fuBAR at Rum Boogie Café. We had a couple of guest prior to going live to the Tas Cru Jam, which we webcasted for over two hours. We spoke […]
SHOW # 302 – 01/11/16 – IBC PREVIEW SHOW #2 Listen Here: https://goo.gl/e64ub0 NATIONAL WOMEN IN BLUES Michele Seidman and Terri Robbins, the two women behind The National Women In Blues joined me to speak about the spectacular showcase they put on each year during IBC. This year they are moving to Beale Street where they will be in […]
SHOW # 300 – 12/28/15 ROUNDTABLE #5 – “LOOKING AHEAD ON THE STATE OF THE BLUES” LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE: https://goo.gl/jQxCCG For this special Roundtable I was joined by: AMY BRAT Founder and director of BratGirlMedia and is a leading publicist, event facilitator, and social media strategist, specializing in Blues. She is the Director of […]
SHOW # 299 – Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Show can be heard at: https://goo.gl/CTfuvi AL BASILE Al has worked with the Duke Robillard Band as a songwriter and recording member since 1990, appearing on twelve CDs and a DVD. He has been nominated five times, in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, […]
SHOW # 298 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” DAVID GOGO David is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and bandleader. Between 1994 and 2014, he released 12 solo albums. His latest release is entitled Vicksburg Call and David and I explored his life and his music while listening to the new album. WEB SITE […]
SHOW # 296 – 12/07/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” BILL PHILLIPPE – COUCH KID NEWS Bill sat with me back on March 30, 2015. He is working on a new album and on the Couch Kid News we talked about the fan-funding campaign Bill is running and where he is with […]
SHOW #295 – 11/23/15 A SHOW FOR ALY Back in July 2015, Lisa Mann was a guest on the show. During our talk she mentioned her 12-year old cousin Aly and her battle with cancer and a benefit, which was going to be held. I told Lisa to include a silent auction item from me…the […]
SHOW # 294 – 11/09/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/YcpaIY HANS THEESSINK – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Back on March 25, 2013 Hans Theessink was a guest on the Couch. It was the World Premier of his album with Terry Evans, Wishing Well. We spoke about his […]
SHOW # 293 – 11/02/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/CLgOzs DEB CALLAHAN Deb sings blues soaked soul…or is it soul soaked blues? Either way, this Boston born songstress has been working audiences up and down the eastern seaboard for the last 20 years. Her 5th album is […]
SHOW # 292 – 10/26/15 Live, Uncut, Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE, CLICK HERE: https://goo.gl/p6Jy4C LES COPELAND Les caught the attention of “Honeyboy Edwards” and Michael Frank and recorded his debut on Earwig in 2010. His sophomore effort, also on Earwig, is now out and has folks talking about Les […]
Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” SHOW #291 – 10/19/15 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/DCUfZv FOUR COUCH KID NEW MUSIC SEGMENTS OMAR KENT DYKES Omar sat for his fifth visit to The Couch. This time he dropped by to discuss his new release The Kitchen Sink, which is only being released digitally at […]
SHOW #290 – 10/12/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/s/7974603 ANTHONY GERACI Anthony is a founding member of Sugar Ray & The Bluetones has also been a keyboard force for folks like Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Big Mama Thornton and Jimmy Rogers to name just a few. With […]
SHOW # 289 – Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/lAqFub HEATHER CROSSE Heather has been performing for 31 years. Bassist for Heavy Suga’ & The SweeTones, in 2008, Heather moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi to follow her Blues dreams & play bass for Super Chikan. This past year, Heather spent […]
SHOW # 288 – 09/28/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/Enj81N NIECIE – COUCH KID NEWS Niecie comes by with her new single Just This Side Of Memphis and we talk about the song. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE H.A.R.T. FUND SILENT AUCTION SHOW In May […]
SHOW # 287 – 09/21/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversation With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/RahPFP ALBERT CUMMINGS Albert began playing the banjo prior to picking up the guitar. What put these instruments into his hands, what was it like to come to Memphis for the 1999 IBC after only performing for two years […]
SHOW # 286 – 09/08/15 Listen Here: https://goo.gl/WfiyuD THE FUTURE OF THE BLUES FOUNDATION Barbara Newman and Paul Benjamin joined me on this evening. I wanted to introduce Barbara to the Blues World in a proper forum and live, so the fans and membership could also participate. Though many know Paul, many others do not, […]
SHOW #285 – 08/31/15 LIVE, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen Here: https://goo.gl/meYUP0 JAY SIELEMAN Outgoing President/CEO of The Blues Foundation. The Foundation has had some growing pains during Jay’s time in office, but he also accomplished the building of the physical Blues Hall Of Fame in Memphis, TN., a total […]
SHOW # 284 – 08/24/15 https://tobtr.com/s/7856805 CHRISTIAN COLLIN – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Christian originally Sat On The Couch on April 28, 2014 shortly after he released his album American Art. He has a new album, Spirit Of The Blues, which released in July and he returned to The Couch to share and talk about it. We touched on […]
SHOW #283 – 08/18/15 Show Link: https://goo.gl/7yzxxV Due to an issue with BlogTalk Radio on Monday, the show was rescheduled to Tuesday. Lazer Lloyd was not able to make it Tuesday; he has been rescheduled to October 12, 2015 KERN PRATT – COUCH KID NEWS Kern came by to talk about some upcoming events in […]
SHOW # 282 – 08/10/15 – https://goo.gl/i3UICo Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” MICHAEL PACKER – COUCH KID NEWS Michael Packer has been here three times before. September 2013, December 2013 and July 2014. He came and talked about his new single “Yo Staten Island”, his Blues-Hop response to the death of Eric […]
SHOW #280 – 07/27/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Listen at: https://goo.gl/CdfGSL SOUTHERN HALO – COUCH KID NEWS Southern Halo has only appeared on the IBC Shows, but we said the ladies could come by and share some exciting news. Natalia Morris, Christina Morris and Hannah Morris talked about their new album, they’re moving more […]
SHOW # 276 – 07/06/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” Show Link: https://goo.gl/FQsruW BEAN BLOSSOM BLUES FEST – Grant Stuart, Organizer of the Festival, came by to talk about the history of “The Bean” and this year’s event. We talked about the music and all the activities that are available to […]
SHOW # 275 – 06/29/15 PLEASE NOTE THAT MY MICROPHONE HAD AN ISSUE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE SHOW, BUT IS RECTIFIED DURING THE VOO DAVIS SEGMENT. THE GUESTS AND THE MUSIC RECORDED PERFECTLY. Hear the show at https://goo.gl/WM3Ip9 CALGARY INTERNATIONAL BLUES FEST The Calgary BluesFest is a partner of Music On The Couch […]
Editors Note: We are excited to have Music On the Couch back on “Making a Scene”! SHOW # 274 – 06/22/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” MALAYA BLUE – COUCH KID NEWS Malaya first sat on The Couch on Show # 216 on 04/28/14. She returned this evening to talk […]
SHOW # 261 – 02/16/15 ROUNDTABLE # 4 – MUSICIANS,CLUBS & BMI – MUSIC ROYALTIES & WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU Panelists included Musician, Tas Cru, VP River City Management, Carson Lamm and BMI Executive Jeff Syracuse. The conversation revolved around the reasons BMI (and ASCAP & SECAN) do what they do and how the […]
SHOW # 260 – 02/09/15 ANGEL FORREST – originally Sat On The Couch back on December 8th, but technical difficulties wiped out her portion of the show, so she came back to tell her story once again. Angel is a wonderful singer and performer from Canada who has won multiple Maple Blues Awards, including two more […]
SHOW # 250 – 01/05/15 – IBC PREVIEW ZAC HARMON – 2004 Band Challenge Winner Zac gave us insight into how he found out about the IBC and his first time coming to the Challenge. He used the words ‘be yourself’ a few times in describing the most important attribute a Challenger can have. In fact, […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH LIVE, UNCUT & UNCENSORED CONVERSATIONS WITH “MUSICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW” 12/15/14 – SHOW # 247 CAROLYN FE – COUCH KID NEWS Carolyn Fe came by for the segment to give some thanks for her album being named “International Release Of The Year” for the Jimi Awards. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE […]
Gary Nicholson is a #1 hit songwriter, two time Grammy winning producer, recording artist, with over 500 of his songs recorded by artists as diverse as BB King, Garth Brooks, Etta James, and Ringo Starr to name a few. He can also be “Whitey Johnson,” his bluesman alter ego, or a part of the Fortunate […]
Stacy Mitchhart has always been a bandleader. He developed his sound and stagecraft at the helm of four groups in his hometown of Cincinnati. Then he found himself in Nashville and never left. And that brings us to his 12th album, Live My Life. As always he has a Monday night gig at Bourbon Street […]
Howard Glazer is a masterful guitarist whose deep-voice vocals are expressive and solidly delivered. He draws from a wide musical background to create a powerful blend of serious blues, rock and acoustic compositions, yielding an uncompromising sound. His fifth album, Looking In The Mirror, was released on October 21st, and Howard joined me and shared […]
Terry Hanck fell in love with California in the early 60’s and also found his love of music there. He has has been nominated Best Instrumentalist Saxophone in the BMAs, winning once and has won numerous other awards. Terry’s latest album is entitled Gotta Bring It On Home To You, and he joined me on […]
Wendy Dewitt and Kirk Harwood stopped by to share the news about their upcoming Christmas Album entitled Train Full Of Joy! It is available for pre-order and will be available for sale mid-October. Looking forward to getting my copy! In Layman Terms is Cole Layman, 17, and Logan Layman, 14. They have a passion for […]
Jenn Ocken stopped by to talk about Blues On Beale Street: Memoirs of the International Blues Challenge, a photo book accompanied by a series of written experiences, short stories, song lyrics, and quotes by the vast variety of attendees of the International Blues Challenge, expressing their personal experiences while attending and competing at the event. […]
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