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Music on the Couch Show #387

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Circus americana, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock September 16, 2017

MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #387 – 09/12/17 ALL COUCH KID NEW MUSIC HALLEY DeVESTERN – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Halley returns to The Couch with her new EP, Keep On Playin’ , the long awaited follow-up to Fabbo! Boffo! Smasho! The five original tunes are described as “…balls to the wall, Blues Funk Rock with a splash of […]

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Benny Turner My Brother’s Blues

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Circus americana, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock September 16, 2017

Benny Turner My Brother’s Blues Nola Blue Records Once Benny Turner and his older brother Freddie left Texas for Chicago his brother began to make a name for himself as Freddie King. Freddie became a guitar god while Turner backed him up on bass. Turner left for awhile to play with R n’ B singer […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Benny Turner

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE A veteran musician for over 60 years, Benny Turner has played everywhere from the Chitlin’ Circuit, to Europe, Japan, Australia, and all points in between. Content to be a sideman in support of the many giants he has worked with, it wasn’t unti 2010 that Benny took his rightful place in […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 9/11/2017

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Circus americana, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock September 16, 2017

This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO Show! We bring you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating the Future of the Blues! These are the Innovators not the imitators .. they ARE the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have a great 3 hour block of music from John Pagano Band – JPBlues The McKee […]

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Wee Willie Walker And The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra – After a While

Wee Willie Walker And The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra After A While Blue Dot Records Born in Hernando, Mississippi Wee Willie Walker’s career spans six decades as he is one of our last real soul singers. He recorded nine sides for the Memphis based Goldwax label in 1968. More recently between 2004 and 2011 Walker […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Johnny Oskam

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Drawing his influence from the likes of blues greats such as Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as rock acts from Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin to Soundgarden and Rival Sons and everything in between, Johnny Oskam fuses together elements of rock and blues from all over the spectrum to […]

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Milligan-Vaughan Project

Milligan-Vaughan Project Mark One Records Malford Milligan is a Texas based soul, blues and rock singer who attended the University of Texas. He started a local Monday night blues jam and wound up beginning a life in music. In 1994 Milligan helped form the band Storyville with David Grissom, David Holt and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

Live from the Midnight Circus Featuring Hamilton Loomis

This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that the true tradition of the blues lives in creating new original music from it’s roots. These are not the imitators .. they are the innovators .. they ARE the Indie Blues […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mindi Abair

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues that is being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Bluesand are out there touring and creating new original music from it’s roots. This is the REAL tradition of the Blues .. to be innovators .. not Imitators .. These ARE […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Hamilton Loomis

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Hamilton Loomis does indeed go back to basics on his new album, which is his most personal and emotional effort to date. Gone are the double entendres for which Loomis is known; this time, his lyrics are direct, personal, and often autobiographical. The “basics” theme runs through the entire CD, in […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Trevor Sewell

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being created by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off with music from Scott Ellison Band Sunday Wilde and Reno Jack Scottie Miller Band An indie Blues Double Shot […]

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Johnny Rawls Waiting For The Train

Johnny Rawls Waiting For The Train Catfood Records Johnny Rawls was born in Hattiesburg Mississippi in 1951. Having mastered the guitar Rawls’ schoolteacher arranged for him to back musicians when they were on tour through Mississippi. In 1975 Rawls joined O.V. Wright’s band and became his musical director until Wright’s passing in 1980. The Ace […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Mindi Abair

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE PRETTY GOOD FOR A GIRL! One of the most recognized and sought-after saxophonists/vocalists, two-time GRAMMY nominee Mindi Abair has been electrifying audiences with her dynamic live performances and utter command of the saxophone since her debut album in 2000. No one since Junior Walker has brought saxophone and vocals in one […]

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Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers The East-West Sessions

Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers The East-West Sessions MindiAbair.com In 1979 Randy Jacobs was a core member of the funk pop band “Was (Not Was)” an early project of producer Don Was (Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones) where he worked with singer Sweet Pea Atkinson. He was also a member of 1993’s Soul […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 09/04/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists This week we have a great 3 hour block of music from Scott Ellison BandSunday Wilde Reno Jack Scottie Miller Band An […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Trevor Sewell

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Winner of 9 major awards in the U.S.A and 4 times nominated in the British Blues Awards. The past three years have seen Sewell continue to go from strength to strength particularly in America where his debut album ‘Calling Your Name’ spent a staggering 7 weeks at number one on the […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Rob Lutes

This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show! This is the ONLY show that showcases the Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and is out there touring and creating new original music from it’s Roots. These artists ARE the Future of the Blues .. and YES … THEY ARE THE Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

Live from the Midnight Circus Featuring Savoy Brown

This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show .. the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcase those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there creating new original music from it’s roots. These ARE the Indie Blues Artists!! This week we start off with music from Johnny Rawls The McKee BrothersBenny Turner – Real […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Rob Lutes

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Since the release of his first album Gravity in 2000, Rob Lutes has steadily built a collection of exquisite songs that inhabit the intersection of blues, folk, Americana, and the contemporary singer-songwriter genre. As skilled delivering a Piedmont blues classic as he is performing his own acclaimed original songs, Lutes’s masterful […]

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Jonny Lang Signs

Jonny Lang Signs Concord Music Group Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr. a.k.a. Jonny Lang was born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1981. He started playing guitar at the age of twelve. His father took him to see the Fargo based “Bad Medicine Blues Band” and Lang was hooked. He started taking lessons from the bands guitar […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joel DaSilva

This IS the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show. The Voice of Indie Blues which brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues! These are the innovators not the imitators … They ARE the Indie Blues Artists!! This week we start off with music from Johnny Rawls The McKee BrothersBenny Turner – Real Blues an […]

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Steve Howell and Jason Weinheimer A Hundred Years From Today

Steve Howell and Jason Weinheimer A Hundred Years From Today Out of The Past Music Texas born Steve Howell now lives in the greater Shreveport, La. area. He has immersed himself in the rural blues of the south. Howell re-creates obscure traditional country blues with his finger picking style and warm voice. His third album […]

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Walter Trout We’re all in this together

Walter Trout We’re all in this together Provogue/Mascot Label Group Walter Trout was born in Ocean City, N.J. After moving to LA he worked with Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex before becoming Canned Heat’s guitarist in 1981. In 1985 he left them and joined John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers where he […]

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Scott Ellison Good Morning Midnight

Scott Ellison Good Morning Midnight Red Parlor Records Scott Ellison hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1977 guitarist Ellison backed up country music star Jesseca James and in 1981 joined up with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. In the mid 1980’s Ellison relocated to Los Angeles and found work with The Box Tops, The Marvalettes, The Drifters, The […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Originally called the Savoy Brown Blues Band, this group can rightly take credit for cutting the farewell anthem of the 1960s British blues boom, in the form of a modern blues aptly titled “Train to Nowhere.” Historically as well as musically, this song remains a sad reminder that by the time […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Joel DaSilva

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Joel DaSilva has blues running through his veins. Born and raised in his sweet home, Chicago, DaSilva hails from a musical family. His mother and father traveled throughout Brazil and Ukraine, his mother a singer and father accompanying her on guitar. His father passed away when he was 3, but Joel continues […]

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Double Duty – Kim Simmonds Jazzin’ on the Blues – Savoy Brown Witchy Feelin’

Double Duty Kim Simmonds Jazzin’ on the Blues Panache Records Savoy Brown Witchy Feelin’ Ruf Records Guitarist Kim Simmonds was born in Wales in 1947. In 1965 he founded the band Savoy Brown. Their first album was 1967’s “Shake Down” which wasn’t issued in the U.S. Both “Blue Matter” and “A Step Further” were released […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 8/28/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing Independent Blues Artists that Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the innovators .. Not the imitators .. Yes … These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have a great 3 hour block of the best in INDIE BLUES RADIOwith Johnny Rawls The McKee […]

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Paul de Lay Band Live at Notodden ‘97

Paul de Lay Band Live at Notodden ‘97 Little Village Foundation De Lay was an original, a chromatic harp player who incorporated a jazzy tone into his music; and an inventive songwriter with the ability to express his personal feelings in the songs that he wrote. He had a keen sense of humor, loved a […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Andrew Chapman aka JoJo

Listen to The Voice of Indie Blues the show that showcases the Future of the Blues by bringing you the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there touring and creating new music from it’s roots. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off with music from Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers Savoy Brown Benny Turner – Real Blues Pam Taylor Lightnin […]

INDIE Blues Scene

Paramount Music Festival Sept 1-3 2017!

Paramount Music Festival 2017 Coal Dock Park – Main Stage 190 S. Wisconsin Street Port Washington, WI Paramount Music Fest – Stage 2 190 S. Wisconsin Street Port Washington, WI September 1-3, 2017 Advance prices end August 30 Gate prices will be higher. Fri $15, Sat & Sun $35 each. Only individual day tickets will […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring KALO

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO! The show that brings you the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Bluesand are out there touring and creating new original music from it’s roots. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have a great show for you .. starting with Mindi Abair And The […]

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Lew Jetton & 61 South Palestine Blues

Lew Jetton & 61 South Palestine Blues Coffee Street Records Lew Jetton is a former local radio and television meteorologist and news anchor. In 1994 Jetton joined the Paducah, Ky based blues band “61 South”. When their lead singer left the band Jetton became their frontman. The band opened for Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, Little […]

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Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Andrew Chapman aka JoJo

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE It was in the late 1960s at a small Houston nightclub named the Act III that Andrew Chapman first met Tony Braunagel. Chapman was watching his friend Johnny Winter and his brother Edgar perform, with Tony’s friend and neighbor Willie Ornelas on drums. Braunagel had a band called Buttermilk Bottom, and […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 8/21/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO! This is the show that showcases those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating new original music from it’s roots .. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have a great 3 hour block with Mindi Abair Savoy Brown Benny Turner – Real […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In depth interview with Kalo

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Sexy guitar. Infectious rhythms. Smoky vocals. KALO is pure, heartfelt rock ‘n’ roll with just a tease of blues and roots. Everything about KALO is unexpected — and that’s exactly why they’re quickly catching the eyes and ears of music lovers and industry professionals alike. The blues- and roots-laced rock trio […]

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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Groovin’ in Greaseland

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Groovin’ in Greaseland Alligator Records Rick Estrin was born in the San Francisco area in 1949. He fell in love with the Blues and began playing harmonica at the age of fifteen. His style has been compared to both Sonny Boy Williamson II and Little Walter Jacobs. Early in his […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “Indie Blues Awards” Showcase Show!

This week we showcase the winners of the Independent Blues Awards for the first 2 hours .. then we present some of the new music received today .. This is the #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BLUES RADIO show that showcases Indie Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues. These are the innovators who Keeping the Blues Alive! And the Winners […]

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Lee Roy Parnell Midnight Believer

Parnell is a Bluesman too! Lee Roy Parnell Midnight Believer Vector Recordings Lee Roy Parnell was born in Abilene, TX. in 1956. His father toured with Bob Wills and Parnell appeared on Wills’ radio show when he was six years old. In 1974 Parnell moved to Austin where he played with Kinky Friedman. He moved […]

Music on The Couch

MUSIC ON THE COUCH 08/21/17 – SHOW # 386

MUSIC ON THE COUCH 08/21/17 – SHOW # 386 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/eUkUcx JOHN PAGANO – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC John returns with a new album entitled One More Round. John originally sat with me back in 2012 and then returned the next year when Make Room At The Table was released. We got to catch up with this […]

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Don Bryant Don’t Give Up On Love

Don Bryant Don’t Give Up On Love Fat Possum Records Don Bryant was born in Memphis in 1942. He began singing in his father’s gospel group at the age of five. The Five Bryant Bothers sang on Cane Cole’s radio show as The Four Canes. They later sang secular songs as The Four Kings and […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Lew Jetton

Honoring the Past, Praising the Future and Empowering the Future This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you the best Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that is this diversity that is the true tradition of the blues. And in Order to protect the Future of the Blues they must continue to […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Altered Five Blues Band

Honoring the Past, Praising the Present and Empowering the Future! This is The Voice of Indie Blues The show that brings you the best in Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating the Future of the Blues! These artists are the Innovators not the imitators .. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start it […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In Depth Interview with Lew Jetton

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE A native of rural West Tennessee, Lew Jetton first heard the blues and southern gospel music in the cotton fields near Trenton, Tennessee. Later, he was mentored by two legends, Rockabilly Legend Carl Perkins, and Chicago Blues Legend Snooky Pryor. Jetton joined Paducah, Kentucky based blues band, 61 South in 1994 […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 8/14/2017

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock August 19, 2017

HONOR the Past, PRAISE the Present and EMPOWER the Future! This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Bluesbeing created by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. these ARE the INDIE Blues This week we have 3 hours of great INDIE BLUES RADIO with artists like Johnny Oskam Cash Box Kings Chris Barnes AJ Crawdaddy An Indie Blues […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An In depth interview with Jeff Taylor and Jeff Schroedl of the Altered Five Blues Band

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock August 18, 2017

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE JEFF TAYLOR Lead Vocals JEFF SCHROEDL Guitar MARK SOLVESON Bass RAYMOND TEVICH Keyboards ALAN ARBER Drums For 15 years, Altered Five Blues Band has been winning audiences with a swaggering stomp of bruising, barrelhouse grit. According to Downbeat magazine, frontman Jeff Taylor “sings powerfully” and “Jeff Schroedl’s live-wire guitar reaches the high bar of mixed […]

Music on The Couch

Music on the Couch Show #385

MUSIC ON THE COUCH 08/14/2017 – SHOW #385 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/jgJJWK DAYTONA BLUES FESTIVAL – FESTIVAL PARTNER Music On The Couch is proud to, once again, be a media sponsor for The Daytona Blues Festival. Having been shut down by a hurricane last year, they have brought back the lineup from 2016. Frank Carbiener talked about the […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “Indie Blues Double Shot” 8/13/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that Honors the Past, Praises the Present and empowers the future! .. We bring you the Future of the Blues by bringing you artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the INDIE Blues Tonight is our “Indie Blues Double Shot” show .. and we have a great line up […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Scott Ellison

This IS The Voice of Indie Blues The Show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the innovators not the imitators .. these ARE the Indie Blues Artists!! This week we start off with music from The Legendary Nighthawks KALO AJ Crawdaddy The Norman Jackson Band Lew Jetton Chris Barnes The Milligan Vaughan Project Altered […]

INDIE Blues Scene

Independent Blues Awards 2017 WINNERS!

Here they are! The Winners of the Independent Blues Awards! This year we had a record number of votes for our nominees! Our total number of “Completed” votes was 2,226 over 1,000 more than last year. If you want to see the actual totals for each nominee in each category you can view the total […]

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