Showing posts with label Best Of Lists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Best Of Lists. Show all posts

10 January 2019

#675 :: Top Ten Releases of 2018 (9 January 2019)


2018 was an excellent year for Blues releases. And as usual it was a difficult task to narrow them all down to a top ten list, but here it is! Of course there were many other superb releases, and many that we were not even aware of. A big thank you goes out to all the artists, distributors and fans of the blues for sending us music this year. Thank you to the local and international supporters of The Blues Room too. We look forward to another amazing year ahead of great blues and good times. Enjoy!

Victor Wainwright And The Train - Boogie Depression
The James Hunter Six (Whatever It Takes) - Don't Let Pride Take You For a Ride
Darren Watson (Too Many Millionaires) - Too Many Millionaires
The Flaming Mudcats (Cut Loose) - Show Me Some Love
Kevin Burt (Heartland And Soul) - Real Love
The Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling (The High Cost Of Low Living) - The High Cost Of Low Living
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite (No Mercy In This Land) - The Bottle Wins Again (Blues)
Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue (The Heist) - Mine All Mine
Buddy Guy (The Blues Is Alive And Well) - Somebody Up There
Anthony Geraci (Why Did You Have To Go) - Why Did You Have To Go


11 January 2018

#623 :: Best Of 2017 (10 January 2018)


Happy New Year!
Nate's picks for best 2017 releases, with a little help from his *friends.

Larkin Poe (Peach) - Preachin Blues *James Ormsby
Egidio Juke Ingala & The Jacknives (Switcharoo) - Money Takin' Mama
Otis Taylor (Fantasizing About Being Black) - Twelve String Mile
Tedeschi Trucks Band (Live From The Fox Oakland) - Crying Over You
North Mississippi All Stars (Prayer For Peace) - Miss Maybelle
Big Daddy Wilson (Neckbone Stew) - Neckbone Stew *Stephan Gilberg
Robert Finley (Goin' Platinum!) - Three Jumpers
John Mayall (Blues from Laurel Canyon) - 2401 *Phil Grey
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats (Groovin' In Greaseland) - The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere *Kevin Johnson
Chris Cain (Chris Cain) - Sittin' And Wonderin'

This episode first aired on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand.
The Blues Room is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.


30 November 2016

#565 :: Nate's Hot Picks From 2016

The Blues Room #565
Wednesday 30 November 2016
9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0
LIVE stream: http://tunein.com/radio/The-Blues-Room-p446677/

Some of Nate's hot picks from music released in 2016. Enjoy.

Fantastic Negrito - Last Days Of Oakland (Intro) & Working Poor
Santana - Blues Magic
Mavis Staples - MLK Song
John Long - Stand Your Ground
Dennis Gruenling - If You Wanna Rock (You Gotta Have That Roll)
Bonnie Raitt - Unintended Consequence Of Love
Trickbag With Friends Vol. 2 - She's A Killer (Feat. Kim Wilson & Kid Ramos)
Lino Muoio - Bald Man's Stomp (feat. Mario Donatone)
Fiona Boyes - Love Me All The Way
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By
Jane Lee Hooker - Mean Town Blues (Johnny Winter)
Seasick Steve - Walkin' Blues
Kenny Neal - Thank You B.B. King

20 December 2013

Counting Down Best Blues Of 2013 (#413)


The Blue Room # 413, 18 December 2013

Hey everyone, heres my countdown of my favorite blues tunes/releases of 2013. Its been a great year and with all the awesome blues releases throughout 2013 it wasn't an easy task selecting only a few tunes for this playlist. 

I want to thank all the many people who contributed in some way to The Blues Room this year, especially FreeFM 89.0, all the music distributors and bands for sending me their music and Darcy Perry who has joined us for a monthly Hour Of Blues Power on the first Wednesday of every month - his next show will be on New Years Day so tune in! Most of all I want to thank you, the blues fans, for taking an interest in the blues and what I'm trying to do here.

Next week is a Christmas special filled with funk 'n soul, and plenty of juicy blues surprises for you!. Enjoy!

1. Sugar Ray Norcia - My Babe
2. Jumping Cats - Keep On Loving Me Baby
3. Corey Harris - Lynch Blues
4. Big Bill Morganfield - Son Of The Blues
5. Nikki Hill - I Know
6. Darcy Perry - Eleven Long Years
7. Booker T. Jones feat. Gary Clarke Jr - Austin Blues Idea
8. Duke Robillard Band - Groovin' Slow
9. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Sweet and Low
10. Charlie Musselwhite - Christo Redemptor
11. G. Love - Back To Boston
12. Trickbag (with James Harman) - Come Back