Bill Murphy Show

On his deep, slightly dark, yet uplifting intellectual new solo project “The Jordan”, Mr. The Invisible takes a close look at existence, the frailty of life, worldly cultures and traditions, the healing power of music and more and delivers all of it in a tightly knit sonically pleasing package. We get a personal studio visit and an unplugged performance from this singer, songwriter, guitar player, arranger, producer, engineer, philosopher and ordained minister. You’ll want more after listening to this so visit the Mr. The Invisible website and order “The Jordan” right now at Amazon.com

One of South Florida’s gifted blues guitarists joins me for the final show of the year. Plus we welcome the newest sponsor of the show, Satchmo, where his band will be rockin’ for New Year’s Eve! Legendary Fort Lauderdale comedian Gene Merola hosts the event and we have all the details herein! Hear two tracks from his new CD in high internet streaming quality! Happy New Year! Thanks so much for your continued support of the show. We have big plans for an extremely musical 2012 here so “stay tuned”!

Little Feat guitarist and vocalist Paul Barrere chats with me by phone from California getting ready to hit the road again later this month. While we barely scratch the surface of the 40 plus years in Feat history we do manage to dissect two great songs and the intricate groove structure of the late great Richie Hayward. Paul reflects on the monstrosity of the Little Feat library, the true joy of improvising, buying his first 45RPM record and filling Richie’s shoes. Their tenth annual Feat Fan Excursion shows are coming up in Jamaica after some NE U.S. shows Dec. 3o thru mid-Jan ’12.

Keep up with the Feat and go see a show if they swing by you. It’s always a good time!

A year ago this week we spoke to Oscar, lead vocalist of The Hall Effect via Skype from Colombia. Here’s a chance to hear the interview and two great songs from this great english-singing hard rock band that was brought to me by our friends at PickTheBand.com. Get The Hall Effect here at AmazonMP3.com or find them on iTunes. Their entire story, discography and more photos can be found in English AND Spanish at TheHallEffect.net. Find over 170 shows in the ARCHIVES drop down menu at the top of this page .

With help from Judy Blem of Main Event Talent Agency we invade the home and studio of Billy Livesay for a special birthday preview of “Rose Colored Glasses”, the new album from The Livesays. My long time friend remains one of the area’s heroes and his latest project is arguably his finest work to date. Hear about how the process went from pen to compact disc, the heavy hitters he landed for mixing and mastering, putting personal subjects into songs, the big CD release party Saturday at Boston’s and much more. Find Billy HERE on facebook.

Keyboardist Steve Weingart’s newest project “Dialogue” featuring his wife Renee Jones on bass, Simon Phillips on drums and many other highly skilled special guests brings many styles of instrumental music together quite nicely. In this episode we listen to two of the record’s great pieces and chat about piano lessons, digital instruments, tracking many parts live in the studio and details on the upcoming CD release party in LA. Download “Dialogue” at Amazon MP3 or on iTunes. To keep up with him, visit and ‘like’ Steve on facebook.

While you do your Cyber Monday online shopping listen to some of the miscellaneous artists my friends and listeners have brought to my attention. You’ll discover the avant-garde international sounds of Kimbra, the pop-rock duo Williams/Friestedt, the drums of Kofi Baker, son of Ginger baker and After Eden, an independent British duo currently competing in a battle of the bands. Links:

After Eden on Facebook Buy Kimbra at Amazon Williams Friestedt at NEH Records Kofi on Facebook

In his soon to be recorded and released EP, Joshua writes about bringing people and positive ideals back together. His lyrics are honest and heartfelt. His music is warm, real and respectful of analog and retro gear. He’s part of the red hot Miami music scene and we listen to a couple of tracks from his still very relevant 2009 Untangled CD! Catch Joshua LIVE Saturdays at the Loews Hotel South Beach through March 2012! ‘like’ Joshua on facebook and order his Untangled CD at Amazon MP3 now!

As the son of the Master virtuoso sarodiya Ali Akbar Khan, Alam has understood the spirit and traditions of North Indian Classical music since he began formal training at age 7. His new CD Shades Of Sarode, released this week, carries on the traditions and improvisational journeys of his father. In here we learn about the instrument, the moods, the ragas the different versions, the philosophy and the sounds of this enchanting music. get the new CD now at Amazon MP3 or on iTunes.

You can read the whole story and catch up with Alam at AlamKhan.com 

Joel DaSilva brings his band and some authentic guitar based blues to the studio for a couple of live performances. We discuss his Chicago upbringing and his access to the blues scene as a kid, his influences and favorites, the science behind the guitar sound, the evolution of the blues and much more. Their new self-titled CD is set to be released this month with an upcoming CD release party November 19th at Satchmo in Ft. Lauderdale. Visit and ‘like’ the Midnight Howl on their facebook page.