This week's playlist:

• At Least I'm Not With You (3:29) by The Insomniacs, from At Least I'm Not With You (2009); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Delta Groove site and The Insomniacs' MySpace page for more information.

• Sugar Shack (4:36) by Damon Fowler, from Sugar Shack (2009); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit DamonFowler.com for more information.

• The Day The Old Man Died (5:01) by Albert Castiglia, from Burn (2002); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit AlbertCastiglia.com for more information.

• Louisiana Blues (4:26) by The Revelators, from Amazing Stories (2009), available from HeadRecords.com and the iTMS. Click here for a .pdf file with information about The Revelators.

• Blues for M (5:24), Steal Me Away (3:32) and Nothing Personal (3:37), all by Ana Popovic and all from Blind for Love (2009), set for release July 21st on Eclecto Groove Records. Click here to order Blind For Love and for more information.

• Carla (4:34) by Magic Slim & The Teardrops, and all from Midnight Blues (2008); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blind Pig Records site for more information.

• Where You Been (3:03) by John Nemeth, from Love Me Tonight (2009); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JohnNemethBlues.com for more information.

• War (3:28) by JJ Grey & Mofro, from Country Ghetto (2007); available from the band's online store and the iTMS. Visit Mofro.net and this page at the Alligator Records site for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Murphy's Saloon at Mevio.com; the new Murphy's Saloon call-in line: 1-510-28BLUES.

To contact me: email me at murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You are also welcome to write reviews in iTunes.

Excellent sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist. Another great online source of Chicago news: Gapers Block.

(Something noteworthy being done by a remarkable long-ago friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #164 courtesy of the artists, their labels and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)