THURSDAY EVENING – IBC LIVE SHOW#5 – SHOW #406

00:01:15 – Born IV Blues – Youth Showcase – Capital Region Blues Network

00:17:16 – Josh Rowand & Freddy Gasparinni – Pitbull of Blues Band – Musicians

00:31:30 – Sheila Saunders & Gil Anthony – Fans

00:51:15 – The Ragtime Rumours – Band – Dutch Blues Foundation

01:20:50 – The Norman Jackson Band – 2016 Third Place Band

01:36:00 – Bob Corritore – Musician & Fan

01:54:30 – Spike Stephan – Musician & Fan

02:07:00 – Souliz Featuring Sugar & Spice – Band - Daytona Blues Society

02:25:20 – Karen Lovely – Musician & Fan

02:38:00 – Mark Telesca – Musician & Fan – Bass For David Julia – South Florida Blues Society

02:50:45 – Lisa Grissom – Producer – Tall City Blues Festival

00:05:45 – Ty Mares & The Running Dog Band – Band – Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues

00:15:25 – Spearman Brewers–Solo/Duo–Blues Society Of NW Florida

00:26:05 – Nate Lupi–Youth–NE Ohio Blues Association

00:51:25 – Marcia & Mark Adams–Villages Blues Society

01:04:17 – Cathy Grier–Solo/Duo–Paramount Music Association

01:10:00 – Likho Duo–Solo/Duo–Long Island Blues Society

01:19:45 – Stevie J Blues & The Blues Crusaders–Band-Mississippi Delta Blues Society Of Indianola

01:28:50 – Will Scott–Solo/Duo–Indy Crossroads Blues Society

01:38:00 – Joe Whitmer–COO–Blues Foundation

01:42:00 – Bobby Messano & Ed Canova–Musicians

01:52:15 – Shaw Davis & The Black Ties–Band-S. Florida Blues Society

02:16:00 – Patty Reese & Dave Chappell–Solo/Duo–DC Blues Society

02:28:40–Mark & Sheri Cameron–Musicians & Fans

02:49:50–Nancy Gaylord (Patron Queen)–South Central Indiana Blues Society

02:57:10 – Brian & Brenda Blomquist and Kevin & Pam Wellman–Fans

03:01:38 – Larry Glover–Cheap Thrills–Band–AR River Blues Society

03:09:10 – Paul Benjamin–Judge & Fan

03:14:50 – Greyhounds Washboard Band–Band–German Blues Network

03:21:30 – Blackjack Davey’s & The Rhythm Kings–Band–Indy Crossroads Blues Society

03:26:00 – Raoul & The Big Time–Band–Bruce County Blues Society

03:32:15 – Debra Power–Solo/Duo–Calgary Blues Association

03:38:30 – Six-String Andrew Band–Youth– Blues Society Of The Ozarks

Wednesday Evening - Live From Club Handy, 200 Beale Street

00:06:58 - Airey B - Youth Showcase - Detroit Blues Society

00:15:35 - Brett Benton & Gordon Townsend - Solo/Duo - Washington Blues Society

00:27:00 - Ilana Katz Katz - Solo/Duo - Boston Blues Society

00:31:20 - Ronn Reeger - Tall City Blues Fest 

00:41:30 - Angelina Hunter Trio - Band - Ottawa Blues Society

01:01:00 - Tas Cru & May Ann Casale - Musicians

01:16:30 - Jeremiah's - Band - Croatian Blues Force

01:45:00 - Steve Hilger & Dave Devos - Solo/Duo - Kalamazoo Blues Association

01:58:30 - Matthew J & Jimbo Mack - Solo/Duo - Topeka Blues Society

02:24:00 - Mick Kolassa & Seth Hill - Musicians

DR. JANICE JOHNSTON

Dr. Janice is a member of The Blues Foundation Board of Directors with responsibilities for The H.A.R.T. Fund (Handy Artist Relief Trust).  For the last six years, Dr. Janice and her incredible volunteer staff have held Health Clinic at the IBC (and the BMAs).  Dr. Janice described the tests you will receive for FREE... plus we spoke about the H.A.R.T. Fund in general...it is a great thing they do.

VENUE COORDINATOR ROUNDTABLE – Segment Begins At The 38:00 Mark

Venue Coordinators.  These are the folks who run the individual venues...they are the law! I spoke with Sandy McCann, Treasurer of the Ozark Blues Society; David Hughes, President of the Spa City Blues Society and Tony Frederickson, President of The Washington Blues Society.  These three have run venues for years, and they shared their experiences, their advice and more.

Unfortunately we had a mis-connect with Joe Whitmer.   But Sandy, David Tony and I discussed some of the subject matter.

2017 IBS SOLO/DUO WINNER

Al Hill opened the show. Al spoke about his attitude during the week, how he dealt with the stress.  He also talked about the past year and the many doors which have been opened

 

THE JUDGES - Segment Begins At The 39:00 Mark

Barbara Blue, Steven Suen and Michael 'Hawkeye' Herman joined me. These three have been judges for years and we covered many topics, including the scoring, how the crowd affects them, situations they have witnessed both good and bad. They each gave their thoughts on what to do and what not to do during the week. And, you will hear a great suggestion regarding sound checks.

 

2017 BAND WINNER - Segment Begins At The 1:41:00 Mark

Dawn Tyler Watson joined me. Dawn and her band were the 2017IBC Band Winners. Dawn gave some great pointers on attitude, health tips and more. She also spoke about how her musical life has changed since last year.

Last Show of 2017.

We close the year with three Couch Kids... and honor The Women In Blues!

Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers have a new album entitled Big Road.  Erin returns to The Couch to talk about the new music and all the cool things happening for she and the band.

Samantha Fish was on earlier this year for her release, Chills & Fever.  Well, she has just released Belle Of The West, and IF she gets back from Europe in time, she will join us again to talk about the new music and more.

Pam Taylor has also released a new album, Steal Your Heart and she'll come by and we'll talk and listen.

Then, I willl give my wrap to 2017 and play the song that made me smile the most in 2017...

To celebrate #400, I decided on Roundtable #6 - The DJ's...or more appropriately, THE AIR PERSONALITIES!

Who are they...well...I went a little crazy with the invites and we have a great cross-section of those who Share The Blues...

Alphabetically:

GIL ANTHONY - Blues Power

Web Site

CLEVE BAKER - Confessing The Blues Radio Network

Web Site 

JESSE FINKELSTEIN - Blues Radio International

Web Site

JOHN "BLUESHAMMER" HAMMER - Hammered By The Blues Weekly Radio

Web Site 

JAMES NAGEL - The BluesHound

Web Site

BAMBI “KOOL BREEZE” PICKARD - Moanin' Blues Cafe /Dat Kool Breeze

Web Site

JONATHAN "OOGIE" RICHARDS - Mighty Mouth Blues 

Web Site 

We had great conversations about a number of subjects including music submission tips, promoting the Blues to the youth of the US, the Blues, the debates on the music and where it is heading, Net Neutrality and more.

JOHNNY RAWLS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

We did not connect with Johnny.  I will attempt to reschedule him early next year.

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LAITH AL-SAADI – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 9:00 Mark

Laith appeared on the show back April of 2014.  He returned this evening to talk about his time on The Voice and what it meant to reach the finals, and his new release, A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix on his 75 Birthday anniversary.

AL BASILE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 53:00 Mark

Al had to cancel a few weeks back, so I was excited when we were able to reschedule.  Al and I spoke about the new music, what has been going on in his world and more.

CASEY JAMES 

Segment Begins At The 1:38:30 Mark

Casey has released Strip It Down, produced by Tom Hambridge.  We spoke about his growing up in a small town, where his love of music was born, his American Idol time and the new world after AI.

ALL COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

ALASTAIR GREENE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Alastair has released Dream Train, his latest with 12 originals and 1 cover.  We spoke about what Alistair has been up to since his last visit in August of 2014, while we listen to the tunes on Dream Train.

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SHAUN MURPHY – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 48:50 Mark

Shaun returned for the fifth time with Mighty Gates, her latest release.  The album is steeped in the Blues and Shaun wrote 7 of the 13 songs.  We talked about all that is going on in her world and also touched on a subject that should not have Shaun Murphy in it

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PETER PARCEK – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 1:29:40 Mark

Peter first sat on The Couch back in 2012.  He has just released Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven and he returned to talk about all that has happened in his life over the last 5 years and where he is headed in the future.

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Steve Howell sat on The Couch back in 2015, after Yes, I believe I Will was released.  Tonight he returns with partner Jason Weinheimer to discuss their collaboration, A Hundred Years From Today.  We’ll find out about Jason and then talk about the new music.

Kim Wilson. See, that is all you need to say and people know him.  Can I find out even more during our first time sitting together? We’ll find out. In either case, we’ll discuss the new album, Blues & Boogie.

Anthony Paule was also last here in 2015 when Bey Paule Band released Not Goin’ Away.  Tonight he returns with Wee Willie Walker and the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra to talk about their new collaboration, After A While. Need to find out more about wee Willie as we check out the tuneage from the album.

Albert Castiglia…sensational guitarist, singer and songwriter…Yankee fan…and now 4-time Couch Kid as he returns to talk about Up All Night, the new album produced by Mike Zito on Ruf records.  You have to know there will be some GREAT studio stories and we’ll do our best to drag them out of Albert…we'll also get his take on who the next Yankee manager will be.