The Roadhouse 049 is more fun with ones and zeroes than humans should be allowed. Dan Treanor, Mem Shannon, Hubert Sumlin, Roomful of Blues, and The Holmes Brothers trace the clear blue line from the early 20th century to the early 21st. If W.C. Handy and Robert Johnson were here right now, they'd be wearing earbuds. The 49th Roadhouse podcast is another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

The 44th edition of The Roadhouse Podcast shovels a wide swath through the landscape, a picture-perfect Christmas postcard of the best the blues has to offer. Rita Chiarelli, Junior Wells, Guitar Shorty, The Curbfinders, and Ross Neilsen are the bulbs on The Roadhouse Christmas tree. And the power source to light those bulbs? It’s definitely alternative power. No, it’s not bio-diesel, or solar, or wind, or methanol. It’s one of the strongest power sources on the planet, guaranteed to make you move: the power of an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard. The Roadhouse 044: no need to shake the package. It’s delivered and opened especially for you.

Come on in, brush off the snow, take of your coat and hat and gloves, and sit right down in the 43rd edition of The Roadhouse Podcast. It’s been a cold, cold week at The Little Blue House on the Wetlands. But, there’s no shortage of heat in our little virtual Roadhouse. Whether you’ve been good this year or not, this edition packs your stocking full of gifts, including Chris Beard, Steve Cohen Blues Band, Homegrown Blues, Lonnie Brooks, and Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers. With another Roadhouse Rewound segment and listener comments, the 43rd Roadhouse Podcast is yet another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

The Christmas lights are up and the tree’s ready to trim in this edition of The Roadhouse. The gift-giving season starts with Harpdog Brown, Tommy Z, Don’t Harass Betty, Pat Coast and Out Of the Blue, and C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band. Other trimming include seven other great blues cuts, another Roadhouse Rewound segment and some great thoughts from Roadhouse listeners. Escape from the long lines of shoppers, the parking hassles and the overworked store clerks with an hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard: the 42nd Roadhouse Podcast.

A virtual cornucopia of blues awaits you in this week’s Roadhouse – a full range of styles from hard-edged to sweet acoustic, and every note the blues. Front and center: Bernard Allison, Jimmie Bratcher, The John Baldwin Group, Toni Lynn Washington, and P. W. Fenton and The Second Ward. Six other cuts, listener comments and a look back at some great music from previous shows fill out that horn-shaped basket of plenty on this long weekend. The waitresses are clearing the tables, the bartender is washing the beer mugs and the acts are pacing backstage, waiting to take the bandstand. It’s the 41st edition of The Roadhouse Podcast – the finest blues you’ve never heard.

It’s the Thanksgiving holiday week in the US, but you don’t have to be a US listener to be thankful for great music and a great medium from which to enjoy it. So, join in the Thanksgiving feast of great blues music served up by the 40th Roadhouse podcast. The main course includes John Hammond, Margarette Evans, Tinsley Ellis, Byther Smith, and Susan Tedeschi. That’s just the turkey and stuffing. I’ve also got side dishes and desserts galore in the form of a Roadhouse Rewound segment, listener comments and a few holiday-related surprises during the meal. There’s no better way to kick off a short work week than with the finest blues you’ve never heard.

It’s all about cool in the 39th edition of The Roadhouse: cooler weather in the Little Blue House on the Wetlands and a raft of cool blues. With music from Stingray, Michael Heyman, Ryan Reardon, Harrison Kennedy, and Mavis Staples, you’ll want to don your coolest Wayfarer sunglasses and turn up the volume. The story of a great blues encounter from a listener and another Roadhouse Rewound segment make this edition just that much cooler. Nearly an hour, The Roadhouse 039 is the finest – and coolest – blues you’ve never heard.

The 38th Roadhouse Podcast is a road trip that covers nearly the entirety of the North American continent – from Canada to Texas, the Great Northwest to California, Chicago, the Upper Midwest, New Orleans and all the way back to the East Coast. Like any good road trip, it’s full of surprises, but the known itinerary includes Johnny Nicholas, The Holmes Brothers, King Robbie, Mick Sterling, and James Booker. The Roadhouse Rewound and listener comments provide plenty of room for the unexpected – those little musical suprises that drop a smile right in between your headphones. The Roadhouse 038 is 62 minutes of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

There’s a certain bounce to this week’s Roadhouse Podcast. It finds a groove and stays there right on through to the end. With artists like Mike Dugan, The Siegel-Schwall Band, Danny Eyer, J. B. Hutto, and Johnny Hoy and The Bluefish, it’s impossible to refrain from chair-dancing, snapping your fingers, and generally annoying your co-workers. Seven other artists round out the show along with a wild Roadhouse Rewound and an audio comment from a terrestrial listener. The Roadhouse 037 is just a shade under one hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

Like the variety of colors in the trees outside The Roadhouse, Roadhouse 036 provides all the hues of the blues. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Jeff Fetterman Band, Teresa James, Archie Edwards, and Marchia ball provide the reds and golds, with nine other great blues artists filling in the rest of the foliage. The Roadhouse 036 is fourteen cuts, one hour that all resolve to the deepest shade of blue and the finest blues you’ve never heard.