Coming Up on Music on the Couch

Monday, September 17, 2012 10pm Eastern; 9pm Central; 8pm Mountain; 7pm Pacific    We will take your calls and questions for both guests at 1.347.633.9400 The live interactive chat room opens 20 minutes before show time. Direct Link For This Show is: http://goo.gl/IR2Om Chat room opens at 8:40 PM - scroll down the page to find the chat room. Come hang with the fans and musicians who visit each week. Come Sit On The Couch With Musicians You Should Know THIS WEEK: FRANC ROBERT and BRAD HATFIELD and ALBERT CASTIGLIA SIT ON THE COUCH See Below For More Information On This Event   FRANC ROBERT Franc Robert caught the fever from Eric Clapton in 1980 and has been working his guitar ever since. From Montreal to Tampa, he played in the local jams whenever he could. After a six year sabbatical so he could work to keep his family clothed and fed, he began anew and has been moving forward ever since. In 2010 he formed the Boxcar Tourists. In 2012 he was a challneger at the IBC as a solo artist. Now the band has released a new album Mulligan Stew and Franc will join me to discuss his career and music. ALBERT CASTIGLIA Albert Castiglia began playing guitar at 12 and has gone on to play for Junior Wells and Sandra Hall before going out on his own. Fans worldwide have been thrilled by his textural playing and it is showcased again in his latest album Living The Dream. Exploring Albert's life and music, along with the stories he is sure to tell, will be a great segment. Don't miss a show Subscribe on iTunes These Special Companies Help To Keep Music On The Couch On The Air PLEASE SUPPORT THEM SHOW THEM SOME LOVE (Click On Graphic To Reach Them) Support The Blues & The Blues Foundation Blues Hall Of Fame - Raise the Roof! International Blues Challenge Blues Music Awards HART Fund Sound Healthcare Blues In Schools Generation Blues Be The Booker Know a "Musician You Should Know" and want to share with other fans of Music On The Couch? Send me an email with their contact information and I will try and get them on the show! A number of past guests have come from suggestions of my listeners. THANKS! Sponsorship of Music On The Couch For information regarding sponsorship opportunities send an email to Sponsorships Your sponsorship includes Ads on Monday Shows Graphic Link on Website Graphic Link on Weekly Newsletter Since May 2012 over 19,000 people downloaded the show! Your ad stays with the show archive FOREVER! BRAD HATFIELD Brad Hatfield began playing guitar at 10 years old. When he was 25 an accident ended his career as a guitarist. Not one to give up on his love of music, Brad was now in search of another instrument to channel his creative outlet.  The harmonica became that instrument. His debut album Uphill From Anywhereis a collection of solid blues music from this Cincinnati native. BERNIE PEARL A Benefit For The Blues Hall Of Fame This is the first LIVE show I will be promoting since Music On The Couch began...but NOT the last! To benefit the The Blues Foundation RAISE THE ROOF Campaign for the Blues Hall Of Fame. ALL Money collected will be donated. Bernie Pearl has agreed to help with this! He met, studied with, and often performed with greats like Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and Mississippi Fred MacDowell as well as with Freddie King, Albert Collins, and Big Mama Thornton. Bernie was honored with a “Keeping The Blues Alive” Award for "Blues Promoter of the Year" in 1987, and most recently was nominated for Best Traditional Recording for his album, "Sittin' on the Right Side of the Blues" in the 2012 Blues Blast Awards. Rum Boogie Cafe is also sponsoring the event at Mr. Handy's Blues Hall. Thanks to Blackfoot Custom Amps for supplying the backline. 09/24/12 Lisa Biales & Doug Briney & Paula Harris 10/01/12 NO SHOW 10/08/12 Amy Hart & Stacy Jones Band & NEW MUSIC - Tommy Talton BLUES411 REPORT 10/15/12 Christine Ohlman & Dave Fields & Jo Harmon 10/22/12 Tip Of The Top & Shaun Murphy & Ana Popovic 10/29/12 Paul Zunno & Debbie Davies 11/05/12 Charles Walker Band & Zac Harman BLUES411 REPORT 11/12/12 Harpdog Brown & The Nighthawks 11/19/12 Lydia Warren & J Edwards 11/26/12 Keith Patterson & Cortez & The Killers 12/03/12 Davina & The Vagabonds & Sugar Blue BLUES411 REPORT 12/10/12 Terry Evans & Big Walker & John Lee Hooker, Jr Picks To Click September 8, 2012 (Past Guests are linked to their appearances) Good Day All – Here are this week’s new “Picks to Click”. We also had Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band and the 44’s come by the studios last week and record some great new live sides for us. Thank you to both bands for the music and company. Next week’s list will be coming to you on Tuesday Sept. 18th as I will be out of touch for a week or so. As always below are this week’s “Picks To Click” Bill Wax, Proprietor of Low-Fi’s Bar and Pool Hall in the heart of Bluesville 1. “I Can Make That Happen” Johnnie Bassett Sly Dog Records 2. “Tappin’ That Thang” Matt Hill & the Deep Fried 2 Vizztone 3. “Hundred Dollar Valentine” Chris Smither Signature Sounds Recordings 4. “Clarksdale” Liz Mandeville Blue Kitty Music 5. “Wishbone” Paul Reddick Independent 6. “Elemental Journey” Sonny Landreth Landfall Records 7. “One Wrong Turn” Rick Estrin & the Nightcats Alligator Records 8. “Live In Chicago 1981” Muddy Waters & the Rolling Stones Eagle Vision 9. “Black Cat Oil” Delta Moon Red Parlor 10. “I Still Love You” Eric Lindell Sparco Records 11. “After the Fall” Debbie Davies MC Records (Scheduled For 10/29/12) 12. “Time Can Change” Seth Walker Independent 13. “Honeydrops Live” California Honeydrops Independent 14. “Louisiana Roots & Blues” Peter Novelli Chalet Music 15. “Music Is Medicine” Zac Harmon Independent (Scheduled For 11/05/12) "stolen" from Chefjimi and Blues411

Coming Up on Music on the Couch

Monday, July 9, 2012 10pm Eastern; 9pm Central; 8pm Mountain; 7pm Pacific    We will take your calls and questions for both guests at 1.347.633.9400 The live interactive chat room opens 20 minutes before show time. Direct Link For This Show is: http://goo.gl/ubxKf Chat room opens at 8:40 PM - scroll down the page to find the chat room. Come hang with the fans and musicians who visit each week. Come Sit On The Couch With Musicians You Should Know THIS WEEK: DARRYL GREGORY and BERNIE PEARL PLUS WILL JOHNS Brings NEW Music to Preview! DARRYL GREGORY Darryl Gregory has had a winding journey to where he is today. A classically trained trombonist he spent a decade or so playing in symphonies and big band jazz bands. He has played Indonesian music with a group that creates their own instruments and does free improvisation as their basic form. A guitarist and bassist who has also played rock and roll, Darryl now calls his music Country with a hard edge.  Darryl’s sound is an amalgam of many different worlds, yet it is still recognizable as American roots, rhythm and blues. His latest album, Big Texas Sky is full of some wonderful sounds and we will listen to cuts from it as we explore Darryl's career and life. BERNIE PEARL Then Bernie Pearl takes a seat. Suggested by Joe Whitmer at The Blues Foundation I found Bernie's music irresistible. Bernie learned his upbeat, finger-poppin' picking style at the elbows of bluesmasters like Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb and Mississippi Fred MacDowell. A life-long blues evangelist, Bernie began broadcasting Nothin' But the Blues on KPPC FM in 1968, making him L.A.'s first all-blues FM disc jockey. I am excited to sit with Bernie to discuss this incredible career as we check out tunes from his album Old School Blues, a 2 album set with one electric and one acoustic.