This week's playlist:

• It Ain't You (5:02) by Zach Prather, from Freak (2008); available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Zach-Prather.com for more information.

• Ride, Ride (3:46) by Alexis P. Suter, from Shuga Fix (2005), available from CD Universe, EMusic.com, and the iTMS. Visit AlexisSuter.com for more information.

• I'm Looking For A Miracle (3:53) by the Phantom Blues Band, from Out of Shadows (2006), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit the Phantom Blues Band page at the Delta Groove site for more information.

• Cryin' Won't Help Ya (4:45) by The Paul Wood Band, on Blues Is My Business (2001), available from CD Baby or the iTMS. For more information, visit Paul-Wood.com or his MySpace page.

• I'm A Bad, Bad Girl (4:55), Till You Go Too Far (3:45) and SuperHero (4:48), all by Candye Kane, and all from SuperHero (2009); which will be released June 16th, 2009, and can be ordered in advance from DeltaGrooveProductions.com. Visit CandyeKane.com for more information.

• Feel So Good (4:04) by Blue Plate Special from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com for more information.

• Hammer Down (3:47) by The Hitman Blues Band, from Angel in the Shadow (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit HitmanBluesBand.com and their MySpace page for more information.

• Somebody's Got to Go (4:20) by Tab Benoit & Louisiana's LeRoux, from Power of the Pontchartrain (2007); available from the music page at Tab's site, ConcordMusicGroup.com and the iTMS. Visit TabBenoit.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: RSS in Plain English.

To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through: Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed 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; The Blues Report.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com.

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

This week's playlist:

• I Love 'Em (3:58) by Big James &The Chicago Playboys, from Right Here Right Now (2009); released June 2nd, 2009, and available from BlindPigRecords.com. Visit BigJames.com for more information.

• Stop Watching Your Enemies (5:17) by Koko Taylor, from Jump for Joy (1990); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit KokoTaylor.com for more information.

• Don't Touch My Guitar (4:34) by Pat Coast, from Don't Touch My Guitar (2003), available from CD Babyand the iTMS. Visit PatCoastBand.com for more information.

• Soul Monster (3:54), Queen Bee (4:09) and Tell Me About It Sam (5:37), all by Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet, and all from Soul Monster (2009), set for a June 16th, 2009 release on the Delta Groove Productions label. Visit TheMightyFlyers.com and Delta Groove Productions for more information.

• Recession Blues (2:29) by Rivers & Roads, from a forthcoming album titled I've Got Issues. Visit the Rivers & Roads MySpace page for more information.

• No Mercy (4:20) by The Snake Charmers, from Been Gone Too Long (2008), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit TheSnakeCharmers.net and The Snake Charmers' MySpace page for more information.

• Worse Without You (3:40) by the Ramblin Dawgs, from their EP, Rockin Blues (2009), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit RamblinDawgs.com and their MySpace page for more information.

• Mississippi Grace (3:12) by Matthew D and Random Tuesday, from Notes From The Edge (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MattDWard.com or their Garageband page for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Koko Taylor, the Queen of the Blues.

To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through: FriendFeed, 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. The Blues Report.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #160 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Patron Saint of Pain (4:46) by Roy Rogers, from Split Decision (2009); available from this page at Roy's site, BlindPigRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Roy-Rogers.com for more information.

• Power of the Pontchartrain (6:07) by Tab Benoit & Louisiana's LeRoux, from Power of the Pontchartrain (2007); available from the music page at Tab's site, ConcordMusicGroup.com and the iTMS. Visit TabBenoit.com for more information.

• Still Water Runs Deep (2:58) by Webb Wilder, from More Like Me (2009); available from the store at Webb's site, Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit WebbWilder.com for more information.

• Strange Feeling (4:29 ) by Michael Burks, from Iron Man (2008); available from Alligator Records, Amazon.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MichaelBurks.com for more information.

• Help (Somebody Please) (5:00), Right Here Right Now (4:27) and I Love 'Em (3:58), all from Right Here Right Now (2009) and all by Big James &The Chicago Playboys; available from BlindPigRecords.com. Earlier albums by the band are available from both CD Baby and the iTMS. But be careful - in both CD Baby and the iTMS, there is also a Hispanic rapper named Big James. Visit BigJames.com for more information.

• It Ain't You (5:02) Zach Prather, from Freak (2008); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Zach-Prather.com/ for more information.

• That's What Love Will Make You Do (3:22 )by Janiva Magness, from What Love Will Do (2008), available from the store at Janiva's site, Alligator Records, and the iTMS. Visit JanivaMagness.com for more information.

• Since You Been Gone (4:32) by Zac Harmon, from From The Root (2009); available from the NorthernBlues Music ordering page and the iTMS. Visit ZacHarmon.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Fat Possum Records.

To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through: Facebook, FriendFeed, 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.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #159 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)