Music on the Couch # 325

May 26, 2016

SHOW # 325 – 05/23/16

Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With

“Musicians You Should Know”

TALL CITY BLUES FEST

We started the show by speaking with Lisa Grissom, Festival Producer. Tall City is a Music On The Couch Festival Partner. Lisa gave us a great overview of this year’s lineup and events that occur during the festival. At the end, Talent Curator, Ronn Reeger, joined us to chat.

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SUGAR BLUE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 39:30 Mark.

A miscommunication between Sugar and I gave us no time to talk. We did play two songs from Voyage and rescheduled Sugar to June 20th

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EDDY “THE CHIEF” CLEARWATER – Segment Begins At The 49:05 Mark

So Thrilled! A short two weeks after his induction in the Blues Hall Of Fame, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater came by and we had a great conversation about his growing up in Mississippi, moving to Chicago and his years of performing while we checked out tunes from Soul Funky.

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HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND – Segment Begins At The 1:34:00 Mark

HISB formed in California after Katrina had displaced the members, they have been making music over the last 10 years. Luther Dickinson produced their new album, Demolition Day. Aaron Wilkinson joined me to tell us his journey and the circumstances behind the band’s formation. He also discussed the progression of the band’s music over their first 5 albums.

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BRIDGET KELLY BAND – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 2:20:00 Mark

Bridget Kelly and Tim Fik back to The Couch to talk about their new album Outta The Blues. These two have become good friends and it was fun to share their new music about a week before the album releases.

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