We’re in a Dream State at Midweek, Along With Gregg Allman at the HOB and John Fogerty at Red Rocks, Wednesday, June 5, 2024

We’re trying something new, musicologists! We’re going to attempt to post our blog the evening before instead of the day of. We’re trying to get the word on planned programming out earlier to everyone.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. In Your Dreams: Various Artists

Ah, yes, dreams…a popular music topic as indicated by The Everly Brothers, Moody Blues, Van Morrison, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Monkees, The Mamas & The Papas, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffett, Widespread Panic, Jackson Browne, Mudcrutch, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Harry Chapin, Roy Orbison, Townes Van Zandt, Electric Prunes, Dusty Springfield, Melissa Etheridge, John Prine, Tom Rush, Electric Light Orchestra and more!

4:00 p.m. Gregg Allman Live at The House of Blues, New Orleans, LA, December 31, 2012

This afternoon we’ve got the heart and soul of The Allman Brothers Band coming to you live from the House of Blues in New Orleans.

8:00 p.m. John Fogerty Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, June 20, 2019

John Fogerty appears live at Red Rocks fifty years after CCR made its debut at Woodstock.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With ‘Ladies Sing The Blues,’ a Stevie Ray Vaughan Spotlight and Some ‘Live’ James Cotton, June 4, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. We’ve got some great stuff on tap for today, starting with our ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ EP!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Sing The Blues: Various Artists

We open it all up with the women of the blues, those who pioneered the blues and those who simply pay homage. We love them all. You’ll hear Billie Holliday, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Koko Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Marcia Ball, Ellen McIlwaine, Susan Tedeschi, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Sippie Wallace, Bessie Smith, Shawn Murphy, Angela Strelhi, Aretha Franklin, The Blues Broads and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan’s career spanned just seven years before his untimely death, but in that time he established himself both as one of the most influential artists in the history of the blues and one of the greatest guitarists on the planet.

7:00 p.m. James Cotton Live at Antone’s Night Club, Austin, TX, July 1987

This is one of those performances where an exact date is not found, but we do know it was July of 1987. A little live James Cotton is always a treat.

We’ve got another great Tuesday Bluesday on tap here in The Mermaid Lounge and The Music Mermaid will be overseeing the festivities today. We hope you’ll join us! All it takes is hitting the button below.