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On Thursday It’s Songs About Colors, The Beatles at Candlestick Park & a J. Geils Band ‘Spotlight’, February 27, 2025

As we head toward the weekend, we’ve got songs about colors. It’s Open Stream with a Theme. Then it’s The Beatles’ final live performance and a J. Geils Band ‘Spotlight.’

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

Who knew there were so many songs about colors? Well, you’ll see for yourself with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Booker T & The MGs, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. The Beatles Live at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA, August 29, 1966 NEW!

This was The Beatles’ final planned live performance ever. Remember that recording shows was not a “thing” back in 1966. Hell, nobody ever played a huge arena like Candlestick until back in those days…except for The Beatles. They knew it would be their final paid live performance and they asked someone to bring their cassette recorder. This is the result. Nothing like what you hear now, but certainly musical history in the making.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The J. Geils Band

Forgive our impertinance, but we give you a ‘Spotlight’ this evening from Boston’s original Bad Boys our preferred Boston-born band.

We are on track for the weekend once again, and it’s getting warmer here in the Boston area. Hopefully, spring is in the air. We’re on 24/7 and we’re free, with no commercial interruption. Do yourself a favor and tune us in. The button is below.

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Tuesday Bluesday It’s Our Biggest. Baddest EP, Big Mama Thornton & Muddy Waters, and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, February 25, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday! We’ve chosen some great stuff today, including a new ‘Spotlight’ featuring The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blues: Various Artists

Our biggest blues EP of all features Delbert McClinton, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Ry Cooder, John Lee Hooker, The Animals, Albert King, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, The Yardbirds, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Allman Brothers Band, Elmore James, Big Mama Thornton, The Robert Cray Band, John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

4:00 p.m. Big Mama Thornton & The Muddy Waters Blues Band, In Session at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, April 25, 1966

Two blues giants together in session at Coast Recorders takes up part of our afternoon today.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band NEW!

We close out the blues programming this evening with a brand new ‘Spotlight’ feature with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

Before, in between and after our blues programming we give you our big, wide Open Stream featuring all musical genres. We’re totally free and we’re also free of commercial advertising. The button is below!

Tuesday Bluesday!

On Sunday The Ladies Are In Charge, Then It’s Live John Prine and a Van Morrison ‘Spotlight’ Feature, February 23, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! We start off the day with the ladies of music fully in charge, then we move on to John Prine and Van Morrison!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

The ladies are in charge for fully five hours. You’ll hear Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Aretha Franklin, Irma Thomas, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Eva Cassidy, Wendy Waldman, Shawn Colvin, The Ronettes, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Norah Jones, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Sheryl Crow, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

4:00 p.m. John Prine Live at The Other End, Greenwich Village, NY, December 1975

This is another of those shows where the actual date escapes everyone on the worldwide web. However, we know it happened because we’ve got the recording!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Van Morrison

Yeah. We know Morrison can be an utter shit when he wants to be. Kinda full of himself and all. Yet he is a brilliant musician whose career began way back in the sixties with the British R & B group, Them. His sometimes unpleasant and arrogant nature doesn’t come through on vinyl.

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Ladies Day Out!

Monday is Back and We’ve Got ‘Working Songs’, Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me’ and The Beatles, February 10, 2025

Good morning, workers! The work week is back and we start out with songs about working, then we’re on to volume to of our ‘Repeat After Me’ series and something from The Fab Four.

Here’s your Monday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Working Songs: Various Artists

It’s only fitting that we start out Monday morning with songs about working from Jim Croce, The Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Slim Harpo, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Emmylou Harris, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Woody Guthrie, Dolly Parton, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and more!

4:00 p.m. Repeat After Me: Volume Two

We’re into originals and their reboots again today with The Beatles covering The Isley Brothers, Johnny Winter covering Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers covering Booker T & The MGs, Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy covering The Left Banke, The Mamas & The Papas covering the Shirelles and many more!

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: A Change In Time

The Fab Four are up to close out the programming with their songs incorporating time signature changes. This is a fun playlist.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With The Ladies, Live Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a Roomful of Blues ‘Spotlight’ Feature, on February 4, 2025

Happy Tuesday Bluesday, bluesologists! We’ve got some great blues programming today interspersed within our big, wide Open Stream. It all starts with the women of the blues.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

From modern-day blues singers to the earliest times when technology was sparse, you’ll hear from Billie Holiday, Big Mama Thornton, 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 Strehli, Aretha Franklin, The Blues Broads and more!

4:00 p.m. Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at The Austin Opera House, Austin, TX, April 15, 1984

Gone far too soon, Stevie Ray Vaughan nevertheless left his indelible mark on modern-day blues. Today we have him live from Austin.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Roomful of Blues

Roomful of Blues is a horn-fueled bigass blues band that has stood the test of time, playing and recording for over fifty years with a slew of music awards under its belt. Although their lineup goes through changes, the band remains in a class by itself. If you don’t know them, get to know them. You can read more about them here.

The blues train keeps rolling along and we roll along with it. This is one of our most popular days here and there’s room for everyone. We’re free and we do not air commercial advertising. in these trying times, we are beacon of light. Join us. We’re all going to need it over the next four horrible years. You can punch your ticket below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

On Wednesday, It’s All About The Women of Music With ‘Ladies Day Out’, Etta James, and Live Carole King, January 29, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We turn the programming over to the ladies today! At midweek, it’s our ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP, an Etta James ‘Spotlight’ and live Carole King!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

The ladies own The Lounge today for five hours of uninterrupted music from Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Aretha Franklin, Irma Thomas, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Eva Cassidy, Wendy Waldman, Shawn Colvin, Ann Peebles, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Nora Jones, Phoebe Snow, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Susan Tedeschi, Nicolette Larson and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Etta James

Etta James is one of the most versatile singers ever, singing gospel, blues, jazz, R & B, soul, and rock n’ roll. She began her career in 1954 and sang in Nashville’s R & B clubs known as the Chitlin’ Circuit in the 50s and 60s, and is known for her hits At Last, Tell Mama, The Wallflower and I’d Rather Go Blind.

8:00 p.m. Carole King Live in Central Park, New York, NY, May 26, 1973

We close out the programming with Carole King in an incredible performance live from Central Park in New York.

Before, in between and after you’re treated to our vast collection of music that guarantees that no two day’s programming will ever be the same. Best of all, we’re totally free and we are completely commercial free. The button is below.

Ladies Day Out Indeed!

On Tuesday Bluesday It’s Our Big Blues EP, a B. B. King ‘Spotlight’ and Jimi Hendrix & The Blues, January 28, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists! We’re back on another Tuesday Bluesday with a great programming lineup meshed in with our big, wide Open Stream!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blues: Various Artists

The big kahuna of blues today covering it all with Delbert McClinton, Robert Johnson, B. B. King, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Ry Cooder, Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, The Animals, Albert King, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, The Yardbirds, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Elmore James, The Allman Brothers Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, J.J. Cale, The Robert Cray Band, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of B. B. King

We’ve got one of the best this afternoon giving us a peek at his vast catalogue, along with his trust sidekick, Lucille.

8:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Sings The Blues

We don’t often associate Hendrix with the blues, but we should. He’ll show you why tonight.

It’s always a busy day on Tuesday Bluesday, but there’s plenty of room for everyone here in The Mermaid Lounge. Join us and see for yourself. The button is below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

It’s Midweek With The Sixties: Our Original EP, The Beatles On the Rooftop, and Joplin at Winterland, Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Good morning, sixties music lovers! All of our programming is for you today as we begin with the ‘Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, then it two great live performances to follow.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

We start it off with the icons of the sixties, including The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Little Eva, Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters, The Dave Clark Five, Johnny Rivers, Bob Dylan, The Animals, Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Procol Harum, The Turtles, The Temptations, Del Shannon, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, Booker T & The MGs, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino and more!

4:00 p.m. The Beatles Live on The Rooftop, Apple Corp Headquarters, London, UK, January 30, 1969

We’re getting close to the 56th anniversary of The Beatles’ very last live performance, an impropmptu concert on the rooftop of Apple Records that blew London’s hair back during weekday lunch. It took the British Bobbies long enough to figure out where it was coming from so that The Beatles managed to record five songs on that rooftop for Let It Be, including Get Back, I’ve Got A Feeling, Don’t Let Me Down, One After 909 and Dig A Pony. It was a momentous musical occasion.

8:00 p.m. Janis Joplin Live at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, April 12 & 13, 1968

We close the day’s programming with a great live performance from Janis Joplin from the iconic Winterland Ballroom.

Here we are at midweek and tomorrow we begin the downslide to the weekend. Stick with us. We’ve got great music here every day, free of charge to all of you. No shit. The button is below.

The Sixties!

Sunday It’s Leon Russell, Our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP and Live Allman Brothers Band On December 5, 2025

Good morning once again, Weekenders and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge where we start the day off with a Leon Russell ‘Spotlight’ feature and move on from there!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Leon Russell

The man’s career spanned 60 years and multiple genres, including rock n’ roll, country, bluegrass, gospel, rhythm n’ blues. Southern rock, blues rock, surf and the Tulsa sound. Today we put him in our ‘Spotlight’.

1:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

It’s Open Stream with a Theme starting early afternoon with Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Asleep at The Wheel, Mudcrutch, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who and more.

8:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at Macon City Auditorium, Macon, Georgia, February 11, 1972

The Brothers air it out tonight from the Macon City Auditorium as only they can.

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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s ‘The Best of Texas Blues’, Buddy Guy ‘In the Spotlight’ and Tedeschi Trucks, December 31, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We close out the year on a Tuesday Bluesday and with a brand new multi-artist EP of Texas blues! Then it’s Buddy Guy and Tedeschi Trucks!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Best of Texas Blues: Various Artists NEW!

We’re ringing out the old and ringing in the new with a new playlist featuring Johnny Winter, T. Bone Walker, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Doyle Bramhall II, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Marcia Ball, Gary Clark Jr., Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Janis Joplin, Freddie King, Angela Strehli, Big Mama Thornton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ally Venable and Kim Wilson!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy recently retired from the road, but he has spent decades influencing blues guitarists across the nation and beyond. He’s a blues legend.

8:00 p.m. Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, September 8 & 9, 2016

We close out the evening with the biggest, baddest electric blues band on the planet with two of the greatest blues guitarists on the planet in Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. Her searing blues vocals complete the picture perfectly.

We’re getting ready to ring in a brand new year of great music here in The Mermaid Lounge as we prepare for one of the most horrendous political regimes in history. We’re all going to need each other moving forward. It’ll be a tough four years, but here in The Mermaid Lounge, we hope you’ll find relief of some sort. The button is below.

The Best of Texas Blues!