Hour One of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise sets the stage with a warm, swinging glow—an hour that feels like […]
Roots on the Radio: The American Jukebox Hour
Hour Two broadens the landscape—wider highways, deeper roots, and a sense of American musical sprawl. This hour feels like a […]
At the Feet of the Masters: A Night With Robert Jr. Lockwood
Hour Three is the heart of tonight’s show—a rare window into the mind and memory of Robert Jr. Lockwood, captured […]
Rough Roads & Raw Wires: The Juke Joint Hour
Hour Four steps out onto the back roads—dust, heat, broken strings, beer-soaked stages, and the kind of raw sound that […]
After Midnight Magic: The Drift-Home Hour
Hour Five is the long exhale at the end of the night. It’s the hour where the lights dim, the […]
Swing, Shine, and Big-Stage Blues
Hour One sets the tone for the entire show with a polished, urbane sweep through jazz-inflected blues, nightclub energy, and […]
Jump, Jive, Gospel, and the Big Sweep of Mid-Century Blues
Hour Two is a rolling journey through the heart of postwar rhythm, jump blues, boogie-woogie, and mid-century gospel uplift—a broad, […]
Six Singers, Six Pianos, One Mesmerizing Hour
Hour Three is the kind of beautifully engineered concept that only Blues Before Sunrise would dream up on a “no […]
Electric Heat and the Chicago Night Shift
Hour Four jumps in with no warm-up and no apologies: this is the electric, urban, postwar blues engine running at […]
Late-Night Glow and Slow-Burn Soul
Hour Five closes out the show with the kind of unforced, after-midnight glide that Blues Before Sunrise does better than […]