This week's program starts off with a twin spin from "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues," the forthcoming new album from Alligator Records by SELWYN BIRCHWOOD. This show gives my listeners an advance preview of two of the album's most powerful songs -- "The Church of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues" and "All Hail The Algorithm."This week's edition also includes some of the latest songs from LIL' ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, ALLY VENABLE, and JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR. A special contest is also announced where blues fans can register for free to win prize packages related to blues guitarist JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR and her performance on Tuesday, March 31st at Hobart Art Theater.The songlist for the show also includes deep cuts from artists like RUFUS THOMAS, MAURICE JOHN VAUGHAN, BILLY BRANCH, JOHNNY WINTER, RICK DERRINGER, ALVIN LEE, DEBORAH BONHAM, KOKO TAYLOR and others.

This week's program is a hodge podge of artists that host Tom Lounges just feels like spinning and sharing -- some classics, some newer stuff and a whole hour of great pairings starts off the second half of the show. Among those artist pairings are: John Lee Hooker and Randy California of Spirit, Leslie West of Mountain and Steve Lukather of Toto, B.B. King and Albert King, Bobby Rush and Malcolm Bruce, and many others. This is a fun show with a lot of musical surprises.

For the JANUARY 30, 2026 Edition of “MIDWEST BEAT BLUES”….I gave my listeners a full THREE HOURS of killer blues instead of just TWO HOURS! I just couldn’t stop myself this week, so I hope you don’t mind the added tunes I shoe-horned into this particular program.Artists featured include a mix of international icons, American icons and some great Regional blues artists:JEFF BECK & JOSH STONE, LITTLE MILTON,THE RESURRECTION BLUES BAND, BOBBY RUSH, VAL STARR & HER BLUES ROCKET, ERIC CLAPTON, BENNY TURNER, TAJ MAHAL, HOWARD & THE WHITE BOYS, JOHNNY BURGEN, DEVON ALLMAN, ANTHONY GOMES, DAVY KNOWLES, VANESSA COLLIER, DON GRIFFIN,ANA POPOVIC, SENA ERHARDT and many others.

"MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" is hosted and produced by Tom Lounges and is presented weekly by Tom Lounges Record Bin in downtown Hobart on the LAKESHORE PUBLIC MEDIA airwaves and online stream.The first 30-minutes of this week's "MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" program begins with some classic sides laid down by iconic bluesmen like MAGIC SLIM, LITTLE WALTER, JUNIOR WELLS and JIMMY JOHNSON. Starting off that block of legendary artists is a new cut by one of the legends still making music today at age 95... BOB STROGER who opens the show with his band THE HEADCUTTERS.Lots of NEW tracks are also included and debuted in tonight's program. Cuts from newly dropped albums by DUKE ROBILLARD & HIS ALL-STAR BAND, LITTLE ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, THERESA JAMES & THE RHYTHM KINGS, MARIA MULDAUR, CRYSTAL SHAWANDA and OMAR COLEMAN & IGOR PRADO.If you like great team-ups, I got some of those too. ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, B.B. KING & ERIC CLAPTON, as well as JOE BONAMASSA & BETH HART.Other artists heard on this edition of the program include: PAUL RODGERS, TITO JACKSON, SELWYN BIRCHWOOD and KATIE WEBSTER.* Midwest BEAT Blues and Tom Lounges Record Bin are under the umbrella of Tom Lounges Entertainment, LLC

For this week's 01-16-26 radio program, host and producer Tom Lounges includes songs from recent releases by -- THERESA JAMES & THE RHYTHM TRAMPS, KELLI BAKER, ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND, THE LUCKY LOSERS, AL BASILE, MARIA MULDAUR, SOUTHERN AVENUE, KEITH SCOTT BLUES BAND, ROOMFUL OF BLUES and others. The second hour includes a pair of songs from FOGHAT’s latest album “SONIC MOJO” in celebration of FOGHAT being added for a live concert on May 23rd at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. The rest of the 2nd hour features powerful guitar-driven blues by the likes of SON SEALS, MICHAEL BURKS, ALBERT COLLINS, ERIC CLAPTON, JOHNNY WINTER and others.

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For this week's 12-19-25 radio program, host and producer Tom Lounges has pulled together a wide variety of Holiday-themed blues tunes from his deep library of songs.This week's program opens up with a brand new holiday single that dropped just this week from the amazing blues woman JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR who will perform for us here in the Region on MARCH 31st at Hobart Art Theater.Some of the artists heard celebrating the holidays on this very special edition of “MIDWEST BEAT BLUES” include -- ETTA JAMES, STEVE CROPPER, LITTLE ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS, MICHAEL BURK, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, EDDIE CAMPBELL, BENNY TURNER, CHARLES BROWN, KATIE WEBSTER, KOKO TAYLOR, BUDDY GUY, CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM, and many others.

ARTISTS INCLUDE: ALBERT COLLINS, TAJ MAHAL, ALBERT KING, KINSEY REPORT, JON SPEAR BAND, BENNY TURNER, SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON, JEFF MASSEY, GARY CLARK JR., GARY MOORE, B.B. KING,MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD, CLASSICAL BLAST, and many others.

For this week's 11-14-25 radio program, host and producer Tom Lounges began the show with 50 minutes of his favorite classic British Blues by the Likes of The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, John Mayall & The BluesBreakers, Jeff Beck, and Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. the second half of this week's program featured Tom's interview with Andy Powell of the classic British band, Wishbone Ash.The Ash formed in 1969 and were in many ways born out of the British Blues Revival of the era. They later evolved into melodic folk-inspired rock, heavy rock, progressive rock, and hybrids of all of those and more.On this program, Andy Powell talks about his own evolution as one of the rock world's most gifted guitarists and the band's longevity and creative output that has spanned over 5 decades.

For this week's program, host and producer Tom Lounges pulled a wide variety of blues from the deep library he has amassed over the years. Some of the artists heard on this edition of "MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" include — EDDY "The Chief" CLEARWATER, KENNY KINSEY & FUNKY MOJO DADDY, BILLY BRANCH, DON GRIFFIN, JOSEPH "Mojo" MORGANFIEDL & THE MANNISH BOYS, ALBERT COLLINS, PAT TRAVERS RICK DERRINGER, PAUL RODGERS, SAVOY BROWN, KOKO TAYLOR, DURTIS SALGADO, HOWARD & THE WHITE BOYS, DUK TUMATO and a handful of others.