As you will hear in the first tune, it is time to “Give your day the brain off.” Yep, we crack a bottle of wine (or beer or Jack or whatever), lighten it up a bit and realize that, it just isn’t that freakin bad.

For best results, grabs some good Headphones.

Find yourself a nice, relaxing place and press play now.
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Here are the songs heard on this podcast and the links to each artists website;
Supersuckers – “I Don’t Wanna Know”
Darrin James Band – “Thrones of Gold” (get it free on eMusic)
Hello Dave – “Mountains”
James Dunn – “Oak Tree”
Bill Johnston – “Devil on My Shoulder”
Ethan Stone – “Ain’t That the Way”
Jon Nicholas – “Grandmas Getting High”
Great Big Sea – “Straight to Hell” (get it free on eMusic)
Fabulous Hats – “Lets Go to Vegas”
Stuckey and Murray – “Taking A Dump at Work”(get it free on eMusic)

Most of these and a ton of other great artists can be found on the Pod Safe Music Network.

Spring is here and summers on its way. If you are like me that means grillin and chillin. In this episode I’ve cooked up a music playlist that include a few ingredients perfect for this occasion – blues and beer.

And for a few ideas on what you can put on the grill, check out the BBQ tips over on my buddy James’ blog, DoubleDanger.

Anyway, get the brew flowin and your mojo goin. Press play now.
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Here are the songs heard on this podcast and links to each artists website;
Seth Walker – “Change My Way” (get it free on eMusic)
James Travis – “Goin Downtown Tonight”
Boo Boo Davis – “Tell Me What To Do” (get it free on eMusic)
Chris Juergensen – “Born To Love You (Live)” (get it free on eMusic)
Johnny Nicholas – “Sleeping with the Devil”
Guitar Jack and No Slack – “Angel of Mercy”
LA Big Daddys - “The Night Time”
Doug MacLoed – “Comin Your Brand New Day” ( get it free on eMusic)
Doug MacLoed – “What You Got Ain’t Necessarily What You Own” (get it free on eMusic)

Other links mentioned in the show:
New Glarus Brewing Company makers of Spotted Cow.
PodcastAnswerMan helps make this podcast sound better and better.
MudStone Music introduced me to James Travis.

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Most of these and a ton of other great artists can be found on the Pod Safe Music Network.

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Jeff Healey, the blues/rock/jazz guitarist who gained fame in the late-80’s with the song “Angel Eyes” passed away Sunday from cancer. He was 41.

The Canadian-born singer-guitarist had retinoblastoma, a form of ocular cancer which first developed when he was one year old, leaving him blind for life.

He began playing guitar when he was three, developing an idiosyncratic style of playing, with the guitar`laying on his lap, which, ironically (as his disability was surely seen as an impediment) allowed him more freedom in chord structure. In recent years, Read the rest of this entry