The Juke Joint with Ev Hadden

08/21/2025

some blues coming to our town 😎🤩🥳

Get ready for some fantastic blues this fall in the Sapphire Room!

We’ve got touring acts Tony Holiday, Duffy Bishop, Too Slim & The Taildraggers, and Anni Piper, plus local favorites Billy Blues Band, Stef & The Groove, and Gary Tackett with his "Crossroads" Clapton tribute.

Check out the full schedule at www.sapphireboise.com/events

08/18/2025

Hang onto your hats, folks... tonight we'll be hearing a whole lotta short blues ditties of different styles and eras. They'll be going by so quickly you may not catch 'em all -- but as always, you can follow the playlist here: https://radioboise.org/current-playlist/. After that whirlwind fades when the Juke Joint closes down at 8pm, keep it tuned to KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM for another two hours of blues on Shades of Blues. Because Monday nights are blues nights on Radio Boise!

08/11/2025

Tonight on KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM, I'll serve up a smorgasbord of blues for you, including new tracks from Rory Block, Buddy Guy, Monster Mike Welch, Yates McKendree… and older tracks from Pinetop Perkins with Susan Tedeschi, Bettye Lavette, Peggy Lee, Paul Butterfield… "Blues chase the blues away," sings Buddy Guy. And Giles Robson adds, "Don't give up on the blues." Tune in and enjoy 🌃📻💎

08/04/2025

Tonight you'll hear tracks from Duffy Bishop, Tony Holiday, Hamilton Loomis, Cyndie Lee, Richard Soliz, Debbie Michels Gang, Cunningham & Moss, Too Slim and The Taildraggers, and a lot of brand new blues too. Time to get down with our Monday night blues shows at KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM. Yeah!

07/28/2025

Join me tonight for blues songs about the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water! We'll hear tracks familiar and obscure from Willie Dixon, Lisa Biales, Rae Gordon Band, Debbie Davies, The Dig 3, Maria Muldaur, Otis Rush, Roosevelt Sykes, and more... then after The Juke Joint closes down, stay tuned to KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM for 2 more hours of great blues music with DJ Mark on Shades of Blues. Monday nights are blues nights, thank goodness!!

07/07/2025

Here's the deal, and I'll be straight with y'all: we're flush with new blues, a real winning hand! New tracks from the Lisa Mann's Northwestern All-Stars, Mercedes Nicole, Maria Muldaur, DK Harrell, Amy Ryan Band, Terry Hanck, Doug MacLeod, Mick Kolassa, Jeff Chaz, Mississippi MacDonald, Reverend Freakchild, and more tonight 5-8pm on KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM. 🎷🎺🪗🎸

06/23/2025

It's all about eyes tonight on The Juke Joint, with songs about blue eyes, bloodshot eyes, the double-eyed whammy, devil eyes, eyes on the prize, and more. In addition, we'll hear new 2025 tracks from artists who are new on the scene as well as those who are beloved favorites. TOMMY CASTRO, Lonnie Brooks, Charlie Musselwhite, Melon Jelly, Terry Hanck, Johnny Iguana, Mavis Staples, RaShad the Blues Kid, Taj Mahal, and more will play for you tonight -- just tune it to KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM for yer blues fix. (And after The Juke Joint, keep listening for two more hours of great blues on Shades of Blues!)

06/16/2025

Monday night is blues night on KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM: First, the Juke Joint from 5-8pm, then Shades of Blues from 8-10pm. Tune in and bliss out 🥰

05/12/2025

Got a wild show for you tonight: blues songs about animals! Featuring tracks old and new from the likes of Trudy Lynn, Rufus Thomas, Vanessa Collier, Sugaray Rayford, Sue Foley, Maria Muldaur, and more! Join me at KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM from 5-8pm Mountain Time. 🐾

05/05/2025

Tomorrow night on The Juke Joint: we get funky, play some party and dance music, and celebrate the life of gifted musician Joe Louis Walker. Get your five-hour fix of blues music at KRBX, Radio Boise - 89.9/93.5 FM every Monday night, with The Juke Joint from 5-8pm followed by Shades of Blues 8-10pm 😎😎🤩

04/28/2025

Tonight I'll be spinning new music (incl Crystal Shawanda, Tad Robinson, TOMMY CASTRO, Larry McCray,...); old tunes (incl Honeyboy Edwards, Little Walter, Katie Webster, Koko Taylor,...); and songs about Louisiana, especially that great musical town of New Orleans. Let's get on down! 🎤🎹🎷🎺🎸⛱

04/24/2025

Blues Tuesdays at Boise's Sandbar start next week!