Good Morning, Musicologists! We’ve got our very first wide Open Stream day in a long time today! The Music Mermaid is in charge with nothing on her slate. Who know what she’ll pick up. We also give you Trifectas (three-in-a-row from a single artist) at the top of every hour from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.! We’re on 24/7 and today we are free of programming as well as free of charge! Tune us in! Open Stream Day ..read more

Good Morning, Musicologists! We start out the day Under The Influence with our many friends who sing about those mind-altering vices, and get back to Reggae with Bob Marley & The Wailers tonight. The Caterpillar knows best. Here’s today’s midweek lineup: 10:00 a.m. Under The Influence: Various Artists Let’s all admit that we’ve been here, whether or not our vices of choice are legal or illegal. You’ll hear many a tale from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Donovan, Glenn Frey, John Lee Hoo ..read more

Good morning, musicologists! It’s Saturday in The Lounge, my final day at work, and The Music Mermaid is all psyched up to run the show for you today! Here’s Saturday’s lineup: 9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Go Cat Go by Carl Perkins & Friends FINAL AIRING! We say goodbye today to a great album by Carl Perkins and his many friends, like George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Paul Simon and more! Get it while you can! 11:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists Five hours of open stream with a theme here with colors of all kinds being the topic. You’ll hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stone ..read more

Good morning, shufflers. Hope all is well. We’re starting off the programming with our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP and ending with ‘live’ Bob Marley & The Wailers. Here’s Thursday’s itinerary: 9:00 a.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists Get on your traveling shoes. We’re taking a musical journey with Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Jani ..read more

Good morning, work warriors! We’ve made it to the end of the week and everything from here is, as they say, downhill! We’ve got a great lineup for you today here in The Mermaid Lounge, including a brand new ‘live’ performance by The Allman Brothers Band! Here are Friday’s musical festivities: 9:00 a.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Jeff Lynne FINAL AIRING! Jeff Lynne takes his final spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriter, and we will miss him. We give you his music as the founder of Electric Light Orchestra, and as a founding member of The Traveling Wilburys, the greatest sup ..read more

Good morning, music lovers! We’re at midweek, and we’ve got some great stuff today, including a new playlist of villains, grifers and scumbags later to close out or programming. Here’s your midweek lineup: 9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists This is a favorite of ours and one of the first playlists we ever put together. You’ll hear Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Peter Tosh, The Beatles, Genesis, T-Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan B ..read more

Good Morning, Musicologists and a very Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We’re kicking off the year in fine style, and the month of January will bring some brand new music and playlists. Here’s your Happy New Year lineup: 11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Idlewild South by The Allman Brothers Band NEW! We start off the year in fine form with The Brothers, one of the finest blues-rock bands on the planet. This particular album boasted the following lineup as Duane Allman and Berry Oakley were still with us: Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, piano Duane Allman – slide guitar, lead ..read more

Good Morning, Bluesologists! It’s another Tuesday Bluesday here in The Mermaid Lounge, and we’ve got some great stuff on tap for today, including the Tedeschi Trucks Band Spotlight feature! Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup: 11:00 a.m. James Cotton Live at Antoine’s Night Club, New Orleans, LA, July 1987 There are just some shows we can’t nail a date down for. Trust me. I’m totally anal retentive about this stuff. I have looked everywhere. Not happening. But nevertheless, it’s a great James Cotton show. Enjoy. 3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Dixie Chicken by Little Feat Not a blues album per s ..read more

Good Morning, Music Lovers! We are on the final work day of the week (for most, but not for all), and we start it all off with our ‘Ode to Morning’ EP. The Allman Brothers Band bring up the rear later! Here’s today’s musical lineup: 11:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists Ah, yes, we often open the month with our ‘Here Comes The Night’ EP and ease into our ‘Old To Morning’ EP. We’ve got it here today for you and it features Joni Mitchell, The Move, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Nina Simone, Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Rascals, The Beatles, Joan Baez, Neil Yo ..read more

Come on. We’ve all been under the influence at one time or another, whether it be legal or illegal. There’s no shortage of music out there talking about the subject, from John Lee Hooker to Jimi Hendrix. We’ve got it all for you in today’s EP. Here’s your Friday lineup! 10:00 a.m. Under The Influence: Various Artists There’s no shortage of songs on this subject, and we’ve got a very eclectic cast of characters here with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, Glenn Frey, John Lee Hooker, Jonathan Edwards, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, The Travel ..read more