Sun, 16 December 2007 Category: general -- posted at: 11:21 PM Comments[0] |
Sat, 17 November 2007 Hi everyone, this is Don Lewis your host of the big break music podcast. Well contrary to what you may have thought, the big break podcast has NOT pod-faded or gone away but is alive and kicking. As most of you probably know by now, my wife of 32 years was diagnosed with sinus cancer in January of this year. She fought a strong battle along with some of the best doctors in the country but finally lost the battle in early October. Even during her struggle with this terrible disease, she supported and encouraged me to keep my podcast going, knowing how much music means to me. She enjoyed talking with many of the musicians we have met through the podcast and they have fond memories as well. Throughout this time I have continued to produce the podcast, although only my audience on internet radio station KCOR, Kansas City Online Radio have been able to hear the show. I was able to find time to do the shows, but finding time to update the show notes on all of the different websites was difficult. For those of you that visited the big break website were aware of this fact. But those of you who are subscribers to the show through itunes, you have not received any downloads since show # 78, which was released on september 8th. Well let me tell you that things are going to really change very shortly. I am currently working with Dave Jackson and others to completely revamp our website and will be bringing you exciting new content and shows. My goal is to have what I am calling the big break, version 2.0 ready in just a few weeks. In the meantime, I have updated our current website to allow you to download or listen to all of the shows that have been produced since September. I am also working on getting my iTunes subscription RSS feed corrected as well. This message is being sent out from my different server locations in hopes that you will know what is going on. In the meantime you can always visit out website at www.thebigbreakpodcast.com to get the latest news. Hopefully you will not have to do anything on your end when the new website goes online. To all my faithful listeners, musicians and fellow podcasters that have become part of my extended I thank you for your patience and understanding during the past year. So hop on over to thebigbreakpodcast.com and check out the new shows and soon a whole new way of discovering great new independent music. So I am going go leave you with one of the great tracks from a recent show to give you a taste of what you have been missing. The name of the group is Reverend Zen and the song is called Dangerous Times from their album Angels, Blues And The Crying Moon. Take care and talk to you again real soon. Comments[0] |
Sun, 9 September 2007 Thanks for checking out our weekly music podcast, The Big Break. Here we present some of the best music from unsigned and independent label artists from around the world. We play music from all genres and vary the selections throughout the show. We have interviews with solo artists, bands, record industry professionals and other podcasters. We select music from an number of sources, such as the Podsafe Music Network, Garageband, Myspace, Magnatune and others. Our shows are normally family and work safe, but occaisionally we may have content that is more on the PG side. Those falling in this category are noted and announced at the beginning of the podcast. Check out our website at Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:01 AM Comments[0] |
Sun, 9 September 2007 Show # 78 - Music In Hand On the show today I feature music from artists that have either sent me their CD or emailed me directly giving me their tracks for play on the podcast. Links and photos of the artist played can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artist in this episode: All Kinds of a Fool - Brad Wilson Lost Weekend - Brother Love Rise Above - Dave Sadler Rock N Roll - Wiser Time Stay - David Gerald Gonna Be Sure - Lisle Engle Whirlwind - American Catapult Out On My Own - Gayle Force Wind Can You Hear Me - Everblue This Is True - Ron Rutherford Hook Me Up - Sarah Ayers Band Soul Town - Ola Onabule Comments[0] |
Mon, 3 September 2007 Show # 77 - Podcasting Promotes Music Anyone who doubts the influence of music podcasting should not miss this episode. We get to hear directly from an artist that had the biggest boost in their career because their song was played on a podcast. And as always we have exciting new artists and a good mix of rock, blues, and more. Photos and links to the artists played can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artist in this episode: Deep Down Inside - Tyler Guthrie Real Love - Kelly Mueller Toaster Issues and Dr. Phil - Don Frieson Maybe I'm Amazed - Blake Morgan Draggin' The Line - Tommy James Lone Wolf - Ron Rutherford No Telling - Louise Hughes If The Blues Was Money - Deacon Jones Your Mama's Talking - Sweet Suzi and The Blues Experience They Call It Stormy Monday - Christi Ana Perez I Ain't Guilty - Driving Wheel Comments[0] |
Sun, 26 August 2007 Show # 76 - Rocking the Summer The summer may be coming to an end and school is starting back in many areas. Everyone is busy with last minute chores so I thought I would put together a show with great up-tempo songs that you can take with you to keep happy. Links to all the artists played can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artist played in this episode: Toppy - Rusty Wright Something Goin' On - Brad Wilson Tequila comedy bit Things You Don't Say To Your Wife - Tim Hawkins Shirley's - Rufus Huff Give You My Lovin - Wiser Time Musicians Cooler podcast promo Hold On Love - Sarah Kelly Sweet As Sin - Ruby James The Old Way - Julie Gribble Lovehouse Radio podcast promo Get To The Bottom - Tinsley Ellis Strong Temptation - Sean Chambers In The River - Laurie Morvan Band Podiobooks promo I Just Keep On - Stefanie Seskin Comments[0] |
Sun, 26 August 2007 Show # 75 - The Weather and Music Are Hot The weather is still a scorcher but my throat is better and I have even hotter music in this episode. Links to all the artists played can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artist played in this episode: Back From Yesterday - Corby Yates Band Rise Up Like The Sun - Robin Trower BlondStar comedy bit It's Over - The Fire Apes Ed's Mixed Bag podcast promo Nothing To Do With Love - Kelly Richey Band A'int Superstitious - Rufus Huff Just Another Day - Lisa Dames Movie Star - Whitney Steele Full Circle/Highway Song (feat. John Mayall) - Walter Trout Keep On Believing - Laurie Morvan Band Journey Inside My Mind podcast promo Strange Voodoo - Robert Wuagneux (one-you) Straight Up - B. D. Lenz Comments[0] |
Sun, 12 August 2007 Show # 74 - Hot, Sticky and Scratchy In this week's episode, you get to hear some hot music and listen to be complain about the humid weather we are having and the resulting scratchy throat that I got from the A/C being on all the time. Links and photos of the artists played on the podcast can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artist in this episode: Hook Me Up - Sarah Ayers Band Done To Me - Rob Mears I Use To Rock and Roll - Song parody Missed Out - Jag Star NME - Melissa Burnos Where To Now St. Peter - Ann Wilson Only For The Moment - Holly Woods It's Not Me - Kelly Mueller Part Time Love - Phantom Blues Band Swing Down - Beau Hall Way I Wanted U 2 - J'Nea Comments[0] |
Sun, 5 August 2007 Show # 73 - Old Friends and New Tunes This week I have new songs from old friends and some great new music that I found on the Podsafe Music Network along with other sites as well. We rock, get a little country, smooth things out with great singer/songwriter tunes and then roll with the blues. Links and photos of the artists played on the podcast can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artist in this episode: Please Tell Me - Robin Trower Breaking Me Down - Hydrogyn Love Tornado - Lisa Dames Everything She Never Wanted - Kellie Coffey Where Did You Go - Whitney Steele Movies In My Head - Lorena Mire' Jerking My Chain - Stefanie Seskin Gone - Noush Skaugen The Other Half Of Me - Laura Clapp Time - Kerri Crocker Homeland Security Blues - Spartacus Jones Giving You My Money - The Daddy Mack Blues Band Get Hip - Bobby Parker Comments[0] |
Sun, 29 July 2007 Show # 72 - Blues With An Edge Mostly blues with a couple of surprises can be found in this week's episode. Photo and links to the artists we play can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artist in this episode: Get It From Me - Sarah Ayers Band Drinkin' Wine - Chicago Blues Reunion Kids Rock - Tim Hawkins Candy - East Coast Party Band The Road - P. W. Fenton and the Second Ward Dog Man - Fluid Boys I Ain't From Mississippi - Rusty Wright Kansas City - Nite Kats It Still Hurts - Jeff McMullan The Bottom - Rufus Ruff Same Old Song - Lara Price Band One Drink Away From The Blues - Mark Kerr Comments[0] |
Sun, 22 July 2007 Show # 71 - Music and Business Along with this week's dose of independent music, I feature an encore presentation of my interview with Cyclone Records president Brad Trew. Artist links can be found on our website: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Too Much of Anything - Jamie McLean Band Got The Feeling - Brad Wilson She's My Baby - Stone Blue A Flower - Jenea Let's Talk About Love - Dahlia Wakefield Comments[0] |
Sun, 15 July 2007 Show # 70 - Wind, Rain and Martha Redbone We were having heavy rain and thunderstorms during the recording of this episode but not bad enough to keep from bringing you the show. This is almost an all female show and includes an encore presentation of my interview with Martha Redbone. Links to all the artists appearing in this episode can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artists in this episode: The Real You - Black Lab One Mistake - Carmirelli Hard Living - Martha Redbone Medicine Man - Martha Redbone Future Street - Martha Redbone What I - Noush Skaugen Wholehearted - Beth Hirsch Talk About It - Martha Redbone Comments[0] |
Mon, 9 July 2007 Show # 69 - Post Holiday Tunes The 4th is behind us and I felt like continuing the party with some blues and jazz selections. Links and photos of the artists played on the show can be found on our website: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Song/Artists in this episode: Back From Yesterday - Corby Yates Band My Baby Says - Laurie Morvan Band Mister Bad Luck - Oscar Jordan Band Invisible Man - P. W. Fenton and The Second Ward The Word - 3 Blind Mice On The Edge - Mary Bliven Sticking Around - Jarah Jane All Together - Beth Hirsch Dangerous - Maren Morris If We're Too Loud, You're Too Old - Angela Hurt and The Pain Killaz Outway - Dan Lawson band Hurricane - Scott Weis Band Comments[0] |
Sun, 24 June 2007 Show # 68 - Music and Sonny Combs In this episode we play new and previously aired tunes along with a repeat of the interview of Sonny Combs that appeared originally in Big Break episode #12. Photos and links to the artists can be found on our website: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Artists/Songs in this episode are: Without You - Black Lab Shake - Otis Redding (Monterey Intl. Pop Music Festival) Caffination podcast promo Guess She's Right - Sonny Combs and Kitty Kat Rodeo Let You Go - Sonny Combs and Kitty Kat Rodeo Drinkin' Wine - Chicago Blues Reunion Way Down / One Little Thing - Laurie Morvan Band Heaven Knows - Dahlia Wakefield Waking Hour - Lorena Mire' Silent Treatment - P. W. Fenton and The Second Ward Redemption - Kevin Reeves and Ian Baird Comments[0] |
Sat, 16 June 2007 Show # 67 - Good Days, Bad Days Photos and links to the artists can be found on our website: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Artists/Songs in this episode: Each Thing You Do - Amy B A Thousand Days - Laura Smith I Don't Want You To Go - Jessica Mellott Never Say Goodbye - Robin Stine Future Street - Martha Redbone Throw Me A Line - Kevin Reeves I Know You're There - Matthew Ebel Down The River - Katy Pfaffl The Other Side - Lisa Novak Three Chords - Jimmie Bratcher Landing - Julie Schrieber Band Free and Easy - Lovespirals I Wanna Live - Kerri Crocker Comments[0] |
Sat, 9 June 2007 Show # 66 - Things Are Getting Hot Summer has arrived along with the heat and humidity. This week I offer up some great music that goes great with summer activities including rock, pop, blues and smooth jazz numbers. Photos and links to all the artists played on the show can be found at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Artists/Songs in this episode: Girls Like That - Deep Purple Hanging On - Valley Lodge Move Your Body - The Failures Free The People - Los Gallos Love Tornado - Lisa Dames Cold Blooded Lover - W. C. Clark Hey, Hey, Sister - Laura Clapp Friday Night - Los Lonely Boys You Don't Change - Red Letter Freedom - Tubby Summertime - Brother Love All You Want - Sara Spade Nine Kinds of Ugly - The Detonators 1 Beer - Black Angel Band Comments[0] |
Sat, 2 June 2007 Show # 65 - Rock and Rain, Sophia Ramos special During the recording of this week's show, I had to contend with the wind, rain and noise created by a tropical storm that was moving through the area. As the show progresses you can hear more background noise when I am talking. But that didn't stop me from playing some great new music and include portions of my interview with the Rock Goddess herself, Sophia Ramos. I spoke with Sophia over a year ago and she was my 2nd interview guest. Photos and links to all the artists played on the show can be found on our website: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Artist/Songs on this episode are: Personal Earthquake - Echobliss Had Enough - Wiser Time Encore presentation of my interview with Sophia Ramos Black Madonna by Sophia Ramos Girlfriend's Ghost by Sophia Ramos Esperanza by Sophia Ramos Nothing To Do With Love - Kelly Richey Band Same Old Song - Lara Price Band Say I Love You - Ruby James Kick It At The Casa - Randy Joe Heavin Comments[0] |
Sat, 26 May 2007 Show # 64 - Good Weather Tunes The weather has been great and I felt like playing some great tunes for the holiday weekend. Full shownotes, including photos and artist links can be found on our website: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com Songs/Artists on this episode: Crowes Jam - Charlie Crowe Beautiful People - Jimmie Bratcher Further On Up The Road - Brad Wilson Tuesday's Fine - The Fire Apes Sister's Gotta Problem - Kelly Richey Band You Said - Who The Funk Home Movies - Jamie McLean Band Byron's Got The Time - Family Groove Company Peace, Love and Don't Trust MTV - TJR Booty Voodoo - Lee Coulter Thirty Something - Kelly Brock Whirlwind - American Catapult My Baby Don't Wear No Panties - "Mean" Gene Kelton & The Diehards Comments[0] |
Sat, 19 May 2007 Show # 63 - A Mark Kerr/Julie Gribble special For links and full shownotes visit our website at: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com On this episode I pulled from the show archives to bring you a back-to-back interview and music review of blues guitarist Mark Kerr and singer/songwriter Julie Gribble. All music by Mark Kerr's album One Drink Away From the Blues Elevator Love (show open music) Woman With No Shame Every Dog Has It's Day Thick Side All songs by Julie Gribble: Intro and Song My Little Secret Intro and Song Little Bit Lonely Intro and Song Hard To Say Comments[0] |
Sat, 12 May 2007 Show # 62 - Chris Church interview For complete show notes, visit our website: www.thebigbreakpodcast.com In this episode I interview singer/songwriter Chris Church and listen to songs from his 2004 CD release Let The Echo Decide. We also talk about and play songs from his soon to be released CD Your Sun Is About To Shine coming out on Fundamental Records. Songs by Chris Church: You Better Move On Now, Baby Oh So Gone Broken Town Unwound This Ain't No Way Your Sun Is About To Shine One Horse Station - Lee Tyler Post Last Call - Brad Wilson Great American Music Hour podcast promo Comments[0] |

