This show, broadcast Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, features two hours of the newest Americana music out there and it’s also where you can relive some of the classics, and hear from some of our local Americana artists.  We are broadcasting live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, in the heart of Sonoma County. Stream us live Thursday mornings or download the KOWS mobile app at kowsfm.com/listen.

Coming up on Episode 514, Thursday, June 19, 2025
We’ll be sharing another collection of new tracks this week…and at this time of year it’s almost impossible to keep up as there’s an overwhelming burst of those creative Americana juices from north, south, east and west. New tracks this week include some fresh fruit off the vine: Kathleen Edwards, the Crowe Boys, Nicole Lawrence and Asleep at the Wheel are just a few of the performers who we have for you. The throwback sounds are classic ones led by tributes, anniversaries and birthdays. Tune in for some well curated and well aged tracks from Neil Young, Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde, Tex Williams and His Western Caravan, Elvis, and a John Hartford familiar from the year 1968 and Glen Campbell. We’ll also point out that Margo Price’s latest single, Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down, hits the nail smack dab center on the dead. You can put your feet up, kick back and enjoy two hours of the best of Americana on a Thursday morning in West County.

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Last week’s (Episode 513) show and playlist:
This week’s show will feature a wide range of Americana nuggets because that’s what we do each and every Thursday morning on West Sonoma County’s finely tuned FM/streaming station: KOWS-LP, Occidental. Blue Moon’s been a Sonoma County show that’s been holding the line since 2014 and this week that line includes some tributes (of course), some release anniversaries (naturally), and an extended selection of classics from the Americana wells (always). Tune in for a blend of Ronstadt, The Blasters, Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt and John Hartford as we celebrate the past. We won’t ignore the present…not hardly. New music this week includes tracks from Christian Rutledge, Sunny Sweeney, Rodney Crowell and The Black Keys. We do our best here to share the freshly minted with some tracks that show a rich patina from age. Like all of us. Drop in, won’t you?

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2	00:00	Bruce Springsteen	My City of Ruins (Introduction) [Clean]
3	03:56	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	The Promised Land
4	13:31	Bonnie Raitt And David Lindley	Everywhere I Go
5	18:20	Waylon Jennings	Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)
6	21:29	Stacy Antonel	Swinging Doors
7	23:43	Sunny Sweeney	Diamonds and Divorce Decrees
8	31:48	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	Branded Man (2006 Digital Remaster)
9	34:50	Christian Rutledge	Sunset's Coming
10	38:29	Sweet Megg	This Train
11	41:59	My Morning Jacket	Everyday Magic
12	51:54	The Blasters	Marie Marie
13	53:55	Warren Zevon	Knockin' on Heaven's Door
14	57:53	John Prine	Knockin' On Your Screen Door
15	1:00:42	John Hartford	Knockin' at Your Door
16	1:04:18	Taj Mahal Keb' Mo'	Room On The Porch feat. Ruby Amanfu
17	1:12:06	The Black Keys	No Rain, No Flowers
18	1:15:13	The Head And The Heart	Time With My Sins
19	1:19:09	Elvis Presley	In The Ghetto
20	1:24:05	Rodney Crowell	Taking Flight
21	1:27:50	Charlie Musselwhite	Look Out Highway
22	1:31:17	Ally Venable	Keep Me In Mind
23	1:34:55	Linda Ronstadt	Heat Wave
24	1:38:58	Billy Allen + The Pollies	If You Want Me To Stay
25	1:41:42	Mumford & Sons	Caroline
26	1:44:58	Tami Neilson	Borrow My Boots (Feat. Ashley McBryde Grace Bowers Shelly Fairchild)
27	1:47:37	The Beach Boys	Surfer Girl
28	1:51:56	The Rolling Stones	Wild Horses
29	1:57:34	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Rasslin' Jacob