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Joe Bonamassa.  Those of you who know me know how devoted I am to this genius blues rock guitarist (and, I'm happy to say, friend).  I have a simple reason for it:  he's just that damn good. 

I actually knew Stevie Ray Vaughn, back in the day, and had the privilege of sitting stage-side for many of his shows.  I can say with authority that Joe is every bit as good.  There's a certain genius that only a few musicians ever capture, and Joe's got it.  Catch him while you can still get those coveted close-up performances!

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Joe's tour schedule is here, and you can order his CDs and DVDs from Amazon here.  Here's his Myspace page, which features some great jukebox tracks, including the fabulous "Bridge to Better Days" and "Burning Hell."

Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat.  Local Dallas legends, they rock the blues hard, and they're a total treat to see live.  Also, they've got many songs that I love, but a few of them are "Bones in the Closet" and "Voodoo Light" and the amazing "Shake."  And coincidentally enough, you can check two out of three of those songs out at their Myspace page, so please, go take a listen!

 

Soundtracks

Writing a book is hard, hard work.  Okay, it ain't roofing houses in the summer in Texas, but still, it can get pretty sweaty when the deadlines roll around.  So to keep myself on target, I put together soundtracks for each Weather Warden book, and they've helped me stay focused.  I give you the lists here ... if you'd like to iPod them yourself as you read the books, go right ahead!  (And yes, suggestions are always welcome for future soundtracks!)

But I can't swear listening to the music will explain what I was thinking.  I don't think any soundtrack can explain that.

Ill Wind

  • The entire CD of "Blues Deluxe" - Joe Bonamassa ... on repeat.

Heat Stroke

  • "If Heartaches Were Nickels" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Gett Off" -Prince and the New Power Generation

  • "American Woman" -Lenny Kravitz

  • "Missionary Man" -The Eurythmics

  • "Hella Good" -  No Doubt

  • "A New Day Yesterday" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Stroke" -  Billy Squier

  • "Coconut" -  Harry Nillsson

  • "Wild Wild West" -  Escape Club

  • "Stranglehold" -  Ted Nugent

  • "If You Were In My Movie" -  Suzanne Vega

  • "Jane's Getting Serious" -  Rick Astley

  • "Battle Flag" -  Pigeonhead

  • "Bed" -  Semisonic

Chill Factor

  • "Harder to Breathe" - Maroon 5

  • "Serve Somebody" - Bob Dylan

  • "Burning Hell" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Disease" - Matchbox 20

  • "Woke Up This Morning" - A3

  • "Professional Widow" - Tori Amos

  • "You're So Real" - Matchbox 20

  • "She Cries Your Name" - Beth Orton

  • "Blues Deluxe" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Blood Makes Noise" - Suzanne Vega

  • "Mr. Zebra" - Tori Amos

  • "Crucify" - Tori Amos

Windfall

  • "School" - Supertramp

  • "Paper in Fire" - John Mellencamp

  • "Larger Than Life" - The Feelers

  • "I Scare Myself" - Thomas Dolby

  • "Pain and Sorrow" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Harder to Breathe" - Maroon 5

  • "Madonna" - Jude Christadel

  • "Let Go" - Frou Frou

  • "Tell Your Story Walking" - Deb Talan

  • "A New Day Yesterday (Live)" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Better" - Brooke Fraser

  • "Building a Mystery" - Sarah McLachlan

  • "Budapest by Blimp" - Thomas Dolby

  • "Serve Somebody" - Bob Dylan

  • "I'm Ready" - Aerosmith

  • "One Way" - Amelia Royko

  • "Lifeline" - Brooke Fraser

  • "Woke Up This Morning" - A3

  • "Highway Robbery" - Amelia Royko

  • "Cannonball" - Supertramp

  • "Crescent Heights Shuffle" - Jude Christadel

  • "Woke Up Dreaming" - Joe Bonamassa

Firestorm

  • "Battleflag" - Lo Fidelity Allstars

  • "Extreme Ways" - Moby

  • "Come Undone" - Duran Duran

  • "Objection (Tango)" - Shakira

  • "Push It" - Garbage

  • "Let's Get It Started (Spike Mix)" - Black Eyed Peas

  • "Goodnight Moon" - Shivaree

  • "Virtual Insanity" - Jamiroquai

  • "Stop Don't Panic" - Jamiroquai

  • "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder

  • "You Haven't Done Nothing" - Stevie Wonder

  • "Angry Johnny" - Poe

  • "Molly's Chamber" - Kings of Leon

  • "Red Rain" - Peter Gabriel

  • "Twilight Zone" - Golden Earring

  • "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather" - Alan Parsons Project

  • "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" - The Offspring

  • "Mustang Sally" - The Commitments

  • "Vertigo" - U2

  • "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" - The Guess Who

  • "Thunder" - Prince

  • "Tusk" - Fleetwood Mac

  • "S.A.L.T." - The Orb

  • "Shiver" - Maroon 5

  • "Gel" - Collective Soul

  • "Where the River Flows" - Collective Soul

  • "Angel" - Sarah MacLachlan

  • "Oh, Berta Berta" - Tony Furtado

  • "Passive" - A Perfect Circle

  • "The River" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Bodies" - Drowning Pool

Thin Air

  • "...To Be Loved" - Papa Roach

  • "Ain't No Sunshine" - Bill Withers

  • "Ballroom Blitz" - The Sweet

  • "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" - K.T. Tunstall

  • "Blockbuster" - The Sweet

  • "Bother" - Stone Sour

  • "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day

  • "Bridge to Better Days" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Calling Card" - Rory Gallagher

  • "Coming Undone" - Korn

  • "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley

  • "Cry" - James Blunt

  • "Dani California" - Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • "Face Down" - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

  • "Give Me Your Love" - Reef

  • "God is a Bullet" - Concrete Blonde

  • "Goin' to My Hometown" - Rory Gallagher

  • "Gone Daddy Gone" - Gnarls Barkley

  • "I'm Still Awake" - Hybrid

  • "Inertia Creeps" - Massive Attack

  • "Jenny Was A Friend of Mine" - The Killers

  • "Judith" - A Perfect Circle

  • "Just Another Day" - Oingo Boingo

  • "Killing In The Name" - Rage Against the Machine

  • "Ladyfingers" - Luscious Jackson

  • "Last Resort" - Papa Roach

  • "Look After You" - Fray

  • "Maybe Tomorrow" - Stereophonics

  • "Original Fire" - Audioslave

  • "Private Idaho" - The B-52's

  • "Pump It Up" - Elvis Costello

  • "Punish Me With Kisses" - Bird York

  • "Rock Lobster" - The B-52's

  • "Steady, As She Goes" - The Raconteurs

  • "Stuck in the Middle With You" - Stealers Wheel

  • "Take A Number" - Stone Sour

  • "Tear Your Apart" - She Wants Revenge

  • "Temperature" - Sean Paul

  • "The Bitter End" - Placebo

  • "The Denial Twist" - The White Stripes

  • "The Jean Genie" - David Bowie

  • "Through Glass" - Stone Sour

  • "Tubthumping" - Chumbawama

  • "Venus" - Bananarama

  • "Voodoo Light" - Jim Suhler & Monkeybeat

  • "We Used To Be Friends" - The Dandy Warhols

  • "When I'm Gone" - 3 Doors Down

  • "Wichita Lineman" - Glenn Campbell

  • "Worry About You" - Ivy

Gale Force


 

New:  Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires)

  • "Cities in Dust" - Sousxie and the Banshees

  • "Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones

  • "Head Like A Hole" - Nine Inch Nails

  • "Infatuation" - Rod Stewart

  • "Mary Jane's Last Dance" - Tom Petty

  • "Maybe Tomorrow" - Stereophonics

  • "Prophecy" - Remo Zero

  • "Right Here, Right Now" - Fatboy Slim

  • "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes

  • "Sugar, We're Goin Down" - Fall Out Boy

  • "The Distance" - Cake

  • "The Glamorous Life" - Sheila E

  • "The Hand That Feeds" - Nine Inch Nails

  • "The Rockafeller Skank" - Fatboy Slim

  • "Voodoo Light" - Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat

  • "Breathe Me" - Sia

  • "Bones in the Closet" - Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat

  • "Woke Up Dreaming" - Joe Bonamassa

  • "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song" - Concrete Blonde

  • "Dead Man's Party" - Oingo Boingo

  • "Right Place, Wrong Time" - Dr. John