Midwest Beat
Tuesday: 7-8pm
"Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" is a weekly radio program all about music and the people who make it. The show's mission is to promote and expose regional and national artists of various styles and genres. Especially when they have roots in the Midwest/Chicagoland area, or will be performing in the Chicagoland region.
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Tonight's Musical Guest: JOE BONAMASSA, SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARIST & PRODUCER -
Musical Guest: WARREN HAYNES, SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARIST & PRODUCER -
This edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" has no guests, but instead features a countdown of the annual "Tom's Top 10 Regional Albums" list for the year 2024 as published in THE TIMES daily newspaper. -
Show host Tom Lounges welcomes CARY BAKER -- an old friend and a respected fellow journalist to the program. A first time book author, Baker has created an amazing book about the history of street performers, known as buskers. -
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This edition of the program features no guests. It finds show host Tom Lounges spotlighting original music selections from some of his favorite regional rock/pop/blues artists of both the past and present, from Northwest Indiana. -
Hobart High School’s touring vocal group – WOLFFGANG -- is an ever-evolving group of teenage girl singers that for many years have been a popular attraction at regional fests, fairs, park events, retirement homes, car shows, charity fundraisers and corporate events. -
For this edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges," members of Chicago's CLASSICAL BLAST took part both in-studio and by phone to talk about their brand new 2025 full length holiday album -- "WHITER SHADE OF WINTER." -
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