On this edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges," the musical guest was international rocker and actor, Michael Des Barres, best known to rock fans as the lead singer and co-founder of the British rock group, SILVERHEAD, and later as the leader of the American bands DETECTIVE (1970s) and the superstar project CHEQUERED PAST (1980s).

A very special concert billed as -- "ROCK, ROLL & REMEMBER with JADE 50s" -- happens on September 20 at HOBART ART THEATER that will transport music fans back to a simpler and more innocent time.

Kiely is a lady of hearty Midwestern stock. She hails from the working class community of Hammond, and later moved to Crown Point, but now calls Nashville, Tennessee her home.

Northwest Indiana-based modern rock band NOMAD PLANETS -- has made a name for themselves over the years throughout the Chicagoland area -- with their well produced, well-written original music and rock solid live performances.

Chicago singer/songwriter/guitarist MARTY McCORMACK -- one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the Celtic/Americana musical group Switchback -- joined Tom Lounges live in the studio to talk about their new highly topical indie rock album release "RED OR BLUE" and what's up in the world of Switchback.

This week's program focused on the the sixth annual "VetRock" concert being held Friday, August 23rd musical fundraising event at the First United Methodist Church (352 S. Main St.) in Crown Point. The annual outdoor event benefits Disabled American Veterans and features performances by the Northwest Indiana rock/dance bands NAWTY and MR. FUNNYMAN.

The musical guest for this week's edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" is SLIM JIM PHANTOM of rockabilly revivalists THE STRAY CATS, who are currently on a limited run U.S. Tour that brings them to the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana on Saturday, August 10th for an 8pm concert.

Listeners of “Midwest BEAT” know that sometimes host/producer Tom Lounges likes to introduce relatively unknown artists he has newly discovered to his NPR listening audience. Such is the case with this edition's guest, STEPHANIE SAMMONS, an artist Lounges and others in the media predicts is one of the next rising stars in the Americana market.

Musical guest Pablo Cruise joins Tom Lounges on Midwest Beat.

American rock guitar icon -- GEORGE LYNCH -- is one of the world's premier guitarists, ranked in the Top 50 on the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list by Guitar World magazine, and listed among the "Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time" by Gibson Guitars.