Southwest Stages was a weekly, one-hour live music specialty show that featured live music in a wide variety of styles, from Blues to Jazz, Funk to Folk, Americana to Country, Rock to Rhythm, Native to World music and more. It aired on over 60 radio stations weekly around the US & beyond. The show ran from 2004-2010 in it's weekly format but continued until 2015 do "Live" National broadcast events.
Southwest Stages follows a diverse format that features several different types of programs. Some contain artists that fit in one genre of music; others showcase one artist from several venues as a "best of" program; and others highlight the best of an entire music festival, some are an evening with an artist at a specific venue. These programs contain interviews by the host or with guest interviewers and some have no interview. The one thing they all have in common is the all feature great live performances from around the SW.