Cee Cee James

Cee Cee James

Stripped Down & Surrendered FWG Records When it comes to songwriting, it should go without saying that the very best music comes through when it is honest and has been experienced. Especially with the blues. It is about life and its lessons.…
Billy D & The Hoodoos

Billy D & The Hoodoos

Overnight Success Rokdablu Records The long awaited follow-up to Billy D & The Hoodoos' 2013 debut album Somethin’s Wrong has finally arrived and it is filled with the same catchy songs with their bare-boned, rock-inflected riffs that…
Jolie Clausen

Jolie Clausen is Banging Buckets All Around Portland

By Laurie Morrisey Who is that gal drumming that crazy beat? None other than the talented Jolie Clausen. Being a performer wasn’t exactly a plan for Jolie, it just sort of happened. “I never thought about growing up—I still don’t! I…
Sunday Wilde

Sunday Wilde

Blueberries & Grits Hwy 11 Records Canadian blues artist Sunday Wilde with her sixth release, takes her down South to the land of the Delta where she has created a nostalgic feeling collection of songs that are truthful and sassy. Recorded…
Tommy Castro and The Painkillers

Ramblings On My Mind: Feb. 2017

Greg Johnson / CBA President Well, 2017 has started off with a little good news and some very sad. The good news for the time being is that we do not have to worry just yet about The Melody Ballroom and the status of our monthly meetings. This…
Jimi Hendrix

2017 Experience Hendrix Tour Kicks Off In Portland !

Lauded by both critics and fans, the multi-artist Experience Hendrix Tour is set to return in 2017 to celebrate one of music’s greatest innovators: Jimi Hendrix. This latest edition of the annual tour will kick off on Friday, February 17 at…
An Evening With Del Rey and Suzy Thompson

Portland FolkMusic Society Presents An Evening With Del Rey & Suzy Thompson

On Friday, February 17, the Portland Folk Music Society will present An Evening With Del Rey and Suzy Thompson two outstanding acoustic blues favorites at Colonial Presbyterian Church — Seattle’s resonator guitar and ukulele goddess Del…
Tommy Castro and The Painkillers

A Tribute To Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge has established herself as a popular and influential rock performers since the release of her debut recording in 1988. Since then she has won two Grammy Awards and an Oscar, has performed on Broadway, and was awarded a star…
Tommy Castro and The Painkillers

2017 Blues Music Awards Nominees Announced

The 2017 Blues Music Awards ballots are now open for members of The Blues Foundation. Nominees in twenty-four catagories have been named and local favorites Curtis Salgado (Soul Blues Male Artist, Soul Blues Album – The Beautiful Lowdown and…
Tommy Castro and The Painkillers

West Coast Blues Heroes Tommy Castro & The Painkillers at the Albert Rose

Night after night, Tommy Castro, a fierce and fiery road warrior, fervently delivers his driving, blues-soaked, soul-baring music to fans all over the world. The road is where he honed his guitar playing to a razor’s edge, and it’s where…