Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – September 2017

Greg Johnson / CBA President Goodbye Melody Ballroom and thank you. Well, we knew that the day was probably going to come eventually, and it did for us in late July, just a couple weeks prior to our August meeting. We met with the manager of…
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Groovin’ In Greaseland Alligator Records Anybody who has listened to Rick Estrin over the past few decades already knows that this man is perhaps the most witty songwriter in the blues. He has a gifted craft for spinning words that are humorous…
Chicago Slickers

Chicago Slickers – Various Artists

Chicago Slickers Nighthawk Records 102 “Once I had a woman, who treat me nice and kind. But these Chicago slickers make my baby change her mind.” — Guitar Pete Franklin The charm of many blues anthologies lies in the fact that not only…
George Thorogood

Spirit Mountain Presents George Thorogood and The Destroyers Rock Party Tour

Legendary rock band George Thorogood And The Destroyers has stormed the rock & roll charts for more than 40 years, and now the group is putting their talents to work by helping The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) find cures and ensure…
Norman Sylvester - A Phenomenal Concert

The Uptown Dance Party: BB King & Boogie Cat Birthday Celebration

Join us for an evening of up-tempo, funky grooves with your dancing shoes while we celebrate the birthday of “The Boogie Cat” Norman Sylvester who shares the date with the late, great BB King, on Saturday, September 16. If you ever have…
Nathaniel Rateliff

Nathaniel Rateliff to Headline Widmer Brothers Oktoberfest

Celebrating their thirteenth annual Oktoberfest, Widmer Brothers Brewing will be holding this year’s event in Pioneer Courthouse Square in the heart of downtown Portland on Saturday, September 30. The longest running Oktoberfest in the city…
Mick Kolassa & Mark Telesca

Mick Kolassa & Mark Telesca

You Can’t Do That! Acoustic Beatles Blues Swingsuit Records The music of the first British Invasion had a very distinct background based on influence from American blues and popular artists of the time. This is true with most of the bands…
Dustbowl Revival Brings

Dustbowl Revival Brings Their Unique Americana Back To The Lake Theater

It really says a lot about how amazing a band truly is when the LA Weekly names an Americana act the best live band to see in a city as musically diverse as Los Angeles. But that is exactly the title that they handed out to Dustbowl Revival.…
Gov’t Mule

Gov’t Mule Returns To Rock The Roseland

Gov’t Mule is steeped in the roots and mystique of rock, blues, soul, and jazz. The quartet — Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Danny Louis, and Jorgen Carlsson — is equally recognized for its stirring songwriting and storytelling as it is for…
Danielle Nicole

Award Winning Danielle Nicole Returns To The Birk

Kansas City’s Danielle Nicole has lived a lifetime of music and knows how to command a stage. It is easy to see just how much of herself she puts into her music, whether belting out a fiery song or working her bass.  Originally breaking out…