Cascade Blues Association

Wondering where to find the printed Blues Notes ?

Thanks to some of our wonderful volunteers these are the places where to find the printed Blues Notes. Catfish Lou's delivered at the Monthly meeting Ann Harcrow  Music Millennium Barley Mill Pub Laurelthurst Horse Brass Paulette Spud…
Band Bob Log III

One-Man Band Bob Log III Brings His Blues-Punk Back To Portland

Bob Log III is an American slide guitarist and one-man band. During performances, he plays old Silvertone Archtop guitars, wears a full body cannonball man suit, and a helmet wired to a telephone which allows him to devote his hands and feet…
Dennis Johnson

The ReTapped Rhythm & Blues Festival Slated for May

For twenty years, the annual Untapped Blues & Brews Festival was a traditional Mother’s Day event in Tri-Cities, Washington, but sadly, like many other festivals, it came to an premature end. Now, with a partnership between the Washington…
The Sportin’ Lifers

The Sportin’ Lifers Bring Jump Blues to Local Venues

The Sportin’ Lifers describe their music as a mixture of “jump blues,” “rhythm and blues,” “boogie woogie,” and “swing,” and the longer they perform as a unit the more their music fuses eras and bends genres. “As much as…
Lake Theater & Café

The Lake Theater Welcomes The Trifecta – Lisa Mann, Bre Gregg, and Mary Kadderly

Lisa Mann, Bre Gregg, and Mary Kadderly join forces to bring you a show at The Lake Theater & Café on Monday, May 21, complete with soulful performances, three-part harmonies, and powerful musical interpretations. Because these women emerge…
Award-Winning Sunbanks Festival 2018

Award-Winning Sunbanks Festival

The Sunbanks Festival is a four-day, semi-annual music festival located against the backdrop of Banks Lake near Grand Coulee Dam at the beautiful Sunbanks Lake Resort in Electric City, Washington. The prestigious event is a seven-time Washington…
Madeleine Peyroux

Bend’s Tower Theatre Welcomes Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux

Madeleine Peyroux will showcase music from both her latest release, Secular Hymns and her upcoming album, Anthem, (due for release in August) at The Tower Theater, 835 NW Wall Street in Bend, on Sunday, May 15. Twenty years after her recording…
Lake Theater & Café

”Wild Is The Wind”: Musical Tribute for Nina Simone Scheduled for Lake Theatre.

Nina Simone was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century and an icon of American music. She was the consummate musical storyteller — a griot, as she would come to learn, who used her remarkable talent to create a legacy…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings on My Mind – May 2018

Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association The summer is about upon us and festival season is breaking out already. This year the Cascade Blues Association is planning on being a part of many different events to bring our brand back out to the…
Dennis Johnson

Slide Master Dennis Johnson & The Mississippi Ramblers Slated for The White Eagle

San Francisco’s Dennis Johnson is one of the virtuoso slide guitar players performing today. Guitar World Magazine calls him a "slide guitar master." A self-taught guitarist as a teen, he discovered the music of Robert Johnson, Roy Rogers,…