
Gastro Mania for November Bandstand
“There were many sad faces last May when owner Steve Arel closed the doors and sold his beloved O’Connor’s restaurant and music venue The Vault in Multnomah Village.
Thanks to restauranteur Alex Nemchev of Gastro Mania who will be opening…

Fiona Boyes
Voodoo In The Shadows
Blue Empress Records
Hailed as Australia’s most successful blues musician Fiona Boyes returns with a new self-produced recording following in the footsteps of her award-winning disc “Professin’ The Blues.” The new…

Bandstand – Lloyd Jones
After a creative and busy year (13 concerts in Europe and concert tours throughout the Midwest and Canada including exciting pre-production work in the studio in Nashville) it's nice to spend holiday time with friends here at home town venues…

Chicago Plays The Stones
Various Artists
Raisin’ Music Records
The Rolling Stones have often looked toward the blues for inspiration and creativity over the time they’ve been playing music. And every now and then a group of blues artists gather together to pay their…

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New Music to Note – November 2018
Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues (Concord Records)
Brigitte Purdy – Still I Rise (Dirtshack Records)
Dan Lowe & The Skeletal Remains – No Running From The Storm (Songs of Love, Life and Loss) (Self Produced)
Dennis Jones Band –…

Hank Shreve Band
Trouble
Boogie Boss Records
Hank Shreve is part of the Oregon generation of bluesmen that includes Ben Rice and Ty Curtis. Aside from their ages, they all have another thing in common. They are all out of this world talented and so scary good…

17th Annual Musicians Toy Run Benefit
The 17th annual Musicians Toy Run Benefit for the Shriner’s Hospital returns this year with a full day’s worth of music featuring many of the area’s favorite artists. Hosted by Francine Reed & The High Speed Wobblers, the lineup will…

Charlie Burse Gravestone Benefit
Charlie Burse was a skilled multi-instrumentalist, boisterous singer and memorable showman. He contributed to some of the most influential jug band recordings, such as "Cocaine Habit,""You May Leave,""Bottle It Up and Go" and "Stealin' Stealin'"…

Jane Lee Hooker Punk-Blues
Jane Lee Hooker isn't the daughter of blues boogie legend John Lee Hooker. Jane Lee Hooker is a New York City-based quintet intent on carrying on the overamplified traditions of electric blues. To them, velocity, intensity, and chops are what…