Southern Songwriter Charley Crockett

Southern Songwriter Charley Crockett Slated for Polaris Hall

Charley Crockett’s unique approach to American roots music — Texas blues, classic country, and Cajun soul — has earned him an audience on both sides of the Atlantic. Cutting his teeth as a street performer in both New York and New Orleans,…
Jimi Hendrix Tribute Returns

Jimi Hendrix Tribute Returns to Blue Diamond

Jimi Hendrix may just be the most celebrated guitarist of all time and has been the subject of numerous studies by guitarists who have been woodshedding his music for more than fifty years. Tributes to the legend have always been popular and…
Hillstomp

Hillstomp Schedules Hometown Show at Aladdin Theater

If you’ve spent any time around the Northwest Music Scene, the name Hillstomp should sound familiar to you. They’ve been making music for the past seventeen years and touring across America and Europe. Hillstomp is a two-man band — Henry…
Danielle Nicole

Bend’s Volcanic Theater to Host Grammy Nominee Danielle Nicole and Blues Music Award Nominee Ben Rice

Kansas City blues-rock band Trampled Under Foot’s founding member, lead singer, and bass player, Danielle Nicole, stepped out on her own in 2015 with her debut album Wolf Den. Nicole’s distinctive and inventive bass work resulted in her…
Buddy Guy Back in Portland

Blues Legend Buddy Guy Back in Portland

The incomparable Buddy Guy is arguably the most celebrated blues guitarist of his generation. Buddy possesses a sound and style that embodies the traditions of classic Chicago blues and embraces the fire and flash of vintage rock and roll. For…
Sonny Hess - Retrospective

Sonny Hess to Celebrate New CD with Performance at The Blue Diamond

For over four decades Sonny “Smokin’” Hess has been an integral part of the Portland blues community while working with numerous top attractions both locally and nationally. Hess is a skilled guitarist and songwriter, not to mention a…
King Louie Organ Trio

The King Louie Organ Trio Slates CD Release Shows

  The members of Portland’s King Louie Organ Trio are some of the most outstanding sidemen form the Rose City and are experts in the under-appreciated art of making other artists sound their best.  Organist Louis Pain is in the Oregon…
JD McPherson

JD McPherson Schedules Two Evenings at Mississippi Studios

With an unaffected approach to vital American music and a voice that channels the spirit of Little Richard and James Brown, JD McPherson combines traditional R&B and rock & roll with fresh, exciting songwriting. McPherson is well versed…
Ranky Tanky

The Newmark Theater to Host Ranky Tanky – Gullah Music from the Carolina Coast

From the South Carolina’s low country, where life is laced with African traditions, comes Ranky Tanky, a quintet with music rooted in Gullah culture. The Gullah way of life descended from enslaved Africans who were isolated on the southeastern…
2023 Journey to Memphis Finalists

2019 Journey To Memphis Applications Due April 3

If you want to participate in this year’s Journey To Memphis competition for the chance to represent the Cascade Blues Association and the region at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, you must submit your application packets…