CBA Sponsors Two Speical Artists

CBA Sponsors Two Speical Artists at the Waterfront Blues Festival

  The Cascade Blues Association is proud to sponsor the appearances of Shemekia Copeland and Vanessa Collier at this year's Waterfront Blues Festival. Funds for this were made possible from a generous donation to the CBA from the William…
Paul Thorn

Southern Blues-Rocker & Storyteller Paul Thorn

Tupelo Mississippi bred singer and songwriter Paul Thorn grew up in the shadow of Elvis, but the greatest influences on his life were his pentecostal preacher daddy, who taught him how to respect and serve people, and his pimp uncle who schooled…
Bones Owens

Bones Owens – Blues-Based Rock

Bones Owens has been writing songs since the mid nineties when posters of Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix adorned his walls. The rural Missouri native found music to be his connection to the outside world, away from the otherwise desolate landscape…
Brother Yusef Catfish Lou’s Offers Late Night

Catfish Lou’s Offers Late Night After Festival Shows

After a full day at the Waterfront Blues Festival, if you’re still looking for more blues music, slide over to Catfish Lou’s and party till the sun comes up at its Portland Blues Experience’s Late Night Parties. Enjoy appearances by Ben…
Lisa Mann & Lara Price

Lisa Mann & Lara Price – Salty & Sweet!

  Portland’s Lisa Mann and Austin's Lara Price team up to bring Lisa's powerhouse delivery of "Tough Girl Blues" alongside the sultry sugar of Lara Price's melodious voice. Lisa Mann, Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame inductee,…
Rory Gallagher - Blues

Rory Gallagher

Blues Chess / UMC Review by Greg Johnson Celebrating what would have been the fiftieth anniversary of the start of his solo career, Blues, the latest release from the archives of Rory Gallagher is a treasure trove of amazing guitar work.…
Up Jumped The Devil

Up Jumped The Devil – The Real Life of Robert Johnson, Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow

Review by Randy Murphy Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow, the authors of Up Jumped The Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson, are not shy about asserting their purpose for writing this biography. They admit that they’re “[hoping] to…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President

The Waterfront Blues Festival is upon us once again — the highlight for all blues fans here in the Northwest. Four days of amazing music at a premier event that rivals any festival world-wide, and front and center throughout the event you’ll…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music to Note July 2019

There is so much good music out there, we recommend starting here:   Chris Wragg & Greg Copeland – Deep In The Blood (Honey Bee Records) Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Kingfish (Alligator Records) Grady Champion – Steppin’…
Bandstand - Bandstand from Froggy - Bandstand - Lloyd Jones

Bandstand – Lloyd Jones

Blues Lovers and Honored Supporters: Yes indeed, I'll be playing at the Waterfront Blues Festival solo at 1pm on July 5 (at the Crossroads stage) and later that same day at 3pm on the riverboat as a guest with the Bayou Boys! Workin' me like…