The Memphis Flyer proclaims that “Southern Avenue is simply the best band in Memphis . . . the coolest music to come out of Memphis in years.” This hot young band is tearing up stages in venues and at festivals all over the world with its soulful, funky, rock n’ roll stew cooked over the […]
“Raw and authentic Portland style blues,” is the way Portland native, Chad Rupp describes his music. He has been in and out of the Portland Blues scene for almost 25 years. Semi-professionally for about the last ten years. But he says he has been a bluesman from the very start. “From the first time I […]
Here’s a list of new releases received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this month of note: Danielle Nicole – Cry No More (Concord Records) Freddie Pate – I Got The Blues (Self Produced) James Grant – Detour (Self Produced) Joyann Parker – Hard To Love (Hopeless Romantics Records) Laurie Morvan – […]
The first round of the 2018 Journey To Memphis competition will be held on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 at Mekong Bistro, 8200 NE Siskiyou Street in Portland. The CBA will hold the event earlier this year to avoid conflict with Rose Festival events and holiday commitments on the weekends of Mother’s Day […]
At The Alberta Rose Theatre on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25, many of Portland’s finest singers and musicians gather for Something To Talk About — two nights of music celebrating the music of Bonnie Raitt. Performers include Anne Weiss, Lisa Mann, Bre Gregg, Ara Lee, David Jacobs-Strain, JP Garau, Dan Stueber, Mark Bowden, […]
Blues On My Shoulders Gandy Dancer Records Originally from Maine, Peter Ward is no stranger to the blues scene in the musician rich Northeastern corner of the United States. Having lived in Boston for many years he has filled in for touring musicians including the likes of Jimmy Rogers, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and Lowell Fulson […]
Dubbed the “Future of the Blues” by legendary “Misty Blue” recording artist Dorothy Moore and a “Blues Trailblazer” by Living Blues Magazine, JJ Thames is the leave-it-all-on-the-stage front-woman of the Violet ReVOLT, possessing the mesmerizing je-ne-sais-quoi star-quality of Tina Turner, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Koko Taylor, and Ruth Brown all in one raw, often wistful, […]
Award winning folk and blues guitarist Chris Thomas King returns to Portland for a showcase at Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Avenue, on Sunday, March 4, at 8:00 pm. Based in Louisiana, King is a successor to the authentic blues tradition of Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt, and Mance Lipscomb, yet he offers modern […]
The 7th annual Walla Walla Guitar Festival returns the weekend of March 9 – 11 with another spectacular line-up featuring more than thirty acts on stage throughout downtown Walla Walla, WA. The event will include a Friday night kick-off show, an acoustic showcase, a guitar crawl, and all star jams. Among the performers scheduled are […]
Janiva Magness is one of the most powerful and commanding entertainers in the world today. Her strong blues vocals and songwriting, taken from the hardships of her own life, have won her many accolades throughout her career — not only a Grammy nominations but numerous Blues Music Awards that includes her receiving the highest honor, […]