Celebrating their Grammy and Blues Music Award winning collaboration TajMo, blues legends Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ continue to tour the country with a stop in Portland at the Oregon Zoo. The album garnered wins for contemporary blues at both award ceremonies, as well as the album of the year award at the BMAs, where […]
David Kahl and Friends – Too Much Not To Mention As most of you know, David Kahl continues to have a lot on his plate, musically and personally. While he prepares for bypass surgery, scheduled for July 19th, his professional calendar is hitting critical mass. The Bayou Boyz have found themselves on a roll, with […]
Love Lives On Get Along Records Dana Fuchs’ Love Lives On is her initial album on her own label, Get Along Records. This is the blues with a hand heavily in soulful rock and a bit of Americana. The power of her voice is in full force with the backing of a talented band and the […]
ZZ Top is an American icon. The blues-rock trio from Texas specialized in down-and-dirty blues-rock during the ’70s, then scored colorful MTV hits during the 1980s. Formed in Houston in 1970 by Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and Frank Beard (drums), the trio still releases hit albums and continues to fill arenas and stadiums […]
“Anni Piper, fresh to the US from Australia, is a vixen, a vamp, a tease, and every woman scorned….Thing is, what strikes me most about Anni Piper is her incredibly fun sense of humor, a trait that shows itself from beginning to end of her latest release: More Guitars Than Friends.” Wolfmann’s Music I first […]
Gary Hoey has explored many styles in his career, from hard rock to rock to surf to prog, and with 2013’s Deja Blues he came home to the blues. His latest, 2016’s Dust & Bones, is an exuberant fusion of blues and rock. But whatever style he plays, one thing is certain, Gary Hoey is […]
Crafting a unique style that mixes poetic ballads with swinging rockers, Eilen Jewell ranks among the best in the Americana genre today. As the reigning Queen of the Minor Key, Jewell leads a tight quartet who blend influences of surf-noir, early blues, rockabilly, and 1960s-era rock and roll, all brilliantly displayed on her newest recording, […]
Canada’s Classic Blues icon, Harpdog Brown is on the road again, and now he’s bringing a whole new show to Oregon. Harpdog Brown has acquired a reputation as a real-deal purveyor of classic electric blues — think old Chess Records and Sun Records of the late 40’s and early 50’s. These days he’s been touring […]
Here’s a list of new music of note received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month: Allen Toussaint – Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky: The Hit Songs & Productions 1957-1978 (Charly) Beth Hart – Front And Center: Live From New York (Provogue) Blue Owens Band – Blue As Can […]
The eighth annual Cider Summit PDX is back June 29 and 30 at The Fields Park, 1099 NW Overton St. in Portland’s Pearl District. Presenting nearly 200 hard ciders, regional favorites and international classics served in festival commemorative glassware. The event will feature a variety of food vendors, a dog lounge, live blues music on […]