Seth Walker boils down the American music experience into a savory roux. A splendid mix of roots styles: blues, soul, and Americana, featuring deep-fried guitar licks, churchy organ and crisp horns, mostly delivered over spot-on shuffles. An artist who the Austin American Statesman calls “pure talent, a masterful blues guitarist, a singer with swing in […]
Award-winning soul, blues and R&B vocalist Curtis Salgado’s earth-shaking vocals and forceful harmonica playing have devastated audiences around the world for over 30 years. Guitarist Alan Hager has been wowing fellow musicians from his hometown of Portland, Oregon and beyond for decades. Hager has been jamming with Salgado since 2003, and joined his band full-time […]
Wednesday, February 7 – 7:00 pm Catfish Lou’s, 2460 NW 24th, Portland Members always Free, Non-Members $5.00 (Please show your membership card at the door) Opening Acoustic Set – David Brothers Second Electric Set – Timothy James & The Portland Blues Revival As the year gets in full swing, we’re going to keep things our […]
Peach Tricki-Woo Records Atlanta’s Larkin Poe are sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell and they’re crossing the lines between blues and rock with determination. Whether delivering hard hitting originals or taking on new scopes with traditional pieces, they are setting their own boundaries and it’s both modern and innovative. Both are multi-instrumentalists and reading the liner […]
Rough Cut Alligator Records With the release of Rough Cut, the world is for the first time hearing what those of us in Portland have known for many years, Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager are a natural fit for acoustic blues. The two have been long time friends and have performed together quite a bit […]
Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month of note: Andrew Chapman a.k.a. JoJo – Well, It’s About Time (Upistand records) Bernard Allison – Let It Go (Ruf Records) Big Shoes – Step On It! (Biglittle Records) Billy Price Band – Alive And Strange […]
Greg Johnson, CBA President 2018 is starting off on a change of pace. For me at least. As I write this, the International Blues Challenge will be taking place this week. And after fifteen straight years volunteering to work the event, plus seven Blues Music Awards during those same years (twenty-two trips between the two […]
If you know any blues musicians or songwriters in general who want to improve their songwriting, they need to attend this Songwriters Boot Camp, February 9-11 at Soulcraft Records in Central Oregon. Attendees will work with a Platinum & BMI Award Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist & Vocalist, PolyGram/Mercury Artist, Jeff Paris. Jeff has written hit songs and […]
Meet Me In Memphis Self-Produced The Eric Hughes Band are long time veterans of the Memphis blues scene and you can find them most any night playing on Beale Street, but they are much more than just another blues band. On their newest release, Meet Me In Memphis, the group shows just how diverse it […]
The New Iberians have been one of the leading forces of celebrating the musical traditions of Louisiana since the 1990s, creating their own style by blending the regional sounds alongside a mix of Chicago blues and Northwest rock that they call “Stumptown Zydeco.” Named after the Queen City of the Bayou, Iberia is located deep […]