The Journey To Memphis is the Cascade Blues Association’s regional competition to select the acts that will represent our organization and region in 2019’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Up to 250 acts from around the world converge on Beale Street to perform before the music industry searching for new talent, with the chance […]
Isaac Scott Live ’83-‘84 Bluestown It has been a little more than sixteen years since Isaac Scott passed away in November 2001 at the age of 56. The Northwest icon long held a prominent position as one of the absolute best bluesmen of the region. Hailed as the King of the Blues in Seattle, his […]
Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President Every December, the Cascade Blues Association holds their annual elections to determine who will be their officers on the board of directors for the following year. Though it is a privilege to serve on the board, I do have to say that it is a bit disturbing that the […]
Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month of note: Adrianna Marie And Her Roomful Of All-Stars (Kingdom Of Swing (VizzTone) Andy Gunn – Too Many Guitars To Give Up Now (Self Produced) Billy T Band – Reckoning (Big H Records) Blues Battalion – […]
Mississippi blues diva JJ Thames has certainly collected her share of accolades. Legendary “Misty Blue” recording artist Dorothy Moore dubbed her “future of the blues” and Living Blues Magazine calls Thames a true “blues trailblazer.” Known as is the “leave-it-all-on-the-stage” front-woman of the Violet Revolt, she possesses the mesmerizing je ne sais quoi star-quality of […]
Dark Tales From The Road Volume 1, Number 2 In 1993 we released our first album on the “-ism” label. It was selling in local record stores and we were selling it from the bandstand. Sales were pretty good but the real benefit was not the sales per se but rather the added bookings the […]
The annual CBA Holiday party is set for December 10th at the East Portland Moose Lodge, 16411 NE Halsey, and it is open to everyone, so bring your family and friends and have some fun. The lodge members are really excited to share their place with us and are preparing a great menu for us […]
Those who have seen Carolina girl Nikki Hill sing her ass off agree—this isn’t just another newcomer on the scene, this is a ‘whiplash’ moment. Where did this fireball come from? Why haven’t I heard of her before? If you haven’t heard of Nikki Hill yet, you soon will, and once you see her perform, […]
Robert Cray has created a sound that rises from American roots and arrives today both fresh and familiar. He has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins, over twenty acclaimed albums and has played bars, concert halls, festivals and arenas around the world. Cray […]
For the 19th year, Sonny Hess and the Northwest Women Rhythm & Blues will be gathering for a couple shows to help bring in the holiday with a little soul and blues. This year’s cast will feature a stellar line-up of some of the Northwest best, including Sonny Hess, Lisa Mann, LaRhonda Steele, Lady True […]