Key Events - Save the Date! 2022 May
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Key Events – Save the Date! 2022 April

Key Events - Save the Date! 2022 April April 4/2 & 4/3 -- Valerie June, Aladdin Theater 4/3 - Sugar Roots IBC fundraiser, The Garages 4/6 - CBA member meeting with Josh Makosky and Tall Static, 6pm The Garages 4/8 - Hillstomp Mississippi…
2023 Journey to Memphis Finalists
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Journey to Memphis 2022

Journey to Memphis 2022 Cascade Blues Association Journey to Memphis Competition 2022 Heats, May 26, 6 p.m. Mekong Bistro and finals July 4, Waterfront Blues Festival Blues societies worldwide send their acts to compete each January in the International…
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Greetings from the Norman Sylvester band!

Greetings from the Norman Sylvester band! As we are hopefully approaching a new phase of our COVID-19 experience (I called it Coronaville), I want to express my appreciation for all of the ways our music community showed up for each other! My…
Murder at the Crossroads by Doug MacLeod & Debra Schiff
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Murder at the Crossroads

Murder at the Crossroads by Doug MacLeod & Debra Schiff   A NEW MYSTERY FOR MUSIC FANS “Murder at the Crossroads” transports the traditional mystery into the world of blues music. It was cowritten by Doug MacLeod, a world-touring,…
Angela Easley - Rise
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Angela Easley – Rise

Angela Easley Rise Class A Records Review by Anni Piper Lush is the first word that springs to mind when I hear the arrangements on this album. If it were a floral bouquet, Easley’s work wouldn’t be a bunch of lazy daisies but rather orchids…
Ramblings - May 2022
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Ramblings April 2022

Ramblings April 2022 by Anni Piper Blues lovers in Portland and nationwide are mourning the passing of Greg “Slim Lively” Johnson, president emeritus of the Cascade Blues Association. His leadership was an inspiration to us all. Greg devoted…
Greg 'Slim Lively' Johnson RIP March 15th 1959 - March 24th 2022. Rambling with the Angels
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Greg “Slim Lively” Johnson R.I.P.

Greg “Slim Lively” Johnson R.I.P. March 15, 1959-March 24, 2022   By Shelley Garrett   Portland’s music community is mourning the loss of one of its hardest working and most beloved family members. Greg Johnson, 63, fought…
April 2022 General Membership Meeting

April 2022 General Membership Meeting

April 2022 General Membership Meeting Wednesday April 6yh, 6pm -7:30pm AT THE GARAGES, 17880 SW MCEWAN RD, LAKE OSWEGO Join us for our next member meeting, April 6, 6pm, At The Garages, 17880 SW McEwan Rd, Lake Oswego. Entry is free for CBA…