Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown

Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown Booked For The Aladdin Theater

In 1965, Kim Simmonds formed Savoy Brown in London, England, and he has been the group’s guiding hand from then through today. Energetic blues has always been the calling card of the band from the beginning, and it still is even after forty…
John Clifton

Harmonica Ace John Clifton Celebrating New CD at Catfish Lou’s

John Clifton may not be a name that instantly leaps to mind when considering many of the West Coast blues scene harmonica players, but maybe it’s time it should be, as he is right there with the best. With style and prowess on the level of…

Acoustic Guitar Summit in Hillsboro

  Grammy Award winner Mark Hanson, Oregon Music Hall of Fame member Terry Robb, and special guest Hawaiian Grammy winner Jeff Peterson will come together for an evening as Acoustic Guitar Summit. These three virtuosos bring a diverse…
Coco Montoya

Coco Montoya Brings His Blues Guitar Power To The Jack London Revue

The old Willie Dixon adage, “blues is truth,” perfectly describes the searing, contemporary blues-rock of world-renowned guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya. Taught by the “Master of the Telecaster,” Albert Collins, but possessing a…
Jimi Hendrix Tribute Returns

Jimi Hendrix Tribute Returns to Blue Diamond

Jimi Hendrix may just be the most celebrated guitarist of all time and has been the subject of numerous studies by guitarists who have been woodshedding his music for more than fifty years. Tributes to the legend have always been popular and…
Hillstomp

Hillstomp Schedules Hometown Show at Aladdin Theater

If you’ve spent any time around the Northwest Music Scene, the name Hillstomp should sound familiar to you. They’ve been making music for the past seventeen years and touring across America and Europe. Hillstomp is a two-man band — Henry…
Danielle Nicole

Bend’s Volcanic Theater to Host Grammy Nominee Danielle Nicole and Blues Music Award Nominee Ben Rice

Kansas City blues-rock band Trampled Under Foot’s founding member, lead singer, and bass player, Danielle Nicole, stepped out on her own in 2015 with her debut album Wolf Den. Nicole’s distinctive and inventive bass work resulted in her…
Buddy Guy Back in Portland

Blues Legend Buddy Guy Back in Portland

The incomparable Buddy Guy is arguably the most celebrated blues guitarist of his generation. Buddy possesses a sound and style that embodies the traditions of classic Chicago blues and embraces the fire and flash of vintage rock and roll. For…
Sonny Hess - Retrospective

Sonny Hess to Celebrate New CD with Performance at The Blue Diamond

For over four decades Sonny “Smokin’” Hess has been an integral part of the Portland blues community while working with numerous top attractions both locally and nationally. Hess is a skilled guitarist and songwriter, not to mention a…
King Louie Organ Trio

The King Louie Organ Trio Slates CD Release Shows

  The members of Portland’s King Louie Organ Trio are some of the most outstanding sidemen form the Rose City and are experts in the under-appreciated art of making other artists sound their best.  Organist Louis Pain is in the Oregon…