Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival

First Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival

The inaugural Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival is a two-day music event nestled in the small town of Sisters, Oregon. With a vision of bringing high-quality musicians to Central Oregon while supporting the local community, they are certainly…
Tommy Castro and The Painkillers

Tommy Castro and The Painkillers, Stompin’ Ground Tour

Over the course of his career, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tommy Castro – a six-time Blues Music Award-winner – has played thousands of shows to hundreds of thousands of ecstatic fans. Castro, along with his band, The Painkillers…
Robert Cray To Play the Elsinore Theater

Blues Hall of Famer Robert Cray

Five Grammy Awards, fifteen nominations, millions of record sales worldwide, and thousands of sold out performances, rock blues icon Robert Cray is considered “one of the greatest guitarists of his generation.” Rolling Stone Magazine in…
Jeff Plankenhorn

Jeff Plankenhorn, Austin Guitarist Extraordinaire

Jeff Plankenhorn, arguably one of the busiest and most highly regarded guitar players on the Austin music scene, is a larger than life presence on stage. A big man with a kind smile and generous demeanor, he is often the bedrock that binds a…
20th Annual Pickathon

20th Annual Pickathon Festival

The Pickathon Festival, one of the country’s most popular music festivals with a variety of musical genres, takes place just outside of Portland, and will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Taking place August 3 – 5 at Pendarvis…
13th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2018 Oregon Music Hall Of Fame

The Oregon Music Hall of Fame announced their 2018 inductees at a special party at Tony Starlight’s on July 10 and this year there are a number of blues and blues related individuals being honored: Andy Stokes, Dennis Carter, Dover Weinberg,…
The Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival

Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival Features Big Name Blues Musicians

The Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival returns for its 21st season the weekend of August 24 – 26 at Esther Short Park, 605 Esther Street in downtown Vancouver, Washington. Three days of exciting music that features blues headliners Marcia…
Vernonia Springs Music Festival

First Annual Vernonia Springs Music Festival

Take a drive out to Vernonia for a special day of music on Saturday, July 7 for the first annual “Best of the NW” Vernonia Springs Music Festival. The all ages event will feature performances from Lloyd Jones, LMNOPDX, Reisch & Mitchell,…
The Nashville Cats

The Nashville Cats – An Evening Of Songs & Stories

The Nashville Cats is a one-off show featuring four of Portland's treasured blues and roots singers and songwriters, all with ties to working in Nashville. John Bunzow, Jon Koonce, and Denny Bixby all lived in Nashville prior to returning to…
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood

Bay Area Legends Lydia Pense & Cold Blood Plays at Jack London Revue

After debuting in the late 1960s, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood became one of the signature high-energy bands of the San Francisco Bay area. Along with Tower of Power, Cold Blood pioneered the brass heavy funk-rock sound, which came to be known…