
Marriott to host Diane Russell’s Portraits of Blues & Jazz Musicians During Waterfront Blues Festival
Coinciding with the 2018 Waterfront Blues Festival, blues & jazz portraits by Portland artist Diane Russell will be on display July 6-7 in the Oregon Ballroom at the Marriott hotel during the Waterfront Blues Festival After Hours concerts. …

TajMo – The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band Plays The Zoo
Celebrating their Grammy and Blues Music Award winning collaboration TajMo, blues legends Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ continue to tour the country with a stop in Portland at the Oregon Zoo. The album garnered wins for contemporary blues at both…

ZZ Top at Washington County Fair
ZZ Top is an American icon. The blues-rock trio from Texas specialized in down-and-dirty blues-rock during the '70s, then scored colorful MTV hits during the 1980s. Formed in Houston in 1970 by Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and…

Star Theater Presents Guitar Master Gary Hoey
Gary Hoey has explored many styles in his career, from hard rock to rock to surf to prog, and with 2013’s Deja Blues he came home to the blues. His latest, 2016’s Dust & Bones, is an exuberant fusion of blues and rock. But whatever style…

Eilen Jewell to Set the Alberta Rose on Fire
Crafting a unique style that mixes poetic ballads with swinging rockers, Eilen Jewell ranks among the best in the Americana genre today. As the reigning Queen of the Minor Key, Jewell leads a tight quartet who blend influences of surf-noir,…

Harpdog Brown and The Uptown Blues Band slated for First-Time Visit to Lake Oswego
Canada’s Classic Blues icon, Harpdog Brown is on the road again, and now he's bringing a whole new show to Oregon.
Harpdog Brown has acquired a reputation as a real-deal purveyor of classic electric blues — think old Chess Records and Sun…

Eighth Annual Cider Summit PDX, Regions Largest Cider Event
The eighth annual Cider Summit PDX is back June 29 and 30 at The Fields Park, 1099 NW Overton St. in Portland’s Pearl District. Presenting nearly 200 hard ciders, regional favorites and international classics served in festival commemorative…

“Raise The Roof” Concert to Benefit The Garages
The local music community is stepping up to perform a two-day benefit concert — “Raise The Roof” — to help re-open The Garages Music & Event Center in Beaverton. Due to Beaverton's revised building codes, the weekly concerts were…

Lake Theater Welcomes Acoustic Guitar Summit
Grammy Award winners Doug Smith and Mark Hanson, along with Oregon Music Hall of Fame member Terry Robb, make up the Acoustic Guitar Summit – one of the region’s most accomplished musical groups. Providing their diverse musical journey to…

JT Wise Band and Reverb Brothers Team Up For Exciting Night at Laurelthirst
The Laurelthirst Public House will host a special night of music featuring two popular Portland area bands — The JT Wise Band and The Reverb Brothers — for one sensational show on Thursday, June 7 at 9:00 pm.
JT Wise Band will bring its…