James Hunter

British Soul Master James Hunter Visits The Aladdin.

James Hunter has certainly paid his dues. Over the span of 30 years, he’s worked on the railway, busked in the streets of London, provided backup vocals and guitar for Van Morrison, played clubs and theaters all over the world, written scores…
Acoustic Guitar Summit Christmas

Acoustic Guitar Summit Coming to Hillsboro

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. Performing together for over 20 years, the…
Booker T Jones

Booker T. Jones Schedules Two Oregon Shows

With a career spanning five decades, one can easily argue that Booker T. Jones set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity.  On classic Stax hits such as “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em…
Jonny Lang

Salem’s Elsinore Theatre Welcomes Jonny Lang

It is hard to believe that at 36 years old Jonny Lang has already enjoyed a two-decades long career. Since the release of his debut album, Lie To Me, at age 15, Grammy Award winning Jonny Lang has built a reputation as one of the best live performers…
Doug MacLeod

Beloved Acoustic Bluesman Doug MacLeod Returning to The Lake Theater

The Lake Theater & Café will present an intimate evening with Doug MacLeod, a true blues master and storyteller, on Monday, April 16. MacLeod is a perennial Blues Music Award nominee, having recently won the Acoustic Artist of the Year…
Turtle VanDemarr

Turtle’s Guitar Mafia Takes Up Residency At Al’s Den

Local music legend, Turtle VanDemarr, has performed in many influential bands over the years. As lead guitarist for Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, The Fly By Nite Jass Band, The Freak Mountain Ramblers, and Anita Margarita and the Rattlesnakes,…
Bettye LaVette

Legendary Soul Vocalist Bettye LaVette Slated for The Aladdin

Three time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette is not a mere, songwriter, or "cover" artist. She is an musical interpreter of the highest order. Her gift is that ability to take a song, whether well-known or obscure, from any genre and making it completely…
One Man Band Scott Biram

Heavy-Pounding, One Man Band Scott Biram Invades Dante’s

Rock 'n' Roll ain't pretty and neither is Scott Biram. The self-proclaimed 'Dirty Old One Man Band' successfully and sometimes violently lashes together blues, hillbilly, country, raucous punk, and godless metal into a potent array that assaults…
Big Monti Amundson

Big Monti Amundson Returns for Show at Trails End Saloon.

Portland’s guitar legend Big Monti Amundson moved to Nashville a few months back and it’s always a pleasure to see him return to town for performances, no matter how rare they may be. He will be hooking up with his former bandmates Allen…
Inner City Blues Festival

7th Annual Inner City Blues Festival – “Healing the Healthcare Blues”

The 7th Annual Inner City Blues Festival, “Healing the Healthcare Blues,” returns April 21 to the North Portland Eagles Lodge, 7611 N. Exeter & Lombard. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and music runs until midnight.  The event is a fundraiser…