Nick Schnebelen

Award-Winning Rising Blues Star Nick Schnebelen

Kansas City’s Nick Schnebelen is becoming one of the fastest rising blues starts today.  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer states that Schnebelen offers “[e]chos of the blues like Freddie King, Buddy Guy . . . Nick Schnebelen's world-class…
JJ Thames

JJ Thames – The Mississippi Blues Diva, Visits The Birk

It’s clear that soul-blues is her calling. At age 30, JJ Thames stage presence and vocal delivery are more reminiscent of singers from the golden era of the art form than they are of most blues belters on the scene today. Her delivery is never…
Bronze, Blues & Brews Festival

21st Annual Bronze, Blues & Brews Festival in Joseph, Or

 The Bronze Blues & Brews festival celebrates its 21st year, August 11 & 12, with a unique musical experience in an unbelievable setting. Taking place in Joseph City Park in downtown Joseph, Oregon, some of the best regional and international…
Tualatin Crawfish Festival

Blues Performances Highlight Tualatin Crawfish Festival

The annual Tualatin Crawfish Festival is the largest event that takes place in Tualatin, and it’s filled with lots of attractions from carnival rides, food, beer, and wine booths, games, an eating contest featuring watermelon and, of course,…
Annual CBA Member Concert
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Hope you’re ready for a great summer Member event!!!

The First Annual CBA Member Concert@the Crossings on August 6th should be a fantastic way to spend a lovely summer day. WHERE: Columbia Crossings located at 515 N. E. Tomahawk Island Drive WHEN: August 6 12PM – 5PM WHO: Members Only. A Family…
Terry Currier Day
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Terry Currier Day Proclaimed In Portland, August 12

Mayor Ted Wheeler issued a Proclamation designating August 12, 2017, as “Terry Currier Day” throughout the City of Portland. The official announcement was made on July 4th at the Waterfront Blues Festival, prior to a set of music by Duffy…
Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival

Top Blues Acts Headline 20th Annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival

The Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival returns for its twentieth anniversary with a stunning cast of internationally acclaimed GRAMMY-winning jazz and blues musicians, local and regional bands, and high school groups throughout the weekend.…

Crooked Eyed Tommy Back In The NW

Southern California-based blues band Crooked Eyed Tommy has been making quite the name for themselves since the release of their well-received 2016 album Butterflies & Snakes, which reached number fifteen on the National Roots Music charts…

Shari Puorto Band Hitting The Northwest

"Shari melds Susan Tedeschi’s self-taught soul, Bonnie Raitt's country-rock sweetness and just a touch of Melissa Ethridge's rasp." - Monterey Country Weekly The Shari Puorto Band is a blues/rock/roots outfit with a whole lotta soul that…

Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod — True Folk & Blues Musicians Come Together

Jim Kweskin is probably best known as a singer and bandleader. He also created one of the bedrock guitar styles of the folk revival, adapting the ragtime-blues fingerpicking of artists like Blind Boy Fuller to the more complex chords of pop…