Hunter & The Dirty Jacks

California Blues Rockers Hunter & The Dirty Jacks At The Birk

Hunter & The Dirty Jacks are an Americana-crafted rock & roll band with influences based in the blues. Like a smoky whiskey with phosphorescent ice cubes in a blues-tinted glass. Led by frontman Hunter Ackerman and flanked by guitar…
Rich Layton & The Troublemakers

Rock the Village – Rich Layton & The Troublemakers with special guest Jon Koonce

Matt Miner Presents and O’Connor’s Vault welcomes roots rockers Rich Layton & The Troublemakers with special guest Jon Koonce to the heart of Multnomah Village, Friday, March 3 at 7:00pm. Both Rich and Jon are dedicated "keepers of the…
Corey & the Tribe

Corey & the Tribe Presenting A Diverse Taste Of Musical Styles

Guitarist and songwriter Corey Kennedy has been described as an alternative, punk, blues, folk, indie artist hailing from Akron, Ohio. That covers a lot of ground in one breath, which only goes deeper with his own description of his act on his…
Randy McAllister Band

Randy McAllister Band – Performance & Workshops

Roustabout, maverick, spiritual, gritty, amazing, genius, wild, bad-ass, soulful... These are some of the words used to describe this Texas bonafide blue blood. He's been flying in the face of convention his whole career. No smoke, no mirrors,…
International Blues Challenge - Rae Gordon & The Backseat Drivers
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Rae Gordon & The Backseat Drivers – Women Blues Acts Win Big At International Blues Challenge

The Blues Foundation’s 33rd annual International Blues Challenge (IBC) was held in Memphis over March 31 through February 4, with more than 260 acts from fourteen countries performing on Beale Street before fans and industry personnel representing…
G Love & Special Sauce - Jontavious Willis

G Love & Special Sauce Bringing Their Genre-Blurring Show Back To Portland

G Love & Special Sauce return to Portland in celebration of their newly released album, Love Saves The Day, with a performance at The Hawthorne Theatre & Lounge on Thursday, March 23. Love calls the new album, “the fullest realization…
Laith Al-Saadi

Laith Al-Saadi – Star From “The Voice” In Portland

In 2016, Laith Al-Saadi won America's hearts and a spot in the finale of NBC's "The Voice." Now he's poised to bring his authentic blend of blues, soul and classic rock to audiences around the nation and the world. Laith Al-Saadi has always…

2017 Inner City Blues Festival “Healing the Healthcare Blues”

The 2017 Inner City Blues Festival returns to the Eagles Lodge Saturday, April 22. Originally in the 1980s and 1990s, the festival was a community event for various civil rights and social justice causes. Since its return six years ago it…
Bob Log III

Dante’s Presents The Cool and Mysterious Bob Log III

The Owl Magazine states, “One would have to be in a pretty foul mood not to be entertained by the mysterious awesomeness of Bob Log III. Sure, his musical skills are something to behold, his one-man-band brand of blues/Americana displaying…
Nick Schnebelen

Kansas City Guitar Hero Nick Schnebelen Brings His Band To Oregon For Two Nights

Nick Schnebelen has blues in his blood. Nick and siblings grew up with their parents who played music full time in the Kansas City blues scene. Along with his sister Danielle and brother Chris, they formed the band Trampled Under Foot which…