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Journey to Memphis Youth Showcase Contest 2022 – Entries now open
Journey to Memphis
Youth Showcase Contest 2022
Entries now open
The Cascade Blues Association will appoint one youth showcase act to perform at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis 2023.
Entries are now open and will close at…

2020 Journey To Memphis Application Deadline April 7
The Journey To Memphis is the Cascade Blues Association’s regional competition to select the acts that will represent our organization and region in 2021’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Up to 250 acts from around the…

APRIL CBA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING CANCELLED
Due to the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s announcement cancelling any events or gatherings of 250 people for a four-week period, the Cascade Blues Association’s General Membership Meeting scheduled…

Applications Now Being Accepted For 2020 Journey To Memphis
The Journey To Memphis is the Cascade Blues Association’s regional competition to select the acts that will represent our organization and region in 2021’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Up to 250 acts from around the…

Memphis Recap – 2020 International Blues Challenge
By Marie Walters
This rookie’s first Journey To Memphis was a whirlwind of preparation, travel, showcases, jams, performances, and eateries — all topped off with lack of sleep. I was lucky to be traveling with IBC ‘veterans’ so I had…

Bring In The New Year Right, Attend the January General Membership Meeting
Here it is another year and because New Years Day actually falls on Wednesday 1 this time around, we are pushing our monthly general membership meeting back one week to the 8th. This will allow everybody the opportunity to recuperate from all…

Blues In The Schools –
The Cascade Blues Association Board has approved a sponsorship grant request from Julie Amici to help support the Music Enrichment Program in the Neah-Ka-Nie School District. Julie has secured additional grants to get this program off the ground.…

Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys Take Home J2M Honors
Every July means the Waterfront Blues Festival, and that means on the fourth the Cascade Blues Association holds its finals for the Journey to Memphis competition. This year found three bands competing for the title and the right to represent…

July General Membership Meeting Thursday, July 11
Due to the Waterfront Blues Festival occurring the first week of July, the Cascade Blues Association General membership Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11 at The East Portland Eagles Lodge at 7:00 pm. Note that we’re meeting on Thursday,…