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…
Bandstand - Bandstand from Froggy - Bandstand - Lloyd Jones

Band Stand April 2018

Lloyd “Have Mercy” Breaking News! Lucky as can be this month, and honored to returning to Denmark, I will play a series of concerts with good friends “Shaky Ground”!! (see website for details) Last time we toured together in Denmark,…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings on My Mind – April 2018

Greg Johnson / CBA President So much to talk about this month. First I want to thank our newest board members for bringing their skills to our organization. For so long we have worked terribly short handed, so this is truly big news for us and…
Anders Osborne & Todd Park Mohr

An Evening with Anders Osborne & Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd) Scheduled at The Aladdin.

Two of America’s finest voices in blues, roots, and southern rock — Anders Osborne and Todd Park Mohr, better known as Big Head Todd — will take the stage for a special evening of terrific music at The Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie…
Southern Avenue

Blues Music Award Nominated Southern Avenue to Play Jack London Revue

The Memphis Flyer proclaims that “Southern Avenue is simply the best band in Memphis . . . the coolest music to come out of Memphis in years.” This hot young band is tearing up stages in venues and at festivals all over the world with its…
Chad Rupp

Chad Rupp — Kickin’ it with Pure Portland-Style Blues

“Raw and authentic Portland style blues,” is the way Portland native, Chad Rupp describes his music. He has been in and out of the Portland Blues scene for almost 25 years. Semi-professionally for about the last ten years. But he says he…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – April 2018

Here’s a list of new releases received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this month of note: Danielle Nicole – Cry No More (Concord Records) Freddie Pate – I Got The Blues (Self Produced) James Grant – Detour (Self…