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Bandstand March 2018

David Kahl, Soul Cookin', the Bayou Boyz, and More Things have changed up a lot in the last few weeks. After Jan DeLorme, owner of Blackwell's passed away, Soul Cookin' and the Bayou Boyz needed to shift gear. Fortunately, a couple of venues…
The Arrogant Bastards

The Arrogant Bastards set Portland on Fire.

The “Arrogant Bastards” is a Blues, Funk, and Rock-n-Roll band based in Portland Oregon. Founded in early 2017 from a desire to create and perform music that is raw, exciting, and entertaining, the Bastards’ music is primarily blues based…
Cary Morin

Cary Morin

Cradle To The Grave Maple Street Music This is acoustic fingerstyle guitar playing at its best. Cory Morin offers beautifully refreshing and delightful music, from start to finish, or should that read from Cradle to the Grave as the title suggests.…
Lake Theater & Café

Muddy Waters Celebration & Blues Dance Returns to Lake Theater

The Northwest’s top Muddy Waters tribute show will return to The Lake Theater & Café, 106 N State Street, Lake Oswego, on Monday, March 26. This is an early celebration of Muddy’s birthday, who would’ve turned 103 years old on April…
Harpdog Brown

Canadian Blues Master Harpdog Brown Headed for Catfish Lou’s

Called the best blues band in Canada, Harpdog Brown & The Travelin’ Blues Show returns to Portland for a night at Catfish Lou’s on Friday, March 23. A perennial winner of the Maple Awards for best harmonica player, Brown has been called…
Joanne Shaw Taylor

British Blues Guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor Making Rare Portland Stop

Joanne Shaw Taylor has established herself as the UK’s number one blues-rock artist, touring extensively around the world and releasing critically acclaimed albums. Originally discovered at sixteen by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics, Shaw,…
Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager

Hit Broadway Play, A Night With Janis, Plays Portland For One Night Only

Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort,…
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers

Three Rockin’ Nights Of Blues With Tommy Castro & The Painkillers

California’s blues heroes Tommy Castro & The Painkillers will be heading up the coast for a handful of shows celebrating the release of their latest recording on Alligator Records, Stompin' Ground. Night after night, Tommy Castro, a fierce…
Seth Walker

Seth Walker – Blues, Soul & Americana Master at White Eagle

Seth Walker boils down the American music experience into a savory roux.  A splendid mix of roots styles: blues, soul, and Americana, featuring deep-fried guitar licks, churchy organ and crisp horns, mostly delivered over spot-on shuffles.…
Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager

Curtis Salgado, Alan Hager and Friends, Two Portland Blues Icons Unite To Celebrate New Recording at Mississippi Studios

Award-winning soul, blues and R&B vocalist Curtis Salgado’s earth-shaking vocals and forceful harmonica playing have devastated audiences around the world for over 30 years. Guitarist Alan Hager has been wowing fellow musicians from his…