Portland All-Stars Gathering For Robbie Laws & Family Medical Expense Fundraiser

Robbie Laws is a widely recognized Pacific Northwest musician and guitar instructor from Portland Oregon.  Robbie has been, and continues to be, a pillar in the blues community.  He has given back to the blues community for over 20 years. …

Chris Daniels and The Kings

Blues With Horns Vol. 1 Moon Voyage Records Chris Daniels and the Kings have been a Denver-area mainstay for the past thirty-three years, with fifteen recordings under their belt and have performed throughout the United States and into Europe.…
Bandstand - Bandstand from Froggy - Bandstand - Lloyd Jones

Bandstand December 2017

Harvey Brindell Dark Tale From The Road Volume 1, Number 1 Back in the early 90s I was playing in a band based in Lincoln, NE. This was during a time when the club scene in the midwest was strong and blues was drawing great crowds. Back in those…
Sonny Rhodes

Sonny Rhodes

The Essential Sonny Rhodes: Songs & Stories Need To Know Music Clarence Smith, better known to the world as Sonny Rhodes, is part of that long rich line of superior blues guitarists originating from Texas. With a career ranging for more…
What’s on Tap for November’s General Membership Meeting

What’s on Tap for November’s General Membership Meeting . . . The Muddy Awards!!

Melody Ballroom, 615 SE Alder St., Portland Wednesday, November 1 - 6:30 pm Members always Free, Non-members attending the Muddys $5.00 It’s here again. The biggest night for the blues in the City of Portland as the Cascade Blues Association…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – Nov 2017

Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month of note: Al Basile – Quiet Money (Sweetspot) Albert Castiglia – Up All Night (Ruf Records) Chris Cain – Chris Cain (Little Village…
King Louie’s Blues Revue

King Louie’s Blues Revue

Live At Riverhouse Jazz Shoug Records When jazz promoter Marshall Glickman began bringing King Louie’s Blues Revue to Bend for the Jazz at the Oxford series he never felt that the act would become so popular that he’d be booking the performance…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – Nov 2017

Greg Johnson, CBA President The Muddy Awards is always a night of excitement. Honoring the musicians and people involved in our local blues community is always something to celebrate and we appreciate The Melody Ballroom allowing us to return…
Habib Koité

Mali Guitarist Habib Koité Coming To The Star Theater

As one of Africa's most popular and recognized musicians, Habib Koité is a modern troubadour with extraordinary musicianship, wit, and wisdom that translates across cultures. Hailing from the musically prolific West African nation of Mali,…
Alastair Greene

The Birk Hosts Rising Blues Star Alastair Greene For Two Shows

Southern Californian guitarist, singer and songwriter Alastair Greene’s musical journey has been anything but traditional. His combination of blues, Southern rock, and jam band sensibilities have been thrilling audiences for nearly two decades.…