
White Eagle Saloon Welcomes Back The Greyhounds
The Greyhounds guitarist Andrew Trube and keyboardist Anthony Farrell have been making music and touring for 15 years while refining and developing a sound Trube describes as “Hall and Oates meet ZZ Top.” The band also has strong ties to…

2017 Musician’s Toy Run Benefit To Be Held On November 4
Now in its sixteenth year, the Musician’s Toy Run Benefit, hosted by Francine West, will once again hold a day-long show aimed at bringing joy to children during the holidays. The event returns to the Trails End Saloon, 1320 Main Street, Oregon…

Doug Fir Hosts Musical Alchemist Son Little
What is the new magic of music? If you trace the path of a plan back to its beginnings, what do you find? Is it a tree, growing from seed with deep roots planted in fertile soil, branches arcing out in all directions? Or a spark in the dark,…

The Crystal Ballroom Presents The Return Of The Devil Makes Three
“The Devil Makes Three has a sound that is garagey ragtime, punkified blues, both old and new timey, without settling upon a particular era,” claims the band’s guitarist and vocalist Pete Bernhard. Inspired as much by mountain music…

Michele D’Amour and The Love Dealers Slated At Catfish Lou’s
Seattle’s Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers will be making their debut performance at Catfish Lou’s on Saturday, November 11 to celebrate their latest release Lost Nights At The Leopard Lounge. The album is a soulful throwback to Chicago…

Jack London Revue Welcomes Selwyn Birchwood
"Selwyn Birchwood is a master storyteller, both lyrically and musically. He's an impressive, hard-crunching, modern blues guitarist. His fretwork is high-energy, raw and vivid...knife-edged leads and roadhouse-rattling grooves. He is graced…

The Lake Theater & Café hosts Muddy Waters Celebration & Blues Dance
Four of Portland’s favorite internationally recognized musicians gather once again to celebrate the music of blues legend Muddy Waters at The Lake Theater & Café on Monday, November 13. Guitarist Alan Hager, harmonica ace Mitch Kashmar,…

2017 Muddy Award Nominees
And the 2017 Muddy Award Nominees are:
Contemporary Blues Act
Ben Rice Band
Rae Gordon Band
Sister Mercy
Thunder Brothers
Traditional Blues Act
AC Porter & The Live Wires
Ben Rice Band
Norman Sylvester Band
“Lloyd Jones” R&B Act
Andy…

Kim Wilson & The Fabulous Thunderbirds Perform In Bend For Scholarship Program
For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group’s distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, evolved into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as…

Sista Otis Schedules Two Oregon Appearances
“She has enough power to fuel a fire and enough soul to make James Brown proud” – The Detroit News
Sista Otis is a good-god-all-mighty force of nature! A songwriting/soul singing prophetess of rock & roll, highly acclaimed by the critics…