
Ron Johnson – CBA at-large board member since 2018
Ron Johnson
CBA at-large board member since 2018
Ron says. “I joined the CBA Board of Directors about three years ago. I joined to see what I could do to help with the future and direction of the CBA -- and out of curiosity about how they…

New Music to Note October 2021
New Releases of Note for October 2021
Tommy Castro — Tommy Castro Presents a Bluesman Came to Town
Eric Bibb — Dear America
Samantha Fish — Faster
Johnny Tucker (featuring Kid Ramos and the Allstars —…

Best Self-Produced CD Entry Deadline Oct 6th
Best Self-Produced CD
Entry Deadline Oct 6th
As part of the mission of the Blues Foundation to celebrate blues recording and to ensure the future of this uniquely American art form, it established an award for the Best Self-Produced CD, given…

October 2021 General Membership Meeting
October 2021 General Membership Meeting
This month the Cascade Blues Association moves its membership meeting to the Spare Room Restaurant & Lounge 4830 NE 42nd Ave Portland, and returns to its standard format of spotlighting two different…

Mark Cameron– “Back From the Edge” (Cop Records)
Review by John Taylor
Wherever that edge is, we’re glad Mark Cameron wandered over to take a look. And we’re even gladder that he made it back OK, because he’s returned with an armload of great music, spiced with some satisfying…

Board Update – September 2021
Board Update - September 2021
By Shelley Garrett
You may have noticed that this column has slowly been changing into something new.
Many people have told us that they don’t really know what the CBA is doing. With 10 active members currently…

Duffy Bishop Band September 24
Duffy Bishop Band September 24
Alberta Rose Theatre-CBA Co sponsored
$25 advance/$30 at the door…buy tickets here (CBA members, see your email blast for a code that saves you $2)
By Shelley Garrett
Duffy Bishop and Chris Carlson were mainstays…

Too Slim and the Taildraggers September 29th
Too Slim and the Taildraggers September 29th
Alberta Rose-CBA Co Sponsored
“Pandemic Hold” on Steroids
By Kirk Anderson
Early 2020 at Zack Kasik’s Wild Feather Recording studio in Nashville. A fist full of songs written and rehearsed.…

News from The Blues Foundation – September 2021
News from The Blues Foundation
September 2021
International Blues Challenge
We are in countdown mode! After a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all eager to gather at the 2022 International Blues Challenge (IBC), scheduled…

Key Events and Save the Dates! September 2021
Key Events and Save the Dates! September 2021
9/9 Allman Betts, Roseland Theater (CBA c0o-sponsored event)
9/11 CBA Journey to Memphis Competition, Artichoke Music
9/11 Sonny Hess Birthday Bash/Street Fest, Blue Diamond
9/24 Duffy Bishop,…