Johnny Nicholas & Scrappy Jud Newcomb Return To The Lake Theater & Café

For four decades, Johnny Nicholas has showcased his consummate musicianship and vocal skills and graced live music scenes across the country and abroad. The list of legendary musicians with whom he’s worked and performed alongside reads…
John Pounds Benefit

All Star Line-Up Gathers For John Pounds Benefit

Salem-based bassist John Pounds has long been a favorite on the Oregon music scene, so when he suffered a stroke in March 2016 a lot of his friends and fans stepped forward to help him out with a handful of benefit shows. But it has been a long…
Benjamin Booker

Benjamin Booker – Modern Blues Rocker, Performs at The Wonder Ballroom.

Benjamin Booker is an American musician, singer, songwrite,r and guitarist who cites The Gun Club, Blind Willie Johnson, and T. Rex as influences. His music was described by the Chicago Tribune as "a raw brand of blues/boogie/soul," by The Independent…
Terry Hanck

Catfish Lou’s to host Terry Hanck — Saxophone Blues At Its Best

Blues and soul music fans know that the soundtrack to early rock' n' roll ran on three-minute instrumentals with sax in the lead, and was directly related to 1950s and 1960s New Orleans R&B hits, along with that deep-fried wildness that…
Too Slim - Too Slim & The Taildraggers Return To Billy Blues

An Afternoon at The Birk With Too Slim & The Taildraggers

New York writer Dave Rubin wrote that, “[i]f Tim “Too Slim” Langford only played slide guitar, he would slither around most other blues guitarists and take a ferocious bite out of their pride. But as the sole six-string slinger, songwriter…
Harpdog Brown and The Uptown Blues Band

Harpdog Brown – Classic Blues Harmonica From Canada, Coming to The Birk

With a briefcase filled with awards, including three Maple Blues Awards naming him the best harmonica player in Canada, Vancouver’s Harpdog Brown has been called a blues evangelist — and that’s a very fitting moniker.  "I speak the blues…
Seth Walker, Seth Walker Band

Seth Walker Band Plays The Birk

“[Seth Walker] is pure talent, a masterful blues guitarist, a singer with some swing in his voice and a writer whose (songs) sound less composed than unleashed.” – Austin American-Statesman. Over the past 10 years, Seth Walker has become…
Award-Winning Sunbanks Festival 2018

2017 Sunbanks Music Festival

The four-day 2017 Sunbanks Music Festival returns to Electric City, Washington on Thursday, September 7 through Sunday, September 10 for another fun-filled weekend featuring national and regional artists performing a diverse selection of rock,…
The Paladins

The Paladins Offer Two Oregon Performances

The Paladins from San Diego, California are the preeminent blues/rockabilly band in America. Founded in the early 1980s by guitarist Dave Gonzalez and his high school friend and double bass player Thomas Yearsley, they have recorded five singles,…
The Paladins

new: CBA JUNE 2017 BUDGET/FINANCIALS

JUNE BUDGET   2017 INCOME: $      155 .00     Membership Dues  (mail income) 260.49      Pay Pal Income 400.00    Supporting Membership   Bruce Powell @ $ 150  Michael Lester @ $ 250 204.00    June Membership Meeting:…