Ray Bonneville

Blues Troubadour Ray Bonneville Comes to The White Eagle

Ray Bonneville is a poet of the demimonde who didn’t write his first song until his early 40s, some 20 years after he started performing. But with a style that sometimes draws comparisons to JJ Cale and Daniel Lanois, this blues-influenced,…
Celebration of Women In Music Melissa Etheridge Tribute with Sonny Hess & Friends

Hot August Nights: A Melissa Etheridge Tribute with Sonny Hess & Friends

Melissa Etheridge established herself as a popular and influential rock performer after the release of her debut recording in 1988, and since then she won two Grammy Awards and an Oscar, performed on Broadway, and earned a star on the Hollywood…
Jody Carroll

Jody Carroll Comes Home For Performance At The Lake

Jody Carroll (McMurrian) may have moved from Portland to the East Coast, but he continues to immerse himself into authentic American roots styles and expand his boundless creative work. His music is original and deeply situated within the past…
Coco Montoya

The Aladdin Theater To Host Blues Guitar Icon Coco Montoya

“Coco Montoya is a show-stopper…Heartfelt singing and merciless guitar with a wicked icy burn…he swings like a jazz man and stings like the Iceman, Albert Collins. He is one of the truly gifted blues artists of his generation.”— Living…
Kara Grainger

The Birk Presents Soulful Singer & Guitarist Kara Grainger

Australian-born blues singer/guitarist Kara Grainger may draw initial comparisons to Bonnie Raitt — both play slide guitar and sing soulfully, but Grainger offers her own distinctive style that evenly balances the blues with soul and roots…
Mary Flower and Mark Shark

Mary Flower and Mark Shark – Acoustic Guitar Masters Together At Catfish Lou’s

Catfish Lou’s is proud to present a combination that doesn’t happen too often. Two guitarists joining forces for what is certain to be a magical night of outstanding acoustic music. Mary Flower and Mark Shark will be sharing the stage offering…
Doyle Bramhall II

Blues Guitarist Doyle Bramhall II – Slated To Visit The Mission Theater

Doyle Bramhall II is one of today’s most distinctive vocalists, guitarists, composers, and producers in contemporary music. Indeed, none other than Eric Clapton, with whom Bramhall has worked with for more than a decade, lauds him as one of…
Nick Schnebelen

Award-Winning Rising Blues Star Nick Schnebelen

Kansas City’s Nick Schnebelen is becoming one of the fastest rising blues starts today.  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer states that Schnebelen offers “[e]chos of the blues like Freddie King, Buddy Guy . . . Nick Schnebelen's world-class…
JJ Thames

JJ Thames – The Mississippi Blues Diva, Visits The Birk

It’s clear that soul-blues is her calling. At age 30, JJ Thames stage presence and vocal delivery are more reminiscent of singers from the golden era of the art form than they are of most blues belters on the scene today. Her delivery is never…
General Membership Meeting Slated for Wednesday, December 5

VENUE CHANGE: What’s on Tap for August’s General Membership Meeting…

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT WE WILL NO LONGER BE AT THE MELODY BALLROOM FOR THE MONTHLY MEETINGS!!!  THE NEW LOCATION IS CATFISH LOU'S  2460 NW 24th Ave Wednesday, August 2 – 7:00 pm Members always Free  - Non-members $5.00 Opening Set – Jason…