Jim Kweskin is probably best known as a singer and bandleader. He also created one of the bedrock guitar styles of the folk revival, adapting the ragtime-blues fingerpicking of artists like Blind Boy Fuller to the more complex chords of pop…
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What do Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jay McShann, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Hammond, the late Jimmy Witherspoon, Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Roomful of Blues, and the Canadian band The Rockin’ Highliners all have in common? Answer: Duke Robillard…
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ZZ Ward didn’t have to look far for inspiration on her second full-length album, 2017’s The Storm. Equally evocative of blues grit and hip-hop bounce, the Los Angeles-based vocal powerhouse and multi-instrumentalist leapt forward by taking…
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The 16th Annual Northwest String Summit will take place Thursday, July 13 through Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the beautiful Horning's Hideout, North Plains, OR. This year’s line-up features a multitude of regional and national artists including…
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Mato Nanji's always provided the heartbeat of the band Indigenous with his warm dusty voice and soaring, spirited guitar fireworks that have earned the group a place among roots rock's elite. The band, from South Dakota's Nakota Nation, will…
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The Cathedral Park Jazz Festival returns for its 37th year under the St Johns Bridge in North Portland. Hosted by The Jazz Society of Oregon, this three day event will feature a line-up of jazz, blues, R&B, and soul performances beginning…
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings presents its official release concert for the new "Roll Columbia" album, the first collection including all twenty-six songs written by Woody Guthrie while working for the Bonneville Power Administration in Portland…
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The annual Blues Build Benefit Concert returns to Bennett Vineyards & Wine Company to help raise funds to support the Junction City/Harrisburg/Monroe Habitat for Humanity in its effort to build houses for low-to-moderate-income families.…
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The early 1980s were a golden age for home-grown, live music in Portland. Fans filled clubs to listen to local bands that could/would soon be signing major label record deals and touring nationally and internationally, and Tony DeMicoli was…
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Based out of San Diego, Little Hurricane is known for its powerful and energetic performances built upon a minimalist blues approach to furnish a rocking, indie-inspired style. On their latest recording, Gold Fever, guitarist Anthony “Tone”…
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Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod — True Folk & Blues Musicians Come Together
The Duke Robillard Band – 50 Year Celebration Tour
ZZ Ward, Young Rising Star To Visit Revolution Hall
JJ Grey, California Honeydrops to Perform at Northwest String Summit
Mato Nanji & Indigenous Ready To Ignite The Alberta Rose
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, the Longest-Running, Free Jazz Festival West of the Mississippi, Returns for its 37th year.
Smithsonian Folkways Presents “Roll Columbia” Album Release Concert
Blues Build Benefit Concert Features Four Great Oregon Acts
Rockin’ For Tony DeMicoli — Legendary ‘80s Portland Bands Quarterflash, Nu Shooz and Jon Koonce Reunite For A Friend
Power Blues Duet Little Hurricane visits the Wonder Ballroom