Mato Nanji & Indigenous Ready To Ignite The Alberta Rose

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…
Sugaray Rayford

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, the Longest-Running, Free Jazz Festival West of the Mississippi, Returns for its 37th year.

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…
Sugaray Rayford

Smithsonian Folkways Presents “Roll Columbia” Album Release Concert

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…
Blues Build Benefit Concert

Blues Build Benefit Concert Features Four Great Oregon Acts

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.…
Tony DeMicoli

Rockin’ For Tony DeMicoli — Legendary ‘80s Portland Bands Quarterflash, Nu Shooz and Jon Koonce Reunite For A Friend

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…
Little Hurricane

Power Blues Duet Little Hurricane visits the Wonder Ballroom

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”…
Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry

Delta Bluesman Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry Arrives for Two Shows at The Birk

Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry knows how to rock the juke with nothing more than his guitar, his foot, and his voice. His vocal stylings are haunting, compelling, a broad, choked vibrato that owes something to Howlin' Wolf and something to the diddley-bow,…
Delbert McClinton

Texas Legend Delbert McClinton & The Self Made Men Visit the Aladdin Theater

There are two types of people in the world: those who love Delbert McClinton and those who haven’t heard him yet. Delbert is always working on that second group. Lyle Lovett explained that “if we could all sing like we wanted to, we’d…
Jason Ricci

Back To Back Dates with Jason Ricci at The Birk

Jason Ricci is well known for having one of the most exciting, energetic, and unpredictable live shows on the circuit. His live performances are sweaty, sexual, and intense. Ricci has been actively touring the Blues circuit in the USA and Europe…
Sugaray Rayford

Salem Art Fair Presents Sugaray Rayford

The 68th Annual Salem Art Fair & Festival hosts a range of entertainment on two stages in Bush’s Pasture Parkover the weekend of Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23, with a main stage located in a natural amphitheater setting, under…