Bandstand

Band Stand July 2017

The Tornadoes (AKA - 'A Selfless Act') Hello Blues lovers! Just a note to say thank you to our loyal fans and blues jammers! Allen Markel and I (Don Shultz) have been holding down the fort along with our special guest musicians while our fearless…
Andy T Band

Andy T Band

Double Strike American Showplace Music Double Strike is a fantastic new recording from the Andy T Band, but sadly it is also the swan song for his partner and band vocalist Nick Nixon, with whom it released three sensational albums over the…
Beth Hart

Beth Hart

Fire on the Floor Provogue Beth Hart has the goods to mix genres with relative ease and does so superbly. Her latest recording Fire on the Floor does just this as she can flow from the jazzy approach of the opening number “Jazz Man” to …
Micki Free

Micki Free

Tattoo Burn-Redux Mysterium Blues Records The original album Tattoo Burn was a European release from 2012 that offered ten tracks, including two Hendrix covers, one live that was an exceptionally long performance. For the most part that album…
10th Annual Blues Build Benefit

Curtis Salgado The Night’s Biggest Winner at 38th Blues Music Awards

Local blues icon Curtis Salgado received three nominations for this year’s prestigious Blues Music Awards and walked away with all three, making him the most awarded artist of the night. Salgado received recognition as Soul Blues Artist of…
Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr.

Live / North America 2016 Warner Brothers This album was recorded during Clark’s 2016 tour supporting the album The Story of Sunny Boy Slim, so it shouldn’t come as surprise that seven of the tracks included come from that disc. This is…
Muddy Awards Voting
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MUDDY AWARDS 2018 – Voting

We have yet to get through summer but the Muddy Awards nomination and voting activity is on our radar.  Be advised that the nomination and voting process will begin in the fall.  In preparation for this, we are working hard to ensure it goes…
Rally At The Border Blues Fest

Fourth Annual Rally At The Border Blues Fest

Oroville, Washington’s Rally at the Border Blues Fest will take place Friday and Saturday, August 25 and 26. The 2017 festival marks the city’s fourth year of attracting music lovers from around the region and beyond to enjoy blues music…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – July 2017

Greg Johnson, CBA President If you look at the history of the world you will recognize that the arts have made a difference to our culture throughout time. Sure, military power may have played a role in developing borders and empires, but empires…
Annual CBA Member Concert
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Mark your Calendars — First Annual CBA Member Concert @the Crossings slated for August 6th 

The CBA now has a new format for its annual member picnic. Mimicking the local Concerts in the Park style, we will hold the 2017 member concert on August 6 at Columbia Crossings located at 515 N. E. Tomahawk Island Drive.  The day will include…