Eleven acts took part in the opening round of the Cascade Blues Association’s 2017 Journey To Memphis competition to determine who will represent us at the International Blues Challenge next January. Over two night at the Vinyl Tap, each act…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Journey To Memphis Finals To be Held July 4 At Waterfont Blues Festival
Band Stand July 2017
Andy T Band
Beth Hart
Micki Free
Curtis Salgado The Night’s Biggest Winner at 38th Blues Music Awards
Gary Clark Jr.
MUDDY AWARDS 2018 – Voting
Fourth Annual Rally At The Border Blues Fest
Ramblings On My Mind – July 2017