Fantastic Negrito

Head Outdoors All Summer Long For Great Blues Music

Summers in the Northwest means sunshine and that sunshine means the summer outdoor  concert schedule will be heating up in parks throughout the region.. Here is a list of some of the blues performances, many of which are free, coming soon to…
Bandstand

Band Stand June 2017

Lloyd “Have Mercy” Jones Bringing out the “LOVE BUCKET” for our friend and yours… Curtis Salgado. Curtis had to cut his east coast tour short for an emergency triple bypass heart surgery recently! Due to the fact that he has incurred…
Big Steve and the Trainwreck

Big Steve and the Trainwreck

Lost in the Blues Self Produced Lost in the Blues is the fourth release from Big Steve and the Trainwreck, a tight, eight piece band from the Pendleton area -- and while the band may be lost in the blues, what’s not lost on us is that this…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – June 2017

Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month of note: Bobby Messano – Bad Movie (The Prince Frog Record Company) Davis Coen – These Things Shall Pass (Soundview) Gary Clark…
Lady True Blue – Lady Kat

Lady True Blue – Lady Kat

Soul Barin’ Blues Self Produced The aptly named Soul Barin’ Blues delivers the goods! The first thing heard on the new Lady True Blue CD is the purr of the singer also known as Lady Kat, and a spoken introduction. It’s unusual, and friendly…
Vanessa Collier

Vanessa Collier

Meeting My Shadow Ruf Records One of the coolest things about being a part of the International Blues Challenge is the musicians you see and meet that really deliver a strong impression upon you. Running one of the venues during the event puts…
Tedeschi Trucks Band

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Live From The Fox Oakland Fantasy The latest release of Tedeschi Trucks Band features the 12-piece outfit in a one-night performance, September 9, 2016. Taking a group like this on tour must be a massive effort, so kudos to the band and management…
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival 2017
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Celebrate “30 years of Feeding the Human spirit” with Waterfront Blues June 30 – July 4

Join blues legends, up-and-comers, and local acts to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union, June 30 – July 4, 2017 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. This year’s festival…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – June 2017

Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President It seems that every generation has its own musician or groups of musicians that reminds us of just how vital the blues actually is. They may not be the traditional sounds of the first generation…
Fantastic Negrito

Fantastic Negrito

The Last Days Of Oakland Blackball Universe If the blues had been born in today’s inner cities rather than the Mississippi Delta more than one hundred years ago, it may sound something akin to Fantastic Negrito. This is a blend of traditional…