Dustbowl Revival

Dustbowl Revival Presents Two Oregon Shows

Steeped in bluegrass, swing, hot jazz, Pre-war blues, Southern soul, New Orleans funk, the Dustbowl Revival is an American roots orchestra based in Venice, California with eight full-time members — and they play it all, mashing the sounds…
Tony Furtado - photo by Alicia J Rose

 The Alberta Rose Theatre to Host Premier Slide Guitarist Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings

Roy Rogers is one of the world's preeminent slide guitarists as well as a renowned producer, having produced recordings for John Lee Hooker and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Roger’s artistic exploits have led to eight Grammy nominations as both a…
Southern Avenue CD cover

Southern Avenue

Southern Avenue Stax Records When you release an album on the famed Memphis-based Stax Records label, you know that there are going to be a lot of expectations from the start. This label has a long record of releasing some of the seminal blues,…
Greyhounds

Greyhounds Bring Their Memphis Sound To Portland For Two Nights

As Greyhounds, guitarist Andrew Trube and keyboardist Anthony Farrell have been making music and touring for 15 years while refining and developing a sound Trube describes as “Hall and Oates meet ZZ Top.” The band also has long ties to…
Tony Furtado - photo by Alicia J Rose

The AC Myles Band At The Birk For Two Big Shows

Brent Black of criticaljazz.com leaves no doubt about AC Myles’ talent — “Blues-rocking guitarist AC Myles is an artist whose musical stock seems to be an arrow pointing straight up. The real deal folks! Dig it!” A Fresno, California…
Valerie June

Valerie June Returns To Portland In Support Of New Album

Multi-instrumentalist and Tennessee native Valerie June performs a diverse collection of American roots music that encompasses traditional spirituals, Americana, classic blues, folk, soul, and bluegrass through stark acoustic rhythms and uncanny…
Julie Amici

Lake Theater & Cafe to Host Julie Amici’s Yellow Roses EP Release Party

Julie Amici will be celebrating the release of her new Yellow Roses EP on May 29th at Lake Theater & Cafe. The project is the result of a 6-month collaboration between Julie Amici, Dean Mueller, and their producer Alan Jones. The release…
Duffy Bishop & The Rhythm Dogs

Duffy Bishop Returns To The Lake!

Duffy Bishop and Chris Carlson are certainly missed around here, and the Lake Theater & Cafe will be celebrating their return to the Pacific Northwest with a Duffy Bishop performance on Monday, May 22. Duffy and Chris will be teaming up…
Tony Furtado - photo by Alicia J Rose

CD Release Party For Tony Furtado – The Cider House Sessions

Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Portland’s Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. Tony is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist…
Tony Furtado - photo by Alicia J Rose

Lloyd Jones Struggle Bend-ing The Blues, New Concert Series

Bend-ing The Blues is a new series of concerts held at The Old Stone Performing Arts Center in Bend, Oregon that is aimed at bringing Portland blues masters to Bend. The kick-off event on Saturday, May 20 will host The Lloyd Jones Struggle with…