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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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If you look at the musicians of Mali you just might find a direct link between Africa and the blues. Especially when you consider the late guitarist Ali Farke Toure and the family tradition carried on by his son Vieux Farka Toure. It was not…
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On Friday, June 2, Norman Sylvester will be hosting “A Phenomenal Concert – The Journey of Blues and Gospel in America” at the Alberta Rose Theatre. This all-star event will focus on the music from the cradle of birth in Africa, the…
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Nick Moss has been recognized as one the great guitarists of his generation, garnering accolades from the likes of Buddy Guy and others. His recording career spans decades working with some of the giants of the blues such as Jimmy Dawkins,…
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Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month that should be noted:
Beth Hart – Fire On The Floor (Provogue)
Billy Flynn – Lonesome Highway (Delmark)
Fantastic Negrito…
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Lightning Kings
The Road Is My Throne
Self Produced
If you’re looking for some truly serious rocking blues with a punch, then Portland-based Lightning Kings’ new release The Road is My Throne will be right up your alley. This is engaging…
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Since 1999, the Cascade Blues Association has sent local acts to represent our organization and region in The Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge. Over the years, our competition, the Journey To Memphis, has selected a terrific…
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Lake Theater & Cafe to Host Julie Amici’s Yellow Roses EP Release Party
Duffy Bishop Returns To The Lake!
CD Release Party For Tony Furtado – The Cider House Sessions
Lloyd Jones Struggle Bend-ing The Blues, New Concert Series
Malian Blues Rocker Vieux Farka Toure
Norman Sylvester presents “A Phenomenal Concert – The Journey of Blues and Gospel in America”
Squrl Music Presents Blues Music Award Nominee Nick Moss Band
New Music To Note
Lightning Kings
Opening Round Of The 2017 Journey To Memphis Competition Set For First Weekend In June At The Vinyl Tap