Lisa Mann, Bre Gregg, and Mary Kadderly The Return of Trifecta

The Trifecta Offers Three Very Different Female Musicians Onstage Together: Lisa Mann, Bre Gregg, and Mary Kadderly

Lisa Mann, Bre Gregg, and Mary Kadderly join forces to bring you a show at The Lake Theater & Café on Monday, April 10 complete with soulful performances, three-part harmonies, and powerful interpretations. Since these three women emerge…
2017 Inner City Blues Festival

2017 Inner City Blues Festival — “Healing the Healthcare Blues”

The 2017 Inner City Blues Festival returns to the Eagles Lodge Saturday, April 22. Originally in the 1980s and 1990s, the festival was a community  event for various civil rights and social justice causes. Since its return six years ago it…
Jimmy Makarounis at Jimmy Mak's

Musical Inspiration: Honoring Jimmy Mak – All-Star Line-up Performs Tribute Concert

Musical Inspiration: Honoring Jimmy Mak will take place on Sunday, April 23 at The Roseland Theater. This tribute concert honors Jimmy Makarounis, the late owner of Portland’s premier jazz club Jimmy Mak’s. The three set program will feature…
Nick Moss

Blues Music Award Nominee Nick Moss Band heading To The Birk

Nick Moss has been recognized as one the great guitarists of his generation, garnering accolades from  the likes of Buddy Guy among many others. His recording career spans decades working with some of the giants of the blues such as Jimmy…
Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears: Soulful and Raucous Modern Blues from Austin

Anatomy texts might not show it, but the greatest soul and blues music leaves no doubt that the hip bone is directly connected to the heart. A fact that's driven home in every note laid down by Austin’s Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears…
2017 Blues in the Gorge

2017 Blues in the Gorge

Menucha Retreat & Conference Center and Cascade Blues Association present Blues in the Gorge featuring Guy Davis, Mary Flower, Orville Johnson, and Valerie Turner February 8, 2017, Corbett, Ore: Menucha Retreat & Conference Center and…
Birds of Chicago- photo Natalie Ginele Miller

Old Time Music Festival & Sleep-Over Brings A Diverse Line-Up Of Northwest Artists

On Saturday, March 4, the non-profit West Valley Community Campus will be holding their first ever Old School Music Festival & Sleep-Over. Located in the old Willamina Union High School, this event will feature a variety of some of the finest…
Buck Johnson

Buck Johnson Showcases His Roots With New Album & Tour

Singer/songwriter Buck Johnson hails from the back roads of Shady Grove, Alabama, just outside Birmingham where he grew up singing Gospel throughout the South with his musical family. Since then he has performed in churches, bars, festivals…
Birds of Chicago- photo Natalie Ginele Miller

Sixth Annual Winter Blues Festival Giving Back to the Community with Charity and National Acts

In the cold winter months, live music lovers usually have to wait for the summer festival season to kick up their heels and dance to local and nationally acclaimed acts. LeeAnn Gibbons had an idea, with humble beginnings over a conversation…
Birds of Chicago- photo Natalie Ginele Miller

Birds of Chicago – Soulful duo with a steady fusion of R&B, Blues & Folk

Birds of Chicago, is a collective based around JT Nero and Allison Russell. Whether touring as a duo or with the full family band, Nero and Russell have emerged as two of the most compelling new voices in North American Roots music. Nero's…