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Muddy Ballots Voting To Be Held Online

The Cascade Blues Association is joining the twenty-first century — for the first time we will conduct the Muddy Awards nominations and final voting online. This will allow us to verify that only one vote is received per email address and…

David Vest

Devestatin’ Rhythm Ark-O-Matic Even if David Vest were not the articulate songwriter that he is, his piano playing would still be able to tell stories that’d capture your attention. His expressive boogie style just has a way of its own to…

Thad Beckman — A Powerful Blues Musician has Come Back Home to Portland

By Laurie Morrisey Picture a Portland, Oregon Christmas when a child was 11…“Under the tree, wrapped in white tissue paper and tied with a red ribbon was a long cardboard box containing a guitar bought from the local department store for…

“Hurricane” Book Review

I first became acquainted with Roger “Hurricane” Wilson through online blues discussion boards nearly twenty years ago. Through these conversations I knew him as a touring musician and not much else at the time. Not too long down the road…

Rae Gordon & The Backseat Drivers Are Going To Memphis!

On an overcast, humid afternoon at the Waterfront Blues Festival, the Cascade Blues Association held its 17th annual Journey To Memphis finals. In early June, eighteen bands began the competition to select the Cascade Blues Association’s representative…
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Portland blues band leader and historian Dave Miller passes

Last month we lost Dave Miller, who was known by many around the Portland blues scene. Dave's business card said "Brewing the Blues since '62."  In grade school and high school Dave played Dixieland jazz on trombone with his brother Fred on…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – Aug. 2016

Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office or purchased personally this past month that should be noted: AG Weinberger – Mighty Business (Bigfoot Records) Chase Walker Band – Not Quite Legal (Revved Up Records) David Vest –…

Gabriel Cox

I Surrender Self Produced When I reviewed Gabriel Cox’s debut album a couple years ago, the first thing I said that you’re going to notice is that this man can sing. Does that bear repeating? Cox is a natural singer whose voice is filled…

Entries For The Best Self-Produced CD Competition Now Being Accepted

Since 2005, The Blues Foundation has held an annual competition to recognize excellence in independent blues recordings. The Best Self-Produced CD competition allows affiliated blues societies from around the world to submit one entry each,…

Ty Curtis

Blame Me Self Produced Ty Curtis makes authentic music from his heart. His songwriting skills are amoung some of the very best I have heard as of late with lyrics and instrumentation finely melded together to appeal far more than to just one…