Bandstand – July 2016

Patrick Haley Hi Blues Fans, We all enjoy seeing our favorite blues acts in the Portland Metro area. So much talent, so many venues. Truly a hotbed of the blues. But y'all need to know that there's a great blues and roots music scene out in…
Thunder Brothers

Thunder Brothers Have Rumbled Into the Portland Blues Scene and Are Taking It By Storm

By Laurie Morrisey The Thunder Brothers are one of the final four bands competing in the Journey to Memphis competition during the 2016 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. This is a group that has played with others locally and in other configurations,…
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United By Music Hits the WFBF 2016

This year’s Waterfront Blues Festival will again welcome the United by Music North America Band. They will perform July 4 at 2:15p on The Front Porch Stage, July 1-4 from 11-1 at Hotel Rose, and on the July 3 “Sail on Sister” DME…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – July 2016

Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office or purchased personally this past month that should be noted: Barbara Healy & Groove Too – Been There Done That (McKenna Records) Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore – House Party…

Flying Heart Records Looking For Music From Local Blues Musicians To Create Second Compilation CD

CALL FOR BLUES ARTIST SUBMISSIONS: Portland independent label Flying Heart Records is planning a second volume of the "Taste of the Blue Rose" sampler of Portland-area blues artists.  The first CD, "A Taste of the Blue Rose," featured Mel Solomon,…

Shawn James

On The Shoulders Of Giants Self-Produced Shawn James hails from Fayetteville, Arkansas and is the leader of the successful band The Shapeshifters whose music encompasses a unique mixture of heavy rock, bluegrass, and folk. The band tours seemingly…

Mr. Stress Blues Band

Live At The Brick Cottage 1972-1973 Smog Veil Records Take note — sound-wise, Live At The Brick Cottage 1972-1973 may not come across as the best recording that you’re going to hear of a live performance. After all, it was recorded using…

Too Slim and The Taildraggers

Blood Moon Underworld Records Over the length of his career, Tim “Too Slim” Langford has delivered us with a multitude of directions he’s pursued on the guitar. Whether it’s slide, swampy, rockin’, psychedelic, acoustic, or back porch…

Moreland & Arbuckle

Promised Land Or Bust Alligator Records Band co-founder and guitarist Aaron Moreland describes Moreland & Arbuckle as “gritty blues and roots rock from the Heartland.” Hailing from Wichita, Kansas, they couldn’t be more centrally…

Duffy Bishop & Chris Carlson Returning To Portland For A Night At The Lake: July 25

Cascade Blues Association Muddy Award Hall of Fame member Duffy Bishop is one of the most beloved musicians hailing from the Pacific Northwest. Since she and her guitar-playing husband Chris Carlson moved to Florida they have been sorely missed,…