Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Celebrates 36 Years Of Presenting Free Music To Portland – July 15-17

As the longest-running free Jazz Festival west of the Mississippi River, the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival celebrates its 36th year with three days of world-class music. The Festival begins Friday night, July 15, with dynamic Blues, R&B,…

Sammy Eubanks To Celebrate New CD, Sugar Me, At The Trails End Saloon – July 30

Sammy Eubanks’ name alone speaks volumes, as does his music. Possibly the most reputable musician in Eastern Washington’s Inland Empire, Eubanks delivers a quality performance every time he takes the stage, playing a variety of blues, country,…

A.J. Croce Brings His Piano Mastery To Oregon For Two Shows: July 30 & Aug 1st

From his debut as a jazz-influenced, blues-based artist to his evolution into a pop music iconoclast, singer-songwriter A.J. Croce has traveled a circuitous musical road. The son of legendary singer-songwriter Jim Croce, A.J.’s career began…

2016 Board of Directors

Pictured above is the 2016 Cascade Blues Association Board of Directors: (L - R): Merry Larson, Treasurer; Brenda Docken, Secretary; Wendy Schumer, Vice President; Fred and JoAnn Morgan, Membership Secretaries; Jody Gunn, Board At-Large; and…

Alligator Records Forty-Fifth Anniversary Collection

Various Artists Alligator Records When you write anything about Alligator Records, you might as well be writing the history of the blues itself during the past four-and-a-half decades. Bruce Iglauer created the label to provide an outlet to…
Timothy James

What’s on Tap for the July General Membership Meeting ….

Melody Ballroom, 615 SE Alder St., Portland Wednesday, July  6 – 7:00 pm Members always Free – Non-members $3.00 Opening Set – Timothy James Second Electric Set – Ty Curtis Band Yes, it’s July and the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival…

Ramblings On My Mind – July 2016

Greg Johnson, CBA President One of the greatest things about living in the Northwest during the summer is the opportunity to get outside. Sure, people from other places think that all it does around here is rain every day. But we know that our…

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…