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,…
2023 Journey to Memphis Finalists

CBA’s 17th Annual Journey To Memphis Finals To Be Held At Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival July 4

July 4 at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival — you know it’s going to be packed to the extreme. People coming for the great musical line-up and the fireworks staking their claim of space in the bowl right from the gate’s opening in…

The Aladdin Theater Welcomes Savoy Brown Featuring Kim Simmonds – July 28

“Legendary,” “A blues/rock institution,” “True innovators” — these are just a few of the adjectives music critics and fans have used over the past fifty years to describe Savoy Brown Featuring Kim Simmonds. One of the earliest…

Rising Young Blues Musicians, The Chase Walker Band – July 30

When you hear the California-based Chase Walker Band for the first time you know for sure that the next generation of rockin’ blues roots music has come calling! This talented trio of musicians from Southern California are all still in their…