LeRoy Bell comfortably embraces a wide range of genres. He’s a passionate Soul/R&B singer, a powerful blues/rocker, and equally at home as an acoustic folk/soul singer. Regardless of the genre, Bell is always capable of captivating an…
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Through her solo work and various collaborations, Lauren Sheehan has garnered a worldwide reputation as a fine Roots Americana songster of the highest order. Tillamook Burn is her collaboration with Zoë Carpenter, a mother-daughter duo from…
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The New York Times describes Marcia Ball as playing “two-fisted New Orleans barrelhouse piano and sings in a husky, knowing voice about all the trouble men and women can get into on the way to a good time.”
The Texas-born, Louisiana-raised…
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One of the most anticipated events of the year for is Cascade Blues Association Annual Members Only Picnic. This year the picnic will take place on Sunday, August 7. It is open to members and their families only, and is one of the best perks…
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It is with extremely heavy hearts and regret that we have to announce that Cascade Blues Association Board Member Barry Blackwell passed away on June 4. As a long-time volunteer and a devoted board member, Barry was always the first to step…
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Have you ever wondered just what kind of attention participating in the International Blues Challenge can draw? Just take a look at this year’s Blues Music Awards. Four acts who have participated in the IBC combined to win six of the awards…
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If Tim “Too Slim” Langford only played slide guitar, he would slither around most other blues guitarists and put a ferocious bite on their pride. However, as the sole six-string slinger, songwriter, and lead singer of the power trio Too…
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All you need to know about the blues you can learn July 1-4 at the 2016 Portland Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. From the deepest roots of blues music, its spread across borders and generations, to the multiple genres that blues has influenced,…
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Mark your calendars now for Friday and Saturday, June 24-25 when Gorge Blues & Brews Festival hits the Skamania County Fairgrounds in Stevenson, Washington. We will celebrate 23 years of musical genius, award-winning offerings from 16…
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Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office or purchased personally this past month that should be noted:
Cherry & The Lowboys – Naked In Outer Space (Cupcake Vinyl)
Clint Morgan – Scofflaw (Lost Cause Records)
Johnny Rawls…
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Soul Man Leroy Bell & His Only Friends: July 30
The Lake Theater Offers Traditional Blues & Roots Double Bill With Tillamook Burn and Nathan James – July 18
Gulf Coast Piano Legend Marcia Ball Returns to Portland: July 19
SAVE THE DATE: Cascade Blues Association Annual Members Only Picnic – Sunday, August 7th
The CBA Says Goodbye To Barry Blackwell
2016 Journey To Memphis Begins At The Rose Room In June
Too Slim and the Taildraggers Set To Rock the Birk! 6/5
2016 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival in Review
23rd Annual Gorge Blues & Brews Festival in Stevenson, Washington: 6/24 & 25
New Music To Note – June 2016