
Veronica Lewis – You Ain’t Unlucky
Veronica Lewis
You Ain’t Unlucky
Blue Heart Records
Review by John Taylor
Listen to a few bars of a Veronica Lewis song and you just might begin to believe in reincarnation. How else could a 17-year-old play 1950s-style boogie-woogie and…

Skylar Rogers – Firebreather
Skylar Rogers
Firebreather
Self Release
Review by John Taylor
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 left America’s second city in ruins. Now, 150 years later, Skylar Rogers -- whose soul might’ve been forged in those flames – is setting the…

Ed Neumann & Friends – Mr. Blue
Ed Neumann & Friends
Mr. Blue
Roseleaf Records
Anybody familiar with the blues in Portland will instantly be familiar with the name Ed Neumann. A stalwart on the music scene, he has played with perhaps everyone at one time or another, including…

Andy Stokes Sings Love Songs
The Legendary Andy Stokes Sings Love Songs - Live Stream
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with one of the Northwest’s most beloved vocalists, Andy Stokes, as he’ll be presenting a live-stream show. The two-time Oregon Music Hall of Fame member,…

Blue Diamond Presents Two Shows for Valentine’s
Blue Diamond Presents Two Shows in Celebration of Valentine’s
The Blue Diamond will hold two separate performances the night before Valentine’s Day, each featuring some of the Northwest’s top talent. At 5 p.m., the line-up will include…

Curtis Salgado Celebrates New Album
Curtis Salgado Celebrates New Album
With Online Performance From Music Millennium
Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, the man NPR calls “an icon” with “a huge voice,” is revered worldwide for his ability…

February 2021 New Music Releases
February 2021 New Music Releases
Alabama Slim – The Parlor (Cornelius Chapel Records)
Ally Venable – Heart Of Fire (Ruf Records)
Andy Cohen – Tryin’ To Get Home (Earwig)
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – Rocks (Bear Family Records)
Danny…

Ramblings On My Mind-February 2021
Ramblings On My Mind
Greg Johnson, President, Cascade Blues Association
I know that it is an ongoing theme and a bit on the dire side, but couldn’t this pandemic just go away once and for all? We sit and wait to be able to go out regularly…

Cascade Blues Association / Artichoke Music Present Mary Flower
Cascade Blues Association / Artichoke Music Present Mary Flower
As our past Cascade Blues Association monthly live meetings were something that could be looked forward to as a place to listen to some of the finest blues in our area, we’re…

Dave Keller – You Get What You Give
Dave Keller
You Get What You Give
Tastee Tone Records
Review by Greg Johnson
Like so many of us, witnessing the murder of George Floyd by the police on a Minnesota street last March brought about fury and disbelief in our public services…