Oregon Wildfire Sale
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Oregon Wildfire Sale Supported by your CBA

Oregon Wildfire Sale Supported by your CBA Recent fires changed the lives of our community forever. Help those who lost so much. Donate items or buy. Proceeds go to a non-profit fire fund.   Fire victims shop for free! Bring ID/proof…
New Music to Note-September 2021
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New Music Releases October 2020

New Music Releases October 2020 There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here.   Alastair Greene – The New World Blues (Whiskey Bayou Records)  Bette Smith – The Good, The Bad, The Bette…
October 2020 cancelled

General Membership Meeting 

General Membership Meeting October 2020 Please be advised that at this time all of our General Membership meetings are on hold. They will continue once we’re able to safely gather in a location that can provide enough space for all with proper…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021
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Ramblings On My Mind – October 2020

Ramblings On My Mind - October 2020 Greg Johnson, CBA President  We may as well face it. 2020 is pretty much finished when it comes to the Cascade Blues Association being able to hold any meetings or events. As Portland continues to be held…
Walter Trout - Ordinary Madness - Provogue Records 
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Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness

Walter Trout  Ordinary Madness Provogue Records  Review by Randy Murphy  Walter Trout’s new release “Ordinary Madness” finds this blues-guitar wizard in fine form, effortlessly brewing potent spells of dark musical magic with…
Vanessa Collier - Heart On The Line

Vanessa Collier – Heart On The Line

Vanessa Collier  Heart On The Line Phenix Fire Records  Review by Greg Johnson  Vanessa Collier is a force within herself and is gaining popularity and momentum that is beyond well deserved. The current two-time recipient of the Blues Music…
Steven Troch - “Leftovers” 
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Steven Troch – “Leftovers” 

Steven Troch “Leftovers” (Available only on Bandcamp)  Review by John Taylor  You know how it is when you’re eating leftovers. You mix things up.  That to-go box of moo goo gai pan from Sunday night? It’s still good – and come…
Lisa Mann - Old Girl
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Lisa Mann – Old Girl – JayRay Records 

Lisa Mann  Old Girl JayRay Records  Review by Greg Johnson  Not to be one to sit idle, even during times of pandemic, Portland’s Blues Music Award-winning bassist has released two discs over the past months of shutdown. The first, an…
Fiona Boyes - Blues In My Heart
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Fiona Boyes – Blues In My Heart

Fiona Boyes  Blues In My Heart Blue Empress Records / Reference Recordings  Review by Greg Johnson  Since her win at the International Blues Challenge back in 2003, Fiona Boyes has been one of the most noted blues guitarists of our time,…
Jim Gustin and Truth Jones - Lessons Learned
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Jim Gustin and Truth Jones – Lessons Learned

Jim Gustin and Truth Jones  Lessons Learned Self-produced By John Taylor After four decades of singing the blues up and down the West Coast, Jim Gustin and Truth Jones are ready to impart some of the wisdom they’ve gained along the way –…