Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers
Salone
M.I.G.
Based in Belgium for the past couple decades, Bai Kamara jr was born in Sierra Leone in West Africa and grew up in England. Deeply influenced by the music of his homeland, he found…
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Ramblings On My Mind - September 2020
Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President
As we continue to push our way through these times of pandemic, some things seem so far away in the past or further into the future. Such is the feeling…
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Anthony Geraci
Daydreams In Blue
Shining Stone Records
By Greg Johnson
Without question, Anthony Geraci is one of the finest and most sought-after keyboardist in the blues world today. Renowned for his years of work in bands led by Sugar…
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Wayne Nicholson & John Campbelljohn
Elmore’s Blues
Grindstone Records
Reviewed by Greg Johnson
Though the names may not be familiar to blues fans in the United States, in their homeland of Canada they’re musical icons. Wayne…
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New Music of Note August 2020
August 2020 New Music Releases
There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here.
CD Woodbury – World’s Gone Crazy (Self Release)
Dave Fields – Force Of Will…
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Mary Jo Curry Band
Front Porch
(Self Produced)
Review by John Taylor
People tell the damnedest stories out on the porch, and Mary Jo Curry’s got a few you’re gonna want to hear. So pull up a chair, grab a lemonade or a beer out of…
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Lockdown Sessions
- An International Down Home Blues Revue
Various Artists
CrossCut Records
Review by Greg Johnson
The idea wasn’t a hard one to come up with. Due to the Covid-19 virus music had pretty much come to a standstill…
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Jose Ramirez
Here I Come
Blind Racoon
Reviewed by John Taylor
Costa Rican native Jose Ramirez, the second-place finisher at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, has brewed a wicked concoction of straight-ahead…
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Johnny Burgin
No Border Blues
Delmark Records
Review by Greg Johnson
If you take a look at the touring itinerary that Johnny Burgin carries on a yearly basis it surely shows what a road dog he really is. Whether touring with well-known…
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2020 Journey to Memphis Postponed
This is a message that we were truly hoping that we wouldn’t have to announce, but for the first time in over twenty years, the Cascade Blues Association will be cancelling our Journey to Memphis competition…
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Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers – Salone
Ramblings On My Mind – September 2020
Anthony Geraci – Daydreams In Blue
Wayne Nicholson & John Campbelljohn – Elmore’s Blues
New Music of Note August 2020
Mary Jo Curry Band – Front Porch
Lockdown Sessions – An International Down Home Blues Revue – Various Artists
Jose Ramirez – Here I Come
Johnny Burgin – No Border Blues
2020 Journey to Memphis Cancelled