David Jacobs-Strain, Christopher Worth and Haley Johnsen
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David Jacobs-Strain, Christopher Worth and Haley Johnsen – New EPs to be Released Simultaneously

David Jacobs-Strain, Christopher Worth and Haley Johnsen New EPs to be Released Simultaneously Three of the area’s brightest young artists will come together for one special night to release new music EPs at the Alberta Rose Theatre.  David…
Cathedral Park Free Jazz Festival

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival-ONLINE

40th Cathedral Park Free Jazz Festival  Will Be Virtual, Streaming Live Online  July 17, 18 and 19, 2020  Portland, Oregon, June 27 2020 – Like jazz, life in the time of the pandemic is about improvisation.    This year,…
2020 Performance Venue Project
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2020 Performance Venue Project

2020 Performance Venue Project Help a Musician – Give a Kid a Smile https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/2020-performance-venue-project The shutdown of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected musicians and venues particularly…
50 Years of Como Ms. Blues
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Various Artists – 50 Years of Como Ms. Blues

Various Artists 50 Years of Como Ms. Blues Wolf Records International  by John Taylor Wolf Records International recent compilation album, “50 Years of Como MS Blues,” serves as an excellent primer for anyone who’s interested in learning…
2020 Blues Music Awards
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2020 Blues Music Awards

2020 Blues Music Awards For the first time in its 41-year history, the Blues Music Awards was unable to celebrate with its huge extravaganza as they have done for so many years. The pandemic may have shut down the in-person event, but The Blues…
New Music to Note-September 2021
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New Music Releases June 2020

New Music Releases June 2020 There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here.   Bai Kamara Jr – Salone (Moosicus/MIG Music)  Band Of Heysek – Juke My Joint (Indies Scope)  Blind Lemon…
Band of Heysek, featuring R.L. Boyce & Kenny Brown - Juke My Joint
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Band of Heysek – featuring R.L. Boyce & Kenny Brown

Band of Heysek featuring R.L. Boyce & Kenny Brown Juke My Joint Indies Scope  If you want to feel the rain, you come to the Northwest. If you want to feel the blues, you go to Mississippi.  Which is exactly what this rough-cut band from…
Duffy Bishop - I’m Gonna Do What I Want!
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Duffy Bishop

I’m Gonna Do What I Want! ‘Lil Spinner Records  “I’m Gonna Do What I Want!” Is not only Duffy Bishop’s first album since relocating to Florida, it’s her first recording in five years. But it is everything that you’d expect,…
Franck Goldwasser
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Franck L. Goldwasser

Sweet Little Black Spider and Other Songs From the Trenches of the Blues  SlimByrd Records  by Greg Johnson There’s a lot of history behind Franck Goldwasser’s tenure as a blues musician. From his arrival in Oakland from Paris, he has…
Robert Cray That’s What I Heard
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Robert Cray That’s What I Heard

That’s What I Heard Nozzle Records/Thirty Tigers  In tough times, a familiar face can be comforting. And the timing couldn’t be much better to see Robert Cray come back with some new music. The ageless Northwest icon and five-time Grammy…