Deb Ryder has been a rising star for the past few years. In fact she was nominated for the Sean Costello Rising Star award recently. This vocalist charms audiences with her soulful and gritty voice. She will be visiting Portland in February…
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The Prime Movers Blues Band
Modern Harmonic
Review by Greg Johnson
Much like their contemporaries The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Ann Arbor Michigan’s The Prime Movers Blues Band took a grasp on the classic sounds of Chicago and…
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by Greg Johnson,
Cascade Blues Association President
I know it’s February and since I was a month behind last time getting out the top ten list of favorite CDs of 2019, let me do a touch more catching up. We have gone through another election…
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There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here.
Charlie Parr – Charlie Parr (Red House Records)
Frank Bey – All My Dues Are Paid (Nola Blue Records)
Ghalia – Mississippi Blend (Ruf Records)
Michael…
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The Blues Foundation has announced their nominations for the Blues Music Awards and we want to give a huge shout out to Curtis Salgado for two nods as Instrumental- Vocals and Soul Blues Artist. Also Terry Robb has received a nomination for…
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The Journey To Memphis is the Cascade Blues Association’s regional competition to select the acts that will represent our organization and region in 2021’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Up to 250 acts from around the…
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Mississippi Blend
Ruf Records
Review by Greg Johnson
Belgium-based vocalist Ghalia has long been infatuated with the blues. Mississippi Blend is her sophomore release on the European blues label Ruf, and she has returned to the American homeland…
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Charlie Parr
Red House Records
Review by Greg Johnson
Minnesota-based fingerpicking guitarist returns with his thirteenth recording following a skateboarding accident that injured his shoulder so severely it required several pins and…
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The Definitive Collection
Earwig
Review by Greg Johnson
When calling out the great blues labels of Chicago from the late 1950s into the ‘60s, you’re naturally going to name Chess, Cobra, Delmark and Vee Jay. But Bea & Baby Records,…
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Whether he’s squeezing out the deepest blues or playing the funkiest soul grooves, legendary blues and soul giant Tommy Castro knows how to ignite a crowd. Over the course of his still-unfolding career, the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter…
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Deb Ryder Visits Portland with Guest Appearances
The Prime Movers Blues Band
Ramblings On My Mind – February 2020
February New Music Releases
Kudos to Our Local Musicians Receiving Award Nominations
Applications Now Being Accepted For 2020 Journey To Memphis
Ghalia
Charlie Parr
Various Artists – Cadillac Baby’s Bea & Baby Records
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – One of America’s Favorite Live Blues Acts