Melody Guy

Melody Guy – Dry The Rivers – MFG Records

By Jamey Winchester "What kind of music do you play?" Native Oregon Singer and Songwriter Melody Guy fields that question often, and her new album, Dry the Rivers, answers that question nicely: “American music.” Very seldom do I experience…
The California Honeydrops

Kathryn Grimm

Blues Tools Self Released By Greg Johnson Kathryn Grimm has put together a smart collection of twelve songs that exhibit directly her talents as a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. Everything comes across sensationally. Whether singing…
The California Honeydrops

The Cash Box Kings

Hail To The Kings! Alligator Records By Greg Johnson Over the course of two decades, The Cash Box Kings have consistently shown that they’re one of the premier Chicago-based blues bands. Craftily blending social issues with humor, they…
CBA Autographed Guitar Winner

CBA Autographed Guitar Winner – Lina!!

The CBA extends its congratulations to Lina, the winner of this year’s CBA autographed guitar. Multiple signatures from some of the blues world’s renowned musicians adorned the guitar, which the CBA offered in a raffle at the Waterfront…
Song Fest at Blue Diamond

Song Fest at Blue Diamond

A fun and exciting afternoon and evening is in the offing at The Blues Diamond as favorite local artists Lisa Mann, Karen Lovely, Sonny Hess, Kathryn Grimm, AC Porter, and Ben Rice will create songs from ideas — words, sentences, and thoughts…
Jackie Greene

Jackie Greene

Americana and roots singer-songwriter Jackie Greene is a jack-of-all-trades and an artist who can croon over soulful piano ballads as much as he can shred a bluesy guitar solo. Since the release of his critically-acclaimed debut album 'Gone…
Marc Broussard & Samantha Fish

Double Headed Extravaganza – Marc Broussard & Samantha Fish

Marc Broussard is an artist with the unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock, and soul into contemporary terms. In 2004, he released his major-label debut, Carencro, after the Louisiana town where he was born and raised,…
Pokey LaFarge

Pokey LaFarge – Old-timey Swing-influenced Blues and Folk

“Limiting myself to a genre has never really been my thing,” explains Pokey LaFarge. “I’m most purely a rambler. I’m traveling the world all the time, and my songs have been directly influenced by my travels.” Though he was raised…
Tab Benoit

Famed Louisiana Bluesman Tab Benoit Coming To Salem

Tab Benoit is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has built a remarkable thirty-plus year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues. Acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way, he has five…
The California Honeydrops

Revolution Hall Welcomes The California Honeydrops

The California Honeydrops don’t just hold concerts — they throw parties. Drawing on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans second-line, the Honeydrops bring vibrant energy and…