Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings - The Lost Sessions

Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings

The Lost Sessions E Natchel Records Review by Greg Johnson I was talking with guitarist Tom Holland during sound check at the 2014 Blues Music Awards when Elvin Bishop walked up to me. Pointing at Holland he said, “You know that this guy…

Amici and Mueller Offer Advance Preview of New Album

Julie Amici and Dean Mueller will deliver a live, sneak peak of new songs from their upcoming album during a special performance in July.  Showcasing music from their second studio album scheduled for release this fall, the album features…
Bob Log III

Dante’s Presents The Cool and Mysterious Bob Log III

The Owl Magazine explains that, “[o]ne would have to be in a pretty foul mood not to be entertained by the mysterious awesomeness of Bob Log III. Sure, his musical skills are something to behold, his one-man-band brand of blues/Americana displaying…
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

The Oregon Jazz Society’s Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is a free concert open to the public and held over three days, July 19 through 21, at Cathedral Park at the base of the St. Johns bridge. Now in its thirty-ninth year, the festival is…
Too Slim - Too Slim & The Taildraggers Return To Billy Blues

Too Slim & The Taildraggers Return To Billy Blues

Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame members and 2019 Blues Music Awards nominee Too Slim and The Taildraggers head back to Vancouver, Washington for a night of raucous, energetic music from one of America’s hottest blues rock trios. Tim…

Austin’s Greyhounds Appearing at Mississippi Studios

As Greyhounds, guitarist Andrew Trube, keyboardist Anthony Farrell and drummer Ed Miles have been making music and touring for sixteen years while refining and developing a sound Trube describes as “Hall and Oates meet ZZ Top.” During their…
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Bandstand – Ashbolt Stewart

Hola! I want to thank everyone who turned out to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Sunday Bolt Upright Jam at Montavilla Station this past June 30th. Special thanks to my co-hosts Kirk Bryant and Silky Manuel Meyers for holding down the…
Too Slim And The Taildraggers - Unplugged

Too Slim And The Taildraggers – Unplugged

Music Mondays presents “Story Tellers,” an intimate evening of acoustic music with Too Slim and the Taildraggers. Based in Boise, ID, the band is known for an eclectic style of blues and rock that has become a genre all its own. Band leader…
Membership Meeting Cancelled

July General Membership Meeting Thursday, July 11

Due to the Waterfront Blues Festival occurring the first week of July, the Cascade Blues Association General membership Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11 at The East Portland Eagles Lodge at 7:00 pm. Note that we’re meeting on Thursday,…

Grammy Nominees The Record Company

The Record Company’s story is well-known: after gritting it out for years in bars and clubs, a trio of musicians join forces in LA, set up some microphones in a living room, and cut an album that turns the world on its head. Released in 2016,…