Jamestown Revival

Jamestown Revival – Texas Roots/Blues/Rock

Since its debut in 2014, Jamestown Revival  has been building an extensive fan base through grass roots support and relentless touring, and has performed at iconic venues from the Ryman Auditorium to Red Rocks Amphitheater as well as festivals…
Shinyribs

Shinyribs’ Eclectic Sounds at Dante’s

Shinyribs is the continuation of former Gourds band member Kevin Russell’s musical journey that began in Beaumont, TX when, at 14, he found his father’s guitar under his bed. The band is a river of country-soul, swamp-funk, and tickle.…
Roy Book Binder

Roy Book Binder, Authentic Blues Troubadour

Roy Book Binder has the goods: original, bare-knuckle, low-down blues. Who can say he was friends with the Rev. Gary Davis, Pink Anderson, and Robert Lockwood Jr. and toured with Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Hot Tuna, JJ Cale, and Bonnie Raitt? Roy…
Mary Flower

Mary Flower Celebrates New Release

Portland guitarist and singer Mary Flower will celebrate the release of her new CD, Livin’ With The Blues Again, during a special engagement at the Secret Society ballroom. This marks her twelfth recording in a long and busy career. Livin’…
Gorge Blues and Brews Festival

Twenty-sixth Annual Gorge Blues & Brews Festival

The Gorge Blues and Brews Festival returns to the Skamania County Fairgrounds for its Twenth-sixth year and will feature some of the best music of the Northwest along with sixteen craft breweries, regional wines, and fabulous food. Each admission…
2019 Cider Summit

2019 Cider Summit PDX

2019 Cider Summit PDX returns for the ninth year celebrating the flavors from more than 150 ciders, cider cocktails, and apple spirits at the Fields Neighborhood Park in NW Portland’s Pearl District.  A souvenir glass and tasting tickets…
The Bones Of JR Jones

The Bones Of JR Jones & Smith/MacKay All Day Double Headed Bill

Jonathan Robert Linaberry performs solo under the moniker The Bones Of JR Jones. As a one-man band he fuses a moody blend of soul, blues, roots, and Americana that sounds enormous on both record and in concert. “I listen to a lot of soul,…
John Mayall

Blues Rock Legend John Mayall Returns to The Aladdin

As "The Godfather of British Blues," John Mayall has an impressive musical career that spans over 50 years. The English blues singer, pianist, harmonica player, guitarist, and songwriter founded the band, the Bluesbreakers in the 1960s, whose…
Acoustic Guitar Summit Christmas

Acoustic Guitar Summit – Terry Robb • Mark Hanson • Doug Smith

The Acoustic Guitar Summit is made up of three of the country’s best finger-style guitarists. Two members, Doug Smith and Mark Hanson, won a Grammy in 2005 for their contributions to the Henry Mancini “Pink Guitar” album. The third member,…
2019 Waterfront Blues Festival
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2019 Waterfront Blues Festival Preview

By Don Campbell By all accounts, last year’s Waterfront Blues Festival was a smash – another beautiful Fourth of July weekend run along the Willamette River. What many don’t know is the underlying turmoil that nearly closed the gates…