
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Known for their can’t-miss, full-throttle live performances, Austin’s Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are touring in support of their latest recording, The Difference Between Me & You. Their new album returns Lewis to his original…

Young Guns Of The Blues – Ben Rice • Kivett Bednar • Tevis Hodge Jr • Justus Reece • Timothy James
Music Mondays is pleased to welcome some of the finest young guitarists in Portland as they share stories and songs in an old-fashioned acoustic guitar circle. This intimate show will include three-time 2019 Blues Music Award nominee Ben Rice…

PDX Blues Directory
We are currently working on a web version of the CBA Business Directory where You will be able to submit your Business as well as search the categories for the Blues Business that you need. Stay tuned It will be up soon.
The Capacitors
www.thecapacitors.com
310-920-7535
Rich…

New Music to Note – May 2019
New Music that has come into the Cascade Blues Association, bought personally or listened to this month worth checking out.
Brandon Santini – The Longshot (American Showplace Music)
Kenny Lee & The Sundowners – Standing Tall (Self…

Responsibilites of Board and other working with the Cascade Blues Association
The following is a list, though not limited to assignments for individuals, that your board of directors and several volunteers are currently working on. As you can see, there is a lot more to being behind the scenes with the Cascade Blues Association…

Guitar Dynamite – Carvin Jones Band
Carvin Jones, “The King of Strings,” is an explosive blues front man who astounds crowds with his raw talent and charisma. His remarkable energy, showmanship and guitar ability have made him a favorite of music fans and fellow musicians…

Hollywood Theater to Screen Satan & Adam – Blues Duo Documentary
In 1986, harmonica player Adam Gussow asked if he could jam on the streets of Harlem with one-man-band Sterling "Mr. Satan" Magee. Amidst NYC’s racial tension, this Jewish Ivy League graduate and black Mississippi bluesman, Satan & Adam,…

Watermelon Slim
Church Of The Blues
Northern Blues
By Greg Johnson
Watermelon Slim returns with his thirteenth release, Church Of The Blues, and it just may be one of his best yet. With an instantly recognizable voice, killer slide guitar chops and harmonica,…

Dee Miller Band
Leopard Print Dress
Self-Released
By Randy Murphy
With a voice like aged, smoky bourbon and a band one would gladly take to war, Dee Miller’s new album, Leopard Print Dress, is a coiled rattlesnake masquerading as a record — with a quick,…

Ramblings On My Mind May 2019 – Greg Johnson, CBA President
Greg Johnson, CBA President.
I want to start off this month with an observation. The turn-out for Jim Mesi’s Celebration of Life at The Elks in early April was phenomenal. A true and fitting expression of respect and love for one our city’s…