Bad Mouthin’
Yep Roc Records
Tony Joe White may forever be embedded in our minds for his smash hit single “Polk Salad Annie,” but his final release just may be one of his finest ever. Bad Mouthin’ is an exploration into his past and…
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Greg Johnson, CBA President
Every year in December I devote my column to the blues recordings that have stood out to me overall during the last year. One thing it always shows is that my taste is not founded in just one aspect or direction of…
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Hold On
Self Produced
Just in case it might have slipped your mind for one reason or another, Kirk Fletcher is a bad ass guitarist. Listen to the opening track “Two Steps Forward” from his latest disc Hold On. That’s certainly going…
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A Conversation with Rosebud Cafe Owner Don Zerr
Missi Hasting Baker
On nearly any given evening, the drive on Highway 30 from Portland to Scappoose is easy and fine. It travels like a Sunday driving road: First, the rail yard and its colored…
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Tim “Too Slim“ Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddy King, Duane Allman, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Robin Trower. Langford is a prolific singer/songwriter whose…
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Cool Cat
Blues Fidelity Recordings
Okay, anybody familiar with the blues is already aware of harmonica ace Paul Oscher’s past as member of the Muddy Waters band. But it has been over thirty years since Muddy left this world and Oscher’s…
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Every year around Christmas, Music Mondays presents a Holiday Showcase. This year they are bringing back some of their favorites for “Sugar & Spice, A Holiday Treat.” This show will feature LaRhonda Steele and Julie Amici backed by an…
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Looking for somewhere to go on December 31 to hear great blues music while celebrating the New Year? Well, here is a list of events that just might just do the trick.
The 7th annual Governor’s Ball returns for “a higher end experience for…
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The 30th annual Muddy Awards took on a new venue, new format and an old look for the actual award, and it all came across in spectacular fashion. Now including multiple short showcases featuring nominated acts, everything fell in line and on…
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The California Honeydrops have a reputation as being among the most exciting and dynamic live bands on the planet. With unrelenting energy and a near-encyclopedic knowledge of musical styles, genres and idioms, the Honeydrops have spent a decade…
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Tony Joe White
Ramblings On My Mind – December 2018
Kirk Fletcher
Settle Down Easy, Ramble On Rose
NW Blues Legends Too Slim & The Taildraggers Headed to Alberta Rose
Paul Oscher
Lake Theater Hosts Sugar & Spice – A Holiday Treat with LaRhonda Steele & Julie Amici
New Years Eve Offers Many Musical Options to Please Blues Fans
30th Annual Muddy Awards Held in Spectacular New Fashion
Party with The California Honeydrops