Howlin’ Rain

Heavy Rockin’ Blues Sound with Howlin’ Rain Coming to Doug Fir

Saturday, January 12, San Francisco’s blues rock outfit Howlin’ Rain will visit The Doug Fir Lounge in support of its latest release, Alligator Bride. This new album is characterized by stimulating contradictions and melodies with a folky,…
Tom Gilberts - Grit

Tom Gilberts Schedules Official Release Party For New Album Grit

On Sunday, January 6, Guitarist Tom Gilberts will celebrate with an official Portland release party for his terrific recording Grit. Mostly an instrumental album, it features all original music showcasing Gilberts diversity at an array of guitar…
Larry Pattis & Eric Skye

Artichoke Café to Host American Guitar Masters Larry Pattis & Eric Skye

On Saturday, January 5 The American Guitar Masters Touring Concert Series will visit Portland. This series offers group concerts featuring compositions and arrangements of Celtic tunes, American Roots, Jazz, Delta blues, instrumental gems, and…
April General Membership Meeting

January’s General Membership Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday, January 2, 7:00 pm

Please join The Cascade Blues Association as we kick off a new year in a new venue for our membership meetings —  The McMenamins Mission Theater. This is going to be the perfect way to begin 2019 since we’re bringing in some of the finest…
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New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music Of Note – December 2018

David Lumsden and Friends – Hues Of Blues (Self Produced) Delta Moon – Babylon Is Falling (Jumping Jack Records) Diane Durrett & Soul Suga – Live (Blooming Tunes Music) Fantastic Negrito – Please Don’t Be Dead (Cooking Vinyl) Jim…
Tony Joe White - Bad Mouthin’

Tony Joe White

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…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – December 2018

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…
Kirk Fletcher - Hold On

Kirk Fletcher

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…
Ramble On Rose - Rosebud Cafe

Settle Down Easy, Ramble On Rose

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…