New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music – October 2018

Here’s a list new Blues releases of note. Aki Kumar – Hindi Man Blues (Little Village Foundation) Barbara Blue – Fish In Dirty H2O (Big Blue Records) Blue & Lonesome Duo - Pacing the Floor (EllerSoul Records) Blue Largo – Before…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings on My Mind – October 2018

Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President So much going on within the Cascade Blues Association for the last portion of 2018. Hoping that we’re moving in the right direction to make our members happy. First of all, we have a new venue…

Wily Bo Walker

Almost Transparent Blues Mescal Canyon Records It may be easy to compare the voice of Wily Bo Walker with the likes of Tom Waits, Dr. John, or Joe Cocker. One can certainly understand why when you give him a listen. But truth be told, this is…
Bandstand - Bandstand from Froggy - Bandstand - Lloyd Jones

Lloyd Jones

“I've got the blues.” My best friend (and keyboard player extraordinaire for more than forty years) Glenn Holstrom has lost his battle with cancer. Though never nominated or recognized for his brilliance, he was without a doubt, the greatest…

Barbara Blue

Fish In Dirty H2O Big Blue Records   The reigning Queen of Beale Street returns with an over the top new recording, Fish In Dirty H2O, that finds her vocals solid and powerful as she stretches through thirteen, mostly original numbers.…
What’s on Tap for October’s General Membership Meeting

What’s on Tap for September’s General Membership Meeting . . .

Wednesday, September 5 – 7:00 pm Catfish Lou’s, 2460 NW 24th Ave, Portland Members always Free – Non-members $5.00 (Members please show your current card at the door) Opening acoustic set – Julie Amici Second electric set – Rich Layton…
New Muddy Awards Procedure
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New Muddy Awards Procedure

Every year the Cascade Blues Association presents the Muddy Awards to honor those artists, recordings, venues and individuals who have displayed high levels of performance and mastery of their craft during the last year. This year we will be…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – Sept. 2018

Greg Johnson, CBA President Seems funny that I am writing in review of this summer when we have an early deadline this month and it’s still only the first weekend of August. But it’s already starting out to be an exciting month with the…
Roots Rising - Matt Andersen

Canadian Blues Guitar Hero Matt Anderson

Canadian bluesman Matt Anderson has already made quite the name for himself winning the solo/duo competition in the International Blues Challenge in 2010, a European Blues Award for best solo artist in 2013 and numerous Maple Awards and Juno…
Roots Rising - Matt Andersen

Dave Mason and Steve Cropper Together, Rock & Soul Revue

Classic rock fans will be in for a truly memorable evening of timeless music and endless hits, as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitar greats Dave Mason and Steve Cropper will be hitting the road together for the first time in their careers. The…