
Thank you Volunteers!!
Often the Cascade Blues Association holds events or places merchandise booths at special events where we need extra hand on deck, and we greatly appreciate when our volunteers step forward to help us out. Thanks to the following individuals…

Doug Fir Lounge Welcomes Rising Star Samantha Fish
After launching her recording career in 2009, Samantha Fish quickly established herself as a rising star in the contemporary blues world. Since then, the charismatic young singer-guitarist-songwriter has earned a reputation as a rising guitar…

New Music To Note – August 2018
Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office, purchased
personally, or listened to this past month of note:
Ben Rice – Wish The World Away (Self Produced)
Bottleneck Blues Band – Storm Bringer (Self Produced)
Buddy Guy – The…

Watch Out Memphis, Ben Rice is Headed Your Way!
They say third time is the charm, and that's what Ben Rice is hoping. He won the privilege to represent the Cascade Blues Association (CBA) at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) for the third time. He was in Memphis for the IBC in 2007…

Duffy Bishop & Her Badass Blues Buddies
Duffy Bishop is one of the most beloved artists from the Pacific Northwest, but since she relocated to Florida a couple years back, every visit is highly anticipated each summer, with desire that she and Chris Carlson could stay longer. The…

Seattle’s Nick Mardon Blues Trio Hits Catfish Lou’s For First Visit
The Nick Mardon Blues Trio hails from Seattle and plays Texas blues with influences from psychedelic rock to jazz fusion. Nick Mardon fronts the band with smooth vocals and an endless supply of blazing guitar licks. In the bands over the…

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Tearing at the Seams Tour
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats practically explodes with deep, primal and ecstatic soulfulness. Their stunning work isn't just soul stirring, it's also soul baring, and the combination is absolutely devastating to behold. You don't…

An Evening With Brothers And Sister – Allman Brothers Tribute
The highly popular Portland all-star Allman Brothers Tribute show, Brothers and Sister returns with a night at Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Avenue, on Wednesday, August 29. Featuring some of Portland’s very best musicians, the show…

The Second Annual CBA Member Concert @ the Crossings
WHERE: Columbia Crossings located at 515 N. E. Tomahawk Island Drive
WHEN: August 5 - Noon – 6:00 pm, 2018
LINEUP: AC Porter & The Live Wires with special guest Jim Wallace, Martin Henry & Freedom Street Band, Patrick Stilwell Band,…

Ian Moore – Birthday Show
Since his arrival as a solo artist in 1993 and his self-titled debut on Capricorn Records, former Austin guitar star, now residing in Seattle, Ian Moore’s journey has been one of perpetual forward motion and constant change. The record included…