TajMo - Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'

TajMo – The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band Plays The Zoo

Celebrating their Grammy and Blues Music Award winning collaboration TajMo, blues legends Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ continue to tour the country with a stop in Portland at the Oregon Zoo. The album garnered wins for contemporary blues at both…
Bandstand - Bandstand from Froggy - Bandstand - Lloyd Jones

Band Stand – July 2018

David Kahl and Friends – Too Much Not To Mention As most of you know, David Kahl continues to have a lot on his plate, musically and personally. While he prepares for bypass surgery, scheduled for July 19th, his professional calendar is hitting…
Dana Fuchs

Dana Fuchs

Love Lives On Get Along Records Dana Fuchs’ Love Lives On is her initial album on her own label, Get Along Records. This is the blues with a hand heavily in soulful rock and a bit of Americana. The power of her voice is in full force with…
Blues Rockers ZZ Top

ZZ Top at Washington County Fair

ZZ Top is an American icon. The blues-rock trio from Texas specialized in down-and-dirty blues-rock during the '70s, then scored colorful MTV hits during the 1980s. Formed in Houston in 1970 by Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and…
Anni Piper

It’s Gonna be a “G’day” with Anni Piper Gracing Local Stages

“Anni Piper, fresh to the US from Australia, is a vixen, a vamp, a tease, and every woman scorned....Thing is, what strikes me most about Anni Piper is her incredibly fun sense of humor, a trait that shows itself from beginning to end of her…
Gary Hoey

Star Theater Presents Guitar Master Gary Hoey

Gary Hoey has explored many styles in his career, from hard rock to rock to surf to prog, and with 2013’s Deja Blues he came home to the blues. His latest, 2016’s Dust & Bones, is an exuberant fusion of blues and rock. But whatever style…
Eilen Jewell

Eilen Jewell to Set the Alberta Rose on Fire

Crafting a unique style that mixes poetic ballads with swinging rockers, Eilen Jewell ranks among the best in the Americana genre today. As the reigning Queen of the Minor Key, Jewell leads a tight quartet who blend influences of surf-noir,…
Harpdog Brown and The Uptown Blues Band

Harpdog Brown and The Uptown Blues Band slated for First-Time Visit to Lake Oswego

Canada’s Classic Blues icon, Harpdog Brown is on the road again, and now he's bringing a whole new show to Oregon. Harpdog Brown has acquired a reputation as a real-deal purveyor of classic electric blues — think old Chess Records and Sun…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – June 2018

Here’s a list of new music of note received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month: Allen Toussaint – Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky: The Hit Songs & Productions 1957-1978 (Charly) Beth Hart – Front…
New Music to Note-September 2021

Eighth Annual Cider Summit PDX, Regions Largest Cider Event

The eighth annual Cider Summit PDX is back June 29 and 30 at The Fields Park, 1099 NW Overton St. in Portland’s Pearl District. Presenting nearly 200 hard ciders, regional favorites and international classics served in festival commemorative…