
Salem’s Elsinore Theatre Welcomes Jonny Lang
It is hard to believe that at 36 years old Jonny Lang has already enjoyed a two-decades long career. Since the release of his debut album, Lie To Me, at age 15, Grammy Award winning Jonny Lang has built a reputation as one of the best live performers…

Beloved Acoustic Bluesman Doug MacLeod Returning to The Lake Theater
The Lake Theater & Café will present an intimate evening with Doug MacLeod, a true blues master and storyteller, on Monday, April 16. MacLeod is a perennial Blues Music Award nominee, having recently won the Acoustic Artist of the Year…

Turtle’s Guitar Mafia Takes Up Residency At Al’s Den
Local music legend, Turtle VanDemarr, has performed in many influential bands over the years. As lead guitarist for Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, The Fly By Nite Jass Band, The Freak Mountain Ramblers, and Anita Margarita and the Rattlesnakes,…

Legendary Soul Vocalist Bettye LaVette Slated for The Aladdin
Three time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette is not a mere, songwriter, or "cover" artist. She is an musical interpreter of the highest order. Her gift is that ability to take a song, whether well-known or obscure, from any genre and making it completely…

Heavy-Pounding, One Man Band Scott Biram Invades Dante’s
Rock 'n' Roll ain't pretty and neither is Scott Biram. The self-proclaimed 'Dirty Old One Man Band' successfully and sometimes violently lashes together blues, hillbilly, country, raucous punk, and godless metal into a potent array that assaults…

Big Monti Amundson Returns for Show at Trails End Saloon.
Portland’s guitar legend Big Monti Amundson moved to Nashville a few months back and it’s always a pleasure to see him return to town for performances, no matter how rare they may be. He will be hooking up with his former bandmates Allen…

7th Annual Inner City Blues Festival – “Healing the Healthcare Blues”
The 7th Annual Inner City Blues Festival, “Healing the Healthcare Blues,” returns April 21 to the North Portland Eagles Lodge, 7611 N. Exeter & Lombard. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and music runs until midnight. The event is a fundraiser…

Band Stand April 2018
Lloyd “Have Mercy” Breaking News!
Lucky as can be this month, and honored to returning to Denmark, I will play a series of concerts with good friends “Shaky Ground”!! (see website for details)
Last time we toured together in Denmark,…

Ramblings on My Mind – April 2018
Greg Johnson / CBA President
So much to talk about this month. First I want to thank our newest board members for bringing their skills to our organization. For so long we have worked terribly short handed, so this is truly big news for us and…

An Evening with Anders Osborne & Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd) Scheduled at The Aladdin.
Two of America’s finest voices in blues, roots, and southern rock — Anders Osborne and Todd Park Mohr, better known as Big Head Todd — will take the stage for a special evening of terrific music at The Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie…