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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-March 2021

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…
Anders Osborne & Todd Park Mohr

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…
Southern Avenue

Blues Music Award Nominated Southern Avenue to Play Jack London Revue

The Memphis Flyer proclaims that “Southern Avenue is simply the best band in Memphis . . . the coolest music to come out of Memphis in years.” This hot young band is tearing up stages in venues and at festivals all over the world with its…
Chad Rupp

Chad Rupp — Kickin’ it with Pure Portland-Style Blues

“Raw and authentic Portland style blues,” is the way Portland native, Chad Rupp describes his music. He has been in and out of the Portland Blues scene for almost 25 years. Semi-professionally for about the last ten years. But he says he…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – April 2018

Here’s a list of new releases received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this month of note: Danielle Nicole – Cry No More (Concord Records) Freddie Pate – I Got The Blues (Self Produced) James Grant – Detour (Self…
2023 Journey to Memphis Finalists

Journey To Memphis Update — Application Deadline April 4, New Venue

The first round of the 2018 Journey To Memphis competition will be held on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 at Mekong Bistro, 8200 NE Siskiyou Street in Portland. The CBA will hold the event earlier this year to avoid conflict with Rose Festival…
Blues Diva JJ Thames & The Violet ReVolt

Something To Talk About: A Portland Bonnie Raitt Tribute

At The Alberta Rose Theatre on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25, many of Portland's finest singers and musicians gather for Something To Talk About — two nights of music celebrating the music of Bonnie Raitt. Performers include Anne…
Peter Ward

Peter Ward

Blues On My Shoulders Gandy Dancer Records Originally from Maine, Peter Ward is no stranger to the blues scene in the musician rich Northeastern corner of the United States. Having lived in Boston for many years he has filled in for touring…
Blues Diva JJ Thames & The Violet ReVolt

Blues Diva JJ Thames & The Violet ReVolt Visits The White Eagle

Dubbed the "Future of the Blues" by legendary "Misty Blue" recording artist Dorothy Moore and a "Blues Trailblazer" by Living Blues Magazine, JJ Thames is the leave-it-all-on-the-stage front-woman of the Violet ReVOLT, possessing the mesmerizing…