To celebrate our nation’s veterans, the PGN Lodge in Keizer will be hosting an all-day music showcase featuring a number of the best musicians of our region. Featured performers will include Lloyd Jones, Julie Strange, Sonny Hess, Johnny Wheels &…
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CBA Muddy Awards Moves to a New Venue – Promises the Same Exciting Event
The 2018 Cascade Blues Association Muddy Awards are just around the corner, taking place on Wednesday, November 14. We have a lot of ideas floating around for the event, but the biggest, newest thing is that this year’s ceremony and…
Gospel Blues
at West Hills Covenant Church Friday, October 26 and Maranatha Church Saturday, October 27 The new musical Gospel Blues, with music by Janice Scroggins and Dave Fleschner and story by Wayne Harrel, will take the stage this October 26-27 in…
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…
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.…
Ben Rice
Wish The World Away Self Produced Is it possible for Ben Rice to get any better than he already is? Watching him from his early teens he continues to stun me with how much he seemingly improves with each and…
Michael Osborn
Hangin’ On Checkerboard Records Michael Osborn is certainly no stranger to the blues world. His guitar playing is impeccable. Not so hard to believe when you grow up with friends like the Ford Brothers (Robben, Mark, and Patrick), work with…
Just This One – Blues Musical Featuring the Music of Paul deLay Returns for Three Shows
The new blues musical Just This One, featuring two dozen songs by local hero Paul deLay, takes the stage for three performances at Michelle’s Piano Company this January 27-28. Featuring a cast filled by a Muddy Award-winning group, including LaRhonda…
Gary Burford
Gary Burford was born in Austin, Texas. The right town to fall in love with music. He lived there before moving to Albany, Oregon, in the early 1970’s, where he lived until joining the U.S. Army in 1978. Having three…
Harpdog Brown – Playing It Forward For United By Music
With a briefcase filled with awards, including three Maple Blues Awards naming him the best harmonica player in Canada, Vancouver’s Harpdog Brown has been called a blues evangelist — and that’s a very fitting moniker. He delivers his messages in…
