February 2022 General Membership Meeting The Cascade Blues Association is holding its membership meeting at the Spare Room Restaurant & Lounge 4830 NE 42nd Ave Portland, resuming the standard format of spotlighting two different acts in one evening. In February we’ll have the Groovetramps getting the party started, followed by the Kenny Lavitz Band for […]
The 2022 CBA officers election results are: Congratulations Anni Piper, our president-elect, and Nolan Johnson, our vice president-elect! Our three incumbents who ran uncontested, Mike Day, Mike Todd and Marie Walters, were confirmed in their respective positions, and the By-Laws amendments were ratified as well. This election was a true contest. James Thornton and Robert […]
January 2022 General Membership Meeting with Andrew Matthews / Tall Static Wednesday January 5th Meeting begins: 6:30 pm The Cascade Blues Association is holding its membership meeting at the Spare Room Restaurant & Lounge 4830 NE 42nd Ave Portland, continuing the standard format of spotlighting two different performances. This month Andrew Matthews will kick off the […]
December 2021 General Membership Meeting with JT Wise / Vintage Soul Wednesday Decmber 1st Meeting begins: 6:30 pm The Cascade Blues Association is holding its membership meeting at the Spare Room Restaurant & Lounge 4830 NE 42nd Ave Portland, continuing the standard format of spotlighting two different performances. This month Portland duo JT Wise will […]
Cascade Blues Association Presents the 2021 ‘Mini’ Muddy Awards Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 Doors open: 5 pm / Event begins: 6 pm The Cascade Blues Association presents the ‘Mini’ Muddy Awards, honoring musical achievements from the past two-year period (Sept 1, 2019, through Aug 31, 2021) as awards are handed out recognizing outstanding musicians, venues, […]
Best Self-Produced CD Entry Deadline Oct 6th As part of the mission of the Blues Foundation to celebrate blues recording and to ensure the future of this uniquely American art form, it established an award for the Best Self-Produced CD, given out at the International Blues Challenge to recognize excellence in independent Blues recordings. RULES: […]
October 2021 General Membership Meeting This month the Cascade Blues Association moves its membership meeting to the Spare Room Restaurant & Lounge 4830 NE 42nd Ave Portland, and returns to its standard format of spotlighting two different performances! The first set will feature the past year’s Journey To Memphis Challenger in the solo/duo category, Froggy […]
Cascade Blues Association / Artichoke Music Present Tevis Hodge Jr Wednesday September 1st at 7pm The CBA is pleased to present Tevis Hodge Jr, an up-and-coming guitar player in Portland whose set list is dominated by traditional blues and ragtime. He is also more than capable of letting loose with modern stuff that will knock […]
Cascade Blues Association / Artichoke Music Present Chicago/Seattle Blues Duo Johnny Burgin and Joel Astley Two Great Sounds That Sound Great Together! We are excited to host two incredible musicians from out of town: Guitarist Johnny Burgin, returning to Portland from time spent in NOLA and points east; and Seattle-based harpist Joel Astley, multi-award winner at […]