Oregon Wildfire Sale Supported by your CBA Recent fires changed the lives of our community forever. Help those who lost so much. Donate items or buy. Proceeds go to a non-profit fire fund. Fire victims shop for free! Bring ID/proof of recent address. 10am-4pm. Oregon City (Location to be announced. Masks required). TO […]
New Music Releases October 2020 There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here. Alastair Greene – The New World Blues (Whiskey Bayou Records) Bette Smith – The Good, The Bad, The Bette (Ruf Records) Bettye LaVette – Blackbirds (Verve) Bobby Rush – Rawer Than Raw (Deep […]
General Membership Meeting October 2020 Please be advised that at this time all of our General Membership meetings are on hold. They will continue once we’re able to safely gather in a location that can provide enough space for all with proper separation for social distancing. Most of all we want our members, musicians, volunteers, […]
Ramblings On My Mind – October 2020 Greg Johnson, CBA President We may as well face it. 2020 is pretty much finished when it comes to the Cascade Blues Association being able to hold any meetings or events. As Portland continues to be held in phase one of the Covid shutdowns, we simply are unable to hold […]
Walter Trout Ordinary Madness Provogue Records Review by Randy Murphy Walter Trout’s new release “Ordinary Madness” finds this blues-guitar wizard in fine form, effortlessly brewing potent spells of dark musical magic with his band, drummer Michael Leasure, bassist Johnny Griparic, and keyboard player Teddy Andreadis serving as willing accomplices. This is a strong concoction that rewards careful, repeated listening. A veteran of Canned Heat, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, […]
Vanessa Collier Heart On The Line Phenix Fire Records Review by Greg Johnson Vanessa Collier is a force within herself and is gaining popularity and momentum that is beyond well deserved. The current two-time recipient of the Blues Music Award for Instrumentalist Horns, she is much more than that. She’s a multi-instrumentalist, a vocalist to […]
Steven Troch “Leftovers” (Available only on Bandcamp) Review by John Taylor You know how it is when you’re eating leftovers. You mix things up. That to-go box of moo goo gai pan from Sunday night? It’s still good – and come to think of it, it’d go great with a cheese dog and a few […]
Lisa Mann Old Girl JayRay Records Review by Greg Johnson Not to be one to sit idle, even during times of pandemic, Portland’s Blues Music Award-winning bassist has released two discs over the past months of shutdown. The first, an album from her alter-persona White Crone titled The Poisoner, is a step back to Lisa’s first […]
Fiona Boyes Blues In My Heart Blue Empress Records / Reference Recordings Review by Greg Johnson Since her win at the International Blues Challenge back in 2003, Fiona Boyes has been one of the most noted blues guitarists of our time, with no less than eight nominations for Blues Music Awards, including Traditional Female Artists […]
Jim Gustin and Truth Jones Lessons Learned Self-produced By John Taylor After four decades of singing the blues up and down the West Coast, Jim Gustin and Truth Jones are ready to impart some of the wisdom they’ve gained along the way – and it’s wisdom well worth hearing. Pay close attention, because here are a few […]