Johnny Tucker feat. Kid Ramos and the Allstars 75 and Alive Blue Heart Records and Highjohn Records Reviewed by John Taylor Following the 2018 success of Johnny Tucker’s acclaimed, but austere “Seven Day Blues,” his manager, Bob Auerbach, figured it was time to open things up. So Auerbach invited L.A. guitarist Kid Ramos and pianist […]
Bobby Rush Autobiography – I Ain’t Studdin’ Ya By Randy Murphy “All bluesmen are optimists,” Bobby Rush explains in his splendid new autobiography I Ain’t Studdin’ Ya.” “You almost gotta be. The next record. The next big gig. And maybe this old bumpy dirt road will turn into a freshly paved easy street.” I’m not […]
Elly Wininger The Blues Never End Earwig Music Company Reviewed by Anni Piper Lulled into a false sense of security by the innocuous cover art, Wininger had me fooled for the first few minutes of the listening experience. Styling some silver bangs and sensible glasses on the front jacket of ‘The Blues Never End,” I […]
CBA Presents Blues Night – NW Women Rhythm & Blues Produced by Sonny Hess Part of the Elevate Unity Benefit Series at Lovejoy Rooftop, the event side of Botanist 910 NW 14th Ave., Portland NW Women Rhythm & Blues are composed of top female performers in the region as well as fresh new talent ready […]
Midnight at the Crossroads – feat. LaRhonda Steele by Marie Walters The CBA has partnered with Querencia Dance Productions and Echo Theater Company to promote a completely different kind of blues show on Oct. 22. “Midnight at the Crossroads” is a celebration of the blues and burlesque, an adult-oriented show, presented dinner-theater style at Portland’s […]
Ron Johnson CBA at-large board member since 2018 Ron says. “I joined the CBA Board of Directors about three years ago. I joined to see what I could do to help with the future and direction of the CBA — and out of curiosity about how they work. The future of the CBA is looking […]
New Releases of Note for October 2021 Tommy Castro — Tommy Castro Presents a Bluesman Came to Town Eric Bibb — Dear America Samantha Fish — Faster Johnny Tucker (featuring Kid Ramos and the Allstars — 75 and Alive Lester Williams — The Texas Blues of Lester Williams Otis […]
Review by John Taylor Wherever that edge is, we’re glad Mark Cameron wandered over to take a look. And we’re even gladder that he made it back OK, because he’s returned with an armload of great music, spiced with some satisfying lyrics. Cameron and his band, 2017 winners of “The Road to Memphis” […]
Board Update – September 2021 By Shelley Garrett You may have noticed that this column has slowly been changing into something new. Many people have told us that they don’t really know what the CBA is doing. With 10 active members currently on the board, there is a lot going on and in the planning […]
Duffy Bishop Band September 24 Alberta Rose Theatre-CBA Co sponsored $25 advance/$30 at the door…buy tickets here (CBA members, see your email blast for a code that saves you $2) By Shelley Garrett Duffy Bishop and Chris Carlson were mainstays of the Portland (and Seattle) blues scenes for decades before they moved to sunny Florida. […]