Robert Cray Band Oct. 15 – Aladdin Theater Interviews with Robert Cray and Dover Weinberg By Kirk Anderson The Influence: Born in Clarksdale, Miss., in early 1931, Sam Cooke made the most of his 33 years traversing this Earth. He was on the downside of a racially segregated society in central Mississippi and on the […]
Board Update – October 2021 By Shelley Garrett We hope everyone is excited about the projects that the CBA is working on. If you see anything that interests you, please reach out to us at cascadebluesstaff@gmail.com to join a committee! Each month we will introduce you to another person serving on the board. This month […]
Key Events and Save the Dates! October 2021 10/3 Triple CD Release Party-Johnny Wheels and the Swamp Donkeys, Sugar Roots & Mick Schafer, The Garages 10/9 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert, Aladdin Theater 10/15 The second installment of the Blues Nights series, presented by the Cascade Blues Association and featuring the NW […]
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 […]