Please join Julie Amici and Dean Mueller at they celebrate the release of singles from their upcoming CD “I Loved You So…”. Adam Scramstad will open the show with songs from his upcoming release, and Thad Beckman adds his guitar expertise to the mix with Julie and Dean. You can expect a night of original […]
9th Annual Walla Walla Guitar Festival, 3 days, 30 acts, in 10 venues (all within walking distance) in beautiful downtown Walla Walla. This year’s headliners are Grammy nominees Sugaray Rayford and Randy McAllister, and fresh from Eric Clapton’s 2019 Crossroads festival, Artur Menezes, along with top Northwest roots, blues, Americana, funk, and rock artists. Multiple […]
Nashville-based blues musicians Patrick Droney was awarded the Robert Johnson Blues Foundation Star Award Recipient for 2006 as the country’s most promising blues musician, Steven Johnson, grandson of the legendary bluesman and Chief Operating Officer of the Foundation, hails – “Patrick blew us away. We were amazed that a musician that young could play with […]
Deb Ryder has been a rising star for the past few years. In fact she was nominated for the Sean Costello Rising Star award recently. This vocalist charms audiences with her soulful and gritty voice. She will be visiting Portland in February and is scheduled to perform at two shows during her time in Portland. […]
The Prime Movers Blues Band Modern Harmonic Review by Greg Johnson Much like their contemporaries The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Ann Arbor Michigan’s The Prime Movers Blues Band took a grasp on the classic sounds of Chicago and placed a bluesy groove on The Motor City music scene. These recordings have never been compiled […]
by Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President I know it’s February and since I was a month behind last time getting out the top ten list of favorite CDs of 2019, let me do a touch more catching up. We have gone through another election to decide who will be behind the scenes of the […]
There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here. Charlie Parr – Charlie Parr (Red House Records) Frank Bey – All My Dues Are Paid (Nola Blue Records) Ghalia – Mississippi Blend (Ruf Records) Michael Jerome Browne – That’s Where It’s At (Borealis Records) Michael Lee – […]
The Blues Foundation has announced their nominations for the Blues Music Awards and we want to give a huge shout out to Curtis Salgado for two nods as Instrumental- Vocals and Soul Blues Artist. Also Terry Robb has received a nomination for his spectacular disc Confessin’ My Dues, up for the Acoustic Album award. On […]
The Journey To Memphis is the Cascade Blues Association’s regional competition to select the acts that will represent our organization and region in 2021’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Up to 250 acts from around the world converge on Beale Street to perform before the music industry searching for new talent, with the chance […]
Mississippi Blend Ruf Records Review by Greg Johnson Belgium-based vocalist Ghalia has long been infatuated with the blues. Mississippi Blend is her sophomore release on the European blues label Ruf, and she has returned to the American homeland of the music to craft a serious collection of tunes. To make her approach even more authentic, […]