The 30th annual Muddy Awards took on a new venue, new format and an old look for the actual award, and it all came across in spectacular fashion. Now including multiple short showcases featuring nominated acts, everything fell in line and on time. The big winners of the night had to be Curtis Salgado & […]
The California Honeydrops have a reputation as being among the most exciting and dynamic live bands on the planet. With unrelenting energy and a near-encyclopedic knowledge of musical styles, genres and idioms, the Honeydrops have spent a decade playing everywhere from subway stations in their native Oakland, California to sold-out shows in theatres and at […]
Mekong Bistro is a sponsor for the Toys for Tots holiday program and will be hosting an all-star evening of music to help bring joy to children who may otherwise go without. Performing at this showcase will be Karen Lovely, LaRhonda Steele & Louis Pain, Ben Rice, and Melody Guy. A collection box for new […]
Tommy Emmanuel, widely acknowledged as the international master of the solo acoustic guitar, has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. Or at least they would if he was the kind of artist who was ever satisfied. At the age of six, he was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30, he […]
Sonny Hess and the NW Women Rhythm & Blues return for the twentieth year of Christmas performances aimed at assisting The Candlelighters with efforts to help children with cancer. As a cancer survivor herself, this has always been something close to her heart and she annually gathers some of her most talented friends to join […]
Rose City Blues is Portland’s annual weekend of Blues music and dance, hosted by the Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society. With over 20 hours of music and two days of workshops, Rose City Blues is the perfect place to spend the day learning about the history of blues and the vibrant blues culture we […]
Singer and songwriter Sean Rowe’s rather astonishing singing voice evokes the sound of the ages. His big rumbling baritone bears traces of John Lee Hooker, Greg Brown, Wilson Pickett, and others, though it is utterly unaffected. Rowe hails from Troy, New York. In his teens he discovered the blues of Muddy Waters and Hooker as […]
Canada’s Classic Bluesman, Harpdog Brown is on the road again and he’s bringing his hot new band The Uptown Blues Band back to Music Monday’s! Harpdog Brown has grown a reputation as a real-deal purveyor of classic electric blues. Think of the old Chess Records and Sun Records of the late 40’s and early 50’s. […]
Shakey Graves is an Americana musician from Austin, Texas whose music combines blues, folk, and rock and roll. Rose-Garcia received his stage name at Old Settler’s Music Festival in 2007 after he and his friends jokingly gave each other Indian guide names over a campfire. The self-described “gentleman from Texas” admits his musical moniker is […]
Grammy Award winners Doug Smith, Mark Hanson, and Oregon Music Hall of Fame member Terry Robb are Acoustic Guitar Summit – one of the region’s most accomplished musical groups. Performing together for over 20 years, the three bring a diverse musical journey to the stage with their impressive fingerstyle guitar and unique versions of classic […]