April 2023 General Membership Meeting

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April 2023 General Membership Meeting

April 2023
General Membership Meeting

Join us for the monthly Cascade Blues Association Member Meeting, where we’ll share the latest CBA announcements & news, listen to two great live performances and mingle with fellow CBA members!
The CBA is pleased to present Tevis Hodge Jr, an up-and-coming guitar player in Portland whose set list is dominated by traditional blues and ragtime. He is also more than capable of letting loose with modern stuff that knocks the socks off even the most jaded blues fan.
“Many players his age don’t bother learning the cultural and political context of the music they play. Tevis is the exact opposite. He knows his stuff weaving knowledge of the music and artists who made it into every performance, which is what makes him such a compelling young performer.”
-Norm Eder, May 2020
Two-time Journey to Memphis finalists (2015 and 2016), jump blues band the Beacon Street Titans will be playing the night’s second set. The band delivers a powerfully entertaining and highly energetic blues sound, complete with horns and a driving rhythm section, that will surely get the room jumping.

“Great band! Journey to Memphis finalist more than once for a reason!”

-Greg Slim Lively Johnson 
When: Wednesday, April 5th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the Back Room
Where: Catfish Lou’s – 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl, Beaverton, OR
FREE for CBA members, $5.00 for everyone else

March 2023 General Membership Meeting

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March 2023 General Membership Meeting

March 2023
General Membership Meeting

Join us for the monthly Cascade Blues Association Member Meeting, where we’ll share the latest CBA announcements & news, listen to two great live performances and mingle with fellow CBA members!
CD Woodbury will open the meeting at 6pm for the first solo/duo set. We’ll break for announcements and news from CBA President Rae Gordon – you may even win a CD courtesy of Terry Currier/Music Millennium during the intermission! We’re pleased to have Noah Bell, Joseph Conrad & Don Worth – The Bottleneck Blues Band – to close the evening out as our featured band.
When: Wednesday, March 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the Back Room
Where: Catfish Lou’s – 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl, Beaverton, OR
FREE for CBA members, $5.00 for everyone else

February 2023 General Membership Meeting

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February 2023 General Membership Meeting

February 2023
General Membership Meeting

The Cascade Blues Association WELCOMES BACK the TJ Wong Trio – fresh from their appearances at the International Blues Journey to Memphis competition Jan 24-29th!
Kathryn Grimm will open the evening as our solo act, followed by a presentation from Cascade Blues Association President Rae Gordon. She’ll debut the NEW process for selecting performances for upcoming member meetings and preview other exciting new CBA efforts – new committees to support activities like Events, Fundraisers, and building out CBA membership, for starters.
We’ll have plenty of giveaways – including CDs courtesy of Terry Currier at Music Millenium *and* a special prize for those who’ve LIKED the new Cascade Blues Association Facebook page!
When: Wednesday, February 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the Back Room
Where: Catfish Lou’s – 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl, Beaverton, OR
FREE for CBA members, $5.00 for everyone else

January 2023 General Membership Meeting

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January 2023 General Membership Meeting

January 2023
General Membership Meeting

Join us at Catfish Lou’s for the January member meeting!  To give you some time to recover from the New Year celebrations, we are holding the meeting on January 11 at 6pm.

Entry is free for members and $5 for non-members with all ages welcome.

This meeting features a rising star in our blues community Andrew Matthews performing solo before he departs to represent the Cascade Blues Association as our Youth Representative!

The band will be Ms. Vee, new in town from the east coast. She’s a veteran of the International Blues Challenge and has been wowing crowds at the local jams.

Don’t miss your monthly dose of blues while welcoming our 2023 Board Officers!

CBA members: Watch for a ‘future 2023 member event’ next year!

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2023 Cascade Blues Association Holiday Party

Cascade Blues Association 2022 Holiday Party postponed

Will shift to a ‘future 2023 member event’ instead

The Cascade Blues Association canceled our originally-planned December 4th Holiday Party due to inclement weather – from what we heard from members, that was a wise decision, even though the promised snowfall didn’t materialize for many of you.

We were able to shift some of our planned Holiday Party resources successfully – including our silent auction & raffle items – to co-host a IBC fundraiser at Catfish Lou’s on December 11th to support our Journey to Memphis winners the TJ Wong Trio. Thanks to everyone who came out on short notice to support that successful event!

After careful consideration, the CBA Board decided that we won’t try to rush to pull off a delayed January Holiday Party event after all. Instead, we’ll plan a larger event in the first part of 2023 & make sure our members have ample notice, too!

Our next membership meeting will be January 11, 2023 at 6 pm at Catfish Lou’s – why not join us then if you’re in the area!

November 2022 General Membership Meeting

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November 2022 General Member Meeting

November 2022
General Membership Meeting

The Cascade Blues Association monthly member meeting has a new home! Join us on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6 pm in the back room at Catfish Lou’s, 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl, Beaverton, OR 97008. Our association has a long history with this venue and many of our members will recall good times at their previous location in Portland’s industrial district. The meeting this month will feature two bands – Blues Music Award winner Lisa Mann Trio and our 2023 International Blues Challenge representatives the TJ Wong Trio.

Immediately following the meeting, take a few steps down the hall to the front bar and join in Marty Henninger’s weekly Marty & The Murder Hornets jam. Our members asked for a location more central to Portland and the board listened, so please show your support to our hosts and artists by stopping in. As always, entry is free for members and $5 for non-members.

October 2022 General Membership Meeting

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October 2022 General Membership Meeting

October 2022
General Membership Meeting

Join us Wednesday October 5 for the Cascade Blues Association member meeting at The Garages, Lake Oswego, starting 6pm. Kicking off the night we have our solo act The Electric Brit. Following that you’ll be in harmonica heaven with this month’s band Rich Layton and Tough Town as they wow us with their Texas roadhouse sound. Entry is free for members and $5 for non-members.

September 2022 General Membership Meeting

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September 2022 General Membership Meeting

Don’t miss the Cascade Blues Association monthly member meeting at the Garages, held at 6 pm on the first Wednesday of the month, September 7th. Entry is free for members and $5 for non-members. Join us for dancing, drinking, food, and fun. Everyone has a chance to win in the raffle sponsored by Music Millennium. September 7 features The Bus Kings duo to open the show. If you don’t know who Josa and Pounds are, you’re going to love this sensational duo. Maybe they’ll give us a few tips on #vanlife too. Our headliner is the Norman Sylvester band, fan favorites for many years. It’s a great line-up and we hope you’ll be there.

August 2022 General Membership Meeting

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August 2022 General Membership Meeting

August 2022
General Membership Meeting

Wednesday August 3

Join us for our monthly member meeting at The Garages, Lake Oswego from 6pm on Wednesday August 3. This time around we feature solo act Mick Schaefer, whose debut album was recently released on LIAB records. Then it’s local favorite, Muddy award winner and VizzTone artist Kevin Selfe to close the night. Admission is free for CBA members and $5 for non-members. There will be a raffle as always with awesome musical prizes donated by Music Millennium. If you’re a musician, be sure to bring your instrument, because the Timmer Blakely jam starts right after our meeting wraps up.

July 2022 General Membership Meeting

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July 2022 General Membership Meeting

July 2022
General Membership Meeting

Join us for the Cascade Blues Association member meeting at The Garages on July 6 at 6pm. After a huge festival weekend, we know you will need some more blues to help you recover. Please come and support our meeting and our artists, to keep the blues alive in Portland all year long. Opening act is the Shelly Rudolph Duo, followed by AC Porter Band. See you there!