
December’s General Membership Meeting Set To Raise The Roof
Well, the end of another year is upon us and your CBA has seen a number of changes during that time — moving our memberships meetings from Catfish Lou’s to a temporary home at The Mission Theater, then finding a permanent location at The…

Help Send Our Journey To Memphis Winners To Memphis
Here’s another fundraising opportunity to help send our Journey to Memphis winning acts to the International Blues Challenge in January — another sensational full day of music featuring all three of our representing acts: Johnny Wheels &…

October General Membership Meeting
The Cascade Blues Association continues our long-standing tradition of bringing great music to our members with our monthly general membership meeting. We’re always striving to offer some of the top talent of our region, favorites and perhaps…

2020 Best Self-Produced CD Competition Entries Now Being Accepted
Since 2005, The Blues Foundation has annually held a competition to recognize excellence in independent blues recordings. The 2020 Best Self-Produced CD competition is open to affiliated blues societies from around the world to submit one entry…

Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys Take Home J2M Honors
Every July means the Waterfront Blues Festival, and that means on the fourth the Cascade Blues Association holds its finals for the Journey to Memphis competition. This year found three bands competing for the title and the right to represent…

IBC Fundraiser for Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys
The first of what will most likely be several fundraisers to help send the Cascade Blues Association’s acts to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge will be held at Mekong Bistro on Sunday, August 25. An all-star event to assist our…

July General Membership Meeting Thursday, July 11
Due to the Waterfront Blues Festival occurring the first week of July, the Cascade Blues Association General membership Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11 at The East Portland Eagles Lodge at 7:00 pm. Note that we’re meeting on Thursday,…

Journey To Memphis Finalists To Move On To The Waterfront
On May 10 and 11, the Cascade Blues Association hosted its first round of Journey To Memphis contestants vying to travel to Memphis to participate in the International Blues Challenge. Sixteen acts played twenty minutes each before three judges…

May Membership Meeting, Now at The East Portland Eagles Lodge
Welcome to our new home as we move into The East Portland Eagles Lodge. And to start our path in the right direction of offering superb blues performances, we’re delighted to bring two great sets that are guaranteed to set the right pace of…

East Portland Eagles Lodge to Host 2019 Journey To Memphis Competition
The 2019 Cascade Blues Association Journey To Memphis competition will take place over the weekend of Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11. Eighteen acts will face off for the right to represent the Cascade Blues Association and the region at…