3rd Annual Peninsula Rhythm & Blues Festival!

3rd Annual Peninsula Rhythm & Blues Festival

3rd Annual Peninsula Rhythm & Blues FestivalThe 3rd Annual Peninsula Rhythm & Blues Festival will take place at the Port of the Peninsula in Ocean Park, Washington on September 13 and 14. Now held under a big tent so rain or shine you’ll enjoy a great selection of blues, food, beer, and wine.

Friday, September 13:

5:00 pm – The Harp Attack! With Franco Paletta,Kim Field and Cliff Ashmon

7;00 pm – North Coast Blues

9:00 pm – Ty Curtis Band

Saturday, September 14

1:00 pm – Kris Deelane

3:00 pm – The Bayou Boyz

5:30 pm – Norman Sylvester Band

8:00 pm – Matt Schofield

Port of Peninsula, 3311 275th St, Ocean Park, WA. $20.00 Friday, $25.00 Saturday, $40.00 weekend pass at Tickettomato.com. 21 & over only.

Camping is available: $40.00 for RVs, $25.00 for tents, $40.00 for the rustic cabins. Contact Clint at clintcarterblues@yahoo.com or 360.244.5823.

Blues Rocker Bryan Flynn Comes To Town

Bryan Flynn

Bryan FlynnInternational recording artist Brian Flynn has been complimented as being one of the most phenomenal guitarists on the scene. Recognition like that, along with his band’s  ability to play a vast array of music, has allowed them to include performances with the biggest names in today’s music industry in their long list of accomplishments. Lead guitarist Flynn, has shared the stage with rock icons such as Sammy Hagar, Carlos Santana,  and Jeff Beck, as well as blues greats like Gatemouth Brown, Son Seals, Delbert McClinton and Gregg Allman. The band spent a five year residency at Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, a place of chaotic reveling, the band perfected its musical skills as a group (and as individuals), all the while accumulating rave reviews from around the world.

Catfish Lou’s, 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl., Beaverton. Friday, August 30. 9:00 pm

Keesha Pratt  Band – 2018 IBC Winners at Catfish Lou’s

Keesha Pratt  Band

Keesha Pratt  Band The Houston based, International Award Winning Keeshea Pratt Band possesses the skill and artistry reminiscent of Blues old school Motown; a rarity among bands of any genre today. The 9 piece musical collective, lends its energy and passion to traditional blues, contemporary blues and offers a preview to the future of blues. Keeshea Pratt is the siren featured on the microphone with soaring and soulful lead Mississippi inspired vocals. She is supported by a talented and diverse group of singers , a four-piece horn section and a phenomenal band. Winners of the 2018 International Blues Challenge, this polished, soul stirring, toe tapping band’s performances have been headlining festivals and concerts stages around the world.

Catfish Lou’s 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl., Beaverton. Friday, August 9. 9:00 pm.

A Celebration of the Life and Music of Sheila Wilcoxson

Music of Sheila WilcoxsonIt is with heavy heart that we bear the news that Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame member Sheila Wilcoxson has been diagnosed with stage four cancer and only has a short time left. A celebration of her life and music is being organized by her friends and colleagues to share their love and admiration for her, and hopefully depending on her strength at the time may be able to attend. Known for her bands Sheila & The Boogiemen, Back Porch Blues, and her WC Handy nominated Backwater Blues solo album; she has been working with Evan Shlaes’ Vibraphone Quartet since 2017. Line-up for this night is still in the works, but Evan Shlaes and the band will be amongst those performing.

Alberta Rose Theater. Sunday, August 4. 6:00 pm. This non-profit show is asking for a $10.00 donation for admission proceeds going to cancer research after expenses.

Lloyd Jones celebrates Long Lost Live Recording

Lloyd Jones Lost Recording

Lloyd Jones Lost RecordingLloyd Jones recently discovered a cassette of a show that his band, The  Struggle, had recorded from 1995 at The Emperor’s Chambers. He liked the way that it sounded so much that he decided to have it copied onto CD, and he wants to share it with his fans. This is the classic version of The Struggle with Lloyd on guitar/vocals, rhythm section of Reinhardt Melz and Victor Little, Bobby Torres on percussion, Rudy Draco on sax, along with late friends “Housewine” Roden and Glenn Holstrom on sax and keys respectively. Please join Lloyd in celebration of this long lost recording with a special release party for the Full Force CD.

At The Garages Satellite Pub, 4810 SW Western Avenue, Beaverton. Saturday, August 31. 8:00 pm. $10.00. 21 & over.

Matt Andersen – Canadian Bluesman

Roots Rising - Matt Andersen

Matt AndersenA powerhouse performer with a giant, soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, Matt Andersen has built a formidable following the old-fashioned way: Touring worldwide and letting his stunned audiences and new devotees spread the good word on his righteous tunes. And the world has indeed awoke and discovered him, helping him amass over 18 million views on YouTube. In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theaters throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, Andersen has been awarded two European Blues Award for Best Solo/Acoustic Act, six Maple Blues Awards for Male Vocalist and was the first ever Canadian to take home top honors in the solo/duo category at the  International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Avenue. Thursday, August 29. 8:00 pm. $10.00 advance at Ticketfly.com, $12.00 day of show. 21 & over.

Soulmates at The Lake

Jay “Bird” Koder and Jarrod Lawson

Jay “Bird” Koder and Jarrod LawsonA co-op of gifted composers and arrangers, including renowned local artists such as Jay “Bird” Koder and Jarrod Lawson, take the listener on a journey of musical twists and turns, breathing new life into some classic themes and breaking ground on a new frontier of original sounds. Soulmates elicit a variety of musical moods and emotions: One moment up and jumping, the next they will go deep and hypnotic. Sultry jazz sounds, stinging blues, and raw funk can converge seamlessly, and then may segue into some flat out ‘baby making music’! This is all wrapped up with a lot of love and an infectious groove of all their own. Close brothers from different mothers, as one they speak a sonic word that can have a healing effect on mind, body and spirit.

Lake Theater & Café, 106 N State Street, Lake Oswego. Monday, August 26. 7:00 pm. General admission $15.00 at Laketheatercafe.com. VIP tables seating four, closest to the stage $80.00. All ages.

Patrick Stilwell CD Release Party

Patrick Stilwell CD Release

Patrick Stilwell CD ReleaseJoin Patrick Stilwell and friends as he celebrates the release of his long-awaited recording, Tales From The Riverside. Stilwell is a quadruple threat as he plays not only mean guitar and sings, but also offers numbers on the electric violin. Plus he is an exceptional songwriter, which the new release clearly showcases. Recorded at Jeff Knudson’s Primordial Studios with many recognizable local musicians, Tales from The Riverside is an album you’re going to want to hear. Pick up a copy at the show.

At The Garages Satellite Pub, 4810 Western Avenue, Beaverton. Friday, August 23. 8:00 pm. $10.00. 21 & over.

Seth Walker – Americana & Blues

Seth Walker

Seth WalkerNorth Carolina native Seth Walker grew up on a multi-family commune and studied classical violin and cello before ultimately discovering his passion for soul, jazz, blues, and folk. He’d go on to deftly mix all those genres and more in his work as a solo artist, organically building up a celebrated two-decade career that’s earned him praise everywhere from The Washington Post to NPR, who hailed his “hard-driving” songs and “sweet tenor” vocals. The Austin American Statesman described Walker as a “…pure talent, a masterful blues guitarist, a singer with some swing in his voice and a writer whose [songs] sound less composed than unleashed.”

Opening the night will be Shovelman, whose  industrial barnyard blues has been likened to the music of Tom Waits, Morphine, and The Black Keys.

Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Avenue. Thursday, August 22. 8:00 pm. $16.00 advance at Ticketfly.com, $20.00 day of show. 21 & over.

Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints

The Gin Joints

The Gin JointsTo step into Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints’ soundscape is to have your fingers on a veritable radio dial. With deep sonic roots reaching to virtually every style of mid-twentieth century American music — from Americana to blues to jazz, soul, and vintage rock ’n’ roll — the versatile Seattle-based band offers a rangy dial’s worth of songs for audiences who want to sock-hop in poodle skirts one minute, rock out to hot guitar licks the next, and later hug their honeys under the stars as a car stereo plays into the night. Featuring front man Birch Pereira’s “old soul” tenor voice and his skilled bass playing, the Gin Joints offer captivating arrangements of well-crafted originals and well-chosen covers.

Lake Theater & Café, 106 N State Street, Lake Oswego. Monday, August 19. 7:00 pm. General admission $15.00 at Laketheatercafe.com, VIP tables seating four closest to stage $80.00. All ages.