Both earlier performances of The Young Guns of the Blues have been hits with their audiences, and they intend to keep the fun growing as they become more accustomed to working with each other. These five young guitarists offer their performances as an old-fashioned guitar circle, playing together as each member takes a turn as lead guitar. This intimate show will include three-time 2019 Blues Music Award nominee Ben Rice along with 2018 Willamette Week Best of Portland winner Kivett Bednar, traditional American music historian and recreator Tevis Hodge Jr, blues & jazz finger-stylist Justus Reece, and teenage prodigy songwriter and player Timothy James. Each musician has represented the Cascade Blues Association in Memphis at the International Blues Challenge over the years. Presented by Cherie’s Blues Highway in association with At The Garages Satellite Pub.

At The Garages Satellite Pub, 4810 SW Western Ave., Beaverton. Sunday, August 18. 5:00 pm. Admission $10.00. All ages.

Multnomah Days returns to the southwest Portland neighborhood and once again offers an old- school street fair, the “biggest little” parade in Portland, a pancake breakfast, vendors, and performers. Sip D’Vine will be hosting a wine & beer garden and entertainment in the sheltered lower parking lot of the Multnomah Arts Center. You can find blues music performed from 7:00 – 10:00 pm with Seattle’s Jeff “Drummerboy” Hayes joined by Portland’s Rose City Kings’ Dan Berkery on guitars and Tim Shaughnessy on bass, alongside Seattle harmonica player Joel Astley. Also scheduled to perform during the day with be School of Rock and Laura Ivancie.

Multnomah Village, SW Capital Hwy between SW Garden Home and SW 31^st. Saturday, August 17. 8;30 am – 10:00 pm. Free.

One of the most prominent figures in late twentieth-century blues, singer and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal has played an enormous role in revitalizing and preserving traditional acoustic blues. Not content to stay within that realm, Mahal soon broadened his approach, taking a musicologist’s interest in a multitude of folk and roots music from around the world — reggae and other Caribbean folk genres, jazz, gospel, R&B, zydeco, various West African styles, Latin, even Hawaiian. The African-derived heritage of most of those forms allowed Mahal to explore his own ethnicity from a global perspective and to present the blues as part of a wider musical context. Yet while he dabbled in many different genres, he never strayed too far from his laid-back, country blues foundation. He has been honored multiple times with Grammy and Blues Music Awards.

Also appearing on the show will be Grammy Award-winning songwriter Marc Cohn and the renowned gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road. Friday, August 16. 7:00 pm. Tickets range from $39.50 to $99.50 at Ticketfly.com. All ages.

Lovers of blues, soul, and gospel will want to catch Missy Andersen and her “One Man Band,” guitarist husband Heine Andersen. Missy sings in the languages of Southern blues and Motor City soul, and all dialects in between. Heine hails from Denmark, but is well versed in American roots music and needs no drummer to keep a steady blues beat. Missy has been nominated for two Blues Music Awards Soul Blues Female Artist, as well as nominations for a Blues Blast Award and multiple San Diego Blues Awards.

Sharing the stage is Portland’s Lisa Mann Trio. Lisa has won two coveted Blues Music Awards for her bass playing, as well as Blues Blast’s Sean Costello Rising Star Award, and is in the Hall of Fame of the Cascade Blues Association.

The show starts chill, with Missy and her One Man Band, then heats up with a set from the Lisa Mann Trio, finishing with an explosive set with all artists — it’s a slow burn taking you on an increasingly intense musical journey.

Lake Theater & Café, 106 State Street, Lake Oswego. Monday, August 12, 7:00 pm. General admission $15.00 at Laketheatercafe.com, VIP tables seating four, closest to the stage $80.00. all ages.

Come join Ty Curtis for an intimate, laid-back acoustic night filled with all-original, home-grown blues. This is sure to be a pleasing show with Ty showcasing his extraordinary acoustic guitar abilities along with his talented vocals and songwriting skills. Joining Ty will be his Oregon-based band, Ryan Stadler on bass and Jerry Jacques handling rhythm duties on a cajón for a stripped-down, rootsy vibe. The guys will be performing band favorites alongside five new songs.

The Lake Theater & Café, 106 N State Street, Lake Oswego. Monday, August 5. 7:00 pm. General admission tickets are $15.00 at Laketheatercafe.com, VIP tables seating four, closest to the stage are $100.00. All ages.