BluesMania: A Benefit Concert For Steve Pringle

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BluesMania: A Benefit Concert For Steve Pringle

BluesMania: A Benefit Concert For Steve Pringle

Show your support of longtime radio personality “Uncle” Steve Pringle,who is suffering from stage four cancer, by attending BluesMania: A Benefit for Steve Pringle.

Scheduled to perform: Rose City Kings, Kevin Selfe Big Band, Norman Sylvester Band, Karen Lovely with Ben Rice, Curtis Salgado and Alan Hagar, Lloyd Jones, Lisa Mann, Jimi Bott, and more. The event will conclude with a “guitar showdown” featuring special guests including Terry Robb, Robbie Laws, Ty Curtis, Peter Dammann, Tim Langford, and more.

Pringle has more than 25 years’ experience on the airwaves of Portland radio, including time with KKJZ and mornings and middays on KINK.FM. His passion for blues music led to hosting KMHD/OPB’s Friday Freeway Blues and taking over for his mentor Bob “The Big BA” Ancheta on KINK.FM’s Sunday Night Blues after Ancheta’s retirement in 2011. In 2017, Pringle took his blues show to KGON where it remained on air for two years.

A longtime supporter of local blues, Pringle’s blues programs highlighted numerous Portland-area blues bands. In 2018 he was honored with a “George Page” Back What You Believe In” Muddy Award from the Cascade Blues Association for his work in promoting the local blues community.

Roseland Theater, 8 NW Sixth Ave. Sunday, November 24, 5:00 pm. General Admission main floor $25.00, Reserved Seating balcony $50.00 at Etix.com. 21 & over.

Booker T. Jones Celebrates the Release of His Memoir

Booker T. Jones

Booker T. JonesIn November, Musical legend Booker T. Jones will appear at the Alberta Rose Theatre to celebrate the publication of his memoir, Time is Tight. Jones will treat fans to an intimate reading from his autobiography with a short Q&A opportunity to follow, and then, along with his son and collaborator Teddy Jones, Booker T. will perform a selection of the songs from his days at Stax working with the MG’s to new music performed with his son on vocals and guitar that make up the fabric of his musical journey, After the show, Booker T. will greet fans and sign copies of Time is Tight.

Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. Thursday, November 7, 8:00 pm. Advance tickets are $45.00 and $65.00 for preferred seating (first five rows, center – advance sales only). $55.00 at the door. Minors okay when accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Lightning Kings Toy Drive

The Lightning Kings

The Lightning KingsIn celebration of the holiday season and in the spirit of giving, 2017 Muddy Award winners The Lightning Kings will be holding a toy drive for the Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital. Please join them for a night of great rockin’ blues, dancing, food, and drinks. And bring a new toy as a donation and receive a free ticket for door prizes throughout the night.

At The Garages Satellite Pub, 4810 SW Western Ave. Beaverton. Saturday, November 23, 8:00 pm. $10.00 cover. 21 & over.

United By Music Mentor Spotlight

United By Music USA to showcase some of its Pacific Northwest Mentors

United By Music USA to showcase some of its Pacific Northwest MentorsThe Lake Theater is delighted to welcome the return of United By Music USA to showcase some of its professional Pacific Northwest Mentors along with Artists in the program. This show will feature professional coaches Lisa Mann, Karen Lovely, Ben Rice, Dave Fleschner, Vicki Stevens-Cofield, and Julie Amici. These professionals will perform songs on their own as well as duets with the program participants. United By Music USA provides program participants continued opportunities to shine and share their talents with the world.

Lake Theater & Café, 106 N State St, Lake Oswego. Monday, November 4, 7:00 pm. $20.00 general admission, $120.00 VIP tables (seats four, closest to stage) at Laketheatercafe.com. All ages.

The Black Keys – Let’s Rock Tour

The Black Keys - Let’s Rock Tour

The Black Keys - Let’s Rock Tour

The Black Keys formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, consisting of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). Beginning as an independent act, the group forged a raw, blues rock sound for itself with its self-produced, early albums, which were recorded in basements. That sound draws heavily from Auerbach’s blues influences, including Junior Kimbrough, Howlin’ Wolf, and Robert Johnson. The duo eventually emerged as one of the most popular garage rock artists during a second wave of the genre’s revival in the 2010s. The “Let’s Rock” tour features the group’s first new music since 2014, hitting major venues across the country.

Moda Center, 1 N Center Court St. Friday, November 22, 7:00 pm. Ticketmaster.com $49.50 – $496.00. All ages. Modest Mouse, Shannon & The Clams opens.

American Duo Smooth Hound Smith Returns To The White Eagle

Smooth Hound Smith Returns To The White Eagle

Smooth Hound Smith Returns To The White EagleSmooth Hound Smith is a foot-stompin’, American roots and rock band founded by Zack Smith and Caitlin Doyle-Smith. Established in 2012 and based in East Nashville, TN, they record and perform a varied and unique style of folksy, garage-infused rhythm & blues. Using primal-foot percussion, complex and fuzzed-out, finger-picked guitar patterns, warbled harmonicas, tasty harmonies, and syncopated tambourine, they are able to create something rugged and visceral: a modern interpretation of early blues, soul and rock & roll music that harkens back to the traditions of hazy front porch folk songs as well as raucous back-alley juke joints.

White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St. Sunday, November 3, 7:00 pm. $12.00 advance at etix.com, $15.00 at the door. 21 & over.

Help Send Our Journey To Memphis Winners To Memphis

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2023 Journey to Memphis Finalists

Here’s another fundraising opportunity to help send our Journey to Memphis winning acts to the International Journey To Memphis WinnersBlues Challenge in January — another sensational full day of music featuring all three of our representing acts: Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys, Louis Creed & The Geezer, and Generation Headstrong, plus an incredible line-up of local All Stars musicians will be on hand to help out as well. There will also be a raffle, and if you’d like to donate items for this please contact Marlena Masterson on the event’s Facebook page.

Performance times:

1:00: Generation Headstrong

2:30: Ellen Whyte Trio

3:30: Young Guns Of The Blues

4:30: Rich Layton & Tough Town

5:30: Ben Rice with Jeff “Drummerboy” Hayes

6:30: Sister Mercy

7:30: Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys with Louis Creed & The Geezer

8:30: Rockin’ Johnny Burgin II

At The Garages Satellite Pub, 4810 SW Western Ave, Beaverton. Sunday, November 3, 1:00-9:00 pm. $15.00 at the door. All ages.

Shawn James at Dante’s

Shawn James at Dante’s

Shawn James at Dante’sShawn James’ voice is a force of nature, a musical preacher to a flock that accepts everyone, a combination of the gospel choirs he sang with as a youngster and his training in classical music and opera. Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, James’ timeless sound is steeped in blues legends like Robert Johnson and Son House, forever living at the crossroads of damnation and redemption, the two inextricably woven into the fabric of his songs. His blend of blues, folk and soul contrasts dark and light, anger and joy, gritty and authentic. Transcending any and all genres, James’ songs speak as much to these tremulous times as they do the eternal human condition.

Dante’s, 350 W Burnside St. Wednesday, November 20, 9:00 pm. $16.00 Ticketweb.com. 21 & over.

18th Annual Musicians Toy Run at Trails End

18th Annual Musicians Toy Run at Trails End

18th Annual Musicians Toy Run at Trails EndFrancine West & The High Speed Wobblers host the Eighteenth Annual Musicians Toy Run benefiting the Shriners Children’s Hospital in association with ABATE. An all-star line-up is set to perform throughout the day and into the night will be Ed Neumann, Norman Sylvester Band, Franco Paletta & The Stingers, Ten Days Late, The Deadbeats, Karen Lovely, Peter Dammann, Dover Weinberg, Pete Moss, and Chad Rupp; and of course Francine West & the High Speed Wobblers. Please bring a new toy to donate for the kids and jump into the raffle, too.

Trails End Saloon, 1320 Main St, Oregon City. Saturday, November 2, 3:00 pm. Admission is a new toy or a minimum $5.00 donation. 21 & over.

Taj Mahal In Eugene

Taj Mahal In Eugene

Taj Mahal In EugeneTaj Mahal doesn’t wait for permission. If a sound intrigues him, he sets out to make it. If origins mystify him, he resolves to trace them. If rules get in his way, he unapologetically breaks them. To Taj, convention means nothing — but traditions are holy. He has pushed music and culture forward, all while lovingly looking back.

If anyone knows where to find the blues, it’s Taj. A brilliant artist with a musicologist’s mind, he has pursued and elevated the roots of beloved sounds with boundless devotion and skill. Then, as he traced origins to the American South, the Caribbean, Africa, and elsewhere, he created entirely new sounds, over and over again. As a result, he’s not only a god to rock-and-roll icons such as Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, but also a hero to ambitious artists toiling in obscurity who are determined to combine sounds that have heretofore been ostracized from one another. No one is as simultaneously traditional and avant-garde.

Jaqua Concert Hall, The Shedd Institute, 285 E Broadway, Eugene. Tuesday, November 19, 9:00 pm. $49.00 – $79.00 at tickets.theshedd.org.