Entries by Greg Johnson

IBC Fundraiser For Tevis Hodge Jr In St Johns

 

Please plan on attending the second fundraiser to raise travelling expense funds to help send Tevis Hodge Jr back to Memphis to participate as the Cascade Blues Association’s representative at the International Blues Challenge this January. Though Tevis received prize money for winning the Journey To Memphis competition, it still will not cover total costs for airfare, hotel and meals.

On Friday, October 25th, Tevis will be appearing at The Central Hotel, 8608 N Lombard, in the heart of the St Johns neighborhood. Showtime is 7:00 pm and admission is $5.00. The Central Hotel serves incredible food …

Kelly Joe Phelps and Janice Scroggins To Be Inducted Into Oregon Music Hall Of Fame

 

The Oregon Music Hall Of Fame will be holding their 2013 induction ceremony and concert at The Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie, on Saturday, October 5th, beginning at 7:00 pm. Of the nine individuals and bands to be inducted this year, blues artists Kelly Joe Phelps and Janice Scroggins are amongst the honorees.

Kelly Joe Phelps grew up on folk and country music but gravitated to jazz and playing bass. He began discovering the legends of acoustic blues and moved to playing blues and roots influenced music on guitar. He released his debut album Lead Me On, …

Halloween With The Boneyard Preachers

Can you think of better band to spend Halloween night with than The Boneyard Preachers? One of Seattle’s top blues acts, they will be taking the stage on Halloween night, Thursday, October 31st at Duff’s Garage, 1635 SE 7th, for a 9:00 pm show. Fronted by the Northwest’s legendary harmonica ace Mike Lynch, The Boneyard Preachers is an all star unit of some of the Puget Sound area’s top musicians, Tim Sherman and Steve Yonck on guitars, Conrad Ormsby on drums and Patti Mey on bass. These outstanding musicians have played with many of the top acts around …

Home Is Where The Music Is: A Celebration Of Miss Lavelle White

Various Artists
Home Girls Records

Home Is Where The Music Is CD coverMiss Lavelle White is a Texas icon. She first recorded in the late 1950s for Don Robey’s Duke and Peacock labels scoring on a string of hit singles and writing songs for others, such as the classic “Lead Me On” for Bobby Bland, yet did not record a full album of her own until 1994 at the age of 65. She has influenced numerous artists, both while living in Chicago and her current home in Austin, where she held a long-time residency at Antone’s.

Like many musicians as they start to age, White found herself …

What’s on Tap for the October General Membership Meeting . . .

Melody Ballroom, 615 SE Alder St., Portland

Wednesday, October 2nd, 7:00 pm

Opening Acoustic Set – Robert Richter

Second Electric Set – Barbara Healy & Her Groove Too Band

 

It is that time of the month again, to head on over to The Melody Ballroom for our monthly membership meeting. Two sets of great blues music to start the month out right, and we’ve got a terrific pair of performances for you that should bring an exciting and fun night for all.

Opening the night will be singer/songwriter/guitarist Robert Richter. An energetic performer creating music that blends …

Best Self Produced CD Entries Now Being Accepted

If you would like to have your CD considered by the Cascade Blues Association for submission in The Blues Foundation’s Best Self Produced CD competition, please send your disc to BSPCD c/o Cascade Blues Association, PO Box 14493, Portland, Oregon 97293. You may also turn your submission in at either the September or October Cascade Blues Association General Membership Meetings. No discs will be accepted later than October 2nd.

All discs submitted must have been released after November 1, 2012. A committee set up by the Cascade Blues Association’s Board of Directors will listen to each submission and, …

JW-Jones, One Of Canada’s Best Blues Artists Returns To Portland Oct 22nd @ Duff’s

Canadian bluesman JW-Jones is a sensational performer with award winning vocals and whose guitar stylings have been compared to the likes of T-Bone Walker, Johnny “Guitar” Watson and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. Constantly on tour, the band has played in 19 countries, 4 continents and has released seven albums including their most recent, Seventh Hour, that reached the #1 position on BB King’s Bluesville on Sirius XM Radio. A winner of Canada’s Maple Awards, JW-Jones has received high praise from the likes of Little Charlie Baty who said, “JW-Jones is one of the young guns in the blues guitar world who …

Bay Area Harmonica Masters Phil Berkowitz and Eugene Huggins Northwest Tour: Oct 12 @ The Lehrer, Oct 17 @ Duff’s

Phil Berkowitz and Eugene Huggins have been blowing blues harmonica around the San Francisco Bay area for a number of years and have toured across the country with a variety of renowned artists. They will be heading to the Northwest for a handful of shows throughout Oregon and Washington backed by a stellar grouping of fine musicians including multiple Blues Music Award nominee Bill Stuve on bass, in-demand Bay Area drummer Robi Bean, and Oregon’s own Ben Rice on guitar.

Phil Berkowitz has brought his unique & energetic musical style to audiences for a number of years, with his most …

Rising Star Gary Clark Jr. Plays The Roseland Oct 4

“Every generation has its chosen one and right now, this is Clark’s time” – Entertainment Weekly

Based out of Austin, Gary Clark Jr. is continuing the long line of Texas guitar greats. His playing has been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. It is a powerful and inspired mix of blues roots with contemporary soul and hip-hop, and when he’s rolling at his best, he sounds like nothing so much as a natural hybrid of both the past and the future …

An Intimate Evening With The Soul Of John Black: Oct 3rd @ Duff’s

John “JB” Bigham is a singer, songwriter, performer, producer and innovator — an artist The Soul Of John Black press photowho blends the sounds of the past and the future with the smooth confidence and authority of a card shark shuffling a hot deck. But when it comes to creating visionary music under the moniker of his alter-ego The Soul of John Black, there’s no gambling involved.

A former member of legendary funk/punk/rock/pop group Fishbone, he has also performed with Miles Davis and hit-maker Everlast. Bigham has been able to focus on this own artistic vision over the past decade with the Soul of John Black, …