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Curtis Salgado and his Damage Control life February 23 2021 Longtime blues star navigates pandemic with same vigor as past, welcoming new album but yearning to perform live. Curtis Salgados life, along with the lives of about 8 billion other people, changed about this time last year. And, in his now 67-year-old wisdom, he saw it coming. The music industry, in particular, would be on proverbial life support. Salgado, the longtime Portland bluesman and singer and nine-time winner of B...

Celebrate Black History Month with feature and documentary films about some of America's greatest Black musicians of today and yesterday.

Robert Cray will play at Buxton Opera House on May 6, 2021. Photo by Jeff Katz Photography. Robert’s latest recording, That’s What I Heard, is due out on February 28 and includes the single Anything You Want which is now available on all streaming services Over the past four decades, Cray has created a sound that rises from American roots, blues, soul and r ‘n’ b with five Grammy wins, 20 studio albums and a bundle of live albums that punctuate the Blues Hall of Famer’s career. He’l...

Estrin, Copeland, Cray among Blues Music Awards nominees January 30, 2021 at 9:12 am MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The bands Rick Estrin & the Nightcats and Sugar Ray & the Bluetones have each received five nominations for the annual Blues Music Awards. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, The Blues Foundation released Thursday its list of nominees for the awards, which will be held online on June 6. The awards, which honor blues music recordings, performances and songwriting, are in thei...

Various Artists   Cross Road Blues - Johnson, Robert [01 Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) - DeRose, Peter Devil Got My Woman - James, Skip Evil (Is Going On) - Dixon, Willie [1] (Im Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Dixon, Willie [1] Boom Boom - Hooker, John Lee Death Letter Blues - House, Son Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) - Charles, Ray [1] Id Rather Go Blind - Foster, Bill The Thrill Is Gone - Darnell, Rick All Your Love - Dixon, Willie [1] One Good Man - Joplin, Janis Red House - Hendri...

The end of December brought more than just holiday cheer. The Save Our Stages Act, which is geared toward benefitting the live music industry, passed as part of the COVID-19 Relief Bill. The act will offer financial assistance to live music venues across the country and to local venues like the Heights Theater, 339 W. 19th St., and White Oak Music Hall (WOMH), 2915 N. Main St. The Save Our Stages Act was supported by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), which began lobbying for th...

Lauren Mitchell 10:00 PM December 23, 2020 Jack Sullivan, Blues Music Magazine Ms. Mitchell’s high-energy show & soulful vocals are matched by her seasoned backing band, which includes Vincent Sims (Guitar) who has worked with Lucky Peterson & Koko Taylor. Lauren is pleased to welcome her longtime friend & musical collaborator “The Professor” Michael Hensley (Slam Allen, Sean Chambers, Dan Toler) back to her stage on the Hammond B3 Organ. Lauren Mitchell kicked off 2019 in a big ...

JENNIFER MOODY For The E All right, movie-loving folks, time to pick your favorite children, and none of the rest get any Christmas presents. We’ll admit we might be exaggerating just a bit, but that’s what it feels like when asked to pick the top 10 Oregon movies. Top 10 as in what? Dollars generated? Iconic scenes? Percentage actually shot in the Beaver State? Population of the annual visiting pilgrimage? Did we have to actually know it was in Oregon when we first watche...

• Dec 14, 2020 Despite a global pandemic, there continued to be a steady stream of global sounds throughout 2020. And if we couldn’t travel literally, perhaps more of us will be inclined to do so musically and discover some of the great work that musicians from all around the world have to offer. This year you could travel the Silk Road from one end — with the Chinese band Manhu and Mongolian ensemble Khusugtun — to the other — with Turkish oud player Mehmet Polat — or e...

96.5 WKLH The win Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 Collection – includes 2 CDs, 3 DVDs and an Ernie Ball electric guitar string and accessory pack courtesy of Rhino. Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 Collection captures nearly 4 hours of highlights recorded live last year at the acclaimed Charity Music Festival. Featuring Clapton, Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Bonnie Raitt, and many more. In stores now�...