Northwest Blues and music festival list
Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland July 2-4 2026 for the 39th annual The Waterfront Blues Festival, long known as the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi River, is a tentpole event on [...]
SSBA Member Band Spotlight: Steve Bailey
Featured Image by Ilona Berzups Dan Hill photo STEVE BAILEY The Washington Blues Society members voted Steve Bailey to their Blues Hall of Fame and a prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" - "Best of the Blues" awards [...]
CD Woodbury Band
Featured image by Ricki Peto "Booty-shaking contemporary blues with wit and extraordinary substance" says Dave Rubin, a Keeping the Blues Alive Award recipient in Journalism. The CD Woodbury Trio have been performing in the Pacific [...]
South Sound Blues Association Member bands
Here is a list of SSBA member bands with contact info for booking. Special thanks to Dan Hill, Ilona Berzups, Gordy Mitchell, A.Pasilis, and Ricki Peto for [...]
Ted Brown Music Outreach ‘Live it Out Loud’
how's it work? Live It OutLoud is designed to give students the technical and artistic skills necessary to pursue their passion and even develop careers in the broader entertainment industry. Any aspiring, non-professional musician ages 12-18 can [...]
Randy Oxford’s remarkable career!
Interview by Mark Hurwitz Randy Oxford, trombonist and leader of the Randy Oxford Band, recently announced his retirement from all aspects of the music business. Randy has had a remarkable career, spanning four decades. [...]
Honoring Little Bill Engelhart
'Blues on' poster, featuring Little Bill & the Blue Notes. Bill did the event every year, along with the 'Gray Sky Music and Blues' festival every spring, both in Tacoma. by Little Bill Englehart [...]