Stephanie Anne Johnson
Stephanie Anne Johnson debuted at Jazz Alley this week and I had to make a date to finally see her for the first time. They... Read more
Category: Soul
Northwest blues profile: Sheri Roberts Greimes
Sheri Roberts Greimes is a local fixture with her vocal mixture of soulful blues and country. She doesn’t name any specific influences, but her sweet,... Read more
Spend NYE with a Northwest blues legend
New Years Eve is up in the air for most of the usual venues and artists, but there’s an event at The Triple Door that... Read more
Playlist: Benjamin Booker
I like Benjamin Booker‘s intensity. He makes me think of 60s R&B singers like Ben E. King (Stand By Me) and Percy Sledge (When A... Read more
Janiva is back in town
Another musician who’s gone through some hard knocks is Janiva Magness, from her parents death by suicide, to foster homes, to drug abuse and teen... Read more
Northwest connections at BMA
The northwest was represented at the Blues Music Awards this week: Curtis Salgado and Robert Cray were among the winners at the show in Memphis,... Read more