Waterfront Blues Festival

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The Waterfront Blues festival is downtown Portland’s largest and longest-running music celebration.

broadcast live by KBOO Radio annually on 4th of July weekend!

 

 

Genre(s): 
Blues
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KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Waterfront Blues Festival 2022: Day 4

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2022 at 12:00pm - 10:30pm
  Monday, July 4th Performance Schedule: 12 PM - 1 PM    Jersey Soul 1 PM - 2 PM      Norman Sylvester Revue 2 PM - 3 PM     Toby Lee & Timothy James 3 PM - 4 PM      Phantom Blues Band w/ Curtis Salgado 4 PM - 5 PM      Lisa Mann, Karen Lovely, Ben Rice, Dave Melyan 5 PM - ... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival 2022: Day 3

Airs at: Sun, 07/03/2022 at 12:00pm - 10:30pm
  Sunday, July 3rd Performance Schedule: 12 PM - 1 PM         Ty Curtis Band w/ Hank Shreve 1 PM - 2 PM           Hillstomp 2 PM - 2:55 PM      LaRhonda & the Steele Family Band 3:05 PM - 4 PM      Big Monti 4 PM - 5 PM           Adia Victoria 5 PM - 6 PM           Bobby Tor... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival 2022: Day 2

Airs at: Sat, 07/02/2022 at 12:00pm - 10:30pm
  Saturday, July 2nd Performance Schedule: 12 PM - 1 PM    Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys 1 PM - 2 PM    The Sugar Roots 2 PM - 3 PM    Zach Person 3 PM - 4 PM    John Bunzow 4 PM - 5 PM    Son Little 5 PM - 6 PM    Diuna Greenleaf 6 PM - 7 PM    Lady A 7 PM - 8 PM    The... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival 2022: Day 1

Airs at: Fri, 07/01/2022 at 12:00pm - 10:30pm
  Friday, July 1st Performance Schedule: 12 PM - 1 PM    Josh Makosky 1 PM - 2 PM    Andrew Matthews Band w/ Brady Goss 2 PM - 3 PM    Bottleneck Blues Band 3 PM - 4 PM    Pat Stilwell's Blues Alliance 4 PM - 5 PM    Silent Partners 5 PM - 6 PM    Marina Crouse w/ Ben Rice B... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival preview with Ty Curtis and Rich Lawrence

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
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On today's episode, we celebrate the return of the Waterfront Blues Festival. It’s a Portland tradition, going back 35 years, but, due to the pandemic, there was a change in plans during the past two years. In 2020, KBOO partnered with WBF to present a virtual festival. We ... Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Day 4

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2021 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Today's lineup features: Tony Coleman's Tribute to the Three Kings - 12:00 Hillstomp - 1:00 Jubu Smith - 1:30 Hillstomp - 2:30 Ghost-Note - 3:00 Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Day 3

Airs at: Sun, 07/04/2021 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Today's lineup features  Johnny Rawls - 12:00 Kevin Selfe - 1:00 Outer Orbit Featuring Sarah Clarke with LaRhonda Steele and Arietta Ward - 1:30 Kevin Selfe - 2:30 March Fourth - 3:00 Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Day 2

Airs at: Sat, 07/03/2021 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Today's lineup features:  Bayou Boyz / Soul Cookin' Throwdown 12PM Too Loose Cajun Zydeco Band 1PM Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble 1:30PM Too Loose Cajun Zydeco Band 2:30PM Marc Broussard 3PM   Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Day 1

Airs at: Fri, 07/02/2021 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
This afternoon's lineup features: Northwest Women Rhythm & Blues at 12 pm Karen Lovely and Ben Rice at 1 pm LVF: Sonny Green, Tia Carroll and the Greaseland All-Stars at 1:30 pm Karen Lovely and Ben Rice at 2:30 pm Samantha Fish at 3 pm After launching her recording ca... Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Bluesfest Cares Concert

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2021 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, the man NPR calls “an icon” with “a huge voice,” is revered worldwide for his ability to wring every ounce of soul out of every song he performs. Salgado is famed not only for his powerhouse live shows a... Read more