Mark your calendars and join us for the 19th Annual Gorge Blues and Brews Festival on June 22-23 at the Skamania County Fairgrounds in Stevenson, WA. Get the weekend started off right on Friday, June 22 when we will feature everything local: Stevenson's hometown brewery, Walking Man will be pouring, the infamous Eagles burgers will be grilling and talented local blues bands will be playing. The festivities will run from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm and admission is free! On Saturday, June 23 the event kicks into high gear as blues fill the air and brews flow from noon until 10:00 pm. Admission is $15.00 per person and includes your choice of a commemorative beer mug or wine glass. Children 12 and under are free. Purchase your tickets in advance to avoid waiting in line and we will throw in four free drink tokens!
Headliners for Saturday, June 23rd
Curtis Salgado
Named the BMA Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year for 2010, Curtis Salgado is regarded as one of America's finest blues and soul artists, as well as one of the best harmonica players in the country. His experiences include recording and touring with the likes of Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt and Muddy Waters. He was so respected and loved by the music community, that they performed in benefits to help him in his fight against life threatening illness. Learn more...
"I'm playing music with the most incredible people, he says. I've got everything to be grateful for. To me, I've won the lottery, I've won all the Grammys. It makes me humble. So I'm just trying to stick to my guns, perfect my craft and make great music!"
—Curtis Salgato
Kevin Selfe and the Tornadoes
Kevin Selfe is a man who has dedicated his life to the blues. For more than a decade, he has been sharing that love and dedication with audiences from coast to coast, building a loyal following wherever his energetic mix of traditional and contemporary blues is heard. Although many have played the genre before him, Kevin's path to, and through, the blues is an interesting one and is what draws people to his music. Learn more...
Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band
"As a producer of the Northwest Women's Rhythm and Blues Show since the '80's, I've backed up and played with most of the female talent in the area. I've been performing with Lisa Mann for several years. She can sing swampy to soulful to torch and twang. Other bass players come to our shows and watch in awe with respect and admiration for Lisa. If I were asked to have one word for Lisa Mann, it would be 'brilliant'."
—Sonny "Smokin'" Hess (NW Women's Rhythm and Blues, The Power Band) Learn more...
