Pepe and the Bottle Blondes' summer delight - Coffeeshop Conversations #456

By TOM D'ANTONI // The grand, multi-talented Portland favorite is staging one of this summer's delights.

Discover what "The Bottle Blonde Quartet of 7 means. August 20 at  @ Ardenwald Park, 3667 SE Roswell St, Milwaukie.

Steeles LaRhonda and Mark with a new duo album / Coffeeshop Conversations #455

By TOM D'ANTONI // Singer LaRhonda Steele and keyboardist/husband Mark have a new album and producer Paul K Ward is in on it too. It's a multi-genre effort. It's the Steeele Legacy

Mary Flower and Leon Cotter make great music on guitar and clarinet: A new album. Coffeeshop Conversations #454

By TOM D'ANTONI  Produced by PAUL K WARD //

A lovely and clever new album from a new duo, Mary Flower and her guitar with Leon Cotter and his clarinet. Just out and worth it. Listen to two tracks here.

Curtis Salgado on his new live album: OMN Coffeeshop Conveersations #453

By TOM D'ANTONII //  To put it simply....If you are a Curtis Salgado fan, you're going to fan-in-love all over again when you hear his new album, Legacy Rewind, his best songs brought back to life by a live 15 piece band.

Simply brilliant. Listen to him tell us all about it.

Chris Doss: Biamp Portland Jazz Festival honcho looks back at this year's / Coffeeshop Conversations #452

By TOM D'ANTONI //  Straight outta two weeks of the 2026 Portland Jazz festival, Executive Director Chris Doss gives us a look-back and evaluation.

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