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Norman Sylvester: The Boogie Cat celebrates his band's 40th / Coffeeshop Conversations (not) @ Artichoke Music #432

By TOM D'ANTONI // Oregon's beloved Boogie Cat, Norman Sylvester celebrates his band's 40th anniversary on Sunday, March 16 at Alberta Rose Theater.

Thanks for finding Coffeeshop Conversations again. Today’s logistics include me at my desk in Northwest Portland, and at Paul K Ward’s studio blue…(two words all lower case) …where he is recording and making it sound pretty, Paul himself plus today’s guest, The Boogie Cat, Norman Sylvester who has a major life event coming on Sunday, March 16^th at the Alberta Rose Theater…a celebration of his forty years in music.

Let’s find out all about it, and how you get there.

Mr. Sylvester? Congratulations!

Oregon Music News · Norman Sylvester: The Boogie Cat celebrates his band's 40th / CC#432

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