A late recent Sunday night, pushing midnight, and Sam Lay was on the phone and on the road. “I hope you can hear me,” he said. He has always been heard, loud and clear. The man who is almost without ...

Tony Coleman performs on the Crossroads Stage during day three of the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, Saturday, Jul 5, 2014. Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian (Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian) If you want to ...

Kent Blackmer was just 7 when he picked up drumsticks for the first time. He's been playing for most of his life.

ANTIOCH — Money doesn’t fall from trees, but sometimes it’s there for the asking. For the first time in its history, the Antioch nonprofit Delta Blues Festival is offering $10,000 to further local ...