Join us on Sunday, August 17th as Colin Lake and Wellbottom take the stage at the Crystal Ballroom for the very first time in support of the Bodeans.

Tickets are available for $20 advance and $23 day of show and can be purchased by clicking here.
Benefit show for Kevin Marcotte: Please join us Thursday, August 7th at the White Eagle Saloon for a very special show. All proceeds from the event will benefit bass player Kevin Marcotte's recovery from surgery.

As many of you know, Kevin fell ill immediately following CL&W's performance at the Waterfront Blues Festival, and has been in the hospital ever since.

Joining us on the evening of the 7th will be our friends the Sam Marshall Trio from Seattle, and our good friend and local one man band Rollie Tussing. During the evening we will also be raffling off a variety of prizes donated by local companies and individuals, including large quantities of beer donated by the Widmer Bros. Brewery.

Spread the word and we look forward to seeing you all there!

Also, check out the Media page for some new additions. From Colin's recent appearance on KMHD's show Mississippi West to promote the Firewater compilation (available at CD Baby), we present an interview and an exclusive live rendition of "Woman On The Hill".

There's also two new videos, one showcasing Colin at last year's Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, the other featuring his workshop session from the 2008 Waterfront Blues Festival. Enjoy!
Music journalist Zaph Mann caught up with Colin before CL&W's CD release party at Lola's Room in Portland, June 14th. Click here to read the interview as well as a review of the show.

Earlier that day, Colin recorded his tune "Woman on the Hill" for a local compilation album called Firewater. Recorded by the engineers of Tone Proper at Supernatural Sound studios, Firewater is a production of the Rainmaker Music Group and will make its debut at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival.

The album also features songs by our friends Rollie Tussing, Joe McMurrian Quartet, and Sassparilla and will be available at CL&W's performance on the A&E Stage (6pm, Thursday, July 3rd). Come meet Colin and the band at the Music Millennium tent immediately following that performance. See you there!
CL&W at Portland's Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival! We are proud to announce that Colin Lake and Wellbottom will be performing at the 2008 Waterfront Blues Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park... but not just once.

On Thursday, July 3rd at 3:45 pm, Colin will be giving a special workshop for Lap-Slide Guitar on the Workshop Stage. Then, at 5:45pm, CL&W will play the A&E Front Porch Stage.

Later in the evening, the boys will be at the White Eagle Saloon for their monthly show there. Will West will open the show at 9.30pm.

On Sunday, July 6th, join CL&W aboard the Spirit of Portland for their very first "Blues Cruise". The cruise leaves the dock at 2.30pm and will return at 4.30 pm. For tickets and information about the cruise or the Waterfront Blues Festival, please visit www.waterfrontbluesfest.com. Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you there!
CD release shows: Colin Lake and Wellbottom will be performing a CD release show for the album Bullet in Seattle, Eugene and Portland. Here are the details:

Saturday, April 26th, 9.30pm
Conor Byrne Pub - Seattle, WA

Friday, May 16th, 9.00pm
Sam Bonds Garage - Eugene, OR

Saturday, June 14th, 9.00pm
Lola's Room - Portland, OR

Exclusive live tracks! Click on the Media page to hear live tracks taken from CL&W's April 6th performance at the Walnut Room in Denver, CO. Selected tracks include previously unrecorded favorites as well as several new originals.

Wellbottom has returned from their first tour together outside of the Pacific Northwest. The tour included stops throughout Colorado, Montana, and Idaho as well as Spokane, WA. The boys were treated very well along the way and made hundreds of new friends. Click on the Photos tab to see pictures from along the way.
CL&W live and on air: This Friday, March 28th the band will be at Holman's Bar and Grill (28th and E. Burnside) doing a live radio broadcast on KMHD. Tune in to 89.1 at 6:20pm. The boys will be on with host Brad Lee Brenner to promote their new album, play a few songs, and discuss the upcoming tour. A free copy of Bullet goes to anyone who is able to make a quality recording of the show for future use on this site!

The April/May issue of Relix magazine hits newsstands and record stores nationwide this week. Included in each copy is a CD sampler that features the tune "Red Cross", the new song written by our good friend Ian Mouser that appears on the new CL&W album, Bullet. Click here to visit relix.com and read an online piece about Colin and the band.

Colin plays with Vince Herman and Great American Taxi. Colorado-based band "Great American Taxi" tore the roof off of the Goodfoot Lounge on Saturday night with a very special guest on lap-slide guitar. Colin played most of the show with the band as they rumbled and stomped through a variety of classic tunes, as well as a slew of songs from their new album Streets of Gold. Colin also sang and led the band through a smoking rendition of the Son House staple "Preachin' Blues".

Visit www.greatamericantaxi.net to listen to and learn more about Taxi.

Bullet is available online and is now shipping! Click here to order Bullet through CD Baby. The album is now in stock and will ship immediately. This will be the only way to purchase the new album until May 20th when it will be available in stores nationwide and online.

We are also proud to announce that Colin's tune "Ady's Song" will appear in the upcoming film, 199 Lives. The film chronicles the life and career of motorcyclist and daredevil Travis Pastrana and will play at over 500 theaters across the country. Watch the theatrical trailer for the film on YouTube here. 199 Lives comes to Portland in mid April.

We are thrilled to announce that Bullet is now available for pre-order at CD Baby. Click here to go to the ordering page and be amongst the first to own it!
CL&W and the Portland Lumberjax: We are excited to announce that Colin Lake and Wellbottom will be performing at halftime of the Portland Lumberjax game on Saturday, March 1st. The game is at the Rose Garden and gets underway at 7.30pm. Tickets are available now through www.portlandjax.com – they begin at $5 apiece and there are a variety of ticket packages available for groups of all kinds. March 1st is College Night at the game and CL&W plan on turning the joint upside down when they hit the stage for a special halftime performance.

Bullet release date set: The highly anticipated new album, Bullet, will be released on Tuesday, April 1st. The album will be for sale at cdbaby.com as well as a variety of retailers and at any and every live performance. Visit the Media page to see cover art for the album and to listen to a few of the new tracks, including "Red Cross", which will be featured on the CD sampler for the April/May issue of Relix magazine.
We're proud to announce that Colin Lake & Wellbottom have won the most recent Jamoff! competition, put on by Relix magazine. As a result, the new song "Red Cross" (written by our friend Ian Mouser) will be featured on a compilation CD that will be included with every copy of the April/May issue of Relix. We will keep you posted on when that issue hits news stands.
Work on the new album Bullet is progressing steadily. The tracks have recently been mastered by Kevin Nettleingham of Nettleingham Audio. Kevin is well known for his work on albums by Spoon, Elliott Smith, Mel Brown and many, many more.

Click on the media page to preview a track from Bullet. The current selection is "Stop Breakin' Down" – Wellbottom's interpretation of a Robert Johnson classic.

In other news, CL&W will be touring Colorado in early April. A few dates have been announced and are currently listed on the schedule page. Check back regularly; more dates will appear throughout the month of January as they are confirmed.

Also, a new batch of photos have been added to the photo page, including some from Kevin Marcotte's 30th birthday bash last month at the Kenton Club – certainly a night to be remembered (for those who can remember it). Special thanks to Cam Booth for the photos and for his stellar web design.