The Bend Roots Revival, taking place between the Victorian Café and Parrilla Grill (14th St and Galveston Ave.) all weekend got under last night with a show by Grateful Dead tribute act Rising Tide and bluegrass from Back from the Dead.
The bulk of the festival starts tonight and here’s a complete schedule for your entire weekend from the Bend Roots website. Hit the print icon at the top of the page and take this with you to the fest…or pull it up on your Blackberry or whatever those things are called:
Friday
Parrilla Main Stage
6-8pm Shireen Amini, The Mostest and the Bend Guitar Army –
Parrilla Mandala Stage
5-6pm The Bare Roots Band
8:00-9:30pm MC Mystic
Parrilla Indoor Stage
5-7pm Russ Pennavaria and Friends –Progressive Music/Native Vibes
7:30-9pm Old Wave –Acoustic/Bluegrass
Victorian Mainstage
6:30-7:30pm Rachael’s Song –Vocal Jazz DUO (upright bass/guitar/trumpet)
8-9:30pm Leif James and the Struggle -Bluesy Acoustic Rock N Roll
Victorian Fireside Stage
5:30-6:30pm Greg Botsford –One Man Groove Machine
7:30-8pm The Prairie Rockets –3-Piece Lady-Grass
Victorian Indoor
9:30pm— ? DJ SWETT
Saturday
Neighbor Steve’s Zen Garden (Behind Parrilla on Galveston to the West)
8-9am The People’s Yoga with Julianne Southwell
Parrilla Main Stage
Noon-1pm The Sudaki Project –Jazz Grass/Acoustifunk
1:30-2:30pm LINO –Cosmic-Classical
3-4pm Bob and Val’s Latest Blues Project
4:30-5:30pm Rich Hurdle and Crescent Jazz
6-8pm El Dante – ‘70s Funk/R&B
Parrilla Mandala Stage
11-12 Vasu Deva –Bring your Yoga Mat, Stretch and Breathe to the Yogaband
1 – 1:30pm Miya and Kiarra –Kid-Composed Modern Classical
2:30 – 3pm Tim Moore –Mandala Stage Host With Most
4 – 4:30pm Eddie Stern –Songster Bro from Durango, Colorado
5:30-6pm Mosley Friends –Organic Poet Hop
8-9:30pm, DJ Byrne1 –Parrilla Lounge-After According to Kev…
Parrilla Indoor Stage
11:30am-12:30pm COSA Presents –Songwriters in the Round
1-2pm Chris Parriera –Traveling Songster Bro From No. Cal.
2:30-3:30pm Sunshine –Punny Songs for your Soul
4-5 pm Raise The Vibe –Funky, Sax-Driven 3-Piece
5:30-6:30pm Jenna Lindbo –Traveling Songstress from Ashville, N.C.
7-8pm Alan Byer Band –Peaceful Blessings w/ Ed whistlin’ too
8:30-9:30pm Richard Taelour –Dazzling Solo Guitar Performance
Victorian Main Stage
11am-NOON Blackstrap –Banjo-Driven Bluegrass
12:30-1:30pm Dale Largent Hand Drum Workshop
2-3pm Erin Cole Baker –of The Erins
3:30-4:30pm The J.Z. Band –Original Folk Rock
5-6 pm The Sweet Harlots –Gothish Folk Pop
6:30-7:30pm Ruins Of Ooah –Didj-Man Tyler Spencer’s Project
8-9:30pm Mosley Wotta & The Empty Space Orchestra –HipHop Meets Spacerock
Victorian Fireside Stage
9:30-11am Eating Peaches –Cousins Ransom Reunion Show
Noon-12:30pm Canaan Canaan –Japanese Folk Pop
1:30-2pm Mike Biggers –Tasty Pickin/Funny Songs
4:30 to 5pm Gabe Johnson –Lead guitarist for El Dante goes SOLO
6 to 6:30pm Joanna Lee –Poetic Originals, Beautiful Melodies & Guitar Chops, too
7:30 to 8pm Angela Barclift –Young Janis Soul
Victorian Parking Lot Performance Area
3-3:30pm Gotta Dance –Dance Performance
Victorian Indoor
9:30pm-? DJ MOKSHA
Sunday
Neighbor Steve’s Zen Garden (Behind Parrilla on Galveston to the West)
8-9am The People’s Yoga with Julianne Southwell
Parrilla Main Stage
11:00-11:30am Feedback –Brothers Who Rock!
Noon-12:30pm WVMS ROOTS ROCK BAND
1:30-2:30pm The Autonomics –Progressive Groove-Based Rock
3-4pm Brothers Young –Parrilla Grill Presents: Neil Meets David Byrne
4:30-5:30pm The Dirty Words –Bend, Oregonized Indie-Rock
6-7:30 PM Blues Quarter –Tasty, Seasoned Blues–Dance/Join-In
Parrilla Mandala Stage
11:30am – Noon Blue Heart –Sweetgrass
12:30 -1:30pm Kids Music with Victor Johnson
2:30 – 3 PM Desert String Crusade –Young pickers with old souls!
4 – 4:30 PM Anthony Tripp –Progressive Folk-Rock
5:30 -6 PM Eric Tollefson –Bend, Oregon Original with Timmy Schroeder on the side…
Parrilla Indoor Stage
11:30am-12:30pm Hefe’s Ukulele Party (Bring your uke, share uke knowledge, play songs…)
1-2pm Ken’s Project
2:30-3:30pm Tall Adam and Friends
4-5pm Didjeri Du Workshop with Tyler Spencer
5:30-6:30pm Lisa Lepine Promotion Queen Workshop: The Biz of Music and The Muse
7-8pm The Quons –Beautiful Vocal/Guitar Duo
Victorian Main Stage
10-11:15am The Gospel According To Mark & Patrick –Breakfast with festival Organizers…
12-1pm Ubuntu –African Hand Drumming Performance and Workshop
1:30-2:30pm Victor Johnson –Kids Music For Grown-Ups Too…
3-4 PM Anastacia Band –Original Rock N Roll
4:30-5:30 Masala Mostest & The Bend Roots Acoustic All-Stars
6-7 pm The River Pigs –Bluesy Rock (from the Masters)
7:30-9pm Moon Mountain Ramblers –Rockin’ Brewgrass
Victorian Fireside Stage
11:15am-Noon Kids Drum Circle with Miss Shireen (featuring the WVMS Roots Rhythm Group)
1-1:30pm Austin & David Skelton –Father Daughter Duo
5:30-6pm Organic Music Farm –Heavy Americana
7-7:30pm Kim Kelly and Friends –Melodic Soul-Folk
Victorian Parking Lot Performance Area
2:30-3pm Acrovision Tae Kwon Do Demonstration Team
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2009.
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Oh yeah, and check back next week for videos, photos and some ramblings about the weekend.