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It’s not everyday that we get smart hip-hop in Bend.

This week we get it twice—Zion I tonight and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on Friday. Click on the links to read our reviews, written by our own Mix Master Maffey.

Since we’ve been feeling hip-hop deprived, we’ll be going to both shows. Zion I’s new album, Shadowboxing, blends old-school-style beats with progressive lyrics and calls on the Bay-Area duo’s 20-plus years of recording experience to make a very tight record. You can stream the 2012 release at djbooth.net.

Zion I

8:30 pm, Wed., Oct. 17

Domino Room

51 NW Greenwood Ave.

Tickets $15 at bendticket.com or at Ranch Records

Here’s an old favorite from Zion I . Enjoy.

This article appears in Oct 18-24, 2012.

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Zion I: Your Wednesday Night Entertainment

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 17, 2012

<h1>Zion I: Your Wednesday Night Entertainment</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 17, 2012</p> <p><img title="Zion I, hip-hop legends." src="http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/289690_10151409338914498_1875556902_o.jpg" alt="Zion I, hip-hop legends." width="317" height="223" />It's not everyday that we get smart hip-hop in Bend.</p> <p>This week we get it twice&mdash;<a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/sound/on-stage/double-down-on-hip-hop.html" target="_blank">Zion I</a> <strong>tonight</strong> and <a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/sound/music/the-conscience-of-a-rap-artist-macklemores-approach-to-the-genre-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air.html" target="_blank">Macklemore and Ryan Lewis</a> <strong>on Friday</strong>. Click on the links to read our reviews, written by our own Mix Master Maffey.</p> <p>Since we've been feeling hip-hop deprived, we'll be going to both shows. Zion I's new album, <em><a href="http://www.zionicrew.com/" target="_blank">Shadowboxing</a>, </em>blends old-school-style beats with progressive lyrics and calls on the Bay-Area duo's <strong>20-plus years of recording experience</strong> to make a very tight record. You can stream the 2012 release at <a href="http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/zion-i-shadownboxing/" target="_blank">djbooth.net</a>.</p> <p><strong>Zion I</strong></p> <p>8:30 pm, Wed., Oct. 17</p> <p>Domino Room</p> <p>51 NW Greenwood Ave.</p> <p>Tickets $15 at <a href="http://bendticket.com/events/event/zion-i/" target="_blank">bendticket.com</a> or at Ranch Records</p> <p>Here's an old favorite from Zion I . Enjoy.</p> <p><object><em>You need to use a flashplayer enabled browser in order to view this video</em></object></p> <p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> http://www.youtube.com/v/awe8phO_MWI </div> </figure> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/zion-i-your-wednesday-night-entertainment-2186062/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-fbookImage.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=21626&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/zion-i-your-wednesday-night-entertainment-2186062/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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