Dirty Penny, Elephant Revival Video
It was a busy Friday night for the Sound Check team. First we caught some of the Elephant Revival show at the Silver Moon then it was off to the Summit Saloon and Stage where Sound Check’s partially bandana-adorned crew pumped fists to the sounds of Dirty Penny.
Mingling Polarities: The refreshingly weird world of Tom Monson
Tom Monson wears his art on his sleeve.
Monson at work.
He is a postmodern scavenger, in his words “projecting value onto something un-valuable, like redemptions.” Tom turns kitschy thrift store finds into gems by adding bittersweet Maurice Sendak style characters, often placing them in grievous situations in a humorous way. In “slogan” a…
Destination Resorts: The Same Ol’ Spin
The Bulletin took off this morning on one of its editorial rampages, attacking Gov. Ted Kulongoski for backing legislation that would make it tougher to site destination resorts in Central Oregon and touting the supposed benefits of such developments. The result was a hash of sophistry and contorted logic.
Coastal Real Estate’s at Low Tide Too
While spending a few days on the Oregon coast, The Wandering Eye's eye happened to light upon a brochure left in our hotel room. Since the weather was too windy and rainy to venture forth to the beach and we had gotten bored with the book we'd brought along, we flipped through it and came…
Steve Kimock Video…from last night
Some of you may have been fortunate enough to catch Steve Kimock Crazy Engine last night at the Domino Room — and there were plenty of folks there — saw one of the music industry’s most skilled guitarists shred the place down along with an incredibly funky band. Here’s a video of the band playing…
It Aint Over TIll It’s Over
Despite what you may have heard, the winter season is still going strong. This past week’s consistent dumps have made Bachelor a pillowy playground again.
Brandi Carlile, Live at the Tower
Rocking the Tower, June 10.While we all sit waiting for some big news about the summer live music schedule here in Bend, there was a shimmer of light this week as it was announced that Brandi Carlile was booked for the Tower Theatre on June 10.
Brits Get Uptight Over Oregon Comparison
The Brits - some of them, anyway - have their panties in a bunch over a comparison between their tight little island and Oregon.
Just Give Us: The Facts Ma’m
Finally, after 6 long and weary years of wasteful spending and failed strategy at Juniper Ridge, a top City official, David Ditz, states that Bend "might be ready to start thinking about selling Jr and getting out of the project altogether." (Bulletin 3/4/2009) What took so long? I would like to highlight ten documented assertions…
Easter Brunch
In case the giant bins of M&M’s and jellybeans in the grocery store and the overabundance of fish dishes on local restaurant menus weren’t a giveaway, Easter is just around the corner. That means that many of us will do two things April 12 that we probably won’t do for another 12 months, go to…
The Wilderness Protectors
Thoreau didn't say, "In wilderness is the preservation of the world;" what he really said was, "In wildness is the preservation of the world." Either way, though, the point is true: For the survival of our souls and our sanity, we need places where we can get away from the roar and rush, the clash…
So Long Rick: GM hits the wall, killing sprees, the Middle Ages, and more!
Editor's note: Mike McMenaminuses has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from your uncle's backyard, hoping to fix the leak that his RV's roof has sprung, on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source Weekly.
HOPIATE This must be the disappointment diehard Republicans and Evangelicals…
A Silent Slaughter: Slamming the door on our subsidized predator
Doing what they do.There's en email going around that shows the image of a house cat emblazoned on the nose of private jet. I've received that cat e-mail three times a week over the last few months, and every time I look at it, I'm reminded that outdoor cats kill birds, and the killing is…
7 Weeks ’til PPP! Train your weaknesses and a kick in the butt
Omigod, PPP is only seven weeks away! It sure has a way of sneaking up on you – this column was supposed to be an eight-week training plan. Oh well, no more procrastinating-let's put down those French truffles from Costco and get off the couch!
JUSTIN'S TIPS Go speed racer! Marshall Greene sets the pace.…
Friendly Fire: Beautifully crafted Killzone plods predictably
Locked, loaded and dancing to the rhythms of your machine gun.After the attacks, our leaders tried to reassure us. "They started this war," we were told. Our enemy was "threatening the peace of the universe." Our leaders declared that "the time for diplomacy is past." It was up to us to "get it done." We…
SmackDown Your Intellect: 12 Rounds? Ehh, Die Hard 3 did it better
Explosions? Check. Hot rod? Check. Beefed up professional wrestler? Check.I am operating under the assumption that fans of Milk or Like Water for Chocolate are probably not interested in reading a review of a movie starring a WWE icon. So forgive me if, for the remainder of this review, I actually take this film seriously.…
Haunt Not, Want Not: Another house bites the dust, this time in Connecticut
Something tells me you're not in a good place right now. If nothing else this film confirms my theory that a movie with the word "haunting" in the title is doomed before the opening credits. If it's, "based on a true story," doubly so. Based on the documented 1986 paranormal happenings to the Campbell family,…
Little Bites: Easter Brunch
We’re not promising this kind of weather.
In case the giant bins of M&M’s and jellybeans in the grocery store and the overabundance of fish dishes on local restaurant menus weren’t a giveaway, Easter is just around the corner. That means that many of us will do two things April 12 that we probably won’t…
Martolli’s: Hand-tossed pizza a lifetime in the making
Meat: It's what's for dinner.As teenagers working at Vista Spring Café in Portland, one of the early arrivals on the city's gourmet pizza scene, Mark Hedford and Brad Martell were actually thinking about pizza. "We always talked about opening our own place,"says Hedford. "We thought to ourselves, yeah, we could really do this."
It would…
Martolli’s: Hand-tossed pizza a lifetime in the making
Meat: It’s what’s for dinner.As teenagers working at Vista Spring Café in Portland, one of the early arrivals on the city’s gourmet pizza scene, Mark Hedford and Brad Martell were actually thinking about pizza. “We always talked about opening our own place,”says Hedford. “We thought to ourselves, yeah, we could really do this.”
It would…
Hair Metal Ain’t Dead – Just Ask Dirty Penny
Nuthin' but a good time. As far as we can tell, Dirty Penny is serious about what they do. Well, as serious as four big-haired, eye-lined 20-somethings who play a mid-1980s brand of glam metal can be…which probably isn't all that serious. Dirty Penny started out under the not-so clever handle Antidote covering tunes from…
Somebody is Going to Make it Big Time: Central Oregon’s take on the Grammys
Another local guitar pickin' poet. Songwriters. They're pretty much omnipresent in these parts. Whether it's a strumming solo man or a minor-chord-pounding pianiste, there are people writing music around every corner in this unsuspecting town. That reclusive neighbor of yours? Yup. He very well might be crafting a rock opera out in the garage, which…
Our Picks for the Week of 4/1-4/9
1st Annual Bend International Comedy Competition
wednesday-saturday 1-4 We've always said that comedy is hard to find in this town, but not this week as the first edition of the Bend International Comedy Competition takes over several venues in town. Local comedian Morgan Preston is one of the producers of this event and has roped…
Obama Is A Red!
We need a conservative Senator to slow Obama down from turning this country into a Communist country with his ideas of taking taxes from the rich and given to the non-taxpaying poor? This will send more businesses over seas.
Bachelor Just A Victim
In response to your "The Boot" in your March 26th issue I offer the following analysis. Say that I am a local businessman and that I purchased from a local advertising agency (TBD, Mandala, etc.
See The Truth
It's been said that you call a person a conspiracy (theorist) because you don't want others to think about facts or content. Name calling is a time-tested tactic of bullies everywhere. The method works well on the intellectually lazy or weak, but not for the strong or independent-minded. The 9/11 Truth Movement has grown rapidly…
The Wrong Question
In the matter of the slight discrepancy you've found in the number of reported conceal/carry permits in Deschutes County, I think 'yawl are biting at this pizza from the wrong end. Consider for a moment the trouble with mandatory auto insurance, reportedly ignored, for whatever reason, by upwards of twenty percent of the motoring population.
The Lazy Non-Leashers
Hi Everyone, Back to the topic of our favorite, or rather your favorite, animals in the world…dogs! I hike Farewell Bend trail three times per week and notice that on the beach next to the Reed Market bridge a sign states dogs (must) be on leashes at all times! Unfortunately, (only) a few law abiding…
Westside Is Reeling After Meth Bust
Bend cops have busted the owners of a Galveston Avenue restaurant for selling meth, and neighbors are shocked - shocked! - that such a thing could have happened on the Westside.
Style Stinks
I applaud you for your Spring Style cover of March 26. With about 20% of this edition of The Source devoted to high fashion in the high desert, I reveled in your humor and good-natured distraction from the media saturated, depressing news about Afghanistan, the brutal drug war in Mexico, the esprit de corps of…
Price Tags Are Tasteless
Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me! A pair of jeans, jeans! for $298.00? Regardless of how much money you have, it's absolutely absurd to spend that kind of money on one pair of jeans.
