Alan Sculley
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A Deep, Steep Collaboration

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers exist as two separate entities in music, but also merge into one touring force
Alan Sculley

If bluegrass music has an equivalent to the relationship Bob Dylan enjoyed with The Band, it might be in the partnership that has developed between Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Dylan famously brought the future members of The Band—originally known as The Hawks—to be his backing band on his 1965 and 1966 tours, during which […]

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Full Nelson

Lukas Nelson and his band bring a full-on show of funk, blues, country and rock to Bend
Alan Sculley

Lukas Nelson has been releasing music and touring for nearly a decade now, but he’s treating the recently released self-titled album from his band, “Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real” as if it’s a second beginning to his music career. There’s plenty of logic to that thinking. The past few years have seen the […]

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Top 10 Albums of 2017

A year of inspired releases reveals plenty of depth
Alan Sculley

Many years produce an album or two that scream “year’s best album” from the first listen. This was not that kind of year. In fact, there wasn’t a lot to separate any of the albums I ranked in the top five. There was, however, a good deal of depth to the albums of 2017, and […]

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A Musical Journey, With a Pitstop in Bend

The Avett Brothers continue to expand their style, while also maintaining that signature sound
Alan Sculley

The Avett Brothers have been on quite a musical journey of evolving their sound over the past decade, going from a trio playing acoustic guitar, banjo and stand-up bass to what is now a seven-member lineup that can build considerably on the group’s scrappy, stripped-back acoustic beginnings. The big shift came with the 2009 album, […]

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Covering the Hits

UB40 play Bend—covering all their hits
Alan Sculley

Ali Campbell, Mickey Virtue and Astro are hardly the only musicians to have had to try to continue a music career while trying to lay claim to a famous band name. They currently tour and record under the name UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Mickey & Astro – a move necessitated by the presence of another […]

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Ultimately, Bluegrass

After a departure on their last album, the Infamous Stringdusters return to their bluegrass roots
Alan Sculley

Coming off of a 2016 album (“Ladies & Gentlemen”) that was a bit of a musical detour, the Infamous Stringdusters knew it was time to re-establish what the band is about musically. But fiddle player Jeremy Garrett is a bit surprised by just how far back to their roots his group went on their new […]

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A Cure for the Pain

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers play the Belfry
Alan Sculley

People who see Tommy Castro and the Painkillers on his tour but have yet to hear his album, “Method To My Madness,” will get a good idea of what to expect from this latest release by the time the show is over. For starters, guitarist/singer Castro plans to play upward of eight or nine of […]

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Pop These on your Record Player

The Sources’ top 10 albums of 2016
Alan Sculley

The year in music seems likely to be remembered for its major losses. This was a year when we lost artists who were not merely stars, but icons whose albums helped shape entire genres of music. A couple of them, even as death approached, managed to make the Sources’ top albums of 2016 list. 1 […]

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The Impossible Kid

Aesop Rock ushers in his 40th year with a new album and a new tour
Alan Sculley

As a rapper who’s now 40, Aesop Rock doesn’t have much company in pursuing his goal to stay relevant, grow his audience and continue to progress musically. “I have very few role models in rap that are still not only going, but really trying to push what they’ve done somewhere new,” Aesop (real name Ian […]

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When Country and Metal Share a Creative Brain

Fans of Staind’s Aaron Lewis may be catching onto the musician’s new-old style
Alan Sculley

Aaron Lewis encountered his share of naysayers when he first dipped his toes into country music with his 2011 EP, “Town Line.” As the lead singer of Staind, Lewis was a star on the metal scene, and plenty of people dismissed his foray into country as a vanity project. With the arrival this month of […]

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