HDCM Series: Ensemble Paradiso Chamber music is traditionally written for small groups of musicians with no conductor, and only one performer to a part. The final performance in the High Desert Chamber Music Series this season concludes with Ensemble Paradiso. The L.A.-based group makes its HDCM debut featuring celebrated violinist Jessica Guideri, formerly of the […]
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Music Writer | The Source Weekly
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Source Suggests 5/3-5/13
All You All Just cue up the single “Supernatural.” Yeah, insanely talented! And local! “Innocence of Coincidence” has a garage rock sound distinctly its own, yet slightly reminiscent of The Black Keys. Blending psychedelia and garage rock, in a vein similar to The Dead Weather, All You All plays songs that inspire modest head banging […]
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Source Suggests 4/22-4/29
You Knew Me When In June 2012, Cie and Karisa Hoover uprooted from their full time jobs and Nashville home in order to tour the country for a full year. But what started as a year for the married duo hasn’t stopped. They continue to play their progressive blend of indie rock and folk in […]
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Source Suggests 4/15-4/22
Shawn James & The Shapeshifters Shawn James & The Shapeshifters fulfill the promise their name suggests by shifting sound with every album. While maintaining the same rock and roll musical momentum, the band can play softer, more folky and soulful songs like “Pendulum Swim” from their Deliverance album. Their most recent album, The Gospel According […]
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Into the Mystic Forest with Haunted Summer
When Bridgette Moody and John Seasons discovered they were having similar kinds of dreams and nightmares, the decision to collaborate musically seemed natural. Friends for more than a decade before forming Haunted Summer, Moody and Seasons found themselves in similar circumstances with their respective bands at the time. They both felt like they were running […]
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Source Suggests 4/8-4/15
The Brothers Comatose Two things to know about The Brothers Comatose, based primarily on their name—the band’s guitar and banjo players, who also act as lead vocalists, are in fact brothers Ben and Alex Morrison. Second, and most importantly, despite their name, the music they play is anything but comatose. Expect to be stomping and […]
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Source Suggests 4/1-4/8
Dana and Susan Robinson Hailing from the green mountains of Vermont, Dana and Susan Robinson bring their “new-time, old-time” music to an intimate house concert setting in the Newport Hills of Bend. The combination of Dana’s masculine, yet smooth, vocals with Susan’s harmonies creates a brand of American folk music made for easy listening. Uplifting […]
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Source Suggests 3/25-4/1
Tom VandenAvond & Woebegone With a raspy voice and an acoustic guitar slung over his shoulder, Tom VandenAvond tells contemporary stories of a life well lived. From his midwest roots, to Texas, to recording an album with Bend’s own Larry and His Flask boys, VandenAvond is deeply Americana. When VandenAvond sings, you listen. Blending country, […]
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Source Suggests 3/18-3/25
Brown Eyed Blue The Central Oregon-raised duo of sisters Janelle and Lindsey Johnson grew up on Motown, which certainly influences their soulful sound. From mashups of Marvin Gaye and Ed Sheeran songs to thoughtful originals, the duo blends city-soul with their Oregon folk roots. Both sisters play piano, guitar and cajon, and (not surprisingly) harmonize […]
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Source Suggests 3/11-3/18
James Otto There’s just something about a deep voice that blends perfectly into country music. James Otto has that manly, deep, yet not-quite-so-gritty voice that combines so well with modern country hooks. Perhaps best known for his 2008 country music hit, “Just Got Started Lovin’ You,” Otto returns to the storytelling saddle after a self-imposed […]
