In honor of the Local Music Issue, we’ve created this handy list of the local musicians you can check out in Bend. Did we miss someone? Email anne@bendsource.com to get on our local music radar! Allan Byer Project — Americana. Alovitamin — Eclectic rock. AM Clouds — Indie rock. a.m. interstate — Southern rock. Appaloosa […]
Anne Pick
Music Writer | The Source Weekly
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Sound and Color
Scott Oliphant’s new band, The Color Study, makes its live debut at Spoken Moto this week
In this same issue one year ago, we introduced you to a brand new band on the Bend music scene — AM Clouds, that performed its first public live performance at Bend Roots Revival. We’re continuing this trend with this year’s Local Music Issue, introducing you to yet another up-and-coming band in Bend. Meet The […]
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Born With It
Teen Maxwell Friedman leads his band in performing neo-jazz soul fusion
Plenty of people have had something to say about the talent of one of the youngest band leaders in Bend, 14-year-old Maxwell Friedman. Friedman, who recently started his freshman year of high school, already boasts a well-rounded career in music — yes, I said career. And yes, he’s only a teenager. It could be said […]
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Find Yourself
Jennifer Lande uses songwriting as soul searching
I first had the pleasure of listening to Lande when they performed on the main stage at the Bend Summer Festival in July. “I grew up Jennifer Lande, that’s my maiden name,” Jennifer Lande told me. “In college, everyone just called me Lande. So Lande just stuck with me. When it came time to come up […]
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So Metal
Gravewitch represents the Bend metal scene
Bend Roots Revival truly has something for everyone, with musicians from nearly every genre represented. Case in point: Local band Gravewitch, representing the metal scene for the second year in a row. I sat down with the rockers to get their take on being the only metal band on the festival roster. Chris Fleming and […]
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Collaborative and Playful
Neo-grunge rockers Slothrust release an album, working with producer Billy Bush
When I first heard female-fronted neo-grunge rockers Slothrust, I added singer Leah Wellbaum to my list of rock and roll spirit animals. I love female lead singers. I’ve drawn inspiration from greats including Shirley Manson, Allison Mosshart and Karen O—and now Wellbaum. Slothrust formed in Boston in 2012 and just released its fourth studio album, […]
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The New California
Members of The Soft White Sixties know something about seeing a city you love change, for better or worse
When The Soft White Sixties entered the studio to record a new album, “Alta California,” its members wanted to be able to capture the spirit of their live performance, after producer Elijah Thompson pointed out how sterile the recording atomsphere can be when compared to the energy and grit of a live show. “Some bands […]
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Natural Growth
The Head and The Heart returns to Bend to headline Les Schwab Amphitheater
A couple months ago, a friend of mine who works at the Amphitheater teased me by saying entertainment agency, Monqui, had booked one last show for the year, and it was a band I loved. That’s all she’d give up. When they finally announced The Head and The Heart would close out the concert season, with […]
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Deconstruction vs. Destruction
This Island Earth celebrates the evolution and completion of “Wounded Tropic: Volume 1”
When we last caught up with Elijah Goodall, the brains and muscle behind local experimental electro pop act This Island Earth, he told us about “Wounded Tropic,” his three-album concept project about an island and its inhabitants that survive a brutal tropical storm. Over the 14 months since we last spoke, Goodall has been hard […]
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High Levels of Satisfaction
El Ten Eleven performs instrumental post-rock without the help of laptops on stage
Over the last week, several people have brought up influential post-rockers El Ten Eleven. People are stoked about this show and, clearly, I’m a little late to the party, as the duo has been releasing music together since 2002 and have six self-released albums. Better late than never, I spoke to Kristian Dunn, the band’s […]
