Scott McDougall’s road dog lifestyle as a peripatetic one-man band has inspired much of his songwriting. His folk tunes are about long rides, towns passing by in the glow of golden leaves lining the highways, forgotten cities and tired travelers—quintessential roving songs. Tales of his long, verbose journeys are always characterized through the lens of […]
Brianna Brey
Bri Brey is a Bend native who started as an intern at the Source Weekly after her graduation from the University of Oregon three years ago. She is now the full-time arts, culture and music editor.
Committed to bolstering Bend’s growing musical and arts community, Bri takes after the semi-fictional William Miller of Almost Famous. Despite a cynicism cultivated over the 20 years she’s lived in Bend, Bri loves Christmas. She loves decorating and gift giving and prides herself on having the best white elephant strategy. She once devised an It’s a Wonderful Life drinking game. Contact her at bri@bendsource.com with local music, arts and culture events (or the rules to that drinking game).
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Meet the Artist
Tim Jones’ dreamy, Tolkien-inspired illustration
An imaginative illustrator and 3D artist, deeply inspired by fantasy, Tim Jones received a BFA in Illustration from the New Hampshire Institute of Art and immediately packed up his bags and moved to Bend with the hopes of becoming a part of a developing art scene. Some of his signature characters are robotic cyborgs and […]
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The Source’s FREE Holiday Movie Bonanza: 10/29 Edward Scissorhands
The Source Weekly’s FREE movies return for a trio of holiday-themed flicks ripe for the heckling. Sponsored by Worthy Brewing there will be plenty of beer and holiday cheer to go around. Wednesdays, 7 pm at the Old Stone Church, 157 NW Franklin Ave. TOMORROW: 10/29—Edward Scissorhands with local stylists form Bishops Barbershop Bend will […]
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Larry and His Flask Make #DopePosters
Paste Magazine has started a #DopePosters of the week campaign in which they collect well designed posters from concerts, movies, global events and even very specifically, Big Lebowski themed posters. In their music edition of the list, local band Larry and His Flask made the cut with a, yup, you guessed it, dope poster. Check out […]
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PICKS: Sisters Old Time Radio Show
wednesday 22 Sisters Old Time Radio Show RADIO—In an Orson Wells-style radio read (hopefully less terrifying and with some more laughs), episodes of “Gunsmoke,” “Richard Diamond,” and “Private Detective,” and are read live. If you don’t have a reference point for those classic radio shows, Google them (we know that seems counter intuitive), and then […]
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Horror Films 101
A breakdown of the horror genre from an expert
October is a time for spice lattés, pumpkin carving and being scared shitless by some of the most terrifying films of the last few decades. Professor of Film at Portland State University Drew Beard fell in love with film after a trip to Universal Studios backlot as a child. At the same time he discovered […]
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Bass Chemistry
Beat Lab twists the 92.9 FM airwaves
When Shane Thomas—best known as the tall, skinny guy who is always behind the turntables at Dojo—started DJing on an iPad with a controller last June, he didn’t think it would turn into a weekly gig. But when his day job, Bloom Well Medical Marijuana Dispensary, started talking about advertising with local, independent radio station […]
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Source Suggests 10/22-10/30
David Jacob Strain and Crunk Mountain Boys Slide guitar and poetry are rarely better matched than in the hands of David Jacob Strain, the Oregonian who specializes in rootsy blues songwriting. Strain captures the Laurel Canyon style of James Taylor and Jackson Browne—simultaneously complex and accessible. 8 pm. Sat., Oct. 25. Belfry, 302 E Main […]
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Shooting for the Moon
Moonalice, the techy jam band
Music and tech startups may not immediately seem to go hand-in-hand, but for Roger McNamee—founder of Elevation Partners, a venture capital firm, former head of T. Rowe Price Science and Technology Fund, and guitarist for the ’60s inspired jam band Moonalice—the two go together better than peanut butter and chocolate. Traditionally young up-and-coming artists have […]
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Another Day, Another #Beer Award Bend Wins Best Beer Town, Again
Garnishing attention as one of the best beer towns in the nation is nothing new for Bend, so it’s no surprise that the recent USA Today Best Beer Towns list featured the city ranked at a healthy #4. Here’s what the list had to say about Bend: #4 – Bend, Ore. “When it comes to […]
