sunday 5 Dropkick Murphys PUNK—If you’ve ever thought, “You know what this punk song could use? A little bit of bagpipe, an an accordion, and some traditional sounding banjo,” then Dropkick Murphys are for you. The Boston boys behind the hit song from Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-nominated The Departed, “Shipping Out To Boston,” remains the […]
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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Full Interview, Dropkick Murphys Drummer Matt Kelly
The Source Weekly’s full Q&A with Dropkick Murphys drummer, Matt Kelly. Dropkick Murphys 8 pm. Sun., Oct. 5 Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave. $32. Tickets available at bendticket.com Source Weekly: How did you originally get into punk rock? Matt Kelly: I was always interested in it in the ‘80s when I’d see skaters, punks, and skinhead […]
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PICK: Harvest Dinner
saturday 4 Harvest Dinner FOOD & ART—Harvest is a time for feasting, and The High Desert Museum gets that. It hosts a farm-to-table dinner accompanied by the art exhibition “Painting Oregon’s Harvest” by Kathy Deggendorfer. Chef TR McCrystal of Jen’s Garden prepares a four-course meal paired with Oregon wines. 7 pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 […]
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PICK: First Friday
friday 3 ART—Drinks! Art! Downtown! The local women’s organization MUSE sponsors an appreciation exhibit for the Oregon Equal Rights for Women Initiative, Measure 89, at the Liberty Lounge (how appropriate). Two excellent local bands, Helga and Patrimony, take over the patio at Crow’s Feet Commons and local artist Caroline Cornell shows her stuff at Bishop’s […]
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Interview: Doug Borwick Keynote Speaker at the Central Oregon Arts Summit
On Monday, Oct. 6, Bend will host the first Central Oregon Arts Summit, a product of the Oregon Arts Commission and the Arts and Culture Alliance’s collaborations. The summit is open to individual artists, arts supporters, arts-related businesses and volunteers, as well as staff and board members of nonprofit organizations. The keynote speaker, Doug Borwick […]
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Paint the Town Red
Local body painter Natalie Fletcher wins “Skin Wars”
Naked reality television is totally in. With the advent of shows like “Dating Naked,” (exactly what it sounds like), “The Nak’d Truth” (like the “Real World” nudist colony edition) and “Naked and Afraid” (survivalists, minus clothing) nudity on television is trending. Richard Hatch from the first season of “Survivor” started a movement that took a […]
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Source Suggests 10/2-10/9
Kytami and Friends Mixing electronica beats and quick-paced violin instrumentals, Kytami is a unique blend of live music and laptop rock. Taking both classical and EDM to the extremes, her snowballing sound is the perfect backdrop for a digital rocket-fueled adventure through the outer-rim stars and planets, perhaps with some narration by Neil deGrasse Tyson. […]
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Irish Roots Meet Combat Boots
Dropkick Murphys make bagpipes headbang
The first time that Matt Kelly heard punk rock he was in middle school. A friend’s older sister brought over a mix tape and it only took a few bars of “Where Eagles Dare” by the Misfits to send Kelly running home to destroy his collection of heavy metal records (save, of course, he said […]
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Still Trucking
Matt Hopper and the Roman Candles version 5.0
“I look at bands that have four members, if those four members ever quit it’s over. If John dies, the Beatles are done,” said 35-year-old Boise rocker Matt Hopper. This has clearly not been the case for his band, the Roman Candles, who Hopper estimates has had over 100 members since the early 2000s. Hopper […]
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Meet the Artist
Caroline Cornell’s organic, well-traveled compositions
Bend-based painter Caroline Cornell grew up in big sky country—Eureka, Montana, to be exact, a secluded town of a few thousand on the edge of the Canadian border, with a name that is an apt sentiment to her artistic inspiration. Combining nature, distinctly stylized landscapes, Dali-esque contorted trees, muted colors and a slight obsession with […]
