The Junebugs are really into beards. Or at least that can be deduced from the fact that two of the three members of the band have pretty epic ones. “Yeah man, we just feel lucky beards are in right now,” said Moses Barrett, the band leader who sings and plays guitar and banjo. “We are […]
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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Source Suggests 1/7-1/15
New Ranch Records Location Don’t freak out when you walk past the former Ranch Records location on Wall Street. next to the Tower Theater. Yes, it’s empty, but Bend’s oldest record store isn’t closed, it has just moved a few blocks over to Oregon Avenue, across from US Bank and next to Summit Saloon. We […]
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Scaling the Wall
Local arts organization receives Oregon Community Foundation grant
You may have heard the name in passing, ScaleHouse, a local arts organization that hosts occasional “sessions,” lectures, discussions, film screenings and the like around town and that, until recently, had a fairly innocuous presence in Bend. But don’t expect them to remain torpid in 2015. Headed by community and inspiration powerhouses Rene Mitchell (TBD […]
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Meet the Artist
Megan McGuinness’ playful world of whimsy . . .with cowboys!
The creatures that Megan McGuinness features in her art live in a very different world. One where miniature plastic cowboys ride cardboard plates of nachos out to sea. Where anthropomorphized cacti keep pet cats. Where plants smoke other plants. Where the bump under your bed might just be a friendly kitty with a runny nose. […]
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Watching the Winter
Dead Winter Carpenters’ nature-inspired bluegrass
Way up in the Sierra Nevada, surrounded by snow-capped peaks in the Tahoe National Forest, next to a lake whose clear blue water resembles liquefied sapphires, is where the Dead Winter Carpenters call home. The band formed in North Lake Tahoe, not the typical urban music scene filled with basement bound garage bands or countrified […]
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One More Sad Song
Ben Ballinger treks back to Oregon
When asked which musical artists he aspires to, Austin’s Ben Ballinger answers simply, “The Gods,” by which he means Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and the like. He goes on to convey his deep respect for more contemporary artists like Fiona Apple and Father John Misty. Also, he adds, Nina Simone, […]
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Source Suggests 12/31-1/8
Parlour Calling themselves a folk revival, this four-piece combines picking on mandolin, guitar and fiddle, with a Celtic traditional feel and honey-coated harmonies. They have played everywhere from the public library to numerous breweries about town. The 92.9 FM-sponsored shows even offer what every Bendite craves with their live music, a beer recommendation! Match this […]
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TONIGHT: Tubaluba Brass Band at McMenamins
Tonight! Tubaluba Brass Band from Seattle will bring a cajun big band vibe to McMenamins. The Source caught up with Josh Wilson about the band, their influences, and what they want folks to take away form their high-energy shows. Check them out at McMenamins TONIGHT! 7 pm, FREE. Source Weekly: Can you give me a […]
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Top 5 Moments in Local Theater
Les Misérables (Tower Theatre) “From the sumptuous and layered opening notes of ‘At the End of the Day,’ it was very apparent that the months of rehearsal have created not just an excellent piece of theater, but an event unlike any on the Central Oregon stage.” —Jared Rasic, Shakespeare in the Park “With witty fools, […]
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Bands That Played Central Oregon in 2014 That You’d Never Heard of, but Should Remember
Devil Makes Three Possessed By Paul James Charlie Parr Willy Tea Taylor Blitzen Trapper Moondog Matinee Esme Patterson Shakey Graves Wheeler Brothers Graham Wilkinson Terrible Buttons Howlin’ Brothers Hong Kong Banana Shook Twins Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas Polecat Sassparilla Rose Windows Zachary Lucky Hip Hatchet Christopher Paul Stelling
