Have you ever been to a show at Bevel Craft Brewing? Me neither. But I am, on July 29! Want to know why? Because two local and really talented bands are playing back to back. One could call it pretty monumental for Bend’s indie music scene, wherever they played. The Color Study and Moon Rattles […]
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Gold Rey’s Zombie Desert Rock Grunge
This new band already has an EP, and its members have only been writing, rehearsing and playing live together for a year
You may remember Gold Rey from the last-hoorah weekend at Spoken Moto in early February, or at the Volcanic Theatre Pub in April, but if you haven’t heard of them, don’t fret — they’re new on everyone’s radar for the right reasons and coming in hot at one of Bend’s best stages at Silver Moon […]
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Shaene Marie Pascal Releases First EP
From Marvel movies to the rocks and dirt
Shaene Marie Pascal is surely one to watch. She’s going places, even if she sings about being in the backseat. With her first debut five-track EP, “To Make New Friends,” recorded by Steven Hartwell of Featherlight Studios, Pascal hits local stages this summer for her first performances after releasing her album — which already has […]
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Dogwood Cocktail Cabin Will Keep Your Senses Spinning
Owned by an interior designer and a Portland DJ from the ’90s… nuff’ said.
Doug and Phoebe Pedersen are a creative duo also known as the owners of the funky and shabby-chic Dogwood Cocktail Cabin, which is also my current favorite underground jazz and DJ venue with delicious and worldly late night food. Food past 10pm in Bend! Can you believe it?! And the chillest tunes. The brick cabin, […]
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Boneyard Pub has a Stage!
Introducing “Hot Summer Nights,” a new monthly live-music event at the corner of skulls and crossbones
Besides making delicious craft beer for well over a decade (this year marks Boneyard Pub’s 13th Anniversary) —motorcycles, old classic cars and skulls and cross bones are a few of Boneyard Pub’s favorite things over at 1955 NE Division Street. Now adding to its unique old-town, SoCal aesthetic, the five-year-old pub has a platform for […]
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James Taylor Sells Out Hayden Homes Amphitheater
A highlight of Memorial Day weekend: The ultimate kick-off to Bend’s summer concert season
He was witty. He was funny. He joked about “having to” take an intermission as he flashed his hand-drawn set list board to the audience — something crowds don’t usually get to see (especially at a sold-out show of 6,500 people). He was kind. He was humble beyond belief. And he brought the Central Oregon […]
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Cascade Equinox Music Festival Coming in September
Gem & Jam + 4 Peaks Presents partner for the first multi-genre music festival
in Central Oregon at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds
I can’t even remember the last time I saw Phantogram headlining on a festival lineup, can you? Plus, Pretty Lights! And here we are in 2023 with the throwback electronic-dream pop pioneers headlining the first Cascade Equinox — which has partnered in conjunction with Bend’s long adored 4 Peaks local musical visionaries — right in […]
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The Music Guide to Your Restaurant Guide
Ya gotta’ have good tunes with good eats, and here are some places to find both
For the long awaited 2023 Source Weekly Restaurant guide we’re here to talk about music. If you’re like me, the music playing when I’m going out to eat makes or breaks my experience. I’m worse than Roger Ebert when it comes to criticizing the vibe anywhere I may wine or dine. Music is a huge […]
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A Rebirth of Bend’s Hip-Hop History
The local rapper formerly known as Amsterdam is back as gabriel lta with his 2023 album, "Did You Get My Moment?"
What’s up, hip-hop fans? Local hip-hop artist Gabriel Van Eikeren is returning to the scene and keeping it fresh with a new name and new words. You may remember him as “Amsterdam” if you’ve been in the know and swimming in Bend’s hip-hop pool since the early 2000s (ish) — especially if you were hanging […]
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Ding Ding! Eek-A-Mouse Is Calling!
The 65-year-old reggae legend returns to Bend for his first U.S. tour since 2010
All right Bend, if you were or are (for you youngsters reading) bumping any original reggae music in the ’80s, you might understand the excitement and rarity happening here this month. After over 13 years since his last U.S. tour, the reggae legend Eek-A-Mouse graces the Domino Room stage May 13, and this surely isn’t […]