Avatar photo

Ethan Maffey

Both a writer and a fan of vinyl records since age 5, it wasn't until nearly three decades later that Oregon Native Ethan Maffey derived a plan to marry the two passions by writing about music. From blogging on MySpace in 2007 and then Blogspot, to launching his own website, 83Music, and eventually freelancing for publications in the Pacific Northwest, like Spokane’s alt-weekly Inlander, Ethan’s aim has been to provide fans of music alternatives to the mundane and overplayed. This included a nearly two year stint as the music editor for the Source, where he scoured the Bend music scene drawing attention to local talent and notable touring acts as they passed through town. In addition to deep knowledge of the local music scene, Ethan has an uncanny ability to quote lines from the television show “Friends.” He also has an eye for women’s fashion and feels a kinship with Lucky Day, Steve Martin’s character in ¡Three Amigos!

ethan@eightythreemusic.com
Posted inMusic

Top Five Albums of 2013

Also, the year’s best EPs
Avatar photo Ethan Maffey

Dear Miss Lonelyhearts Cold War Kids Downtown Music LLC Like cannon fire signaling the beginning of a revolutionary battle, Long Beach California’s Cold War Kids’ fourth studio album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, blasts away oppressive emotions from the very moment front man Nathan Willett bangs on his piano’s keys for the opening track, “Miracle Mile.” Thundering […]

Posted inMusic

Jazz Binge

The Oregon Piano Summit brings four pianists and 352 keys to The Oxford Hotel
Avatar photo Ethan Maffey

Rarely do two pianists share the same stage. Even rarer is a performance with three. And four? That’s bonkers. Yet an ivory drubbing jazz concert featuring individual sets by four of Oregon’s premier piano artists is exactly what’s in store for Bend Dec. 27 and 28 at The Oxford Hotel. Instrumentalists Gordon Lee, Darrell Grant, […]

Posted inMusic

Deck the halls with new music

Same holiday, fresh new holiday albums
Avatar photo Ethan Maffey

A Christmas Album While alternative band Bright Eyes initially offered a very limited run of this album in 2002, it wasn’t widely released until this year. Interestingly, tortured soul Conor Oberst—who at the time was almost anti-everything—managed to break from the lament-filled lyrics of his original music to make a strikingly pleasant Christmas album. While […]

Sign up for newsletters

Get the best of The Source - Bend, Oregon directly in your email inbox.

Sending to:

Gift this article