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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
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Three Nights of To-Dos

New grass, reggae rock and the most underrated singer ever come to BendJAN. 24 Get SaucedJAN. 25Get HighJAN. 26Get Rocked
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As if you needed a reason—other than the impending weekend—to imbibe some whiskey, Bay Area progressive bluegrass band Hot Buttered Rum will provide that extra push when they play Bend’s Domino Room Thursday, Jan. 24. Hidden flasks should figure pretty heavily in the planning for this show, as HBR is most known for the wild […]

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Music Discovery Guide Part II

Put some work into finding new tunes and you’ll be the coolest
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People love getting recommendations for cool new things. Increasing your clout among friends is as easy as turning them on to an awesome new restaurant, hot spot or electronic device. The same goes for passing along kickass music. That’s where our music discovery guide comes in. Anybody can turn on a radio station or Pandora […]

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Friday Office Party!

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If you follow BENT, our daily blog, you’ve probably noticed that on Fridays, we post an office party playlist on Spotify. Past installments have included the latest album from pop duo Matt & Kim, a “Then and Now” look at R&B groups whose members attempted solo careers, and some of the hippest music being made […]

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Daybreak, The Cancel

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Daybreak The Cancel Ukraine has had a little cultural obsession with trying to be more like America, from what I can tell. They smoke American cigarettes, watch American TV shows and try like hell to make American style music. It’s just that, typically, Ukrainian music plays off sounds buried deep within our country’s past. One […]

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