Some great Christmas shows are happening this weekend in Bend!
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!
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Friday Office Party!
Flashback to last year’s best with this week’s Friday Office Party!
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Three of the Worst Christmas Albums Ever
Bob Dylan Christmas in The Heart First off, Bob Dylan is great, OK? He’s one of the best songwriters of all time. It’s just that when he chose to do a Christmas album, someone, anyone, should have said NO. The last thing people want when trying to get into the Christmas spirit is their Grandpa—who […]
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Off The Leash
Bend gets a sticky icky icky early Christmas present with Snoop Dogg
Get your cornrows in, spritz on the Cool Water cologne, button up that oversized flannel shirt to the neck and make sure your driver’s seat is riding low—Snoop Dogg is coming to Bend. There is no shortage of classic O.G. clichés that could and should be employed as tribute to the Doggfather when he hits […]
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Musical Gifts
Get your loved ones groovin’ this holiday season
Online: Spotify Gift Cards Don’t give the gift of an overpriced digital album from that fruit-based online store—think bigger. Instead stuff someone’s stocking with the gift of on-demand, unlimited and mobile streaming of millions of albums. This year, everyone’s favorite streaming service, Spotify, is offering gift cards so the music lovers in your life can […]
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Checking in With New Music Michael
Our friend New Music Michael has a great top ten songs of 2012 list. Check it out!
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Brandi Carlile Tonight! (Bring a toy yo!)
Tonight’s Brandi Carlile shows are also toy drives!
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Friday Office Party!
Ah Nostalgia. Makes for a great Friday Office Party Spotify Playlist!
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Bend’s Eric Tollefson Lands Big Gig
New tour dates for Eric Tollefson, oh… and he’s with someone big!
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Fans with a Cause
For many, following Brandi Carlile is about more than going to concerts
Dead Heads, Parrotheads, Beliebers—if you get big enough, your fans name themselves. While followers of country-folk singer Brandi Carlile may not have a name as cool as fans of Jimmy Buffet—they call themselves AT’ers after the Carlile fan site againtoday.com—they are just as committed. Maybe even more so. If you were at Carlile’s Les Schwab […]