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Isaac is living proof that "Iowa Nice" is actually a thing. A journalism graduate from Iowa State University, he regularly writes about music, the outdoors and the arts/culture scene. Isaac loves the Trail Blazers, backpacking and a good IPA. He plans to one day win Survivor. Your move, Jeff Probst.
The 2019 Bend Roots Revival takes place this Friday through Sunday on the Deschutes Brewery grounds. Filled with over 100 bands and artists, the festival is a community melting pot that has grown by leaps and bounds since its first year. A few of Bend Roots’ performers shared their feelings on what makes this festival […]
The Seshen is a six-piece band from the Bay Area. The group creates a plethora of groovy rhythms, taking inspiration from electronic music, pop, R&B, rock and sometimes more. One song can sound like you’re playing a video game and the next like you’re floating through space. One thing that remains constant: the music is […]
In January, we talked with Eric Heinemann, Easy Float‘s first sponsored athlete, about his goal to complete the Leadville Race Series. Flash forward to now and the Bendite is officially a “Leadman.” To complete the entire Leadville Series, athletes have to finish five endurance races. There’s a regular trail marathon, the Silver Rush 50 mountain […]
You’ve probably already seen them play at many locations around Central Oregon and heard her iconic voice, but The Jess Ryan Band is about to do something it hasn’t done yet: release an album. Made up of James Hutchens, Joshua Hernandez, Patrick Bedard, Andrew Lyons and, of course, Jess Ryan, the band recorded the album […]
Ever since the debut album “ROCKISDEAD” released in 2016, Dorothy has been providing music listeners with head-banging tunes, letting the masses know that rock is, in fact, not dead. Fronted by Dorothy Martin, the band blew up on the scene when the album hit number five on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums chart. Both “Raise Hell” […]
A Bend cancer survivor wins the Oregon Megabucks $4.6 million jackpot.
“I grabbed this baby head… not a real one!” says Kea Eubank as we stand at the edge of the water in Pioneer Park. Apparently that’s just how it goes when you dive under the Deschutes River; you never know what you’re going to get. Hell, the trio called @lootthedeschutes on Instagram found an actual gun […]
The genre of country music has gone through a lot of changes since its earliest inception, growing to reach the masses. While it isn’t the most popular genre in the U.S. today, its stars are held in the highest esteem among fans—and the pioneers of country are essentially icons. Ken Burns—whose directorial work you might […]
Keith Harkin is the type of artist whose blend of rock music is able to appease a lot of different people. So even if you weren’t familiar with his tunes before reading this article, I’d say his show at The Domino Room is definitely worth checking out. His latest album, “10 Years Later,” just released […]
The summer is winding down for 2019, but that doesn’t mean summer 2020 isn’t already starting to heat up. Les Schwab Amphitheater has officially announced its first show for next season, and well, it’s a big one: Vampire Weekend is making a stop in Bend for the band’s Father of the Bride Tour 2020. Vampire […]
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