Isaac Biehl
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.
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Weekend Warrior: May 10-12
Beer, dancing and Mothers Day feasts!
It’s that time of the week again – where you start to ask yourself, “what am I going to do this weekend?” Well, that’s where we come in. Here’s a bit of what’s going on the next few days that can help turn you into a proper Weekend Warrior. Friday – Hazy IPA Release Party […]
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Spreading its Wings
Take a trip back in time with the Ford Tri-Motor airplane
Over Mother’s Day weekend, from May 9 to 12, a little piece of history will be flying over the skies of Bend and Central Oregon: A Ford Tri-Motor Airplane. The Tri-Motor was built back in 1928 as one of the original faces of commercial airliners. “It was the first airplane built to hold people and […]
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Upstate Comes Out West
Vocalist Melanie Glenn talks about the band’s beginnings and new album
When they first started out, Upstate (formerly the Upstate Rubdown) was just kind of kickin’ it and making music while in college. The band would play at dive bars, house parties and wherever else they could. While Upstate has seen member changes throughout the years, singer/guitarist Melanie Glenn looks at that as a positive. “We […]
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From an Old House on Lopez Island
Seattle’s Kuinka gears up for the band’s first release in two years
Kuinka is a band formed out of happenstance—one of those “it’s a small world” moments. The four all grew up in Mount Vernon, Wash. While they ran in similar circles, they never really totally met. Miranda Zickler was reacquainted with brothers Nathan and Zach Hamer while they were all living in Brooklyn, randomly meeting at […]
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Gung Ho For Shows: Robert Plant and The Sensational Spaceshifters
Former frontman of Led Zeppelin announces Bend stop on North American tour
If Led Zeppelin came on the radio back in the day, my dad would make sure to let everyone in the car know that they were indeed “the greatest rock band of all time.” Lucky for Central Oregonians, one of the pieces to the Zeppelin puzzle will be making his way to Bend. Robert Plant—former […]
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BendFilm Buying Tin Pan Theater
Local film fest hopes to expand its reach by incorporating the independent theater space
BendFilm is expanding its outlets and ways to spread film throughout the community with the announced purchase of the Tin Pan Theater in downtown Bend.
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He Talks with Sasquatch
Two Bigfoot experts head to Bend to share their experiences
Kewaunee Lapseritis and his wife, Kelly Lapseritis, are two of the most prominent figures within the Sasquatch-lore community. Kewaunee has a background in conservation, anthropology, dowsing (a technique for searching for underground water, minerals, or anything invisible, by observing the motion of a pointer or the changes in direction of a pendulum), psychology and holistic […]
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Family Forest Getaway
For nature-loving adventurers, Wizard Falls has
a little bit of everything
Just about an hour northwest of Bend is Camp Sherman. Amongst the beauty there in the Deschutes National Forest, hidden by the thickness of trees and cooled by the riverside, moms can find a hidden gem: the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery. One little bridge trip over the wildly blue Metolius River and you’re there. If […]
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His Own Sound
CJ Neary is chasing his passions with the help of his family, band and friends
When he was five, eventual prodigy CJ Neary began playing the fiddle. You might not think most little kids would be interested in an instrument like that, but once he heard the sound, Neary was hooked. “He really liked the song ‘Frère Jacques’ when he was little. There was a fiddle on there and he […]