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Phil Busse has done his tour of duty with alt-weeklies, starting in 1992 right after graduation from Middlebury College as the first environmental beat reporter for San Francisco Weekly. After a brief detour through the University of Oregon School of Law, Phil returned to writing as the first Managing Editor for Portland Mercury. In 2006, he started the Media Institute for Social Change in Portland, through which he continues to host a summer program teaching college students to produce documentaries.
Until he was 25 or so, Phil thought that he would be a spy, and took scuba lessons to prepare, and learned to drive a motorcycle and an 18-wheeler. Perhaps, then, it is unsurprising that his favorite holiday is the Fourth of July (he loves blowing stuff up). He feels at home with Joseph Conrad's fictional characters.
When Boken opened some four years ago, it was a welcome addition to downtown dining. Justin Cook, owner of the popular westside sushi house Kanpai, brought high quality and thoughtful Japanese dishes to the restaurant, as well as an impressive flight of top shelf drinks, all rolled into approachable and urbane sophistication. Adjacent to the […]
For the truly committed, the overnight festival—and camping out—is full emersion. If going to a show and then heading back home to tuck yourself in is like a first date, these camp-out festivals are a true, full-on relationship. And, dry Oregon summers coupled with good-natured and polite crowds make for ideal weekend getaways. There is […]
As with Batman movies and ecstasy, I apparently missed out on the past 20 years of another cultural force, Scott Weiland, who is scheduled to appear in town with his band The Wildabouts at the Century Center, that pavilion space sprawling between GoodLife Brewing and Volcanic Theatre Pub. Oh, sure, I know the name Stone […]
Music does not need to be an activity at all. Spread out a blanket, open a bottle of wine, and let the music wash over. Or, heck, if that’s even too much, the music can just be a backdrop for a summer evening. Peak Summer Nights at the Athletic Club of Bend are spot-on for […]
Have we already mentioned that Les Schwab Amphitheater hosts probably its most impressive year yet, from the Decemberists to Willie Nelson, and there is the Tuesday night Munch & Music at Drake Park, Wednesday night Pickin’ & Paddlin’ on the Deschutes, and Thursday night shows throughout the summer in Bend. But sometimes, it is just […]
Beer week may need to rebrand itself. What started three years ago, has expanded into a ten day melee. And,our beer reviewer provides some suggestions about where to go, and how to survive the many events. I also encourage you to check out our “Go Here” section which lists several beer company endeavors into the […]
In 1980, Sam Shepard debuted True West in San Francisco. Although probably not apparent to him at the time, this was the sweet spot of his career: A year earlier, he had won the Pulitzer Prize for Buried Child, a stage production that catapulted the young playwright into fame; and, in 1983, three years after […]
It is still unknown whether the two fires that sparked a massive forest fire just west of Bend were set intentionally or accidentally, but a year ago, fueled by dry wood, those two small fires quickly spread and eventually combined as the Two Bulls Fire. For a week, flames raced over 7,000 acres—a space equivalent […]
JD McPherson may not be a household name yet, but his music is eminently familiar. In one guitar power chord of, oh say, “Fire Bug” or “North Side Gal”—probably the closest that the Oklahoma-born-and-bred musician has to hit singles—it sounds distinctly from one specific time and place in musical history—like Buddy Holly or Little Richard—but […]
Each year, we visit one of the cities near Bend, and dedicate our issue to that city. Last year, we examined how Redmond is economically rising and fashioning a distinct personality. And, this year, we traveled to Sisters—one of the region’s oldest “settlements.” We had so much fun heading out to the “field,” that each […]
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