Wednesday night in Bend was completely rocked by California band Social Distortion. There were awesome cat fights, plenty of crowd surfing, and even a couple of idiots who showed some major ups by launching themselves onto the stage in the middle of Social D’s set.
The Source Staff
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Ed Board Bans All Native Mascots
After months of testimony and hand wringing the state board of higher education moved to end the debate over the appropriateness of Native American mascots and tribal imagery by voting overwhelmingly to ban all references entirely from Oreg
After months of testimony and hand wringing the state board of education moved to end the debate over the appropriateness of Native American mascots and tribal imagery by voting overwhelmingly to ban all references entirely from Oregon campuses.
The board voted 5-1 on Thursday to ban the use of names like “Redskin” “Braves” “Indians” and other names that refer to native American tribes and tribal traditions.
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We’re So Fat, Baby!
Oregon’s reputation of being slim and fit may not be as accurate as we thought according to the statistics found by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oregon’s reputation of being slim and fit may not be as accurate as we thought according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, the ugly truth is that the obesity rates in Oregon have shot up an astonishing 121 percent since 1990.
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New Music: Semi-local band, The Beautiful Train Wrecks, kicked ass on their sophomore album
New album drops on May 29, but you can catch the band at the Horned Hand on May 26. We’ll see y’all there.
Next weekend is packed with awesome shows. You’ve got The Shins on Friday, May 26, Tenacious D on Saturday, May 27 and Beck on Sunday, May 27.
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Oregonian Hires Bulletin’s Lukens
The Oregonian has tapped former Bulletin editorial page editor Erik Lukens to replace Bob Caldwell as the Oregonian’s editorial page director.
The Oregonian has tapped former Bulletin editorial page editor Erik Lukens to replace Bob Caldwell as the Oregonian’s editorial page director.
The paper announced the move in a blog post Wednesday afternoon and said Lukens will start in June.
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A Super Wonky City Council Blog For All You Nerds Out There (Represent!)
Bend City Council Meets Tonight!
The council is talking about these things tonight:
Visit Bend’s Business Plan and Budget. This could be interesting because of the debate over Visit Bend and Central Oregon Visitor’s Association needing to resolve some sort of conflict.
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Out Of Town Music Festivals
Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn
Drawing some of the Northwest’s best acts and the nation’s most well known artists, Edgefield Amphitheater offers an outdoor concert experience only 15 minutes outside of Portland.
June 17-Sept. 29, Edgefield Amphitheater, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale, OR. edgefieldconcerts.com
June 17- John Fogerty
June 27- Foster the People
July 5- Ben Harper
July 15- Ringo Starr
July 22- Florence + the Machine
July 26- Emmylou Harris and Steve Martin
Aug. 9- Sigur Rùs
Aug. 17- Norah Jones
Aug. 25 & 26- The Avett Brothers
Sept. 7- Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples
Sept. 22- Train
Sept. 27, 28 and 29- Further
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Suck it Ticketmaster! SCI fights back, Pearl Jam-style
Say “No more!” to exorbitant sales fees!
Good to see another band picking up where Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam left off in the mid-1990s.
SCI challenges the ticket-giant on sales fees.
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Election Results Are In (Some Stunners!)
May 15 unofficial election results for Deschutes County as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night.
We had our eye on a few key races during the May 15 election. These are the unofficial results from those contests as of 9 p.
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Go Vote!! Last Chance!!
Voting for the May 15 election closes in 2 hours and 42 minutes.
Voting for the May 15 election closes in 2 hours and 41 minutes.
It’s time to find your ballot under the pile of mail you’ve been ignoring, fill it out and get it down to any of the drop boxes listed below before 8 p.
