Normal 0 0 1 246 1405 11 2 1725 11.1282 0 0 0 We’ll maybe not in black, but longtime Source columnist Bob Woodward is returning as a contributor this week with a new Blog, which we’ve dubbed Off Piste.
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Sexy dancing and crowded clubs. That's what this column will be about this week, because, well those two things are what have been cemented in the mind of Sound Check… and we just can't shake them free.
The crowded club side of things stems from Thursday night's incredibly well attended G. Love and Special Sauce show at the Domino Room. It was already getting cozy in the D. Room when local Eric Tollefson impressed us with a shockingly rocking, pleasantly bluesy set to open the show. But by the time I returned to the venue after crossing the street to check the score on the Oregon/Boise St. game and then see the subsequent “punch heard 'round the world,” things were different. First off, there was a “Sold Out” sign on the door and secondly, you could hardly move in there.
A lot has changed in the past couple of years when it comes to live music in Central Oregon. Venues have opened and closed, we've seen our numbers of summer concerts fluctuate and festivals have come and gone. But standing strong (and largely unaltered) amidst all this change has been the Sisters Folk Festival.
Now in its 14th year, Sisters Folk remains a stalwart in the local music landscape. The festival not only takes over the entire town for three days, it has a year-round presence with an education program and a winter concert series. Artistic Director Brad Tisdel says Sisters Folk will likely bring some 2,500 music fans to town this year for a lineup that's as diverse as any we've seen at the festival.
A songwriter himself, as well as a serious music junkie, Tisdel took some time out from festival preparations and the Americana Song Academy (the folk musician's summer camp that preceeds the fest) to talk about what acts you shouldn't miss at Sisters Folk. I combined my own list with his to create this Five Acts You Need to See roster:
It's about 1 a.m. on a Thursday and I'm sitting in my dark living room staring at a cursor that's flashing back at me from the update box of my Facebook page. I start to type, then delete, then type, then delete again. I want nothing more than to leave behind this computer and the nearly embarrassing-to-watch Jimmy Fallon mumbling on my television for the comfort of my bed, but I can't. I need to update my Facebook status at least five more times before calling it a night, but given that I'm merely sitting on the couch with a half-empty Pabst tall can in my hand, there's not much to update. I type the phrase “Only halfway there?” hit the “Share” button and then abruptly close my laptop.
This is when I realize that I'm probably not going to be able to update my Facebook status 100 times in 24 hours, which was the goal I began relentlessly and annoyingly pursuing at 11 a.m. that morning.
Now in bed, I reach blindly for my cell phone, flip it open and text “Sleep” to the number that Facebook ensures me will place my two-thumbed ramblings, which include things like, “Tying my shoes” and “Ordering a beer” directly onto my page. This is my 51st update in 14 hours and I'm exhausted… and disappointed in myself.
But at 11am the next morning, I make my 67th post in the past 24 hours and I'm no longer disheartened. I'm relieved. I'm done with Facebook.
Saturday afternoon shopping at Costco requires patience. The aisles are crowded, the checkout lines long and, as I found out on a recent Saturday, there’s politics in the parking lot.
Last week in Out of Town I suggested Source readers check out the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland. In the writeup I promised video of the New York-based trio and I am following through on that promise bringing you not one but three full songs! They sounded amazing, check it out below! [video:http://www.
Summer is pretty much over, but the sizable crowd at the Athletic Club of Bend last night where Brett Dennen played a set of fan favorites, shook his ass and spoke for about 15 total minutes about love and love-related topics didn’t seem to care much as they danced to the singer-songwriter’s warm-and-cozy numbers.
As always, Dennen was equipped with a talented backing band, allowing the red-haired giant to put down his guitar a few times and grab the mic for some R&B-style crooning as he stared over the crowd and into the brisk September night.
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The Domino Room was as packed as I’ve ever seen it last night for the much-anticipated G. Love and Special Sauce show.
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