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Call it Folk, Call it Rock… Just don’t call Langhorne Slim old timey

Black and White, yes. But not old timey.Langhorne Slim is in North Carolina gearing up for a friend’s wedding and he’s telling me about the
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Black and White, yes. But not old timey.Langhorne Slim is in North Carolina gearing up for a friend's wedding and he's telling me about the iPod that his girlfriend gave him for Christmas. But he's not talking about the new Radiohead he just dumped onto the device - like a whole lot of new iPod owners probably did in the wake of the holidays - he's telling me about all the Lee Hazlewood tracks he loaded up.

Hazlewood, the iconic country music rebel who died of cancer just this past summer, isn't who I'd expected Langhorne Slim - one of the most promising young songwriters playing today - to be listening to. Then again, after a few more listens to Langhorne's tunes, it makes sense.

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Sound Check MP3s: Coyo and Shireen Amini

Not only do Central Oregon musicians just generally kick ass, but they also tend to be nice and open to the idea of letting you
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Not only do Central Oregon musicians just generally kick ass, but they also tend to be nice and open to the idea of letting you hear their music — even if you’re not ready to track ’em down at a show or buy their album. In that spirit, here are two tracks apiece from Coyo and Shireen Amini, the local artists whose lastest CD releases we reviewed in this week’s Sound Check. Read on for the goods.

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In the Land of the Angry Republicans: Talking with the new Deschutes Democratic Chairman

Jim Thomassen was elected in November to chair the Deschutes County Democratic Party. A graduate of the University of Oregon, he was a professional economist
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Jim Thomassen was elected in November to chair the Deschutes County Democratic Party. A graduate of the University of Oregon, he was a professional economist for state government before working in marketing in the high-tech field. He and his wife moved to Bend in 2004. This is an edited transcript of a conversation with him by Source Senior Writer H. Bruce Miller.

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Not That Kind of Cross Country: Local H.S. Nordic Teams Are Among Elite

My winter sport of choice as a senior at Whitefish High was basketball. I worked incredibly hard in and out of season, but found myself
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My winter sport of choice as a senior at Whitefish High was basketball. I worked incredibly hard in and out of season, but found myself on the end of the bench come game time. My gluteus maximus was the only fatigued muscle on my body after the game due to the prolonged time 'riding the pine.' Maybe I wasn't strong enough or tall enough or physically mature enough - or maybe I wasn't the coach's favorite - but in the end I wasn't even given much of a chance to compete. If I could travel back in time and reshuffle the cards, I would choose to be a high school Nordic racer in an area like Central Oregon. Home to some of the most outstanding volunteer Nordic coaches anywhere, Central Oregon is a mecca for young cross-country skiing enthusiasts.

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Video & photos: Back Door Slam & Smokin’ Trainwreck

Back Door Slam’s Davy Knowles, cold workin’ it.Much like Costco and Burger King, the Blender Shakycam Alliance always brings you more of what you want
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Back Door Slam’s Davy Knowles, cold workin’ it.Much like Costco and Burger King, the Blender Shakycam Alliance always brings you more of what you want — bonus photos and video clips of your favorite hometown and worldwide artists rockin’ and/or rollin’ local venues. Use them to torture yourself for missing the show, or to reinforce the sweet memories if you did make it in person. Either way, you win. Everyone knows sweet memories and torture are equally awesome.

Read on for the goods. This week we bring you video and photos of Back Door Slam — plus photos of Smokin’ Trainwreck — from their January 7 performances at the Domino Room.
P.S. Leave a comment at the bottom if you think this stuff sucks, rules, or something in between. (Or if you just have a proclamation, pronouncement or poem you need to get off your chest.)

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Oh yeah…vids & pics: Bill Keale, CPC and Problem Stick

Sorry for inconveniencing and/or enraging those of you who expected a prompt posting of the photos and videos mentioned in this week’s Sound Check. You
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Sorry for inconveniencing and/or enraging those of you who expected a prompt posting of the photos and videos mentioned in this week’s Sound Check. You see, we have a very good excuse: We forgot to do it. Four-day holiday weekends’ll do that sometimes, gawd bless’m. Anyway, read on for the footages of Bill Keale, Concave Perception Chamber and Problem Stick at the Summit Saloon & Stage.

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Bringing Funny Back: Randy Liedtke is a man on a comedic mission

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Nothing enhances comedy like a little multitasking.Randy Liedtke wants us - "us" being Central Oregon - to laugh. And
seeing as how the one place known to host comedy shows in town has been
the butt of jokes, rather than the purveyor of jokes, it seems like
we're in need of whatever Liedtke's got.
Liedtke, who has made some
waves in the Northwest comedy scene in less than a year on stage,
brings funny back to Bend with a series of comedy shows at the Summit
Saloon and Stage with a host of other Northwest comics.

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Return of the Guitar God: Back Door Slam can’t drink, but they can shred

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The blues never looked so young.It's morning here in Bend, but "tea time" on the Isle of Man, a small
self-governing kingdom in the Irish Sea that Davy Knowles calls home,
and he's talking about his age, and why it seems to be the only thing
anyone wants to discuss about the emerging blues guitar prodigy and his
band, Back Door Slam.
"We want to be seen as good musicians full stop
and not because of our age. I understand the sentiment, but it's kind
of a back-handed compliment when somebody says, 'you're really good for
your age,'" Knowles says in a delightfully articulate accent.

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Home Sweet Home: After the dust has settled mobile home owners wonder if they are better off

Hoby Herron’s neighborhood consists of tightly clustered homes and single car garages nestled up to narrow asphalt streets that evoke some of the intimacy of
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Hoby Herron's neighborhood consists of tightly clustered homes and single car garages nestled up to narrow asphalt streets that evoke some of the intimacy of Bend's older Mill-era neighborhoods.
Cascade Village, as the neighborhood is identified by the sign outside the entrance, is one the surviving manufactured home parks in Bend following a wave of redevelopment projects that have, so far, eliminated half a dozen parks totaling 380 spaces in the past five years.

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