The Source Staff
Posted inNews

Election Night Mix Tape

Election Day is a strangely stressful time for some yet perhaps a relieving moment for others who would just as soon put their hand in
The Source Staff

Election Day is a strangely stressful time for some yet perhaps a relieving moment for others who would just as soon put their hand in a waffle iron rather than watch another nasty TV attack ad. Depending on your views, tomorrow night is either going to be a time to pour a celebratory glass of champagne or an emotion-numbing goblet of bourbon to prepare you for the next few years of the political landscape.

Posted inNews

Straightening Out Our Screwed-Up Elections

Isn’t it great to live in a state that has vote-by-mail? You have time to read up on the issues and the candidates and give
The Source Staff

Isn't it great to live in a state that has vote-by-mail? You have time to read up on the issues and the candidates and give them some careful thought. You can vote from the comfort of your own home, as the cliché goes - a real godsend for elderly folks and the disabled.

Posted inMusic

Crossing Over: How Person People became Bend’s most exciting live act

The Source Staff

The answer to the age-old Question: How many Person People members can you fit on the Domino Room stage.
Gathered around a table tucked in the back of a downtown coffee shop,
four members of Person People (less than half of the hip-hop
collective's total enrollment) are contemplating what it means to be
what many people consider Bend's most exciting band. After all, they
are the only local act with a known name for its devoted following: PP
Heads. Also, they've recorded what very well might be Central Oregon's
most well constructed hip-hop record to date.
"It feels good to get
some recognition for making music for so long," says founding member
KP, one of the act's MCs, after a few beats of thought.
In the
past year and a half, Person People have come to build a fan base
that's far more expansive than the following they accrued during the
group's first four-plus years. What was once a rapper-and-DJ act is now
a fully functioning band, complete with an instrumental section that is
an all-star lineup in its own right. The shift has given Person People
an appeal that's drawn not only increasing numbers of devoted hip-hop
fans into the fold, but also the roots music fans that make up the core
of Bend's musical fandom to give them crowds that often amount to 200
or more people.

Posted inCulture

Our Picks for the week of 10/29-11/5

The Source Staff

HDC Halloween Party
and Drag Show
friday 31
In the first of
the many, many Halloween events we're picking out for you (there's even
more on our special Halloween section on page 16!), the Human Dignity
Coalition is throwing their annual Halloween bash featuring PDX's
Poisonwaters and friends, after party with Grove DJs, live auction,
dancing and more. It's pretty much a guaranteed good time. And wear a
costume for crying out loud - trust us, you'll fit in no matter what
you wear. 21 and over. 7:30pm. $26. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood
Ave.
Power 94 Monster Ball
friday 31
The notion of
spending Halloween night in an old church has a frightening tinge to
it, but perhaps not as much if you realize the church is the feel-good
domain of the Old Stone Church, which is being transformed into a
"haunted" dance club. There should be plenty of thumping music for your
gyrating pleasure and you can get in on the $2,000 in prizes by wearing
your scariest, naughtiest and/or funniest costumes. 8pm-2am. Old Stone
Church. 157 NW Franklin Ave.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
friday 31
Last
month we got word that the Tower was hosting a hard rock show and now
we've learned they're playing Rocky Horror Picture Show. Man, things
are suddenly getting urban at the Tower and we like it. Dress up like
your favorite character and, well …if you've been to a screening of
this cult classic before, you should know what to do. Costume contest!
And promoters want you to know that this is a dry show, even if it is
21 and over. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St. 317-0700. $10/adult,
$7/students (with ID).

Posted inNews

Could Cruz Cruise Out of Drake Park?

The Flashback Cruz has always been one of The Eye’s favorite Bend summer events. We’re not really a car aficionado, but it’s still fun to
The Source Staff

The Flashback Cruz has always been one of The Eye's favorite Bend summer events. We're not really a car aficionado, but it's still fun to go down to Drake Park and look over all the polished-to-perfection, tricked-out classic and exotic vehicles.

Posted inNews

The GOP’s Human Pinata

Pity Tucker Bounds, U of O grad and John McCain’s spokesman for the state of Oregon. Beating up on him has become a favorite pastime
The Source Staff

Pity Tucker Bounds, U of O grad and John McCain's spokesman for the state of Oregon. Beating up on him has become a favorite pastime of the media … both left and right.

Posted inNews

Right-Wingers’ Credibility Gets Carved Up

When the story about McCain campaign worker Ashley Todd being attacked by an Obama supporter who carved the letter B into her cheek appeared on
The Source Staff

When the story about McCain campaign worker Ashley Todd being attacked by an Obama supporter who carved the letter B into her cheek appeared on The Drudge Report, right-wing news media gobbled it up like a kid with an ice cream cone - and none more enthusiastically than the NW Republican blog.

Sign up for newsletters

Get the best of The Source - Bend, Oregon directly in your email inbox.

Sending to:

Gift this article