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The Soccer Bowl

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There were some unhappy faces at the Left Field desk on New Year's
Eve day as we sat unhappily clanking away at the keyboard as the Sun
Bowl kicked off in El Paso, Texas where Oregon State was taking on 20th
ranked Pittsburgh. The Beavers were playing in a bowl game and we were
at work; an injustice of the highest sorts.

But the fears of
missing out on one of our region's biggest games of the year were
quickly quelled when we accidentally came across the final score - OSU
3, Pitt 0. Three points in 60 minutes of play…that's it. It might as
well have been a soccer game. There might as well have been
unintelligible chants emanating from the mouths of scarf-wearing,
confetti-tossing fans. The players might have well spent several
minutes of the game rolling on the ground holding their shins- we doubt
anyone would have noticed.

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A Big Damn Favorite in the Making

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The pig plays the kazoo…sometimes.There's little reason why The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
shouldn't be embraced as one of Bend's next favorite acts. They've got
the twang of long-standing Bend favorites the Gourds, the gritty blues
feel of Hillstomp and enough energy to hold court alongside any of our
town's favorite bluegrass bands.
The Indiana based trio (not
exactly the enrollment you'd except from an act billed as a "Big Damn
Band") rides on the quintessentially countrified voice and fingerstyle
guitar playing of Reverend Petyon and is anchored by the percussion
provided by his wife Breezy on washboard and his brother Jayme on the
drums. The familial nature and instrumentation of this band might
suggest a novelty act, but the Big Damn Band uses its intensely
simplified approach to produce quality sounds that have allowed them to
tour widely and attract a dedicated fan base. Some of these fans have
joined on after taking in the band during their opening appearances
opening for Celtic/punk crossover act Flogging Molly (who are also
their label mates on Side One Dummy Records).

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Here’s Hoping…

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Prediction: In 2009 all hip-hoppers will follow Mosley Wotta's head gear trend.It was a call and response of the strangest and most hilarious sorts
as Mosley Wotta, wearing some sort of lioness headdress bounced atop
the Old Stone Church stage yelling "I love myself! I love myself!"

And people, all of whom apparently love themselves, shouted back as Wotta
fired off a long line of chants as the members of El Dante jammed on
behind him. Soon, he began chanting "2-0-0-9, 2-0-0-9" and soon enough
it was in fact, Two oh, oh Nine and the band played on. And so was the
scene at the Source Weekly's Wig Out party at the Old Stone. Earlier in
the night, Wotta and collaborator Mud were on stage playing their tasty
brand of eclectically influenced hip-hop and dishing tracks from
Wotta's Scrap Mettle EP and beyond to a wigged audience that was all
but licking the floor for more tastes of Wotta.

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Strings and Suits: Steep Canyon Rangers on keeping bluegrass traditional

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Reservoir Dogs: bluegrass style.For the first time in as long as he can remember, Mike Guggino of the
Steep Canyon Rangers has New Year's Eve off. The previous years have
seen the Asheville, N.C.-based bluegrass quintet playing high-profile
shows, including a pair of shows the past two years opening for the
legendary Del McCoury Band.
But on the last day of 2008, Guggino, who
plays mandolin and contributes vocals in Steep Canyon Rangers, is on
the other side of the country, sitting somewhere ambiguously loud
(which is largely acceptable with it being 6:30pm on New Year's Eve)
and filling me in over the phone about the current state of bluegrass.
Although Guggino is only 30 years old - much younger than what you'd
expect for someone in a traditional bluegrass band - he has a tight
grip on the past, present and future of bluegrass and also is acutely
aware of his own band's standing within the genre.

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Reinhard’s Replacement: Center-Right or Just Right?

The Oregonian’s replacement for conservative columnist David Reinhard, who left the paper last fall to become a shill for the tobacco industry, calls herself “center-right,”
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The Oregonian's replacement for conservative columnist David Reinhard, who left the paper last fall to become a shill for the tobacco industry, calls herself "center-right," but to The Eye's eye she looks more right than center.

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The Good and Bad of the Holiday Weekend

I know of people who swear off going to the mountain during the holidays, let alone the last holiday weekend when every vacationer in the
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I know of people who swear off going to the mountain during the holidays, let alone the last holiday weekend when every vacationer in the county goes up to get in runs before they go to work the next Monday.
It's usually these same people who end up complaining about not having enough good days at the hill.

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