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The War and Treaty: Country, Soul, Gospel and Rock

Crooning couple Michael and Tanya Trotter return to Central Oregon to play the Tower Theatre
by James Wood

The War and Treaty’s music is delightfully difficult to categorize, but what’s easy to hear in it is emotional truth and the baring of souls. A variety of sounds anchored by episodes of disappointment, joy and everything in between makes the husband-and-wife team’s fifth album, “The Story of Michael and Tanya,” an artistic triumph. Released […]

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Inaugural Music Series Set for Open Arts Center 

Audiences will be treated to an intimate listening experience at the Bend arts hub
Avatar photo by Dallas Finn Calvert

An inaugural, intimate listening experience is kicking off at the Open Arts Center in Bend, offering audience members the opportunity to get a glimpse behind the curtain at the musicians and creative processes behind their music.  Maija Kellner-Rode, one of OAC’s co-founders and its creative director, said The Gallery Sessions will feature performances and live […]

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Getting Wylde

Opening for Black Label Society Friday, Zakk Wylde talks about playing with Ozzy Osbourne and their mutual love of music
by Dave Gil de Rubio

If music was the magical elixir that got Zakk Wylde off the gridiron and on a stage when he was a teenage linebacker, the guitar was the vehicle that got him to the dream gig as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist when Wylde was barely 20. The next three-and-a-half decades have seen the Jersey native not only […]

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Warm Gadget Reclaims the Stage

After eight long years, the band is back in the spotlight – if only for one night
by Phoebe Young

On Sept. 29, beloved local band Warm Gadget (joined by Austin Williams) will appear for its first live performance in eight years, opening for bands Julien-K and NITE at the Domino Room. Up until this show, the band’s members, Tim Vester and Colten Williams, have been taking a hiatus from live performances, choosing to dedicate […]

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A Chat with the New Executive Director of SFF Presents

December Carson talks folk music, performing arts and her hopes for the Sisters Folk Festival, ahead of her first fest at the helm
by Teafly Peterson

December Carson arrived in Sisters earlier this summer to take over at SFF Presents as its executive director, and immediately experienced life as a Central Oregonian when she was evacuated for the Akawa Butte fire. She didn’t let that slow her down, jumping right into all things Sisters and Folk Festival. She hopes to help […]

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Creative Rocket Fuel: A Chat with Stone Temple Pilots

The ’90s rockers open for Godsmack Sept. 22 in Bend.
by Dave Gil de Rubio

Frisson. Defined as a sudden, fleeting physiological response to powerful stimuli like music, art or emotional scenes, frisson causes goosebumps and a tingling sensation. It is also the kind of creative rocket fuel Stone Temple Pilots founding member and guitarist Dean DeLeo has tapped into since STP emerged from the San Diego music scene back […]

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High Desert Metal Festival Brings International Thrash and Local Talent to Bend

First-ever Central Oregon metal fest set to rock at Silver Moon
by Wally Hofmann

On Saturday, Sept. 26, Silver Moon Brewing will trade its usual taproom atmosphere for a day of thunderous riffs, soaring vocals, and pounding drums as the inaugural High Desert Metal Festival arrives in Bend. Presented by ThrashSquatch Productions in partnership with DNA Entertainment, TOUR DE THRASH Productions and additional supporters, the event is designed to […]

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Train on Track With ‘Mad Dog in a Fog’

After a slew of hits in the aughts, Train debuts a new album the day the band visits Bend
by Bill Forman

Train’s 2009 hit, “Hey, Soul Sister,” was one of those songs you heard everywhere on the radio back when there were still radios — a mandolin-driven earworm that rode an early algorithmic wave alongside the sunny, acoustic pop of Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson, forcing you to either turn it up or turn it off.  […]

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The Lone Bellow says ‘What a Time to Be Alive’

The band is heading to the Domino Room
by Dave Gil de Rubio

When one thinks of conflict, it’s generally in negative terms, particularly during these divisive times. For Brian Elmquist of The Lone Bellow, it’s an element he’s come to appreciate as an essential element of the creative process. It’s an ingredient he and bandmates Zach Williams and Kanene Pipken have tapped into dating back to when […]

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Let’s Get Smooshed into Sweaty Little Venues Again

Local music venues are important to building Bend’s community
by Abby Francis

I’ve been making it a point to go to more small concerts lately. Hear me out. When all is said and done, there’s something good about knowing your money is fueling the next local show instead of disappearing into a corporate balance sheet And in all honesty? I’m a college student. Those $150 nosebleed seats […]

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