Music

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 […]

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 […]

Gritty rock ‘n’ roll packed with soul Nashville-based, rock and alt-country rambler Liam St. John will stop in Redmond on his nationwide on Aug. 15 after releasing his debut album, “Man of the North.” Rolling Stone described it as “a bluesy, powerful album that announces the Washington state songwriter as an artist you need to […]

“You can’t have one without the other,” sang Frank Sinatra on “Love and Marriage.” For Mt. Joy, the group’s musical matrimony comes in the form of touring the world and playing for crowds of rapturous fans before settling down in a recording studio. Life on the road inspires those studio recordings, and by the end […]

Over the past 35 years. Barenaked Ladies have left a considerable mark on pop culture. Dip into the band’s canon and you’ll find songs that plug into generation-spanning sitcoms ranging from ‘90s behemoth “Friends” (“Shoe Box”), appearing as a guest band on “90210’s” fictional Peach Pit After Dark nightclub (they played a three-song set that […]

Ten local artists are teaming up for a fundraiser benefitting the Latino Community Association of Central Oregon and NeighborImpact. The event on Aug. 1 is called “Willie and Friends: Unbroken Circle.” It’s a community concert inspired by the outlaw country tradition pioneered by Willie Nelson and a generation of songwriters, poets, outlaws and highwomen who […]

When Lindsey Stirling sits down to write an album, she’s not only thinking about what she wants to play on her violin and how she’ll arrange the rest of the music around it, she keeps in mind how the song could be performed and how it will fit into her highly acclaimed show. “I’ve always […]