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, โMan of the North.โ Rolling Stone described it as โa bluesy, powerful album that announces the Washington state songwriter as an artist you need to […]
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Mt. Joy: Creating on the Road
โYou canโt have one without the other,โ sang Frank Sinatra on โLove and Marriage.โ For Mt. Joy, the groupโs 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 […]
Barenaked Ladies: Blind Stupidity & Good Times
Over the past 35 years. Barenaked Ladies have left a considerable mark on pop culture. Dip into the bandโs canon and youโll find songs that plug into generation-spanning sitcoms ranging from โ90s behemoth โFriendsโ (โShoe Boxโ), appearing as a guest band on โ90210โsโ fictional Peach Pit After Dark nightclub (they played a three-song set that […]
Supporting Community Through the Outlaw Country Tradition
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 โWillie and Friends: Unbroken Circle.โ Itโs a community concert inspired by the outlaw country tradition pioneered by Willie Nelson and a generation of songwriters, poets, outlaws and highwomen who […]
Lindsey Stirling’s Best Gift is Storytelling
When Lindsey Stirling sits down to write an album, sheโs not only thinking about what she wants to play on her violin and how sheโll 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. โI’ve always […]
Bringing Nashville to Central Oregonโs Backyard
Eagle Crest Resort will be filled with a certain Nashville twang on July 15, when the resortโs Greenside Cafรฉ brings various acclaimed Nashville-based musicians in for a laid-back night of country music. One of the night’s performers is Austin Jenckes, originally from the Pacific Northwest, who told the Source how excited he is to be back. […]
Melissa Etheridge Will ‘Rock Your Toes Off’
Melissa Etheridge is a survivor. For starters try coming out publicly as a lesbian in January 1992 at a time when entertainers didnโt do that kind of thing, surviving breast cancer and most recently, losing a child to an opioid overdose. This kind of reclamation of self and survival over the trauma and tragedies real […]
Wynonna Judd: ‘A Tragic Comedy’
A decade ago, Wynonna Judd played one of the most surprising and memorable shows ever at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Judd agreed to perform at SXSW, for no money, only if she could play in St. Davidโs Episcopal Church, a venue she knew of from the time she lived in […]
The Flame Keeps Burning
The legacy of Jerry Garciaโs 30-year music career is still going strong more than 30 years after his death. Garciaโs birthday, on Aug. 1, will be honored at several local venues in the days surrounding that date. Silver Moon Brewing is kicking off the celebration with a Jerry Garcia Band Night on July 22. Fans […]
Ecologist and Musician: On Stage is Where KR3TURE Thrivesย
KR3TUREโs (pronounced ‘creature’) first show in Bend was just last January at the Volcanic Theatre and it was sold out. Electronic and modern live music fusion that defies any sort of category is what can be expected during a KR3TURE performance. All with the goal of connection. The mountains of Santa Cruz is where KR3TURE […]

