The first thing Esmé Patterson does is warn me: “I’m about to get a tattoo today, so I might be kind of distracted.” Even though we’re on the phone, the singer’s light laugh rings clear like one of her songs. “I just felt like getting a tattoo today. It’s just something I like. I don’t […]
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The Corrupt, The Honest and The Heroic
The Devil Makes Three is here
The Devil Makes Three is an interesting contradiction in sound and style. The band’s punk roots and upbringing, combined with an old school ragtime sound, saturated in a roughneck bluegrass ambiance, gives DM3 a sonic soundscape very different from bands with their toes in similar waters. Pete Bernhard (guitar, vocals) Lucia Turino (upright bass, vocals) […]
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Source Suggests 1/13-1/20
Tribal Seeds Tribal Seeds is a roots, rock, reggae group out of San Diego that are here in Central Oregon to mellow us all out. Now that pot is mostly legal, expect the massive billowing clouds to be thick with giggles and high-fives. 7pm. Sunday, Jan. 17. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave. $20. Tony […]
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No Beer Pong At This House Party
House Concerts in the Glen return with Beth Wood
House concerts, while still definitely a thing, have transformed over the years. They tend to be slapped together at the last second with subpar sound and an audience that is more interested in getting digits than actually listening to the artist. House Concerts in the Glen is after something different altogether. It is about a […]
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Source Suggests 1/6-1/13
Haunted Summer Soft psych with ethereal lead vocals should warm you up on these cold nights. Their sound spins around you like a gossamer web of sonic vibrations pinning your ears to their original and unbelievable melodies. See these guys and understand what true originality sounds like. 8pm. Sunday, Jan. 10. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 […]
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Top 10 Albums of 2015
I Struggled just to come up with 10 albums that would have contended for my annual list in past years. The top five on this list would hang with the best in most any year, but picking the last few slots was tricky. But it was that kind of year. There were plenty of good […]
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Learning to Be Fearless
Karaoke is alive and well in Bend
In Japanese, karaoke means “Empty Orchestra” and while that is a beautiful image, it is not entirely accurate. Karaoke DJs (or KJs) are the ghost in the machine, the voices, minds and nimble fingers of the vocal-less music you try to impress friends and strangers to. KJs summon the one song you just have to […]
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Source Suggests 12/23-12/30
Rockin' Robin Karaoke Robin DJs Tuesday nights at Seven Nightclub and it’s a master class in how to do karaoke right. Most of the people at these shows can sing pretty incredibly. 8 pm. Every Tuesday. Seven Nightclub, 1033 NW Bond St. No cover. Mavericks If modern pop Top 40 doesn’t do it for you, […]
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The Prodigal Daughter Returns
Madam Officer plays Bend for the first time
I first met Corinne Sharlet more than a decade ago when we were both cast in CTC’s production of Brigadoon. She easily surpassed the material and was one of the breakout stars of the show, seeming destined to be front and center from then on. “I’ve been singing ever since I could talk,” Sharlet says. […]
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Happy Trails
A uniquely Oregon holiday experience
Growing up, Christmas celebrations in the Rook household were fairly traditional with one notable exception. On Christmas morning, we knew it was time to get up and see what Santa brought when we heard the Trail Band’s holiday tunes emanating from Dad’s sound system (then a Pioneer six-disk CD changer). Unlike conventional holiday tunes sung […]