B Side Brass Band & Truck Stop Gravy Brass bands and snowy weather are a perfect mix, just in case you were wondering. B Side Brass Band knows how to brass it just the right way to make those cold nights warm. Combined with beer from Silver Moon, expect to be satisfied from your head […]
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Up In Smoke
Devin the Dude blows through Bend
When Devin the Dude’s favorite sticky, green substance became recreationally legal a few months ago, his fans knew he’d be on his way to Oregon shortly. Sure enough, just in time for the holidays, The Dude will be in Bend next week headlining at the Domino Room. It’s the first stop he and Potluck, the […]
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The Source Suggests 12/9-12/16
Nice & Brown, DJ Theckectik & Pelvis Costello It’s always nice to bring out the funk and Nice & Brown know how to get some booties shaking. Plus, there comes a time when you have to go see someone named Pelvis Costello. Don’t let this chance pass you by, because then you might have to […]
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In Full Bloom
Fruition continues to evolve
You can’t always judge a book by its cover, though sometimes, those assumptions can color the content. Though Portland-based band Fruition is composed of stringed instrument players—including a mandolin—and its music has always had folk-tinged roots, it was never meant to be a bluegrass band. Still, over the years, Fruition accepted this fate and began […]
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Source Suggest 12/2-12/9
Solo Viaje & The Beerslayers Record Release Party Solo Viaje has a huge, old school, almost Wolfmother-ish sound that can’t be underestimated. Their dark, bluesy, stoner rock vibe makes for one of the best local band live shows, and a CD release party seems like just the place to become familiar with them because, eventually, […]
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The Roots, Fallon and Adele say “Hello”.
Because Jimmy Fallon and The Roots’ covers of new songs with children’s instruments are always a total blast, The Source wanted to share their newest track: “Hello” by Adele. Enjoy this bit of musical mastery.
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You Had Me At Cello
Portland Cello Project brings their brilliance to Bend
There is nothing in the world that sounds quite like the Portland Cello Project. Whether they are playing original compositions like founding member Gideon Freudmann’s sweeping yet intimate “Denmark” or Douglas Jenkins’ epic and inviting arrangement of Kanye’s “All of the Lights,” PCP is easily one of the most exciting musical acts touring right now. […]
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Source Suggests 11/25-12/2
2nd Hand Soldiers 2nd Hand Soldiers have been a staple of the Bend concert scene for almost a decade, bringing the laidback reggae with the funk-tinged ska to venues across Central Oregon and beyond. With towering and precise guitar solos, sweet reggae vocals, and funky brilliant bass lines, 2HS live shows are always a super […]
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Bands on the Run
Make-A-Band shows its stuff
The time is now and the final event is upon us. Central Oregon’s Make-A-Band worked its way through the audition and team-building section of the event at Silver Moon from October 6 to 22. Each day featured auditions for different sections of a band. For example, vocalists tried out on October 6 and 8, guitar […]
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Historic Vibrations
Frank Almond brings storied violin to Bend
Frank Almond is an accomplished violinist in his own right. But when he performs in Bend as part of the High Desert Chamber Music Spotlight Series on Friday, Nov. 20, he’ll be playing an instrument that has attained its own celebrity status: a 300 year-old Stradivarius violin. Almond currently holds the concertmaster chair at the […]