In 1967, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band released a song titled “Death Cab for Cutie,” which tells the tale of Cutie, who goes out on the town when her lover wants her to stay home and ends up in a cab that runs a red light and crashes. The sad subject matter was recorded as […]
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Better Than Her Men
But still, does anyone have worse taste in men than Sheryl Crow?
Although Sheryl Crow first broke into the public consciousness with the declaration that, “All I want to do is have some fun,” in the two decades (and some change) since her breakout, blowup debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, Crow has proven that she clearly has more substance than being a simple party girl. On […]
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Nashville With a Twist of the Northwest
Cloverdayle returns for shows in Bend by way of Nashville
The husband-wife songwriting duo that is the nucleus of Cloverdayle appears more clean-cut suburban than gritty country-western, with Chad Hamar seemingly more prone to wear a knit cap than a cowboy hat, and Rachel Lamar’s wholesome look straight out of a Bikram yoga class. But then they open their mouths, and out pours classic wry […]
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Source Suggests 7/1-7/8
2nd Hand Soldiers This locally-based sextet features the beautiful and soulful vocals of Darian Mahaney. The band has a reggae style that they incorporate into all of their songs, even giving covers an island vibe. Celebrate America’s birthday on the banks of beautiful Elk Lake while taking in the stunning view of Mt. Bachelor and […]
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From Favorite Sweaters to Texas Shit-Kicker Accents
Robert Earl Keen returns
Bend can put another feather in her cap: Award-winning singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen digs the Bend fashion scene. “I love Bend,” Keen says. “I bought my favorite sweater in Bend. It is a really good sweater.” No more description is offered, but who knows, perhaps said sweater just may be the subject of the hit […]
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Don’t Take My Man to Oregon
Jessica Hernandez and The Deltas return to the High Desert
“I collect vinyl, my fiancé does, my dad does. I took after my dad for the collecting vinyl thing. I grew up with it and I thought it was a pretty crucial thing to have,” says sultry rock and roll singer Jessica Hernandez. “I’m always trying to stay in the vinyl game.” Last fall, Jessica […]
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Source Suggests 6/24-7/1
This Frontier Needs Heroes and Paula Boggs Band Singer-songwriter Paula Boggs of the Paula Boggs Band had an interesting career trajectory. Before deciding to pursue music, she scaled the heights of the military and then corporate world. In the Army, Boggs was an Airborne Officer, served on the White House Iran Contra task force and, […]
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Out of Town 6/25-7/2
hood river thursday 25 – sunday 28 CGWA Beach Bash Experience the awesome sport of windsurfing up close. The Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association is throwing a Beach Bash and everyone is invited. High wind demonstrations and races, including the Never Windsurfed Before Race, are enticing enough to bring out the windsurfer in nearly anyone. But […]
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Source Suggests 6/18-6/24
Steel Pulse The band formed in 1975 in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England, and was the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Steel Pulse is known for political, protest-minded music, which over the years has evolved with the reggae genre. Taking on a more dancehall and hip-hop vibe and […]
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Out of Town 6/18-6/24
ashland friday 19 – sunday 21 Footwear Symposium It turns out that most of the shoes that Americans wear are not made by elves that sneak into cobblers’ shops in the middle of the night. Nor are they even made in America. Most are mass-produced in China, yet there are still fine shoe-craftspeople here in […]