Singer-songwriter Steve Poltz’s flight from Denver to Los Angeles was cancelled. He then rented a car to drive the distance with his partner on tour, singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips. I caught them on the phone just as they were re-writing “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” for their Mother’s Day gig in […]
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Source Suggests 5/3-5/13
All You All Just cue up the single “Supernatural.” Yeah, insanely talented! And local! “Innocence of Coincidence” has a garage rock sound distinctly its own, yet slightly reminiscent of The Black Keys. Blending psychedelia and garage rock, in a vein similar to The Dead Weather, All You All plays songs that inspire modest head banging […]
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Riding in on a Bear
Portlander Laura Ivancie says music runs in her family
Laura Ivancie had a vision. A vision of a woman riding on a bear, weapon in hand. Strangely enough, this obscure image coincided exactly with one that her friend, Mike Friolo, a graphic designer for Adidas and Nike, had. So, naturally, he put it on a T-shirt for Ivancie’s fans. (Check it out at store.lauraivancie.com.) […]
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Not So Lonely in San Angelo
Los Lonely Boys find community in music
When the shimmering guitar riffs and instantly catchy melodies of the Los Lonely Boys‘ hit single “Heaven” chased the song up the Billboard Top 40 charts in 2004, a literal world of possibilities opened up to the trio of brothers from San Angelo, Texas. With the major label backing of Epic Records, the obvious choice […]
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Out of Town 5/6-5/13
portland wednesday 6 – sunday 10 Cirque Du Soliel: Varekai “Varekai” means “wherever” in the Romany language of the gypsies, so expect to be transported to another world in an attempt to find fantasy in Cirque Du Soliel’s new production. Paying tribute to nomadic life and the tradition of the circus, the performance will tell […]
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Out of Town 4/29-5/6
eugene wednesday 29 – sunday 3 Cinema Pacific Film Festival Typical U of O—go big or go home. Their annual Cinema Pacific Film Festival features films from countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Though that seems a wide net to cast, the focus of this year’s event is The Philippines. Films will be shown daily on […]
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Source Suggests 4/29-5/6
First Friday Party Featuring Bobby Lindstrom and Mean Ed Sharlet “The blues,” Steve Martin once explained, “just get me so blue.” But this First Friday, Bobby Lindstrom brings upbeat, bluesy rock to the Crow’s Feet Commons courtyard. With raspy vocals, high energy, and passion, Lindstrom plays a set of his favorite blues covers mixed in […]
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Three is The Magic Number
Redmond hip-hop trio defies expectations
We are sitting outside at Crow’s Feet Commons, and I’m talking with Tyler Martin and Lion Lovechild, two members from NRG Tribe, an up-and-coming hip-hop trio from Redmond. They are telling me about auras, and about how the third member of their group was drawn to them because of one of their indigo auras. No, […]
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Big in Australia
Mia Dyson is all grown up
There should be a saying that goes: when you can rock a mohawk, then you can talk. Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Mia Dyson has surely earned the right, and not just because of her curly, center-stripe haircut. This accomplished musician will appear for the first time ever in Bend at the Volcanic Theatre Pub on May 4, […]
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Out of Town 4/22-4/29
portland wednesday 22 – thursday 30 Portland Photo Month Whether feeling photogenic or not, Portland had better be ready for glamour shots. As the fifth annual Portland Photo Month comes to a close, the final weekend promises a Portfolio Walk on April 23, giving a chance to stroll and see the best photos and photographers […]