You Knew Me When In June 2012, Cie and Karisa Hoover uprooted from their full time jobs and Nashville home in order to tour the country for a full year. But what started as a year for the married duo hasn’t stopped. They continue to play their progressive blend of indie rock and folk in […]
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A Second Baby
Wilderness is incubating its second album
Some bands try too hard to create synergy, to harmonize their vocals and find a groove. Not Wilderness. Like the name suggests, the band’s sound is a bit chaotic. Jared Nelson Smith’s guitar occasionally races off toward Lynyrd Skynyrd Americana, while drummer Bradley David Parsons holds down a slamming beat, creating a musical diversity that […]
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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 […]
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A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock-n-Roll
Leon Russell has been there, done that
Leon Russell is a Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Award nominee for Song of the Year in 1977, and a musician who has played with musicians as diverse as Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, and counts among his friends Willie Nelson, Elton John, and George Harrison. Reading Leon Russell’s musical biography is a matrix of […]
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Source Suggests 4/15-4/22
Shawn James & The Shapeshifters Shawn James & The Shapeshifters fulfill the promise their name suggests by shifting sound with every album. While maintaining the same rock and roll musical momentum, the band can play softer, more folky and soulful songs like “Pendulum Swim” from their Deliverance album. Their most recent album, The Gospel According […]
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Out of Town 4/15-4/22
portland thursday 16 – friday 17 Beer Machines: A Steampunk Ode To The Craft Revolution Beer is a beautiful thing, so why shouldn’t it be dispensed out of something a bit more stylish than a plastic pitcher? Steampunk merges beauty with industry for Deschutes Brewery’s party to celebrate the Craft Brewer’s Conference; local artists compete […]
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Dreams in Digital
Into the Mystic Forest with Haunted Summer
When Bridgette Moody and John Seasons discovered they were having similar kinds of dreams and nightmares, the decision to collaborate musically seemed natural. Friends for more than a decade before forming Haunted Summer, Moody and Seasons found themselves in similar circumstances with their respective bands at the time. They both felt like they were running […]
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Pink Martini Comes to Bend July 25
Pink Martini will perform with China Forbes Saturday, July 25, at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. Tickets for the show run $35 and $65 plus fees, and go on sale Friday at 10 am online and at the Ticket Mill in the Old Mill District. Check out Pink Martini performing with China Forbes and Storm Large […]
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Out of Town 4/8-4/15
ashland thursday 9 – monday 13 Ashland Independent Film Festival From Oscar-winning selections to shorts by first-time filmmakers, the Ashland Independent Film Festival provides an eye-popping array of engaging flicks for their 2015 lineup. Local documentaries address everything from drought conditions in Oregon (The Well) to elephant poaching (When Giants Fall). Alternative looks at prominent […]
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Source Suggests 4/8-4/15
The Brothers Comatose Two things to know about The Brothers Comatose, based primarily on their name—the band’s guitar and banjo players, who also act as lead vocalists, are in fact brothers Ben and Alex Morrison. Second, and most importantly, despite their name, the music they play is anything but comatose. Expect to be stomping and […]