Way up in the Sierra Nevada, surrounded by snow-capped peaks in the Tahoe National Forest, next to a lake whose clear blue water resembles liquefied sapphires, is where the Dead Winter Carpenters call home. The band formed in North Lake Tahoe, not the typical urban music scene filled with basement bound garage bands or countrified […]
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Top Ten Albums of the Year
Way Out Weather Steve Gunn Wrapped up in a blanket of hushed vocals and rich musicianship, the 2014 release by Brooklyn singer/guitarist Steve Gunn is the kind of album that carries with it the heart of America. There’s an Allman Brothers’ vibe to songs like “Wildwood” and “Milly’s Garden,” and the cascading warmth of his […]
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Bands That Played Central Oregon in 2014 That You’d Never Heard of, but Should Remember
Devil Makes Three Possessed By Paul James Charlie Parr Willy Tea Taylor Blitzen Trapper Moondog Matinee Esme Patterson Shakey Graves Wheeler Brothers Graham Wilkinson Terrible Buttons Howlin’ Brothers Hong Kong Banana Shook Twins Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas Polecat Sassparilla Rose Windows Zachary Lucky Hip Hatchet Christopher Paul Stelling
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Local Bands to Keep an Eye on in 2015
Isles: This ambient rock group has a new concept album in the works titled Wounded Tropic. All You All: Every time I’ve seen this young rock band in the last three years, they’ve gotten better. Expect big things in 2015. Harley Bourbon: This band made a triumphant return to the Bend music scene in 2014 […]
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Out of Town 12/24-1/1
portland through saturday 27 Golden Girls Live: A Christmas Special Rose, Blanche, Dorothy, and Sophia—all played by adult men in pantyhose—celebrate Christmas the only way they know how…with quick witted comebacks and holiday cheer. Twenty two years after the show went off the air, the foursome’s bitchy banter is as sharp and hilarious as ever. […]
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Mama Said Kronk You Out
Kronk Men hit 15-year mark
If The Kronk Men were a child, they would be turning 15 this year—an age that many bands, especially in small towns, never see. It’s an angsty age, one that balances fierce independence with experience. That’s the case for this local band that has been constantly gigging in every venue, dive bar and basement in […]
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Rock the Tower
New partnership will bring edgier shows to the downtown venue
The Tower is a gem of a theatre with vaulted ceilings, balconies that appear to float at the back of the venue, a beautiful (albeit not enormous) stage, and plush seats, each embossed with the name of a sponsor who helped fund the 2004 rebuild. Since its refurbishment, the venue has been a magnet for […]
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Source Suggests…Christmas! 12/17-12/25
Holiday Community Sing-A-Long Presented by the Sisters Folk Festival, and led by two important members of the Sisters musical community—Victor Johnson and Kerry Williams—this event is accessible for kids, adults and anyone in the holiday spirit. Starting with a workshop teaching classic Christmas tunes on the ukulele, and ending with a chorus of carolers, this […]
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How to Steel Your Record Collection
Smokey Brights picked up influence and more from old-school tastes
Ryan Devlin is a record bandit, though not a malicious one. All of his admitted record thievery happened when he was a kid, discovering musical tastes from his parents’ and others’ dusty record bins. “I took Joe Jackson Look Sharp when I was in forth or fifth grade and was learning how to play bass […]
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Daughters of the Sound of the Beast
The ways of all-lady tribute band, Zepparella
Drummer Clementine, founding member of the female Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella, discovered something magical when she first was exposed to the groundbreaking music of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. It has remained mystical to her since that first time she heard Plant’s signature howling vocals and the cascading drums […]