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Neil Young Continues to Inspire

The 18th annual Church of Neil is right around the corner, and performers praise the generational artist
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It’s that time of the year again, folks! This Friday is Neil Young’s 76th birthday, and as locals have come to find, there’s no better way to celebrate the artist than by jamming out at Church of Neil. This year marks the 18th happening of the sacred event, happening this year at Worthy Brewing. If […]

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Source Material

Local, regional and national highlights in music from the month of October
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On Oct. 30, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame held its 36th induction ceremony. The performer category this year included the likes of Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Todd Ludgren, along with several others in different categories. As the years go on, the list of inductees for this honor […]

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Bend Roots On Halloween Weekend

Nothing spooky about it—just good music powered by the community
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This weekend Bend Roots Revival is ON, with eight sound stages set throughout Bend playing host to 100+ performances—80% of which will be available via livestream on YouTube and Facebook to help keep crowds smaller amid the pandemic. Performers include Rubbah Tree, The Color Study, The Leadbetter Band, Jeshua Marshall, The Mostest, Honey Don’t, Dr. […]

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Having Fun With It

The Wood Brothers’ most recent album is the result of playful jam sessions in their Nashville studio
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The last city The Wood Brothers played a live show in before the initial pandemic shutdown was right here in Bend, after having to cancel its originally scheduled gig in Washington state. This led to the Domino Room playing host for the last-minute show. Now almost 600 days later, the Grammy-nominated trio is making its […]

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Violent Femmes + Flogging Molly + Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

What happens when the openers are also the headliners?
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If nothing else, the folk-rockers Violent Femmes have ensured that angst-ridden teens over the last four decades have been able to count to 10. Ten being for everything, everything, everything, everything. But that’s hardly all they’ve accomplished and I would know because I have well-worn copies of their 10 studio albums plus all their side […]

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Coming Together

Love, DEAN’s debut album is a personal collection of tunes aimed at bringing people closer
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Luke and Rachael Price met while attending the Berklee College of Music, waiting in line during orientation. A few months later they would start making music together, after Luke was able to convince Rachael to sing some songs for him. To this day they’re still partners in music, and also in life, as husband and […]

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All Grown Up

Jimmy Eat World has been around for nearly 30 years, and they’re still rocking stages
by Jaclyn Brandt

Jimmy Eat World has been together for nearly 30 years, but it wasn’t until 2001 that most people knew who they were. It was their third album and hit song “The Middle” that cemented them into the pop-rock music scene. Twenty years and six albums later, the band is grown up. And a lot has […]

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Music Videos at BendFilm

Ten artists will feature submissions during the first year of the new highlighted category
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There’s an art to making the perfect music video, and over the years they’ve evolved and taken on many styles. Some are released as high-art short films, like Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” while some stick true to the lyrics within the song. Others are released as comedic pieces, animated shorts, powerful statements. […]

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Must See: My Morning Jacket + Durand Jones & The Indications

With new music from both bands inspired by love and hope, this is the kind of concert we need in our lives right now
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On Sunday, Les Schwab Amphitheater will host one of the best live bills to play Central Oregon this year. My Morning Jacket will be joined by Durand Jones & The Indications, two bands that are each bolstered with talented musicians and moments of awe-inspiring sound in their music. With MMJ’s mix of psych-rock and country, […]

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Kenzi’s Triple Play

Bend’s Spencer Brown broke his creative block and zoned in on three new singles
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When the situation calls for it, sometimes you have to come in hot. Sometimes it’s just the right play—a move that will leave an impact. Spencer Brown (Kenzi) will be following those rules this fall when the singer/musician drops a set of three new tracks, all set to be released well before Halloween. The road […]

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