Looking back, this year is really a blur. So much has happened, and almost so little at the same time. For musicians, this year was a test—and if I was in any position to give out grades, I’d say you all did wonderfully. A+ marks for the class. Some of the best music I’ve heard […]
Sometimes you hear a voice for the first time that immediately latches on to you—one that you can’t help but be thoroughly impressed by. It’s not something that happens every day, nor can you quite predict when it will happen, but it happened when I first heard a KENZI song. Based in Bend, KENZI is […]
It’s a well-known fact that one of the best parts about video games with cars is that you can drive like an absolute maniac. Just ask anyone who’s played “Grand Theft Auto” in their lifetime. But sometimes I find that slowing things down, just going for a cruise while taking in the scenery and soundtrack […]
Bend local Ella Peterson releases folky, bedroom-pop songs under the name Lupine. I stumbled across her music at the beginning of the fall while searching for new tunes from Bend on Bandcamp—and I was super excited with what I found. The 17-year-old only had two songs and an EP titled, “Clover,” released at the time, […]
For all the things that went horribly wrong in 2020, it was a good year for deluxe box sets and album reissues – all good options for Christmas gifts. Of the dozens of such sets that arrived this year, here are some recommendations. Anthology Sets: Elton John: “Elton: Jewel Box”–The meat to this eight-CD set […]
Tuesday marked the start of the inaugural Sisters Folk Festival Winter JAM Fundraiser. The idea first came when the organization was unable to hold its traditional instrument raffle during its usually scheduled multi-day Folk Festival. This year, fundraising for the nonprofit is particularly important following a slew of show cancellations and postponements due to COVID-19 […]
For those in Central Oregon looking to keep it low-key this Thanksgiving, you can never have a bad time when there are some good tunes in the background. Here are a few local and regional recommendations on November releases you truly don’t want to miss out on. Local’s Bin Welcome To The Rage – Chandler […]
The productive year for Pete Kartsounes continues. In August, the Bend-based singer/songwriter released “Out Here On My Own Vol. 1,” and on Nov. 10, Kartsounes released his second album of the year, “Mindful Muse.” But that doesn’t mean his work is done. Even as he got on the phone with me, Kartsounes was with guitar […]
On Nov. 2, Spotify announced a new feature that will “Amplify Artist Input in your Personalized Recommendations,” by allowing artists and labels to take a promotional cut from streaming royalties, and boosting them in different recommended areas on the platform. In today’s world, streaming services reign king over radio, but just as payola (pay-to-play) ran […]
Hearing about new bands or artists in Central Oregon is the best news. So when Faded Rituals reached out to introduce its musical project and first single, this music writer was stoked. Faded Rituals is a duo made up of Nick Byron Campbell and Kevin Theodore. As Campbell tells it, the two started making music […]
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