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When you think of the blues, the last instrument you expect to be part of the genre is the ukulele. That is unless it’s uke master Jake Shimabukuro who is wielding this device that’s far more connected with the sounds of native Hawaiian music or vaudeville. Having taken the uke into the realms of classical […]
A typical Rod DeGeorge concert set list is a trip: a blend of classic blues-rock guitar virtuosity — paying tribute to some of the greatest guitar gods in history — and nuanced textures of classical, fusion and world music. The stage is familiar territory for DeGeorge, who has spent more than three decades touring, recording, […]
It’s been a while since Counting Crows hit fans with new material. The band’s last full-length studio effort was 2014’s “Somewhere Under Wonderland.” In the 11 years since, the band toured, performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and released a freshly recorded 2019 version of “August and Everything After,” the here-to-for unreleased title cut from […]
When the Goo Goo Dolls single “Iris” was released on April 1, 1998 following its inclusion on the soundtrack of the 1998 film “City of Angels,” no one had any idea what started out as an add-on cut for the film would become one of the best-selling singles of all time. Nearly three decades later, […]
For years, the Reggae Rise Up music festival has taken the rhythm and culture of reggae music to fans across the country, and this year, it is finally making its Oregon debut this August at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Some of this year’s headliners include Stephen Marley, Iration, Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and many more. With three […]
Chris Thomas is a composer, cellist, conductor, professor, Comic-Con sound designer, film scorer… and I could keep going on and on. He is a musical treasure in both of his two home bases: Los Angeles and Bend. A native Oregonian, from Pendleton in fact, Chris realized as a child that he had original musical ideas spontaneously springing up […]
Chris Thomas is a composer, cellist, conductor, professor, Comic-Con sound designer, film scorer… and I could keep going on and on. He is a musical treasure in both of his two home bases: Los Angeles and Bend. A native Oregonian, from Pendleton in fact, Chris realized as a child that he had original musical ideas […]
For years, the Reggae Rise Up music festival has taken the rhythm and culture of reggae music to fans across the country, and this year, it is finally making its Oregon debut this August at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Some of this year’s headliners include Stephen Marley, Iration, Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and […]
A musical son of Bend is returning for a homecoming gig at one of his favorite venues. Former Bend resident Tyler Parsons, now of Seattle, is playing Aug. 16 at Silver Moon Brewing. The Source reached out to Parsons with questions through email. Background “I’ve been playing music for the greater part of 15 years, most […]
I count myself as part of one of the fortunate generations that got to grow up listening to the music that is now known throughout the world as Yacht Rock. The term for this genre of music was coined by some comedians in 2005 and now Yacht Rock boasts multiple radio stations, as well as a […]
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