Currently on tour in Europe with fellow Portland bands Moorea Masa and The Mood and Swatkins, Samuel Eisen-Meyers found himself in Italy the day we spoke on the phone—and made sure to warn me of the sketchy wi-fi of the Air B&B, in case we lost connection. We didn’t lose connection, but Eisen-Meyers did tell […]
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Producing Love and Music
New Redmond production company, Wolfe House, aims to bring community together—and produce more shows in the Hub City
At the beginning of the year, Jordan Wolfe stepped into the unknown and tried to make a new path for himself—and that path was Wolfe House. He and his wife, Katie, bought a home across the street from a drop-in-center for homeless people in Redmond, and started inviting their friends to come stay with them […]
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Band Fact Sheet: Che Apalache
Latin American roots group comes to Sisters with a special brand of bluegrass
Argentinian ‘Latingrass’ band, Che Apalache, comes to Sisters on Oct. 11.
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Oregon’s Best
The Oregon Music Hall of Fame’s 13th annual induction ceremony is this Saturday
13 new inductees to the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Source Material
Music to remember from the month of September
Fall is here and it’s time to settle in to the colored leaves and soft breezes with some of the best music from September. We’ve got new albums from M83, Charley Crockett (who made me enjoy country music for 40 minutes) and heck—even Mandy Moore put out a new song! Plug in with this installment […]
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Artist Fact Sheet: Jake Shimabukuro
Ukulele shredder brings his world-class act to the Tower
Everyone loves some ukulele jams—but not everyone has heard a uke go as hard as Jake Shimabukuro’s. Having played for 38 years, the Hawaiian-born star has made a career by taking the ukulele to the next level—and then the one after that. Shimabukuro is slated to play the Tower Theatre on Oct. 9, and you’d […]
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Lucky Number 13
Bend Roots Revival enters its 13th year,
and the bands just keep on coming
The 2019 Bend Roots Revival takes place this Friday through Sunday on the Deschutes Brewery grounds. Filled with over 100 bands and artists, the festival is a community melting pot that has grown by leaps and bounds since its first year. A few of Bend Roots’ performers shared their feelings on what makes this festival […]
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Still Trippy
A Q&A with The Seshen’s bassist and producer, Aki Ehara
The Seshen is a six-piece band from the Bay Area. The group creates a plethora of groovy rhythms, taking inspiration from electronic music, pop, R&B, rock and sometimes more. One song can sound like you’re playing a video game and the next like you’re floating through space. One thing that remains constant: the music is […]
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Artist Fact Sheet: Dorothy Martin
The frontwoman of rock band Dorothy packs a punch
Ever since the debut album “ROCKISDEAD” released in 2016, Dorothy has been providing music listeners with head-banging tunes, letting the masses know that rock is, in fact, not dead. Fronted by Dorothy Martin, the band blew up on the scene when the album hit number five on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums chart. Both “Raise Hell” […]
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A Lifetime in the Making
The Jess Ryan Band is releasing its debut album–something the lead singer has always had set in motion
You’ve probably already seen them play at many locations around Central Oregon and heard her iconic voice, but The Jess Ryan Band is about to do something it hasn’t done yet: release an album. Made up of James Hutchens, Joshua Hernandez, Patrick Bedard, Andrew Lyons and, of course, Jess Ryan, the band recorded the album […]
