W ayward Soul, a Bend-based eclectic band that blends styles ranging from Americana and roots to soul and funk, played last year’s Brokedown Soakdown festival at Summer Lake Hot Springs, and can’t wait to return this summer. “We’re going to try to reel it off for the second year,” Cameron Harris, Wayward Soul’s bassist says. […]
“I was doing this long before the term ‘Americana’ was applied to any form of music,” James McMurtry says of his music style. “I modeled my whole thing on Kris Kristofferson and Crazy Horse and The Band. My musical influences were more rock and roll.” U pon listening to McMurtry, who headlines at the Domino […]
Ian Cook and Andrew Carew are two busy dudes. In case you don’t recognize those names, they’re two-fifths of Bend favorites Larry and His Flask, half of Woebegone and the dynamic duo that makes up freshly formed Regal Manner. I recently sat down with the two in Cook’s home studio for a conversation about being […]
U sually for these interviews, I call a musician and we chat on the phone. I hear bits and pieces of where they are and what they’re doing, be it in a crowded van cruising down the highway or in the peaceful recluse of their own homes. But what I really love is talking to […]
W ell, I’m going to go make myself a cup of coffee and talk to you while I’m doing it,” The Brothers Comatose lead vocalist Ben Morrison says as I begin asking questions during our phone interview. Morrison started The Brothers Comatose in San Francisco with his brother, Alex, creating a string band that blends […]
The Avett Brothers have been on quite a musical journey of evolving their sound over the past decade, going from a trio playing acoustic guitar, banjo and stand-up bass to what is now a seven-member lineup that can build considerably on the group’s scrappy, stripped-back acoustic beginnings. The big shift came with the 2009 album, […]
The song “We Are Not Ourselves” by Oakland’s Foxtails Brigade sounds like former American Idol contestant turned experimental, art pop singer, Melanie Martinez. Digging in deeper, Foxtails Brigade also brings on comparisons to The Ditty Bops and St. Vincent. While the band doesn’t fall into a specific genre, the similarity they share with these other […]
You may recognize Elijah Goodall from his previous work in the Bend-based band, Isles. Goodall, who started playing music after high school, now holds the reins on a new band called This Island Earth. He started creating the music for This Island Earth just over a year ago and does all of the composition himself. […]
Sometimes a musician (or maybe two) crosses into your auditory periphery and you can’t help but to not only be intrigued, but to dive in deeper to learn more, to listen more. When I first heard both Vanessa Silberman and Carissa Johnson, I had to know more, hear more. These two rocker girls are essentially […]
Some bands are engineered for summertime and outdoor amphitheaters—and this is one of them. It’s hard to imagine seeing Slightly Stoopid inside when their surf-rock-meets-reggae-meets-hip-hop sound has that built-in summer party vibe. It’s no wonder the band kicks off its 11th year headlining venues such as the Les Schwab Amphitheater. “It’s just kind of been […]
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