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Expressing Femininity Without a Need to Define

Bend’s original drag troupe, the Cult of Tuck, returns to the stage with its show, ”RECOVERY: Our Tuck Will Go On”
by Doone Lupine Williams

For this Women’s Issue I wanted to take this space to touch on femininity in a fluid form for artists that aren’t always accepted in that constraint — or to put it another way, to touch on what it means to be a woman, or to feel like a woman, shouldn’t be constructed by gender. […]

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Source Material: Music Docs

Seven music-related films to get you through this “WTF” winter into spring mode
by Doone Lupine Williams

When I first saw Oliver Stone’s 1991 psychedelic and dramatic whirlwind as a teen, “The Doors” — and the way Val Kilmer truly transcended into Jim Morrison’s spirit (and fully adopted his body and voice) — the relationship between true stories in music history and filmmaking seemed like an entirely new planet to me. I […]

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1988 Entertainment Buys Volcanic Theatre Pub

Volcanic’s outgoing owner Derek Sitter trusts his “well-oiled machine” is in good hands
by Doone Lupine Williams

First off, I hope everyone reading this had a chance to go to the Volcanic Theatre Pub pre-this date in history. And by that, I mean under Derek Sitter’s ownership. Founded by actors after connecting in the theatre department at Central Oregon Community College, Sitter and his student Don Tompos transformed a vacant garage next […]

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A Love for ‘Galaxy Grass’

A Valentine’s Day show featuring the Kitchen Dwellers and Lindsay Lou
by Alan Sculley

The pandemic, for many touring musicians, was a rare chance to take an extended break and recharge their creative batteries. Not the Kitchen Dwellers. The Montana-based string band wanted to make a new album (which became the 2022 release “Wise River”) that made a statement about the group. “We kind of took that route in […]

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DJ Yella of N.W.A: Reporting Live in the 541

After 30+ years, an OG music reporter of the early ’90s performs on the Silver Moon stage
by Doone Lupine Williams

Antione “DJ Yella” Carraby is not only one of the original riders of the west-coast hip-hop and gangsta rap wave, he is also a published author, key innovator and pioneer of the record-scratching technique. Oh, and what caught all y’alls’ eyes: He’s also founding member of the breakthrough rap sextet from Compton, California, the one […]

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#Bend Is a Drag, in C Minor

After a recent show had locals in awed silence, I caught up with one talented drag piano player
by Doone Lupine Williams

I had the privilege of stumbling upon some of the most unrecognizable local talent in December at Midtown Ballroom. It was at the first of its kind, the 2022 “Winter Gala,” put on by the Queer Creators’ Collective, a new creative collective founded by local drag queen, Caressa Banana. Minus the packed house, impeccable costumes, a […]

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Source Material: Music to Give You Endorphins. Endorphins Make You Happy.

Get over that holiday hangover with tunes to make you move your body. Simple.
by Doone Lupine Williams

As Elle Woods says in the iconic early Y2K comedy, Legally Blonde, “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy.” Well so does playing your music really loud with a tempo to wake you up. You really don’t need that second, or third, (or fourth… no shame) cup of coffee. I promise. And if you’re […]

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After 20 Years of Playing Oregon, Railroad Earth Returns to Bend

The band returns with a new record and a new bassist
by Doone Lupine Williams

Railroad Earth returns to Bend after a year and change. Railroad Earth’s upbeat and worldly sounds and interchanging genres — Americana-folk rock, bluegrass with deep Celtic undertones — graces our presence on the Midtown Ballroom stage Jan. 14. Its 2023 lineup — Todd Sheaffer (vocalist/guitarist/songwriter), Tim Carbone (violinist/vocalist), John Skehan (mandolinist), Carey Harmon (drummer/vocalist), Dave […]

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Source Material: 2022 in Review

Apologies to any Swifties & a big thank you to the readers
Avatar photo by Isaac Biehl

Ranking the best music of the year is kind of funny — mainly because anyone can dispute your opinion, and well, they’d be right, too! Which is cool—always enjoy what you like. And yet, I’m going to do it anyway. But first, a note. This is my last story covering music for the Source Weekly […]

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