Live Music
Sasquatch! Music Festival: Rookies of the Year
The best first-year performers at this year’s SASQUATCH! Music Festival
LSA Q&A
Here is a short list of what we learned at the Q&A session for the Les Schwab Amphitheater on Wednesday evening. —>There will be no chairs and blankets allowed at the Jack Johnson or Dave Matthews Band concerts because the venue had to sell 8,000 tickets to make those shows profitable. With that many patrons […]
The Gold Rust CD Release Party at Palate
Tonight, Palate Coffee Bar (643 NW Colorado Ave., NOW SERVING BEER!) will stay open late to host a live performance from local acoustic duo The Gold Rust. Click HERE to link to the Gold Rust’s full album. Show starts at 7 pm, $5.
MusicfestNW 2014 Lineup is Pop-Lovers Dream
After considerable changes to the festival’s setup (condensing to two days and now holding shows exclusively at Tom McCall Waterfront Park), Willamette Week has announced the official 2014 lineup. MusicfestNW is Aug. 16-17. The focus is defiantly indie-pop goodness with synth-pop crew Future Islands, mashup master Girl Talk, indie golden boys Spoon and sistery pop […]
Pakit Announces Closing…In Other News, Junkyard for Sale
For a few days there have been rumors that the future of Pakit Liquidatorsโthe junkyard/music venue near Bend High Schoolโwas up in the air. This morning, Pakit made this announcement via Facebook: Via Facebook The announcment comes after Pakit hosted a seemingly successful TedxBend after party on Saturday night. The venue also has several shows […]
Amos Lee Announced at LSA
Soulful folk singer Amos Lee will play the Les Schwab Amphitheater Friday July 18. Tickets will be on sale this Friday, April 25 at 10 am. $59 reserved seating, $34 general admission. As the summer concert schedule shapes up we are still speculating when (or if) the Amphitheater will announce another Memorial Day weekend concert […]
What the Festival Announces 2014 Lineup
Is the warm weather getting you excited for this summer’s festival circuit? Check out the first What the Festival lineup announced below. What the Festival takes place June 19th-22nd, 2014 on the Wolf Run Ranch in Dufur, Ore.
Michael Franti Announced at LSA
Michael Franti will return to the Les Schwab Amphitheater, Saturday June 28 joined by Soja, Brett Dennen and Trevor Hall. Tickets are $42 and are on sale now at bendconcerts.com.
Tonight’s Music: Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra
Santa Cruz trio Marty O’Rilly and the Old Soul Orchestra will play TONIGHT, Thursday at Volcanic Theatre Pub with local band Blue Light Special. 9 pm.

