Read This 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winner
This year’s Pulitzer Prize winners were announced earlier this week and I was glad to see New York Times writer John Branch listed for his feature piece, “Snow Fall, The avalanche at Tunnel Creek.” It’s a moving, in depth analysis of the “sidecountry” avalanche that killed three of the 16 experienced freeskiers who were spending…
Outta the Airstream and Into a Building: Spork to open in May
And Cuppa Yo is right next door. Good news, Spork fans: The owners of the popular global-street-food-serving Airstream trailer are moving their operation inside a vacant storefront on Newport Avenue, next door to Cuppa Yo. Co-owner Erica Reilly hopes to be up and running by late May. Reilly, along with co-owner and chef Jeff Hunt,…
Real Life Political Theater in Bend This Friday
What should Oregon do with its Benjamins? No matter what your issue you need to get down to the Oregon Legislature Ways and Means Joint Committee meeting in Bend this Friday. HEY! Wait! This is not boring. It’s all about THE MONEY. And no matter what your issues, or lack thereof, this is going to…
More Record Store Day Releases
A video preview of 2013 Record Store Day releases
Live Stream Coachella here in Bend at 3:30 p.m.!
A live stream of sunny Coachella is only a click away!
Brat Pack Friday Mixtape!
Brat Pack music!
Weekend Roundup 4/12-4/15
Yay! It’s the weekend! Here’s what’s happening. Friday 12 Larry and His Flask at NWX Spring FestRock out to street punks Larry and His Flask at 8:30 pm with an introduction from olympian Ashton Eaton! Pitchfork Revolution opens at 5pm, followed by Necktie Killer at 6:30pm. Other fun events will be happening at Spring Fest…
Matt Hopper TONIGHT
Matt Hopper is pretty darn phenomenal, a cross between Jack White, Tom Petty and just a dash of Wilco. And he’s playing in Bend. Tonight! Matt Hopper plays tonight at the Horned Hand. Check out his most recent album and get down to the Horned Hand tonight, show starts at 8 p.m. with opener Vandella.…
Former Bend Resident Rapped with Ghostface Last Night
Ghostface Killah lit up Portland’s Mississippi Studios Wednesday. But the highlight of the show was Jason Chung, former Bend resident and one-time Mountain Supply manager, rapping with Ghostface, on stage. He KILLED IT. Wait for the 53-second mark. Jaeho raps ODB’s verse on stage w/Ghostface Killah & Killa Priest @ Missisippi Studios from Paul Yih…
National Record Store Day: Jack Daniel’s Vinyl
Our first preview of National Record Store Day vinyl
Two-Wheel Showdown
The sport of BMX made its Olympic debut in 2008 where it joined its road and mountain bike cousins on the world stage. While all three cycling disciples share a common denominator— a bike—the similarities end there. The cultures of the sports are as dissimilar as NBA basketball and ballet. This weekend the BMX Northwest…
The Muse of John Hughes
Most actresses search for the role of a lifetime for their entire career; it doesn’t often plop itself in their lap three times in three years. This was the case for Molly Ringwald when John Hughes cast her in the a trifecta of memorable teen films, Sixteen Candles, 1984, Breakfast Club, 1985, and Pretty in…
Wheels Keep Spinning
Over the decades, if not instantly after the book’s publication, "On The Road" has been lionized as a canon of wild life; it is, after all, the lightning rod for the Beat Generation, pulling together an emerging bebop jazz scene, reckless youth and casual sexual encounters. The driving force of that story is a tale…
Molly’s New Wave
“Pretty in Pink,” The Psychedelic Furs As the story goes, Molly Ringwald—herself a fan of new wave music as a teenager—handed director and then-friend John Hughes a copy of The Psychedelic Furs album Talk Talk Talk, pointing him toward the song “Pretty in Pink.” It inspired Hughes to pen a screenplay. In an interview with…
Screen Door Porch
In a state where livestock outnumber people six to one, getting a good turnout for a show in Wyoming can be hit and miss. Lucky for Screen Door Porch, a smoldering honkytonk husband-wife duo, they hit more than they strike out. “There are some towns [in Wyoming] with only like 20 people in them total,”…
Blunt Talk
Quite different from the flash, glam and bravado presented by most rappers, San Francisco rapper Andre Nikatina doesn’t like to be in front of the camera—except, maybe, to talk about sports. Somewhat elusive, he rarely gives interviews—and when he does, he gives just enough information to keep you wondering. But that reserved demeanor all changes…
Out of Town 4/10 – 4/18
portland friday 12 Janeane Garofalo Generation X icon, staunch feminist and self-proclaimed asexual, Janeane Garofalo is a walking, chain-smoking parody of her generation. Garofalo built her fame playing bit parts in some of the biggest films of the ’90s from the Gap-managing best friend of Wynona Ryder in Reality Bites to the Goth bowling superhero…
Forty-Five Candles
Molly Ringwald is one of those celebrities who is more famous for what she did decades ago than for what she’s doing today. At 45, Ringwald, seems OK with that—kind of. She is happily married and the mother of three young children (the twins, Roman and Adele, are in preschool and her eldest, Mathilda, is…
Brat Pack Lunch Box
With Molly Ringwald in town this week, we thought it was a great time to catch up with the Breakfast Club, and ask where they eat when they visit Bend. Andy (a bag of chips, chocolate cookies, three sandwiches, milk, a banana and an apple): I actually prefer New York City Sub (1075 NW Newport…
Our Picks for 4/10- 4/18
Matt Hopper thursday 11 MUSIC—It’s a mystery why Alaska’s Matt Hopper isn’t a household name. The illustrious singer-songwriter has accomplished a handful of pretty amazing things over the past decade: opened for Cold War Kids, lost his apartment to Bobby Bare Jr. and named his last album, Jersey Finger, after Richard Swift’s (Shins) bum digit.…
In the Name of Bikes
Now and again over the past few years, sharp little carpet tacks have shown up in the bike lanes of North Portland, popping bike commuter tires. They signal the ire of residents furious about the city’s plan to prioritize biking as part of a larger gentrification effort in the previously working-class neighborhood. It’s the story…
The Truly Greatest Generation
Toward the end of The Breakfast Club, Dick Vernon, the no-nonsense assistant principal, is in one of the high school’s back rooms powwowing with the very Zen janitor, Carl. It is one of the few scenes in the Breakfast Club that doesn’t include the collection of iconic misfits who have been “sentenced” to a legendary…
Talk Among Yourselves, They’ll Give You a Topic
In a democracy, every few years we have the option of throwing out those elected officials who refuse to listen to the people. But really, we’d prefer basic rules that allow us the opportunity to say our piece in the meantime, too. Bend city council sure isn’t making it easy. Consider its recent decision on…
One Day at a Time
MONDAY, APRIL 1 Teen wet dream Justin Bieber is in the soup with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department over his alleged inability to keep saliva in his mouth. As you must remember from last week, the cops were called to Das Bieb’s residence after he reportedly raced his Ferrari at speeds of up to 100…
Letters 4/10 – 4/18
Yes, I am of the Molly Ringwald generation. And really, for those of you who make fun of the ’80s, I thumb my nose at you: You of the Dick Clark or the “N Sync” generations have nothing on Molly Ringwald. Like Molly Ringwald’s many teen characters, I was not completely of one group or…
Letters 4/10 – 4/18
Yes, I am of the Molly Ringwald generation. And really, for those of you who make fun of the ’80s, I thumb my nose at you: You of the Dick Clark or the “N Sync” generations have nothing on Molly Ringwald. Like Molly Ringwald’s many teen characters, I was not completely of one group or…
Pretty in Hiking Boots
Molly lives in L.A., where, confoundingly, residents choose to exercise inside a gym rather than capitalize on the near-perfect 70-degree weather. Sometimes, though, on the most perfect 72-degree days, some So-Cal fitness fiends venture beyond the treadmill and choose to brave the walking paths that snake past the beaches. While this all may sound silly…
What 5 things are always in your fridge?
I loved watching this video of fierce and foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay talking about what five things he always keeps in his fridge. I made a mental list myself: 1. A dozen eggs2. Bubbly water3. Real maple syrup4. Bacon5. Several types of good mustard What can you always find in your fridge?
Fiddlehead ferns: A flash in the pan
Don’t blink or you will miss the short season of the fiddlehead fern. Tender little delicacies, they are only in stores for a very brief time. I made mine with fresh spring peas, toasted slivered almonds and an orange scented bernaise sauce. Enjoy them before they are gone for the season!
