PICK: SMARTy Party with MOsley WOtta
wednesday 20 SMARTy Party with MoWo WORDS—This beer’s for the children. And the next one, and the next one. Support Start Making A Reader Today (SMART) with $1 from every beer you order at the patio party while the wise words of local poet and rapper MOsley WOtta massage your own grey matter. How often…
Interview with Phoenix Art Rockers Emby Alexander
When Phoenix, AZ. band Emby Alexander played in Bend just over a year ago, the Source Weekly’s music editor Ethan Maffy described their “wildly aggressive baroque music,” as “an ill-supervised field trip of feral urchins scattered through the Louvre’s halls with abandoned wonder.” I’m not even going to try to beat that. Since their last…
PICK: High Desert Poetry Cell
saturday 16 High Desert Poetry Cell WORDS—Poetry’s canon is full to brimming with men—Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, some guy named Shakespeare—and yet the lyric art form has a decidedly feminine reputation. The High Desert Poetry Cell is working to change that with its compilation “The Guys’ Home Relationship Maintenance & Improvement…
PICK: Dinner on the Range
Dinner on the Range, Ghost Tree, Ronald McDonald House
PICK: Jerry Joseph and Jack Mormons
MUSIC—Looking ever so slightly like a middle-aged Bruce Willis, Jerry Joseph is something like if John McClane were a singer-songwriter as opposed to a super-cop, terrorism fighter; tough, unrelenting chords, biting lyrics, and mesmerizing likability. 9 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century. $10.
PICK: Sunriver Music Festival Classical Concert III
friday 15 Sunriver Music Festival Classical Concert III MUSIC—“If music be the food of love, play on.” No, this quote wasn’t spouted from the eloquent mouth of Axl Rose, nor was it the motto of Beethoven or Mozart. It was Shakespeare, duh! A muse for not only literature and theatre, but music, too. The Central…
PICK: Source Weekly’s Best Of Reader Appreciation Party
friday 15 Source Weekly Best Of Reader Appreciation Party PARTY—Have you caught yourself humming R. Kelly’s “The World’s Greatest” lately (we prefer the cover by Bonnie “Prince” Billy)? We can’t blame you. In recognition of your epic greatness, the Source is throwing you a party, filled with the winners of our annual Best of Central…
PICK: Munch & Music
MUSIC—Munch and Music wraps up summer not with a whimper, but with a crescendo of upbeat horns, disco balls, and a mop top of red hair. Cooper & The Jam lets loose an evangelical bellowing that would make Otis Redding proud, and prances on stage in moves that could teach Tina Turner a trick or…
Robin Williams tribute: SAT @ Volcanic 7 pm
I first saw Robin Williams on my favorite childhood TV show, “Happy Days.” He was an evil Orkin who froze all of Milwaukee until, of course, the Fonz broke the spell and saved the day. Throughout my childhood, Williams’ manic zeal was a regular part of my cultural diet – of course, Mork & Mindy,…
PICK: Bend Brewfest Kickoff
BEER—When we say, “there is no way you could taste all of the beers” at BrewFest, please don’t take that as a challenge to do so! But yes, it is a matter of balancing quality with quantity as 40-some of the best brewers from the west coast are on hand, and handing out tasters. Noon-11…
2014 Best of Central Oregon WINNERS
Best of Central Oregon is officially here! Check out the full issue online here and read the list of winners below. BEST OF BEND Best Chef Winner: Chef Andres Fernandez at Ariana Honorable Mention: Chef Jeff Hunt at Spork Best Fine Dining Winner: Zydeco Kitchen and Cocktails Ariana Restaurant Best Service Winner: Zydeco Kitchen and Cocktails The…
Pre-BeerFest Func’ Tonight: Palate presents BaseCamp Brewery
In anticipation of BeerFest this weekend, Palate (yes, coffeeshop, but they also sell beer) hosts a blowout tasting and music mini-festival. Beers from Base Camp, and music from the popular Second Son. And, oh yeah, its free. Starts at 5:30 pm.
What in the World: Police Shooting, Robin Williams and Iraq
In today’s news you probably already know, but will want to continue reading about… POLICE SHOOTING: Police in Ferguson, Mo., are refusing to release the name of the officer under investigation in the fatally shooting of an unarmed black teen, Michael Brown, on Saturday, citing concerns for his safety. Tensions are high in the town near…
TONIGHT’S LIVE MUSIC! Mama Doll and Bobcat Rob Armenti
During the summer time, it’s not a stretch to say there’s an excellent live show every night in Bend. That means that even a lowly Monday night often has great music…take tonight for example. California’s Bobcat Rob Armenti and Spokane’s Mama Doll play tonight at Volcanic Threatre Pub at 9pm. $5.
Fire Report
From Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center, August 10, 2014 10:00 a.m. The Muskrat Fire continues to be managed with a Type III Incident Management Team with two helicopters, 4 smokejumpers, two Type II hand crews, 10 rappellers and helitack. Firefighters are challenged by the rugged terrain within the Three Sisters Wilderness of the Deschutes National Forest…
Friday Mixtape: Checking in with LYED and NMM
Our two favorite music bloggers have been listening to some great tunes; these are they.
Fire Reports: Updates, and evacuation notice for Cultus Lake!
From Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center: – The two major incidents in Central Oregon continue to be engaged by firefighters this morning. The Buck Fork and Murderers Creek fires in the South Fork Complex have now burned together on the south flank. The 49,390 acre fire is burning on a combination of private lands and…
PICK: Seattle Funk Band Down North
tuesday 19 Down North FUNK—If GoodLife’s roof had a patio, this Seattle-based funk band would tear it off. The group that managed to turn out a funk-phobic music writer for the Stranger brings an old school flavor to the genre that birthed some of music’s greats. From throbbing, syncopated base lines to funky flourishes and…
Movie Review: Polanski’s Venus in Fur
Passing the Audition Domination and Power in Polanski’s Venus in Fur By Ned Lannamann Roman Polanski’s new film is set in a Paris theater, with a cast of two. Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) is wrapping up auditions for his new play when Vanda (Emmanuelle Seigner) comes out the rain. She’s coarse and slatternly—the exact opposite of…
Movie Review: Into the Storm
Sturm und Dad Into the Storm: A Movie That Features Fire Tornadoes by Ben Coleman There is a school of thought that all stories can be categorized into one of three conflicts: Man against Man, Man against Society, and Video Bloggers against Tornado. Into the Storm fits solidly into that last category. Hot widower Richard…
What in the World: Porch Shooter Convicted, Economic Recovery Stalls, Drones Crashes at Yellowstone
GUNS: The 55-year-old Michigan man accused of shooting 19-year-old Renisha McBride in the face when she knocked on his door late at night seeking help after a car accident has been convicted of second-degree murder, among other charges. Theodore Wafer, who alternately claimed the shooting was self-defense and an accident, faces the possibility of life…
TONIGHT! Skin Wars with Bend Body Painter Natalie Fletcher
Tonight is the kickoff of Skin Wars, the body painting reality competition staring Bend’s very own Natalie Fletcher! The show premieres tonight at 9 pm on GSN. Check out Natalie’s teaser video below, and stay tuned for further coverage of her journey on the show. One of Natalie’s favorite hangouts, Riverside Market will be screening the…
Editor’s Note: What to expect in this week’s issue
Even as recently as a decade ago, car sharing most commonly meant lending your car keys to a buddy. Or, perhaps visiting a new town, you would stay in a friend’s friend’s spare room. But that sentiment has grown stridently from a quaint, modernday sense of community to a $25 billion a year “sharing” economy—and,…
The Sound and the Fury
In June 2013, members of the local music scene applauded changes to the city’s noise ordinance following a judge’s ruling that the previous code was too vague. In that case, neighbors had complained that the now-closed Horned Hand, a popular music venue, was too loud—and police issued a $500 citation. But, at the time, a…
Hotel, Motel, Neighborhood Inn?
“That’s a vacation rental,” Stephen Junkins says, pointing to a modest but well-maintained mill house as he rides his bike slowly through the River West neighborhood where he lives. “And that’s a vacation rental,” he adds, gesturing toward another house across the street. He also points out owner-occupied homes, and those with long-term renters, and…
Pandora’s Bong
In late July, in a rare front page editorial, the New York Times offered its endorsement for the federal government to legalize recreational marijuana. And, last week, proponents for legalizing marijuana in the State of Oregon—an initiative for November’s ballot—announced they already had raised over $1 million for their campaign. Yes, public sentiment certainly seems…
Letters 7/30-8/5
BRAVO FOR BOOTING “ONE DAY AT A TIME” I read the Source for its content on Central Oregon activities and it works for me. Sure, there’s lots of ads, but so what! Sure, the Events pages’ print is too small, but so what. Sure, the Source will never be like the Bulletin but so what! What…
Pounding the Dirt
There are certain climbs in marathons reportedly so tough that they take on monikers, like Boston’s famed “Heartbreak Hill,” a steady climb that gains roughly 100 feet over a mile. It is a spot legendary for stopping runners in their tracks. But taken in context, that climb seems a lot like the same east coast…
Sturm und Dad
There is a school of thought that all stories can be categorized into one of three conflicts: Man against Man, Man against Society, and Video Bloggers against Tornado. Into the Storm fits solidly into that last category. Hot widower Richard Armitage is the vice principal of a middle American high school for symmetrically featured 20-year-olds,…
Passing the Audition
Roman Polanski’s new film is set in a Paris theater, with a cast of two. Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) is wrapping up auditions for his new play when Vanda (Emmanuelle Seigner) comes out of the rain. She’s coarse and slatternly—the exact opposite of what Thomas is looking for in his leading lady—but once she begins to…
Film Events
The Princess Bride Some might say that is hyperbolic to call Rob Reiner’s incredible tale of Westley and Buttercup one of the greatest films of all time. To them, I say NAY! This movie has it all: A heroic and mysterious man in black, a beautiful farm girl, a six-fingered man, a fire swamp, swordfights,…
The Archetype
Two hundred fifty: that’s the number of songs a young John Hiatt wrote and recorded when he worked for Tree Music Publishing back in 1971, earning the aspiring musician a mere $25 a week. Now age 61, and 22 studio albums into the kind of career only a select few are ever lucky enough to…
Blame Canada
The art of the drunk snack is a trickier science than it would seem at first blush, even in a town like Bend where brewery food is at the base of the food pyramid. It’s got to be salty for sure, and while a bag of BBQ Ridges or a basket of chicken wings does…
The Source Suggests 8/7-8/14
John Butler Trio If you missed your chance to snag tickets for Dave Matthews Band, don’t fret too hard: the ’90s hippie-alt-jammers John Butler Trio is coming to town. Flesh & Blood, Buttler’s sixth album, came out just a week ago, and addresses all manner of political and social issues from bullying to usage of…
Tough Times at 10 Barrel
Normally a reliable brewery, 10 Barrel’s summer seasonals are creating a headache. The recent recall of Swill was actually a welcome surprise for consumers. Though the bottle of Swill reviewed for this column was very good, a subsequent sixpack purchased in June was far too carbonated. It seemed each bottle was shaken before opening. No…
Redheaded Stepchild
Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and ’70s is to modern American rock music what Paris in the 1920s was to American literature. LA’s legendary neighborhood cuts from West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley all the way up to Mulholland Drive and for 20 years, the deadend streets and the modest cabins and bungalows became…
Meet the Artist
For the past quarter-century, Christian Heeb has been trotting the globe, camera in hand, capturing stunning images on five continents in over 70 different countries. Born in Switzerland, Heeb—who is also a trained architect—traveled to the United States on assignment from German and Swiss publishing houses, and quickly became renowned for his Native American portraits…
Out of Town 8/7-8/14
portland thursday 7 Foxy Shazam is a band that is as dazzling as its name, a group of crusty, over-the-top rockers that will rip your heart out of your chest with their stunning live performances. The singer is known for eating lit cigarettes on stage and for his fits of spastic and enthralling performance, that…
Books of Bend
Jane Austen said that every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of spies. This week, a few literary “spies” will gather at the Deschutes Public Library to celebrate the fiction and nonfiction written in and around Central Oregon. With material ranging from post-apocalyptic fiction to naughty romance to small town memoir, there’s something for everyone…
Go Here! 8/7-8/14
With both the super moon (August 10) and Perseid meteor shower (August 11-13), this is truly a stellar week for sky gazing. And there are few places in the United States better than Central Oregon to stand slack jawed in utter astonishment or to make wishes on shooting stars. Cascade Lakes Paddle This is the…
Whatever, Mom
I hear parents talk all the time about wanting to keep their babies “babies forever.” I mean, I’m all for treasuring each moment, and the whole embryo-to-crawling phase was great and all, but you won’t hear me longing for the infant days. Honestly, who really misses those first few years of running on empty, changing…
Steal Me, Sweet Thief
For those interested in piercingly beautiful falsettos, earth shaking baritones and storylines so ridiculous they are only rivaled by daytime soaps, but intimidated by the occasional massive running time or the Italian language synonymous with traditional opera, OperaBend presents The Old Maid and the Thief, a one-act performance with an English libretto performed by Eugene’s…
Our Picks 8/7-8/14
thursday 7 Shook Twins MUSIC—Too sexy and smirky-snarky to be earnest folk singers, and too cute and full of sunshine for a full-court press of Goth music, the Shook Twins are crafting their own style—compositions with warbling guitars, plucky banjos and increasingly complex harmonization. Second to last Munch and Music for the season. 5:30 pm.…
