Canada’s Great Big Sea Announce Bend Date at the Tower Theatre
Newfoundland, Canada-based folk-rockers Great Big Sea sail into the Tower Theatre on Sunday, March 13. The band, who has been together for more than 17 years, plays rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs, which often includes sea shanties and songs that draw from their Irish and English heritage. In addition to Celtic-inspired pub songs,…
Ten Fingers, One Voice: Remembering Jazz Great Dr. Billy Taylor
Every form of music has an articulate champion. That person who makes the music more accessible and thereby easier for people to understand and enjoy.
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside tomorrow at OSU-Cascades
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, one of my favorite bands to come out of Portland lately, is playing a mid-morning gig at the OSU-Cascades Campus Center this Wednesday. I’ve seen Sallie and the gang a few times now and it’s always super fun.
Empty Space Orchestra Begins Silver Moon Residency This Week
Empty Space Orchestra, the Bend-based, prog-rock brain-melting instrumentalists, are setting up camp in the Silver Moon this month for four shows featuring a different opening act each week. The series begins on Friday and features openers The Dela Project (who are filling in for Grant Sabin).
Bend Finally Gets a Vietnamese Restaurant
I just drove by the former Rico’s Tacos space on NE 3rd Street and saw a beautiful beacon of light in the form of a sign announcing a new Vietnamese restaurant opening. I dropped in to talk to the owners, who were in the middle of some pretty heavy construction.
Thank You God: Bend Gets a Vietnamese Restaurant!
We just drove by the former Rico's Tacos space on NE 3rd Street an noticed a beautiful beacon of light in the form of a sign announcing a new Vietnamese restaurant. I dropped in to talk to the owners, who were in the middle of some pretty heavy construction.
Let’s Go Mining! The Ridiculous Awesomness of “Gold Rush: Alaska”
Reading this story in the Oregonian this morning about the Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush: Alaska, made me realize that I finally have to write something about this oddly engaging reality show. For those who haven’t seen this series yet, it’s essentially about a group of out-of-work Oregonians from outside of Portland who head up to…
Everything You Need to Know About New Year’s Eve in Bend
If you haven’t seen it already, we included pretty much everything going on in town on our Picks page this week. Go ahead and read that right here.
New John Day Rafting Restrictions Released
The BLM has issued new summer time boating rules for the John Day that will greatly restrict the number of boats allowed on the most popular stretches from late May to early July. Under the rules released on Thursday afternoon, which go into effect for the 2011 boating season, the BLM will allow a total…
Washington Faces Nebraska in the Blowout Bowl…I Mean Holiday Bowl
I have to look back pretty far to find more of an odd match up for a bowl game than is taking place tonight down in San Diego where #18 Nebraska is facing the 6-6 Washington Huskies. Why is this odd? First off — The two teams already played once this year with the Huskers…
Top 10 Viral Videos Watched in The Source Offices in 2010
Though you may think we're constantly at work researching stories, selling advertising and designing sweet covers for The Source, we also watch a ton of viral videos, to stay in the know, of course. 1. Auto-Tune the News: Bed Intruder Song – Hide your kids, hide your wife! No one could hide from this breakout…
Mt. Bachelor Hits 100-Inch Mark
Remember last year when the Source asked you to guess when Mt. Bachelor would hit 100 inches in base depth.
A Troubling Commentary
To The Wandering Eye, I read your “resignation” column with great sadness. Being only marginally computer literate, it never occurred to me that online anonymous critics were harassing you. It is truly a sad statement of our times when a professional journalist with such well-thought-out opinions, humor, satire skills and integrity must resign. Having recently…
Top Ten Albums of 2010 From 92/9’s Kris
If you haven’t already picked on up, the new issue of the Source Weekly is full of Top Ten lists because, well, it’s the end of the year and lists are fun, interesting and excellent for newspaper people who like to see their families over Christmas. In the music section, I solicited a list from…
Cleaning House: Giving up my outdoor gear and memorabilia feels good
I have no idea what prompted it, but one day in late October, I got this overwhelming urge to give away a great deal of what I have laying about the house, to strip down to the essentials and rid myself of the extraneous. The feeling proved not to be fleeting, but one that grew…
The Dumbest Things I Wrote All Year
Dear Readers: It has been brought to my attention that I occasionally say some really dumb things. And yet? Instead of allowing myself to be depressed by this oft-repeated opinion, I've decided to celebrate my dumbness (in the same way the Tea Party does) by spotlighting the absolute dumbest, most ridiculously stupid – and sometimes…
True West: Jeff Bridges shoots drinks and snarls his way through an iconic Western
True Grit version 2.0 opens on a dead body, with snow drizzling and a quote from the Old Testament dangling, “The wicked flee when none pursueth.” It's immediately clear that this film is more than just a remake of the 1969 John Wayne Western of the same name. This time around directors Joel and Ethan…
The Wayward Party of Lincoln: The recent can-do Congress, trouble in St. Louis and Pat Robertson on pot
The author is reporting from a snowstorm – It's New Years, ya know? The 111th Congress has ended “the most productive post-election period we've had in decades,” according to Beelzebub, aka President Barack Obama. Not since Johnson's “Great Society” have we seen such change.
Finding Narnia: Dog sledding through Bachelor's backcountry
For most people, sled dogs bring to mind races like the Iditarod or perhaps the silent, frigid world of Jack London, where spittle freezes before it hits the ground and animal carcasses are the last resort for warmth before hypothermia sets in. These were the images in my mind when, last week, I ventured to…
Top 10 Dishes of 2010: I can't believe I'm not 300 pounds
This past summer, I began writing dining stories for the Source. While I was an avid restaurant-goer before, this gave me an excuse (although not exactly the inflated bank account) to dine out all the time, searching Bend and beyond for the most delicious and creative dishes. A warning: if you're a vegetarian and/or hate…
What a Weird, Weird 2010: Ten ridiculous moments from the year in sports
1. I'm Lebron, Bitches! “Dear people of Earth, I am Lebron James and you're all going to stop what you're doing in the middle of summer and endure an anticlimactic hour of television in which I'll disappoint a bunch of kids.
Top Ten Albums of 2010
My Top Ten Albums of 2010 BY KRIS, AFTERNOON DJ AT 92/9 1. Band of Horses – Infinite Arms 2. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record 3. Menomena – Friend Or Foe 4. Against Me – White Crosses 5. The Black Angels – Phosphene Dream 6. Delorean – Subiza 7. Arcade Fire – The…
Do Your Homework: A Prerequisite before heading into the backcountry
This weekend I learned how to find and dig someone out of an avalanche while backcountry skiing. This is something I hope to never, ever have to do in real life.
Top 10 Moments in Live Music
1. Larry and His Flask behind Ranch Records: It was Record Store Day, so Ranch invited customers to join them behind the store for a show, headlined by Larry and His Flask.
Our Top Films of 2010
Choosing the top ten movies of the year is tough, especially in Bend when we haven't gotten the chance to see some of the most raved-about flicks, but at least it leaves room on the list for some awesome movies. 1. THE SOCIAL NETWORK: Yes, it's on the top of every other list, too, but…
The Worst Movies of 2010
The list can go on and on. Considering the onslaught of duds there really wasn't a lot of flicks vying for best movie category this year, which is why I compiled a list of the ten films I just absolutely hated.
1. Babies Goo-goo dada. This is just a garbled batch of poorly made home…
Our Picks: Thank God You’re Here 2011
A Guide to New Year's Eve at Old St. Francis School We've said it several times, but McMenamins has long been the go-to spot for most celebratory holidays, including New Year's Eve. You can go big and purchase a lodging package, which will get you in to see Moon Mountain Ramblers, but everyone can join…
Divine Destiny
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the New Year arrives during the bleakest coldest and oftentimes the most depressing time of the year. Christmas cheer can feel commercial and contrived.
The Top 10 Local News Stories of 2010
THE LAND PRESERVATION RUSH This was the year that several landowners and would-be developers opted for preservation instead of planned unit developments, cashing in on soon-to-expire capital gains tax breaks in the process. They found willing buyers in Central Oregon where thousands of urban and rural acres were set aside for public use. Perhaps the…
A Year (and Decade) That Won't Be Missed
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the … Well, actually, no. Although the year 2010 probably wasn't the worst of times – for instance, it wasn't as bad as 1348, when the Black Death was ravaging Europe – there's no way to pretend it was the best…
Land Deals Gone Awry, Deschutes Brewery Pub to Grow, Goodbye Internet and More
STATE KILLS THORNY OLD MILL LAND DEAL Officials with the Department of State Lands confirmed publicly this week that they have nixed a deal for a roughly half-acre property along the bluffs in the Old Mill area. The deal was called into question earlier this year after The Bulletin reported that the owners of the…
Stay Classy, Snow Sculptors
In a time-honored tradition, children and adults alike are known to venture out into the cold upon the first big snowfall of the year and make a snowman. The three bulbous balls of ice topped with a hat, coal for eyes and a carrot for a nose are as iconic a symbol of winter as…
Get on the Bus, Charles
“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Those opening words in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities comes to my mind when describing 2010, though not nearly so extreme. Most people who know me for more than a short time are aware that I'm persistently advocating for Bend public…
Hugs not Drugs
Written on the bathroom wall at SOBA.
Reverend Horton Heat, Hillstomp Tonight in Bend
The psychobilly sounds of The Reverend Horton Heat can be heard tonight in Bend, closing off what’s been an excellent year in live music here in town. The legendary Texas punk-influenced act is at the Domino Room and the show begins at 8pm.
