It’s a Hip-Hop Christmas
Braille, who is featured in this week’s issue of the Source, sent over a mix compiled by friend and Lightheaded co-member Ohmega Watts. If you’re a hip-hop fan trying to get into the holiday spirit, take a listen to this compilation.
Getting It Right — Far Right — in the GOP
Oregon is moving to the left. The Democrats hold both houses of the Legislature, a Republican presidential candidate hasn't carried the state since 1984, the Republican Party hasn't elected a governor since that same year, and according to the Oregon Secretary of State's office, Democrats turned out at a higher percentage than Republicans this year…
Hip-Hop Do Gooder: Portland rapper Braille on faith, violence, and James Brown
Braille: read him with your ears.Braille, the Portland-based rapper, is playing in Bend on Saturday night and the show is only his third appearance in town. One of the two other times was when he opened for James Brown at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. That's right…that James Brown, as in The Godfather or Soul, "Sex…
The Bulletin’s Stupid Pet Trick
Tired of all that depressing local business news? You won't have to read it in The Bulletin anymore, at least on Mondays.
Theater-apalooza – Holiday Edition: Bend community theater, from Dickens to “Gunsmoke”
The Around the Bend players bring you some old timey Christmas shows.While the weather outside has yet to be frightful (although 62 degrees in December is kind of scary), inside Bend's local theaters the holiday season is underway and definitely delightful. Area theaters and production companies have pulled out all the stops to ensure that…
WEEKEND WARRIOR 12/5-12/6
Friday Night 12/5 Marv Ellis, Acoustic Minds at the Downtown Bendistillery Martini Bar
Ellis dishes out super jazzy and world-inspired hip-hop numbers accompanied by his innovative lyrical style. The Portland MC has played shows across the country, as well as in Europe, and this experience is evidenced in his live show, which tonight features Brooks…
Bend Homes STILL “Extremely Overvalued”
Although the real estate boom is now only a nostalgic memory, Bend remains one of the most overvalued housing markets in the country.
A Third Term for Kitzhaber?
It's looking increasingly unlikely that John Kitzhaber will get a job in Barack Obama's Cabinet, but now speculation is growing that he might take another shot at the governorship.
The Natural Foods Game Gets Ugly
One doesn't normally associate the natural foods industry with the kind of brutal business tactics one expects in, say, the software industry or the financial sector. But there's a real rough-and-tumble going on now between Whole Foods and its tiny competitor, New Seasons Markets.
Thanks (for nothing) giving
Left Field had just stepped out of the shower and was in the middle of stirring up a Pepto-Bismol and 7-Up cocktail (we like to call it a "Kansas City Mimosa") to both shake off a Thanksgiving Eve hangover as well as prep the stomach for the near-fatal amount of holiday foods it would be…
In Defense of the Poetry Slam: Understanding Bend’s fascination with iambic pentameter
Noted literary critic Harold Bloom calls spoken word poetry, "the death of art" but I prefer comparing the monthly Bend Poetry Slam with an Andy Warhol quote: "Art is what you can get away with."
The academic community has criticized poetry slams since their inception in the mid-80s because they challenge what is literary merit,…
The Late, Great Ed Park: Owl pranks with an old friend
Ed Park doing what he liked best in the "Good Old Days." Photo by Jim AndersonEd Park, Central Oregon's best outdoor writer, cross-country skier, runner, and wildlife photographer has gone out among the stars.
Ed was a gem and an Oregonian through-and-through. He was a graduate of the grand old "Cow College" (OSU) over in…
Singin’ the “No Snow Blues?”: Finding a silver lining in the snow drought
Who needs a lift ticket anyway?Mount Bachelor may be under new management, but Mother Nature is in charge. To the dismay of Thanksgiving vacationers and local ski buffs, not to mention Powdr Corp execs, Mt. Bachelor lacked enough snow to open during the Thanksgiving weekend and I'm willing to bet that continues to be the…
Hillstomp Video
As promised, here’s some video of Hillstomp at the Domino Room on Saturday night. Sorry for the shaky camera work, but all of the dancing hooligans you’ll see on in the video kept bumping into me.
Don’t Settle for Retreads
This week's Letter of the Week comes from regular writer Matt Orr who urges fellow citizens to hold Obama accountable even as he stacks his administration with Clinton-era appointees, including his former opponent Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Thanks for the letter Matt, you can pick up your top secret prize at the Source…
Don’t Pre-Judge Incoming Councilors
As a regular reader of The Weekly Source, (sic) I was disappointed with the editor's suggestion (November 20, 2008) that Central Oregon Builder's Association (COBA) and Central Oregon Association of Realtors (COAR) essentially bought the election of the Bend City Council and are therefore expecting payback. While the true reasons voters voted as they did…
Change Your Fuel, Change Your World: Fuel brings biodiesel to the forefront
Smoke on the water. Winner of the Sundance Audience Choice Award and now being considered for an Academy Award nomination, Fuel is an amazing resource for those wishing to know more about the hottest issue of our time, energy independence. Not as sensational as a Michael Moore production (there is no equivalent to standing on…
Keep Up the Good Work, Jim
Hi Mr. Anderson, Recently during the ideal weather period of mid October I had a visit from long time friends who were actually college buddies and later biology teachers like myself. As we took advantage of the beautiful waterfalls and scenery of the area, we talked about how much of today's teaching of the subject…
Off The Deep End: Surrealistic masterpiece creates the ultimate existential dilemma
Been waitin' for the bus all day. Knowing writer Charlie Kaufman's (Being John Malkovich/Adaptation) warped sense of humor, I figured the misspelling of Schenectady, New York was a setup for a cool in-joke. Turns out "synecdoche" is a real word, which according to Webster's means, "a figure of speech by which a part is put…
Quick Bites: Seasonal Sweet Tooth
Winter weather is finally here. And the shortest day of the year is fast approaching.
Quick Bites: Seasonal Sweet Tooth
Winter weather is finally here. And the shortest day of the year is fast approaching.
The Real McCoy: Going large at the Cowboy Dinner Tree
Nuthin’ fancy at the Cowboy Dinner TreeSilver Lake, Oregon is a place where the word cowboy means a job, not a style of dress. And for bonafide cowboy cuisine, the Cowboy Dinner Tree is The Real McCoy. The legendary, albeit out of the way, steakhouse is set off of one of Oregon’s Scenic Byways in…
The Real McCoy: Going large at the Cowboy Dinner Tree
Nuthin' fancy at the Cowboy Dinner TreeSilver Lake, Oregon is a place where the word cowboy means a job, not a style of dress. And for bonafide cowboy cuisine, the Cowboy Dinner Tree is The Real McCoy. The legendary, albeit out of the way, steakhouse is set off of one of Oregon's Scenic Byways in…
Yeah, We Called it
Empty Space Orchestra: Pre-snow shovel jam.Not trying to brag or boast (or eat French toast), but Sound Check's prediction for what was to go down last Saturday night was pretty much dead on. Yup, nailed it!
As forecasted on the Our Picks page last week, we said that folks would start up the night at…
Taking the Music to the People: When Brad Tisdel isn’t helping others enjoy music, he’s playing
Relax, Mr. Tisdel. You've earned it.Editor's Note: This profile was originally slated to run in our Local Heroes issue, but was inadvertently omitted. Better late than never, eh? The fact that Sisters has about 10 times as much musical energy as a typical American town of its size is not an accident. While some of…
Liner Notes: Feeling Grouchy?
GROUCH: OUT TO STEAL YOUR CHRISTMAS.At the rate that hip-hop shows - both indie acts as well as bling-and-boast rappers-are stomping through town as of late, it seems we need a whole space dedicated to hip-hop music in this paper. While we don't exactly have real estate reserved for that purpose quite yet, we will…
Leif James 2.0: He’s back with a new band, a no-booze policy and a disdain for fake cowboys
New band, new hat, same duct-taped guitar.The last time I formally interviewed Leif James, it was a strangely warm spring day in 2007. The article was about James' career as a street performer and the quick rise to local notoriety of his then band, Poor Bastard's Romance. After the interview he propped up in the…
Congratulations, Jodie – and let’s set the record straight.
As I have already told Jodie Barram, I am happy for her and I think she will do a good job in filling Bill Friedman's council position. I have worked on the Bend Planning Commission with Jodie for many years, and have found that she takes a cautious and reasoned approach to her decisions. I…
Our Picks for the Week of 12/3-12/11
Leif James & The Struggle wednesday 3 We profile the new reinvention of Leif James in the Sound section. Read that, then immediately head to the Moon to see him and the Struggle rip it up with an all-out acoustic rock show. 8pm. Silver Moon Brewing Co. 24 NW Greenwood Ave. DJ Barisone thursday 4…
Back To the Drawing Board: Homes for acres deal at Skyline hits the wall
A proposed deal that has divided conservationists about the best way to preserve a large chunk of undeveloped forest land just west of Bend has been shelved by the property owner as it weighs its options.
Fidelity National Timber Investments, which owns the 33,000-acre tree farm known as Skyline Forest had planned to ask…
Surviving the Blogoshpere
All For This?If you were to enter the word "Suterra" into your Google search bar, you'd get a long list of results, the third of which would read: Suterra Buys Bend Oregon - New Bio Weapon Factory… from a California based website. That's news to those of us living here in Bend who know Suterra…
A Noxious Shade of Green Energy
Everybody - well, almost - loves green energy. It holds the promise of cutting our reliance on imported oil, making our environment cleaner and reducing global warming. But all colors of green are not the same, and a wind energy project being pushed in southeastern Oregon near Steens Mountain is a rather noxious shade. Actually,…
White House Washing: X-mas decorations, recession bulletins, and more
Have a white washed ChristmasMuch to the chagrin of Blue America, the whole impeach Bush thing never got beyond a bumper sticker slogan. But there are still apparently some hard feelings as evidenced by the decision this week to censor one of the decorations submitted by Congress for the White House Christmas Tree. Seattle area…
