G. Love and Special Sauce Ticket Giveaway, Free Stuff!
Want to hear the new, bluesy roots sound coming out of the G. Love and Special Sauce groove machine? See the video below, a cut of their song “Milk and Sugar” from their most recent release, Fixin’ to Die.
Former NFL Fullbacks Agree, Bend has Taste
At least that’s one way to interpret the city of Bend’s announcement that it has again been recognized as having the best tasting tap water in the region. So what does a former NFL fullback have to do with it.
Nostrafilmus: I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK.
For those of you not keeping score, South Korea has an amazing track record for making not just good movies, but excellent ones. Actually, they might have the strongest output of any other country in the world right now, including the USA.
Ski Then Eat: Waffle feed at Meissner Sunday
Then ski some more. And eat more.
Blacksmith Founder Bankruptcy Contested
A roadblock was thrown in the path of the bankruptcy proceedings of founder and manager of the Blacksmith Restaurant, Gavin McMichael, earlier this week when one of his creditors objected to the bankruptcy. James Orsillo, owner of Amalia’s restaurant in downtown Bend, claims he loaned McMichael money for his restaurants, including the Blacksmith, Bourbon Street…
Nostrafilmus: Hulk Smash?
Today, the internet caught on fire a tiny bit with the release of the first picture of The Hulk from The Avengers, due to be released in May. It’s interesting because we’ve got Mark Ruffalo (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) replacing Edward Norton (Fight Club) as the eight-foot tall green harbinger of doom, yet…
New Owners at Thump Coffee: You may know them from such places at Jackson’s Corner and 11R Coffee
That’s right, everybody’s favorite coffee shop has changed hands. But wait, it’s actually a good thing.
Don’t Miss Draplin, The Dirtbag Turned Designer at AdFed Today
If you don’t already have lunch plans, considering dropping in on today’s AdFed presentation at St. Charles featuring former Bend resident and Portland’s badboy of graphic design, Aaron Draplin.
Revolution in the Pacific Northwest: First monthly Cascadia Party
Cascadians unite to celebrate their movement for independence. The Cascadian independence movement is an ongoing project based on the principles of bioregionalism, sustainability, economic independence and social justice.
Cops Crack 20 yr.-old Crook County Murder for Hire Case
Police made an arrest this week in a Crook County murder case that has vexed investigators for more than two decades. George Shadrick Bogan and Thomas Allan Colbert were arrested this week following a two-year investigation by the Oregon State Police and the Grant County District Attorney’s Office.
Get cheap Mt. B pass, support CASA
Central Oregon’s CASA chapter was recently picked by Mt. Bachelor for the mountain’s Fourth Annual Charity Ski Week fundraiser, and if you act now you can support CASA and ski for cheap.
Another one! New brewery to open in Sunriver
Sunriver is getting it’s own brewery! In what will be about the 15th brewery in the area to receive federal approval to brew, Sunriver Brewing Company plans to open this summer. The owners are keeping extremely silent on the details, and declined to release information about the size of the brew system, the identity of…
The Most Intense Music Video I’ve Seen?
It easily could be!Minneapolis duo Aaron & The Sea released a free EP last year for their song “Deja Vudu”, and along with it, this shadowy, edge of your seat style video. I have it on good authority from a couple people, that you shouldn’t watch this just before you go to bed.
Mt. B's D-Bag Gaffe
It's no secret that Mt. Bachelor's relationship with its season pass holders runs hot and cold.
Everybody's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolves
Cliff Bentz apparently thinks we can educate wolves not to prey on livestock by killing them. “If we want wolves to serve their ecological purpose, they will eat elk, not cows and sheep,” Bentz, a Republican state representative from Ontario, said on Friday. The occasion was the passage of HB 4158, a bill sponsored by…
Walking the Line: Court rulings and increasing tolerance have opened new avenues into area schools for religious groups
At lunchtime on a recent Wednesday afternoon, 20 elementary school children file out the door of the Tumalo Community School and into a mobile trailer with the words, “Child Evangelism Fellowship” emblazoned on its side. After some brief chatter, the students take their seats, dig into their hamburgers and stare expectantly at the adult at…
All Grown Up: G. Love and Special Sauce's sound goes back to the basics
G. Love and Special Sauce has seen a lot change in the nearly 20-year-long career of the band. Its first album was released in 1994, a novelty at the time that combined hip-hop and blues like no band had before. Now every college kid with a MacBook can mash up Muddy Waters and Snoop Dogg,…
REUBEN ROUND-UP 2012: THE KING
You never know where you're going to find a great reuben. Case in point, Kelly D's Sports Bar, a sparingly illuminated lounge tucked between Wilson Avenue and Reed Market on Bend's commercial strip. While this isn't the kind of place where you're likely to plan a family outing (I was seated next to a trio…
Recovery Through Poetry: Shepherd's House poets will share their work at NOW reading
Until three months ago, Shepherd's House resident Rick Engle, a gray-bearded 55-year-old man of Irish and Mexican descent, was spending “every dime” on alcohol and each night hopping from one friend's couch to the next. Finding work in the construction industry was getting harder and harder, and he knew he was getting closer to living…
Flame Out: Laziness knocks all the fire out of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Just as in his last ghostly outing, Drive Angry, Nicholas Cage tries to ruin this movie every step of the way, but this time he has help. His mundane take is surpassed by the dismal directing of two hitherto innovative filmmakers, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who drop the fiery ball big time. The fun…
That's My Joan
What's up with you and this (heavy air quotations) “OSCARS” thing? I understand you need something to help pass the time, and masturbating for three straight hours might be a bit much – but the “OSCARS”? Seriously? For those in a self-induced coma, the Academy Awards is this Sunday night (ABC, 8:30 pm, red carpet…
Trout Creek Closure Now Voluntary
So after the climbing community gave the Bureau of Land Management the business for its “emergency closure” of the popular crack climbing spot, the BLM rescinded and is now calling the closure “voluntary.” See? Sometimes government agencies do listen.
To Close or not to Close: Trout Creek update, on waffles and world rankings and more
The Bureau of Land Management announced this week that it is tempering a decision to close a popular rock climbing area on the Lower Deschutes near Madras. The Prineville-based staff said it is rescinding a blanket closure at Trout Creek in favor of a voluntary closure to protect nesting golden eagles. BLM staff said the…
Marriage Ruling: Undermines State’s Rights
You asked some people about the overturned law that the people of California passed on gay marriage. Most of the people stated that government should not be allowed into our bedrooms.
WinterFest Highlights (with pics!)
Even if winter never showed, the rest of us had a great time at WinterFest. That goes especially for the Source staff—we got to spend most of the weekend in the Bent Lounge, 20 feet from the only bar at the festival serving hard drinks.
