Yonder Mountain String Band Returns to Bend in April
After a couple years off, Yonder Mountain String Band is returning to its mid-spring habit of stopping off in Bend. The high-energy bluegrass band that’s well known to Oregon audiences, thanks to its annual Northwest String Summit festival outside of Portland, is slated to play Bend’s Midtown Ballroom on Wednesday, April 13.
Be a Farmer for a Day With Central Oregon Locavore
You may have heard of WWOOFers (Willing Workers on Organic Farms), volunteer farmers on organic farms who trade labor for housing and food. Central Oregon Locavore, an online community and marketplace for local farmers, is creating a similar project, called WWOLFs – substituting “local” for “organic” (although most of the farms are organic, too).
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Fleet Foxes Release New Single
After three years of waiting, Fleet Foxes fans finally have a reason to rejoice today now that the band has finally released a new single, “Helplessness Blues,” the title track from their new record, which won’t be out until May 3. The band is playing in Portland and Seattle around the release date.
Video of Mosley Wotta’s Trip to the Sundance Film Festival
As I wrote about last week, Mosley Wotta — Bend’s much-buzzed-about live hip-hop band — was invited to play at the Sundance Film Festival. Here’s some footage they put together from the trip, which began with a show in Portland before heading out to Utah.
Camalli Book Co. Discusses James Baldwin
To honor and celebrate Black History Month, Camalli Book Co. will discuss James Baldwin’s classic coming-of-age saga, Go Tell It On the Mountain on Thursday, February 3rd beginning at 6:30 pm.
Best. Dunk. Ever.
Have a case of the Fridays this afternoon? Well, watch this boy literally slam dunk himself at halftime of a Phoenix Suns game. It will make your day.
KPOV Pays Tribute to Bendite Dave Sheldon on Saturday
In December, Dave Sheldon, a longtime Bendite who was incredibly active in the local community, was killed when a tree fell atop the van in which he was sleeping. He’d been over in Roseburg for work and decided to sleep in his vehicle, as he often did during these frequent trips, rather than making the…
Mudfest: Warm weather doesn't equal good mountain bike trails
After the past week of mild weather, avid mountain bike riders are probably of a mind that the trails at the Maston, for example, are dry and mud-free. Think again. The Maston trails are still extremely muddy in sections from the daily freeze/thaw cycles that are drawing up all the moisture from deep in the…
How to Be a Good Neighbor: Suzanne Schlosberg Shows Us through Food
Author Suzanne Schlosberg will be talking about her new book, The Good Neighbor Cookbook at Camalli Book Co. on Tuesday, February 1 starting at 6:30 pm.
Doitchin Krastev (aka Jason Evers) Sentenced to Two Years
It looks like the incredibly bizarre tale of Doitchin Krastev, the Bulgarian national who stole the identity of a dead toddler (Jason Evers) then somehow got a job as a regional manager with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, is finally over. After pleading guilty in November to aggravated theft and passport fraud, Krastev was sentenced…
Pimps of Joytime Tonight in Bend. For Free!
Topping off a nice mid-week stretch of live music in Bend are The Pimps of Joytime, the genre-crossing, world-music rock act that will bring their big ol’ dance party to McMenamins tonight. And it’s a free show, y’all.
Ellen Waterston in Redmond Tonight
Local author Ellen Waterston will be the featured presenter at this month’s Central Oregon Writer’s Guild meeting. If you enjoy hearing about our region chronicled through the eyes of a well-known nature poet, you will enjoy Waterston’s talk.
Will Ferrell to Appear on “The Office”
Are you planning on watching The Office tonight to see how in the hell they’re planning on ushering Steve Carell’s Michael Scott out of the show? I am. And no I don’t think the show has jumped the shark, like some of you believe.
One Night Homeless Count Today
The Homeless Leadership Coalition’s One Night Homeless Count started today at 10 a.m.
June in January: What's up with this warm spell in Bend?
In my three-and-a-half decades here I don’t recall a warmer January. Of course, I may be entirely wrong, but I remember a lot of Januaries when the month started with a prolonged cold spell. That’s cold spell as in minus 20 and even minus 30. February used to be the month when temperatures would head…
Introducing the Teen Werewolf: Lauren Kessler comes to Bend
Lauren Kessler will be reading from her book, My Teenage Werewolf, at the Deschutes Public Library on Saturday, January 29 starting at 3pm. Those of you familiar with the Edward Cullen vs.
Take a Knee: Learn to telemark ski at Mt. Bachelor
I've been skiing since I was two. I had those little Traks you could attach to your snow boots with floppy straps, so it was a combination of Nordic and Alpine at the same time. My parents had the brilliant idea to just let me go at the top of our “wicked” steep driveway in…
Goldfinches of Winter: They're not just summer birds anymore
Mary Smith, photographer, quilter and president of the Sisters Camera Club, lives about four miles from me, as the goldfinch flies, and each of has had goldfinches on our respective feeders throughout winter. To me, this is somewhat remarkable, as I tend to think of goldfinches as summer residents. Many people, from Bend to Sisters,…
Video from Last Night’s Dawes Show at Silver Moon
Even though the show was only announced a week earlier, there was a great turn out at Silver Moon Brewery last night for LA-based folky-Americana rockers Dawes. The band treated the Tuesday night crowd to favorites from their most recent album Northern Hills, including “When My Time Comes” and “Love Is All I Am”. Better…
There's Football This Weekend! But it's the Pro Bowl… Yeah, bummer
The NFL Playoffs (can anyone still say “playoffs” without employing Jim Mora's wild-ass inflection? I can't) have produced the two teams that will play in the Super Bowl down in Dallas. Remember back in the day when we'd power through the conference championships and the following weekend head full-steam into the Super Bowl?
Chainsaw Art: Carving masterpieces in the Sisters wilderness with Skip Armstrong
The drive to chainsaw sculptor J. Chester “Skip” Armstrong's house and studio in Sisters is rural, to say the least. Armstrong's home, where he lives with his wife, singer-songwriter Anastacia Beth Scott, is located beyond Sisters Middle School on a dirt road off of another dirt road. When I visited him during the second week…
Local Theater Round Up
The local theater scene is currently a buzz with activity. Whether you're looking for comedy, musical, Shakespeare, or classics, it seems local thespians have got the answer for your theatrical needs.
Soldiering On: New editor aboard, High Desert Journal finds plenty to share
The High Desert Journal recently released its 12th issue. This biannual literary magazine continues to focus on its mission statement of “dedicating itself to further understanding the people, places and issues of the interior West” though in my opinion, the journal is going off in new and exciting areas that may have seemed absent in…
Between the Sheets: No Strings Attached teases sex and friendship
As someone who appreciates well-done romantic comedies, as well as any film with Natalie Portman and – gasp! – laughing out loud in movie theaters, I was eagerly anticipating No Strings Attached. After having seen Portman make out with Mila Kunis and dance her crazy heart out in Black Swan last month, we know she…
And Then There Were Three: Stunning photography enhances straightforward story in The Way Back
The Way Back is a grueling, stunningly photographed story of a group of prisoners who escape a Siberian gulag and walk… yes that's right, walk, 4,000 miles through five hostile countries to freedom in India. This sometimes-riveting film is grand scale entertainment though the tediousness of the trek is often disconcerting. Six-time Oscar nominated director…
TLC: Best/Worst Network Ever!
Okay, fine, whatever, I'll admit that running a network may not be the easiest thing to do – BUT MY LIFE STINKS, TOO, YA KNOW!! It's not exactly easy spending entire days sprawled on a filthy couch, clothed in oddly stained underpants, surrounded by empty liquor bottles and half-eaten Totino's Pizza Rolls while half-consciously flipping…
Little Bites: Food Events Abound
On the heels of Spork's pop-up restaurant at Café Sintra comes spin on sit-down dining, this time from 5 Fusion and Sushi Bar. On Thursday, Feb. 3, 5 Fusion will kick off its monthly supper club with a Chinese New Year celebration. This particular dinner will be a little spendy – $100 – but it's…
The Coupe DeVille
In a world in which Riedel Crystal uses science to create tulip-shaped fish bowls perfected to enjoy the delicacies of an Oregon Pinot and sexy hour-glass stemware flawlessly crafted so that neat spirits can scintillate one's palate, one must wonder why the latest cocktail glass craze isn't one of these modern-day marvels of craftsman, but…
Gas Station Cuisine: When good food happens in strange places
You probably didn't know that there's this rule in the How To Piss Off Your Customers manual, under the “Eateries in Airports and Gas Stations” chapter that reads, “Under no circumstances should you serve a customer a food item that is actually edible.” It goes on to encourage eateries in airports to charge “at least…
Full Sail's Black Gold
Most weeks, Microcosmos likes to keep our focus on Central Oregon, but a press release from our friends up at the Full Sail brewery caught our attention. The brewery announced this week that it's preparing to release its limited edition Black Gold cask-aged Imperial Stout.
Video Didn't Kill the Dance Party
There is little in the music world that polarizes a room quite like a discussion about the merits of music originating from the 1980s. You either love it or you hate it and if you say something like, “I dunno. It's OK, I guess,” you'll be outed as the fence-sitter that you are.
Deerhoof: Deerhoof vs. Evil
Deerhoof vs. Evil isn't the first time Deerhoof has tackled evil's ugly face. On Apple O', the band took a scattered look at Adam and Eve and the mess they made in the garden. On The Runners Four, Deerhoof alluded to the flood and the ark that saved Noah. On their new one, the underlying…
Our Picks 01/26-02/03: Eliot, Adventure Galley, Empty Space Orchestra, and more!
Vintage Ski Night Friday 28 Ever wonder how many neon snowsuits you can fit in a bar? Well, you'll find the answer to that very query on Friday night at the Mountain's Edge Bar's Vintage Ski Night, featuring several hours of ski movies from the days of yore. Costumes are encouraged and will be rewarded…
Pay Now, Pay Later: Economist says city would save with an all groundwater system
Providing one of the most compelling arguments yet against a proposed $70-million drinking water project, a natural resources economist said Tuesday night that the city of Bend stands to save several million dollars annually if it forestalls a planned upgrade to its surface water supply and transfers to an all-groundwater system for the time being.
The Republican Meat Cleaver Strategy
“There is always an easy solution to every human problem – neat, plausible and wrong.” – H.L. Mencken The Republicans in the Oregon Legislature believe they've found a problem: Businesses are burdened with too many state regulations, and that's holding back economic growth and stifling job creation.
heroes wanted
Do you know someone who's not just a human being, but an actual hero?
That Was the Poop That Was
Monday, Jan. 17 Kumbaya time: In the wake of the Tucson massacre, members of Congress try to be more civil. Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Chuck Shumer (D-NY) say they'll sit together for next week's State of the Union address. No word on whether they will hold hands … Sidelined: Apple mogul Steve Jobs, 55,…
Where's My Smears?
Namaste Source Weekly and blissful 2011 to all! I’m wondering where The Smear Sheet went in your latest issues?? I miss the rants of Brad Lockwood, especially after his column was moved from Up Front to the rear of the paper, and the tone and quality of Up Front dropped rapidly.
Don't Believe the Health Care Hype
Republicans in Congress claim that health care reformwill kill hundreds of thousands of jobs. They even called their bill “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.” It turns out that the Republicans are misrepresenting an August 2010 report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that estimated about 0.5 percent of workers could retire early,…
G. Love & Special Sauce Return to Bend in April
I was just cruising the Random Presents website and saw a nice little addition to this spring’s music calendar — G. Love & Special Sauce are returning to Bend.
