Go Ducks! One Hour to Kick-off!
Kick-off for the CFP Championship between the No. 2 University of Oregon (QUACK QUACK) and No. 4 Ohio State is at 5:30 pm PST! Here’s some background reading from USA Today to make you sound super smart during the game. And here’s what Phil Steele had to say about the game to the New York Times. And…
TGIF: What to do in Bend this Weekend 1/9-1/11
friday 9 Device Grips HIP-HOP—Portland-based psychedelic hip-hop act Device Grips blends dreamy, jam-band intros with bluesy riffs, funky horns and a rap-styled lyrical delivery. The band claims to channel an Olympic heritage, drawing on Greek mythology to align itself with the four elements—earth, fire, air, and water—transformed by the beat to create a timeless balm.…
State Finds No Violation of Election Law by Casey Roats, Closes Investigation
The State Elections Division closed its investigation Thursday into whether new Councilor Casey Roats ran afoul of election law in his voter registration and candidacy filings after finding insufficient evidence of a violation. The investigation was sparked by a complaint filed by local activist Michael Funke alleging that Roats knowingly provided false address information on election-related…
Q&A with T&A
The word burlesque derives its meaning from the Italian for caricature, parody and travesty, so yes, the art form is dramatic, entertaining and engaging, funny and sexy at its base. Built from the belief that seduction is an art form, “TEASE: A Classic Burlesque Revue,” will debut with performers from Portland, Salem, Eugene and Seattle…
Out of Town 1/7-1/15
saturday 10 The Builders & The Butchers They came from the cold, damp streets of Portland. Starting out busking on rainy corners and playing small shows in pizza shops and galleries, The Builders & The Butchers has progressed to bigger stages and higher wattages. In its recent albums, the group attempts to harness its raucous…
Our Picks 1/7-1/15
thursday 8 The River They Saw FILM—In the 1860s, photography took a big technical leap forward, and amazingly some of the original photographs of the Columbia River still exist. OPB strings together the changes in its flow, its fish, and its people in documentary film to tell a great story. 6 pm. High Desert Museum,…
R. Kelly With More Banjo
The Junebugs are really into beards. Or at least that can be deduced from the fact that two of the three members of the band have pretty epic ones. “Yeah man, we just feel lucky beards are in right now,” said Moses Barrett, the band leader who sings and plays guitar and banjo. “We are…
Film Events 1/7-1/15
Our Roots: The Blessed Tree Jesse Roberts, the creative director for Rise Up International, is premiering this short film that he recently made on a trip to Palestine. The film is Our Roots: The Blessed Tree offers a unique perspective into a Palestinian olive harvest, and tells a collection of stories related to what life…
Bend Represent!
On Wednesday, the 2015 Cyclocross Nationals starts its five-day event, running through Sunday. The course is located in the temperate Austin, Texas, as opposed to locations like Madison, Wisconsin, two years ago, where temperatures are barely cresting zero degrees this week. There are roughly a dozen riders from Bend competing, including top-ranked Cameron Beard, junior…
Letters 12/30-1/6
IN REPLY TO “CASEY ROATS: NEXT-GENERATION WORKING CLASS CONSERVATIVE” (12/31) If Roats Water System “isn’t making anyone rich,” how on earth are they partnering with Avion and buying another city water utility (Juniper)??? There is more to that story Erin Rook… —Anonymous via bendsource.com IN REPLY TO “BEST SOURCE BURNS” (12/31) Sounds like it’s time…
From Stars to Séances
Until 1986, the practice of “occult arts” in Bend — including fortune telling, astrology, phrenology, palmistry, clairvoyance, mesmerism, spiritualism, and other spiritual readings — was subjected to a $250 per day licensing fee. The ordinance originated in 1913, a time of unprecedented growth in Bend. In 1910, the city was home to a mere 536…
The Forest for the Trees
If the questions fielded by Sen. Ron Wyden last Friday are any indication, Central Oregonians are concerned about the environment and the economy, and how to strike a balance between what appear to be competing interests. In his first town hall of 2015, the Democratic senator spoke to a standing room-only crowd of about 200…
New Media
The New Year brings a number of upheavals to the media landscape in Central Oregon as a number of prominent figure in Central Oregon’s print media move out of their positions. At the city’s daily newspaper, longtime publisher Gordon Black officially retired after two decades in the position. Black was at the helm of the…
Gotta Try ‘Em All
Bend’s food cart scene was on the rise in 2014. Case in point: Former food cart turned brick-and-motor restaurant Spork and Bend’s first food cart pod, The Lot, were both positively reviewed in a little newspaper known as The New York Times. Throughout the city, dozens of carts scattered around town (granted mostly on the…
Don’t Look So Woebegone
What’s an underemployed musician to do when—after 10-years, five full-length albums, and hundreds of thousands of miles driving every direction on every highway in the US, Canada and Europe—he and his band decide to take a yearlong break? Guitarist and vocalist of Larry and His Flask, Ian Cook, and the rest of the band are…
Resurrection of Ancient Beer Ghosts
When the taxi drops you off at the Rhinegeist Brewery, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, you’re greeted by an unadorned doorway and a fairly nondescript sign. Walk in and climb the three flights of stairs to the entrance, though, and you’re rewarded with an awe-inspiring sight—a massive, high-ceilinged, wide open space, easily the…
Source Suggests 1/7-1/15
New Ranch Records Location Don’t freak out when you walk past the former Ranch Records location on Wall Street. next to the Tower Theater. Yes, it’s empty, but Bend’s oldest record store isn’t closed, it has just moved a few blocks over to Oregon Avenue, across from US Bank and next to Summit Saloon. We…
