Guitars on Fire: Ottmar Liebert Tonight at the Tower
Hello guitar fans. There’s a lot of you out here in Bend and I have a guess what you’ll be doing tonight.
Le Tour: going short and loving it
Every July since 2005, I've had the pleasure of riding with the kids, families and those who just want an easy ride at the annual Tour de Chutes. As a group we ride only seven miles and in that seven I'm reminded of what makes Bend still a great place to live.
Chickity China The Chinese Chicken! Barenaked Ladies are in Bend
The popular Canadian cross-genre act, Barenaked Ladies, is playing the Les Schwab Amphitheater tonight. The show kicks off at 6:30pm tonight (Saturday) and tickets are still available.
Picking Winners in the Oregon Economy
You might not think there’s much money to be made in guitar picks, but an Oregon manufacturer seems to have found the right formula. Steve Clayton Inc.
Tonight is Andy McCumber’s last show with longtime punk acts No Cash Value and Hands on Throat
After a decade playing his way through Bend’s punk scene, Andy McCumber is appearing at his final show tonight at Players Bar and Grill with both of his bands, No Cash Value and Hands on Throat. He first began playing in Bend with No Cash Value in 2000 after moving to the region from eastern…
Phil: a true legend turns 69
Quietly and without any fanfare or elbowing others for the spotlight, Phil Meglasson has done more over the past thirty years for local mountain biking than any single person. He’s been a subtle force whose work has benefited the lives of all mountain bike riders from beginners to seasoned pros.
Developers Renew Assault on the Metolius
Almost exactly one year ago, Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed into law a bill protecting the Metolius Basin from destination resorts and other intensive development.
Celebrating Summer NW Urban Grill menu offers an eclectic mix of summery dishes
Two summers ago Fireside Red was my go-to for happy hour. With one of the largest decks in town and views of the Old Mill and the Deschutes River, my colleagues and I would frequently close shop a bit early to score one of the tables on the deck.
Thursday’s Big Night of Music: The Aggrolites, White Buffalo, The Poison Control Center
I’m indecisive. I spend more of my lunch break deciding what to eat than I do eating.
Check Out the New Bend Roots Location Tonight and See Mosley Wotta, Too
You may or may not know that the Bend Roots Revival, the late-September local music extravaganza, is moving for this September’s festival. The super popular event quickly outgrew its previous location between Parrilla Grill and the Victorian Cafe and is now setting up shop in the Century Center, which includes the West Bend Tennis Center…
Dudley Ditches Debate
Ever since 1986, the July candidates’ debate sponsored by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association has marked the traditional start of the state’s gubernatorial campaigns. But not this year: Republican Chris Dudley has opted out.
The Zoo Story: Volcanic Theatre performs the Albee classic with a flourish
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about playwright Edward Albee's “The Zoo Story” is that he wrote it over a span of three weeks. Even more remarkable is how well the script holds up. The material is still timely and the characters even more likely to meet than they might have when the play was written…
A Better Mousetrap: Why barn owls might be better pest control than poison
Let's face it. Man, in his continual struggle to make a living, stay healthy and put a little money in the bank has a hard time of it, and those who decide to make a living as farmers sometimes have it even tougher. They often have to put all their eggs into one basket (pun…
Wild and Wet: Oregon's wildflower bonanza, The SUP revolution and the world's toughest “tri”
Going Fast If you missed it, there's still a small window of time to see it. If, on the other hand, you've been out enjoying the wildflower display this year, you've witnessed perhaps the best one in the past thirty years. The combination of cool late spring weather along with more than normal precipitation caused…
Same Old Story: Despicable Me finds another animated feature taking the easy way out.
Let's say – just hypothetically – that you're launching a production studio for computer-animated features. Your inaugural effort is going to lay the groundwork for the way audiences will think about your brand name. And you have at least a couple of models out there for how you could do things. Do you: a) focus…
Predators vs. Predators: The latest laser-shooting alien flick is just a rehashing of a tired old genre
The combo of Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Planet Terror) producing and Nimrod Antal (Kontroll, Vacancy) helming Predators, the latest installment in the dreadlocked-lizard-mantis-space-beasts franchise, sounded promising. With subject matter that's clocked in two features, two Alien crossovers, countless novels, video games and comic-book spin-offs, a spicy version seemed called for. What we get is a…
Blown Away: New racer Split/Second lets you level the competition
Every year, some trend in videogaming comes from behind and delivers an outstanding streak of games. In 2009 there was an abundance of beautiful fighting games: Street Fighter IV for arcade fans, Fight Night Round 4 for sports lovers, DISSIDIA Final Fantasy for franchise fighting, and the decent Tekken 6 at the end of the…
Get Out of My Brain, Mother!!
As a father of at least a couple dozen out-of-wedlock kids, I believe I can speak with some authority on the subject of child rearing. Tip #1: Don't call it “child rearing.” It's disgusting. Tip #2: Children are much like amoebas in the brain department, and therefore only require two things: the right to (a)…
Sweet Success: Staying in a State of Yo on Newport
If Newport Avenue is feeling a little more congested, you can blame the yogurt, or more accurately the yogurt lovers who've been flocking to Cuppa Yo, a new self-serve frozen yogurt shop across the street from Sunnyside Sports, since early June. Cuppa Yo's formula for success lies in its slogan: Pour it. Top it. Weigh…
Little Bites: Moving on up: Winestyles, Big Island Kona Mix Plate change locales
If you've noticed that Winestyles on College Way and Big Island Kona Mix Plate on S. Highway 97 (aka 3rd Street) have boarded up shop, don't worry. They're not going the way of Cork and Staccato (RIP) and too many other Bend restaurants. They're just moving on up – to the westside and the Old…
Better Than the Rest
“You can stop training,” my coach said to me. “The contest is off.” I put down my weighted shaker, took my headphones off, wiped the sweat from my brow and looked up in disbelief. The suicide drills between the kitchen and the bar, squats on full cases of beer, lunges with magnum Champagne bottles in…
Home Again: Bend native Ritchie Young brings his band, Loch Lomond, to Bend
Ritchie Young is playing the Tower Theatre with his band, Loch Lomond this week, but it won't be his first time in the iconic Bend venue. In fact, he's played there a few times, but not as leader of the critically revered folk-pop band that he now helms. This was before the Tower was the…
Our Picks for 7/14 – 7/22: Steve Miller Band, Tour Des Chutes, Halestorm and more!
The Poison Control Center thursday 15 There's a hell of a lot going on Thursday night (White Buffalo at the Silver Moon and The Aggrolites at the Domino Room, just to name a few), but there's another show worth checking out down on the south end of town and it involves Poison Control Center, an…
This Burrito is Bigger Than a Baby!: Diving into the Taco Stand's Boswell Challenge
Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess isn't eating a burrito. He's vaporizing the damn thing, shoveling in the last few shredded fragments of the tortilla-bound, sauce-drenched, three-and-a-half-pound piece of Bend folklore until the aluminum bread tin in which it once sat – like a baby in a cradle, only bigger – reflects in the blazing sun that's pounding…
Hassling Oregon's Home Brewers
This probably is a historic first: This week's edition of THE BOOT was inspired by a bit of imbecility involving Oregon's liquor laws, but we're not giving it to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The OLCC, it seems, is just an innocent pawn in this story, which involves the regulation of home brewers. Oregon's liquor…
Put a Cap on It: BP's heroic efforts, Steinbrenner vs. Martin, the Barefoot Bandit and more!
The author is investigating nearly 30 percent unemployment among American students (3xs the national unemployment rate yet hardly half of Bend's) by sitting along Drake Park and donning mirrored sunglasses, not perving on the bikini-clad floaters mind you, but investigating. Ponder This At The Pump “I couldn't be prouder of the team that put on…
Runnin' Cuffed
So you'd think if someone is arrested on suspicion of DUII and subsequently handcuffed and placed in the back of a law enforcement vehicle, that he or she could safely say their night was over, right? But wait! You've yet to meet Carla Charley, the woman who, although handcuffed, escaped from the back of a…
A Productive Partnership: LandWatch's track record shows it's here to stay
Last week, the Source Weekly published an article, “Green Machine,” that asked if Central Oregon had the capacity to support two land use advocacy organizations. As Executive Director of one of those organizations – Central Oregon LandWatch – I'm writing to express confidence that it does. As I told the article's author, Anne Aurand, and…
LandWatch Has Our Backs
This week's letter comes from Hillary Garrett who piggybacks on last week's feature story and points out some of the additional accomplishments that Central Oregon LandWatch has wracked up over the years. Thanks for the letter, Hillary. As this week's winner you're entitled to a bag of gourmet coffee courtesy of Strictly Organic roasters. Stop…
Geese Are An Attraction
Let's see. Bend is a tourist destination. So… Kill the geese. How about T-shirts with this reassuring message front and back? No poop danger here. Oh, except dog poop. And those deer! And cougars! And juniper trees! Nuisances all. Let's just level the place (all those rocks!) and make a nice level golf course.
Geese Are a Gateway Cause
War in Iraq. Massive oil spill. Record high foreclosures and rampant homelessness. Who cares? Probably the same people who care about needlessly slaughtering the geese.
Sweet Success Staying in a State of Yo on Newport
If Newport Avenue is feeling a little more congested, you can blame the yogurt, or more accurately the yogurt lovers who've been flocking to Cuppa Yo, a new self-serve frozen yogurt shop across the street from Sunnyside Sports, since early June. Cuppa Yo's formula for success lies in its slogan: Pour it.
Geese Piece Was Callous
The Source apparently feels that Bend residents are unjustified in voicing their opinions and feelings concerning the 109 Drake Park geese that were rounded up and killed courtesy of the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District. Personally, I feel that no one has the right to kill another living creature. Those geese were a part…
Damien Jurado
Damien Jurado Saint Bartlett Secretly Canadian Records I should know after so many years that Damien Jurado doesn't pen jolly songs. Sure, some of his best character-driven stories are backed with music we classify as upbeat or poppy, but those tunes you tap your foot to tend to be his most grim and heart busting.…
