Have an “a-ha” Moment?
Do you have an “a-ha” moment in your life? That thought or inspiration that made you change course, maybe inspired a job change, or to move to Bend, or to finally ask your childhood sweetheart to marry you? Mutual of Omaha is filming folks discussing those enlightening moments, with potential to appear in a national ad. We…
PICK: (Summer’s) Last Alive After Five
MUSIC—With a remarkable background as a songwriter for R&B superstars like The O’Jays and The Temptations, LeRoy Bell is equally impressive as the frontman for his own band, His Only Friends. A great ending for the Alive After 5 summer series, LeRoy Bell soft peddles soul music with a surprising result: It is infectiously fun…
PICK: Shawn Colvin
FOLK—With 10 Grammy nominations and three wins, folk singer Shawn Colvin is quietly accomplished. Though she may be best known for her 1997 hit single “Sunny Came Home,” Colvin has been collaborating with high profile musicians—James Taylor, Béla Fleck, Emmylou Harris and the like—for years. And her musical candor recently crossed over into print, with the publication…
PICK: Miss Tess and the Talkbacks
ROCK—Brooklyn-based Miss Tess’s playful, lilting voice transports listeners back to smoky jazz lounges of yesteryear while her band brings a folk-rock flair. Perfect music for picnicking on gingham or dancing with a cardigan-clad sweetheart, Miss Tess and the Talkbacks blend retro and modern sounds with cute but not kitschy effect. 8 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr.…
PICK: CTC Sneak Peek
sunday 3 CTC Sneak Peek THEATER—There are a lot of reasons why people don’t like to go to live theater, one being, the play might be terrible. Cascades Theatrical Company has remedied the terror of not knowing what you’re getting yourself into by providing a preview of its entire 36th season, including excerpts from school for Scandal,…
PICK: Comedy @ Volcanic
Comedians Lonnie Bruhn, Chris Smith FUNNY—Lonnie Bruhn has been working comedy clubs in Portland for the past several years with abrupt observations and public thoughts that should be kept private. Currently on a no holds barred tour to make it big, Bruhn is on the road with his buddy, Philadelphia-based Chris Smith, who plays the…
PICK: COMAG Jewelry and Metal Art Show
ART—For the 13th year, the Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild (COMAG) hosts its annual show, featuring works by local metal artists from jewelers to sculptors and welders. This is the first year the show has taken over a space as a stand-alone event. Among those in attendance will be the winner of last year’s Bend Winterfest Fire…
PICK: Patrimony CD Release
friday 1 Patrimony ROCK—The young throwback rockers of Patrimony recorded their first album before the end of high school. With a few more years under its belt and a new polish, the band releases its second attempt, b3li3v3, a title that will never be typed again, only copy pasted. A mix of Jack White sharpness…
PICK – First Friday, great art @ Velvet
First Friday ART—With decidedly urban sensibilities and nods toward pop culture, Kalvin Panther creates images—often reconstituted headshots of recognizable celebs—so expressive you may expect them to address you by first name. A collection of his recent work is complemented by DJ Barisone. And stop by Bishops (130 NW Oregon Ave) to check out the Source’s…
PICK:BALLYHOO! and Bumpin Uglies
thursday 31 Ballyhoo! and Bumpin Uglies REGGAE—With songs like “White Boy Reggae,” (hey, at least they admit it) and “Hallucinations,” Bumpin Uglies is a SoCal dream, a summertime piña colada of Sublime and sunshine. Ballyhoo! as an exclamation point in its name, so there’s that. Necktie Killer opens. 9 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr. $10.
PICK: Josh Turner
COUNTRY—If we were crude, we’d call this country crooner a panty-dropper. Instead, let’s just say that Josh Turner’s rich, bass vocals and handsome mug have a way of raising the hairs on the back of your neck. When the Nashville-born singer tells us “Everything is Fine,” we’re inclined to believe him. 6 pm. Deschutes County Fair…
Macrobrew Masterpiece: Local Artists Honor PBR
Yeah, I’ll say it, Bend. I love PBR. As much as I enjoy a nice chewy oatmeal stout, a light wheaty Kölsch or the hop punch of one of our locally brewed IPAs, in the heat of summer I often find myself craving the light sweet ice-cold embrace of a good ol’ fashioned Pabst Blue Ribbon. Apparently,…
Interview with Wanz, Vocalist of the Hook in Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop”
Seattle musician Wanz (AKA Michael Wansley) went from software test engineer to performing on Saturday Night Live in a matter of months. The life-long musician was hired by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to sing the hook for the breakout hit, “Thrift Shop,” a job that Wanz took without much thought, but ended up being the…
Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic Tour FREE Tickets!
We’ve got two tickets to see the Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic Tour at the Tower Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 2 because…honestly….who doesn’t love Queen? The tribute group was formed after a world-wide audition process to bring together the most talented musicians and a production team that has seen every minute of Freddie Mercury live footage that exists, making…
What in the World: Ebola, Gaza and Debt
EBOLA: At least 456 people in Africa have died in what is being called the “deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.” Americans are paying attention now that a U.S. citizen, Patrick Sawyer, has died from the contagious disease following a trip to Liberia. Sawyer, who died in Nigeria, was the first documented case outside of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra…
The Week-nighter 7/28-7/31
The hits just keep on coming. More great live music this week #inBend. Monday 28: Shrouds & Shadows COVER BANDS—It’s just another manic Monday, but the dark Brit-rock sounds of Joy Division (Dead Souls), Siouxsie & the Banshees (Spellbound) and Sisters of Mercy (Reptile House) bring the catharsis with their gothic ’80s lullabies. Pretend you…
What in the World: Weed, Weather and a Wacky Woman
HIGH TIME: Dude. Weed is, like, totally trending. First, the suits over at the New York Times write an editorial calling for an end to the federal prohibition on marijuana (’cause it worked out so well for booze). Now, Rep. Scott Perry (a Republican from Pennsylvania), has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that…
LISTEN LOCAL: Jay Tablet, West Ghostin
Bend rapper Jay Tablet is back with a new album, and it’s really good.
What in the World: Jonah’s Tomb Destroyed, Creepy Dolls a Kind Gesture, and Not-So-Rapid Transit
JONAH: Multiple news agencies are reporting that the militant group ISIS has bombed a site in Iraq believed to be the tomb of Jonah, who Abrahamic religious traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, etc.) teach survived inside of a whale. ISIS is a puritanical sect of Islam that believes all religious shrines are idolatrous, and has destroyed other religious…
Friday Mixtape!
What you may have missed in music…
Third Street Underpass Closure
FYI, commuters. The Third Street underpass will be closed overnight—from 7 pm to 7 am—on either Wednesday or Thursday of next week, depending on weather and the availability of subcontractors, according to a press release from the City of Bend. Contractor Jack Robinson and Sons, Inc. will be laying down permanent striping and address some…
Fire Update – Still Burning!
Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center 4550 SW Airport Way Prineville, OR 97754 Contact: Media Desk: 541-416-6811 NEW! NEW! NEW!!! Email: Centralorfireinfo@gmail.com Twitter: @CentralORfire For more information visit: CentralORfireinfo.blogspot.com FIRE NEWS—Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center For Immediate Release: July 24, 2014 10:20 a.m. Central Oregon MORNING Fire Update YELLOW Highlight indicates changed information since the last…
What in the World: Drought Increases, Journalists Captured in Ukraine and Immigrant Children Housed in Portland
DROUGHT: Drought conditions are intensifying and scientists say it’s due to climate change. Currently, 33 percent of the United States is experiencing some degree of drought, and 46 percent of the nation is abnormally dry. (NY Times) UKRAINE: A freelance journalist working for CNN was detained by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine CNN has so far unsuccessfully lobbied for Anton…
U.S. Dept. of Justice closes ADA case against City of Bend
PRESS RELEASE: The City of Bend received a letter on July 23, 2014, stating that the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its files on the City’s 2004 Project Civic Access Settlement Agreement for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The letter from the Department of Justice says, “Your City has acceptably progressed…
OZ IS REAL! IT REALLY IS!
About five miles north of Bend, tucked between the trees on the east side of Highway 97 on a piece of property owned by Gene Carsey, Jr., is the top half of an old farmhouse. Its roof is covered in weather vanes, its windows broken and boarded up. Carsey says it’s Dorothy’s house, the one…
The Source Suggests 7/23-7/31
TV Mike and the Scarecrows Chugging along to the beat of its own folksy drummer somewhere between Wilco and a Californian dog day afternoon, TV Mike and the Scarecrows aren’t searching for a lost brain, they’re masterminding a Laurelhurst Canyon resurgence. Local favorites Wilderness open. Sat., July 26. 9 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW…
Stop Trying to Relate to Me
The definitive takedown of Zach Braff’s new movie has already been written: On the website Badass Digest, Devin Faraci wrote that Braff’s work is “aimed directly at the suburban lizard brains of slightly disaffected honkies who will never know true trouble, just the nagging sense that things should be easier for them than they already…
CENTRAL OREGON’S WILDEST ANIMALS!
Chimps CJ, Emma, Jackson, Patti, Thiele, Topo and Herbie all live together in their own pad between Tumalo and Bend. All chimps rescued or retired from the entertainment industry and pet trade, they no longer star in commercials or perform at birthday parties. Instead, the chimps enjoy their days in Central Oregon at Chimps Inc.,…
Twice
Surely you remember Once, that lovely indie drama from 2006 about the Irish guy and the Czech girl who connected through music, and who eventually sang their pretty song at the Oscars? Remember how sweet and plainspoken the film was, how its raw, micro-budget sensibility was so endearing? John Carney, its writer and director, remembers,…
Vic Atiyeh: The gold standard
Perhaps it is overly romantic nostalgia to think that politicians were once more fair and balanced, and that they once followed their hearts more than their party lines. But even if that is a rose-colored look at the past, it only makes Vic Atiyeh an even more remarkable politician—and man. The state’s governor from 1979…
Beyond the Garden
Vegetarian burgers, while still deemed oxymoronic by the meat-loving masses, have come a long way since the patties first found their way to commercial markets about two decades ago, when what had previously been “hippie food” sidestepped into the mainstream. And yet, most sit-down burger joints have just one version (if any) available, and only…
Letters 7/17-7/23
A REVIEW OF “THE DUMB WAITER” AT VOLCANIC THEATRE PUB This play hurt my mind. They should have paid me to populate the seats. It seems the entire framework of the play is designed to scare you and place you in a state of fear and negative anticipation. The acting was phenomenal and world class—unfortunately…
Cherries and Beer
Some say Bing and others claim Rainier, but 10 Barrel added a third option to cherry season: Beer No. 1. As the first of a new series, Beer No. 1 is a sour brown ale aged with cherries, and it’s a winner. No style-based theme has been announced, but if Beer No. 2 and beyond…
Stroke It
“The swim in the triathlon is the shortest leg,” explains Rick Floyd, a local professional triathlete and swim coach. “But,” he cautions, “it can be the most challenging for beginners.” Although probably too late to start training for the Deschutes Dash this weekend (Sat. & Sun., Old Mill District), if you happen to get bit…
Alley-oop
With its exposed brick walls and bustling off-the-beaten pathway commerce, Tin Pan Alley could easily stand in as a double for a charming mid-century Bronx scene in a Scorsese film. And, last summer a handful of 8×4 foot canvases, each decorated by a local artist, were draped alongside the thin roadway—and the space’s aesthetic was…
Romancing the Train
The most expensive scene in silent film history belongs to Buster Keaton’s The General, the highly acclaimed locomotive obsessed caper about a man and his beloved train (and his fiancé, or whatever) at the breakout of the Civil War. The scene involved a single-take of 500 horse-mounted extras from the Oregon National Guard, a dummy…
Our Picks 7/24-7/31
friday 25 Quasar Wut-Wut with The General SILENT MOVIES—A vaudevillian and stuntman, Buster Keaton nearly singlehandedly carried American cinema through its first decade, as one of the 1920’s biggest—and most engaging—movie stars. With more physical comedy in his pinkie than an entire Jim Carrey skit, Keaton really kicked silent cinematic butt in his 1926 The…
What Goes Up
When asked if it is cheating to have a chair lift carry your bike (and you) to the top of Mt Bachelor, and then just let gravity do the work, Mike Shannon, manager for Bend Cyclery, laughs. “Not at all,” he says. “There is still a lot of cardo and physical workout that comes along…
Public Transit’s Uphill Climb
Since Oregon State University announced its plans to plot a new campus on Bend’s westside, there has been murmuring (sometimes more) about how the addition of hundreds of new students will clog the thruways stretching across town. That discussion falls at the forefront of a larger issue: the paltry offering of public transportation in Central…
Film Events 7/23-7/31
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret Cowspiracy is a documentary focused on the animal agriculture industry and the staggering figure that it occupies up to 45 percent of all land globally and uses one third of all fresh water. The film also looks into the idea that enough food is grown in 2014 to feed 12 billion…
Whatcha Doing, Candidate?
With a background in high-tech industries, Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone thinks of himself as the “tech guy commissioner.” To that end, he hopes to use his experience and connections to bring technology jobs of all sorts to the county—bio tech, high tech renewables, large-scale manufacturing, you name it. When he’s not busy with his…
COME ONE! COME ALL!
Behold. You will not believe. A white buffalo, one of the rarest in the world. And monkeys, we have lots of monkeys! And, over there, the fastest and strongest. Land-speed records and amorous huggers. The most hugs ever given in one hour happened right here, at the Expo Center. A World Record! You won’t believe…
Current Guinness World Records
Fastest land speed record (female) The highest land speed recorded by a woman is 825.126 km/h (512.710 mi/h), by Kitty Hambleton (USA) in the rocket-powered SM1 Motivator in the Alvord Desert on Dec. 6, 1976. The highest speed measured during the runs was 843.323 km/h (524.016 mi/h), although she probably touched 965 km/h (600 mi/h)…
UNBELIEVABLE!! ROCK CASTLES!!
Within the first two minutes I’m outside in the sweltering heat of the Petersen Rock Garden, I almost step on a peacock. The bird is resting silently in the shade of a towering miniature rock castle, and shocks me with a squawk as I’m staring up at the hand-placed stones decorating the walls of the…
Out of Town 7/23-7/31
portland saturday 26 Cannibal! The Musical From the creator of “South Park,” The Book of Mormon and Team America comes what aims to be the “first intelligent musical about cannibalism”—a void in the arts world clearly waiting to be filled. In the spirit of Evil Dead: The Musical (itself in the spirit of Blue Man…
LACED UP, AND NOWHERE TO GO!
Laced Up, and Nowhere to Go! In the scrubland between Redmond and Bend, there are thousands—quite literally—of trees along the east side of Hwy 97. But, distinct against the passing-by landscape of farms, tractors and barren land, there is only one Shoe Tree, an odd ornamental landmark with Nikes, Adidas, Sketchers and Converse draped over…
Heal the World
“Hoka Hey,” a Sioux battle cry loosely meaning, “Today is a good day to die,” is the motto that Nahko and the Medicine People live and play music by. They call it their own prayer of intention to take direct action and perhaps make today a better day to live. The band’s globally and politically…
Newspaper on the Radio 7/23
Editor Phil Busse talks about the 7/23/14 issue of The Source Weekly, on 92.9 FM with Mike! This week’s issue features stories of Central Oregon’s strangest sights in a believe it or not feature, swimming tips and much more! Listen to our weekly rundown live at 9:15 am every Wednesday at 92.9 FM.
